‘Year of the Funky’ is the second studio album from the wonderful due of Bei Bei (荷蓓蓓) and Shawn Lee. Following their successful debut collaborative project ‘Into The Wind’ released in 2010 on Ubiquity Records, this remarkable due are back again with their usual string-heavy and groovy compositions. The energy the talented and fascinating Bei…

Crazy flips, vocal samples and a synth heavy dance vibe is what you will get with LoVibe’s new tape ‘idk why but I miss you ノノ.’ Though little is known about this producer, Odessa, Ukraine is where LoVibe calls home on social media. Sampling everything from Solange Knowles to Angie Stone, this soulful beat tape…

The new On The Corner Records release is a blissful mix between traditional African instrumentation and contemporary production. South African producer Behr collaborated on this EP with talented Kenyan musician Makadem during a Santuri Safari session at the Sondeka Festival in Kenya. The beautiful string arrangements, the soft guitar arpeggios and the bouncy 4×4 of…

One of the more exciting things about writing and supporting music is seeing a musician’s growth. Nubya Garcia has been paving her path to success for a while now, and while her first project Nubya’s 5ive is an extraordinary dive into her jazz roots, this is only the beginning for her. With the help of…

Released back in 31st March 2017 on Fresh Selects, rapper lojii and producer Swarvy crafted one of the rawest hip-hop projects this year. A tape about being broke in America, lojji’s introspective lyrics and dope flows are accompanied by Swarvy’s dark, hypnotic and abstract production. I’m often weary of using comparisons between artists, but the…

Vibe Music Collective are true ambassadors of the underground LA hip-hop/scene scene. The members of this collective include Iman Omari, Quelle Chris, Cavalier, Mogillah, Billzegypt, Clark  & The Community and AF THE NAYSAYER. On Mohdalsoul’s new album ‘Kinnected LP,’ the talented musician brings special guests to rhyme playfully, and embrace the sound they have been…

Moonchild have been for years establishing themselves as one of the best neo-soul groups around. On their third album ‘Voyager,’ the LA band have sharpened their craft, brought more harp and string players to provide a denser sound with tighter song structure, ethereal vocal performances and Flying Lotus-esque electronic arrangements as well. The LA jazz…

As a group which embodies and masters the notion of musical diversity, their fourth studio album ‘A World of Masks’ is an exciting and engaging listen.  The vast sonic palette of krautrock inspired grooves is accompanied with beautiful soulful melodies as well as free jazz. An emotive and breathtaking vocal performance from Slovakian singer Barbara Patkova…