Makaya McCraven, Jeff Parker, Justin ‘Justefan’ Thomas, Benjamin Shepard – RAWS:LA
RAWS is an intimate party held in a small club in Tokyo, where underground beat-heads unite. After a live performance by a jazz band which gets recorded, the beat-makers have an hour and a half to chop up the freshly recorded sample, flip it, and make a beat right there on the spot.
The vibraphone.. →
Nai Palm – Needle Paw
“Where ignorance is bliss, tis folly to be wise.” – Thomas Gray
Hiatus Kaiyote has made some of my favorites songs so when I heard their lead vocalist Nai Palm was releasing her debut, solo album I was very interested in how it might sound. I imagined the group’s widespread acclaim and.. →
DJ Spinna – Fazed Out
I was super geeked when I watched DJ Spinna create this banger on his Serato Sample Session. It actually pushed me this much closer to grabbing the program to see what I can make happen with the ammunition in my library. Nevertheless, I am an immense fan of Faze-O and Spinna so it would take a lot.. →
Amber Navran – He’s Been Gone
Most people I know are on some level a fan of California trio, Moonchild. I’m sure it will please them to know lead singer Amber Navran is releasing her 5 rack EP, Speak Up this Friday, Oct 20. She not only sings on this album – every track is written, recorded, produced, and mixed by her.. →
MonoSoul – New Miami (Byron The Aquarius Bonus Remix)
German duo MonoSoul connect with Byron the Aquarius for not one, but two remixes on their Beyond Skin-deep EP. This one’s magical! It’s chill enough to lounge to but uptempo enough for you to lose your self in on the dancefloor. The tune begins with a nice, proper intro but when the snares.. →
Keyon Harrold – The Mugician
I never heard trumpeter Keyon Harrold’s name until Common mentioned his name on his White House Tiny Desk Concert October 2016. I began to research and found out Keyon was working on an album and one year later, I’m listening to The Mugician. This is not his first album, the appropriately titled.. →
Natasha Agrama – Black Narcissus
I want to be a doorway future generations can point to as one they reached elevated promised lands through. This is what I feel jazz music has been doing since the beginning; this is why I’ve made my home in jazz.” – Natasha Agrama
I was introduced to Natasha with her interpretation.. →
Nick Wisdom – Good Times
As 1/2 of the Potato Head People with partner AstroLogical, Nick Wisdom is def one of my favorite Hip Hop producers on the scene right now. Their melodic and soulful boom bap is reminiscent of the neo soul sound made popular by producers like JDilla in the mid-90s. Illa J even used them almost exclusively.. →
Love Moor & Suaze – Delete
I’ve had the extreme pleasure of sharing the stage with Love Moor and her band on several occasions in Birmingham. Love Moor consistently delivers exceptional performances with endless crowd favorites and infectious energy so palpable she leaves all audiences demanding more. Producer Suaze is.. →
Yamin Semali – Missing Me
Curtis Mayfield and Anita Baker are blended together by DMV producer, Dublohskytzo to form the sweetest backdrop on Yamin Semali’s latest release, The HotEP. This track plays on my nostalgia largely because I remember when my mom got Anita Baker’s Rapture on cassette in ’86 and played.. →
Radius – Say Goodbyyye (Sweet Tears Dub)
This one’s an oldie but goodie I keep in the crates to get the vibes flowing like a soothingly aromatic incense. Radius chops up the most sampled vibes player in life, Roy Ayers to create a tune perfect to perform one of Chi Town’s coolest exports, stepping. Get with this!
Radius – Say.. →
Moods – Truth ft Beaux Nox
Dutch producer Moods is back and he’s brought a friend along. Beaux Nox joins him on the horn led, slow burner Truth, a welcome return and new sound for Moods. I can’t find the name of the horn player but he def gets loose at end of the track. I’m unfamiliar with Beaux but he brings a gritty.. →
whosampled.com x DJ Rahdu – Connecting The Dots (D’angelo Original Samples & Covers Mix) | Download
In my ongoing process of cleaning up all of my music in all of its mediums, I found myself playing CD-Rs in my Jeep to determine which were OK to discard. Kool & The Gang’s Sea of Tranquility begins to play and I’m listening, trying to figure out who did this instrumental cover of D’angelo’s.. →
DJ Rahdu – The 2000 LB Crate Podcast 005
Greetings! Unfortunately the past couple of weeks have not allowed me to put together a new podcast, but I found one of my first mixed cds and am sharing that with you today. It’s from the mid 2000s, and reminds of the time before albums like Awaken, My Love and a lot of the “now”.. →
DJ Rahdu – The 2000 LB Crate Podcast 004
This episode was actually recorded for something else and never used. It’s a mix of new tracks and tunes that were released when the term neo-soul was still attractive. It’s half the length of a normal show but I’m sure you’ll enjoy it all the same. Please join us next week.. →
