Cool vibes

BBE Music is thrilled to announce the release of Modern Love, a diverse compendium of specially commissioned cover versions of rarities and classics in tribute to David Bowie.

Featuring an array of artists such as Jeff Parker, We Are KING, Meshell Ndegeocello, Helado Negro, Khruangbin, Matthew Tavares, Nia and more, Modern Love seeks to champion Bowie’s lesser-known connection to soul, R&B, jazz, funk, and gospel. The prominent jazz influences throughout Bowie’s final album, Blackstar, were a key inspiration for curating this collection of reimagined Bowie songs with these artists. The resulting album is an eclectic tribute featuring a group of artists who not only fit together creatively, but who, like Bowie, straddle different worlds musically, with soul and jazz at their core.

Modern Love offers a fresh look at Bowie’s trailblazing career, aiming to highlight the often overlooked relationship between his back catalogue and musical genres traditionally pioneered by artists of color. The project was curated by music executive and DJ Drew McFadden, alongside BBE Music founder Peter Adarkwah. “I felt that the connection between Bowie and R&B, jazz, funk, gospel and all things soulful, had never really been explored before — at least not so much in covers, which tend to lean more towards rock and pop,” says McFadden. “Certainly, there’s been plenty of Bowie covers over the years, but none that have really tapped into what seems to have been a big part of his core musical
style and direction.”

Modern Love is an interactive sonic map. Here, seventeen artists make their way into the varied regions of his sundry catalog and circle back with seventeen unique re-imaginings of both his cornerstone and lesser-known tracks. Some, in atmosphere, feel like a sly alternate take from original sessions (Khruangbin’s ethereal, funk infused version of “Right” from Young Americans); others nod at the source, then wink before diving into the deep waters of another musical stratosphere (Sessa’s sexy Tropicalia-drenched “Panic in Detroit” from Aladdin Sane). Still others take tunes down to the studs and then re-arrange the moody interiors: Meshell Ndegeocello’s pensive “Fantastic Voyage” from Lodger and Tavares’ clever take on “Heroes” which is restructured into a kinetic hardbop-esque backdrop, fronted by ice-cool, held-back vocals. The bullseye these artists aim for is Bowie’s fearlessness. “Fame was an incredible bluff that worked,” he once reflected. “Very flattering. I’ll do anything until I fail. And when I succeed I quit too.”

Modern Love packs us off on a journey that balances on risk’s sharp blade. Track-to-track, it explores what happens when a musician throws out notions of should and safe and stretches beyond the known. These artists use Bowie both as a guide and a prism: A way of being and seeing. Their offerings, widely divergent, explore the inheritance from an artist who freed himself from labels, genres and, consequently, pigeonholes. While he was at it, he decimated fixed notions about territory (or terra) itself; boundaries hemmed-in his creative process, but his essence remained free to roam. He may have vanished in earthly form, yet, as he also promised in the lyrics of “Modern Love,” But I never wave bye-bye . . .” This compilation assures us that his spirit swirls around us. His force is alive to all of us and, here, it is summoned with an incantation that celebrates possibility.

Khruangbin - Right

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Wildcookie - Serious Drug

Discover: https://soundcloud.com/lakim | Full EP: soundcloud.com/soulection/sets/lakim-soulection-white-label

We are excited to announce the launch of our new White Label Series with who other than Lakim! We've been planning this series for some time now and are glad it is finally becoming a reality. Since Soulection is always finding new artists and sounds we wanted to really focus and simplify the music into a new platform. Every Soulection White Label project will consist of only 2-4 tracks and really highlight the true craftsmanship of each artist. Lakim is a perfect introduction for this launch. Stay tuned for his forthcoming release on Soulection coming out in early 2014!

Artwork by Andre Power

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Lakim - Rent4

Myron & E with the Soul Investigators.

The road to soul by Northern Cali's Myron & E (Myron Glasper and Eric "E da Boss" Cooke) ran through hip-hop first.  They met while on tour with Oakland's Blackalicious - Cooke was teh tour DJ and Glasper sang backup - and bonded over a love of classic soul music.

While on a separate tour through Finland, a chance encounter led Cooke to an impromptu jam session with members of The Soul INvestiagors, whose work with singer Nicole Willis helped define them as one of Europe's foremost retro-soul bands.  Producer Didler Selin was impressed enough to leave Cooke with several Soul INvestigator tracks.  Back in the Bay Area, he recruited Glasper as a songwriting/vocal team and the collaboration had begun.

Myron & E with the Soul investigators released a string of limited edition 45s which radiated such an authentic soul vibe that they were embraced through Europe and America, and caught on with the low-rider scene in California.

In the past year, the team focused on building its live show and perfecting its debut album, Broadway, now being released on Stones Throw Records.



10 They Don't Know

<B>Soulection ~ The Sound of Tomorrow</B>
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<b>Discover:</b> https://soundcloud.com/goldlink | http://www.soundcloud.com/galimatias | http://www.soundcloud.com/joppen

As we continue to bring visibility to rising talent in the community, today we present Virginia-based lyricist, GoldLink, with "One Step Back". Vibey, uptempo production duties handled by Denmark's finest, Galimatias & Joppe. 

Check out the premiere over FADER:
http://www.thefader.com/2014/02/12/dream-rap-goldlink-galimatias-joppe-one-step-back-download-mp3/

GoldLink is a purveyor of dynamic and diverse lyrical flows with the ability to work across multiple genres.

While One Step Back” will not be included on GoldLink’s upcoming project, if this is any indication of where GoldLink is headed, we are really looking forward to his forthcoming project 'The God Complex' coming out in early spring 2014.

Artwork: Andre Power

Galimatias & Joppe - "One Step Back" Ft. GoldLink

▶ Soulection ~ The Sound of Tomorrow
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◈ Discover: @tom-misch
◈ Full EP: https://soundcloud.com/soulection/sets/tom-misch-soulection-white-1
◈ #WhiteLabelFriday

As we get ready for a busy summer, of spreading the sound of tomorrow across the globe, we can't help but take a step back and bring you all the feel good, forward thinking music you know and love from Soulection. This installment of our White Label series comes from 18 year old London composer, songwriter, guitarist, singer & violinist, Tom Misch. We felt the need to list all of this in the description, because each track is such an audio masterpiece. This one is for everyone, but true fans of Dilla, and smooth, mellow, R&B inspired hip-hop beats, will definitely enjoy this release.

"Basically this EP is me attempting to make instrumentals that will effect people moods in a positive way but also make people think, all produced and recorded by myself in my bedroom. I've used a combination of obscure jazz samples but mostly live instrumentation that I've recorded, so I recored guitar, violin, bit of vocals and sound effects etc." -Tom Misch

▶ Download Tom Misch's latest release 'Beat Tape 1' via http://tommisch1.bandcamp.com/

◈ Make sure to catch up on our whole White label Series here: soundcloud.com/soulection/sets/soulection-white-label-series

◈ Executive Produced: Joe Kay
◈ Artwork: Andre Power!

For more info go to ➫ soulection.com

Tom Misch - The Journey

Single: Treasure 
Project: Hypnotic Joints II
Apple Music: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1672931201
Official Video: https://youtu.be/9nYK16lm8f4
Bandcamp: https://hypnoticbrass.bandcamp.com/track/treasure

Treasure

Its an honor to do a remix for them. 
This one's different.

Buy III by BADBADNOTGOOD on itunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/iii/id855303931


BADBADNOTGOOD - Kaleidoscope (Kaytranada's Flip)

Dont cry itz just blunt smoke

Crazy !

"JUST SUMTHIN LITE.
GIVIN UP CLASSICS TOO MAN."

ATCQ & BUSSABUSS - OH MY GOD - KAYTRAEDIT FOR THE CLUBS

TY - Vocals 
Dylan Jones - Trumpet 
James Mollison - Tenor Saxophone 
Joe Armon-Jones 
TJ Koleoso - Bass 
Femi Koleoso - Drums



Chapter 7 ft TY

FSX-024:  Charlotte Dos Santos - Cleo
coming out June 21st on Fresh Selects: http://freshselects.bandcamp.com/album/cleo

Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/vGwRO3evKr0

Written & performed by Charlotte Dos Santos
Produced by Fredfades
Mastered by Kelly Hibbert for Almachrome

Follow:
@charlottedossantos
@fredfades
@freshselects

Cleo

Charlotte Dos Santos "Watching You"

Official Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ScpnUpCsM4

'Pineapple' (Feat. @moses-boyd & @nerijamusic) taken from Blue Lab Beats' debut album 'Xover'.

Pre-order the album/stream the single here: https://BlueLabBeats.lnk.to/Xover

'Pineapple' is an interpolation of the song Yembele by Samba Mapangala.

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www.bluelabbeats.com
www.facebook.com/BlueLabBeats
www.twitter.com/bluelabbeats
www.instagram.com/bluelab_beats

Pineapple (Feat. Moses Boyd & NÉRIJA)

Rhodes - Robert Finucane
Vox - Saara Maria
Trumpet - Nick Bianchini
Drums - Amir Oosman
Bass - Kevin Cameron

Produced by Kevin Cameron & Jonah Christian
Composed by Robert Finucane
Mastered by Cristiano Verardo @ Waterland Studios in Venice, Italy
Artwork by Raphael Cornford

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Joomanji - Somethin Out Of Nothin (Feat. Saara Maria)

Strong

Dance, No One's Watching - the new album from Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective, is an ode to the sacred, yet joyous act of dancing. The album musically guides you through a night out in the city, from the opening of possibilities as a new evening spans out ahead, to dawn’s final hours as the night comes to a close. 

Written during a blistering 2023 which saw Ezra Collective tour the world, and become the first jazz act to win the Mercury Prize, Dance, No One's Watching is a documentation of the many dance floors they encountered. From London to Chicago, Lagos to Sydney, dance and rhythm connect us. These songs are a testament to that spirit.

Ezra Collective: Femi Koleoso - Drums, TJ Koleoso - Bass, Joe Armon-Jones - Keys, James Mollison - Saxophone, Ife Ogunjobi - Trumpet

Chapter 7 ft TY

Ezra Collective

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