Depending on who's asking, someone stepping to you with the line "I just want to compliment your soul" could either be hella sweet, hella creepy or hella corny. In the hands of British alt-pop singer-songwriter Dan Croll , desperately trying to right his past wrongs and convince an on-and-off girlfriend that he's now ready for them to do the couple thing for the long haul, the words thankfully hit the former vibe; but "Compliment Your Soul" has a lot more going for it beyond Croll's tender poet stab at lady re-wooing, producer Johan Hugo (one-third of [...]
Check out Nadastrom’s propulsive remix of "Yoshua Alikuti," a track from The Very Best’s upcoming album MTMTMK. The remix takes the original a step back, looping and manipulating Esau Mwamwaya’s vocals to render them a ... read more
While you probably won't ever get a chance to hear this in a club, or even on the radio, we can at least sit here and fantasize about how awesome this would sound with blown out speakers at your favorite dance spot. Oh, did I get ahead of myself? Well, The Very Best are back thanks to the spiced-up dance tune, "Yoshua Alikuti". Esau Mwamwaya compliments this Johan Hugo production perfectly, as the video is set in Mwamwaya's hood of Lilongwe, Malawi. Is anyone else catching the jabs at Lil Wayne's "A Mili"? MTMTMK is due out in July.
FADER #52 cover star Esau Mwamwaya and producer Johan Hugo will release their second full-length as The Very Best, titled MTMTMK, on July 17th via Moshi Moshi and Cooperative Music. They've been working on it ... read more
One of the scariest ideas for a newspaper editor is to let the public into your offices. Just think of the havoc they'd cause? Stories leaked, interviews ruined and coffee supplies exhausted: it just doesn't bear thinking about. But what if you invited your loyal readers into your hallowed domain and actively encouraged them to get involved and contribute to the success of the stories happening around them. But what newspaper would be daft enough to consider this notion? The Guardian. This past weekend (24-25 March) saw the Guardian doors flung [...]
African design team Gold Coast Trading Company have just released their new clothing collection, collaborating with The Very Best as apart of the 14:44 series. Along with the fresh threads, Gold Coast has put up a fourteen minute and forty-four second long mixtape, with the latest mix being provided by Johan Hugo from The Very Best. The mix is titled " Popular Bass: An Ode To South Africa " and is the second mix in the series, with Hugo taking this on a more South African R&B vibe. [...]
At first my heart stopped when I saw this, like did I really forget Mother's Day? Really?! Then after some sweaty seconds of research I realized that it's not Mother's Day over here in Sweden until like 3 weeks, the 29th of May. But it is in the States and the UK and here's The Very Best's celebration gift, this year Mother's Day becomes SUPER MOM day with the "Super Mom"-mixtape. Easu, Johan and Etienne offer 12 free tracks featuring Afrikan Boy, Marina Gasolina, Cee-Lo Green, KanYe West, Isa GT, LCD Soundsystem, Rusko, Kate Bush, Mo-laudi and [...]
The good people over at Malibu released this new app for the iPhone just before Christmas, the app features exclusive music from the likes of Major Lazer, Riva Starr, Douster, Mowgli, Mastiksoul, Savage Skulls, Style of Eye and Johan Hugo from Radioclit/The Very Best etc. The app is called Malibu Music Mixer and it lets you mix the music in sync only using the iPhone including EQs, a drumpad and effects. As a bonus you get a sample bank full of classic dancehall and rave samples. Grab the app for free over here !
The Very Best feat. Mo Laudi : Agonde ( Johan Hugo Remix) - MP3 Un peu de tendance world music pour commencer la semaine. On connaît surtout The Very Best pour leur collection de remixes, pourtant, le band possède déjà un LP à son actif. Un album très world. En effet, mis à part le titre de l’opus, Warm Heart Of Africa , des collaborations avec M.I.A. et Ezra Koenig (de Vampire Weekend ), Esau Mwamwaya, le chanteur [...]
The Very Best ft. Mo Laudi – Angonde ( Johan Hugo Remix) [ mp3 ] The Very Best is very busy these days they are on a US tour with Vampire Weekend here is a video to make you move, go and check them out live [via Discobelle ]
DOWNLOAD MP3: The Very Best - Angonde (Johan Hugo Remix f/ Mo Laudi) The Very Best have kept relatively quiet since releasing their outstanding debut LP, Warm Heart of Africa last year. The group will be celebrating the end of summer with a brand new 123 single for "Julia", arguably Warm Heart of Africa 's best song. The single will come backed with Javelin's acclaimed remix of the track and this new Johan Hugo ( The Very Best /Radioclit) remix of "Angonde", featuring rapper Mo [...]
The Very Best have kept relatively quiet since releasing their outstanding debut LP, Warm Heart of Africa last year. The group will be celebrating the end of summer with a brand new 123 single for "Julia", arguably Warm Heart of Africa 's best song. The single will come backed with Javelin's acclaimed remix of the track and this new Johan Hugo ( The Very Best /Radioclit) remix of "Angonde", featuring rapper Mo Laudi . According to a press release, the 123 also includes two other remixes of Warm Heart album [...]
Kano – Rock N Rolla ( Johan Hugo remix) [ mp3 ] the first ever solo remix of APC fave Johan Hugo Johan is the producer/dj of The Very Best and Radioclit [via Discobelle ]
Terry Lynn - Jamaican Girls (clean edit) [ mp3 ] Terry Lynn teamed up with Johan Hugo of Radioclit /The Very Best to make this new track from the forthcoming free digital EP called It Was Written . The five songs on the EP, presented by Red Stripe Beer, celebrate the worldwide influence of Jamaican music. You'll be able to get the full EP on Monday, June 15th, at www.thefader.com/redstripe . We give extra APC bonus points to the first commenter who tells us, what song was sampled for this tune [...]
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