Back in February, an exclusive KCRW Femi Kuti remix album was released. Femi VS KCRW Soundclash features remixes from a bunch of the KCRW DJs. Some of them are really great. If you didn’t already know, Femi Kuti is the son of the late Afro-beat legend Fela Kuti. Check out Jeremy Sole‘s remix of “Tell Me” which [...] Read More…
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Femi VS KCRW Soundclash May 1, 2009
Oh Land April 8, 2009
- Posted by Oscar M- Oh Land, a 23 year Danish beauty from Copenhagen, Denmark is a progressive /industrial/soul artist who is peculiar to say the least. You would think that she would have had some sort of musical training or would have been punching away on her Mac for years before being able to make [...] Read More…
Weekly Dose (2/8/09) February 8, 2009
(When the site crashed in March and I thought I lost everything, this ended up being the only post I really lost… Unfortunately, because of that, I will leave you with the songs only…) Andrew Bird - Oh No / Anonanimal James Pants – We’re Through Beck – Gamma Ray (James Pants Remix) The BPA (Brighton [...] Read More…
Weekly Dose (1/17/09) January 17, 2009
First song is Mos Def‘s brand new track, “Quiet Dog”. It’s the second single from his upcoming album, The Ecstatic. I really just like Mos Def’s vibe. Not only does he flow over whatever beat he’s on with ease and edge, but his lyrical abilities combined with his distinctive sounding voice really separate him from [...] Read More…
Weekly Dose (1/12/09) January 12, 2009
First song is the brand new Peter, Bjorn, and John track “Nothing To Worry About” due in March/April on their upcoming album Living Thing. Apparently, Kanye West leaked the track to the world after the Stockholm based crew personally sent it to him. PBJ backed the world’s most narcissistic hip hop solo act (and yes, that [...] Read More…
Weekly Dose (1/4/09) January 4, 2009
First song is “4, 3, 2, 1″ by K-OS. It’s the single from the Canadian MC’s upcoming album Yes!. The album is supposed to be a double CD with all new material on the first disc and remixes on the second disc. I first heard his track “Man I Used To Be” maybe a year ago and thought [...] Read More…
Weekly Dose (12/8/08) December 8, 2008
First song is from one of my favorite albums of 2008, The Alchemist Manifesto. Adrian Quesada and Ocote Soul Sounds now have two amazing albums- the most recent and El Nino Y El Sol (2006). “The Grand Elixir” is the first track off of The Alchemist Manifesto. Second track is from another one of my favorite albums of 2008. The song [...] Read More…
Weekly Dose (6/22/08) June 22, 2008
First track is Pelican from the new album, ”The Alchemist Manifesto” by Adrian Quesada and Ocote Soul Sounds. I’ve really gotten into them since hearing their first album, “El Nino y El Sol” and the remixes by Thievery Corporation and Quantic on the “ESL Remixed” album. Adrian Quesada and Ocote Soul Sounds is made up of the members of [...] Read More…
Weekly Dose (6/14/08) June 14, 2008
First track is from 1969 that you all may recognize from the Dockers commercials playing all throughout the NBA playoffs. It’s the classic California Soul by Marlena Shaw. It’s also been sampled by tons of hip hop producers including DJ Premier for 1992’s Step In The Arena by Gangstarr (track 7, Check the Technique). Marlena Shaw [...] Read More…