“I’m here to put myself out of a job.”

Being the National Campaign Director for Surfrider Foundation is a seriously demanding gig.

You know how at work sometimes you can have a lazy day, fire off a few emails, make a couple of calls, but really, you know that you’re full tilt mindsurfing some faraway sandbank and only putting in about 40% effort?

Yeah, Damo can’t do that. (Probably wouldn’t even if he could.)

Because there’s no room for faking it in this fight for Planet Earth! And no one knows the value of authenticity in 2021 better than this bloke.

Damo cares about climate change more than anyone you know. Definitely more than our “ministers for the environment”, and probably even more than your friendly-but-slightly-overbearing neighbour who always chews your ear a bit too hard about composting and whatnot.

It’s impossible to convey the depth of work Damo Cole is putting into the fight for your future, for your climatic freedom, and that of your kids, and their kids, and their kids’es kids. So please tune in, please listen to him speak, please take his words to heart, and I’m certain you’ll agree with me by the end of it.

Damo is the real deal, and worth your attention in every conceivable instance.

www.surfrider.org.au

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'Modern Vintage' drops 6/17/14!

Pre-order links:
itunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/modern-vintage/id880797224


physical CD & LP (included DL card):

http://ughh.com/store/results.asp?searchby=All&keywords=modern+vintage&searchTarget=store&x=0&y=0



Modern Vintage is the new collaboration album from veteran emcee John Robinson (aka Lil Sci of world renown Hip-Hop group Scienz Of Life) and prolific drummer, composer, producer and band-leader Pat Van Dkye (aka PVD). John Robinson and PVD originally met at a show in 2008 and since then their chemistry has grown organically and has developed into the duo performing many formal shows together at venues like SOB’s, Blue Note NYC, LPR and others around the NY-NJ Tristate area. 

Modern Vintage spells out the approach in which this album was made from front to back: The music was composed with a combination of modern technology software mixed with vintage synths and outboard gear, all blended seamlessly with live instrumentation being the foundation. The lyrics and concepts were all spontaneously crafted in the studio, session by session, by letting the soundscapes speak to the lyricist similar to how vintage recordings of the 60’s & 70’s were created. 

“I took a much more structured songwriting approach to the lyrics on this album; my goal from the beginning of making this record was to take advantage of the fact that I am working with PVD- a composer/musician and not just a beat maker/producer, which definitely makes this record different from my other releases. This one is for all the true music lovers worldwide” says John Robinson. 

PVD states “making this record was a dream come true. From the very first session, we set out to craft quality songs that capture a cohesive vibe and feel good. In many cases, JR was writing to merely a sketch of what actually ended up on the record. It felt great to work with an artist who trusted me enough to lend his talents to the music not knowing where I would take it sonically. Live drums, keys, guitars, horns, and synths give this record a distinctly human feel that is present in all of my favorite records, old and new. A modern-day true Hip-Hop record, grounded firmly in the traditions of jazz, funk, and soul music.”

John Robinson & PVD’s Modern Vintage is now transmitting live to the world; catch the vibes on June 17th, 2014 via Brick Records. 

Tracklisting For John Robinson & PVD’s ‘Modern Vintage’:

CD Tracklisting:

1. Mic Check
 2. All of the World
 3. Respect King
 4. Choose Your Words Wisely (feat: Melinda Camille)
 5. Two Man Mob (feat: Sadat X and I.D. 4 Windz)
 6. What’s The Point? (feat: Melinda Camille & Sam Barsh)
 7. Off The Wall
 8. This Is Art
 9. Miles & Trane
 10. Live Golden
 11. Vinyl Is Forever (feat: El Da Sensei & Shabaam Sahdeeq)
 12. 10/11/12
 13. Know My Style
 14. We Rock
 15. Together We Are (feat Arin Maya)
 16. Kiss The Sky (feat: Melinda Camille)
 17. Full Circle

LP Tracklisting: (The LP includes a DL card of CD version of the audio)

Side A:
 1. Mic Check
 2. All of the World
 3. Respect King
 4. Choose Your Words Wisely (feat: Melinda Camille)
 5. Two Man Mob (feat: Sadat X and I.D. 4 Windz)
 6. What’s The Point? (feat: Melinda Camille & Sam Barsh)
 7. Off The Wall
 8. This Is Art

Side B
 9. Miles & Trane
 10. Live Golden
 11. Vinyl Is Forever (feat: El Da Sensei & Shabaam Sahdeeq)
 12. 10/11/12
 13. Know My Style
 14. Together We Are (feat Arin Maya)
 15. Kiss The Sky (feat: Melinda Camille)
 16. Full Circle

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3. Respect King

Nobody knew too much about Krywald & Farrer when their email landed in our Gmail accounts late earlier this month. They’ve earned their stripes, yes. Their residencies at a number of London’s clubs tell us that story. But today’s debut tells us that they clearly just get a kick out of smushing genres together.

“The People’s Asafo” sees warm house textures flirt with an infusion of Ghanaian beatwork for eight minutes. A coaxing leg-shaker if there ever was one. It arrives on March 30th (via Silver Bear Recordings) and backed by B-side “He’s The Chief” which continues the afrocentric theme with gusto.

Krywald & Farrer "The People's Asafo" - Boiler Room Debuts

How To Be A Human Being

Youth

Additional Production by Sean Matsukawa
Mixed by Sean Matsukawa

Follow me @AshtonGotBeats
Singer @kaiya.mp3 (instagram)
Cover by @Weirdish.jpg (instagram)

Kaiya x Ashton - Forget About It

Bobby McFerrin - Thinkin' About Your Body (Virgin Magnetic Material Remix)

This is my new single "Movie" taken from my debut album "Geography" will be released on April 6th 2018! 

Love to my sister Polly for the vocals at the start of the song and to my mum Carol for the artwork! 

Pre order "Geography" now for first access to my EU and North American tour dates. 

"Movie" also now up on all platforms! - Go to www.tommisch.com for all the info!

Buy / Stream

Movie

One for those warm evenings on the beach... 🌅

Houseum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZpAGz08j9Q
Buy on Bandcamp: https://clipp-art.bandcamp.com/album/beach-jazz
Buy on Juno: https://www.junodownload.com/products/tom-jarmey-beach-jazz/3771654-02/

Creds to MarBlu for that sexual key work (@marblubeats)

Beach Jazz EP

Beach Jazz (ft. MarBlu)

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKeLmNjQ6nU

I Think I Love You Again is taken from Aaron Taylor's third EP, The Long Way Home (out August 2018).

Written and produced by Aaron Taylor.
Vocals, keyboards and drum programming: Aaron Taylor
Guitar: Aylwin Steele  Bass: James Rudi Creswick
Horns: Mark Perry

Mastered by Andy 'Hippy' Baldwin at Metropolis Studios, London.

Photography + Artwork: AllThingsCommon

I Think I Love You Again

No rope left to pull, no games left to play
No goodbye text, we parted our ways
I think about you every now and then
Searching for any trace of your scent    

We always saw it differently
Bitter to you the gifts from me
You must think there is something I owe
I always spoke well of you, I hope you know 

I've been spacing all day, I'll make my case
What future we could have changed
Looking back at all that's due
Tonight, I'm drawing my memories of you

We laid flat on the fields
Running away from everything real
Connect the stars and find our joy
Playing our heartstrings to fill the void    

I've been spacing all day, I'll make my case
What future we could have changed
Looking back at all that's due
Tonight, I'm drawing my memories of you

dmmoy (feat. sarah yoon)

***TTS***

life-quality-conservation.

Roland. 31 laps. animal/computer/alien hybrid, in love with the world.
Surfing. Gordon Ramsay. Climate change and depression. 4x4 trucks that run on used cooking oil instead of diesel. etc.

an environ-MENTAL health podcast aimed at engineering positive disposition towards our natural habitat called Earth.

[instagram - @lucky__roland]

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