skinshape
Skinshape is 23-year old Will Dorey, originally from Swanage, Dorset. His music spans hip/trip-hop, funk, reggae and anything else that suits. Long delays and spring reverbs of dub, psychedelic guitar, funky bass lines, and some heavy drums. Skinshape often records his own samples, be it drums, vocals or otherwise to 1/4″ tape before integrating into […]
favourite things | 7.14
Our soundcloud-selection for july is now ready for streaming. ‘Favourite Things 7.14‘ holds 47 tracks, with a total playtime of 2:51 hrs. The set is a journey through electronic music and hiphop. Featuring productions and songs by some of our favourite artists, such as Chet Faker, Flume, Reginald Omas Mamode IV, Gang Colours, Jimmy Whoo, Bahamadia, KA-YU, UNDA, SIAM, Electric […]
the thought of you
Drummer Otis Brown III – an invaluable sideman with the likes of Esperanza Spalding, Joe Lovano, Terence Blanchard, Oliver Lake, Somi, and others – has announced the release of his debut album ‘The Thought of You’, which will arrive September 23 via Revive/Blue Note, a new partnership between Revive Music and Blue Note Records. The […]
summer in jakarta
Jakarta Records from Berlin/Cologne (Germany), dropped their new compilation album. “Summer in Jakarta” contains previously unreleased music from artists such as 20syl, FloFilz, Suff Daddy, Ta-Ku, Mura Masa, Iamnobodi, Guts, Farhot and many more. The compilation is available as a free download on Jakarta Records Bandcamp page. Listen to the whole collection after the jump …
nehruvianDOOM
MF DOOM and Bishop Nehru’s collaborative album under the name NehruvianDOOM is due out September 22nd via Lex Records. After releasing the video for “Darkness” a couple of weeks ago, they’ve now dropped the new track, “Om”, features rapping from DOOM. NehruvianDOOM grew out of a meeting at London’s famous jazz venue, dive bar, the 100 Club in […]
hallways
Homeboy Sandman is set to release ‘Hallways’, his second full-length album on Stones Throw Records. It is an ode to the space between where you are and where you are headed; a space in flux, and a space where Sandman himself noticeably thrives in this release. Producers on Hallways include Knxwledge, Blu, DJ Spinna, Oh […]
bt30
‘BT30’ is målib‘s first beat tape on bklyn music – he’s a former rastafari, who first got in touch with african music and hip-hop in Nairobi several years ago. Beats, mowax and trip-hop have always been a big influence for the german beat-maker. He’s diggin’ in jazz and programming beats since 2008, he also released some EPs on Mad Hop and Soul […]
aurorasmushroomtenderness
Carlos Niño’s new album “AURORASMUSHROOMTENDERNESS” out on disques corde, features Deantoni Parks, Farmer Dave Scher, Kelsey Gonzalez, Cut Chemist, Dexter Story and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. Stream the preview mix after the jump and watch the official video of ‘Enter The Nowosphere’, directed and edited by Azul Niño. Official release date was 16th July 2014, order online direct or on […]
gentle giant
Brenk Sinatra from Vienna is back with his new “Gentle Giant” mixtape on Inflammable. The new mix gives an overview about Brenk’s dicography and contains 11 previously unreleased instrumentals, as well as vocal features by Waldo The Funk and MC Eiht. The tape is an addition to LRG’s “Brenk/Gentle Giant Hoodie“. Below you can stream the 20-minute documentation of Brenk […]
where will we go
Nick Hakim, is a talented singer/songwriter fromBrooklyn, he now released his solo debut EP on Earseed Records. ‘Where Will We Go Pt. 1’, dropped July 14th and it’s available now on iTunes. “Where Will We Go stamps a point in time that I was dealing with death within my family and community, the questioning of religion…there’s just a lot of different […]
in the middle of nowhere
Fiktív aka Courage is a beatmaker/producer from Szeged, Hungary, who combined the underground electronica with wide variety of hip-hop beats. “In The Middle Of Nowhere” brings conventionally unusual sound. The difference between the songs gives the essence of the EP. Free download here or purchase on Bandcamp. Vocals features by 1.E.X.I, Oneil, Apes, Coy. Out since […]
bahia affair
REdefinition are Mecca:83, Buscrates 16-bit Ensemble and DistantStarr, all friends with a long history of musical collaboration. It was only a matter of time until they came together to form a unit. Influenced by classic brazilian music of the 60’s and 70’s, “Bahia Affair” blends elements of bossa percussion with MPC beats and ample Fender Rhodes […]
sogni di gloria
Italian band 35 caliber are back with their original soundtrack of “Sogni di Gloria” (Dreams of Glory), the new film by John Snellinberg. The film has already received two major awards for Best Film at the Rome Independent Film Festival and Worldfest-Houston 2014 International Independent Film Festival 2014 as best Film and best editing. The soundtrack to “Sogni di […]
palmen & freunde
The german producer and Hi-Hat Club member Dexter is about to release his new summer-vibe album on the cologne label Melting Pot Music. After two instrumental albums „The Jazz Files“ and „The Trip“, Dexter produced the beats and some of his friends, Audio88 & Yassin, Morlockk Dilemma, Roger (Blumentopf) and Chefket provides the vocals for his new LP. “Palmen […]
nobody smiling
On Juli 22nd, Common’s new album “Nobody’s Smiling” will be released. On the 13-track strong LP, he gets support by well known artists such as Big Sean, Jhené Aiko, Snoh Aalegra & Dreezy, Elijah Blake, Vince Staples and Cocaine 80s. All tracks are produced by No I.D, who produced Common’s first three albums. You can now listen to the first […]
v
The japanese jazz-trio Cro-Magnon consisting of Shigekazu Otake, Takumi Kaneko, Tsuyoshi Kosuga is back. After four years they are about to release their seventh album, simply titled ‘V’. Released is July 16th on Jazzy Sport. Pre-order via Amazon (Japan only). See the full tracklist and stream the album teaser below.
there were seven – remixes
18 months on from the release of their critically acclaimed 7th album, ‘There Were Seven’, UK Hip-Hop/Funk/Soul pioneers The Herbaliser return with ‘There Were Seven – Remixes’. Released on the band’s own Department H label the album features 15 newly recorded and remixed versions, plus a further 8 bonus instrumental cuts, from the likes of […]
shapes: rectangles
“Shapes: Rectangles” is the latest in Tru Thoughts’ series of essential label compilations, compiled by A&R and label co-owner Robert Luis. 2014 sees Tru Thoughts celebrating its 15th Birthday, and this compilation illuminates a hothouse of musical talent, bringing a wealth of newer signings in amongst the more established artists on the label. The first CD contains […]