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Blinking Pigs (1-O.A.K. 'God Made Me Funky' Remix)

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One Plus One is the five track debut EP by Melbourne band Leisure Centre (FKA The Do Yo Thangs) - a collection of sensual slow jams and bumping future soul dominated by rich, four-voice harmonies. 

Their debut release is the result of many years of soul searching for songwriter/drummer/singer Hugh Rabinovici and his right-hand-lady, vocalist Audrey Powne (Au Dray). The two met some years ago in the drab corridors of jazz school and bonded over a shared love of Erykah Badu and a desire to spread their creative wings. The combination of Hugh’s writing and Audrey’s vocals immediately gelled and before graduating they’d assembled a gifted cohort of musicians that went on to become Leisure Centre.
 
One Plus One is equal parts performance and programming, drawing from a broad palette of live instruments and electronic sounds. At the front, Hugh and Audrey alternate lead vocal duties, supported by harmony singers Maddie Otto and Tiaryn Griggs. Backing them, the guitar sound is classic soul but the plethora of synthesizers and 808 kick drums is definitely not, nodding equally to Vangelis or Hiatus Kaiyote. The more you listen, the more intricacy is discovered. The writing uses jazz elements and odd rhythmic devices, but it’s all tucked away - there’s nothing that intrudes into the foreground or interferes with the song’s abilities to speak to an audience.
 
Hugh’s writing is a reflection of a unique musical development. A child of piano, cello, self taught guitarist and now drummer, his influences and abilities stem from an early life in music that moved to jazz school and a trip to South India to study Carnatic  music. One Plus One is only the beginning for Hugh and the members of Leisure Centre. With a new partnership at local label HopeStreet Recordings, anything is possible for the swooning soul collective.

One Plus One

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Leisure Centre - One Plus One

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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Pineapple (Feat. Moses Boyd & NÉRIJA)

The Offering

from the 34-track instrumental hip-hop album Alone Together. 
Download the MP3 here:
http://stonesthrow.com/news/2012/10/karriem-riggins-together-lp

Karriem & Questlove DJ the Alone Together record release party at Brooklyn Bowl, Thrs October 25 | 61 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn NY 
http://brooklynbowl.com/event/154079

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Karriem Riggins - Summer Maddness S.A.

Cenário

Intro Azul (feat. Olivia Wendlandt)

Tuk Rueh

Tuk Rueh (feat. Christian Crow)

Sankofa Season

Andrew Ashong & Kaidi Tatham - Low Ceilings

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Hopestreet Recordings is an artist-run record label based in Brunswick since 2009. From the humblest of DIY beginnings, this community of musicians, producers and writers has carved out a global niche for their old-school inspired crusty analogue creations. Hopestreet represents the diversity, quality of musicianship and originality of Melbourne’s inner Northern music community, and keeps developing their distinct sound, production approach year to year, and audiences all over are responding.

Leisure Centre - One Plus One

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