Update: Yep, we read it wrong. Madlib’s long-snouted alter-ego will not be joining forces with Eric B & Rakim for their comeback album next year. So we’ve compiled a Spotify mix to save face. It’s one thing to hear Eric B & Rakim announce a comeback, but another to hear of Quasimoto’s involvement and then …
UK emcee Adian Coker goes wild on his “Connect”. We featured Adian Coker 4 years ago when he released Angels & Demons and, later, Gaza. We’re not much older and much wiser and Coker is still making great music. Unfortunately, we were late on the uptake for his last release but that takes nothing away from …
Before DJ Shadow and The Avalanches, there was a French engineer and musicologist called Pierre Schaeffer, a pioneer of electronic music and sampling. The art of sampling is commonplace in modern day music, but its origins arose much earlier. Musique concrète revolutionised how electronic music was created and heard. Pierre Schaeffer, a French musician and …
Mix master Emir E. Mardan put together a Japanese mix and we think it’s the perfect source for sampling.
The final track on Flamingosis’ 2015 album “Pleasure Palette” is captivating. Here’s a brief description why. While creating the schedule for our new cartoon channel, Doodleface, I stumbled upon this fine piece of music from Flamingosis. Football Head was released last year as part of his instrumental album, Pleasure Palette, and it’s truly magnificent. It serves as …
Vox asked some of the greatest rappers ever how they made rhymes.
We’re 4 today and we have a request… I can’t believe it’s been four years already. We’ve recently had a facelift and we hope you enjoy the new look. As we celebrate another year of existence, we have a favour to ask you. Samples are our game (obviously) and we want to know what your …