1773 x trishes - the luv bug

Although it is by far the dominant topic in most other forms of popular music (and beyond that), love is not something that HipHop artists talk about very frequently. There are many more rap songs about recreational drug use, material wealth, not-quite-legal activities or casual sex than there are about that other four letter word, L.O.V.E. In comes „The Luv Bug“, a concept album entirely devoted to the big topic: From the sparks of initially meeting an attractive woman (Familiar Stranger) to planning the rest of your life together (Future Love), from make-ups (Keep On Loving) to break-ups (Summer‘s Gone) and from fantasizing about an ethereal beauty (Out Of Orbit) to deception (Adesina), Chicago MCs Just Jay & Wisdm O.N.E. a.k.a. 1773 touch on a wide variety of subjects.
The musical foundation is provided by the other end of this transatlantic musical endeavour, producer Trishes from Vienna/Austria. He manages to create quite different vibes - from spacey futuristic Beats to almost classic Boom Bap sound and even farther back to 80s drum computer patterns – while maintaining enough of a common thread and feeling to keep the music cohesive. All together, this is a pretty infectious record. Or, to quote from the intro: „The Luv Bug will bite you if you don‘t watch out… Watch Out!“

1773 x trishes - the luv bug

helene smith - you got to be a man (tall black guy chop suey remix)

tall black guy... probably the illest producer at the moment

You Got To Be a Man(Chop Suey Remix)125.000BPM by TallBlackGuyProductions

this is tomorrow - strange fruit

just got a nice email from peter who took the time to print the cover artwork for my strange fruit album
thanks for the support

dj format - statement of intent promo video

this new dj format album promo sounds great
the album is called statement of intent and features songs with edan, mr lif, phill most chill, sureshot la rock, the nostalgia 77 quintet and the simonsound
out on Feb 27th 2012

african music today & el michels affair: new 7s from truth and soul

Four of the most dance floor friendly tracks from the best-selling Truth & Soul compilation, African Music Today is finally available on a handsome picture sleeve 45 single. The full-length, which was released a year ago was curated by world famous world record collector and Soul Fire founder, Phillip Lehman.
The first song on side A features the Zafari track, King Masaru. An Ethiopian big band that was first introduced to world through their Soul Fire 45 which featured the dance floor killer, Addis Ababa. The second song on side A, percussive Movement No.1, is by the group Friends of The Family. It features a heavy drum break with gang vocals. Side B is a Mulatu inspired song by the group, The Original Brothers. The second song on side B is another track by Friends of Family which a virtuosic Kalimbo solo over a heavy drum break.

african music today



One of the greats has passed and Truth & Soul has compiled an EP of Isaac Hayes covers to pay tribute to one of the most talented and innovative songwriters of the twentieth century. One of the creative forces behind Stax Records, Isaac Hayes has left behind a body of work that includes legendary film score, Shaft, classic albums such as Black Moses and Hot Buttered Soul, to name a few.

el michels affair - a tribute to isaac hayes

blast kid - inner city jazz vol. 3

Lander aka Blast Kid the Jazz Kid decided to revive the Inner City Jazz series recently. Volume 3 is a one hour long mix of laid back jazz-funk and fusion tracks and in my opinion a perfect listen for an early morning or late night walk through the city.

check out his amazing blog thejazzkid.tumblr.com for more

Blast Kid - Inner City Jazz vol. 3 by Laid Back on Mixcloud

as a special bonus you can download the first two mixes aswell

blast kid - inner city jazz vol. 1

blast kid - inner city jazz vol. 2

chris read - history of hip hop: 1980s live at big chill london

here's another classic mix by chris read, this one recorded live at mixcloud's history of hip hop night at big chill in london

History of Hip Hop: 1980s (Live at Big Chill London) by Chris Read (Musicofsubstance) on Mixcloud

will sessions - mix takes: take one

really looking forward to this release

sisters love - now is the time

sisters love - now is the time

jean wells - soul on soul

Jean Wells’ story is not an extraordinary one in the world of soul, although her voice certainly was. Her biggest hit ‘Have A Little Mercy’ from 1967 was a glorious slice of deep soul, a plea to a lover, whom she is addicted to, but who doesn’t seem to notice. Her gospel-trained voice perfectly encapsulating those feelings, whilst a stark arrangement dominated by an ethereal organ and dramatic horn stabs heightens the unbearable effect this man is having on Jean’s life. Yet at the time this record only reached number 25 in the R&B charts, just another bit of genius amongst many, thrown out by the black American music industry at one of its most creative and profligate periods.

now available on bbe music
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