The Blue

Think you got bars? Prove it! Send me your best verses and/or hooks and those that make the cut will be featured.

Pass the Mic #3 (classic boom bap)

A blend of lo-fi and boom-bap, golden-hour grooves with thick drums and soulful samples

bandcamp

another way through

dingus

The Diver by Stratus, out 2/26/16 on @locirecords

Stratus Bio:
Tristan de Liège began his interests in music in middle school, first playing in indie bands and eventually exploring loop-based electronic music. His sound is inspired by instrumental hiphop, jazz, downtempo artists and also his love of film soundtracks, world music and orchestral arrangements. He constantly seeks to push his sound further, trying new combinations of instruments (most of which he plays himself) and genres.



Ventura

Giyo - Intro
All music written, performed, recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Olly Guy.

Buy Somnambulist here:
https://giyo.bandcamp.com

Somnambulist

Intro

The debut album from Portland-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Kip LaVie.
The debut album from Portland-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Kip LaVie.
Download all of Kip's music on Bandcamp:
https://kiplavie.bandcamp.com/releases
Or listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4uvFMStdlU6xSYr5ygeCDD?si=SWiowhD5QQKZPYEmhQ6lZA

05. Song Aquatic

“Maisha” is the Swahili word for life.

This album to me expresses the feeling of embracing life in all its forms, with its different perspectives, moods, sounds, energies. In contrast to previous work, which was somewhat more reflective, this album was made with a lot of creative energy and drive. When starting each track I felt like I was overflowing with ideas that I had to try out and get down as soon as possible. Sometimes the inspiration would come from listening to various new albums on Bandcamp from around the world: jazz, African folk, hip-hop, Neo-soul, funk, afrobeat. Other times the inspiration would come simply from biking around Los Angeles and taking in sights and sounds from different parts of the city.

I think there can easily be pressure when making to album for it to feel as though each album has to embody a sophisticated concept or make some specific statement. Albums expressing abstract concepts or political or social statements are important for the musical culture, to be sure; but music is also an expression of where the artist is at spiritually, emotionally, and creatively at a certain point in time. This is what Maisha means for me. It represents the joys, excitements, and bursts of creative feeling, as well as the tranquility and nostalgia that I felt at times while making it. With this work, as with my previous work, I am ever seeking to defy genre. Of course, it’s clear that downtempo and trip-hop music form the backbone of what I am doing, but I am also trying to challenge those labels all the time by exploring different rhythms, scales, arrangements, and instruments.

I hope this album helps you find inspiration to express yourself or explore in whatever ways are possible or speak to you in your life, as it did for me.

Thanks for listening.

x

Tristan de Liège

Personnel:
Conor Malloy: Drums 
Parker Law: Drums
Yvette Holzwarth: Violin
Isaac Takeuchi: Cello
Moana Avvenenti: Vocals
Carly Barnette: Vocals
Selina Carrera: Vocals
Steven Robinson: Trombone
Henry Solomon: Flute, Saxophone
Tristan de Liège - Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet, Guitar, Bass, Percussion

All tracks written and produced by Tristan de Liège, except:
Hawa (feat. Carly Barnette) written by Tristan de Liège and Carly Barnette, and
Mbali (feat. Selina Carrera) written by Tristan de Liège and Selina Carrera.

Hawa (feat. Carly Barnette) (Radio Edit)

Maisha

Hawa (feat. Carly Barnette)

Remix from Asta Hiroki of my new single taken from the forthcoming album 'Maisha' out soon on First Light. 

Buy it here: https://tristandeliege.bandcamp.com/album/mbali-feat-selina-carrera

Mbali (feat. Selina Carrera)[Asta Hiroki Remix]

Usawa (feat. Onyi) - Single

Usawa (feat. ONYI LOVE)

Downtempo artist based in Los Angeles

Description of my sound: 

Nostalgic textures with orchestral melodies or organic samples backed by evolving downtempo beats.

One half of Thoma.


Contact: tristandeliege@gmail.com
Instragram: @tristandeliege

Hawa (feat. Carly Barnette) (Radio Edit)

Tristan de Liège

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