The two titans of the Tru-Thoughts record label, Alice Russell & Quantic have finally bowed to pressure and hooked up for a full collaborative album. As appetisers go " Look Around The Corner " will have fans of both artists counting the days until the LP drops in April (Pre-Order: UK / US ). Just listen to that big string section, gorgeous production, and of course Alice's soulful vocals. Recorded at Quantic's Sonido del Valle studio in Cali, Colombia. Tru-Thoughts report that Chicago's Chess label was a big influence on the production aesthetic, [...]
Diffusé en avant première sur la BBC Radio 6 et déjà un petit buzz. La nouvelle track de Quantic est officiellement en ligne depuis quelques jours et sur Le Mellotron pour le bonheur de tous. Will "Quantic" Holland renoue avec son amie et chanteuse Alice Russell , emmenant avec lui son fameux Combo Bárbaro , sa dernière formation à date. Encore une combinaison de choc. Le single sortira en digital et 103 deluxe le 10 février prochain en attendant l'album du même nom Look Around The Corner [...]
CLICK PICTURE ABOVE TO VIEW PROMO VIDEO We've all done it. Stood in front of the mirror, hairbrush in hand, tennis racket across our chest dreaming of being on stage with a band behind, a crowd in front, lights in our eyes and & a mic in our hand. Now we give you the chance to make the dream a reality. Continue Reading After The Jump.... In the last two years SoulBrew Karaoke has [...]
Some heavy funk business from the First Word Records camp today, who have unleashed their latest players, Brighton boys Ye Mighty, onto the masses. For the uninitiated, Ye Mighty are Max Wheeler (you might have heard of him from his previous incarnation as part of Dirty Diggers) and Richard "Dutch" Halligan. According to FW, Ye Dirty are "the latest product of the incredibly prolific Brighton music scene, that has brought the world the likes of Quantic, Bonobo, Nostalgia 77 and Alice Russell to name but a few." [...]
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Bez dwóch zdań jaram się tytułowym francuskim składem hip-hopowym, więc jeśli podzielasz moją fascynację to mam dla Ciebie dwie świetne informacje: Pojawił się klip do numeru " Equilibre " z gościnnym udziałem, obdarzonego pięknym głosem Oxmo Puccino . (Fajnie, że akurat do tego numeru z "16 pieces" powstał klip): Hocus Pocus Feat. Oxmo Puccino - Clip "Equilibre" przez hocuspocus Swoją drogą widzieliście pierwszy klip z ostatniej płyty nagrany do " Beautiful losers " z innym pięknym głosem [...]
Tweet Nostalgia 77 is Ben Lamdin, a British mastermind of Jazz, Hip-hop, and Soul music who's now three albums, eight singles, and one remix collection deep for the label Tru Thoughts . Lamdin's fourth studio record The Sleepwalking Society will be released March 21st, and I'm sure it will only add more breadth to his insanely classy, always interesting catalog. To gear up for the release, Lamdin has prepared the Relics mix [...]
Beauty Feast played their first show at the Mercury Lounge back in August. On the bill were Memory Tapes, Twin Sister, and Oberhofer. My Oberhoffer and Twin Sister photos were posted on Brooklynvegan.com . I've really been digging this band since I heard this song back in May. Hoping their debut EP comes out sometime soon. "Things To Do" (Partial, with stage dive by singer Kelly Zutrau)
[If you root through the archives, you find that Aug. 16 is a pretty momentous day in music history. Robert Johnson (1938) and Elvis Presley (1977) died on this day. Madonna (1958) and LL Cool J (1968) were born. Any headlines so far today?] Top 3 reasons to open your ears (and possibly wallet) tonight: ☛ Retro-soul singer Alice Russell jets in from Brighton, U.K., to play the Bootleg Theater (that's her video for "Let us Be Loving," above), and matching her big note [...]
Train: Axel my man, what's happening? Axel: Same ol' same ol' Train, just doing some wandering through a random art gallery. Train: I see...well, when you're done getting your paper-mâché on why don't you crank up the speakers and get your cover on... Vanaprasta - All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem cover) Optimus Prime - Baptism (Crystal Castles cover) Nas - [...]
here it comes: MED - Hold U (feat. Aloe Blacc) MED does his thing with Aloe Blacc over Madlib and Strong Arm Steady's "Get Started". Bang Ya Head III set to be released this year.. Darker My Love - She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)(13th Floor Elevators cover) track is previewed from The Psychedelic Sounds Of The Sonic Cathedral: A Tribute To Roky Erickson And The 13th Floor Elevators coming your way June 7th. other artists [...]
Nice lil Reggae cover The White Stripes- Seventh Nation Army ( Alice Russell Cover)
Great liltin' reggae vibes creepin' into this stomping White stripes cover by Alice Russel, very original, very cool. Download audio file... High quality download and some links hidden from RSS feed, click through to http://www.feelmybicep.com for full download
B3sci is back IN THE MIX! and this time WE GO OFF with a variety of new and current tracks from the likes of Wale, Aloe Blacc, Giggs Feat. B.o.B, Jamie Lidell, Airship, Chapel Club, Obii Say, Nikki and Rich, and Corinne Bailey Rae! Let's see: Airship - Spirit Party Airship - Kids pre-order info Manchester group Airship, are back with an new EP titled Algebra , dropping May 10 via Love and Disaster. their track "Kids" [...]
The latest visuals from French Hip-Hop/Soul collective Hocus Pocus for their track "Beautiful Losers" off their current LP "16 Pieces". The song features British songstress Alice Russell. Directed by Wu Yue Nyno.
Alice Russell is an inspired singer rooted in late 60's soul music. Her critically-acclaimed 2008 release Pot of Gold has been remixed by a variety of artists including Shawn Lee, The Heavy, Mr. Scruff and, on Today's Top Tune, Mocean Worker as he tweaks " All Alone ."
David Byrne David Byrne teams up with Fatboy Slim for pop-tastic Imelda Marcos concept album ' Here Lies Love ' (yes, really) Talking Heads frontman and general art-pop oddball David Byrne has penned an Imelda Marcos musical (as you do), and he's since turned into a double concept album. Well-connected Byrne has roped in Fatboy Slim on production duties, and bagged a seriously impressive list of WAPS-worthy guest vocalists such as Tori Amos, Cyndi Lauper, Roisin Murphy, Sia, Santigold, Florence [...]
Norman Cook, aka Fat Boy Slim, is no stranger to high-profile collaborations. But his latest project might just take the cake. In fact, it does... like totally. As we told you back in October , Cook and David Byrne have once again teamed up for a rather unique project. Following in the footsteps of The Brighton Port Authority's I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat , the legendary duo hit the studio with a number of other high-profile musicians for a concept album based on the life of former first lady [...]
It might not be Crunkish or Bass whomping but some of the smarter lot amongst you may recognise this beautiful version from the intro to our Hulk Hop Vs Crunk Rock Mixtape . Go grab yourself a copy now from 7Digital . We shall be going to catch Alice Russell live at Bristol Academy on Sunday 29th November, come join us.
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