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ROUGHSOUL - YOU DON'T KNOW ME

Perth boy Roughsoul has been very active of late, re-editing R & B, soul and Hip-Hop cuts, transforming them into smooth numbers for the floor. His self-released 'Future Classics' has been a staple here at the HQ and our selectors have been having fun lacing their sets with his interpretations of Dru Hill, Faith Evans, Busta Rhyme and Chantel Moore. With his signature funk sound, he has proven to be one of the most exciting producers to have blossomed out of the scene, alongside heavyweights like Ta-ku. His talents have also been recruited by rising Parisian label, Laruche Records for spearheading the A & R department in the Oceanic region.
Get your dose of the Roughsoul. The future is now.

#wemove

Artwork by the Funk Bast*rd

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Roughsoul - You don't know me (Darker Than Wax Free Download)

Premiered on Plastician's Rinse FM show a few weeks back, Howie Lee's newest creation is now available for free download. We've come to expect brilliance from the Beijing producer since we first heard 'A Strange Afternoon…', followed by his Go Chic 'Waiting For' remix on Cream Collective. Each piece of music produced is entirely different to the last, '79 Plus 1' being no exception as Howie draws influence from the offbeat nature of Jazz, combined with his recognisable textured elements that chop & change throughout. 
 These few released tracks simply outline an introduction to Howie Lee's EP 'Borderless Shadows' dropping 29th January via Trapdoor Records. 

Artwork by Kaiju : https://kaiju.see.me

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Howie Lee - 79 Plus 1

Everything is love..So let that special person feel that funky love..

Love Presets

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KEREM AKDAG - UP IN THE SKY (OG)

The story began when Kerem started to play drums and gravitated towards playing  funk and blues tracks. During his high school period, curiosity led him to production with influences stemming directly from the soul and hip-hop. The turning point came at 18 when he applied to “Miller Music Factory Contest” which was one of the biggest electronic music contest in Turkey, and his submission won him the title. His music career changed rather dramatically after that, and he started to work with Kaan Duzarat, who is one of the strongest producer and live performer in Istanbul's local area. Kerem's influences also started to diversify, and he started to produce house music. His first EP called “A Good Play” was released by London-based imprint Apparel Music on 2013 with support by the likes of Shur-i-Kan, Osunlade, Dubfire and many more. Now, Kerem is blossoming into a multi-faceted artist, who seems to sit very comfortably between funk, house and bass-related frequencies. We are very sure that you will be hearing a lot more from this man in 2014 and beyond.
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Artwork and A & R by the Funk Bast*rd

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KA-YU - Kyoto Jungle

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Cereal For Breakfast

BEATSOFREEN - DIMENSIONS EP 

CAT NO : DTW 33
26th June - Beatport | iTunes | Spotify | RDIO
3rd July - Worldwide release

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For fans of Flying Lotus, fLako, Mo Kolours and the like.

Born and raised in The Netherlands, producer Beatsofreen has gained major attention by releasing his first well-received beattape “Future Memories” back in 2011 at the age of 17. 
After a successful collaboration (Global Soul EP) with Medaforacle (USA), he was signed to the Darker Than Wax family, celebrating his new EP “Coloured Dreams” (2013), a little tribute to the late & great J Dilla. With his alterego Stan Forebee , Beatsofreen also creates more jazz-orientated beats, and most recently landed himself a feature on Okayplayer for his remix of Flying Lotus' 'Siren song'.

The process that led to ‘Dimensions EP’ engaged different sides of him as a well-rounded artist – growing as his music developed from straight Dilla-minded beats to more electronic songs.

He approached this first as a musician, and then a producer – working with less samples and recording live acoustic instruments – something which has always been part of work for film and radio but was never included in personal production own music, until this project.

While creating this EP had the intention of an electronic influence, it is balanced off by an earthy jazz element – he began to delve more into the acoustic-folk sound and songwriting.

The Dimensions EP is about bringing these different elements together. It stands for seeing things from new perspectives, for experiencing life's diversity. Everything is possible: it's all around you; inside, on the outside. You just have to find the dimensions, take the walls down, and bloom.

Special thanks goes out to Joanna Borromeo, who lends her wonderful vocals to 'Bloom'.

Artwork by the Funk Bast*rd
Text by RAH
All productions by Beats O Freen
Vocals on 'Bloom' by Joanna Borromeo
Additional remix of 'SAM' by Jasper Staal

SEEK:
https://soundcloud.com/beatsofreen
https://soundcloud.com/Stan-Forebee
https://soundcloud.com/joannaborromeo
https://soundcloud.com/jasperstaal

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Beats O Freen -  SAM | Jasper Staal rework (Dimensions Ep)

Ragoo Records presents Luzee's "Afro Sketches," a beat tape woven from the very dust of forgotten archives. Imagine a sonic cartographer, tracing the faded rhythms of field recordings from Africa and South America onto the circuitry of his MPC. In the studio, the raw samples are not just played but processed, warmed through the ageing transistors of a Tascam mixer until they pulse with a new, analogue life. This is music as reclamation, where the crackle of the source vinyl becomes part of the texture, stitching the past to the present in a seamless, instrumental narrative. The final product is a deeply textured fabric of sound, distilled into nineteen tracks, honouring its roots not through imitation, but through a gritty, intuitive resurrection.

Amid the album's archival explorations, "Cause I Go" emerges as a moment of pure, playful release. The track is anchored by a groovy, Afro-infused breakbeat that creates an undeniable physical sway. This rhythmic foundation becomes a canvas for soft synth leads that weave through the arrangement with a naughty, teasing quality. Percussive elements chatter in the gaps, adding a layer of textured complexity. At the heart of it all, looping vocal hooks transform into the track's magnetic centre, a cryptic and infectious phrase that pulls the listener deeper into its hypnotic, danceable spell.

You can find (and buy) this and other music pearls on the Bandcamp page of the label: https://ragoorecords.bandcamp.com/

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Tropical Drizzle

Download / Purchase 2xLP: 
https://bastardjazz.bandcamp.com/album/pomo-presents-tempo-dreams-vol-4

The last couple of years have been huge for Pomo, going from a relatively obscure Canadian producer to releasing his debut EP on HW&W, remixing for the likes of Janet Jackson and Mark Ronson, producing “Am I Wrong?” on Anderson Paak’s debt album and touring the globe with Disclosure as their opening act. 

Bastard Jazz has commissioned Pomo to be next in line for the fourth volume of their "Tempo Dreams" compilation series, following on the heels of the acclaimed Soul Clap compiled Vol. 3. As with other Tempo Dreams records, Pomo has curated a slick and well polished album full of exclusive tracks from friends and collaborators such as Lindsay Lowend, Aloka, Exmag, Syre, Daniel Crawford, FVLCRVM and more.  Touching on the shimmering nudisco sound, plodding deep electronic vibes, funky instrumental hip-hop, and even a hint of drum’n’bass, Tempo Dreams Vol. 4 takes it’s rightful place in the series as one of the most forward thinking compilations showcasing emerging young talent.


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Trian Kayhatu - Stockholm Syndrome

DOWNLOAD OUTPUTS 4: koen.bandcamp.com

KOEN brings you the 4th edition of his instrumental series, 'Outputs'. Outputs 4 is a eight-track, digital release, including a bonus remix from fellow Dutch producer Nangdo. Outputs 4 features eight soul-inspired, bass-driven, instrumental tracks.

Koen resides in Groningen, The Netherlands, and is a musician next to being a high school teacher. Koen specializes in soulful music, whether it is hip-hop, 808, juke or R&B. Besides working on his own music, Koen works on several projects together with close friends Duke Hugh and Nangdo, who are also from Groningen.
In the past couple of years Koen released a variety of projects, including a digital release together with Atlanta-based vocalist Staycen.

All of Koen's releases are featured on his Bandcamp-site. To keep track of Koen's projects, follow Koen on Twitter or Soundcloud.
We hope you enjoy listening to Outputs 4, please share the music with a friend, post it on your websites or share it on your social media (use the buttons at the top of this message). Thanks for listening!

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