May 2012 24

Remember when I posted this Southern Cali producer? Now he’s back with a roaring and driven left coast vibe with Vince Staples riding the compact beat. The pair have been working together for a minute, but this is the first set of official visuals together, which are as real as the stark contrast between the black and white filter.

We’ll be looking out for more from this fresh duo.

May 2012 24

A break in between albums is always hard for us eager (and greedy) music listeners. Knowing this, SBTRKT offers up a demo on his Soundcloud, now that he is “back in the studio. working towards eps/ album/ etc”.

Great news, as the debut album was a fav of ours last year. So looking forward to the next one. Until then listen below.

May 2012 24

We have been happily tracking Lianne La Havas  progression since last year, when she was a relevantly unknown songbird.

Now with a tour under her belt, a steady track of  releases and (un)official remixes  following filling up the blogosphere, La Havas is becoming one of the UK strongest female contenders for successes of 2012.

We were luckily enough to hear her debut album Is Your Love Big Enough last week at a exclusive playback. The album is filled with sensual, sassy soul packed pop music and bringing something a little different to the increasingly generic UK charts. This is the next single before the album drops 9th July.

 

May 2012 18

This that ratchet ‘ish…

You may recognise the distinctive Mach Five duo from their recent collaboration with poster child of alt hip hop, Danny Brown recently.

A.ware and Corey Davis have been throwing out their unique sound to the interweb since their first EP Stepchild back in 2008, which successfully gained a following in their hometown Atlanta and further.  Since then they have shared the stage with the likes of Pac Div, Micky factz, and Brittany Bosco. Taken from their Ratchet Shit Vol. 2 project, this comedic  stoner-hop anthem, talks girls, drugs and partying. You know the important stuff in life.

Check it out up top.

May 2012 18

Remember when we posted this cool lo-fi, soul-waved track from Lemonade? Check the #soemoshswag video with showery cameos above.

May 2012 16

As climatic as the audio, the Alpines release the visual for their forthcoming single.Confidently producing a magical realm of dramatic close ups, stunning outfits and a striking setting, the Alpines are pushing the boundaries of credible avant garde pop with this one.

May 2012 16

We’ve been a fan of Suzi Analogue’s afro-future soul sound for a minute now and been following her steadily paced releases too. After the brief break collaborating with TOKiMONSTA, Suzi Analogue is back in her solo comforts behind the sonics and puts together an 30 minute instrumental package full of soul electronic fusions.

At only 24 years old, the Philly native produces a well rounded blend of Raw&B over mellow waves of synths, staggered mpc and hip hop switches. Great audio beds to listen and vibe to as stand alone tracks, but The Streets homage ‘Single File Line’ and punchy soulful ‘Hi School’ would make for the a perfect starting point for artists to jump on. Just saying.

…Otherwise enjoy the stream below.