Nottingham’s Harleighblu is our One To Watch. She has the look of Baduizm-era Erykah and packs a hefty punch with earthy vocals and a soulful band behind her. Harleighblu may well be the newest UK soul sensation and her new album, Forget Me Not, was released on Monday. That’s a huge accolade to bestow on …
FKA Twigs is an emerging talent signed to Young Turks, rebranding melodic trip-hop with spaced vocals and striking visuals.
West London’s Apex Zero delivers a powerful debut this month entitled Reality Provoking Liberation. The name is clue enough that this is not a trap, ratchet or dance music offering. The 12 track project is a non-stop call to overthrow an oppressive system that has everyone around the world under the cosh. Apex Zero accuses …
This is incredible. Stevie Wonder sang “I Wish” over the Funky Drummer break, spun by DJ Spinna. All that was missing from this majestic performance was Clyde Stubblefield playing out the Funky Drummer break himself, but we’ll make do with the record. On Sunday, DJ Spinna played at his yearly Legendary Wonder-Full Party in DC …
Madlib drops “Black Widow”, the latest cut off his upcoming Rock Konducta LP featuring Dilla ad-libs and a beefy rock sample. Amongst the music Madlib has been making for other artists, you’d be forgiven for forgetting about his ongoing Rock Konducta project. Black Widow is the second release from the album after the 7″ single containing …
We reviewed Black Milk’s No Poison No Paradise.
Last year, Starchild reminded us all that the seasons were about to change with his winter warming jam “All Is Fall”. On almost a year to the day, our editor-in-chief conjured up a pre-winter warmer with this little beauty on the seasonally inspired compilation Robot Soup from none other than Potholes In My Blog. “All Is Fall” is …
Groundbreaking jazz and chiptune combine to produce “Kind Of Bloop”, an 8-bit tribute to the late great Miles Davis. When Miles Davis released “Kind Of Blue” at the tail end of the 50s, he opened a gate not only for jazz but the whole of music. His modal masterpiece has influenced a number of legendary …
If you missed Tiny Hearts new Stay EP, make sure to stream it on Bandcamp.
Hip Hop Is Read have compiled another of their brilliant sample sets – this time for Souls of Mischief’s classic 93 ‘Til Infinity.