Thursday 29 September 2011

Tokimonsta




Incredibly melodic, ambient beats & psychedelic hip-hop from LA-based producer Tokimonsta, aka Jennifer Lee, part of Brainfeeder, 
the label/collective conceived by Flying Lotus











Scissors (Tokimonsta remix) - Eight And A Half


  














Almost Free - Tokimonsta






Gamble - Tokimonsta








Little Pleasures - Tokimonsta





Day Job - Tokimonsta








So Sick (instrumental) - Tokimonsta





Smoke & Mirrors - Tokimonsta


Detroit Madness






This snippet is the first bit of proof that the rumoured
 'J Dilla from beyond the grave LP' is more than just hearsay ... stay tuned































Ways To Kill Em - Curren$y





















































Thursday 22 September 2011

Your Love



Old school roots reggae












Deekline & Ed Solo sampled this tune to destructive effect with this...













Nuclear War - Ricky Tuffy











Dread Dub - King Earthquake








Lonelyness - Michael Prophet & Ricky Tuffy


Wednesday 21 September 2011

S.P.T.A.





J-Live’s long awaited fifth full length album, S.P.T.A., will be available on CD, vinyl and digitally September 27th, 2011. 

“S.P.T.A. Said Person of That Ability” (Pronounced Spitta) is the follow up to the Undivided Attention EP. The producer, deejay and emcee approaches this project creatively as if he were a three man group rather than a solo artist. 


The album features production by J-Live, RJD2, Nicolay, The Audible Doctor, Illastrate, Korede, Floyd The Locsmif, Marco Polo and Diamond D


...and it's really dope


The Way That I Rhyme - J-Live







Home Or Away - J-Live












Fitness - J-Live









Undivided Attention - J-Live






Monday 19 September 2011

Monkeytown





Monkeytown from Modeselektor will be one of the top albums of 2011, 
featuring a wide electronic array of chilled bleeps & party blops






Pretentious Friends - Modeselektor












Berlin - Modeselektor





















Blue Clouds - Modeselektor













Humanized - Modeselektor








Thursday 15 September 2011

Carbonated




Mount Kimbie's new video for Carbonated, directed by Tyrone Lebon...


perfect visuals for this tune


Carbonated - Mount Kimbie









Wednesday 14 September 2011

JFB Dubstep mix



A near 2 hour set from UK DMC Winner JFB



Dubstep Mix - JFB


eO



eO (Bay Area resident) has just released his new EP, River Through an Open Door
a 21-minute odysseu, several tangential remixes and digital graphic art






eO incorporates exotic world-fusion compositions with heavy post-dubstep beats, evocative vocals & elegant instrumentation












Tuesday 13 September 2011

RIP DJ Mehdi






DJ Mehdi, French producer & DJ, has reportedly passed away today ... 

one of my favourite producers, who started by making hip-hop in the suburbs of Paris, 
and went onto sign with cross-genre label Ed Banger Records


RIP DJ Mehdi, 1977 - 2011


Le Cirque - DJ Mehdi




Encore et Encore - DJ Mehdi








Constellation - DJ Mehdi





I Am Somebody - DJ Mehdi







Your Way Or Mine? - DJ Mehdi



Hemstock




Channel One Sound System are featuring at the exceptional
 Hemstock Festival this weekend ... 


... with the festival scene getting more saturated year-on-year, 
it's refreshing to see more niche festivals 
doing them properly with an incredibly eclectic, fresh line-up




expect vibrant musical flavours, from electro swing (the Correspondants
to techno (Pelski & Park Ranger
to hip-hop (Zion I
to deep roots & reggae from Channel One Sound System


Channel One Sound System







Make You Groove - Solo Banton











Rastafari Teachings - Solo Banton







Bass Conquerors Dubplate Session - Solo Banton







Music Addict - Jahtari feat. Solo Banton











One - Zion I







I Want To Be Like You - The Correspondents





Afro-beat inspired house!

B Side EP 2 - Cottam


from You Can Call Me Pelski




sampled from...


Lagos Sisi - Bola Johnson




Puff The Police - Soom T & Disrupt




Friday 9 September 2011

Rigor Mortis




A real funky edit of Cameo















Thursday 8 September 2011

Racing With The Sun




The under-rated, under-hyped Chinese Man has a pretty impressive output, 
both audio & visuals...check some of them out here





































Jumpin In Havana - Chinese Man





Skank In The Air - Chinese Man






Eight Y Cinco (Live) - Chinese Man




hear it in Wall-B's Fantastic Mr Bop mix





Washington Square - Chinese Man



hear it in Wall-B's Fantastic Mr Bop mix







Dusty






A lovely edit by Guilt Trip of Dusty Springfield has surfaced...



























Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield






Spooky - Dusty Springfield