Alumni of URB’s Next 100 feature, Black Stone Theatre Collective are making old school soul, funk and disco sound good as new on their album Music For A Saturday Evening. Producer Andy C is the mastermind behind it all and he is joined by a selection of Chi-town vocalists - Keanna Johnson, Tunji, Yaw, and Zzaje. The album is well-crafted from start to finish and has a timeless feel to it. Check out some tracks below, as well as a free bonus track “Sexyness.”
DOWNLOAD “Sexyness” here

For more info: http://myspace.com/bstcollective

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Todd Kelley has put together another solid installment of his mix series “Prototype of Nu-Soul.” The tracklisting below speaks for itself.
Download it here and visit Todd’s site to check out his many other mixes, all of which are available for download.

01. Take Off The Blues - The Foreign Exchange
02. Pantyhose - Jesse Boykins III
03. Sticks & Stones - Morgan Zarate
04. Girlfriend - Jay Electronica
05. ASOR - W. Ellington Felton f/ Sy Smith
06. Everyday - Lina
07. Workin’ On It - Dwele
08. Try - Samon Kawamura f/ Aloe Blacc
09. I’m Only Human Zo! And Tigallo
10. One More Drink - Ludacris f/ T-Pain
11. Find My Way - Ayah
12. Search In - Chester Gregory
13. Break My Little Heart - Jazmine Sullivan
14. Phone Call - Kissey Asplund
15. Picture - Kreme

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LA soul heads - it’s almost time for another Strictly Social!
The crew returns to Silverlake’s the Little Temple Bar with another great lineup including Q Dixon, Jamila with a guest DJ set from DJ Daz. Plus you will also be treated to a special video screening of Wayna’s new video for “My Love”, taken from her album Higher Ground.

All details below, don’t forget to RSVP to get in fo’ free!

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Brittany Bosco is a progressive soul diva out of Savannah, GA, and honestly that’s about as much as I know about her except that her quite excellent EP “Spectrum” is available for free download and has been creating quite some buzz just recently. Her sound easily traverses terrain from progressive, space-age soul (eg “Glitch”, “City of Nowhere”) to a sound rooted more obviously in classic funk and soul such as “8-Trak” and “It Was You.” She pulls it all together with a natural ease - this lady is the real deal. Grab the Spectrum below and stay tuned for more from Ms. Bosco.
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Listen: Brittany Bosco “8 Trak”:

Listen: Brittany Bosco “City of Nowhere”:

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I’m on a bit of a Replife roll at the moment, so I thought I’d give y’all a little taste of the man’s music in case you happen to still be sleeping. “Change 4 A Dolla” is taken from his album The Unclosed Mind which was recently released via Futuristica and can be copped at MobileUnderground.com.

Download “Change 4 A Dolla”.

You may also have heard Rep on tracks with The Politik. He’s also part of the Strictly Social fam, having performed at both Strictly Social: NY Edition, and October’s LA Strictly Social at Little Temple Bar - check the coverage here. Replife is a true original, blending broken beats with his hip-hop sensibilities and blazing intellect. You can hear a couple more tracks in the player below. And “Change 4 A Dolla” is kicking off our new feature - the Beatlife Featured Download.

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Strictly Social had another great night at LA’s Little Temple Bar on October 22nd. Electric performances from each of Replife, Michelle Shaprow and Les Brown & The Now demonstrated the spirit of Strictly Social. Resident DJ Destroyer along with DJ Myxzlplix and DJ Kaleem kept the vibe flowing with their on-point selections. A birthday party was also in the house so a memorable time was had by all. Check out Nu-Soul Mag for further coverage and pics.

Replife

Michelle Shaprow

Les Brown & The Now

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Miguel is an LA-based artist who was  signed to Jive Records earlier this year. He’s also appeared on Blu’s Below The Heavens and the Johnson&Jonson album (under the name Jontel). And I learned via FreshSelects that he co-wrote Musiq’s “If You Leave” and Usher’s “Revolver”. He recently dropped a free ep/mixtape which is pretty hot and filled with radio-friendly but still a little edgy, R&B. My fave track is probably “Dig”.

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Los Angelenos know DJ Anthony Valadez as one of the hardest working DJs in town. He holds down several residencies at spots like Little Temple and Zanzibar. He has opened for the likes of Les Nubians, Ben Harper, Nikka Costa, Talib Kweli, Meshell Ndegeocello, Eric Roberson, Van Hunt, Sa Ra Creative Partners, Aloe Blacc, Platinum Pied Pipers, Doug E Fresh and much more. He can also now be found on the tastemaking radio station KCRW.

In addition to his vinyl-juggling schedule, Vala also finds time to produce some dope tracks. He has remixed projects for Ammon Contact,  Build an Ark, and was featured on Mochilla’s Keepintime Soundtrack alongside Daedelus,Nobody, Cut Chemist, J Rocc and much more. Now, in conjunction with the homie DJ Junior, he has just released a single on Record Breakin’ Music entitled “Go” featuring Wendisue and John Robinson. You can cop the limited edition 7″ single here. Oh yea, and he did the cover art for it as well. Take a listen:
Anthony Valadez ft. Wendisue & John Robinson “Go”

Here’s some other tracks to wrap your ears around that the man laced us with.
B Side for Philly:

Daru Remix:

Firefly, w. Kissey Asplund:

Galore:

Roommate Remix:

She Walked Away:

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I stumbled upon this recently on the internets. A new (to my ears) Little Dragon track “Infinite Love”. In reality it looks like this track has been floating around for a few months, I’m just late to the game. But oh well. If you’ve read this blog for a while you’ll know that I’m fairly obsessed with Little Dragon, so anything new from them is welcome to my ears. This track was included in an online campaign by Cartier called Love, and it’s a good midtempo slice of Little Dragon-esque electro-y soul.  You can download it below. Sadly the only version seems to be in 96kbps, but better than nothing eh?

Little Dragon - “Infinite Love”

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They are about to embark on another US mini-tour - catch them on the dates below.

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Strictly Social brings you LA’s only night of truly eclectic and progressive live soul music. In case you happen not to live in LA, the Strictly Social mix series brings you a little taste of what the night offers. Volume 2 comes courtesy of DJ Myxzlplix. Check the tracklist below, then stream or download.

Track Listing
1. Dial 7-Digable Planets
2. If I Fall-Naked Music
3. Pray Together-Amp Fiddler
4. Actioneer (Wajeed Remix)-Black Spade
5. Massage Situation-Flying Lotus
6. Could It Be-Noel Zancarella f. Baatin
7. My First Love (K2wizzle Rmx)-DJ Syren
8. We All Want The Same Thing-Kevin Michael F. Lupe Fiasco
9. Sweet-The Politik F. Replife
10. Me And Armini-Emiliana Torrini
11. The Duck-Belleruche
12. Crucify-Milez Benjiman
13. Inhale Exhale-J Rawls, Venus Malone & Wordsworth
14. What Do You Know-Beatphreak
15. Northern Girls-Belleruche
About DJ Myxzlplix
myspace.com/djmyxzlplix
myxmanifest.blogspot.com
djmyx.com

About Strictly Social

Strictly Social is fast becoming one of Los Angeles’ most unique monthly events incorporating listening parties for major releases, guest DJs, visual artist exhibitions and intimate performances from rising stars in the soul community. Organized by DJ Destroyer of Soul Union, Norman Mayers of Nu-Soul Magazine, and Lucy Beer of Elemental Consulting, this night if “Eclectic Soul Fusion” aims to provide a non-traditional perspective on soul by fusing genres and styles. With recent events in New York City and Atlanta, the brand has begun to spread beyond its original home. Artists that have performed at Strictly Social include Sy Smith, Anthony David, Lina, Peter Hadar, Jimi James, Maya Azucena, and Kissey Asplund.

www.myspace.com/lastrictlysocial

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