A couple of my best mates love their Blues. They’re always off seeing some geriatric or another, I jest, but I’m not really one for going and seeing people who were once spectacular. I am much more interested in the here and now. The classics are classics, true, but I wouldn’t want to see greats fall from grace. Regardless of the golden oldies, some relatively new but equally amazing talents play music inspired by a forgotten age. Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir are one such band. A truly amazing group, they take me to a place long before here, a place and time before synths and 808 drum patterns.
The West London Bass Heavyweights Greenmoney have put together a wicked remix of New York group Cubic Zirconia’s latest offering ‘Josephine‘.
They’ve classed this one as Trancestep, a brilliant tongue-n-cheek subgenre. with so many spawned and morpherd osmosis’ happening in Music right now, it’s only right that those blurring the boundaries have a bit of fun with the title.
I know very little about Cubic Zirconia, other than the odd track that Alex & Leo have been playing on their wonderful radio show. I’m sure I’ve mentioned that once or twice on the Twitter or here before, if I haven’t then you should head on over to the Ministry of Sound Radio Station on a Sunday evening for your weekly fix.
This is probably my favorite remix of the year thus far. The infectious vocals of the lead singer and the rhythmic, hypnotic drum loop and psychedelic feel, aided by the husky voiced hook, this is a cracker.
Another fantastic XLR8R City Guide, this release focuses on Boston and the pretty damn awesome Soul Clap. I featured the series before, you should check that post out.
I am absolutely loving this record, the beat is incredible, finally Nas is back sounding incredibly fresh. During my stay in Miami I was fortunate enough to experience two different Damian Marley shows.
The first was a free gig for the University of Miami’s Homecoming weekend. This was surreal, as the concert took place in front of the pretty spectacular library, right in the middle of campus. A huge PA and stage set up was installed, and Damian performed for about an hour. The second was at the yearly Marley Festival, held on Bob’s birthday at the Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami. The Festival is a huge get together for Miami’s Jamaican community and fans of Reggae music. The year i was there, I saw Sizzla and Capleton perform alongside all of the Marley family.
A pretty special occasion.
This latest track from Nas & Damian is the lead single from their collaborative album ‘Distant Relatives’ which is rumored to drop on in April.
I recently posted the commemorative T-Shirt that Stussy released in collaboration with Stones Throw for the anniversary of the late great J Dilla. Here are the first two parts of the three part documentary put together by the brand. These feature some incredible individuals recounting their experiences with Dilla. A must watch.
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