Wednesday
Jul132011

Example - Stay Awake (Steve Pitron & Max Sanna Remix)

Following on from the smashing Alvin Risk & Delta Heavy remixes, Pitron & Sanna have taken Example's new Nero produced single and turned it into a groovy club hit that will sound perfect in Ibiza this Summer. This is the third of five remixes that will be available on the EP that is released August 28th and is up for pre-order NOW.

Wednesday
Jul132011

Rahsaan Patterson - Miss You x Makin' Love

For those of you who have known about this man for a while, you will have watched Rahsaan Patterson grow from the skinny, wide-eyed boy on the classic children’s show Kids Incorporated to one of the most influential soul men on the planet. During this colorful journey, Rahsaan has written songs for and collaborated with Brandy, Van Hunt, Ledisi and Lalah Hathaway; as well as releasing his own critically acclaimed albums and performing to loyal, ecstatic audiences worldwide. I honestly had no idea the new album was so close, but when this dropped in my inbox, I was nothing short of ecstatic. He is one of my favourite soul singers of the past 5 years, and this album has made me realise why - one of the most stunning releases of the year so far.

Wednesday
Jul132011

Datsik & Downlink - Sting

Not the banger you would expect when you see these two names together, but a very cool track all the same. Sounds like they were experimenting a bit on this one.

Wednesday
Jul132011

KanYe West & Jay-Z - Watch The Throne (Tracklist)

Earlier today Jay-Z's Blog revealed the tracklist for his highly anticipated album with KanYe West, Watch The Throne. Beyoncé, Otis Redding & Mr Huson all make appearances and Odd Future member Frank Ocean features on two tracks, which excites me greatly - it wouldn't surprise me if he ended up on G.O.O.D. Music or Roc Nation in the next few years. This is guaranteed to be one of the best albums of 2011 (nice to see they chose to use H.A.M. as just a bonus track). Excited.

01 No Church in the Wild (Feat. Frank Ocean)
02 Lift Off (Feat. Beyoncé)
03 Niggas in Paris
04 Otis (Feat. Otis Redding)
05 Gotta Have It
06 New Day
07 Prime Time
08 Who Gon Stop Me
09 Murder to Excellence
10 Welcome to the Jungle
11 Sweet Baby Jesus (Feat. Frank Ocean)
12 Why I Love You (Feat. Mr Hudson)

Bonus tracks:

13 Illest Motherfucker Alive
14 H*A*M
15 That's My Bitch
16 The Joy (ft. Curtis Mayfield)
Tuesday
Jul122011

Zo! - Playing Your Game, Baby (Feat. Anthony David) x Marzipan (Feat. Eric Roberson & Phonte)

Two of my favourite tracks from Zo!'s new EP, ...Just Visiting Three. The Foreign Exchange never release projects that are anything less than spectacular, and this one is no exception. Anthony David actually sounds like Barry White on PYGB, showing us a side of him that I have never heard before. On Marzipan, the soothing harmonies of Eric & 'Te go perfectly with the soulful/jazzy production of Zo!, who for me is one of the most consistent, talented and under-rated producers in the world. Without doubt the best free download of 2011 - I would pay good money for this. The 3rd part in this stunning series is available to download HERE. Two words; on repeat.

Tuesday
Jul122011

Wretch 32 - Don't Go (Feat. Josh Kumra)

A super sick video for the third single from Wretch 32's highly anticipated debut album, Black And White, which is out on August 14th. Had the pleasure of meeting these two this weekend and can safely say that they are two of the most down to earth guys I've met for a long time. Hope this does as well as it deserves to.

Tuesday
Jul122011

Lewi White - Young Guns (Feat. Ed Sheeran, Yasmin, Griminal & Devlin)

Some cool visuals for Lewi White's monstrous new single, which you can now buy on iTunes, HERE. You can also see Yasmin doing an acoustic cover of Rihanna's What's My Name @ Somerset House HERE.

Tuesday
Jul122011

Duck Sauce - Big Bad Wolf

New single from A-Trak & Mr. Van Helden - not sure it will be as successful as Barbra Streisand, but I am a big fan of this. Tech-ey vibes.

Tuesday
Jul122011

Pusha T - Trouble On My Mind (Feat. Tyler, The Creator)

Here is the first piece from Pusha's Fear Of God Part 2: Let Us Pray, which will be available August 23rd on G.O.O.D. Music. Production from The Neptunes is on point as always, and the verses from Pusha & Tyler are all huge. Looking forward to this, lots.

Wednesday
Jul062011

Toddla T - Watch Me Dance (Feat. Roots Manuva)

A super dope video for the title track and second single from Toddla T's upcoming sophmore album, which will be available on August 15th. Skanky Skanky was cool, but I'm really excited for this release - love the vibe and sound he's gone for. JAM!