Saturday, May 31, 2014

VA - We Are Friends


VA - We Are Friends 

label: Agogo Records / Hiperbole Records / Jalapeno Records / Lovemonk / Légère Recordings / Wonderwheel Recordings 
released: 14 March 2014 
style: soul jazz funk hiphop world grooves 
format: 320kbps mp3, FLAC,.... 

Friends, that is the six labels who respect themselves and love each other’s music. That’s why we joined forces and give all you people out there a free compilation of fresh tracks from all these labels. some unreleaed, some exclusives and some remixes. For the first issue we have a cool mixture of soul and funk, afro and electro, beats and breaks, dub and French pop for you. It’s axatcly what we like best: A colourful trip through up to date musical styles, just perfect for the spring and summertime! 

tracklist: 
01. Triberg - Himmelreich (Renegades Of Jazz Remix) 04:04 
02. Alexia Coley - Love At First Sight 03:05 
03. Nickodemus - Nuyorican Express (Novalima's Mr R Remix feat Cotito) 04:51 
04. Gecko Turner - Cuanta Suerte (Gerardo Frisina Dub) *exclusive 06:19 
05. Kerbside Collection - A Night In Tunisia 02:45 
06. Los Fulanos feat. The Pepper Pots - Latin Soul Gentleman *exclusive 03:57 
07. Renegades Of Jazz - Afro Cookie (Little Trooper Remix) *exclusive 04:13 
08. Omar - Ghana Emotion (Una Mas Trio Remix) *exclusive 03:36 
09. Kraak & Smaak - Good For The City“ feat. Sam Duckworth (Yesking Remix) 04:13 
10. The Spy From Cairo - Hot Sands 04:31 
11. Caroline Lacaze - Soultempo 03:01 
12. Hidden Jazz Quartett - Lovelight (Instrumental Version) *exclusive 03:58
 

Gramatik - The Age Of Reason


Gramatik - The Age Of Reason 

label: Lowtemp Records
released: 25 January 2014 
style: electronic funk soul glitch dubstep hiphop beats 
format: 320kbps mp3 

The Age of Reason is a benchmark release in the career of Gramatik - the first release on his own label, Lowtemp and a true sonic evolution. It is said that a master learns the rules in order to know how to bend them. With The Age of Reason, Gramatik, shows a musical growth which defies genre and breaks the EDM status quo to achieve an extension of the sound we have come to know as Gramatik. 

tracklist: 
01. Brave Men Feat. Eskobars 06:01 
02. Torture Feat. Eric Krasno 03:42
03. Bluestep 08:33 
04. Pardon My French 03:46 
05. We Used To Dream Feat. Exmag & Gibbz 04:11 
06. You Don’t Understand 03:53 
07. Obviously Feat. Cherub & Exmag 03:55 
08. Control Room Before You Feat. ILLUMNTR 05:58 
09. Prime Time 03:28 
10. Get A Grip Feat. Gibbz 04:14 
11. Just Jammin’ NYC Feat. Exmag 06:07 
12. Expect Us 05:09 
13. Faraway Feat. Orlando Napier 03:57 
14. No Turning Back 04:05 
15. It’s Just A Ride 05:00 

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JBrown & The Mic Smith - Like This Remix EP


JBrown & The Mic Smith - Like This Remix EP 

label: self-release 
released: 09 May 2014 
style: instrumental funky jazz hiphop soul beats 
format: 320kbps mp3, FLAC,.... 

The JBrown & The Mic Smith sound is a mix of Rap, Neo Country, Blues, Funk, with Jazz elements and a touch of world music. And now came with a fresh remix ep. 

tracklist: 
1. JBTMS - Like This - Sammy Senior Remix 04:06 
2. JBTMS - Like This - Joe Revell Remix 03:52 
3. JBTMS - Like This - Timmy Schumacher's Juice Mix 03:18 
4. JBTMS - Like This - SkiiTour Remix 03:45 
5. JBTMS - Like This - T Rice's Rollerboogie Edit 03:44 
 

Boogie Belgique - Nightwalker (Vol. 2)


Boogie Belgique - Nightwalker (Vol. 2) 

label: Dusted Wax Kingdom 
released: March 31, 2014 
style: instrumental swing hiphop electronic lofi beats 
format: 320kbps mp3, FLAC,.... 

Now I’m here to share another equally catchy artist known as Boogie Belgique. Oswald Cromheecke is his real name, and he lives and produces in Antwerp, Belgium. The album in question is Nightwalker Vol. II. (There is of course a previous volume – which is great too – but I didn’t discover it until after I heard the second one.) I find a lot of the tracks lean closer to the electro/hip-hop part of the spectrum than to the swing part. There is, however, no shortage of swing. Every track spends time with something swing. For some it’s with an old jazz voice like Ella Fitzgerald (I think) in “Hello Sinner”. Others emphasize instruments like the muted trumpets in “Monstro” or the oboe in “Red Steam”. 

tracklist: 
01 Smile 05:03 
02 Hello Sinner 04:37 
03 Red Steam 05:25 
04 March Of Time 04:25 
05 Like It Hot 04:05 06 Gabriel 04:18 
07 A Little While 03:43 
08 Through The Night 04:00 
09 Remember 05:47 
10 A Record Falls 06:18 
11 Monstro 05:36 
12 Philotimo 04:12 
13 Lucifer (ProleteR Remix) 03:39 
14 Broken Mirror (Mononome Remix) 04:11 
15 Piccadilly (S Strong Remix) 03:57 
16 Redwood - A Place To Hide (Boogie Belgique Remix) 04:15
 

Psymbionic - Parallels (Part 1: Storm)


Psymbionic - Parallels (Part 1: Storm) 

label: Gravitas Recordings 
released: 25 February 2014 
style: electronic chill glitch dubstep hiphop 
format: 320kbps mp3, FLAC,.... 

On Psymbionic’s “Storm”, you will find one side of the looking glass. As the first half of his two part release “Parallels”, this offering will be followed by its lighter sibling, “Eye”, later in 2014. “Storm” predominantly features upbeat and bass-heavy tracks and collaborations - music to fuel the more intense side of life. Released in partnership with Gravitas Recordings. 

tracklist: 
1. Continuum ft. Jay Fresh 04:12 
2. Slither 04:42 
3. Parallels ft. Vokab Kompany 05:01 
4. Facade ft. ONE4ALL 03:56 
5. Slither (VibeSquaD Remix) 04:00 
 

Grant Phabao - Reggae Reworks Vol​.​1: Masters Of Soul


Grant Phabao - Reggae Reworks Vol​.​1: Masters Of Soul 

label: Paris DJs 
released: 18 December 2013 
style: reggae hiphop grooves 
format: 320kbps mp3, FLAC,.... 

Always celebrating the end of the year with xmas mixes, best-of lists and gifts, Paris DJs has prepared a series of free EPs, gathering the best reggae reworks that have been offered on their Virtual Releases podcast in high-quality audio, starting with a 'Masters Of Soul' selection of heavyweight legends: Stevie Wonder, George Clinton, Michael Jackson and Ce-Lo Green. All 4 remixes have been remastered by Grant Phabao for this reissue!  

tracklist: 
1. Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Grant Phabao Remix) 04:40
2. George Clinton - U Ain't Runnin Shit (Grant Phabao Skank) 05:57 
3. Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin (Grant Phabao Remix) 04:08 
4. Cee-Lo Green - The One (Grant Phabao Remix) 06:02 
 

Grant Phabao - Reggae Reworks Vol​.​2: The Queen & The Abstract


Grant Phabao - Reggae Reworks Vol​.​2: The Queen & The Abstract 

label: Paris DJs 
released: 28 January 2014 
style: reggae hiphop grooves 
format: 320kbps mp3, FLAC,.... 

Second in a series of five free EPs collecting the best reggae reworks from the Paris DJs 'Virtual Releases' podcast in high-quality audio, entirely produced, mixed and newly remastered by French superproducer Grant Phabao, 'The Queen & The Abstract' gathers four reworks of massive Hip Hop artists Erykah Badu and Q-Tip, who don't really need an introduction - at least for our readers/listeners. 

tracklist: 
1. Erykah Badu - Honey (Grant Phabao Remix) 05:27
2. Erykah Badu - Soldier (Grant Phabao Remix) 05:56 
3. Q-Tip - Work It Out (Grant Phabao Remix) 04:05 
4. Q-Tip - Getting Up (Grant Phabao Remix) 05:10 
 

Grant Phabao - Reggae Reworks Vol​.​3: Dynamite B​-​Boys


Grant Phabao - Reggae Reworks Vol​.​3: Dynamite B​-​Boys 

label: Paris DJs
released: 14 March 2014 
style: reggae hiphop grooves 
format: 320kbps mp3, FLAC,.... 

Third in a series of five free EPs collecting the best reggae reworks from the Paris DJs 'Virtual Releases' podcast in high-quality audio, entirely produced, mixed and newly remastered by French superproducer Grant Phabao, 'Dynamite B-Boys' gathers four reworks of monumental American Hip Hop artists Lyrics Born, Jurassic 5, Big Daddy Kane and The Procussions. No-one today can dispute that reggae was the most influential figure in the development of hip-hop, that reggae music gave America the technology to create hip-hop. Now Grant Phabao, one of the very rare few producers today to bring back the real roots reggae sound without dripping it with variety songs chords and sound gimmicks, is paying tribute to those origins, taking classic hip hop a cappellas and dressing them with elastic, dynamic reggae grooves, taking the present back into the past with a blast! 

tracklist: 
1. Lyrics Born - I Like It, I Love It (Grant Phabao Remix) 04:52 
2. Jurassic 5 - Gotta Understand (Grant Phabao Remix) 05:49 
3. Big Daddy Kane - Give A Demonstration Part 2 (Grant Phabao Remix) 04:59 
4. The Procussions - Simple Song (Grant Phabao Remix) 05:45