Habibi Funk 005 looks at the work of Ahmed Malek and restoration from Jakarta’s Flako. Ahmed Malek was in his 50s when he discovered synthesizers during their relative infancy in the 80s. His experimentations remained in boxes kept with his family but now they have been brought to earth with the help of Flako. The …
Yumi Rose shows gratitude to those who introduced him to future funk with his latest album, Heaven Only Knows. It’s always good to thank the people who put you on your path and that’s precisely what 18 year old Chicagoan Yumi Rose has done. Heaven Only Knows is a heady mix of future funk, house …
Obscure disco albums are pure gold dust. Kiki Gyan’s 24 Hours In A Disco 1978-1982 is just one of those gems.
You won’t find a smoother track than Evangelion this year and it comes from Scott Xylo.
If you’re on the Pokémon Go hype (hell, who isn’t?), then you might enjoy Akira The Don’s Pokémon Go “peakwave” remix.
Scott Xylo turns heartbreak into dope music in the form of A Week With Out You EP. Break ups are a bitch and there are a million and one ways to handle them, some more productive others not so much. With our own Scott Xylo, he took to the medium of music to express his …
Black Milk goes in a whole new direction for his latest track, Detroit’s New Dance Show. The speed with which Black Milk has been working since his self-imposed hiatus a few years ago is pretty breathtaking and the best part is the quality hasn’t been hindered. No Poison No Paradise was a hit with fans …
It’s the 35th anniversary of the infamous Disco Demolition Night held at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. Witness the footage and the real meaning from Steve Dahl.
Brainfeeder’s Mono/Poly releases a cut off his upcoming album, Golden Skies. Flying Lotus’ champion label have been making great progress this year, from the debut album by Taylor McFerrin to tours by Lapalux, Flying Lotus himself, Thundercat and Captain Murphy. A name to add to that list of steady advancement is Mono/Poly and a couple of days ago, …
Potholes’ Javis FauX has some fun with a Super Mario sample on KAIZO, the title track from his upcoming project.
We have an exclusive here at Sampleface in the form of Scott Xylo’s Neo-Gotham. I’ve always been a big fan of Batman since a child so upon hearing Scott Xylo had a track inspired by the dystopian version of Bruce Wayne’s home town from Batman Beyond, my attention was well and truly grabbed. But that’s …
Just when you thought you were bored of Pharrell’s Happy, Kaytranada went ahead and rearranged it into a brand new jam. It’s an unwritten rule to have only one song per artist in a playlist/mixtape you make for someone else and while the playlists I make for every summer are for my ears only, I’m …
Funk lord DāM-FЦПK drops a 9+ minute unreleased track called Finally Done Wit’ It. Are you in need of some euphoric funk waves? Then may we present to you DāM-FЦПK and his latest unreleased joint Finally Done Wit’ It. With swathes of warm vibrating synths, the deft rumbling bassline and the odd sonic interjection, FDWI excels …
UK emcee Tay Devenny drops the eerie and atmospheric “vancouver/Palme”. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas yesterday. This might not coincide with your cheery seasonal feelings but the music is buoyant in its own way. It’s only been a month since Tay Devenny released his collab EP, Arc, with producer ฬเןl and as a Christmas …
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 …
Lakim kicks off Soulection’s White Label series with a mini EP of goodies. Soulection have been a powerhouse of superb talent and the finest electronic music this side of the information superhighway so we were all thrilled to hear the announcement of their Soulection White Label series. The series will showcase mini EPs from their incredible roster …
Canada’s Tim Wong is our One To Watch. Despite the name, we don’t just cover sample-based music here at Sampleface; we have a high level of appreciation for the musicians who compose their own stuff. Tim Wong does just that and does it across a wide range of genres. The Canadian producer recently set up …
FKA Twigs is an emerging talent signed to Young Turks, rebranding melodic trip-hop with spaced vocals and striking visuals.
Groundbreaking jazz and chiptune combine to produce “Kind Of Bloop”, an 8-bit tribute to the late great Miles Davis. When Miles Davis released “Kind Of Blue” at the tail end of the 50s, he opened a gate not only for jazz but the whole of music. His modal masterpiece has influenced a number of legendary …
ESTA unlocks his beat vault and unleashes new track SeparateWays. When ESTA opens his Pandora’s box of beat treats, we can only begin to wonder what he has in store. SeparateWays is one of those goodies and its ambient garage flavour ties in well with the rest of his Soulection buddies. ESTA has been good …
