Curated by @thealexander12
Narrated by @taylor.narain

Touch The Ground

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Studio Rockers continue to maintain consistency in the follow up to EPs from Redpine & Solo, Marcel Lune, Albert and the Studio Rockers @ The Controls compilation album with the first remix collection plucked from the EVM128 landmark album "Nova" that was  originally released  in November 2015.

For this first batch, the London label have compiled a batch of bonafide producers to offer their respective takes on Strangers, Twisted and Beyond. Remixes come from AfroForce, Redpine & Solo and Turbojazz. First up are Afronaut and Mark Force of Bugz in the Attic under their guise "AfroForce" whose revision of Twisted feat Bahia (True Thoughts Records) also features Rhythm Section's Henry Wu on keys. AfroForce drive Wu’s playful synth lines and brushed drums through Bahia's rich, soulful vocals.

Leeds based John Stuckey and Sam Moss a.k.a Redpine & Solo are up next with their take on Strangers. Masters of the Amen - the duo have released a pair of innovative EPs on Studio Rockers spanning DnB to ambient to Electronica. Together they suffuse EVM128’s sultry croon with neatly sliced breaks and bold, cascading melodies that harness the energy of the original whilst firmly stamping down their own signature style.  

3rd up is Milan's Turbojazz who rolls out a distinctly wonky and Jazzy take on Beyond feat Omar. Glowing Rhodes chords are weaved with distant pads and a filtered Mr Scruff-esque bass line that works to wrap up another fine addition to Studio Rockers’ extensive catalogue.

01 - EVM128 - Twisted (Afroforce Remix) [CLIP]

From the new EP 'As We Surface'
iTunes: smarturl.it/AsWeSurfaceIT
Bandcamp: cardonspokes.bandcamp.com/album/as-we-surface-ep

Image by Aidan Tobias
Model: Roxy Rae Prentice
http://www.aidantobias.com/

Faded Pictures (feat. Siya Makuzeni And Marcus Wyatt)

Mardi Gras (W/ Buscrates 16 Bit Ensemble)

Pre order full *SIGNED* album: http://mikecaseyjazz.com/loa
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Mike Casey - Sax/Composition
Matt Dwonszyk - Bass
Corey Garcia - Drums

Merch: http://mikecaseyjazz.com

Shift

The Cannabinoids, The Beat Tape VOL.1
All music was produced during a live jam session in Dallas, Texas. 
Introducing: in no certain order:
Jah Born – HU-210
Erykah Badu – THC
DJ Big Texas – SR141716
RC Williams – JWH-133
Symbolyc One – NABILONE
Rob Free – LEVONANTRADOL
PicnicTyme – MARINOL
A1 – SATIVEX
Feat. HeadCrack on voice box 

Executive Producer: Erykah Badu
Management: Erykah Badu & Paul Levatino
Recorded at: Universal Rehearsal & KLEARLIGHT Studios
Mastered at: Dave Kutch @ The Mastering Palace
Road Management: Big Mike Knight
Legal Counsel: Ward White IV
Additional Production & Arrangement: Mike Chav
Art Direction & Design: EMEK Studios
Booking Agent: Cara Lewis @ Creative Artist Agency
Travel Agent: Jo Geltman @ ALTOUR

(P)(C) 2012Control FreaQ Records, Inc. All Rights Reserved. www.baduworld.com


The Cannabinoids, The Beat Tape VOL.1

B R E A T H I N G  R O O M w/ @wonway & @diondecibels LIVE on 6/12/2020. 
Dance music from across the spectrum.
Catch us streaming every 1st & 3rd Friday on #Twitch!
Next session Friday 7/3! 
www.twitch.tv/thinkbeatradio

"BREATHING ROOM" LIVE with Wonway & Dion Decibels 6/12/2020

Usher I Still Got It feat Migos - (El Saheed's Go Deeper Baba Redo) [118]

Buy / Stream the EP here: https://orcd.co/hypersoulheart

Poet, singer, producer and DJ OVEOUS teams up with BBE Music for ‘HEART’, the second in a series of three EPs on the label, titled FIRE, HEART and MEDICINE.

This trio of EPs on BBE tells a musical story that traces the artist’s personal growth, relationships and his “journey through the wonderful, curious maze that is love over the last decade”. As OVEOUS puts it, the project “showcases how I’ve matured in relationships and how I’ve learned to navigate my ego and my heart when times have been dark.”

Second EP ‘Heart’ revolves around feelings of being “connected to someone special in your life and riding that wave we call the ‘honeymoon phase’.” Opening track ‘APPLZ’ is a lighter, bouncier take on ‘Rotten APPLZ’ the closing track from previous EP ‘Fire’. Featuring Aussie vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Julian Steel, ‘APPLZ’ is simply an ebullient celebration of life and love, with a truly magnetic hook.

Featuring Seven Davis Jr, ‘3 Seasons’ was recorded in New York, with OVEOUS laying down the drums and writing the song while Seven Davis Jr added soulful keys. Both artists voice the same verse in their own unique styles, making this collaboration in the truest sense.

Co-produced by Amin Payne aka Teymori, future-soul cut ‘Calculus’ closes ‘HEART’ with a touching tribute to love over an ultra-funky, disco infused groove.

Developing his unique ‘Hyper Soul’ sound since 2007, OVEOUS first made waves with a guest appearance on Osunlade’s “Mirror Dance”, followed by his own production “I Apologize”, which was released on Yoruba Records with remixes from Ezel and Atjazz. OVEOUS has since gone on to work with Roy Ayers, Louie Vega and Boddhi Satva, earning himself well-deserved recognition from the global community as a truly original new voice in House and electronic music. In 2018 OVEOUS and long time collaborator QVLN, released ‘Queimar’, a dance hit lauded by Traxsource as one of their top tracks of the year.

Hyper Soul

OVEOUS - Calculus

Darryl's Corner Bar Vibes (prod. Mr DM)

South African artist/beatmaker Spoek Mathambo’s latest project is his meditation on the healing properties of bass, having used stripped down bass dubs as therapy during the most strenuous parts of 2020. The title, Hikikomori Blue refers to the Hikikomori social phenomenon of modern-day hermits  (Japanese: ひきこもり or 引きこもり, lit. "pulling inward, being confined"). 

Spoek Mathambo is a South African artist, musician, songwriter & filmmaker. With four critically acclaimed solo albums in his catalogue,  not to mention his collaborative band projects Fantasma and Batuk, and a documentary on SA electronic music (Future Sound of Mzansi), Spoek Mathambo is a prolific creative, showcasing and stretching the limits of electronic music and hip hop.

With Hikikomori Blue, Mathambo boldly strips away the 4/4 beats he’s known for and focuses on the polyrhythmic funk of gnawa gimbri and the belly rattling swing of dub bass. With less focus on the bassdrum, Mathambo keeps time with nimble percussion. The songs are a unique form of the blues, where Spoek Mathambo takes a wry look at matters of the heart, with irreverent rap verses about love gained and love lost. 

Tracklisting:

Looking For Love Outside Yourself
Dinner by Candlelight
Mentira the Manga Manga (Casuists and Quacks)
Hate To See You Walk Away
(Sometimes) I Sing The Blues
No More Walking Alone
Pressure Burst The Piping
(Sometimes) I Sing The Blues (Instrumental)
Dinner By Candlelight (Instrumental) 
Hate To See You Walk Away (Instrumental)
 Mentira the Manga Manga (Instrumental)


CONTACT : SPOEKSPOEK@GMAIL.COM / + 27 66 205 7900


https://www.facebook.com/spoekmathambo/
https://soundcloud.com/spoektekamusic

08  Sometimes I Sing The Blues

“A lovely jazz performance that soothes the soul”
— 6x NBA champion, basketball legend & jazz fan Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“Mike Casey: Jazz For The Millennial Set”
— Huffington Post

saxophone-based artist & composer
GRAMMYs "NEXT" Class of 2023