Music blog Jus’ Like Music has launched a record label and the first release is from this London bloke named Bug. The digital single, which is free to download, is Cosmic Lab b/w 20 Winks and both tracks display a nice line in galactic soul beats. Check out the choons below and download away! Definitely [...]

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New Flying Lotus tracks are always welcome and this one is no exception (spotted at Urb). Preceding his upcoming Warp release Cosmogramma scheduled for May, “Quakes” brings you some classic Flying Lotus flavor. This particular track will not be on the album, but can be found on the Warp compilation 2010. You can take a [...]

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Hot damn. This track is like, whoa. Seriously though, 1-O.A.K. did a ridiculous job of turning Little Dragon’s “Blinking Pigs” into a beautiful, hip-hop n’ jazz inflected head-nodder. 1-O.A.K, is Oakland’s Brandon McFarland – a vocalist, musician and producer who is part of the Bay Area Collective the Honor Roll. He entered this remix, titled [...]

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So this video is hella (in internet time) old, ie. more than a week, I know this, but I’ma post it anyway ‘cos I’m clearly not hung up on being the first on everything. The Root’s next album How I Got Over was supposed to come out late last year but has been pushed back [...]

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Jack Splash returns with another free album download. This one is significantly better than the previous freebie, Heir To The Throne,  and demonstrates his production chops. I’m curious as to how his official album will sound. He seems to have ditched the funk-soul persona in favor of a more ‘gully’ (remember that word?!) hip-hop persona. [...]

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Rita J drops her first single from her Artist Workshop album on All Natural. “No Regrets” is good, solid hip-hop with a nice beat that Rita J spits all kinds of fire over. Definitely makes me want to check out the album which features production from Black Spade, Kenny Keys, Yuani, Rashid Hadee, Tre Styles, [...]

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DJ Chicken George has put together another of his lovely ‘jazztronica’ mixes for the Ropeadope folks. As you can see from the tracklist below, CG is a master of mixing up the styles in a potent blend of soulful hip-hop and electronica. CG stays busy with a hectic DJ-ing schedule and releasing music worldwide, such [...]

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I know very little about this cat named Amplifya. But evidently he’s a producer and makes electronic hip-hop beats that he describes as “slowed down and chopped up disco samples.  the inverse of chipmunk soul?” The Disco Screw EP which he’s offering for free,  is more of a beat tape – a collection of short [...]

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DJ Destroyer drops the next volume in the Strictly Social series. If you are not in LA to experience the progressive soul monthly event Strictly Social, these mixes are the next best thing.Destroyer has lined up another stellar selection of tunes.
1. The Highest – MeLo-X
2. Melody (Featuring Shabaam Sahdeeq and Erik Rico)- DJ Spinna
3. Too [...]

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Another dope mix from Anthony Valadez. The concept for this one, according to mr. AV is “the spirit of optimism for the future from a youth’s perspective.” The sounds are soulful and futuristic. Whet yer whistle with the tracklist and then go download. Also congrats are in order because KCRW has given Vala a weekly [...]

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