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Smith & Mudd - Le suivant

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:18:00 +0000

Smith & Mudd estão de regresso com o seu segundo LP. Em Le suivant, encontramos downtempo, balearic e chillout. Melodias doces e de bem com a vida. Para se escutar e relaxar! Daqui veio o seguinte:

"The second album from Smith & Mudd - "Le Suivant", takes off where the last one left. We'll let the sleeve notes take you through it: 'It’s raining. Sitting here on a cold & wet Mancunian afternoon it’s difficult to remember what summer feels like. However with this, the so-called difficult second album, a feeling of warmth breaks through the gloom. Ten tracks in total which continue on that deep Balearic vibe that Smith & Mudd are renowned for. As with the first album there’s more to S&M than a few pretty deep house tracks. As you drift off towards the end of this album you realise Smith & Mudd have pulled off something very special here."

Smith & Mudd - The delivery man

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Kuba - Bringing it all back home

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:02:00 +0000

O inglês Kuba acaba de lançar o seu quarto álbum de originais, intitulado Bringing it all back home. Chillout e downtempo, com influências reggae e dub, é o que se escuta neste LP.

"Chillcode Music proudly presents the 4th studio album of british artist Kuba. The album contains twelve fresh n crispy tracks, inter alia two excellent tracks in cooperation with Michele Adamson and further outstanding tracks with the collaboration of kuba fellow-artists. The result is a high-grade Kuba chillout album with lots of diversified styles and Dub and Reggea influences. Chilling and relaxing in various styles and tempos!"

Kuba - Maria from huddersfield

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Paul & Price - A sip of sunshine

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:01:00 +0000

Paul & Price são Jonathan Paul e Damir Price. Este duo californiano lançou três álbuns até ao momento: A sip of sunshine (2005), Sounds like sex (2005), Sounds like sex 2 (2007). A sua sonoridade anda dentro de um downtempo sensual, com uns traços de trip-hop e de lounge. Para conferir, deixo mais em baixo o álbum A sip of sunshine.

"The sound of Paul and Price combines the best of both: somatic beats with lush orchestration - often provacative and exotic, creating sexy downtempo and intoxicating electronica. Along the lines of Theivery Corp., Zero 7 and Blue States. Jonathan Paul & Damir Price have focused their talents as producers working with intoxicating singers from across the globe delivering this exquisite, lush and sexy album. Paul & Price have collaborated with global talent on A Sip of Sunshine. Camille Vizzavona (Paris) sings on "Papillon" and "Times Like These". Diana Lueger ( Vienna ) sings on "Deep Blue". Sami Rahmen (Bombay) sings on "4fm". Toddy Walters (Denver) sings on "Sunday Afternoon"."

Paul & Price - 4fm

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Peterloo Massacre - Peterloo Massacre

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:01:00 +0000

De Manchester chegam os Peterloo Massacre, a brindarem-nos com um album homónimo, cheio de electrónica trip-hop, com elementos de jazz, indie, experimentalismo ambiente e traços folk. Eles dizem-se influenciados por gente como os Portishead, Massive Attack e Radiohead. Do myspace veio o texto que se segue.

"Peterloo Massacre formed when, in the backroom of a gig in Manchester, Paul offered to remix some of Kin's songs. Following one session, two new songs and been produced as well as the improvised method that has written all Peterloo Massacre's material to date.
The name came a bit later and emerged, not so much as a political stance but to commemorate its historical origin Peterloo Massacre and the city in which it occured.

The bass sounds of Colin were elected early on in the bizarrely smooth progress of the band, adding to the already present mix of electronic, jazz and folk landscapes that Peterloo Massacre have the tendency to produce.
One annum on and Peterloo Massacre have already been compared to Massive Attack, Portishead, Beruit, Orbital, Lamb, Thom Yorke and David Sylvian and are continuing to gig in Manchester and London while working on their first album, due for release later this year."

Peterloo Massacre - Never forget

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David Kitt - The nightsaver

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:44:00 +0000

O irlandês David Kitt lançou este ano o seu sexto álbum de originais. Intitulado The nightsaver, este LP apresenta uma sonoridade electrónica, synthpop e indie, a beber em bandas como os Junior Boys e Kraftwerk. Recomenda-se!

"David Kitt’s sixth LP, The Nightsaver, is the result of two years of late-night experimentation, 80-hour weeks, caught in the reverie of writing and recording in a home studio at the top of a winding staircase somewhere along Dublin’s Grand Canal. It is as natural sounding an album you’re likely to hear in 2009, in an era of music weighed down with contrivance and the search for identity and purpose.

It was in this intimate, solitary setting that Kitt was able to press pause on a career often hampered with distractions and immerse himself in music, relishing the role of producer and the task of molding the complex DNA of his latest work. Without any of the baggage of collaboration or record company influence he allowed his natural influences to filter through this collection of, what are essentially, concise songs. The free-flowing nuances of disco, Kraftwerk, 90’s house music, hip-hop of all eras and the evolving legacy of crafted synth-pop from Hall & Oates to Junior Boys can be heard throughout."

in www.davidkitt.net

David Kitt - Learning how to say goodbye

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Conelrad – Sure is the risk made

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:58:00 +0000

O britânico Conelrad, oferece-nos este ano, o segundo álbum. Sure is the risk made, traz electrónica downtempo com guitarras shoegaze e sintetizadores melodiosos, a construir ambientes sonoros que fazem lembrar os Boards of Canada. Um álbum relaxante e para momentos de introspecção. Tudo isto e muito mais, à borla no site do músico.

"Electronic midtempo/drone/shoegaze album “Sure is the Risk Made”. The second by British electronic musician Conelrad. Reminiscent of acts like Boards of Canada, Stars of the Lid, My Bloody Valentine, et al. But also completely different.
Uses guitars, synths, beats to produce a blissful hour of creepy, intriguing, relaxing and sad music. Has been making some waves on BBC radio (the ’single’, Up Periscope was played on 6Music recently). Definitely, definitely check this stuff out."

Conelrad - Up periscope

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allMeadow and Rob Costlow - Switch on

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:12:00 +0000

Switch on é o álbum que resulta da colaboração de allMeadow com Rob Costlow. allMeadow é um produtor e músico inglês, que se move dentro das electrónicas de orientação mais drum and bass, e Rob Costlow é um pianista norte-americano. Estes dois nunca se conheceram pessoalmente, no entanto isso não foi impeditivo de produzirem um álbum em conjunto. Situações como estas são cada vezes mais frequentes no mundo da música. Em Switch on, podem escutar-se melodias downtempo, onde o piano é um elemento constante e onde algumas batidas têm um restinho de drum and bass. Deste sítio saíu o seguinte:

"What do you get if you place melodic piano loops in the hands of a genius remixer from the drum and bass capital of the world? "Switch on" is the result of a transatlantic collaboration between Magnatune artist Rob Costlow and allMeadow, a remixer based in Bristol, UK. Their aim was to create a unique inter-genre hybrid that would inspire, entertain and stimulate your mind."

allMeadow and Rob Costlow - Respect

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The RAah Project - Score

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:49:00 +0000

The RAah Project é constituido pelos músicos e produtores Ryan Ritchie e Tamil Rogeon. Estes australianos lançaram este ano álbum Score. Um disco que alberga a electrónica, com aproximações ao hip-hop, ao jazz, à soul e às sonoridades cinematográficas, tudo muito bem orquestrado. Daqui, o seguinte:

"A collaboration between Melbourne composer/producers Ryan Ritchie and Tamil Rogeon, The Raah Project sets about attacking all notions of genre boundaries with a blunt instrument. The album haphazardly approaches electronica, big band music, hip hop, cinematic soul and orchestrally-proportioned jazz, calling upon the services of a seventeen-piece string section, the Australian Show Band and a variety of Melbourne's jazz and funk instrumentalists. the instrumentals are highly successful, presenting very fluent, progressive compositions that tackle a variety of styles: 'Jazzbar 2025' fuses harmonically intriguing modern composition with acoustic drum 'n bass with highly pleasing results, while 'DoRyan' is a classy piece of widescreen easy-listening, but the record could almost certainly do without some of the vocal tracks - most notably those with raps attached. 'Covered Up In Stars' and 'Funeral Wedding' are bogged down by their verses - which is a shame given how articulate the arrangements otherwise prove to be."

The RAah Project - Covered up in stars

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Hibernation - Some things never change

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:09:00 +0000

Sebastian James Taylor é o condutor de projectos como Kaya Project, Angel Tears, Shakta, Digitalis e Somaton. Em 2008 lançou o álbum Some things never change sob o alter ego de Hibernation. Um LP de downtempo glitch, IDM e ambiente, onde se passeiam traços de jazz, pianos e trompetes, fragmentos vocais e ambientes mais ou menos hipnóticos. Música em slow motion para relaxar. O seguinte, veio daqui.

"Deeply chilled electronic instrumentals. Some Things Never change is a powerfully immersive experience of multi-coloured electronica, lush sound collaging and imaginative downtempo beats. Literally brimming with a wide variety of synthetic sounds, liquid effects and a generous scattering of glitchy percussives, Hibernation comes across as a highly detailed, many-hued construction that somehow manages at the same time to convey an inviting sleepy effortlessness."

Hibernation - Colours

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Ido - OrthIDOxy

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:06:00 +0000

De Ido não consegui recolher nenhuma informação. Sei que este ano lançou o álbum OrthIDOxy, com o qual fiquei encantado. Há trip-hop, há downtempo, há traços hip-hop, há estilhaços country, há toques jazz, há ambientes cinematográficos, há muito bom corte e colagem e sei lá mais o que. Confiram, porque é mesmo um excelente álbum.

Ido - The good old rebel

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Tremor - Viajante

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:23:00 +0000

Da Argentina chega o projecto Tremor. Constituido por Leonardo Martinelli, Camilo Carabajal e Gerardo Farez, o grupo acaba de lançar o seu segundo álbum. Viajante bebe na música tradicional argentina e na electónica IDM e glitch. Músicas instrumentais que contam com a ajuda de violas, violinos, acordeão, melódica e bombo legüero, entre outros. Um álbum rico e recomendado. Do myspace veio o que se segue:

"Released by record company Los años luz, Viajante features 12 new instrumental songs. Its combination of folk music elements and electronic sounds is materialized in a more sanguine fashion, as it involves experimentation with several acoustic instruments such as the charango, ronroco, accordion, bombo legüero, the violin, etc. Viajante involves various rhythms and goes through different moods, ranging from melodic moments of subtle melancholy, to furious, intense sounds that at certain points make people want to get up and dance. Electro-tribal malambo, glitch chacarera, gipsy sayas, and even IDM huaynos are some of the elements involved in the landscapes created by Tremor’s new music.

In recent years, Tremor has given live trio performances together with Gerardo Farez (keyboards and melodics) and Camilo Carabajal (bombo legüero) at very important festivals taking place in the city of Buenos Aires, the interior of Argentina, and Mexico City."

Tremor - Viajante

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Dominick Martin - Shine a light

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:08:00 +0000

Dominick Martin, andou dez anos a produzir drum and bass utilizando o alter ego Calibre. Este ano chega-nos aos ouvidos um álbum de downtempo intitulado Shine a light. Ambientes cinematográficos, texturas jazz, uns toques indie e a electrónica a acompanhar, fazem este excelente LP.

"Dominick Martin - aka celebrated "Liquid D'n'B" producer Calibre - drops his much anticipated downtempo album, 'Shine A Light'. After 10 years of writing D'n'B Dominick has swerved into the post-club timeframe, flexing his sensitive singer/songwriter soul with compositions veering from soft indie to smoky cinematic paeans and midnight jazz. For fans of his lushly ornate production style this album still contains all the deeply scupltured textures you love, but reworked into something much more nuanced and impressionistic."

in www.boomkat.com

Dominick Martin - Shine a light (preview)

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King Midas Sound - Waiting for you

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:51:00 +0000

Kevin Martin conhecido como The Bug, acabou de lançar o álbum Waiting for you, com a colaboração do vocalista Roger Robinson e sob a designação de King Midas Sound. Um LP carregado de dubstep sombrio, atmosférico e a cheirar a fumo. Há aqui qualquer coisa de Massive Attack! Deste sítio deixo o seguinte:

"The newest alter ego of Kevin Martin, best known as The Bug, King Midas Sound, a collaboration with vocalist Roger Robinson, investigates a hazy, greasy dubstep which, while sharing a clear taste for gritty dub and rounded bass lines with The Bug, is in essence miles apart from its incendiary missiles. The pair have been working together for some time, with Robinson contributing to a number of Bug tracks over the years, but they are brought together by a very different motive here. Working on the close relationship between Martin’s deeply hypnotic atmospheric textures and Robinson’s smooth falsetto and measured delivery, King Midas Sound is a pretty tight and dense association, with a heavy narcotic-fuelled slant and sombre hues."

King Midas Sound - Goodbye girl

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Engine7 - Me, but perfect

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:54:00 +0000

De Glasgow chega Alan McNeil AKA Engine7. Em 2008 lançou o álbum Me, but perfect, que veio carregado de IDM, ambiente e glitch.

"Glasgow's Alan McNeil follows up on the recent 'Tempertantrum' single with this full length for the Herb label, harbouring eleven tracks (that single included) of atmospheric beat-driven electronica. There's a real sense of depth and accomplishment to McNeil's sound, which on pieces like 'Hive Mind' boasts a combination of layered electronics, synth strings and IDM era beats, resulting in an unexpectedly filmic outcome. Much of this album sounds as if it could be soundtrack material in fact, as tracks like 'Path Of Least Resistance' and the Sigur Ros-like 'Goodnight, I Love You' both attest. Within the context of the album, the more rock-tinged 'Tempertantrum' feels like a step in the wrong direction, lacking any of the intricacy and subtlety that characterises Engine 7's better work, but digested as an album in its entirety, Me, But Perfect has much to offer."

in www.boomkat.com

Engine7 - Me, but perfect

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G-Swing - Swing for modern clubbing

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:20:00 +0000

O colectivo francês G-Swing, lançou em 2006 o álbum Swing for the modern clubbing. Jazz swing dos anos 30 e 40, são revestidas com electrónica, criando uma sonoridade festiva ou igualmente festiva ao próprio swing. Daqui roubei o seguinte:

"On The Louvred Lounge we have been featuring a compilation that comes straight from the era that had dance halls jiving to the big bands of Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and Duke Ellington and the voices of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. G-Swing: Music for Modern Clubbing shines a new light on some of swings most memorable tracks spanning the ten year period that fell between 1935 and 1945.
Presented by Fuse Records, this album combines elements of electronic, house and jazz music to reinvent the sound of swing.

G-Swing: Music for Modern Clubbing is remixed by renowned artists ranging from one of Frances premier house DJ's DJ Brame, Lindstrom (well known for remixing artists such as Franz Ferdinand and LCD Soundsystem) and instrumentalist, arranger and recording engineer Itchy Mango.
With a sound that permeates a new era of club-goers, this album also manages to pay great respect to an era that changed the face of music."

G Swing - I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby

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Vienna Symphonic Lounge feat. Vienna Symphonic Orchestra - A trip to the core

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:21:00 +0000

O projecto Vienna Synphonic Lounge pediu ajuda à Vienna Symphonic Orchestra e resultou o álbum A trip to the core. Martin Böhm e Ludwig Coss pegam em clássicos de Mozart, Beethoven e Joseph Haydn, e juntam-lhe uma dose de electrónica, resultando num downtempo muito tranquilo.

"MG-SOUND “Masterminds“ Martin Böhm & Ludwig Coss invite you on a the trip to the core — with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Come along for this completely new and intimate experience, based on timeless classics. Instead of simply highlighting classical music with cool beats, VSL music explores a sharp and sensitive design to charm lounge aficionados with delay chains and filterflows, but above all to entice traditional classical music lovers.

The musical works on this CD are Fantasias.
Liberated interludes that play with familiar themes. Enjoy them with the curiosity of a child, turn them around in your mind, put them away, and then slowly savor their intrinsic core. These tracks don’t presume to translate the composers’ original intentions into the year 2009 - that would be disrespectful. On the contrary, “I have chosen works whose history of creation isn't familiar enough to me to restrict my imagination, so I could do the things that came to my mind first, go with my first musical instincts. Perhaps comparable to Keith Johnstone's approach to improvisational theater — only with samplers, synthesizers and the incomparable Vienna Symphony Orchestra“, says Ludwig Coss, Composer."

in www.viennasymphoniclounge.com

Vienna Symphonic Lounge feat. Vienna Synphonic Orchestra - Another Serenade

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The Brunettes - Paper dolls

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:27:00 +0000

Os neozelandeses Jonathan Bree e Heather Mansfield estão de volta com o seu projecto The Brunettes. O seu novo álbum intitula-se Paper dolls e rompe com os anteriores. Agora a sua sonoridade apresenta-se mais electrónica, mais avant-garde e experimental. O resultado é um electro-pop e uma indietrónica viciante. Daqui veio o seguinte:

"There’s always an air of innocence and a dash of danger with The Brunettes, and the play off between Heather and Jonathan remains a powerful, playful force on Paper Dolls. The album’s biggest point of difference is its modern bent.

Paper Dolls is a step away from typical Brunettes fare that’s often oriented toward more cute and copy pop, and is instead more about experimenting with modern technology and ideas. It’s great to hear, as it sounds like they’re stepping out of their comfort zone and having fun while they’re at it."

The Brunettes - Red rollerskates

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Printempo - Printempo

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:00 +0000

Printempo é um projecto polaco, que lançou este ano o álbum homónimo. Downtempo, batidas hip-hop, e traços jazz, constrõem um disco transparente, melódico, rico em sonoridade orgânica e bastante colorido. Tudo isto lançado à borla pela netlabel Estrada Nagrania e muito recomendado aqui pelo sítio.

Printempo - Subways are for sleeping

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Digitata - Discografia

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:00 +0000

O trio Digitata, vem de Minneapolis e conta na sua formação com os multi-instrumentistas Ryan Olson e Drew Christopherson e com a voz de Maggie Morrison. Este ano lançaram o seu terceiro LP intitulado, Art work pays. Em 2005 estrearam-se com o álbum Sexually transmitted emotions, e em 2007 voltaram à carga com II Daggers. A sua sonoridade tem-se mantido coerente ao longo de todo o seu trabalho. Canções electro-pop, com toques de trip-hop e indie. Deixo mais em baixo os três álbuns para conferir e daqui, sobre o mais recente álbum, as linhas seguintes:

"The driving tension in Digitata's music is between organic and synthetic elements, with Drew Christopherson's drums on one end and Ryan Olson's sequencer, squiggly synth, and loops on the other. Morrison's voice often rises clear above that push-and-pull, occasionally layered through effects to mixed results. When Olson passes Morrison through a fader on "Sawdust City," like a DJ scratching a record, it comes off as gimmicky, but the layers of distancing distortion on the frantic "Leave It Alone" heighten the effect of the breakup tune.

"Weak Teeth," the longest and most textured track on the disc, is a great example of when the tension of the full band works. Olson's beats punctuate Morrison's vocals, and the tune sways between the synthesizers and Morrison's dreamy Wurlitzer chords as Christopherson's drums build to a thunder of low toms, covering a spectrum of sound. Not all the tracks are as compelling, and sometimes the disc feels like only incremental progress from 2005's Sexually Transmitted Emotions and 2007's II Daggers. Despite the plateau, album closer "mbaby" is a sweet song that takes full advantage of Morrison's melody, supported by stripped-down backing. More of those strong production choices, and Art Work Pays could be a killer full-length."

Digitata - Spring Fever

Sexually transmitted emotions download; II Daggers download; Art work pays download

Info - We choose the moon

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:55:00 +0000

O terceiro álbum do grego Info dá pelo nome de We choose the moon, e foi lançado no mês passado, pela excelente Klik Records. Info traz na bagagem uma sonoridade que varia entre o downtempo, traços de electro e house, que por vezes chegam a ser minimal. Guitarras melódicas, vozes suaves, elementos cinematográficos e dinamismo rítmico, é o que se pode encontrar neste excelente álbum.

"On the 26th of October 2009 Klik Records in cooperation with vim records presents Info's third album titled, We Choose The Moon. Yeap Info chose the moon. There, they made their small disco/karaoke/studio, they sang their memories from earth and they finished their third album. Their singing is leisured, sometimes deep and dark and others sweet and playful, just like space is supposed to be. They experiment with melodic guitars, house beats, electronica sounds and improvisations from processed vocals. The result is an amazing electronic collage of poetry, melody and dynamic rhythmical explosions that peak and fade in their broad, starry time and space."

Info - We choose the moon

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Acoustique Parfum - Outgunned awakening

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:40:00 +0000

Os produtores Daan Apeldoorn e Johannes Bochmann e a vocalista Jenni Tessun formam o projecto alemão Acoustique Parfum. Outgunned awakening foi o álbum lançado este ano, que vem carregado de downtempo e lounge, com jazz a dar as suas influências. Óptimo para relaxar!

Acoustique Parfum - Accordance

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Negghead - Scrambled negg

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:14:00 +0000

Pela Wax On Records foi lançado este ano o álbum Scrambled negg, do produtor Dan Ward AKA Negghead. Um LP que alberga sonoridades downtempo, com traços de produção hip-hop e linhas de funk, soul e jazz. Daqui, o texto que se segue.

"WAX ON records is proud to present the next level of soul drenched electronica. Finally, Leeds born and bread producer / DJ Dan Ward aka NEGGHEAD delivers "Scrambled Negg", a stunning fusion of future bound funk beats and refined stand out tunes way beyond the ordinary.... from a space in time where musicianship meets dj attitude, where the essence of HipHop, Soul and Jazz is (still) what's making people dance (and smile of course) - and where therefor the beats come a tiny bit larger than usually.

Besides taking good care of his summer dj residency at Cafe Mambo (Ibiza), co-hosting WAX ON records' infamous WAX DA BEACH party events at Kumharas (alongside DJ E.A.S.E.) and various other activities (most of them musical...), Mr. NEGGHEAD has dedicated every spare minute of his time to finalize his debut album... following up on his highly acclaimed (and ultra funky) "Super Skeleton" and "Blast!" EPs earlier in the year."

Negghead - Being

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:papercutz - Lylac

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:01:00 +0000

Do Porto para Portugal e de Portugal para o mundo, eis o projecto :papercutz, conduzido por Bruno Miguel. No seu álbum de estreia Lylac, :papercutz dá à pop uma roupagem de IDM, experimental e glitch. Com instrumentos orgânicos e interpretações orgânicas, constroi-se um excelente álbum, que aqui o sítio recomenda vivamente. Do myspace fica o seguinte:

"Started as Bruno Miguel's music project they're now a live band. Pursuing a balance between acoustic and electronic sounds on instrumental and vocal tracks, Bruno's young project has resulted from love of live instrumentation, glitch organic electronics, dream like melodies, pop vocals and cinematic piano ambiences.

After appearances on various international compilations :papercutz is now
signed to Montreal's Apegenine recordings who has released music by artists like David Kristian, Emanuele Errante, Khonnor, Klaus Lunde (Xerxes), Julien Neto, among others, and their debut album "Lylac" shows :papercutz stretching their song pop format further."

:papercutz - Ultravioleta

Lylac download

wAgAwAgA - Jinjanoon bus

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:42:00 +0000

wAgAwAgA é um produtor inglês que nos brinda com uma mistura de sonoridades que vão do dubstep ao jazz, passando pela IDM, ambiente e downtempo. Lançou este ano o seu segundo LP, intitulado de Jinjanoon bus.

wAgAwAgA - Transformation buckeye

Jinjanoon bus download

DJ Devastate - Movement/Silence

noreply@blogger.com (de Pina) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:28:00 +0000

Dj Devastate vem da Suécia e apresenta-nos este ano o álbum Movement/Silence. Um LP que combina a produção hip-hop com jazz e algum funk. Downtempo a dominar, num excelente álbum.

"For some people creating music all starts with a beat and a set goal to present sounds that touch your soul and make your head nod. This is a goal that’s truly being fulfilled by Producer/Turntablist DJ Devastate. Hailing from Helsingborg, a small town in the southern part of Sweden, DJ Devastate creates intricate sounds with classic production techniques. His introduction to Hip-Hop culture was back during the mid 90s “Golden Era”.

The funky beats, rhymes and scratches being channeled at the time inspired him to become a part of the culture. His skills behind the turntables developed at a fast rate and DJ Devastate ended the 90s on the decks, often showcasing advanced scratching and mixing techniques. Spending a lot of time on stage and in the record stores, fueled his vision of creating and producing music. Dj Devastate's production style started out simple but he had a firm dedication and determination to make strong quality music. Years in the studio led to collaborations and releases with Hip-Hop artists such as: Masta Ace, Kut Masta Kurt, Maylay Sparks, Stricklin, Ed O.G and Reef The Lost Cauze to name a few.

These experiences further inspired DJ Devastate to create a new more personal and conceptual sound. The deep, soulful chords and harmonies of Jazz combined with the driving and organic sound of Funk were the leading inspiration for his new sound that quickly became a musical adventure. The goal was to create full length album, an instrumental fusion between Jazz, Funk and Hip-Hop. An important factor was to keep the whole project instrumental and to work with musicians instead of vocalists. The analog sound of vintage instruments and studio gear combined with the jazzy instrumentation and raw hip hop beat programming formed the music and made an idea into an album concept."

Dj Devastate - Movement/Silence (album snippet)

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