Mike Cina's Spirit Edit
As I’m in a jazzy mood this week, I got something else to share with you. From my favourite vintage-design blog Grain Edit comes an exclusive mix of spiritual jazz records.
Jazz & Skateboards
You might remember these beautiful Miles Davis Skateboards, today I present to you an interview with the artist Ian Johnson and a selection of his work.
Nosaj Thing Live Visuals
Here is a compilation of visuals projected at the live-performances of Alpha Pup’s Nosaj Thing. The visuals were designed and programmed by Adam Guzman and Julia Tsao.
K15 presents Listen! Vol. 3
Here’s the third installment of the Listen! series from London-based producer K15. Once again a great selection of jazz, funk and hip-hop – don’t miss!
Flying Lotus – Infinitum
With the release L.A. EP 3×3 by Flying Lotus, Warp Records also presents a video for the track “Infinitum”.
Dimlite – Caran D'Ache Knees
Here is “another shitty live recording” from Swiss producer Dimlite, taken from his abandoned album project Prismic Valuta Rising.
Kind of Bloop
I think I mentioned this project on Twitter some months ago, Kind of Bloop is an 8-bit tribute to the Miles Davis masterpiece Kind of Blue.
Remix from Floating Points Ensemble
Just a short clip, but still something you should watch out for: Floating Points contributes this remix for the upcoming 10-inch from Bei Bei & Shawn Lee.
Robert Glasper – Enoch's Meditation
Recorded back in January, Robert Glasper performs the track “Enoch’s Meditation” while his iPod plays parts from speeches by Martin Luther King and Barrack Obama.
Mixtape Monday #2
Here’s a summary of the many mixtapes I’ve posted on Twitter throughout the week, just in case you missed them.
Ital Tek – Summer Mini Mix
With his Massive Error EP, Ital Tek delivered one of my favourite releases this year. Today, I got his recent summer mixtape to share with you.
Best of Bubblers – A Brownswood Mixtape
In order to celebrate the release of the upcoming Brownswood Bubblers 4 compilation, the fine people at Brownswood Recordings put together this exclusive mixtape.
Hudson Mohawke – Butter
It’s hardly more than the album name and its tracklist, but the debut from Scotland’s Hudson Mohawke will be out on October 12th through Warp Records.
Maybe So, Maybe No
So, I featured previous videos by everybody’s darling and soul singer extraordinaire Mayer Hawthorne, guess you should know about this one as well.
Hawthorne Headhunters Rehearsing
Nice video of Hawthorne Headhunters rehearsing their track “She Wanna”, featuring Black Spade, Coultrain and Jimi James.
Sbtrkt – Mary Anne Hobbs Mix
A couple of weeks ago, masked producer Sbtrkt got me stunned with his recent mixtape for FACT Magazine. This week he did a guest mix for Mary Anne Hobbs.
Zomby – One Foot Ahead Of The Other EP
Following last year’s acid-soaked rave album Where Were U In ’92?, London’s anonymous producer Zomby keeps on twisting the genres on his latest output.
Suff Daddy – Now That You're Mine
September 4th is the day the new album from Suff Daddy drops on Melting Pot Music. Here’s a track for you to listen to.
Weekly Bits 31/2009
The first Weekly Bits in ages has free downloads from Zomby, Ahu and Jazzanova, an interview with Banksy and a teaser to Mary Anne Hobbs’ new compilation.
L.A. Dope
British photographer Shaun Bloodworth spent some time in L.A. to document some of the city’s leading beatmakers, including Flying Lotus, Ras G, Gaslamp Killer and more.
Brendon Moeller Dubstep Mix
It’s the first of August today, about time to mention Brendon Moeller‘s awesome dubstep mix from back in July.
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