soul/funk features
Playlist: Rising soul singer Mica Millar gives us an exclusive playlist for International Women’s Day.
This being the week of International Women’s Day, we managed to get an exclusive playlist from Manchester singer Mica Millar – formally of Red Sky Noise, who’s picked us a playlist of powerful songs from powerful women to celebrate. Her own single Girl came out on the day, and was inspired by the stories shared …
Feature: Gizelle Smith gives us the lowdown on her new album, Revealing, track by track
We’ve fallen for Gizelle Smith somewhat here on Backseat Mafia. The daughter of late Four Tops songwriter Joe Smith and vocalist of German funk ensemble The MIghty Mocambos, Smith recently released her new album Revealing via the much lauded Jalapeño Records label. It’s an album that never strays wholly away from that classic Soul/Funk sound, …
Feature: Joshua Brandler – A Rise in Music Consciousness.
It’s inspiring to witness a rise in conscious music, and I don’t just mean the trend in improvised, free music, in the worlds of jazz, electronica and your almost traditional free improv format. I’m referring to a carefully crafted and consciously aware song form that literally focuses on highlighting community and raising our energies to …
Exclusive: Backseat Mafia Takeover Mix 001: King Britt
Recently we fell for Back2Black, the latest EP from Philly producer King Britt (read our review here), and so we were beyond delighted when he agreed to open our new series of exclusive mixes – the Backseat Mafia Takeover Mix, with his Summer Vibes mix. Most people in the know, know of King Britt (His …
Feature: double albums that are actually worth the time.
For some artists the single disc statement is not enough. It should be though, as the multiple disc release is a difficult beast to master and many of the most famous double albums are at least half a side too long (The Beatles, Blonde on Blonde, Songs in the Key of Life, Physical Graffiti, etc). …