HopeStreet Recordings and Zillanova are proud to present a brand new vocal soul 45 starring two of Melbourne’s finest: Cisco Tavares and Jess Harlen. Two very distinct sides showcase the amazing talents of these two guest vocalists as well as the production and songwriting skills of HopeStreet impresarios Bob Knob and Tom Martin and the heavy duty sounds of The Zillanova Rhythm Combination.

On the A side – Cisco sings Suicide. Sweet, sweet sadness shimmers over low slung syncopation and builds to a climactic peak before dropping back to the whisper from which it came. It’s a story of collective rather than individual suicide. Something to tap our toes to while we watch the human race run headlong for self destruction. Do we care? Sure. Enough to change our ways? It seems unlikely. What’s Going On? You might ask, as Marvin once did. Truth is no one knows, or has, or will.

On the flip, Maori/Australian mistress of neo soul magic Jess Harlen gets down but plays it cool over a rocky rhythm track that owes as much to Led Zeppelin as it does to the Meters. The Time It Takes is a song about that moment in a relationship when one person has given all they can and still doesn’t know where they stand. Ouch. It’s a familiar story but delivered with the unshakeable conviction we’ve come to expect from Miss Harlen, the old tale takes on new life.

Zillanova is a studio based project led by bassist and producer Bob Knob. The Zillanova Rhythm Combination, the mighty rhythm section behind hiphoppers Illzilla and Bollywood heart starters The Bombay Royale are joined by reggae don Jake Savona on organ, San Lazaro’s Sebastian Orellana on percussion and The Bombay Royale horn section. Recorded and mixed by Bob Knob and Tristan Ludowyk at the Hope Street Studios in Brunswick, this record is a family affair for the HopeStreet crew. Many hands make light work apparently, but this record is super heavy regardless.

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Zillanova - The Time it Takes (feat. Jess Harlen)

Mr B's Groove Part 1

get the full ep on all formats incl. digi, CD or 12" vinyl bandcamp: http://yarahbravo.bandcamp.com/album/love-is-the-movement
find the digital version also on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-is-the-movement/id865603209
CD @hhv: http://www.hhv.de/shop/de/artikel/yarah-bravo-love-is-the-movement-ep-366809
LP @hhv: http://www.hhv.de/shop/de/artikel/yarah-bravo-love-is-the-movement-ep-366810


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Push (taken from the "Love is the Movement" EP)

Rap - @oddiseemusic
Vocals/guitar - @olivier-st-louis AKA @olivierdaysoul

Performed live to air in Stylin' on 3RRR-FM, Melbourne, 15 March 2013.

Support 3RRR-FM

Oddisee & Olivier St Louis - You Know Who You Are (Acoustic - Live in Stylin')

Buy album on Vinyl/CD: http://store.mentalow.com/album/peinture-fraiche-vinyl-cd-digital
Buy album on iTunes: http://snip.ftpromo.net/peinturefraiche
Streaming: http://hyperurl.co/MMPFstreaming

Peinture Fraîche, the new Pumpkin & Vin'S da Cuero album out now.
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Album tracklist:
 01 Discipline 
02 Louder feat. Boog Brown & Rita J.
 03 Mauvaise Langue 
04 Fifty Fifty feat. 20syl 
05 Le Tic Tac 
06 L'Encre 
07 Bye Bye Madeleine feat. Mr. J. Medeiros
 08 Spleen Extremis 
09 Got This 
10 Mouvement feat. Dynasty & Signif
 11 Série Noire
 12 Rose Combat 
13 La Mer À Boire (a Cat Called FRITZ Remix) feat. Jay Prince *

* Digital version bonus track
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Track credits: 
From Peinture Fraîche album by Pumpkin (@pumpkinisorange) & Vin'S da Cuero (@vinsdacuero)
Mixed by Vin'S da Cuero
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Peinture Fraîce

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Pumpkin & Vin'S da Cuero - Peinture Fraîche Snippet [album out now]

Cadillac Groove

This one didn't make the album (Maker vs. Now Again vol 3) for clearance reasons. So here you go! New beat record out soon. 



Maker - Orpheus (Unreleased)

Canadian soul queen Tanika Charles release the new single "Love Fool".

Produced by Slakah the Beatchild (BBE records), well-know for his work with the Hip Hop superstar Drake, "Love Fool" is Tanika Charles' new single and is taken from her heavily acclaimed debut album "Soul Run". The super soulful new single is built around a funky bass line in which Tanika showcases her impressive vocal skills and her boundless energy.

With roots in Trinidad & Tobago, Edmonton raised Miss Charles presents an immutable charm, at times endearingly abrasive and honest in her vulnerabilities. After the release of her debut LP "Soul Run" on Record Kicks, Tanika has been extensively touring in Canada and in Europe, playing some of the most important venues and festivals such as the "Trans Musicales" in Rennes and the "Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul" in Birmingham. In a few short years, Tanika has transformed from an emerging solo artist to a commanding performer and bandleader, a staple in the Canadian soul scene described as the "Coolest thing happened in Canada since Drake" (Uncut) and a "refreshing burst of all the familiar flare and soul of Motown" (AftoPunk).

Soul Run

Love Fool

Tanika Charles - Love Fool

RAW FUNK #01 is the first episode of Souleance's instrumentals & beats from the basket. Groovy breaks for djs, funk lovers, bboys, "the ladies !", lazy cats & cool cats. Another way to enjoy Souleance's imprint, from beat-making to real bass/synth improvisation. Stay tuned, another EP is in the making, and this ain't be just about funk !

produced by Soulist & Fulgeance aka Souleance 
artwork © Alice Dufay 
mastered by Blanka

Elgins

PEACE ZONE EP, out now.
http://hyperurl.co/peacezone

Recorded and Mixed by @eddielogix // http://eddielogix.com

http://passalacquamusic.com

Self Satisfaction w/ SelfSays (prod. Blockhead)

Sub-Saharan sounds are fused with jazz and deep funk to produce two intense, dance-demanding rhythmic cuts on this fresh 45.  The a-side is clear genre busting fusion of flavors: it's an afro'beat-down with brass bounce; it's an instrumental funk cut with jazz jump and cadenced kicks. It's big like a dragon, it's bad like a dragon, it is <b>Dragon</b>, and it's going set fire to dance floors with global intent.  On the flipside cut, <b>Tere</b>, the burn is brought to a simmer, with the organ leading the track and bringing things to a swell as the horns hover on the surface of another straight-up burning instrumental. &#13;
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This limited edition 45 is out now on Kept Records!

Hard Proof - KPT 105B - Tere

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