SONG FOR SUNDAY #30: Flying Lotus – Mom (Mother’s Day Special)
To all those celebrating Mother’s Day in the States, hope you’re having a great day. Here’s our Song For Sunday for the joyous occasion.
Month: May 2013
Andy Hickford's Two Part Jazz Mix
DJ Andy Hickford put together a two part jazz mix a few months ago. Listen to it here. It looks like an unofficial jazz day here at Sampleface, so to continue the trend, we stumbled upon this fine two part mix from Andy Hickford, a DJ from the UK. Part one comprises of “smoky club …
Are There Mistakes In Jazz?
American jazz vibraphonist Stefon Harris finds an answer to the question “are there mistakes in jazz?” How many times have you heard people lambast the current state of jazz music or say they don’t like it at all because they’ve chosen to categorise it as “smooth jazz” or “free jazz”? Highly irritating, but if they’re …
Constrobuz - Good To You
We’ve told you about Constrobuz’ beats before but we didn’t tell you about this one. Consistency is probably the Raleigh, N.C. native’s strongest trait and this latest flip of Quincy Jones’/Ray Charles’/Chaka Khan’s I’ll Be Good To You is proof of that.
James Blake - Dlm (Blackrock Remix)
Spanish electronic producer Blackrock offers up a beautiful remix of James Blake’s Dlm. We loved James Blake’s latest album, Overgrown and being the type of musician he is, he remixes and makes music ready for equal treatment. At least, that’s what Blackrock had in mind. The electronic producer from Madrid picked out Dlm as the …
VIDEO: Slum Village Soundcheck With J Dilla
A rare video of Dilla getting ready for a soundcheck with Slum Village in LA in 2000 has been uncovered.
Matthew Herbert - The End Of Silence, Part One
British producer Matthew Herbert pushes the boundaries of sampling yet again with his upcoming new jazz album. Matthew Herbert, known for his sampling of everyday objects, isn’t a household name in the genres he performs under (and there are quite a few) but he has collaborated with some big names – Bjork, Roisin Murphy of …
FREE DOWNLOAD: Hawk House - A Little More Elbow Room
UK group Hawk House finally release their mixtape, A Little More Elbow Room. So far, we’ve had a few tracks, a name change and a few videos but at long last, Hawk House has dropped a full release. A Little More Elbow Room full to the brim with soulful synthy hip hop wonders and production …
Shad - Peace (demo)
Shad previews Peace, a demo off his upcoming album. Drake may be the most well known rapper out of Canada but you should never sleep on Shad. Ever. Since his debut When This Is Over, Shad has been weaving incredible wordplay over some fantastic beats. TSOL was his least album and it’s been three years …
The Auracle - totheENDSoftheEARTH (ver. 1.0)
Our very own contributor/producer The Auracle switches up a composition from the Gladiator soundtrack. We have a Midas in our midst. Having already put together a stellar album in chewBLACKa this year, the UK producer tried his hand at FL Studio for the first time. Amongst us, we all use different software (and hardware) for …