Heavy chords. Deep beats. Soulful moments tangled in mystery purple feelings. We present Last Call EP, the first solo project from the parisien Heverly Bill (aka Samuel Paoli). Halfway between beat music, r&b and hip-hop, the french takes us into the coolest night ride.
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The second recap of June summarizes the best sounds that cruised around here during this month. For now, 61 tracks that can please different moods and tastes.
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Focus on the new album from the very talented producer and composer Ødyssee. Atlas is a massive project filled with 28 small tracks - going uptempo and also down deep with mastery.
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There are only a few stories of legends that came back to life. The producer Iman Magnetic from the legendary 90’s hip hop group Square One returns with a 22-track instrumental block of gold hip hop.
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Connection Paris - Berlin. Bluestaeb just released his third solo album Everything Is Always a Process, a smooth Neo Soul-induced epic featuring artists such as Noah Slee, Harleighblu, S. Fidelity and Melodiesinfonie, via one of the best music houses in Europe - Jakarta Records.
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In a mellow state of mind we listen to Doze. Soft piano keys, breezy guitars and downtempo percussion. A summer afternoon that passes by fast leaving us with sweet memories of such sounds.
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While on working on his latest album - the magnificent Mind Games -, Ol' Burger Beats left behind some golden beats, songs and remixes. They deserve to be listened after all. Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind is, like Mind Games, a work of art.
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Following his debut - and acclaimed - album Kickinit Alone on Leaving Records last year, Kiefer is back with a new full length album. Happysad is a masterful piece of thirteen tracks that, again, blends instrumental hip hop beats with magnificent piano chords.
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The first recap of June comes before some crucial releases that are coming our way. Very soon we'll be listening to new stuff from Kiefer, Bluestaeb, Ol' Burger Beats, Iman Magnetic or Havana Cultura. We take this chance to introduce these new projects to you.
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In May o sótão was influenced by different paces, moods and rhythms. A 60-track selection sums up the best we've heard and talked about during this month. We hope you enjoy. It was carefully built - sometimes accompanied with wine, others with coffee.
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Brighton-based Yogocop Records has been one of the sources where we've been finding some of the best hip hop being made on the UK. We introduce you to their first beat-tape that will showcase instrumental talent from both resident artists and friends of the label.
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Green is a 10-track LP of smooth, ambient jazz by Robohands (a.k.a. Andy Baxter), and is the newest release by Village Live Records - the first album of the genre to drop on this label. In charge of drums, guitar, bass, piano, and synths, Andy Baxter experiments with hip hop and jazz to deliver something completely original.
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MF Eistee gets together with Loop Schrauber for an "Houseboat" session capable of chilling down anyone's speakers. The beats that make this short piece make us feel at peace, taking a swim inside a river on a summer afternoon.
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This month's new entries come from some of the best new releases - Bluestaeb, Yadava, Fitz Ambro$e & Submerse -, others are simply memories that we saved to revisit - from the east to the west with Gang Starr's "Jazz Thing" and Naughty by Nature's "Mourn You 'Til I Join You".
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Earlier this year "Soul Macchiato" came out as the first full release of producer Lofi Coffee. We played it after a while it dropped... We felt like this pink cassette was going inside a Nakamichi deck.
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ncluded in our very own May '18 playlist recap, the last tracks end "Villa Rosa" with style. Purple feelings of mystery surround o sótão, inviting a night drive around the block. Fitz Ambro$e & Submerse got together to create a high quality piece of instrumental hip hop.
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"LIBRARY 01" is the first installment of Lille-based newly created label & magazine. Released on cassette, contains 19 different tracks from 19 different underground hip hop producers. And the time flies listening to it.
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May just started and already we stop time to recap on what has been playing around here. The voice of Billie Holiday is subject of reinterpretations by master Wun Two - the mesmerizing samples of "Gone With The Wind" in "Noite". Some world-jazzy vibes come with Kamasi Washignton…
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After an immensely creative year, with many instrumental lo-fi hip hop releases, Smoke Trees sets up another chilled environment in this room while "Steamer" plays.
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Following magnificent collaborations with Mr. Slipz, Verbz gets together with beatmaker Psalm//Trees for a special track released by Radio Juicy. "Days Like This" is a beautiful single that can be the first glance of what's to come in the near future from both artists.
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