Beautifully crafted beat tape by Swiss producer Chief, paying homage to legendary pianist Chick Corea. If you liked our previous post Dela, you should definitely check this out. Listen to or download the beat tape on the widget below.
This new instrumental project is Style Wars‘ first EP released by Aztex label, which is run and initiated by young, talented producers from The Netherlands. Listen to or download the full EP on the widget below. Should you like this, also check out our previous post on Quiet’s instrumentals.
Here’s an amazing Orange Breakdown aka Sir OJ remix of a song called ‘Loop met me over zee’ by dutch folk band DE 3JS. Download the MP3 from the Slumgullion website here, and check out Master Lee’s unofficial video of ’Maar 1′ below, made up of visuals from legendary Hong Kong film maker Wang Jia Wei’s movie ‘2046′.
New track from Jay Electronica released yesterday. Check out TeamYee.tv for an interview with Jay and hear what he has to say about the track.
Download: Jay Electronica feat Diddy – The Ghost of Christopher Wallace
Sorry, these aren’t up for download yet, but here’s the first single, ‘My Guitar Whales’ taken from Paul White’s forthcoming album ‘Paul White & The Purple Brain’. A psychedelic stripped-down banger, it mixes an Eastern-influenced organ hook, rock hard drums, fuzzy synth bass and delirious chanting to mesmerising effect.
On the flip, The Bright Future twins a naggingly catchy piano refrain with tumbling drums and the quirky touches that give White’s music so much character.
Don’t forget to download the first official giveaway ‘Ancient Treasure’ from the album in my previous post here.
A collaboration of sorts, Paul White & The Purple Brain is based around and inspired by the work of little-known Swedish psych-rock guru S.T. Mikael. Having been granted access to Mikael’s back catalogue, Paul White found a unique source of inspiration and challenged himself to create an album using the Swedish multi-instrumentalist’s work as the sole basis for his output. The result is an endlessly inventive showcase of what’s possible when armed with just a sampler, a few studio toys and a fertile imagination and marks a significant step forward from 2009’s cult hit ‘The Strange Dreams of Paul White’.
Released by: One-Handed Music
Release/catalogue number: HAND7007
Release date: Apr 19, 2010
The second ‘proper’ album from Paul White – ‘Paul White & The Purple Brain’ is all set for a June release and ‘ready to melt any mind that will allow it access’.
Being released in conjunction with Now-Again Records, the Stones Throw sister label, below is the first release, free for your listening pleasure.
Don’t forget you can catch Paul White playing at Droppin’ Science on May 1st @ Vibe Bar, Brick Lane. Keep your eyes peeled for the Facebook Event coming shortly.
Download: Paul White – ‘Ancient Treasure’ (Right click, Save as)
The first single from the new and final Little Brother Album.
Official blurb:
Critically acclaimed rap duo Little Brother are back and ready to takeover speakers for the final time together with their new album, LeftBack. Dropping on April 20th via Hall of Justus, LeftBack will mark the end of an illustrious career by partners in rhyme Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh. The album features production from the likes of Khyrsis, Denaun Porter, J.Bizness and guest vocals from Torae, Truck North, Jozeemo, Chaundon, Median, and more. The send-off for the North Carolina hip-hop heavyweights begins with the release of “Curtain Call,” the poetically titled first single from LeftBack. Rapper Big Pooh sets the tone for the album by declaring that “this is it, the last monologue / last act in the play, you could say the epilogue.” A booming synth line, driving bass and staccato drum pattern intertwine to provide the backdrop for the occasion, while Phonte drives home the album’s message by rapping “You know we don’t quit / but when it’s curtain call then that’s all you gonna get.” The song “basically sums up the history of our career as Little Brother,” says the duo. “This is the last first single you will hear from Little Brother.”
Download: Little_Brother-Curtain_Call
The long awaited and well overdue DâM-FunK 5LP Box Set for Toeachizown is finally due for release in a couple of days (Jan 27). By way of a friendly gesture for those that have been waiting, the the mighty DF has put out the brand new track fresh from the studio, raw and unmastered for our listening pleasure.
Don’t expect to hear this on the album. Loving this track.
Download: DâM-FunK – “Speak the Truth” (Right click, save as)
Brand new heat from Freeway & Jake One, sampling ‘Mary Jane‘ by Rick James to great effect!!
Taken from the forthcoming album ‘The Stimulus Package’ dropping on Rhymesayers soon.
Download here.
Bonus Video:
Rick James performs ‘Mary Jane’ live!!:
Another Guilty Simpson leak from Stones Throw Records. Madlib on the boards… and not one for the upcoming OJ Simpson album or Madlib’s “Before the Verdict” album either.
Download: Guilty Simpson – “Before the Verdict”
