September 2013 entries

VIDEO: Bahamadia Making A Track On Her Phone

September 30, 2013• Video

FREE DOWNLOAD: JHAS – Random Selection

September 29, 2013• Free Download, Jazz

Sweden’s JHAS threw some “unfinished” beats together into a gritty 8-track EP called Random Selection. Having a bunch of...

How Did I Miss That: Knxwledge – karma.loops.prt3

September 29, 2013• Hip Hop

Clearly we either had too much good music to partake in June 2012 because we somehow managed to miss this positively awesome album from...

REVIEW: DarkoTheSuper – Thank You Jim Cunningham

September 29, 2013• Reviews

ONE TO WATCH: Kinetic_beats

September 27, 2013• Hip Hop

Kinetic_beats is our One To Watch today. Hailing from the Hip-Hop Mecca that is Detroit this soulful MPC lover provides us some audio...

ESTA. – Skyscrape($ade) (Sade Flip)

September 26, 2013• Hip Hop, Pop, Soul

ESTA.’s tremendous Sade flip, Skyscrape($ade), has been on heavy rotation for a while and it’ll have you bugging out too. For...

Jay Smooth – The _______ Funk Mix (Prince Mix)

September 26, 2013• Mixes

DJ Jay Smooth made a special funk mix for Prince’s birthday this year and we’re JUST getting round to hearing it.

THROWBACK THURSDAY: William Hall – Michael Jackson Impersonator

September 26, 2013• Music

Who’s William Hall? Only one of many Michael Jackson impersonators. and our Throwback Thursday shows part of his performance back in...

9th Wonder – Bladey Mae (The Beat Tape)

September 26, 2013• Hip Hop

9th Wonder catches us off guard with a mammoth 73-track beat tape, Bladey Mae, named after his grandma. There was me getting ready to...

Leftover Links #12: Hip Hop Articles #2

September 26, 2013• Hip Hop

Stream Flying Lotus’ “FlyLo FM” Radio Station In Full

September 25, 2013• Electronic

A kind soul has uploaded the entire transmission of FlyLo FM to YouTube. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve uttered the...

Happy 22nd Birthday, The Low End Theory!

September 24, 2013• Hip Hop

It’s been 22 years to the day that A Tribe Called Quest released The Low End Theory. I’m gonna tell you a secret. When songs...

NEW MUSIC: James Blake Feat. Chance The Rapper – Life Round Here

September 24, 2013• Electronic

Sampleface Five: John Coltrane Samples

September 24, 2013• Sampling

It would have been John Coltrane’s 87th birthday yesterday so for that, we’re looking at five samples of the late jazz...

Review: Jordan James – Love Waves EP

September 23, 2013• Reviews

Guest writer Ashton James Brown (aka Ashtronomic) reviews Jordan James’ Love Waves EP. South London based R&B crooner Jordan...

Sampleface Five: MPC1000 Albums

September 21, 2013• Sampling

J WHY – StaWitch

September 21, 2013• Hip Hop

He supports Arsenal and his beats are as big as the Emirates Stadium itself. Meet North London’s own Jake Whyte aka J WHY. In a...

Gloam – Alloyed Shuffle

September 21, 2013• Hip Hop

Vancouver, Washington’s Gloam marks a return from duty with new track Alloyed Shuffle. Been a hot minute since I last heard anything...

SATURDAY MATINÉE: Sampling Soul w/ 9th Wonder, James Peterson and Mark Anthony Neal

September 21, 2013• Video

Review: Jonwayne – Cassette 3: The Marion Morrison Mixtape

September 20, 2013• Reviews

Jonwayne recently released a new mixtape and The Auracle enjoyed it so much, he almost forgot to submit the review we asked him to write....

Month: September 2013