Pragmatic Theory – Light Works (compilation album)
Swarvy – Paxico P0wwaw set
Iman Omari – Samadhi EP
Archives for posts with tag: soul
Run the Jewels (EL-P & Killer Mike) – A Christmas F$%kin Miracle (video)
Mndsgn & Ahwlee – A Rap Vacation X-mas
Iman Omari – Vibe Tape +++2
Jalal Salaam – ETHICS
Iman Omari releases his latest album (VIBE)rations, a 90% self produced album that features production from Knxwledge on one track. The album is an experimental jazzy, hip hop and R&B album with Iman Omari laying floaty vocals and rhymes.
BONES, rap artist out of Los Angeles with a grimey nostalgic west coast style mixed with trill drops a streak of videos with the same feel. Download the new mixtape CREEP from BONES here.
Caliph8 producer from Manila, Philippines drops a lovely instrumental cassette for Sub Culture featuring live electronics, drums and sound manipulations.
Paxico Records out of NYC recently (6.8.13) held one of their many Paxico Powwows, a live audio and video broadcast that is held from a secret location around New York City. The lineup featured Mndsgn, Suzi Analogue, Swarvy, Noah B, Malik Abdul Rahmaan and more. Check out the GodsConnect video from that evening featuring the live set from Mndsgn and download the mp3 of his set here.
Hiatus Kaiyote – Tawk Tomahawk an amazing release from 2012 we just discovered. An Australian band that brings future beats, neo soul, avant garde and r&b together, extremely impressive stuff.
N.O.M.A.D. drops another lovely experimental jazz project D U N E
Bruce Geetz – Pennsylvania Based producer/crate digger releases a solid hip hop/soul/afro-beat inspired 3 track EP entitled Mecca ///
Deflon -The North Carolina based electronic/hip hop producer is pushing limits into lovely new soundscape territory with his new EP release Stones.
Ahwlee – Leftist EP
A mix of Nu-wave, progressive, electronic, experimental, soul and dance music for an Aquarius by Stainless Steele for free download.
01 Big Boi – Higher Res feat Jai Paul and Little Dragon
02 Toro Y Moi – Rose Quartz
03 Solange – Losing You
04 The Mighty Jungle – Mush Song
05 Little Dragon – Sunshine
06 Shlohmo – Later
07 Lion Babe – Treat Me Like Fire
08 Toro Y Moi – So Many Details
09 Jesse Ware – 110%
10 Snakehips – When I Look at You
11 Thundercat – For Love I come (Lapalux flip)
12 Noo-Bap – DE’_OW
13 Frank Ocean – Thinking Bout You (Ryan Hemsworth bootleg)
14 Knxwledge – unfoolish
15 Little Dragon – Forever (live)
B. Lewis, electronic/experimental/hip hop/soul producer from San Francisco, CA comes with a high energy/soul experience with his album A Lion’s Aperture.
Shlohmo the LA producer from the WEDIDIT camp has been gaining buzz in the past year and has solidified himself as one of the biggest names in the scene to check for in 2012. His remix of Drake and The Weeknd’s “Crew Love” is just one more reason to give Shlohmo his props. Listen to the track below and download it for free here.
Knxwledge is a one man beat making phenomena. He’s released various EPs in 2011 in rapid fire fashion that has gotten the attention of many as a result. Knx’s first release for 2012 is a 12 track LP entitled “Ovrstnd”. Check it out…
Also check out Stainless Steele‘s song “Holdin My Breath” over the Knxwldge beat Learn off the Ovrstnd LP for free download…
Elegant Animals is a Philadelphia based band that combines electronic, soul, R&B and hip hop. Their free EP entitled Spectrum Nocturnal is a well produced and well rounded project with skillfully arranged and written original songs. Have a listen and download for free…
Via – back2pluto
The illustrious worldwide art collective Midnight Kids Academy unites once again to kick off the new year with Class of MMXII; a compilation album featuring some of the best music created by the MDNK camp in 2011. Exclusives present in this project include contributions from ROZEAUDIO, Stainless Steele, Asonic Garcia, CPT, and TEK.LUN and returning prime singles by rMell, Jowin, FTRSND, N.O.M.A.D, SiR E.U, Dexter Fizz, AbJo and more. Expect much more activity coming from MDNK’s music labelKC.93 Records & Radio this year.
The Philadelphia based electronic/hip hop/soul producer Sir Froderick releases a new 16 track album entitled Reconnecting. The album features a large crew of collaborators from Froderick’s inner circle and is released on Record Breakin’ Music. There’s a Limited 7″ Vinyl EP with exclusive tracks to go along with the album release as well.
“This album was made to hopefully reestablish a bond with friends I have made a connection within the music biz. These musicians’ sounds have inspired and shape me into the person I am today and for that I’m grateful. “Reconnecting” is for my friends who shared this time with me.”
– Sir Froderick
Dexter Fizz a young MC from Maryland drops a lovely 11 track album entirely produced by German producer Thallus and is mixed by DJ SYLO. Dexter Fizz is an artist on KC.93 the record label of The Midnight Kids Academy. Download “The Joy of Thinking Big” here.
Track 2: Magic Handclaps
Track 3: Two Cents
promotional video for “The Joy of Thinking Big”
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