Jakarta release their 7th Habibi Funk album from an Egyptian band. Heavily encouraged by Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz, Hany Shenoda fathered Al Massrieen as a way of modernising Egyptian music. His influence helped increase their popularity in Egypt in the 1970s. The music has aged but it still twinkles with an air of happiness. …
Brazilian musician Ed Motta compiles a mix of cool Japanese “City Pop”.
This Prince mix was made exclusively for the 11th annual Soul Slam in San Francisco. I can’t believe it’s been a year since Prince passed away. Time really does fly. DJs King Most and Proof put together this mix of covers, remixes, classics and rarities for the Soul Slam event in San Fran and they …
The faceless duo released a stripped-down version of their acclaimed track, “Gassed”. Our logo was clearly inspired by The Masked One so we respect artists who like that level of anonymity. Weslee is such a group, comprising of two enigmatic individuals but their talent is no mystery. Mistajam picked Gassed as his Hottest Record In …
Scottish producer Daryl Donald takes soulful comfort in Solitude, his latest album.
John Alex Harper preaches the ego-free life on his latest track. There’s a lot of awesomeness involved with this track. Firstly, John Alex Harper shares my middle name (it’s a good name). Then you have ‘Egoic Era’, a track depicting John’s distancing from the ego in his life with some pleasantly sung lyrics from the …
London soul singer MALIKA just wants to be free on new single, “Run”. We’ve been blessed with some burgeoning talent in our inbox this week. MALIKA is a singer-songwriter from London and Run blends heavy percussion with beautiful vocals in a song about breaking away from an unfulfilling life. The track will feature on her …
The LA beatking dropped a dope mix for Soul Circle Radio including tracks from Nas, Snoop Dogg and ATCQ. Anything Exile puts together is worth listening to and this mix is no exception. The MPC maestro threaded together some fine selections and even had time to give Soul Circle Radio an interview. Get ready for …
We reviewed v7v7v7’s The House Next Door. The definition of music today is less concrete than ever before. Shoegaze, cloud rap, trip hop, dark ambient, simpsonswave – these are all words I’ve been told aren’t Allied codenames for the Normandy beaches on D-Day but genres of music. Rather than learn the intricacies of each genre, I’ve …
RKZ goes down the minimalist route in his video for his latest single, “Notes”. Knowing the intricate workings of a music video from concept to final presentation is a rarity in real time. If you follow RKZ on Instagram – or quite frankly anywhere – you’ll have seen what went into this video. But despite being …