Fantasma, the latest project of South African innovator and creative pioneer Spoek Mathambo, is a five-man collective which weaves together electronica, hip-hop, traditional Zulu maskandi music, shangaan electro, South African house, psych-rock and punk to form a unique, original and fresh hybrid. The godfather of ‘Bacardi House’, producer DJ Spoko joins with former Machineri guitarist […]
Read more
If you have the talent to catch the ear of super producer Doc McKinney then the expectations of your album would be enormously high. Being that band, thestand4rd, consisting of Allan Kingdom, Psymun, Bobby Raps, and Spooky Black harness their collective talents to the fullest and drop a wildly adventurous album. On their self-titled debut album, the four solo […]
Read more
We Are Shining are gearing up for their debut album, Kara, to be released on October 27th. With six days to go until the LP drops, we can stream Kara in full via The Guardian. The duo of Morgan and Acyde have enlisted several guest singers to assist them, including The Noisette’s Shingai, Eska, Roses Gabor, Andrea Balency and Mallie, […]
Read more
Etta Bond and longtime collaborator Raf Riley returns to us with #COOLURBANNEWTALENT and it’s an impressive addition to their catalogue of EP’s. Although billed as a solo record, the production is mainly handled by Riley except for one track. On this new 5-track EP, they’ve manage to put together a more accessible but still very experimental sound in tracks […]
Read more
Fantasma have unveiled the second song from their forthcoming EP and announced details of their first ever UK headline show at the 100 Club in London on November 18th. Premiered via Dummy Mag, ‘Eye of The Sun’ features South African artist Moonchild on vocals. The ‘Eye of The Sun’ EP will be released on November 10th via […]
Read more
(Photo via Facebook) We Are Shining are here again with more top quality music from their can’t-come-soon-enough debut album Kara. The London duo’s latest single ‘Road’ is a fast, flowing, genre bending, psyche-funk gem that channels Jimi Hendrick, but done with a thoroughly modern twist. They enlist the Noisettes’ Shingai Shoniwa who comes in at around […]
Read more
Toronto songstress Rochelle Jordan has treated us with a surprise new mixtape. The project titled “K I L L A H” sees her teaming up with curator/DJ Kitty Cash, and features 12 tracks of previously unreleased B-sides, and remakes of tunes by , Drake, Mary J. Blige, Aaliyah, Toro y Moi, and more. She is also assisted by […]
Read more
Renowned and respected London beatsmith/producer Paul White will release his experimental yet accessible fourth solo album, Shaker Notes, on September 29th. Ahead of the release, R&S is streaming the album on Soundcloud, where you can listen to Shaker Notes up until the album drops. The album is his first for R&S, and sees White ditch the sampler […]
Read more