SampleWorthy 001: Fleet Foxes

Every so often we stumble across music that while not part of our normal postings has a certain quality to it. A quality that makes it what we’ll deem from here on as SampleWorthy.
we dig into A LOT of music around BLS, a good majority of which ends up between our headers for you to enjoy but every so often we stumble across music that we normally wouldn’t listen to. I mean, how else does an Audiophile get exposed to new favorites? You sometimes have to take a chance on not liking a new find in order to discover if it has any replay value at all. That’s it in a nutshell. If you never click play, then your tastes won’t expand.

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Melodiesinfonie – Ja$$

The Feelin Music crew has been on fire with the releases lately and Melodiesinfonie continues this streak with 22 samples of choice jazz tracks with the appropriately titled Ja$$. It’s completely FREE and available HERE

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Dotmatic – Lullabies for Fall

Dotmatic will release the conclusion in his Lullabies series October 29, Lullabies for Fall. The ending of one thing, as usual, is the beginning of another and such is the case with Dotmatic. We’re introduced to his collaborative effort with Pia Ercole as The Kinesiis Project, which sounds terrific and definitely has us wanting more! PreOrder the album HERE and prepare for The Kinesiis Project

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The Herbaliser – There Were Seven

Seventeen years after their first release, ” the original grand masters of sonic sound” The Herbaliser return with their seventh studio album There Were Seven. The album hits the US on Oct.22 and is the same hip hop infused, funk filled middle finger to mainstream music that you’re used to from this crew. Check out a minimix of the album HERE and get ready!

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Staycen x Koen – Never Too Late EP (Download)

Stacycen and producer Koen finally reveal their Never Too Late EP after woodshedding for a year and a half. They describe their sound as “a warm and jazzy beat with lots of swing” and upon pressing play you’ll be inclined to agree. Never Too Late is an “name your price” EP that you can grab HERE and begin to imagine what a full length from these two would sound like.

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Gary Clark Jr. – Things Are Changing (Daytrotter Session)

There’s a new name to add to the long line of recent guitar wielding rock & soul slingers, Gary Clark Jr. Much like his contemporaries: Van Hunt, Lenny Kravitz, Martin Luther and Cody Chestnutt, this brother can craft and sing a ballad like no one’s business and this gem from his Daytrotter Sessions is proof positive. I began to see the buzz on this brother maybe 2 months ago, but now he has my attention and deserves yours as well. Grab the Daytrotter Sessions HERE

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Seth Williams – Race the Sun (Download)

Race the Sun is the first experience many of us will have of South African composer/producer Seth Williams. His EP, Journey To Love will be released soon to provide more insight into the musical mind of this son of an opera singer. Race the Sun is a melodic musical journey that will invoke comparisons to Madlib’s Yesterday’s New Quintet but is definitely in it’s own lane. Shouts out to Duane Powell for the heads up, grab the track HERE and stay tuned for more info

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