KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez’ debut full-length album is finally out this week. Audio/Visual, released on Recordbreakin’ Music is a multi-dimensional collection of atmospheric soundscapes and progressive soul jams. Inspired in large part by Valadez’ post-club journeys through the streets of Los Angeles, Audio/Visual demonstrates his eye for images, his ear for sound and his ability [...]

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Strictly Social was off the chain as usual last night. Excellent performances from Erik Rico and Kissey Asplund were just the beginning….an impromptu freestyle session featuring cameos from Jimi James and Babystone’s Novena Carmel, and orchestrated by fantastic beat selections from DJ Anthony Valadez, was the highlight. Their birthday serenade to organizer and Nu-Soul founder [...]

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Strictly Social is hosting Erik Rico and Kissey Asplund next week – two of the brightest stars in progressive soul. Can’t wait for this show. DJ Anthony Valadez is the guest DJ, along with residents Destroyer and Myxzlplix. There will be soulful drum n bass in the smaller room, courtesy of Jayvon and guests.
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Those Strictly Social fellas just don’t stop bringing the soulful heat! Volume 4 in the Strictly Social mix series has arrived courtesy of one of the resident DJs – Myxzlplix. And this guy doesn’t just blend and splice the beats with style – he’s nice with the pixels too. He’s responsible for all the fly [...]

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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 – Robyn
10. Hil St. Soul – Black Rose
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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 Purple Vol 1 Mixtape
8. Kery James-  A [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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[credit to TreesForBreakfast, cos that's where I found this.]
This is a Nike-sponsored video of Kissey Asplund’s “Silverlake” track – note the prominent shots of the Nike Air Max 90. According to Mr. Dee Phunk, this vid is part of a series where Nike profiles select European musicians. Anyway the song is pretty cool and the [...]

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DJ Rahdu has just dropped this dope mix of progressive soul and hip-hop. Download it for free here (or listen below) and enjoy the dreamy sounds, featuring some of our faves like Peter Hadar, Kissey Asplund, Velben, Dwele, Sy Smith…well shoot, pretty much the whole damn tracklist.
Thanks homie!

PLAYLIST
1. Swoon Unitz Intro
2. Erykah Badu – Me
3. [...]

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