YES McCAN presents “My Favorite Brazilian Albums”
To know Brazilian music is quite an achievement, and I wouldn’t dare consider myself an authority in this field. I’d rather say that I love music, and add in the same breath that Brazil has produced a quantity of some ridiculously good recorded music over the course of the last century. Following …
J Rocc “Crate Diggers” presented by FUSE
via FUSE: “In this episode original Beat Junkie J. Rocc digs through his record collection and talks about why you shouldn’t spend big bucks for “rarities.” Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections.” Subscribe to Fuse for all …
MOOVMNT “Glimmering Fractions : Mix 08 Peridot”
I’m seriously starting to run out of words to express how much we’re loving the mix series by the MOOVMNT boys from Amsterdam, so i’m going to let them use their own words: “Breathtaking sparkles, glimmering fractions. What melodical madness causes such satisfaction?” Another summer edition coming your way on …
Future Classic: Marques Toliver “Magic Look”
Marques Toliver! I knew I had to keep my eye out for you. A couple of months back I fell upon the Toliver’s mix tape Studying for my PH.d and was obsessed with finding out more about this wonderful artist. The mix tape itself wasn’t in the regular format of …
Buddy “Idle Time” (Produced by Pharrell)
Buddy is one of Pharrell’s new young artist that he has signed to his new project “I Am Other”. After dropping that single with Kendrick Lamar earlier this year, the 17 year old Compton rapper delivers the latest sample of his upcoming “Idle Time” mixtape with the new track “Inspired” …
Forgotten Treasure: KLYMAXX “Don’t Hide Your Love” (1982)
You could say Klymaxx was ahead of its time. The all-female band was brandishing the girl power ideology a decade before the onset of riotgrrl or the appearance of leather-clad starlets like Avril Lavigne. They released albums with titles such as “Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman” and “Girls …
Future Classic: Funkineven & Fatima “Phoneline”
It’s no secret to anyone that we are huge fans of pretty much anything that comes out of the EGLO Records catalog. I played with label boss Alexander Nut last year, an amazing DJ and just great tastemaker in general and a few weeks ago I played with Eglo co-founder …
Future Classic: Jesse Boykins III “The Perfect Blues”
I first heard Jesse’s ‘heart melting’ voice on ‘The Perfect Blues‘ when it was featured on the Red Bull Music Academy‘s Various Assets Madrid 2011 album released last February. Instantly I fell in love. Jesse’s succulent vocals soothe the ears like a big spoon of honey in Chai tea and …
Future Classic: Miles Bonny “2011 Bootlegs LP”
I’ve been meaning to write about this one for a while but ripping vinyl records sometimes seems like such a daunting task that it makes me months to actually do it. Well thankfully the record has now finally been posted on soundcloud so I can now share with you this …
Karriem Riggins “Produced That” (Stones Throw Podcast)
via StonesThrow: Karriem Riggins, jazz drummer. He’s backed Hank Jones, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson, Donald Byrd and Ron Carter. He tours with Diana Krall, and recently collaborated with The Beatles’ Paul McCartney on his first studio release in five years. But Karriem does something Ringo never dreamed of – he also …
MOOVMNT “Glimmering Fractions : Mix 07 Ruby”
A brand new episode of Glimmering Fractions brought to you by the MOOVMNT homies from Amsterdam. This one is for all the lovers of soulful music. Every edition so far has been absolute gold. A bit of brand new stuff, a bit of slightly older selections we totally forgot about. …
Forgotten Treasure: Baby Huey “The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend” (1971)
The Baby Huey Story is a unique record in every regard. First off, it’s a rare mix of psychedelic soul, deep funk, blues-rock and proto-rapping in both live and studio settings.Secondly, the record was the only release by the group and it was produced by Curtis Mayfield on his own …