Download New Paul Pre Mix
Well, it’s not that new any more, but I’ve been listening to the latest mix from December by German DJ Paul Pre, and it’s sooooo good. I first heard of this fella via Moovmnt.com and after checking out this mix, I’ll definitely be raiding his online archives. He seems to specialize in beats rooted in...
Wayna – My Love – Video and Download
Wayna made me a fan with her debut album Moments of Clarity. But her next release Higher Ground really shows the huge potential she has, so much so that it made it into my Top 8 of 2008. She’s starting to get some real recognition for her talent. She is currently up for a Grammy...
Nu-Soul Mag’s Top 10 of 2008
Nu-Soul Magazine‘s eclectic picks for 2008: 1. Eric Lau – New Territories 2. The Foreign Exchange - Leave It All Behind 3. Kissey Asplund -Plethora 4. Afta-1 – Aftathoughts Vol. 1 5. Santogold -Santogold 6. Replife -The Unclosed Mind 7. Solange – Sol-Angel & the Hadley St. Dreams 8. Wayna – Higher Ground 9. Robyn...
Fiona Bloom’s Top 10 of 2008
International tastemaker/manager/publicist/event producer extraordinaire Fiona Bloom reflects on 2008: 1. Kameron Corvet- Korporate Rockstar 2. Maya Azucena “Get It Together” – single- download- (Purpose Records) 3. MadCon- So Dark The Con of Man- Bonnier/Sony(Norway) 4. Heston Storyteller- World Soul 5. Kissey Asplund- Plethora- R2 Records (Sweden) 6. Kuku- Absence of Cool 7. Proton- Red and...
Butta’s Top 10 of 2008
Soulbounce.com’s Butta gave us her top picks for the year: Reel People – Seven Ways To Wonder Little Brother – Leave It All Behind Jazzanova – Of All the Things Eric Benet – Love & Life Erik Rico - Journey Back To Me Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It Angela Johnson – A...
Beatlife Top 8 of 2008
I don’t usually do year-end lists, but this year I decided to go full force and not only do my own, but gather a few from some esteemed musical colleagues which will be posted separately. Beatlife Top 8 of 2008 (in no particular order) Little Dragon – Little Dragon I said no particular order, but...
New (ish) Stuff From Goapele – Don’t Be Shy, Chocolate
So I just stumbled upon some new stuff from Goapele. Kinda new, cos it looks like these songs have been around for a couple of months now, but I hadn’t seen them anywhere until now. Firstly she released a new single on iTunes called “Don’t Be Shy”, which is signature Goapele – smooth, soulful, jazzy....
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