Saturday 22 October 2011
Saturday 15 October 2011
Saturday 8 October 2011
Thundercat
So I went to see Erykah Badu in Brixton a few months ago, it was ok and for the very reason I was gutted simply because ERYKAH BADU should not be just OK especially LIVE. The light at the end of the tunnel? she was supported by this brilliant musician called Thundercat fin
Saturday Night Jam
So I decided to turn off the Tv tonight and start playing some tracks from my personal collection, I figured what the hey drum it. If you feel it say hey if you don't what can I say?
Such a laid back sound, like the JB's
J cole and Drake who
Wanted to blog Tyler for a while, got respect for a guy who can continuously do him even when people jump on his band wagon.
One of the greatest glitch tracks made in my op in ion
Thank you tribe called quest for introducing me to this one.
Sunday 18 September 2011
Theophilus London
Hats of to the guy that has grabbed Hip Hop and just shook it the hell up using influences from all walks sounds and cultures.
Machine Drum Brrrppp Badum Tisk
Great name great tracks, more to say? Great tracks did I say he has a great name.
Could you Imagine Bilal singing over a track lack this ooooooo weeeeeeee!!
Alex Clare
Ever wondered what Florence and the Machine would be like if she was called Frederick and the machine NO? me neither ....... anyway's here is Alex Clare with an interesting track about a hummingbird, I really like it its thoughtful and fun.
Metronomy
80's enthused super indie pop and you know what it I really like it. The album English Riviera is c'est magnifique. The video looks like it was directed by wham or duran duran.
Ibiza Break Over
Hello again heardrummers, So I got back from Ibiza safe, sound and unhealthy. I felt it only right to put down the anthems of the amigos vacation.
Avicii - Levels
Monday 29 August 2011
Ahmed Abdul Malik
Ever listened to a piece of jazz that just makes your soul Happy? No well check this track out.
Sunday 21 August 2011
Dego
Pushing you to begin 80s flare with a real modern electro twist and with only 215 views get on this or go home!
Saturday Night Jam
So a few musically like minded fellas met up last night to put the music industry to right, and exchange sound blows in a very relaxed competition over Cockspur (Barbados Rum) and a Snappy pizza. We reminisced, we drank, we argued, we laughed.
Hear are some of the peaches that where discovered from the evening.
Thursday 18 August 2011
Jay Electronica & The Bullitts
Angelic, soulful chilled out music with Jay Electronica blessing the track with some quality.
Saturday 13 August 2011
Funky Dl Blackcurrent Jazz 2 Teaser
Dude if you don't buy the Funky Dl album after this teaser then there's something wrong with you in the words of Dave Chappelle "I want that purple Stuff"!!!
Josh Stone
I know what your thinking, "where the hell has she been" or maybe "I thought we got rid of her". Either way she's back with a new album LP1, and you know what its pretty decent this track blogged is one of my favourites off the album.
Drive all Night
Kyless Reccomends 5
New peaches from Chi-Town hound.
Fantastic Mr Fox Over
James Blake Sparing the horse
Daedalus Tailor made Floating Point remix
Tall Black Guy
Golden Sun,
Beautifully jazz enthused house music, just makes you want to sit back and say ahhh damn! I wish Heardrum would've shown me this sooner.
Saturday 6 August 2011
yeezy & Hovy
So Finally FINALLY!!!! Jay Z and Kanye are releasing an album together titled "The Throne", Otis is one of the cool soulful signature Kanye tracks (think Goldigger) from the album get on it as it will be everywhere soon.
Kendrick Lamar
Ahh the refreshing sound of new decent hip hop. This new kid on the block could possibly be the next big thing. Just like his predecessors Drake and J Cole his mix tape section 80 has absolutely smashed it.
Kush Corinthians
in my opinion one of the best tracks off section 80.
Saturday 30 July 2011
Saturday 16 July 2011
Drake
Drake Do it all,
The experimental neptunes esque samples are just bang on.
Drizzy does his thing as per.
Dj Khaled On one
lil Weezy, Drizzy Drake and Rick Ross are on one and I don't mean a diet.
Dj Khaled providing a track with trance influences with nice snare claps, its what I like to call the right amount of cheese.
Saturday 2 July 2011
Kyless Reccomends 4
More Pearls from the Chicago Joe that is Kyless.
Sepalcure fleur
Dorian Concept Toe Games Made Her Giggle
Tall black guy WaterNoEnemy
Jill Scott in the Light of the Sun
So her new album came out on 20th June and I got to admit its not a love at first hear album its most definitely a grower hence the time taken to even begin to discuss it. In true Heardrum fashion I'm going to lace you with the peaches.
Making you wait,
Parting away from the jazz influence and really getting to grips with new sounds.
So Gone
I got to be honest it sounds like a Marsha Ambrosius track but as expected Jill Scott applies the right level of "Sho you Right" Smooth vocals. Its a shame about Pall Wall but even Aston Martin has some ugly parts.
Rolling Hills
Signature Scott jazz influ, perfect vocals. great base and guitar just beautiful.
Saturday 11 June 2011
Cro-Magnon
Behold the awesomemness of this Japanese Jazz band
I have yet to hear a track by these guys that I dislike, great band. I'm just going to give you the peaches because I could talk about these guys till the cows come home. Since I don't have any cows that could be a very loooong time.
Black Mahagoni
Midnight magic ft Roy Ayers
Time Flies Ft Steve Spacek
Sbtrkt
This guy keeps popping up everywhere Jessie Ware nailing the vocals as per with guest a appearance of Sampha. This track just reminds me of the garage days.
Nervous Ft Jessie Ware
This track has been on the circuit for the pass few weeks, there's a real bad ass feel to this tune with dirty synths and a filthy base.
Wildfire Ft Little Dragon
Mr Scruff
I remember one particular night at the music box in Manchester with my bessie Johan just grooving to the cool sounds of Mr Scruff on the 1s & 2s awesome night. Great night great track
Jazz potato
Audio lotion
Balm Beach, the fusion of jazz and drum & bass very rarely sounds this good, jazz heads, drum heads lend me your ears. Very awesome very rare less than 2000 views!!!
Voodoo velvet
tribal sounds blended with jazz it just gets better.
Sunday 5 June 2011
Chunky Move
Sure it sounds like an offensive thing to say to a slightly weighty person, but thats where the similarity begins and ends.
This mon frere's is where technology and art meet to create something of sheer beauty and interest.
The tracks are pretty good as well.
Friday 3 June 2011
Total Science & S.P.Y feat. Riya
SPY and Total science have come up trumps with this summertime banga, Riya plays her part beautifully as per.
Piano Funk
Friday 27 May 2011
Stubborn Heart
Is it indie? is it house? Is it experimental? I don't care to be honest just good honest hot chip esque music
Need Someone
Ntjam Rosie
Soulful princess, combined with a real modern twist defininte essences of Terry Walker, Corrinne B R and 4hero
Space of you
I need
Wednesday 25 May 2011
The Weekend
Chilled out dubstep combined with fantastic vocals, this stuff may hit the big time in the next few months. The hipsters are already well tuned in.
Ifan Dafydd
Amy winehouse's stronger than me chopped and screwed to perfection, James Blake watch your.
No Good
Mr Beatnick
Breaks with a calming Dorothy Ashby/miguel at Fergie vibe, on point. expect to hear this in all the cool coffee shops and bars.
4th day
Beautifult track just b e a utiful
I know all the Bixchxs
Africa hitech
what do you get if you mix Gill Scott heron with sampha and throw in some 16 bit Nintendo samples, a master piece.
get on it.
light the way
Sunday 1 May 2011
Revenge of Bilal
Yeah sure I know Airtight Revenge came out in Sept last year but I've only just got around to listening to it. Bilal has really stretched his creative wings with this album and it really suits him some tracks are genius, some real sa-ra influences and beautiful guitar riffs.
Stuff Daddy
Listened to a few of this guys tracks over the weekend but none of them grabbed me like this one, he has cut up dreaming of a white Christmas in a dillatastic fashion. its well put together and had me head nodding like q tip in vivrant thing.
Azymuth
Aurora real smooth jazz, imagine Jamiroquai without the jay kay vocals, instead chuck in a French guy to take the smooth levels that bit further.
Nu Brand Flexxx
Spellbound,
British hipster hip hop music I was wondering when this would really crossover, can you say British cool kids?
But all in all its a good track hence why its been blogged.
Skream & Shy FX
Shy fx have grabbed skream and given him a good soulful shake, beautiful liquid sounds.
Friday 15 April 2011
Just Blaze Vs kanye West
Beautiful remix to kanyeezys we major
Kanye West, Really Doe + Nas vs. Just Blaze- We Major by Duncan Gerow
Thursday 14 April 2011
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Rotary Connection
I am the black gold of the sun, great summer track makes me smile wider the more I hear it.
Rotary Connection
2 parts coke to 1 parts Cockspur Barbados rum
a sturdy lounge chair
Beautiful sunshine
There you have it relaxation at its very best mon frere
Saturday 9 April 2011
Tokimonsta
A bit of something special from Miss Monsta, experimental jazz, hip hop beats
Fool
Tokimonsta - fool by @beatpie@
Almost free
Tokimonsta - Almost Free (DR+ Remix) by DR+2
Sweet day
Tokimonsta-Sweet Day by Ohshetz
Almost Free RMX
TOKiMONSTA x Audio Ad - Almost Free remix by Audio Ad
Thursday 7 April 2011
The Raah Project
I should've blogged this months upon months ago, I put it on face book but deserved so much more love.
If you cant hear dilla in this there something wrong with your ears.
Space between thoughts
Hauschka Ping
I have no explannation for this track other than its just feels good, experimental I suppose is the term used for it.
Connell's Soul Cuts
Beautiful piece of J-dilla inspired jazz from Connell's soul box, the hip hop prodigal son has returned home to its original roots.
Friday 25 March 2011
Pharoahe Monch Is A Renegade
W.A.R We Are Renegades and the verdict? Lyrical brilliance rage against the machine but why not dance and nod your head while doing it?
Im waiting to get my hands on the other single Haile Selassie Karate, but you know what I'm going to leave you in the hands of the soul goddess Jill Scott and the phenomenal Pharoahe.
Still standing "and I aint sitting down soon"
Monday 21 March 2011
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Connell's Soul Cuts
Heardrum's newest Recommender has arrived on planet heardrum with this absolute stormer, big sax big the roots esque drums check it out.
Sunday 13 March 2011
Buffalo Springfield
So Im watching tropic thunder and I thought to myself I have always really liked this tune.
For what its worth
Pete Philly ft Roos Jonker
Remember you, awesome piece of classical rythmed new soul, hear essences of Eric Roberson but enough of that just watch this dude put a jacket on, R'las would be well annoyed if I took that long bad enough I take so long in the shower.
Kyless Reccomends 3
J*Davey
Track of the week, you need a good baseline on your device to fully appreciate the genius that is JDavey
Brrrrrppsss to Kyless
Wednesday 23 February 2011
Byron & Onra (the big Payback)
I know you have never heard this since its only had FIVE views on youtube, glitchy soul top draw.
Saturday 19 February 2011
Wednesday 16 February 2011
Nottz
Virginia has more to it than clipse & Nerd, Neptunes well you know the rest. Nottz tight lyrics even tighter instrumentals.
Towa Tei
Its time to play name that sample, this particular track holds a special part in my heart as its the original from which a sample was used for one of my favourite hip hop tracks Find a Way by a tribe called quest.
Friday 11 February 2011
MathewDavid
International, this is so hot of the press I'm wearing asbestos gloves. Only 60 views on your tube.
Best of all its a good tune from mathewdavid and the warp tribe.
Joy Jones Brings Joy
Beautiful track, beautiful vocals, beautiful lyrics. NEO SOUL @ its very best my heardrummers
Thursday 10 February 2011
Blues & Computers
New Streets album released on 4th Feb, trying to Kill M.E. really got feeling that old streets vibe, like how I felt when I first heard Original Pirate Material.
Check it out
James Blake's James Blake
JB released the long awaited album on 7th Feb and he really hasn't dissapointed, Zane Lowe named it album of the week and sounded like he was ready to have JB's children
I have picked out some of my personal favourites of this cracker. Keen Heardrummers would've seen that I blogged "unluck" last week and "Limit to your love" weeeeeeekksss agoooooo (the elongated text is supposed to emphasise the length of time)
anyways less from me more from the JB.
Sunday 6 February 2011
Thursday 3 February 2011
Thursday 20 January 2011
Jim Blake
More from Mr James Blake the expected big thing of this year. Limit to your love was a big one which I blogged earlier this year but Unluck simply takes the creative biscuit. huge dubstep base with a electro rythmic soulful sound. Suck it and see.
GhostPoet
Homegrown Coventry sound
If Mike Skinner was black he would be like ghostPoet.
Survive it
cash & carry me
Sunday 16 January 2011
Saturday 15 January 2011
Cooly G
Up in my head and as the song says I cant get this track out of it. so thought what the hey blog it.
Comfortable fit for the glitchers
Glitch hop for the masses I say, beautiful piece of work from comfort fit,
Sunday 9 January 2011
Kyless Reccomends 2
SBTRKT
This ladies and gents is a heardrum first, hearing a track on facebook and sending it straight to HD but you know what this track is just to good to be true.
Thursday 6 January 2011
Raashan Ahmad
Just when you thought Jay Electronica was the man of the house try out J Ahmad, seems like the pen can have two bulls.
Pain on Black
Ugly
Give Thanks
MAF in the Flesh
Miguel Atwood Ferguson Ensemble
Since I pipe on so much about the genius here's what he looks like or and the are tracks bang on as well feat the other genius Flying lotus, the sweet sound of Bilal & the new kid on the bloc Aloe blacc with a tribute to Guru
Mosca
Is it house? is it tribal? is it tribal electro Chicago house? is it Garage?
Who cares the tracks banging now for those who don't have the top of the range speakers imagine this track in a night club.