Sweet tune, beautiful voice. Gwaan R-Kay represent UK neo soul & neo jazz, biggup!

Last minute entry into the good homie Houseshoes Sample flip contest. I haven't chopped nothin in a min.
Hope You Enjoy!

Shoes word's
Been a minute.
I started the Flip Sessions series in 2014 as an homage to Jay Dee.
When I put out the Jay Dee Unreleased EP in 1997,
he included an electric piano interlude from a latin jazz album.
I asked him what his intentions were, as the EP was a collection
of remixes that had been fronted on by major labels, and it seemed slightly out of place.
His response was that he wanted to give cats something to make a beat out of. 
The main objective I had with the series is to show the importance of perspective.
There's more than one way to skin a cat.

Volume 7 coincides with the 8th anniversary of SCM.
Per usual the sample is here, it is an open entry event,
and all entries will be added to a master playlist.
The deadline is Saturday Sept 11th.

All entrants must email me their flips to SHOES@STREETCORNERSCM.COM, and post them on soundcloud labeled SCM FLIP SESSIONS 7, also including a link to the soundcloud post in the email.

I will select 2 winners and press their entries to a limited 45.
Winners will receive copies of the 45 as the prize.

Best of luck, and have fun with it.
Pass the link around to the homies, l
let's get em involved...

Shoes

PS: listen to the entire joint before you get to choppin.

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Tall Black Guy - Lay Your Burden's Down (Shoes Flip 7)

Lossio - S T E E L O(feat. Bao.) /freedwnld

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On You

Robert Glasper - Move Love (Feat KING) (Stylez Davis Re-Work)

Slum Village & Dwele - Tainted (See Dee X WLLFLXX cover)

Free download here: http://liveharikari.bandcamp.com/album/hari-kari-presents-miso-soup

The Bitter One (From Miso Soup Compilation, check info)

Vibrations (Children of Zeus)

idk, lofi_vibes

IVORY is the debut album from London based musician and producer, R-kay.

This body of work represents R-kay’s homage to the musical gravitas of the piano, which R-Kay cites as the starting point & key driver behind his creative process.

Since R-Kay released his last body of work ‘Groove Gems II’ he has further developed his sound, working as a contributor, musician and producer with many artists as well as composing for TV. IVORY serves as bold reintroduction and memento of R-kay’s development in sound & production. Sonically, he crafts a listening experience that converges upon his HipHop/Neo-Soul roots, whilst merging contemporary jazz and ambient elements, creating a moody yet expansive soundscape.

R-kay enlists the help of some of the UK’s most promising talent to explore the texture in our lives by tackling relatable extremes. The themes explore some of the more testing aspects of life (of which R-kay associates with a particularly volatile period in his own life). However, this is accompanied by hope, brightened up by moments of free flowing, ‘left’ musical expression (Searching, Greenhouse, The Reunion) which almost symbolises letting go and reclaiming one's peace and identity.

Peace Of Mind (Feat. Liz Lubega)

Buy / Stream it here: https://orcd.co/nostalgiabeats

Formerly known as Slakah the Beatchild then Beatchild & The Slakadeliqs, now simply Beatchild, Canadian musician, producer and songwriter Byram Joseph returns to BBE Music with retrospective instrumental collection Nostalgia: Beats of 2008 – 2020.

Juno-nominated Beatchild first arrived on BBE back in 2008 with Soul Movement Vol.1, a timeless hip hop fusion record with lush live acoustic instrumentation and guest appearances from Drake, Divine Brown, Shad and many more. Vol. 2 followed in 2014, further developing Byram’s distinctive, languid and organic sound, featuring Glenn Lewis, Spek Won, and Tanika Charles, to name a few. 2018’s Heavy Rockin’ Steady saw Beatchild take more of a central role as a lead vocalist, performing on almost every track, including memorable duet ‘The Only Difference’ with Justin Nozuka.

For Nostalgia: Beats of 2008 – 2020, Beatchild has selected his favourite cuts from his first three BBE albums, presenting instrumental versions for the first time alongside previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded over the last 12 years. These instrumentals let Beatchild’s natural musical aesthetic breathe, reframing his warm, uncluttered productions and letting his smooth, blunted, soulful beats speak for themselves.

Beatchild - Soul Garden

Sade x Doobie Powell x Usher x Lalah Hathaway/ Robert Glasper

Cherish The Sade 81BPM

Musician, Producer & Composer 

Debut Album 'IVORY' out now 

Member of UK Based Collective Rhythm x Reason: @rhythm-and-reason

Member of UK Based Collective: @orphgang 

Enquiries: rkay@rhythmandreason.co.uk

Peace Of Mind (Feat. Liz Lubega)

R-Kay

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