Soul
Track: Marcus Alan Ward – Little Sunshine
Cleveland Ohio singer songwriter Marcus Alan Ward has just released a new slab of future funk in the shape of his new track Little Sunshine. After releasing music under the Freeze-Tag moniker, he’s reverted to his own name, and mixes up soid funk cuts with Ward’s gospel soul infused vocals and a healthy dose of …
Album Review: White Denim – Stiff
White Denim are one of those kinds of bands that just make you want to drive insanely fast and punch the air with your fists. They make this kind of uptempo, good time rock and roll that is a little more caffeinated than your average fun time rock band. Another thing about White Denim is …
Track: 19EIGHTY7 – Let’s get it on (Youthonix Remix)
Discovered at this years Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), London prouducer (or beat mechanic as he prefers) 19EIGHTY7’s first release is this intoxicating mix of soul, house, funk and electronica, titled ‘Let’s get it on’. Driven by this epic (I use that word carefully) soulful vocal, it’s been given the once over from producer YOUTHONIX, who’s …
Track: RKCB x Demo Taped – Open Arms
Ahead of heading down to SXSW, and fresh from playing a sold out show in their hometown Los Angeles, RKCB have teamed up with Atlanta producer and artist Demo Taped for a new soul/RnB infused single – Open Arms. Demo Taped himself is revving up for a US tour with Vallis Alps. Open arms has …
Album Review: SIA – This Is Acting
There is an uneasy amount of hype surrounding Sia Furler’s forthcoming album, This Is Acting – Sia is seen as the new bastion of hope within a bloated pop music scene with her offbeat musical output lauding her to not only critics but more crucially the general populous (no pun intended) of mainstream audiences. You …
Win: 2 Tickets for Akua Naru @ Rich Mix
If you missed Akua Narus debut album “…the journey aflame”, you missed out on not only someone with a sense of poetry and drama in her rhymes and story telling, or someone who’s jazz/funk infused hip-hop brings to mind the likes of the Roots, Erykah Badu and Lauren Hill, but someone who is right now …
See: Marco Pavé releases video for Black Tux
Memphis rapper / social activist Marco Pavé has released a new video to accompany the track Black Tux, taken from his new EP, Perception. Already a hero in his locality as he campaigns for literacy for at risk youth and other good causes, he continues to spread his political messages through his music. The track, …
Track: Jodie Abacus – Halfway to Mexico
Following on from his debut single ‘Good Feeling’, London based soul singer Jodie Abacus has released a new track, Halfway to Mexico. He’s already won support from the likes of BBC1Xtra as he marries R&B with golden age funk for something that sounds fresh and relevant. Produced by Royce Wood Junior, Halfway to Mexico opens …
Premiere: Sakura – Now that I found you (Andre Hutchinson Remix)
Lost that Summer feeling, now that the nights a drawing in and the temperatures are dropping? We’re delighted to premiere the Andre Hutchinson Remix of Sakura’s Now That I Found You, and if this doesn’t bring a little bit of sunshine back into your life, then you need to seriously consider hibernating. Sakura is familiar …
Track: Kirin J Callinan – The Teacher
Its been a successful year so far for Australian singer songwriter Kirin J Callinan, after opening for both TV on the Radio and Tame Impala, dueling guitars with Mark Ronson & Kevin Parker as well as taking a park in the International production of “In Dreams – The Music of David Lynch”. He’s back with …