NEWS: Madonna Wins Sample Lawsuit For "Vogue"
The Queen of Pop Madonna wins her lawsuit for a hidden sample on her classic hit, Vogue.
Month: November 2013
Gizmo - The Middle EP
One of jazz’s hottest talents, Gizmo, releases The Middle EP with Okayplayer Records and Revive Music. The term “jazz fusion” has never meant as much as it does when it comes to Gizmo. The 22-year old bassist has been welding multiple genres together with ease and his debut shot his name and music to the top …
Talos - Temple Beats EP
Talos is back with some of the finest Asian samples for his latest Temple Beats EP. This guy doesn’t wait around, which means more beats for us. Talos comes back fresh off the heels of Star Travel with a new EP packed full of Asian samples. Temple Beats takes inspiration from Bollywood, China and everywhere …
ONE TO WATCH: Vegyn
UK producer Vegyn is our One To Watch. A recommendation from Zero 7 is enough to warrant a listen and that is exactly what I did when I saw their shout out on Facebook a while back. Vegyn is a producer from London and when he’s not posting about his favourite “dream music beatmakers” on …
FREE DL: Soul/Jazz/Disco Mix From Floating Points, Red Greg & Underground Paris
A triple threat 3+ hour soul/jazz/disco mix from Floating Points, Red Greg and Underground Paris is free to download. Plastic People played host to a “celebration of late ’70s soul/jazz and emerging disco sounds”. The practitioners of this joyous occasion were Floating Points, Red Greg and Underground Paris and their combined set (called “You’re A …
INTERVIEW: Latyrx
We interviewed hip hop duo Latyrx. A sixteen year gap between albums isn’t that common within the realms of hip hop but for Latyrx, the timing was perfect to drop their sophomore offering, The Second Album. We caught up with Lateef and discussed what the reasons for the “hiatus” and what we should expect from …
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Happy 30th To Michael Jackson's Thriller Video
Today marks 30 years since the video for Michael Jackson’s Thriller debuted. We couldn’t let a landmark date like this go, despite the fact Michael Jackson has dominated our Throwback Thursdays for the past few weeks. Today is the 30th anniversary of the video debut of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, arguably the most famous music video …
Gifted The Great - Downtown
Gifted The Great drops “Downtown”, a teaser from his upcoming project. As a frequent collaborator with our very own RKZ, Gifted The Great lives up to his nom de plume. But this time, the UK producer is going it alone with his latest projected dedicated to the halcyon days of Motown. The Gift: ‘Volume One’ is …
Bowls - Sixty Minutes Of Samples Used By J Dilla (Mix)
Nashville-based DJ Bowls has put together a 60-minute mix of J Dilla samples, all from vinyl.
FREE DL: Label Love - Label Love Vol. 6
Label Love is back with Vol. 6 of their label-crossing series featuring Samiyam, Adrian Younge and Shigeto. You may remember we featured Label Love’s Vol. 5 Jazz Edition last year, which ended up being a great success. Well, the Tru Thoughts-run series has returned without more of the same quality. The likes of Stones Throw, Soulection and …