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Albums, Hip-Hop | EmB – The Establishment
Posted by W8 on December 30, 2011
EmB is new to my ears by only a few minutes, and is quite the refreshment. Aging like vintage wine, EmB at only 19 years old has soaked up a buffet of wizardry he’d like to share with us. His voice is a mixture of AZ & Mase with subject matter that puts both to shame making them look like the young ones. What first caught my ear is EmB’s vast selection of instrumentals that show his class for music of all kinds. Furthermore his interludes give hints of inspiration ranging from Tupac Shakur, Charlie Chaplin and one of the greatest philosophers the worlds ever had the privilege of learning from – Krishnamurti. EmB writes in his biography – taking shots at the mainstream and people who just can’t lend their ears for a minute and listen to some music with any type of direction. Of course I agree with that. Be sure to check his earlier project Brain Waves on Bandcamp. Shout out to Fly in the cbox for putting me on to this.
Download: EmB – Leadership
Download: EmB – Can’t Help Myself
Download: EmB – Night Drive
Progressive House | EDX feat. John Williams – Give It Up For Love (Original Club Mix)
Posted by W8 on December 27, 2011
EDX unleashes the third installment Give It Up For Love off his forthcoming album On The Edge releasing sometime in January, followed by his earlier artist albums D.A.N.C.E and Falling Out Of Love.
Get it on Beatport.
Download: EDX feat. John Williams – Give It Up For Love (Original Club Mix)
As previously posted, one of the best tracks of the year. Get it on Beatport.
Download: ATB feat. Melissa Loretta – If It’s Love (Jeziel Quintela, Jquintel & Manufactured Superstars Remix)
Albums, Dubstep | Blackmill – Miracle
Posted by W8 on December 22, 2011
As promised last week, Blackmill’s new album Miracle has now arrived. After a thorough hearing, the result is an alleviating dubstep experience. No track in particular sticks out as any better than another making for an all-inclusive, well produced project. Get the album for the price of a happy meal on itunes, physical copies arrive next year.
Download: Blackmill – Miracle
Download: Blackmill – Lucid Truth
Preview, Progressive House | Michael Brun & Hardwell, Michael Woods, Tobi D’Eramo
Posted by W8 on December 21, 2011
Tony Junior’s latest tease Anigav sounds to me like a perfect celebratory conclusion of EDM’s rampant progression through 2011 and the years to come. Now here below we have a pure smattering of progressive gems delivered right to you, fresh and new. First is Michael Brun’s newest release entitled Dawn with an edit from Hardwell, Get it on Beatport.
Download: Michael Brun – Dawn (Hardwell Edit)
After the release of No Access last year, Michael Wood’s has now granted us Full Access with a new instalment added to his collection featuring a soothing synth and unusual yet appealing build-up. Get it on Beatport.
Download: Michael Woods – Full Access (Original Mix)
Hailing from no place other than Sweden, Tobi D’Eramo is new to my ears by only a few hours. Right now at the stage of all possibility who’s to say what comes next from this young talent, stay glued on his youtube for updates.
Download: Tobi D’Eramo – Inner Winner
Progressive House | Tiesto – What Can We Do (A Deeper Love) (Third Party Remix)
Posted by W8 on December 21, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwxF2kXvrVo
Third Party is by now a well established talent consistently releasing fire, all while circling the globe in search of the biggest festivals to crush them with. What Can We Do represents just that.
Hip-Hop | The Jealous Guys – Life (Kwes Remix)
Posted by W8 on December 19, 2011
San Francisco natives Ayinde and BizYCasa make up The Jealous Guys, known for their smooth rhymes over exotic productions. Kwes highlights the original with a soaring reminiscent felt beat that compliments the gem-filled poetry quite nicely. Tracks like this stay memorable.
Download: The Jealous Guys – Life (Kwes Remix)
Hip-Hop | BLU & EXILE – Give Me Flowers While I Can Smell Them [Full Album Stream]
Posted by W8 on December 19, 2011
Blu is the most under-rated rapper of his time and one of the very few still left painting this language with color. Blu, if you let him will amalgamate your thoughts together for an explosion of sophisticated wisdom, a firm reminder that we haven’t lost all our lyricists just yet. Hip Hop has been consumed by senseless lyricism, candy electro beats and worst of all – generations to come have only this garbage to draw inspiration from. Artists such as Blu fly so far out from the boundaries of mainstream music, they occupy another dimension of lyricism. They remain significantly unknown because there’s not enough of us to relate to such genius, only few are privileged to know it exists. Moral of the story – it takes one to know one.
Now what should deeply astonish you is the relevancy of this video above, not only does Blu rap but he’s also a phenomenon in motion art. That video is one of his many masterpieces symbolizing his godlike patience. One of the best videos you will ever watch in this lifetime, I guarantee it.