Ebo acknowledges the influence of US jazz rockers Blood Sweat & Tears and – less obviously, perhaps – Deep Purple on this easy going mid-tempo piece, written a few years before it was recorded, when Osibisa and various ‘blaxploitation’ themes were hip. “I was trying to fuse rock and jazz together with highlife,” Ebo recalls. “This kind of music was ahead of its time – not very popular when we recorded it
Italian DJ and producer Deep88’s Italo82, with its elements of disco and early house, is three minutes or retro modern goodness. The track gets its name, Italo82, in honour of the vintage synthesizers, samplers and drum machines which were used to give the track the groovy sound that both Deep88 and The Huge love.
More treats from J-Live who’s been doing a great job of blessing us with songs this year. If you haven’t picked up the Undivided Attention
Chicago’s Vertual Vertigo have unleashed their Drink Tickets Remixed project and it has some really great reworks. It’s no surprise that they enlisted known Cognac connoisseur Suff Daddy to remix Can I Drink It? , which he completely freaks. Don’t stop there though, peep the other great remixes on this FREE release HERE
Here’s a real gem from the French West Indian Nicky Lars. Released in November 2010, the producer/emcee transforms the Space Cowboy’s tunes into beats and sometimes songs with vocal accompaniment or rhymes. It’s completely FREE so download now and thank us in the comments! Download HERE
Ever enjoyed having a migraine? Well, ArtOfficial‘s “Migraine” is one you won’t need aspirin for. The Miami-based band’s first single off of their forthcoming album, Vitamins
Here’s some smart new Hip Hop from the SomeOthaShip camp that makes you believe that there can be a message in the music again. Kadence
DJ/bassist/producer Twit One’s 10″ album Stepping Stones dropped yesterday. Stepping Stonesplays like a 16 track beattape, with only 3 tracks giving you more than a minute peek in to the German producer’s creative mind. Get the physical copy HERE or the digi HEREand he’s giving away a bonus cut on his soundcloud page. Get it HERE
Shouts out to our Russiona friends, Ritmo Sportivo for sending their tribute to us. Not only is Ocean of Tears a compilation created with heartfelt intentions to bring attention to the recent tragedies in Japan, it’s a dope instrumental journey through a range of styles!
“This is a tribute compilation from russian instrumental hip-hop producers to the recent tragic events which are known by everyone and to which there is a place in everyone’s heart
…their submission in Indaba’s Shine remix competition and they say:
“The original song Shine was a very soulful mellow track, we wanted to make it more Feel Good / Dance Friendly, which is the inspiration behind our flip of the this track.”
They did a good job with this and it gets very “dance friendly” at the 2:54 mark
We first mentioned the Roy Ayers Project here, plus a few recent Mr. Ayers related projects here. Its so great to see documentaries of legends while
Here’s a new one from our dope Netherlands connect, Highest5, a crew of producers that’s releasing some real heat right now. Just check out Enves’ release Light Sky, a cool number which takes you on an almost 3 minute headnod journey. Most producers nowadays don’t either have the skill or desire to crate something like this and the sound is much appreciated. Light Sky is available HERE as a FREE download to build anticipation of more treats to come
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