Toki (feat. Brandonlee Cierley)

Peter Matson's "White Noise" featuring Kendra Morris (Colemine) takes listeners on a vibrant journey, blending a punchy disco vibe with late-night haziness. The track features kinetic percussion, synths, and guitars by Matson, layered with Sly5thAve’s string arrangements, all anchored by Vito Roccoforte's (The Rapture) drums and Mattie Safer's (Poolside)  bass. This collaboration captures both fresh and classic elements, making "White Noise" a dance floor essential.

Peter Matson - White Noise feat. Kendra Morris

BusCrates is on his Isley Brothers meets Modern Funk tip with “Gotta Get Back,” the new single from the forthcoming Altitude EP. Leave it to BusCrates to find the through lines from hard funk blaxploitation-era licks to the rubbery and warbly bop of mid tempo Modern Funk. As singer Lailah Reich enters “Gotta Get Back”, her hushed, sensual style adds a 90s r&b flavor that deepens its ability to transmute bygone styles into a futuristic sound yet to be classified.

BusCrates - Gotta Get Back (ft. Lailah Reich)

When DJ-producer datadata brings her multi-instrumental finesse to remix the certified jam, "Say Yea" by Cor.Ece and Bad Colours, the result is an ethereal music meditation — a captivating blend of electronic jazz, house, and a merging of sonic souls.

Say Yea (datadata Remix)

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A year on from his effortlessly escapist Senza Estate album on Hell yeah, My Friend Dario's 'Tellaro' from 2023 gets a digital rerelease next to a standout SIRS remix.

Dario is a core part of the neo-Balearic world with his blend of downbeat, disco, acid and breakbeat. 'Tellaro' very much embodies that with a late-night twist. It has deep, propulsive drums, expansive soft acid lines and twinkling keys, all making for smooth, romantic dance floor hypnosis

Sirsounds Records label head SIRS was last here with a remix of Aura Safari and is in top form again. He flips 'Tellaro' into something with dubby low ends and more psychedelic leads for freaky broken beat fun. 

My Friend Dario - Tellaro (SIRS Remix)

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Feat. Adam Theis on horns and Emmett Kai on Guitar

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Quick recap: this here is Clarence Alexander "Skip" Scarborough. 
Yesterday (26/11) was his birthday in heaven.

Some of you probably never heard of this Grammy Award winning songwriter, but I bet all of you know Bill Withers' evergreen "Lovely Day".
And this man here is responsible for that evergreen.

He also wrote LTD's hit "Love Ballad", Patti Labelle's "It's Alright With Me" and a bunch of songs for my favorite band of all time, Earth Wind & Fire. 
And one of them is the gorgeous "Can't Hide Love".

First recorded by,- these days largely forgotten outfit-, Creative Source, that song took a whole new leash of life in the hands of Maurice White & co, transforming it into a whole new monster; so definite, every recorded version after is indebted to the one EWF put to reel.

So, to honor the man who graced the earth with this gem, I took 15 of those versions (yes, there are more!) and made a 12-and-a-half minute medley out of it, rendering from obscure takes by Perry & Sanlin and Hummingbird to live versions by D'Angelo & Dionne Warwick, not to forget originators like aforementioned Creative Source and, ofcourse, Earth Wind & Fire themselves.

Thanks for all the great tunes, Skip! 
And Happy Heavenly Birthday!


"Can't Hide Love" written by Skip Scarborough >

1.    Creative Source
2.   Jaye P. Morgan
3.   Art Webb
4.   John Tropea
5.   Perry & Sanlin
6.   Hodges, James & Smith
7.   D'Angelo
8.   Dionne Warwick
9.   Bilal & The Randy Watson Experience
10.  Azar Lawrence
11.   Hummingbird
12.  Kenny Thomas
13.  Jimmy Smith
14.  Earth, Wind & Fire vs. Masters at Work
15.  Earth, Wind & Fire

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15 Ways to "Can't Hide Love" - an Ode to "Skip" Scarborough

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