Think NPR Music Tiny Desk, with a not-so-tiny 16-piece big band reinterpreting tracks from MF DOOM + Madlib s Madvillany and Madvillainy 2. Abstract Orchestra, led by saxophonist Rob Mitchell, is inspired by The Roots with Jay-Z as well as the 40-piece orchestral arrangements by Miguel-Atwood Ferguson of J-Dilla, and the group debuted in 2017…
At last, a tome of Brian ‘B+’ Cross’ two-and-a-half decades worth of breathtaking photography. Cross’ work permeates many of our favorite records, from Lab staples like DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing, Yesterday’s New Quintet’s Angles Without Edges, Madlib’s Shades Of Blue and David Axelrod’s self-titled MoWax record (“Big B Plus” is named after the photographer), right up…
Turntable Lab NYC hosted a live in-store performance of The Shacks earlier this year, and Danny Akalepse of Big Crown Records delivered a fire opening DJ set before the group got on. The Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band s cover of Dr. Dre s Xxplosive was one of the records he dropped, and as soon…
Detroit stand up! The rich musical heritage of the Motor City is represented once again on the latest from hip-hop prodigy Black Milk and his band Nat Turner. On The Rebellion Sessions, the group (consisting of Black Milk alongside Aaron “Ab” Abernathy on keys, Malik Hunter on bass, and Zebulun “Z” Horton on drums) deliver a fully…
Forty Five Live. Veteran DJ producer Scott Hendy celebrates 45 rotations of the Earth around the Sun with a musical document of his life on this planet thus far. On the aptly titled Forty Five, the respected Bristolian DJ producer crafts a breaks-fueled sonic collage representing the music that has been paramount to his long running career, while tapping several friends he s met…
Dam-Funk blasts off into the funkmosphere once again. The positivity and light shine through on Dam s brand new effort, Invite The Light. While we ve seen plenty of material released from our favorite funkateer over the last 6 years, Dam sees the project as something of a rebirth and his first fully realized album….
How does Damu The Fudgemunk roll? One take, all vinyl baby! That s right, the DC-based producer MC keeps it true school for his epic Favorite Sample Flips mix from 2014. The mix was originally made as part of Ego Trip s now defunct Top 10 Sample Flips feature, and since 10 wasn t enough, Damu gives…
Ride to this. Devonwho stepping out with an impressive full length of (mostly) instrumentals for Leaving Records. The left coast producer built his name alongside Knxwledge, Mndsgn, and Suzi Analogue with Klipmode, but here he s letting the funk loose over 13 tracks of heavy modern funk grooves. Anyone into the style that Dam-Funk has built up in recent…
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Beat Junkies founder, J Rocc, edits on 45! The second volume of J Rocc s Funky President Edits has party rocking written all over it. After working countless crowds across the world, it is safe to say the man truly is the Funky President. Side A take the Jackson 5 s Blame It On The…
You must learn. J Rocc laying down the history lesson on 45 with this crucial mix foundation breakbeats culled from the iconic Ultimate Beats & Breaks series. Broken down into two sides dedicated to the curators of UBB ( Tribute to Lenny and Tribute To Lou ), the mix goes down the list of essential funk and…
Jamila Woods named each of the songs on her sophomore project, Legacy! Legacy!, after a famous black figure. A sonic & lyrical monument to Eartha Kitt, James Baldwin, Sun Ra, Zora Neale Hurston & more, Woods writes introspective music through the lens of the icons, specifically drawing on how each of them tried to push…
Jamila Woods named each of the songs on her sophomore project, Legacy! Legacy!, after a famous black figure. A sonic & lyrical monument to Eartha Kitt, James Baldwin, Sun Ra, Zora Neale Hurston & more, Woods writes introspective music through the lens of the icons, specifically drawing on how each of them tried to push beyond the margins…
The first two albums were fine, but Control allowed Janet Jackson to step out of her brother family s shadow and become a global superstar of her own. With production from Prince affiliates Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, tracks like Nasty hinted at the forthcoming rise of new jack swing, and the melodic, dancefloor-friendly r&b…
We ve all driven by premieres or nightclubs, and seen the rope separating those who can enter and those who can t. Well, there s also a velvet rope we have inside us, keeping others from knowing our feelings. What a journey this album is. Originally released in 1997, Ms. Jackson wrote The Velvet Rope…
THIS IS LIKE LATE NIGHTS: THE MIXTAPE, VOLUME 2.0. I JUST WANTED to hit the same emotions and blend the different sonics of hip-hop and R&B in a similar way. Late Nights is Jeremih s 3rd studio album, originally released in December of 2015. At 15 tracks long, the record is characterized by a velvety…