Madlib – Montara (Crème de la Crème #2)
In ‘Crème de la Crème’, illustrator MC Blue Matter talks about music he draws inspiration from—and actually draws the artist while he listens. Welcome to the second installment of Crème de la…
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No Words #99: Magic In Threes, lojii, Tnkz (Zumi & Jeebz), The Professionals (Madlib & Oh No), Pixl Prymd
Our weekly feature No Words is all about new music recommendations. Nothing to read. Only music to listen to: lo&behold by lojii Quiet House 12″ by Tnkz The Professionals by The Professionals mmmagic…
Free Download: Altered Crates – Otis Benjamin EP (Andre 3000 & Madlib)
The misleading title on YouTube and Bandcamp made my hip-hop heart skip a beat for a second. No, this isn’t a surprise collab drop by the Loop Digga and 3…
Free Download: Soviet Konducta – Tape Fusion #7: Tape Fusion 0 (The Prequel)
Russian-inspired beat-tapes on top of an Ege Bamyasi record? A combination resulting in my full attention. This made me discover the Tape Fusion series by Soviet Konducta, clearly inspired by the…
Guest Mix: Thijsenterprise – Between Beats & Jazz
Last month, Dutch producer Thijsenterprise (now residing in Barcelona) impressed us with his Dilla-influenced album Stepbacks & Setbacks: a well-crafted homage to ‘Donuts’, and on the B-side putting personal heartbreak…
A Jazz Big Band Tribute to Madvillain by Abstract Orchestra (+Free Download)
Led by saxophonist Rob Mitchell, Abstract Orchestra has been saluting hip-hop since last year’s Dilla album: an orchestral tribute to reflect the diversity of sampling by hip-hop producers, framing the complexity of jazz…
Grooves & Samples #42: Bernie Worrell – All the Woo in the World (1978)
Grooves & Samples offers a dive into old crates of jazz, funk & soul, to find more music through hip hop. Few keyboardists have been as influential and central to the…
Grooves & Samples #41: Brenda Russell – If Only For One Night (1979)
Grooves & Samples offers a dive into old crates of jazz, funk, soul and beyond, in order to find more music through hip hop. Brenda Russell was born in Brooklyn,…
Listen: Medline – Undercover
Undercover is an on-going project by French producer and multi-instrumentalist Medline, which kicked off last summer: interpretations of jazz, funk, library music and other rare grooves, as sampled by numerous hip hop…
Grooves & Samples #40: Walter ‘Junie’ Morrison – Suzie Super Groupie (1976)
Grooves & Samples offers a dive into old crates of jazz, funk, soul and beyond, in order to find more music through hip hop. Born in 1954, Walter “Junie” Morrison…