Some hip hop warmth coming from the UK and the US in the form of Mecca:83’s Nightshift. It seems criminal that I didn’t mention this track when it came out on Christmas Eve last year, but them’s the breaks. Manchester’s Mecca:83, with electric piano help from Philly’s Buscrates 16-Bit Ensemble and cuts from Dj Ivan6 …
Filipino beatmaster Suhnraw shows us why he’s a Beat Addict with a brand new beat tape.
We watch Jamiroquai keeping it live and funky in 1995 on this week’s Throwback Thursday. It was Jamiroquai front man Jay Kay’s birthday a couple of weeks ago and at the age of 43, he’s still going strong with the band who are currently working on a new album. For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we …
Cheesy TV album commercials are the best is but it’s our Throwback Thursday this week.
Motel Eola brings us his third and final musical lecture. As the man himself says “It’s time to get re-educated; music class has now commenced” and your teacher for this week will be will Motel Eola. Through the final instalment of his three-part EP series Go to School the 3rd, he’ll be discussing the basics of …
Our One To Watch is a jazz singer from New York called Aria Jay.
The label has only been around for two weeks but we have our first release. Entitled Sunday Night Jams, we ask our artists – as well as specially selected musicians from elsewhere – to compile a list of tracks they would listen to on a perfect Sunday night to jam and relax. Our first “curator” …
Found this bookmarked in a folder of saved Bandcamp albums. Normally, I don’t take much notice of groups rapping over other artists’ beats but I made an exception for these guys. Why? Cos they sound damn good. Comprised of Kid Abstrakt, Predominance and man with the scratches, DJ Million Faces. Not only is their latest album SoulVibes good, …