Weekly Digest 14
If you like Earl Sweatshirt’s sleepy flow, you’ll dig what Chester Watson put together at the tender age of 15. Old school, story telling, stoner vibe with production from MF DOOM, Sammsonite and Stricknine, Chester himself, Onra, Chuck Inglish, Caleb Crowe, UggzTv, and Bugseed. In terms of lyrcis, he’s not playing in the big boy league yet, but man – with 15 this is a hell of a debut!
We have had Red Bull Music Academy graduate 00Genesis on our site in 2011, and we continued to support him throughout the last year. Now here’s another release from the young Maryland-based beatmaker, titled Monday Blues EP. A nod to the authentic golden-age hip-hop, Monday Blues EP infuses jazzy samples, raw chops, bass-heavy beats and turntablism. A must cop for hip-hop purists, and for younger hip-hop enthusiasts.
Names You Can Trust presents the debut single from Aillacara 2743 – a Chilean-French, Multi-Instrumentalist and turntablist, who cooks up two original Cumbias that build on the tradition of Andean, Amazonian, and Tropical rhythms with bass-heavy futurisitc beats and dusty, distorted organs.
The re-release of SertOne’s second EP ‘Shapes In The Sky’ on vinyl features remixes from DannyDriveThru, Lemonada and SIGNAL (plus SertOne’s four original tracks). Here’s what our friend Laurent Fintoni from Original Cultures / Rhythm Incursions had to say about SertOne:
”Heralded as one of Ireland’s most promising talents in 2011, SertOne returns in 2012 with the Shapes In The Sky EP on Melted Music. Having received praise for his previous work from the likes of MTV Iggy, Hotpress Magazine and Nialler9, the young producer further displays a musical maturity beyond his years with four tracks of bubbling hip hop and electronic music. This is hip hop for the new generation, beholden to the golden years yet firmly rooted in modern aesthetics and looking intently towards the future.”
The new Silent Knight LP, Busy Is My Best Friend II will be available on iTunes and other retailers this coming April via Elementality Productions. To hold you over until the long play version is released, you can grab the extended play version of Busy Is My Best Friend II for free download.
The Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra released an official video of them playing Peter, Bjorn & John’s indie-classic “Young Folks” and I never heard it rendered to groovy. Support them by sending them some money for goods from Bandcamp, CDBaby, iTunes or Amazon!
So there was this countdown on Bonobo’s official website and at the end a new song – Cirrus- came to light, along with the announcement, that Bonobo is finally releasing his new album entitled “The North Borders” on 1 April 2013. You can download Cirrus for FREE and pre-order the new album ‘The North Borders” at http://bonobomusic.com
Presented by Last Night was Legendary x Wax Poetics, the February edition of the DOPE digital cassette features return appearances from fan favorites Kiah Victoria and Kendra Morris, while introducing some of NYC’s hottest underground acts such as Ro James, and surf rocker collective White Gallery.
Tracklist:
“Thinking of You (Frank Ocean Cover)” – Kiah Victoria
“Concrete Waves (DJ Premier 320 Remix)” – Kendra Morris
“Girls” – Young Whisper feat. HB Wellington
“Neon” – Ro James
“Baii Fwah” – Kevin Madison
“Treasure” – Alex Ramone
“High” – Saidah Baba Talibah
“Twisted Summer (DEMO)” – White Gallery
Argentina’s Chancha Via Circuito filters folkloric rhythms through modern production and future-leaning sensibilities. and now available as a free download straight from ZZK is his latest five tracks on his Semillas EP. Listen closley and look out for samples for samples from Michael Jackson and The Zombies.
DOWNLOAD Chancha Via Circuito – Semillas EP
Jamie Lidell keeps bringing heat – in this new video he’s performing inside a giant light cube, created using realtime projected graphics triggered by the movement of his microphone stand. ‘You Naked’ is the third track to be lifted from Lidell’s forthcoming self-titled album, due out February 18/19. Pre-order – Bleep / Amazon / iTunes!
And we’re closing off the week with the advance promo release of Khat Thaleth. The 23 tracks compilation showcases a wide spectrum of a new wave of conscious arab rap and features artists from diverse scenes like Palestine, Tunisia, Jordan, Syria, Egypt and Lebanon.
“Khat Thaleth is here to show you that what we now call ‘Arab-Hip-hop’ is simply an evolution of Arab poetry. A creative flow of lyrics alongside electronic beats: Arab poetry 2012 style.” – Beirut Vibes
