Video: The Doppelgangaz – Barbiturates
Bumping hip hop made by grimy New York hip hop duo The Doppelgangaz is almost like ingesting depressant substances. The hazed out beats slow down your senses and then lazy hypnotic flows take your motor skills and limit it to slow head nodding. "Barbiturates" is the latest single with the Read more »
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Free Download: Adjaman – Dogonism
Prolific Parisian beatmaker Adjaman has just dropped his latest project titled Dogonism. The versatile artist has flipped through a variety of sonic styles on previous releases while also developing a characteristic abstract psychedelic style. Think of Madlib taking a sojourn to France and staying fueled up with French cuisine, fine Read more »
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Video: Nujabes – Luv(sic) Part 6 feat. Shing02 (Uyama Hiroto Remix)
The death of Nujabes was shocking to all of us, but even though he has passed his music continues. Like his contemporary J Dilla, born on the same day, both artists created such a massive following and legacy that their music will never die. The style and sound of the Read more »
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Stream: Pete Flux & Parental – Right Here
Sibling founded indie label Akromégalie Records is one of the best sources for golden era sound today. The crew stays busy behind the scenes and releases a small quantity of superb vinyl releases. The latest in their catalogue features Atlanta based emcee Pete Flux and producer Parental (of Kalhex) for Read more »
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Free Download: Wax Triptych – A Tale Of 3 Heads
A triptych is a piece of artwork that appears in separated into three sections. Most well known are painted triptychs; three panels hinged together that can be viewed closed, much like a shuttered window, or displayed open, exposing the resplendent artistry within. Wax Triptych is a trio of producers who have Read more »
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Guest Mix: FloFilz – Daiquiri
What better way to conclude your weekend and start the new week than with a mix of dusted jazz magic? German beatmaker FloFilz is the curator of our latest guest mix of hip hop gems. Embedded within this 50 minutes of blended bliss is a cocktail of breezy sugar coated Read more »
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Free Download: Cult Classic Records – Friends & Family 2
Almost two years ago, a musical seed was planted in a patch of fertile jazzy soil in the UK. The result was the growth and expansion of the grassroots people's netlabel Cult Classic Records, orchestrated by Bob42jh and Thomas Prime. Now after over 20 releases from all over the world, Read more »
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Free Download: Bagir-Ba – Timeless Monk Remixes
We've been impatiently awaiting the drop of this remix album from New York's Bagir-Ba since the promo video. The project has been slowly in the works since 2007 and only reaching completion this year. Now finally the time is upon us to let these blunted golden era reinterpretations blast on Read more »
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Video: Derek Paravicini – Superstition (Piano Solo Cover)
Famed autistic savant and blind musical genius Derek Paravicini is a quite remarkable and inspiring human being. He has been featured on various documentaries including the fantastic Channel 5 series Extraordinary People, a PBS NOVA episode with legendary neuroscientist and music researcher Oliver Sacks, and also been the focus of a fantastic book, In Read more »
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Guest Mix: Pigeondust – ‘P’ Plays It Woof
From Japan's thriving beat scene, our latest guest mix is whipped up by Tokyo's Pigeondust. Taking influence from Marvin Gaye's 1972 classic jam "T Plays It Cool", this is 'P' Plays It Woof. Pigeondust went deep in his crates for a huge selection of dusty hip hop from around the Read more »
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Stream: Jazz Spastiks – Mind Maze Instrumentals
Straight from the lochs and glens of Scotland, beatmaking duo Jazz Spastiks have recently unleashed a collection of artful and profound instrumentals. In 20+ tracks, the Jazz Spastiks ensnare your ears and lead you through a landscape of knocking drums and grooving jazz instrumentation. These cats are well known to Read more »
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Grooves & Samples #29 : Hiroshi Fukumura & Sadao Watanabe – White Clouds (1978)
Grooves & Samples is a weekly dive into old dusty crates of jazz, funk, soul and beyond. Of all countries in the world, Japan could be called a mecca of music. For many years now, Japanese people have had a deep fascination with music of the world, from jazz and Read more »
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Top 30: Driving Songs
Since the invention of the internal combustion engine, personal human transportation has been altered drastically. For us as music enthusiasts, one of the best developments has been simply the addition of in vehicle sound systems. There is nothing quite like the joy of being behind the wheel with an open Read more »
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Free Download: FloFilz & Pawcut – Duplex
German beatmakers FloFilz and Pawcut have been busy getting covered with dust from old jazz records. The result is a heavily jazz-influenced split beattape through Radio Juicy called Duplex. You can download the album digitally or get a limited edition cassette tape. 1. FloFilz - Intro 00:30 2. FloFilz - Read more »
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Interview: Trek Life
Emcee Trek Life recently dropped his third full-length album on Mello Music Group, titled Hometown Foreigner. It represents the ideology of being "so close, yet so far" and the feeling of "not quite fitting in" though you're not a stranger. As a man and an artist Trek Life's more recent life experiences have been Read more »
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Video: Crate Diggers – DJ Babu’s Vinyl Collection
Continuing to power through some of the biggest names in hip hop and record digging, Fuse TV's Crate Diggers series hits up Dilated Peoples' DJ Babu. Basically, Babu seems like one of the most light hearted and whimsical of the diggers featured so far. He takes you through his disorganized Read more »
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Mix: Toky00 – Episode #4 Child Midori Live Set
Japan is often recognized as the easternmost haven for hip hop and beat music. For years Tokyo has been a hip hop mecca and brought forth the likes of DJ Krush and Nujabes. Lately the beat scene has flourished with producers like Budamunk, Bugseed, Pigeondust, and more. Toky00 is a monthly Read more »
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Free Download: Youtaro X Wodoo Wolcan – Chillin U EP
From Japan to Switzerland, beatmakers Youtaro and Wodoo Wolcan are here to chill your mind with jazzified beat dreamscapes. The two go back and forth for 10 beats on their new EP featuring instrumentals that sound like they were made in an underwater bomb shelter. Both artists killed it for Read more »
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Art: Obey The Giant – The Story of Shepard Fairey
Street art and design legend Shepard Fairey is the subject of a recent short biographical film by director Julian Marshall. The film follows one of the most iconic figures in modern art during his time as an undergraduate at Rhode Island School of Design and one of his biggest publicity Read more »
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Free Download: Jewbei – Jewbei Does Action Bronson
London's enigmatic beatmaker Jewbei is flexing his production style to remix some of modern hip hop's freshest emcees. His first installment focused on Shad K, for whom he had produced "Compromise" from his acclaimed The Old Prince album. Next up is Flushing Queen's own gourmet emcee Action Bronson. Check it Read more »
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Free Download: Cosmic Compositions – Avant Garde Series Vol. 2 [Alice Coltrane]
There are literally mountains of beat oriented compilations released these days, and while many have some great artists and music, they often lack a unique or engaging theme. The Cosmic Compositions Avant Garde Series however is definitely one of the most intriguing compilations around. The series focuses on beatmakers flipping Read more »
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Free Download: Thelonious Martin – From Me To You
Channeling the spirit of Dilla and Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Martin is one of Chicago’s freshest producers right now. Slashed and burned soul samples are stitched together with punchy kicks and snares for a delicious ear meal on his latest release From Me To You. Read more »
Free Download: FloFilz – keineideeistneu
German beatmaker FloFilz just dropped his heavily jazz influenced debut EP with Radio Juicy. There is no doubt where FloFilz gets his influence, the beats are 90s styled jazz headnodders and the release features remixes of Nas, Big L, The Artifacts, and The Alkaholiks. It may be 2013, but this EP takes the Read more »
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Free Download: Dave Sparkz & Camillo Fritanga – Chills,Trills & Dollarbills
Blaxploitation, jazz, and hip hop beats are all rolled up in a tightly packed superblunt on this latest release from Swiss label Boyoom Connective artists Dave Sparkz and Camillo Fritanga. Chills, Trills & Dollarbills is an ode to the spirit of hip hop, building up beats with obscure vocal and Read more »
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