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NICOLAY WITH THE HOT AT NIGHTS – SHIBUYA SESSION EP

NO — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:28:50 +0000

+FE Music proudly presents the “Shibuya Session EP”, a collaboration between Nicolay and the Raleigh-based exploratory jazz trio The Hot At Nights,

led by 8-string guitar virtuoso (and The Foreign Exchange guitarist) Chris Boerner with Matt Douglas on sax/woodwinds and Nick Baglio on drums.

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The EP was recorded at Sound Pure Studios in Durham NC and features new interpretations and arrangements of eight instrumental compositions from Nicolay’s 2009 album “City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya”.

Hit the jump for tour dates & DL….

At the top of 2012, the collaboration between Nicolay and The Hot At Nights extends to the stage as well. The four musicians will hit the road extensively to perform the “Shibuya Session” material live in an intimate setting. The tour is also in support of The Hot At Night’s current album, “Nice Talk”.

NICOLAY WITH THE HOT AT NIGHTS – SHIBUYA SESSION EP | DOWNLOAD

ALBUM: RO SPIT – THE GLASS CEILING PROJECT

*Pbbt! — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:25:41 +0000

Man, the D has really been coming hard (yeah yeah I know…pause) on the music tip lately. New album from Detroit emcee Ro Spit has liberated his late October release The Glass Ceiling Project for free off his Bandcamp. The iTunes link is included below for those of you who respect the hustle, and for the rest of your ~~freeloaders~~ curious music lovers hit the other other link for the Bandcamp blessings. Hit the jump for the back cover.

RO SPIT – THE GLASS CEILING PROJECT [PURCHASE] [DOWNLOAD]

BLIND BENNY – THE LUCID EP

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:27:14 +0000

Blind Benny is the new brainchild-band formed by Jade, one of my favorite singers around, slept-on as she is. Just listen/DL.

VIDEO: NEMO ACHIDA – BIG LIGHTS, DEEP SHADES

Merlin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:23:29 +0000

NEMO ACHIDA released the video for “Big Lights, Deep Shades”, his newest single from his “Goodbye Brooklyn EP” , directed by Dylan Knight.

An Introspective summertime record, “Big Lights, Deep Shades” is produced by Sean “GoldenChild” Mangan, beautifully crafted with melodic strings and soulful lyrics, check it out.

KIDS THESE DAYS ‘HARD TIMES’ EP OUT TODAY

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:51:13 +0000

There haven’t been too many under-21 acts that have come forth in the last, say, DECADE, that I really felt like had the power to do some real dope shit in music. Not like I’ve been looking much either, but it seems the internet has created more negative youth movements than positive ones. Luckily, Kids These Days, a Chicago-based band with a strong hip-hop/jazz fusion are holding the torch for what I hope shall be the reprise of dope shit for the new generation. Let’s hope there’s enough of them out there to keep the good music movement going. Check out the title track ‘Hard Times‘ and then visit iTunes to cop their debut EP for only $3.99 you cheap bastard! Indulge!

Kids These Days – Hard Times
Download audio file (01-Hard-Times.mp3)
[Go buy Hard Times on iTunes]

MAYER HAWTHORNE – IMPRESSIONS

Merlin — Thu, 12 May 2011 02:26:17 +0000

It’s always nice to see an artist get inspired to do something and be supported by their label to make it happen. Mayer Hawthorne has released a FREE EP of cover songs. Grab it below, and jump here to read the track by track descriptions from Mayer himself. And while your at it Peep the 10″.

DOWNLOAD [Mediafire]

GANG COLOURS – IN YOUR GUT LIKE A KNIFE

NO — Mon, 02 May 2011 17:13:41 +0000

The latest signee to Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings is Southampton’s (UK) Gang Colours, who is preparing to release his debut EP “In your Gut Like A Knife” on June 6th in the UK and June 7th in the US.

This is my schitt!

Gang Colours // In Your Gut Like A Knife // EP Teaser by Brownswood

UNKLE – THE ANSWER

NO — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:56:00 +0000

Sept 14th is too long to wait for The Answer EP that Unkle will release, so here’s the remix from Trentemoller to hold us over.

UNKLE – The Answer (Trentemoller Remix)

UNKLE – THE ANSWER [TRENTEMOLLER REMIX] | DOWNLOAD

Hit the J for more info on the EP, tracklist & tour dates…

UNKLE returns September 14 with the six song ‘The Answer’ EP which includes two new songs, a collaboration with hip-hop prodigy Lupe Fiasco and a remix by original UNKLE member Tim Goldsworthy. Pre-order ‘The Answer’ EP limited edition 12” vinyl and limited edition CD now at unkle.com/shop. In support of the release of The Answer EP, UNKLE will be embarking on their first US appearances in several years at select cities in the US and Mexico during the month of October. Pre-sale tickets available via unkle.com starting Wednesday, Aug 18 at 12 pm EST. General public on sale is Friday, August 20 at 12 pm EST.
The hip-hop reworking of ‘The Runaway’ off UNKLE’s most recent album ‘Where Did The Night Fall’ sees Lupe Fiasco rhyming with an untouchable, laid-back cool as splintered synths and a shuddering bass-line envelope around him. Original UNKLE member, Tim Goldsworthy (LCD Soundsystem/DFA), morphs the subtle, desert-scorched previous single ‘Follow Me Down’ into a breathless, urgent 8-minute epic. The cinematic ‘Separate Half’ features San Francisco quartet Lumerians with vocals by Rebecca Coseboom. Pulsating and airy, ‘Separate Half’ takes listeners on a journey passing through kaleidoscope worlds. The quiet, dusty lament of ‘Country Tune’ builds to become vast and expansive in scope, anchored by fragile vocal from UNKLE collaborator Gavin Clark.
‘The Answer’ EP served as a catalyst for inspiring a variety of high profile and creative artists to make works of art, video, fashion which will be exhibited at James Lavelle’s pop-up art exhibition ‘Daydreaming with…James Lavelle’ at Haunch Of Venison gallery in London, 27 – 30 August.
To accompany the release of ‘The Answer’ EP, UNKLE unveil two music videos. Acclaimed film director John Hillcoat, whose last major motion picture feature was the critically heralded ‘The Road’, directs the first of two videos for ‘The Answer’. His vision begins with Ray Winstone (The Departed, Sexy Beast, Cold Mountain) relaying a memory from years past. It is a provocative anecdote and an intimate snapshot of an event that changed the actor’s life. Wrapped up in the all-encompassing reach of the song, a kaleidoscopic slide show then screens a series of fantastical, psychedelic images, some bleached and distorted, some drenched in hyper-visual colours, all whilst Winstone narrates.
The second video is directed by Ross Cairns and features footage from the Relentless ‘Lives Of The Artists’ documentaries of legendary snowboard free-riders Jeremy Jones and Xavier De Le Rue who climb and ride near vertical faces of the harsh Antarctic plus surfers Tom Lowe and Fergal Smith in Tahiti where they ride one of the world’s most revered heavy waves: Teahupoo, (known locally as ‘Wall of Skulls). The highly anticipated new installment, ‘Lives Of The Artists: Follow Me Down” premiering this September profiles James Lavelle with music scored by UNKLE.
Tracklisting:

01. The Answer (ft. Big In Japan – Baltimore)
02. Separate Half (ft. The Lumerians with Rebecca Coseboom)
03. Country Tune (ft. Gavin Clark)
04. The Runaway: Lupe’s Revenge (Lupe Fiasco vs UNKLE Reconstruction)
05. Follow Me Down (ft. Sleepy Sun) (Tim Goldsworthy Remix)
06. Heavy Drug (Reprise)

DATES:
10/23 New York, NY – Webster Hall
10/25 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater
10/28 San Francisco, CA – Regency
10/30 Guadalajara, Mexico – Teatro Estudio Cavaret
10/31 Mexico City, Mexico – WODA

ROC C & GUILTY SIMPSON – OX TO THE D EP

*Pbbt! — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:52:16 +0000

See…this is when taking Twitter/Internet breaks proves to be a bad idea. Almost let this one slip through the cracks…and boy would I have been upset with myself if I had. Five strong tracks from the Detroit native Guilty Simpson and Oxnard, California native Roc C. All tracks produced exclusively by Soul Professa….but you guys can read so you knew that already. Trust me this shit bangs. Sample track below and the download link for the yadig underneath that. Git-r-done.

Download audio file (Soul-Professa-Roc-C-x-Guilty-Simpson-Ox-2-The-D-E.P-03-Feels-Like-Prod-by-Soul-Professa.mp3)

Feels Like – Roc C & Guilty Simpson

ROC C & GUILTY SIMPSON – OX TO THE D EP [DOWNLOAD]

VON PEA (TANYA MORGAN) – NEW PAIR FEAT. JOSIE STINGRAY & RAPSODY

*Pbbt! — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:52:05 +0000

Here’s a track off of Von Pea’s latest EP Pea’s Gotta Have It…which you, in fact, need to have yourself. But if you are moving at a sloth’s pace don’t happen to have it you can do so here through iTunes or here through Amazon. Hit the jump for details on the free BLAP party going down tonight in NY. Oh yeah…and the link for the single is down there too.

Download audio file (Von_Pea-New_Pair_Ft_Josie_Stingray_And_Rapsody.mp3)

VON PEA – NEW PAIR FEAT. JOSIE STINGRAY & RAPSODY [DOWNLOAD]