February 2014 entries

Snoop Dogg – Cadillacs (Prod. Madlib)

February 28, 2014• Funk, Hip Hop

Soulfinger – Life, Love & Passion: A Motown Throwback Record

February 25, 2014• Soul

Production team Soulfinger have put together a Motown-inspired record called “Life, Love & Passion” and need your help to...

And The World’s Most Sampled Song Is…

February 24, 2014• Sampling

BBC’s DJ Roger Johnson talks about what is claimed to be the world’s most sampled song – Change the Beat by Fab 5 Freddy on...

Scott Xylo – Scott Pilgrim EP

February 22, 2014• Hip Hop

HIP HOP FIND: Negash Ali – African Dream EP

February 22, 2014• Hip Hop

Every once in a while I come across a project that restores my faith in good music and perhaps more importantly, the details. Negash...

Ryan Leslie – You’re Not My Girl (Tian Karl Remix)

February 18, 2014• Electronic

Take a trip back to the nineties with Tian Karl’s retro-styled remix of Ryan Leslie’s You’re Not My Girl. We’re...

Review: Matt Maddox – Righteous Fury

February 17, 2014• Reviews

Floating Points – You’re A Melody #2 (Five-Hour Soul Mix)

February 15, 2014• Free Download, Soul

Floating Points are back with a five hour soul mix, the second instalment of their You're A Melody night....

Interview: BVA

February 14, 2014• Interviews

We interviewed High Focus Records’ BVA about his early influences and his new album, “Be Very Aware”. Today sees the...

THROWBACK THURSDAY: The Jacksons – Victory Tour, Toronto (1984)

February 13, 2014• Music

The Jacksons’ Victory Tour performance in Toronto in 1984 is our Throwback Thursday.

REVIEW: Be Discovered Live At The Hospital Club

February 12, 2014• Reviews

We reviewed Be Discovered Live at The Hospital Club. For the past week, all talk has been around Prince’s fantastic secret gig in...

FREE DOWNLOAD: Tay Devenny – Shrine

February 11, 2014• Free Download, Hip Hop, R&B

Tay Devenny’s Shrine is finally here and free to stream and download on Bandcamp. We’ve heard plenty of atmospheric...

Leftover Links #14: J Dilla Articles

February 10, 2014• Hip Hop

Alfa & Emmavie – Epoch EP

February 10, 2014• Free Download, Hip Hop, Soul

UK neo soul duo Alfa & Emmavie drop the sultry Epoch EP. My love for Soundcloud continued to grow after I uncovered another beauty of a...

J Rocc Drops Two “Dil Jackson” (J Dilla & Michael Jackson) Tracks

February 10, 2014• Hip Hop

Legendary turntablist and Beat Junkies member J Rocc combines two music icons – J Dilla and Michael Jackson – to form...

ONE TO WATCH: The Soul Diaries

February 9, 2014• Music

JMSN – The One (Klimeks Remix)

February 5, 2014• Electronic

Peterborough based producer Klimeks gives us his interesting take on JMSN’s The One. Klimeks is a talented UK beatmaker who’s...

INTERVIEW: AbJo

February 4, 2014• Interviews

We interviewed AbJo and talked about his work rate, his fondest musical memories and why “Murder$ in Grandeur” changed...

Nhu-Rha – KingKrush & Rainynotes

February 3, 2014• Hip Hop

VIDEO: Phat Kat – Don’t Nobody Care About Us (Bling47 Breaks)

February 3, 2014• Video

Bling47 Breaks returns for four new episodes this month only. Phat Kat is the first guest, discussing the sample behind his track,...

Month: February 2014