Hidden Gems (July 2014)
So much good music comes out these days, but it’s hard to take notice of the good and not so obvious ones. So we’re gonna start this new series of collecting our favourites tracks across the web for a whole month and then compiling them into one of these super-mega posts. Hope you find some hidden gems right here!
Chimes is the title track of Hudson Mohawke’s upcoming EP, which is set to drop September 29th on Warp Records! You can pre-order the Chimes EP on iTunes get Chimes right now.
DJ Shepdog has decided to give away a full album of his well loved mash-ups and refixes including classics such as Bigger Than Jamrock, Skanking In The Way Of Control, Groove Is In Jah Heart – these are some of the best reggae mash-ups around! Download here!
Nina Sky hit the streets of NYC with the Kushed God for their trippy new video for “Stoners”.
Let’s keep it local for a second. Brooklyn Shanti’s upcoming album Bedstuyle is out on 9/9/14. His first single/video is This Feeling featuring Jahdan Blakkamoore & Thornato.
Protoje, one of the biggest rising sensations out of Jamaica right now. The first single for his upcoming album Who Knows came out a few weeks ago.
One of our favourites is Arizona-based emcee/producer Glad2Mecha is back with another album. Think Pete Rock, Premier, etc – the golden sound of the 90s!
Sundazed is the 1st single off Allen Poe‘s new LP “How Gardens Grow” set to release this fall. This track captures two stories of a summer love, as Louisville MC Jalin Roze adds the guest verse. DJ Calcutta adds cuts and LA based producer Manifest Beats provides the production.
Melting Pot Music out of Germany signed FloFilz. The Aachen-based producer is a proud disciple of the Low End Theory school of beats (Tribe, not LA). Get familiar with him already and check his new beat “Jazzchains”, which he put on Soundcloud earlier this week.
Homeboy Sandman‘s forthcoming album, Hallways, will hit the internet Sep. 2, and the first taster is quite a tease indeed. America, The Beautiful, the inaugural single preluding Sandman’s second Stones Throw full length, is produced by none other than Jonwayne. Jonwayne’s beat bounces to its jazzy bass breaks, which provide the basement foundation for a thick, sample-laden top layer.
Backward Books, is Azizi Gibson‘s latest output – a solid 9 track EP. If you haven’t heard of him, the 22 year old met Flying Lotus at the gym and ended up getting signed to Brainfeeder – how’s that for a story?
Not your typical Austinite, Read Richarts aims to ensure that his hometown is no longer overshadowed by its sister cities Houston & Dallas with his upcoming “Irrelevant” project, which will be available as a free download on August 6.
The legendary DJ/Producer Pete Rock recently made an appearance on The Combat Jack show. DJ BenHameen put together a fantastic seventy plus minute mix titled The Pete Rock Projects. The mix includes all of Pete Rock’s classic songs, guest appearances and remixes from his illustrious career, which now spans over 20 years in hip-hop.
Emcee/Visionary John Robinson, Jazz Enthusiast/Radio DJ, Thomas Simmons and Jazz Vocalist, T.C. III ride the 4 train to the last stop in the Bronx and document the journey of a visit to Woodlawn Cemetery – the final resting place of legendary Jazz Masters Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Jackie McLean, Max Roach, Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton and more. Their mission to this National Historic Landmark serves up an educational experience for classic Jazz lovers all the way to Hip-Hop crate-diggers. It’s title: Last Stop on the 4 Train
Born-In-Flamez is a bit of an enigma. He was signed to Modeselektion comp vol. 3 from a demo and insisted on signing a non-disclosure agreement with the label. So we don’t know who it is at this point. Maybe the premiere EP will clear things up? It’s dropping August 28th via Unreal Records and we’re very much look forward to it.
SPIN premiered the video for Filastine’s Requiem 432 and but there’s more. His new EP – Aphasia is available now on Post World Industries…
Founder of the Dublab-affiliated label Non Projects, Los Angeles beatsmith Anenon, has made a name for himself merging a delicate, grid-wary production style with the expressive moans and coos of the saxophone. On September 24th, the label will be releasing his second full-length, Sagrada. Pre-Order LP (Limited to 150 Copies) or Pre-Order Digital
SBTRKT shared the lead single from Wonder Where We Land. It’s called New Dorp, New York and it’s pretty different from what you would expect from the two.
Jeremih & Shlohmo release their collaborative EP titled ‘No More.’ They first collaborated on Bo Peep (Do You Right) as part of the Yours Truly x adidas originals Songs from Scratch Series and later dropped the self-titled single ‘No More’ in preparation for the release of the EP. DOWNLOAD Shlohmo & Jeremih – No More
Pretty dope and moody mixtape by Yung Gutted for the good people at Earnest Endeavours.
