I loved this from the moment I first heard it. First of all, I’m a big fan of Jose James. His voice and style are matched by great production on almost all of his tracks. This time, James produces a rich, full jazz sound himself. What grabbed my attention right off the bat- the “If [...] Read More…
Thundercat is a bass player from Mars. Listen to his debut album, The Golden Age of Apocalypse for proof. The experimental album is equal parts jazz, electronic, funk, electro-soul, and all sorts of styles and genres that are cooler than whatever else you’re listening to. It’s a very intriguing combination of Flying Lotus, who produces [...] Read More…
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The smooth and stylish José James is back with his sophomore release, Blackmagic. He’s been called a jazz singer for the hip hop generation which is particularly fitting for his collaborations with Flying Lotus who produced several songs on the new album. Blackmagic was released on February 1st. MP3: José James – “Blackmagic (Produced by [...] Read More…
A couple of weeks ago, I saw AM at the Hotel Cafe and it was an awesome show. His music reaches across a number of genres from psychedelic rock and folk to soul and classic rock, even jazz. AM’s new album, Future Sons & Daughters, draws on an eclectic variety of musical influences to create a [...] Read More…
It took me a while but I finally got around to posting them all. In no particular order, here are my favorites from 2009, so far… Phoenix MP3: “1901” MP3: “Lisztomania” Dan Auerbach MP3: “When The Night Comes” Grizzly Bear MP3: “Two Weeks” Wilco MP3: “Solitaire” MP3: “One Wing” MP3: “I’ll Fight” Quantic and His [...] Read More…
By Spencer
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Also posted in Brass, Dance, Electronic, Folk, Funk, Hard, Hip Hop, Instrumentals, Pop, R&B, Remix, Rock, Soul, Sweet, World
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Tagged 9th Wonder, Andrew Bird, Animal Collective, Asa, Asher Roth, Band of Skulls, Bishop Allen, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Coconut Records, Curumin, Dan Auerbach, Daniel Merriweathr, Danny Chaimson, Doves, Eiliana Torrini, Empire of the Sun, Fight From Above, Franz Ferdinand, General Elektriks, Grizzly Bear, Hey Champ, Junior Boys, K'naan, Kutiman, Manchester Orchestra, Matisyahu, Matt and Kim, Mayer Hawthorne, Method Man, Minty Fresh Productions, Mocky, New Kingdom, Nickel Eye, One eskimO, Oren Yoel, Passion Pit, Phoenix, Quantic and His Combo Bárbaro, Redman, Silversun Pickups, St Motel, St Vincent, The Big Pink, The Black Crowes, The BPA, The Temper Trap, The Very Best, The Years, Thenewno2, TiRon, Tosca, Vosotros, Wale, White Rabbits, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zee Avi, Zion I
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There are only a handful of albums I have ever really anticipated like Quantic‘s upcoming album, Tradition In Transition, due July 14th. This album could be truly amazing. ”The Dreaming Mind” is the song in the video teaser for the album below and it’s featured on Quantic’s myspace page as well. It might be one [...] Read More…
Everyone loves covers, remixes, and mash ups. Here are some of my recent favorites and some I just haven’t posted until now… MP3: Radiohead VS Dave Brubeck – Five Step MP3: Kings of Leon – Use Somebody (RAC Remix) MP3: Franz Ferdinand – No You Girls (Trentmoller Remix) MP3: Phoenix – 1901 (Build Remix) MP3: [...] Read More…
By Spencer
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Also posted in Cover Songs, Dance, Electronic, Hard, Hip Hop, Mash Ups, Pop, R&B, Remix, Rock, Soul, Sweet
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Tagged Camp Lo, Cara Robinson, Daft Punk, Daniel Merriweather, Dave Brubeck, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Franz Ferdinand, Kings of Leon, Major Lazer, Marlena Shaw, Phoenix, Radiohead, Slum Village, Trentmoller
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SoulCulture in the UK recently interviewed jazz, neo-soul singer Jose James. SoulCulture is a great place to find more news, interviews, and videos like this one. Check out the video below and more at SoulCulture.co.uk. In the interview below, Jose James shares his thoughts on today’s music and reveals some details about his upcoming album. I [...] Read More…
Here’s another pretty awesome music website that let’s you create playlists you can share with you friends. It’s called GrooveShark.com and it’s got a pretty big library of music. It allows you to upload your own songs so you can login from anywhere in the world and have all of your music. It also allows you [...] Read More…
By Spencer
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Also posted in Electronic, Funk, Hip Hop, Instrumentals, Remix, Sweet, Websites, World
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Tagged Adrian Quesada & Ocote Soul Sounds, Beastie Boys, Bonobo, Greyboy, Heliocentrics, J Boogie's Dubtronic Science, Nico, Nightmares On Wax, People Under The Stairs, Pete Rock, Quantic, Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra, Thievery Corporation, Zero 7
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