Album Premiere: Resolution 88 – Revolutions (Jazz-Funk)
As the Mr. Miyagi’s of jazz-funk, London-based band Resolution 88 base every track of their new album on an aspect of music on vinyl. “Wax on, wax off.” On “Pitching…
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Phony Ppl (Q&A at Dour Festival)
What do you get when you blend soul, jazz, pop, hip-hop, and reggae so smoothly that you put the whole world on notice? Enter Brooklyn-based formation Phony PPL. With each album,…
Blu and Damu The Fudgemunk join forces on ‘Ground & Water’ (Album Stream)
Talking about elements, Earth represents grounding, the foundation of life, substance, and family roots, and Water represents emotion, intuition, and inner reflection. Those are all characteristics that could be used…
Kassa Overall – Go Get Ice Cream And Listen to Jazz
Just like the number 42 is the answer to “the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything”, so sounds Kassa Overall’s album title as a solution for everything in life:…
FatGyver – No Commercial Potential (Album Stream)
“Ladies and gentlemen, discover a world of sounds,” says one of the vocal samples on No Commercial Potential. It’s somewhat of a summary of the music by Finnish producer FatGyver: sample-laden beats…
Interview: Boca 45 (+ New Album Stream)
Fifteen years ago, UK producer/DJ Boca 45 eschewed all vinyl formats other than the 7″ as his weapon of choice for DJing. Big things with small records followed: a debut on Grand…
The Limelight #1: Ol’ Burger Beats – Daybreaks (Album Stream + Vinyl Giveaway)
The Limelight is an ongoing collaboration with illustrator MC Blue Matter. Sparked by a mutual love for beats, the series features some of our favorite beatmakers. Shining some light on…
Somepling – Mainscreen (Album Stream)
Mainscreen by Somepling is a collection of eight intriguing MPC2000XL productions. The French producer gets lost with sixteen pads through intricate rhythms, intense samples and playful experiments. “My sampler has that…
Album Stream: Hubert Tas – Unfinished / 未了
Eight years ago, Hubert Tas started to spread the gospel of “Passion, Music & Hip-Hop” together with DJ Czarny. Continuing that flow of good music ever since, and moving to…
Imperial – Layers (Pre-Release Album Stream)
Layers upon layers make hip-hop productions dynamic. It takes the boom much further than just the bap. Enter UK producer Imperial. For over seven years he has been working on…