MED & Blu drop Peroxide, a funk synth crazy produced by Madlib and featuring psychedelic vocals from Dam-Funk. To get on a release with Madlib is good enough but two in the space of twelve months is pretty special. MED and Blu are the lucky rappers in question and with their latest EP, The Buzz, …
Joey Bada$$ throws his rhymes over J Dilla-produced Two Lips, premiered on Rolling Stone. Never-before-heard Dilla beats just keep on emerging and the news of a Joey Bada$$ x Akomplice x J Dilla Foundation collaboration was surely enough to catch the attention of all fan bases. Well today, Rolling Stone premiered the track Two Lips …
Talos is back with some of the finest Asian samples for his latest Temple Beats EP. This guy doesn’t wait around, which means more beats for us. Talos comes back fresh off the heels of Star Travel with a new EP packed full of Asian samples. Temple Beats takes inspiration from Bollywood, China and everywhere …
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 …
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 …
Gifted The Great drops “Downtown”, a teaser from his upcoming project. As a frequent collaborator with our very own RKZ, Gifted The Great lives up to his nom de plume. But this time, the UK producer is going it alone with his latest projected dedicated to the halcyon days of Motown. The Gift: ‘Volume One’ is …
Nashville-based DJ Bowls has put together a 60-minute mix of J Dilla samples, all from vinyl.
Having remixed JJ DOOM’s Guv’nor, BadBadNotGood are back with a special mix from DOOM’s Lex Records back catalogue.
Benji B spoke to Madlib on his Exploring Future Beats show about the future of Madvillain’s next LP, sampling, and a fall out with Quasimoto as well as a mix featuring unreleased material. When we say you need to listen to this, YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS. Madlib has been in and out of …
Gizmo gives a unique and wonderful rendition of Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want To Have Fun. Before Gizmo drops his new EP, “The Middle” on Okayplayer Records/Revive Music, the Boston musician has released his cover of Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want To Have Fun. We loved his last album Red Balloon and having heard this cover, we’re excited …