Chicago production duo The-Drum have been on an impressive run over the past month. They’ve been on production duties for R&B boyhood trio JODY, singer Dre Green and Le1f associate Rahel‘s debut track. Today sees the release their label’s debut compilation, entitled Lo Motion Singles Vol. 1, it features 14 cuts of floated R&B jams from The-Drum and friends, including […]
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We recently introduced you all to secretive London R&B duo Men Among Boys. Their debut track, “Presence Of Man“, certainly caught our attention with it’s hypnotic tribal vibe that sent shivers all along the blogosphere. On their second track, “PurpleBlack,” the boys make quite a departure from the moody alt-R&B sound of their debut, it still very much experimental R&B, […]
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After dropping ‘Sweet Tooth‘ and ‘Pure Life‘, London experimental producer Throwing Shade has released her debut EP via No Pain In Pop. The five track EP is an engrossing collection, drawing you into the producers world of ” cosmic R&B” and ” digital soul”. Drawing in iridescent strains of popular music – from African and Asian modes to the grimey […]
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London experimental producer Throwing Shade whet our appetites for her upcoming EP with her last track ‘Sweet Tooth‘. Over the weekend, she released a new track, Pure Life, from her ’19 Jewels’ EP for No Pain In Pop. The track forgoes the sweet, sugary rush of ‘Sweet Tooth’ for an altogether more spectral and moody soundscape. Much like […]
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Nothing new or groundbreaking to watch in this video as a young couple dance through the night in a variety of locations. Still it gives us an excuse, not that we needed one to revisit Oceaan’s, delicate electronic R&B track’ Need U’. It’s the kind of song that gets right inside your head, clinging to every synapse and […]
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Another wonderfully skewed song has surfaced from Chicago R&B weirdos JODY. Following up on the spacey, bass heavy production of “M.I.A , the trio along with in-house producers The-Drum create their own unique version of a Keith Sweat/Jodeci, ’90s R&B jam. While earlier songs, like The Long Goodbye brought on a feeling of nostalgia, with sweet vocal harmonies […]
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Following on from last month’s release of “No Romance, taken from the EP of the same name,Tirzah’s new song “Malfunction” shows a more refined, stripped-down side to the singers repertoire. Gone are the shuffling,wonky DIY beats and swirling vocal samples courtesy of maverick producer Micachu and in there place is a minimalistic downtempo R&B song. A sense of calm runs through […]
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Harlem-based rapper DonChristian’s debut mixtape The Wayfarer was one of our favourite’s from last year. Now he’s back with an new mixtape entitled Renzo Piano. The titled which takes its name from Italian architect Renzo Piano and also serves as the rappers more flamboyant alter-ego. The album takes it’s cue from lothario R&B exploring the emotional […]
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