Fresh off the press, Red Bull Studios presents the official video for Om Unit‘s track, Dark Sunrise, featuring Tamara Blessa. The track is from Om Unit’s third EP, Aeolian, which is out via the ever incredible Civil Music label later this month.
The vocals were part recorded at Red Bull Studios in London and the video was directed by Dan Hankinson. You can find out more about the video, and read an interview with Om Unit and Tamara Blessa, on … [read more]
The Shaolin Afronauts are a criminally underrated/recognised afrobeat group. Their debut album dropped last year on Freestyle Records and was nominated for an ARIA award in the world music category. The ARIAs are like the Australian GRAMMYs, for those who don’t know!
Anyway, The Shaolin Afronauts have a new album, Quest Under Capricorn, coming out in July, and the above video is live footage of them performing the track Winds Across Gayanamede, which is taken from said album. It’s absolutely stunning. A wonderful … [read more]
This is the official video for Treehouse by Ifan Dafydd, lifted from the EP of the same name which is out right now on Push & Run.
I’m sure Mr Ifan Dafydd is sick of hearing the comparisons, but it really does feel like he’s picked up where James Blake stopped to go and have a more drawn out moody sing-song in the charts. Either way, Ifan Dafydd has snatched that baton from James Blake and is so far doing a fantastic job. … [read more]
Submotion Orchestra are back in London to dazzle audiences with their unique blend of organic, orchestral sounds and dubbed out, electronic stylings. They will be playing at the illustrious Scala at London’s King’s Cross on 15 March, and thanks to our lovely friends at Soundcrash, we have an exclusive 2-for-1 offer on tickets for this event!
SPECIAL 2-for-1 OFFER: Tickets are ordinarily £14 each, but if you use our special link you’ll get two for that price. You’ll need to be quick though, … [read more]
UKHH99-07 is a mix by Jeej for Jus Like Music on Mixcloud, featuring UK hip-hop tracks which came out between 1999 and 2007.
I recently put together a sort of retrospective of UK hip-hop, spanning 1999 to 2007. It was a cathartic experience in a way, as I’ve not really followed UK hip-hop very closely for a while now. In fact, the clue is in the title; 2007 – that’s when I reckon I actively stopped following UK hip-hop. It’s hard to pin-point the … [read more]
This is the brand new video for the track, Only Human, by Sarah Linhares. The track is taken from Sarah Linhares‘ recent debut album, Messages From The Future, which came out on the Public Transit Recordings label earlier this year.
Only Human was produced by the fantastic Canadian producer, Moonstarr, and is pretty much one of the most soulful bangers you’re likely to have heard lately. The video, directed and produced by Brian Armstrong, is simplistic in as much as … [read more]
Pepe Deluxe are back with a fantastic video for their new single, A Night and a Day. The single is taken from their upcoming album, Queen of the Wave, which is due out via Catskills on 30 January. The single, itself, is coming out digitally and on limited edition 7-inch vinyl on 16 January.
Back in 2007, Pepe Deluxe released an album called Spare Time Machine. Seemingly overlooked by many of the buzz blogs and sites, it was actually listed by ourselves … [read more]
The latest epidode in Red Bull Studios‘ new documentary series, The Producers, sees Kwes grace the studio along with Micachu, Ghostpoet, Dels and Clout. We previously posted up about the first episode, which featured Benga and Youngman, but you can get the full lowdown on all the episodes over at the Red Bull Studios website.
Having previously worked with the likes of The XX, The Invisible and Damon Albarn, 24-year old Kwes has recently signed to Warp. In this video … [read more]
This is the video for the track Open The Pod Bay Doors by Starkey, taken from the upcoming EP of the same name on Ninja Tune. Running with a dystopian theme, and with head-nods towards such visual creations as The Matrix, Battlestar Galactica and Blade Runner, the video focusses around a comatose man and a brunette siren.
With previous hard-hitting releases for Planet Mu under his belt, American dubstep/electronica producer, Starkey, has crafted something slightly more melodic and, dare I say, ‘deep’… [read more]