It's no secret that we love ourselves some proper drum & bass tunes...especially the chilled out liquid funk of genre heroes like LTJ Bukem and London Elektricity. The latter started Hospital Records and after that became one of the biggest labels in electronic music, Tony Coleman soon started the spinoff, MedSchool Music to focus on nurturing younger talent that stayed true to the label's original melodic sound.
Cut to Etherwood, who just might be their finest signing yet! The UK producer is currently putting the finishing touches on his self-titled debut album, which is due to hit all good download shops on November 4, 2013.
Take a listen to the sublime album sampler and watch his beautiful music "Begin By Letting Go" video below!
Special Thanks: Etherwood for making music like this, MedSchool Music for putting it out, London Elektricity for laying down the template and Disclosure debut set in Las Vegas
While our friends in the UK have seen electronic outfit, Rudimental, blow up in a big way, they are now finally making their way stateside with their smash debut album, "Home." We recently picked it up and it hasn't left our stereo speakers for the last week. Covering multiple genres, "Home" is the kind of debut album that is a breath of fresh air in the current EDM boom.
Take a listen to their first couple of single from "Home" for further evidence:
First single "Spoons" was a sublime deep house cut:
"Feel the Love" was their drum & bass offering and a HUGE #1 smash in the UK:
"Waiting All Night" defied all expectations for the follow-up
Their latest is "Right Here" and is a perfect summer song that is not to be missed:
As a BONUS - check out the recent disco-house remix that Skream did:
Special Thanks: Rudimental for (hopefully) showing that the next generation of electronic music superstar groups will look more to legendary acts like Massive Attack for inspiration on sustaining career longevity
As if Eddie Murphy couldn't be content with his 80's anthem, "Party All The Time," now he's gone and made a reggae album. First single features Snoop Dog, er Snoop Lion, and let's just say for a man with millions, this video looks + sounds like a sketch from the Dave Chapelle show. Seriously, check out the hilarity below:
Eddie Murphy Feat. Snoop Lion "Redlight":
And just for fun, here's the classic clip for "Party All The Time":
Special Thanks: Eddie Murphy for no longer making funny movies, but still holding it down in the music video department
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Special Thanks: De La Soul, Native Tongues, Zulu Nation, Emcees from Long Island, Sampling Michael Jackson's music, RGIII's knee, Ray Lewis becoming the most famous linebacker ever after murdering 2 people and getting away with it only because he is a rich and powerful athlete, Zero Baseball Hall of Famers making it this year, Rex Ryan's tattoo, Snowboarding at Mammoth Mountain 11,053 feet in the sky.
I've been championing the sounds of Ulrich Schnauss for over a decade now. With artists like Tycho beginning to catch fire with the more discerning electronic music lovers this year, it's important to know about Ulrich Schnauss. His first two albums, 2001's "Far Away Trains Passing By" and 2003's "A Strangely Isolated Place" are certified classics in the downtempo music community, combining elements of shoegaze, rock and Schnauss' signature layers of sublime electronic atmospherics.
Now six years after he released, "Goodbye," Schnauss is retuning with a brand-new album in January 2013. To mark the anticipated release, he's offered a free download of new song, "A Long Way to Fall" over on his SoundCloud page along with dropping a gorgeous music video for the track.
Check them out and be sure to play them when you want to get lost in another world.
Special Thanks: Pittfire Pizza parties to celebrate MC EVeryman's 30th birthday, sleeping in, warm egg sandwiches, Nate Dogg, Native Foods, creative friends and fantasy football playoffs beginning
So the debut album from one of our favorite drum and bass producers S.P.Y., was mostly disappointing but there are a few tracks that are instant classics though. The title track, 'What the Future Holds,' is one of them and this official music video is just as beautiful as the song itself.
Special Thanks: S.P.Y for giving us this jam, beach days in October, SF Giants Sunday rebound, Buster Posey, Blue Dream, vintage Tecate and fresh issues of Frank 151 from Upperhands
