What do Nujabes, Khruangbin, and Kendrick Lamar have in common? This 76-minute playlist on Spotify.
76 minutes of Nujabes, Khruangbin, and Kendrick Lamar
Category: Funk
James Brown – Get Involved & Soul Power (Live in 1972)
James Brown’s live performance of Get Involved & Soul Power in 1972 was awesome and Black AF.
KayJay – Natural High
British soul singer KayJay takes us back in time with her nostalgic debut single, Natural High.
My Favourite Jamiroquai Albums [RANKED]
I ranked my favourite Jamiroquai albums in reverse order for you to debate or agree with.
Fullee Love (aka Soup of Jurassic 5) – Deney Terrio
It’s time to get a groove on with Fullee Love on his new single, Deney Terrio. I’m writing this on a Monday morning and lord knows we need all the motivation we can get after a weekend of not working (if you’re fortunate enough to not work on those days). Deney Terrio is definitely the right …
Becoming Phill – Electrum
Namibian producer Becoming Phill gets funky with his latest album, Electrum.
Habibi Funk 004 Carthago – “Alech”
More Arabic funk from Jakarta Records.
J Dilla: Back To The Crib Mixtape
The unearthing of Dilla treats continues as the Boiler Room release a mixtape of his listening habits. Something a little different from the J Dilla archives in the form of a mixtape but not of his own music. Boiler Room and BBE Records have released an unheard mixtape recorded sometime around the turn of the …
PLAYLIST: Buttery Jams
Inspired by Bus Crates, here is a 2-hour Spotify playlist of “buttery jams” from the likes of Herbie Hancock, Bobbi Humphrey and D’Angelo. You know when you’re reminded of the sweetest song and suddenly your mind is flooded with tracks that complement it? That’s what happened a few hours ago when my friend Bus Crates posted …
Snoop Dogg – Cadillacs (Prod. Madlib)
Snoop leaves the reggae behind to jump back to the Cadillacs in his new Madlib-produced G-funk voyage.
FREE DL: Soul/Jazz/Disco Mix From Floating Points, Red Greg & Underground Paris
A triple threat 3+ hour soul/jazz/disco mix from Floating Points, Red Greg and Underground Paris is free to download. Plastic People played host to a “celebration of late ’70s soul/jazz and emerging disco sounds”. The practitioners of this joyous occasion were Floating Points, Red Greg and Underground Paris and their combined set (called “You’re A …
All These Fingers – Rhodes Collection EP
US producer All These Fingers brings out “Rhodes Collection EP”, a release dedicated to the famous Fender Rhodes electric piano. Bandcamp’s favourite cave dweller All These Fingers has returned with his tenth release of the year. On “Rhodes Collection EP”, the producer puts together a selection of eight beats including two bonus outtakes, as homages …
Happy 40th Birthday, Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions!
Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions was 40 years old on Saturday. Stevie Wonder’s classic period, from Music of My Mind in 1972 to the seminal Songs in the Key of Life in 1976, is defining not only to his career but music as a whole. To produce five albums in four years in such astounding quality is …
Tensei & The Ones – Alright! Feat. Adad
Chicago’s Tensei produces “Alright!”, a funky hip hop jam featuring vocals from ADAD. We’ve known about Tensei for a while now. The Chicago-based production crew is made up of Simple X and Midas Wells and they have collaborated with the likes of Brandee Younger and a wide range of musicians. For Alright, the pair have offered …
Daft Punk x Panda Bear – Doin’ It Right (LAKIM’s Left Coast G-Mix)
Get yourself a neck brace quick because LAKIM’s Left Coast G-Mix of Daft Punk and Panda Bear’s Doin’ It Right will knock your head clean off your shoulders. Whether you loved or hated Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories, the potential for remixes can’t be denied. Of course, that idea lends itself to a million different …
DJ Spinna – Wonder Wrote It Vol. One (Mix)
DJ Spinna has put his 2001 Stevie Wonder mix up on Soundcloud for your listening pleasure and it’s free to download. We wished Stevie Wonder a happy birthday earlier today, but that needn’t be the end of proceedings as DJ Spinna has been generous enough to upload his Stevie mix from 2001 to Soundcloud. Containing …
Shiro Schwarz – Start Again
Shiro Schwarz are back with more funky vibes as they Start Again. It’s only been a month since Shiro Schwarz’s last free track, All My L.O.V.E., but the dynamic duo from Mexico have returned for May’s offering (on Cinco de Mayo no less). Start Again follows the same pattern as their previous work, steeped in rich …
Happy Birthday, James Brown!
We wish James Brown a heavenly 80th birthday with some classic videos and performances. The Godfather of Soul, The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, Soul Brother Number One. Whatever you chose to call him, James Brown gave every last drop of sweat to his music and his live performances and today marks the 80th …
Rappamelo – A Tribe Called Quest Sample Playlist (Spotify)
Music blog Rappamelo have put together a mini playlist of some of the samples used by A Tribe Called Quest. A Tribe Called Quest were known for their lyricism and choice of samples and Rappamelo have clearly thought about the latter as they have put together a playlist of some of their samples. The likes …
Thundercat Announces New Album And New Single
Brainfeeder bassist Thundercat announces his new album with Flying Lotus as executive producer. He’s also put a cut from the LP on Soundcloud. When it comes to anything Flying Lotus-related, the internet becomes a foaming frenzy of activity. That was still the case when Thundercat announced the release of his upcoming album, Apocalypse, which FlyLo …