Download Jose James – Coltrane (Dear Alice)
I’m a sucker for Jose James, I won’t even lie. Here’s the first of 2 new treats from the man. Lyrics and credits below. Listen: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download Jose James – “Coltrane (Dear Alice)” José James – vocals Nori Ochiai – piano Alexi David – bass Luke Damrosch – drums...
New Strictly Social Mix – Urban Renaissance – DJ Myxzlplix
DJ Myxzlplix has laced us with the latest Strictly Social DJ mix. Urban Renaissance sports some lovely progressive soul and hip-hop vibes. Tracklist and download link below. DJ Myxzlplix is lovely with the pixels too. He designs all the Strictly Social flyers, as well as those of many other events and is a truly creative...
Peter Hadar – Full Time Lover
Here’s the new single from the always-creative cool weirdo Peter Hadar. “Full Time Lover” is taken from a new forthcoming album Take Off Victoria. Peter has steadily been building his profile and following over the past several years so hopefully major successes are on their way to him! This track is super-funky with killer production...
Exclusive Mix From DJ Destroyer
Strictly Social resident, and one of LA’s best DJs, DJ Destroyer has kindly put together this exclusive mix for us. Featuring some soulful beats and cerebral soundscapes, Destroyer displays his usual impeccable taste. http://destroyer.podomatic.com http://twitter.com/djdestroyer Download the Beatlife Mix from DJ Destroyer Tracklist: 1. STAY HERE – MUHSINAH 2. FOR THE HUNGRY CATS – PORTFORMAT...
Afta-1, Nikko Gray Love Fest
In honor of Afta-1 & Nikko Gray’s soul-stirring performance at Strictly Social (the best event in LA to see live progressive soul music) last week, I decided to round-up some choice downloads from them, for you, my lovely readers. Hopefully both these artists will drop full-length projects on us before too long…. More info on...
New Mystery Music!
A source close to Beatlife, who shall for now remained un-named, has shared a couple of snippets from a brand new project coming out in February. All is shrouded in mystery so I have no details to give you, but take a listen to the snippets below. You might be able to figure out who...
Stay Connected Vol 3 – Anthony Valadez
Brand new mix for the New Year from Mr. A/V featuring some of his “favorite record gems that I rarely get to play out but sit in my record bag.” As you’d expect, musical goodness abounds on this mix. Download Stay Connected Vol 3 Red– I Should Tell Your Mama on You Isley Brothers –...
A Fall Suite Podcast
I’ve been sittin’ on this mix for a while but it deserves to be brought to the light no matter my tardiness ;) This podcast comes courtesy of a collabo between two excellent music blogs – JusLikeMusic and Apple Juice Break. A Fall Suite features some excellent tracks from the likes of Electric Wire Hustle,...
I'm Lucy Beer and I run this here blog. I like soul, hip-hop and electronic music, and anything that blurs those lines. You can reach me at: music[AT]beatlife.net - please don't attach MP3 files - provide links to download or listen to them. Also, if you're a rapper and your name is 'Lil something, it's probably not a good fit for this blog ;)
