August 2011
10 posts
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Hindi Zahra
Gorgeous Parisian vocalist Hindi Zahra is poised to release her first full length masterpiece Handmade in just a few weeks. We’ve long awaited Handmade since first introduced to Hindi’s voice on the Blundetto project. As the mystery behind this amazing voice continued to build, Giant Step - as they tend to do so well, introduced Hindi’s blessings to many worldwide causing quite...
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Full Crate | Woofers & Dirt
Bangin’ new uptempo, broken-beat, dancey mix from Amsterdam’s own Full Crate. Enjoy and download an amazing variety of his other mixes here and his productions here. Thank to Szjerdene for the heads up on this one - check out her equally amazing music here.
Full Crate - Woofers & Dirt by FullCrate
Tracklist
01. Recloose - Electric Sunshine 02. Omar & Zed Bias - It’s So…...
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Pablo Ygál | Scarabs
beautiful mystery…
Scarabs by Pablo Ygál
Bird Tribes Return by Pablo Ygál
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Quantic Podcast by Robert Luis + North American...
We are such huge fans of Quantic - the globally influential artist who over that last 10 years has bridged hip hop with dance, soul with funk and beyond, dub with cumbia and sooooo much more. His musical contributions are so fruitful and to celebrate, Robert Luis (Tru Thoughts A&R) plays some of his favorite Quantic tracks and tells some of the stories behind the music and Quantic’s...
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Excentrik | Dheisheh
Tarik Kazaleh a.k.a Excentrik is a Palestinian-American producer, composer and MC from San Francisco, CA. Tarik began playing guitar and Arabic tabla in 1992 and soon after he began producing hip hop beats in 96’ and went on to perform with some of the finest emcees in the Bay Area and Detroit. He recently teamed up with Zatoon Records to release his Now Here Nowhere album from which...
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AbJo | Sankofa EP
A couple months ago we let you in on the secret known as AbJo, a San Diego-based musical genius making waves worldwide. Recently signed to Soulection, AbJo is slated to release his Sankofa EP shortly which proves to be a masterpiece (listen below) of epic proportion. Not only is AbJo an excellent musician, he is also a very awesome, down-to-earth, stylish dude! We can’t wait to hear more...
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LA Tomorrow - Win Tickets to Strictly Social's 4...
Our good friends at Strictly Social are celebrating their 4 year anniversary tomorrow at Little Temple bar in Los Angeles. For the past 4 years Norman Mayers (Nu Soul Magazine) and Aaron Paar (DJ Destroyer/Umoja Hi Fi) have put together an event that celebrates soul music with a slew of amazing guests like Jessie Boykins III, Mark De Clive Lowe, Sy Smith, Shafiq Husayn, Afta-1, Sa-Ra and many...
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Central Line - Surprise Surprise (O.Boogie Edit)
A nice re-edit of the 1983 jam “Surprise, Surprise” by Central Line from O.Boogie. Super funky and ready for you to jam out to right now!
CENTRAL LINE - SUPRISE SUPRISE (O.BOOGIE EDIT) by oboogie
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Wonway | Makossa Classics V.2
Wonway as painted by Mincho Vega (Trust Your Struggle)
The Bay Area’s own Wonway has been connecting friends and strangers alike through eclectic sounds from coast to coast for years. As his dedication to bringing people together via sound grows stronger, he releases a sequel to his first Makossa Classics mixtape, Makossa Classics V.2. MC V.2 is really an amazing treat for any time of...
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Label Love III
Artwork by the talented Greg Ponstingl
Our L.A. music gem of a gal - Jasmine De La Paz, is back with another amazing installation of Label Love. Label Love’s 1 and 2 were pretty mind blowing - both with eye and ear-opening hidden treats that left you wanting more! Label Love 3 is yet another beautifully compiled sampling of unreleased music from some of the best independent labels...
