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REVIEW: J*DaVeY – New Designer Drug

Leah Busette — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:47:12 +0000

J*DaVeY‘s long awaited album, New Designer Drug, is finally here. Due for release on 22 November through their own ILLAV8R imprint (and not Warner), the album will actually come as a free download bundled with purchases of NDD: The Liner Notes.

Within the music industry all artists have their own area of expertise, from James Brown’s soul and funk to A Tribe Called Quest’s jazz infused hip-hop. Some artists, like the darlings of the LA new-wave scene J*DaVeY, have … [read more]

From Bedroom to Stage: Taking Beats Live

Tom Quickfall — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:06:50 +0000

It’s a conundrum that’s faced producers since the dawning of the dance age. Scientists have poured over the problem (possibly), governments have invested billions into researching a solution (probably), but no conclusive agreement has been reached. So, just how do those who make music hidden away in bedroom studios, twiddling knobs and coaxing beats out of fried laptop processors, bring their toiled-over productions into the arena of live performance?! Fear not, Jus Like Music has the answer. Well, a few suggestions at least…

1. The ‘Bended Back Laptop Bash’

Perhaps … [read more]

REVIEW: Blue Daisy – The Sunday Gift

Tom Quickfall — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:21:23 +0000

Young Camden native Kwesi Darko – aka Blue Daisy – has been teasing us over the last couple of years with scraps of intriguing and imaginative production, from the Flying Lotus jerk of Wolf to the floating Space Ex featuring LaNote, all hinting at what a full Blue Daisy album might sound like. Well now Blue Daisy, and the Black Acre label, have provided the answer with the recent release of his debut album The Sunday Gift.

The album is indeed a gift, though … [read more]

REVIEW: 9th Wonder – The Wonder Years

Robin Ody — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:47:19 +0000

9th Wonder recently released his fourth solo LP, The Wonder Years, on his own imprint, It’s A Wonderful World Music Group.

Few hip-hop musicians command the loyalty and respect that 9th Wonder does and it may be this that colours some of the rhymes and skits on this album. Right from the off, there is a short intro discussing the idea of legacy and the lack of control that one has over such matters. But from there on follows a classic, sample-laden album … [read more]

Hudson Mohawke – Butter

jules — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:32:27 +0000

Review by Jules Hallam.

It’s early on an overcast Saturday morning. I’m sitting on a train flicking through my well-worn cassette player when I find Glaswegian producer Hudson Mohawke‘s debut album Butter. Out on Warp on 26th October and a follow-up to the brilliant PolyFolk Dance EP, it must be one of the most anticipated records of 2009. So let’s not dilly-dally.

If you’ve heard the Butter Snips you’ll know there’s nothing coherent about this release from Hudson Mohawke. With a … [read more]

PODCAST: A Fall Suite

jeej — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:27:19 +0000

It’s been a while since the last volume of the Jus Like Music podcast, but this is hot off the press! It’s a special guest podcast from the incredible Apple Juice Break blog. I’ll let AJB explain…

AJB has done a number of podcasts, the last one with the label/brand GAS’D, which caught quite a buzz. This time we had the opportunity to make a mix for Gavin at Jus Like Music, a site we follow and love. The podcast is called A … [read more]

Dear James, With Love, Orsi

jeej — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:10:35 +0000

Dear James,

We don’t know each other (although sometimes I feel like you’re one of the few people who has ever really “known me”), but when I was asked to write something in your memory, I jumped at the chance, not fully realising just how difficult I would find it. I mean, what could I possibly have to say about you that hasn’t already been said by so many other more influential and more articulate people than me? Hopefully it shouldn’t matter what I say … [read more]

PODCAST: Soul Food

jeej — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:11:47 +0000

A guest podcast today for you lucky, lucky people, direct from groove-weaver extraordinaire Orsi and also with words from groove-weaver extraordinaire Orsi…

January is the first month of the year, and consequently also a month when people don’t have a lot of money (after having spent most of it during the holidays). And if that wasn’t enough to turn the milk sour, it is also a very cold and gloomy month for us living in the northern hemisphere, not leaving much to smile about. … [read more]

Illa J – Yancey Boys

jeej — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:00:52 +0000

Illa J is the younger Brother of one James Yancey, AKA J Dilla, who sadly passed in February 2006. J Dilla was a legendary beatsmith, perhaps revered more posthumously, yet that cant mask the creativity and sheer talent he possessed. His parting gift for younger Brother, Illa J, was some beats. So here is Illa J, emceeing over said beats, for his debut LP on Delicious Vinyl. The LP is called Yancey Boys and it’s available now.

Rich and soulful, Yancey Boys spans … [read more]