The good folks over at RCRD LBL have put together a free mix in celebration of this weeks Glastonbury festival. As hundreds of thousands of people prepare themselves for the worlds biggest mud fest out door concert to witness such acts like Coldplay, U2, Morrissey and erm, more importantly Beyonce – others (like me) are gearing up for a widescreen HD TV equivalent.
Whichever group you belong to you’ll enjoy this, it features music from the likes of Janelle Monae, Nicolas Jaar, Wu-Tang, TV on the Radio, Nas & Damian Marley, Fools Gold and others. Listen to the mix after the jump…
Having been a supporter or Rapsody since day I can safely say I was not disappointed by the mixtape we had been waiting a likkle while for (Make sure you peep her ‘Return of the b-girl’ tape though…my gaaard…). Featuring the likes of Raekwon, Mac Miller, Big K.R.I.T. Marsha Ambrosius, Nottz, and of course..the mighty 9th Wonder among many more, you could say that this tape was nothing short of stacked!! So…go ahead and download here. No long ting.
Next monday you will see me running to Rough Trade to pick up SBTRKT’s longplayer on a quick flex post work. No long ting fam. Having been rinsing our promo copy in PinBoard towers for a little while now I can’t wait to get my hands on the physical. It is a masterpiece and for me one of the standout tracks comes courtesy of SBTRKT featuring my favourite voice of 2011 thus far….Sampha (Let us not forget how much of beast he is on the boards too…). Having previously shared with you the live session at Abbey Road from the ‘debut’ series we can thank SBTRKT for letting us loose on the live recording of ‘Hold On’ from the same session. Enjoy people and make sure you support the project. Press play. Sip a G + T. Nuff said.
Heads up everybody, new supergroup in town. According to FSD Cocaine 80 is a new group, spearheaded by No I.D., which includes “Common, Steve Wyreman, Rob Kinelski, Kevin Randolph, James Fauntleroy, Makeba and many more”. Very little else is known about the outfit, other than that they have an EP coming out called The Pursuit.
Great hearing Common again, fiending for a that new album. For now though, this will do.
Gold Panda dropped this unreleased track via his soundcloud in time with confirmation that he will be sprinkling his golden glitchy sounds throughout the UK in October.
As a per cursor to those dates (below), ‘MPB’ is a mixed bag full of sounds, from a smooth electric groove throughout, to sporadic techno sounds added in. There is definitely alot to get your head around – alas it’s free. Listen below and check the dates after the jump.
Another video release from the Pac Div boys. Track just makes you want to bounce. Video up top and if you haven’t got the mixtape, make sure you cop it here.
Watch Jesse Boykins III perform a brand new song off his new album called ‘Plain’ live at The Loft. The track is a slight departure from Boykins’ traditional ‘slow jam’ vibe – which is great as it’s good to hear him on an upbeat record. ‘Plain’, along with the albums first single ‘B4 the Night is Thru’ are real promising singles. You can also watch Jesse performing ‘B4 the Night is Thru’ live at The Loft after the jump…
The Queen of Hip Hop Soul teams up with Nicki Minaj on what is (reportedly) her first single off her upcoming My Life II: The Journey Continues album.
I needed to listen to this a few times over – I wasn’t completely sure on first listen – but I think I may love it now. This is fire. I must say though – I’m not sure this is the best ‘first single’ (in context to the musical landscape we’re currently living in) – it isn’t ‘Family Affair’ or ‘Be Without You’, but I like the direction and so I remain crazy excited about the new album.
… That said, the real question is – what must Lil’ Kim be thinking? Oouff.
How about some vintage DāM-FunK? How about some vintage DāM-FunK with Leon Sylvers III mixed in? Alright then, lets get to it…
“The ‘full details’ of this joint are spoken over a brief Stanley Clarke ‘instrumental into’ (when I was hella young and my voice was a tad higher…), then…the groove me & the great Leon Sylvers III did, kicks in soon after. It was recorded in my bedroom in Pasadena, CA. The song never made it to Atlantic Starr’s album after all, but was still a good learning experience, recording w/ 1 of my 1st musical mentors: Leon Sylvers III” – DāM-FunK.<
Says this was uploaded 23 days ago. I’m 23 days late. Thank f*ck I’m not a woman.
‘Wonderland’ is the first single off of H.A.S’ forthcoming EP entitled H.A.S (The Unconscious State) – it’s been fantastically produced by Sampha. Hope you got good speakers, this beat is nasty.
First single off The Cool Kids’ forthcoming album When Fish Ride Bikes featuring Stones Throw’s Mayer Hawthorne. Expect the album to drop on July 12th. You can buy this track via iTunes now.
Not really a new track as such, but definitely a new way to celebrate.
?uestlove reached a stumpendous 1.6 million followers on Twitter (proudly I’m one of them) and felt the urge to cover Madvillian’s classic ‘Accordion’. With renowned accordion player in tow, Weird Al, a funked out bass line and soul full claps, I can definitely bump to this.
With little hype, Radiohead have a released a new track with a live video to accompany it. If you blinked, you may have just missed this (good thing we are here). The track comes from a longer session aptly entitled ‘From The Basement’ which will be aired later on in the year. For now, check out this number.
So after the snippet, comes the full version. Here we can hear that Alicia tone found all over her debut LP’s has returned. This is what she needs to bring back. Good production from Krucial Keys and metaphorical mid tempo tracks. Bliss.
Songs In A Minor: 10th Anniversary Edition will be released on June 28th.
