Deluxe edition of the 2016 Edamame album 'Ochre', featuring 6 new remixes. Out May 10, 2024 via Loci Records.

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Edamame - Echinacea (Mux Mool Remix)

Shakedown Street > Casey Jones

Shakedown Street > Casey Jones (Live at Sugarshack Sessions)

Download "High Point" here:
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High Point

Single from album to be released early 2016
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Produced by Phonik Ops and Beatsmith
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Kytami - The Jackal (prod. by Phonik Ops and Beatsmith)

Here's the lyrics to 'Before I Go', in their original form. 
The performance video is posted on mine and GRiZ' facebook pages. 
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I been feeling like my yesterday is gone
My braincells are functioning like Cheech & Chong
I been living present, future with no past
I think it's time to kick these drugs and do it fast...

But the music is the drug that brings content
It's a high I didn't buy, it was heaven sent 
I used to cry my blues for my fellow man
No I sing the blues but it's only cuz I can 

So that's why I'm gonna leave y'all, today
Sick and tired of being a lighting rod
A conductor for your pain
I don't sleep, no
I self medicate
But I'll sing one more song
Before I go Away

I been trying to make my mind up but I can't
Cuz when I'm high baby I can lie like a president 
And when I'm, I tell myself the pain ain't real
But without pain, the song I sing ain't got no feel

So I'm living present future, with no past 
And I ain't sure just how much longer I'm gonna last
But as long as I ain't dead I'll sing my song
And I'll sing it for you people til I'm gone 

And that's why I'm gonna leave y'all, today
Sick of being a lightning rod, a conductor for your pain
I don't sleep, no
I self medicate
But I'll sing one more song
Before I go away 

'Before I Go' (audio from live performance)

Eighty One

Happy to See You

Featuring new tracks from The String Cheese Incident, Keller Williams with The Travelin' McCourys, Lotus, The Infamous Stringdusters, Conspirator, Honkytonk Homeslice and Kyle Hollingsworth!

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Bollymunster - The String Cheese Incident

Ikebe Shakedown, the self-titled album from the Brooklyn-based band, plays with elements of cinematic soul, Afro-funk, deep disco, and boogaloo in all the right ways.  After spending a few years together the group, named after a favorite Nigerian boogie record (and pronounced “ee-KAY-bay”), delivers a driving set of tunes featuring a mighty horn section anchored by tight, deep-pocketed grooves.

“Right now in cities across the globe, there are plenty of great Afrobeat revivalist bands aping the sound and groove of Fela Kuti’s legendary sound.  Yet, surprisingly few of the new groups have strayed from an orthodox interpretation of the genre or done much real innovation…Ikebe Shakedown is here to change that.  The band takes signature Afrobeat elements—big unison horns, slinky bass lines, tight little guitar licks—and blends them with tasty grooves culled from ’70s-style horn-driven funk”. – Marlon Bishop, WNYC

The Ikebe debut for Ubiquity Records sees the band push their globally-informed sound and eclectic approach to tune-writing into new territory. “Self-titling the album is a way to introduce the audience to the many facets of the band — to provide a more complete understanding of what we do,” bassist Vince Chiarito says.  “Our sound has grown to incorporate our influences without overtly representing any one in particular.  It just sounds like us,” he adds.

Most of the rhythm section met at Bard College, and the band rounded-out and officially formed when everyone settled in Brooklyn in 2008.  From there, Ikebe has emerged as a compelling voice on the progressive local scene.  After a run of dates around NYC, the band recorded their debut 7” single and the EP, Hard Steppin’, which was released on Colemine Records in 2009,receiving high praise from critics and fans alike.  The group was invited to record at Dunham Studios with producer Tom Brenneck and at Killion Sound in Los Angeles, home of engineer Sergio Rios of fellow Ubiquity act, Orgone.  “The studios share a lot of similarities — the tracks were all cut live to tape with minimal use of headphones and overdubs.  This basic approach allowed us to dig in and really focus on getting dynamic performances,” Chiarito explains.

The old school mentality to recording spills over in lush, laid-back, and soulful funk joints like “Kumasi Walk” and “No Name Bar,” where the multi-layered horn section plays off a cavernous backing track of slick drumming, spacey Hammond organ, and nimble guitar riffing.  The cinematic soul sound is warm and deep, with the 7-piece band sounding more like a larger ensemble as increasing layers leap from the tape.  At the other end of the BPM counter, on “Tunjunga,” the band build a gritty African disco jam boasting a floor-filling percussion section, adding seductive guitar licks and an irresistible bass-line to set the horns ablaze. “Tame The Beats” is pure fire — bold melodies and heavy rhythms propel the song, with Meters-esque breakdowns providing only brief respite from the action.

The Hold Up

After a decade of sampling, this is my first Abstract Hip-Hop project without any samples. Even if I miss the sublime texture of vinyls, I am proud to deliver a truly personal work!

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JIM - Your Own Way

a song for all the people out there who just want to get away

girl on the balcony

Leo Napier has become a "prominent voice in the electronic funk/soul arena" (Stereofox) since emerging from the New York EDM circuit in 2015.   Leo came on to the scene by contributing several songs to projects by pioneering DJ/producers GRiZ and Gramatik. He captured the attention of Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon, who features alongside Napier on Gramatik’s most successful single to date, “Native Son.” The stellar collaboration was followed by “Native Son (Prequel),” also written and performed by Leo. It went on to become the lead track off Gramatik’s full-length album, Epigram, released in 2016.

It’s been a busy year for Napier, who once again teamed up with GRiZ on the track “Before I Go.” Their previous collaboration “A Fine Way To Die” has garnered millions of streams to date. 

Leo is a musical chameleon. His voice and lyrical tendencies lend themselves to a variety of genres from folk, to hip-hop and Neo-soul.  His versatility and magnetic stage presence captivate audiences wherever he plays.

His upcoming record is in-keeping with recent collaborations within the EDM genre, a mix of classic funk/soul with hard hitting electronic rhythms. The songs are gritty urban tales with a cast of colourful characters peppered with Leo's signature brand of dark humour.



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