Ted Gioia's 100 Best Albums of 2016
Jazz historian Ted Gioia posts a list of his 100 best albums of the year. Here is his list for 2016 (so far).
Month: November 2016
Jaylib - Da Rawkus (2002)
Jaylib went HAM in their respective ways on Da Rawkus, an unreleased track from 2002.
Acle Kahney - Trippin Clip
And now for something unexpected – Michael Jackson vocals on a metal track. This is Acle Kahney’s “Trippin Clip”.
SAMPLE: Tha Alkaholiks’ Sample Of Stevie Wonder (1997)
We’ve taken a look at Tha Alkaholiks’ “All Night” sampling Stevie Wonder’s “Too High”.
3 Easy Ways To Manage Your Digital Music Collection
Need help organising your digital music collection? Then this 3-part mini-guide might be useful. The death of the iPod classic was a watershed moment in music technology. It effectively marked the end of pocket-sized digital music collections. Sure, you can play millions of tracks on streaming services like Spotify and Google Play but unless you …
Tanya Morgan - Abandoned Theme Park
Tanya Morgan return with Abandoned Theme Park, a hip hop salad bowl of poignant lyricism and unconventional beats. Hip hop is often misinterpreted as a genre of excess and criminality. The finer points of humanity rarely receive the exposure they deserve and that’s a damn shame. Tanya Morgan are a duo free of these harmful …
Namebe Soul - I Dunno .i
Namebe Soul returns with the stripped down I Dunno .i. Growth and change are inevitable parts of life and music (not the industry) welcomes these transitions without judgement. Namebe Soul has been on our radar for some time and we’re really happy to see that positive growth culminate in “I Dunno .i”. The lyrics are fresh and …
FREE DL: 4hero - Play With The Changes (Starchild Remix)
Enjoy this re-released remix of 4hero’s Play With The Changes, courtesy of UK producer st/rr. Remixing the work of your idols is a daunting task but st/rr had certainly created a jam here. st/rr decided to flip the last few minutes of the original, added his own percussion and created a mysterious ambience in the …
SumoChief - SumoTreats
Ashton James Brown takes a look at “SumoTreats”, the latest and greatest from London-based jazzy-hop supremos, SumoChief. The DNA of hip hop has been imbricated with jazz since its birth in the 70s. From the raw drum beats and relentless energy to the intrepid spirit of improvisation, hip hop has both tacitly and overtly sampled from its forbear …
FREE DL: 70+ Sites To Find Free SFX Samples
Need that final touch for your track? These sites may hold the key with thousands of sound effects. Sound effects add extra spice to compositions but recording your own can be time-consuming. Fortunately, Hongkiat have compiled a list of over 70 sites where you can download free SFX samples, home to tens of thousands of different …