First of all, this weekend saw the death of one of the leading lights of black music over the past few decades, the one and only Gil Scott-Heron - may he Rest in Peace. He was an all round creative genius, who over the years was a published author, as well as combining politicised or satirical spoken word poetry with jazz to create what is recognised by many as being the starting point for modern hip hop and rap. The revolution will not be televised is a fantastic poem that has been set really well to music, that was meant to be a call to arms to Gils' black brothers to get up from in front of their TV sets and take action to fight for their rights.
This next track is called "NY is Killing Me", and has been remixed by Jamie XX. Last year, Scott-Heron released his first album in 13 years, and then a year later, all of the tracks from this album were remixed by Jame XX, from the band The XX. This track combines the old and the new really well, and the album is definitely worth a listen. What a true loss to the arts!
This track is an absolutely gorgeous, soulful tune from Phaelah. It's not a new track, but still sounds incredible today, the production quality is incredible, and the music is so chilled out. This is fantastic, and if you like Phaelah, click here to download the Electronic Explorations mix from 2010.
Next up, this is a new EP being released by The 2 Bears, who are made up of Joe Goddard from Hot Chip, and Raf Rundell. This is their third EP, and all of the tracks from it have been uploaded to SoundCloud - click here to listen. This includes some really great tunes - more of these please!
This next track is absolutely gorgeous, described by some as minimal Drum and Bass, it is wonderfully ambient but builds in such a great way. I'm not usually a fan of music described as minimal, however I think this is superb - this is Sleepless, by Feint.
Matrix and Futurebound provide the next track of the day - this is an interesting tune, not what I was expecting from them as it is much slower than their usual fare. However this drumstep tune is still as fierce as we would expect from them, with some seriously heavy bass, and I love the use of the familiar vocal in an unfamiliar way! This is out now on Viper Recordings.
I've included tracks from the Tr0n R3configur3d album previously, when it was first released, however I've been giving the album another listen recently and this was the standout track for me. (Well, along with The Crystal Method's remix of The Grid, which I've shared before.) This is a good album and well worth a listen if you haven't checked it out already.
The new Shogun Audio podcast was released at the weekend, this is number 19, and it's fantastic! This got a number of plays over the past few days, and I can't recommend it enough. I even used iTunes to get this, and I hate that software! :) Click here to go get this podcast, and click here to check out the tracklist. Nice work by DJ Friction!
Shockone was one of the guest mix DJ's on Australia's fantastic Triple J radio station this year, meaning that every Saturday in the month of May, he got to broadcast an hour long mix. Click here for the first one that he did, and keep your eyes peeled as I will include download links for the rest when they become available as this is great!
Good news for music fans, Bop's new album has been released this week on Med School Music - preview the album on this YouTube link, and if you enjoy it as much as I have then click here to buy! Great stuff! :)
I'm going to finish off for today, even though I have plenty of other stuff I want to share, as there is enough music here to keep you going for a while - particularly when you click here to download two more guest mixes from the Triple J radio station. These are both from December 2010 - one of the mixes is by Andy C, and the other is by Netsky. The full tracklists are included on this page, along with the download links. I've listened to both of these mixes today, and can say that they are fantastic! Great selection of tracks, and superb mixing from both of them. Great stuff!
I hope you've enjoyed today's selection of music, and I'll be back later this week with more treats for your ears! Remember, if you have enjoyed this, share it to like minded friends, and if you have any comments or suggestions etc, please feel free to get in touch. :)
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