Album Review : Jose James “Blackmagic” LP
Worldwide Release : January 24th, 2010 Label: Brownswood Jose James wants no part of the sophmore slump. Ever since being discovered by and signed to Gilles Peterson’s record label Brownswood he has more than lived up to the hype and is one the freshest faces in vocal jazz and neo-soul. …
Special Guest Mix : Funkineven & Mr. Wonderful “Cosmix!”
Dope mix from UK up and comer FUNKIEVEN. Real futuristic-boogie-soul bizness right here… Tracklist: 01. sadistic mika band – funkee mahjong 02. sa ra – space fruit 03. tracy lynne clarke – goldee and tracee 04. sa ra – soul brother 05. sun palace – rude movement 06. floating poiunts …
Music Is My Sanctuary – Show #27 (Live w/Dâm-Funk)
For those who missed it here is my recorded set from the night I played with L.A’s true funkster DAM-FUNK @ Club Lambi in Montreal. It was a true honor to rock it with someone that doesn’t just talk the whole “for the love” thing. On top of being a …
Future Classic: Nathaniel (Aloe Blacc) “La la la”
Officially, new best “Bump & Grind” song ever! (or close to) I was doing my weekly rounds of the dope blogs out there and one of my first stops was Moovmnt.com from the Netherlands; always a must for dope next level niceness. My mans uncovered some early Aloe Blacc tracks, …
Future Classic: DJ Day ft. Aloe Blacc “Closer” (2007)
I posted a forgotten treasure from Gary Bartz called “Celestial Blues” yesterday and since then I’ve had all the different versions and samples based on that track. I was thinking of this great cover that for some reason I couldn’t find the name to… after a couple of minutes digging …
Mr. Guan – “5 Years of TLM mix”
Massive big up to Mr.Guan, all the way live from Vienna, Austria. He sent me a mix a while back… I loved it and so did a bunch of other people, its been getting lots and lots of downloads since (check it here). The mix starts nicely with a massive …
Future Classic: Amy Winehouse “Ska EP”
Brand new EP from Miss Amy paying tribute to some of Ska legends. 4 covers on this lovely 7″ inch including versions of The Specials, Toots & the Maytals and this timeless Sam Cooke classic. Check it!
Future Classic: Jose James “Park bench people”
Beautiful video for Jose James‘ new single off the outstanding “The Dreamer” LP out now on Brownswood. Hands down one of our favorite records of the year. JJ is a talent to watch out for, this dude will change the face of vocal jazz in years to come. The video …