Here is the new single from Bristol based quartet Seasfire. Set for a July 9th release I have fallen in love with this low-fi, deeply atmospheric number. Half expecting this to drop into some poor dubstep-esque beat trap, I was pleasantly suprised with it’s direction. The juxtaposition between heavy fuzz and the uplifting keys with the right dose of levelled distortion. Let us not also bypass the serious serious groove underwriting the whole thing. The video follows in the same black and white vein as their debut single Falling. Gutted I missed them over the Great Escape weekender. Expect major movements from this lot
Zurich based Jazzo & Melodiesinfonie have blessed us with this warped out, lazy drum pad masterpiece. Off the upcoming Wasser EP which is set to drop tomorrow on Soulection, this joint knocks hard. Lovely layered keys coupled with a live jazzed up ending has my ears well and truly peeled for the rest of the release. Video courtesy of the Dalai Limba
This banger comes off the recently released Black Boulder album which dropped on Modeselektor’s 50 Weapons imprint. Featuring the buttery vocal talents of Tunde Olaniran (who reminds me somewhat of PB favourite Marques Toliver), this 2-stepper is straight vibes and available to pick up here, the rest of the album follows in a similar vein and you can hear snippets over on Phon.O’s Soundcloud
Off his upcoming Odd Renditions EP dropping on the 15th May is this dope remix of Marvin’s ‘Ain’t That Peculiar’. The Original was recorded and written by Smokey Robinson in ’65 about the torment of a painful relationship and this rendition mostly capitalises on the originals chorus and feeling, with beefed up drums, cut vocals, pounding keys and some nice synth action. Piecing together footage of Marvin performing the song, well edited by Rob Mac. PinBoard favourites K-Os, Metronomy and Bon Iver lso get the remix treatment on the EP, don’t sleep on this one!
No Freedom Without Sacrifice is the critically acclaimed debut album from First Word Record’s Homecut. It featured collaborations with Grammy winner Corinne Bailey Rae, Mercury Prize nominee Soweto Kinch, US rap legend J-Live, cutting edge soul siren Andreya Triana and members of the Cinematic Orchestra and itself was a wonderful collection of audible gems. The Longplayer now gets the remix treatment courtesy of some production heavyweights. With some heavy-hitting hip- hop from Marc Mac (4 Hero), DJ Vadim, Herma Puma and PinBoard homie, kidkanevil. Reggae vibes from Lotek, broken dancefloor action from Souleance, deep cinematic funk from Capstone, hip hop-soul from Social Beings ft Ad-Apt and futuristic beats from Planas and Blue Daisy. Have a listen below and cop the album.
Last night the PinBoard crew were invited to a preview screening of the highly anticipated biopic, ‘Marley’, which reaches all good cinemas on Friday 21st April. Produced by Kevin Macdonald, he manages to transport the viewer into both the world surrounding Bob Marley and his music, as well as the points in history that play a huge part in defining his sound, providing a huge emotional connection to one of the most influential musicians/activists/songwriters of all time. Using archive footage and stills (used with permission of the Marley family estate and for many, shown for the first time) we are taken on a definitive journey of his life…
Spanish producer Strand teams up once again with Laid Back radio and illustrator Oli-B (who produced some lovely t-shirts for those in attendance of the 22tracks launch) for his new project SLAM FUNK! supported by the Lowriders collective. Positive saturday morning vibes on this one. Really nice guitar work throughout coupled with some interesting, and at times quite grizzly synth runs and glitches. Head over to Strand’s bandcamp to listen to the rest of the project
