Interview with Mark de Clive-Lowe
Two days ago, Nu-Soul Magazine has posted a comprehensive interview with Mark de Clive-Lowe, who is currently touring around the world. I was particularly interested in the part about Mark’s early career,…
Bagpak Selects Vol. II
New York’s Bagpak Records has been on my radar for quite a while, being the home of names Yellowtail, Nubian Mindz or Arch_typ. They were so kind to send me a copy of their upcoming compilation Bagpak Selects Vol. II, which I believe is set for a release in late February.
Dorian Concept – When Planets Explode
It might seem a little that Dorian Concept is taking over this blog. Well, I won’t let him take it over entirely, but I think this boy deserves all the support he can get. His label Kindred Spirit has just posted this mini-website, where you can listen to full-length previews from the upcoming LP When Planets Explode.
Carl Craig on Stylin
There certainly aren’t many artists out there, who have been involved in making electronic music for two decades. Carl Craig has been in the business for 20 years already, his first records being released back in 1989!…
Dorian Concept at Red Bull Music Academy
Here is more news from Dorian Concept, who already talked about last year’s Red Bull Music Academy in my interview. Every year, tracks from RBMA attendees appear on a compilation called Various Assets. One of…
When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence
About a year ago, Mark Pritchard came up with his first Harmonic 313 EP, a tribute to Detroit’s electronic hip-hop (313 being the city’s area code). What first didn’t seem to have the potential for a full album, has grown to become a diverse longplayer, set for release on February 3rd through ever-innovating Warp Records.
Great Lengths Album Launch
Dutchmen Martijn Deykers is a DJ and producer better known as Martyn. Originally a drum & bass producer, he put out several dubstep 12-inches in 2008 on his own 3024 label. Even more people might know him from his Flying Lotus remix of Roberta Flack, or his mixtape for Mary Anne Hobb’s radioshow, recently re-aired in her best-of-2008 show.
Prismic Valuta Rising
Here is a bit of news for those looking forward to the new album from Dimlite, which is supposed to come out this year. Following his two longplayers on Sonar Kollektiv and several records using different
Soulparlor Flyers
Hailing from Mainz in Germany, DJs and production collective Soulparlor has been hosting its You Move Nothing If You Don’t Move Yourself night for the past eight years already, taking place at the city’s longest running club.…
Interview with Dorian Concept
Today, I had the pleasure to talk with Dorian Concept, a young talent from Austria who gained a lot of attention last year. Since his download-only Seek When Is Her from 2006, he added
Dorian Concept Remixes
His name is Dorian Concept, his album When Planets Explode is due on January 29 on Kindred Spirit’s Nod Navigators label. Until then, here is a give-away from the label – four remixes made by Dorian.
Sam Irl Dubstep Mix
Sam Irl is a 23-year old kid out of Bavaria, who moved to Vienna to study recording engineering, and play the jazz piano, synthesizers, samplers and vintage drum computers. He’s been into making beats for 8 years, and had several…
Lukid – Foma
Just when I reported about Luke Blair’s mixtape, I found out that he got his new album out on Werk Discs. The follow-up to 2007’s Onandon is Foma, and it proves Lukid is the first artist of the year you can’t afford to sleep on.
Minnie Riperton & The Lion
I spotted this video of Minnie Riperton over at the Brownswood forums..
Interview on Sammy Davis Jr. & Company back in 1975. Richard Pryor is also on the show, in which a clip shows Minnie being attacked by a lion during a photo shooting. She also performed her songs Singing Lovin You and Adventures in Paradise on the show.
FACT Mix by Lukid
This one is a bit older. Already back in November, British FACT Magazine published a mixtape by Lukid, whom you might remember from his appearance on the Here Comes Treble compilation. It…
Dorian Concept Radio Session
I started the day checking some blogs and came across this video on Creaminal’s site. It’s Dorian Concept playing an improvised concert with another Austrian band called Ginga. It turns out to be an exceptional live jazz…
Generika HiFi Sound Podcast mixed by A*
Generika HiFi Sound delivers its first podcast of the year, a selection of heavy tunes including Peven Everett, Carl Craig, IG Culture, Reel People, 2000black and Q-Tip. Don’t sleep on this!
Rick Wade presents Harmonie Park Revisited
Following their Kenny Larkin collector’s set, Dutch label Rush Hour presents another limited edition from a Detroit legend: Rick Wade. The package contains all three previously released Harmonie Park Revisited 12-inches, a fourth (exclusive) record, and a car refreshener (!) in the shape of Harmonie Park’s logo. There are only 200 available, so better hurry up.
KidVector presents Infinity City
I have absolutely no idea for how long this has been available (probably December), but it is definitely worth an article. Graphic artist KidVector has compiled and mixed a proper mixtape for Eat Concrete. Very much in the tradition of a sound popularized by the likes of Flying Lotus, Prefuse 73, Dabrye or the late J Dilla. The mix comes in a nicely designed package (love the typography!) for those who still burn CDs, or just love a good artwork.
The many Mixtapes of Jonny Miller
Dubspot resident DJ Jonny Miller has made 15 (fifteen!) of his sets from various occasions available for download via his SoundCloud page. Covers a lot of different styles, soulful house, dubstep, broken beat, including those soundtrack-meets-underground-beats mixes…
Hajime Yoshizawa – Innocent Nocturne
Sleep Walker’s Hajime Yoshizawa returns with his latest album Innocent Nocturne, already his second longplayer on Village Again in 2008 (following Japan).
So I asked around, part 2
Instead of following the usual Best-of talk at the end of each year, I sent some questions to some of the musicians I like. In the second part of my survey, I asked about the expectations for the new year.
New Year Soul Music
Today I got two mixtapes with classic soul music for you. The first comes from 4hero’s Marc Mac, who delivers the fifth edition of his The Soul Arranger podcast.
So I figured I should continue…
Kaidi Tatham – In Search Of Hope
It was shortly after Christmas, when the long expected copy of In Search Of Hope finally arrived. While writing this, I noticed how lucky I was, as both LP and CD are currently sold out at Juno Records (Rush Hour still has copies!).
