J.Rawls and John Robinson – It’s Jay Are
Two of hip-hop’s finest, and most under-exposed (in my opinion) collaborate on this track which has a real nice dusty jazz vibe. John Robinson is on the vocals and J Rawls taking care of production.This is taken from their album The 1960′s Jazz Revolution Again… which I believe is a Japan-only release. Do some homework...
Soil & Pimp Sessions – Storm Video
I first about this innovative jazz collective, as many did, through Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide radio show several years ago. Now they finally have their first official US release Planet Pimp coming out on Koch Records, February 24th. Here’s the official bio from the band and below that, check the video for the first single “Storm.”...
Jazzanova – Ben Westbeech – I Can See – Video
This is one of the best tracks (IMHO) from Jazzanova’s recent release Of All The Things. Maybe I’m biased cos I also happen to love Ben Westbeech. In any case the song is lovely and the video provides suitable eye candy: And here’s a bonus for ya. Ben’s recent mixtape featuing lots of electro-y, break-y...
BST Collective – Music For A Saturday Evening
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...
CG-Fest Continues!
Not to be groupies or anything, but we have some more Chicken George updates for ya. His new 12″ for Swedish Brandy is now out, entitled Swed.u.s.h Connection 2. It features the likes of Nick Nack, Lady Alma, The IllVibe Collective, J Boogie and more.Check out this Q&A with the man himself, and from there...
New DJ Chicken George Mix
One of our fave DJs Chicken George let us know that he has a brand new Jazztronica mix available at ProperlyChilled.com. Radio Jazztronica #4 can be streamed or downloaded here:http://properlychilled.com/music/sessions/radiojazztronica/He’s put together a classic mix of jazzy hip-hop and soulful downtempo. The tracklist is as follows:Examples : Be Kind To Your Mind (Red Astaire Remix)...
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