No More Normal, coming out next friday, is Swindle’s highly awaited album, released by the magnificent Brownswood Recordings. His artistry reaches a superb level, grasping the different sides of the vivid UK music scene.
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Tyler Daley and Konny Kon follow up July’s acclaimed Travel Light album with a new project that dropped on christmas eve. The Winter Tape raises the question of its composition: whether its been made up of unreleased material they had lying around or was intentionally created as an album isn’t obvious at all.
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Otis and Dundiff are both from Louisville, Kentucky. Cool is their second album, following up 2017’s Hemispheres. Sometimes musicians take their time to find a formula, to carve out a way in which they create. Not these two. A creative connection was instantly born.
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A cold November went by under the hundreds of warm sounds that trembled through our walls. Picking the best photographs after a month’s hiatus, we also carefully selected 70 tracks reviewing the best we've showcased in here during this month.
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Illa J is dropping tomorrow his second album through Jakarta Records, following the successful Home project from last year. John Yancey is also the second part of the collaboration with LA-based producer Calvin Valentine, who once again produces the entire LP.
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Milwaukee based 19 year old rapper Dyzzi sheds a brief lighting into his personal life regarding various topics while maintaining a ‘90s reminiscent Hip Hop sound on his debut album Same Clothes As Yesterday.
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Between the French beat maker Al Quetz and the cuban MC El Tipo Este there’s thousands of kilometers. The desire to connect was so strong that no force could have prevented this fortunate encounter: we turn our focus to La Revancha de La Manana.
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Always finding fresh angles on familiar sounds, Eric Lau stands out with his productions that are equally indebted to hip hop and soul. His latest album, billed as the follow-up to last year’s Examples, is a reminder of the pleasures that can come when simple ideas are masterfully executed.
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Before going on a month’s hiatus, o sótão keeps on playing some of the best new artists releasing innovative and exciting projects. the playlist of September contains 50 tracks reviewing the best we've showcased in here during this month.
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Barney Artist debut album, titled Home Is Where the Art Is, is made up of 13 tracks and a strong sonic statement in the midst of the current hip hop culture floating from London.
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Noname, the hypnotic rapper from Chicago, is among the best young artists coming from the US these days. Actually, she’s more than a rapper. She’s a groovy poet. On Room 25, she unloads it all - joy, pain, and stress - in a breathless, ruminating flow that requires deep listening to fully absorb.
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The playlist of September recaps the best tracks we’ve showcased at o sótão. And we unveil a little bit of what’s to come - the expectations are enormous.
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Last May Kamaal Williams released the fantastic The Return, a vast ten-track recording of ‘70s-inspired funk-fusion, electronic bounce, straight-ahead jazz, and atmospheric keyboard solos. Yesterday two new projects came out: Nights in Paris and Kamaal vs. Wu-Tang - a mix of The Return’s tracks with Wu-Tang Clan classics made by the prominent british DJ Snips.
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Joe Corfield, one of UK's finest instrumental hip hop producers, is back once again with his newest full length album Patterns. As usual with Joe's music, you can expect a classy ride that is technically flawless and right on point with the vibe.
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The partnership between Summers Sons and the vocalist and pianist C. Tappin has its first album coming out by the end of this summer. The Uhuru project started back in 2015 and after three years of channeling that vibe into beats and bars, it is with pleasure that we welcome its jazzy textures and superb levels of hip hop flow.
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Available on Vinyl Digital, one of the best instrumental hip hop houses in Europe, Bloom is Kreaem's new project. The Swiss-based producer has his beats standing out from the rest for their commitment towards tonal content.
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An experimental study into abstract hip hop inspired by the boom bap era but looking towards the future. Released by the lo-fi enthusiastic label Nekubi, we introduce you to Yovenek.
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Shades Of You is a 4-track EP (with instrumental versions) from the underground talent of Benaddict. The distinctive flow of his words finds its way up here again, surrounded by the usual karat of beats and producers.
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During August LA-based producer Like (a.k.a. Gabriel Stevenson, a.k.a. Pac Div) released a funky instrumental hip hop album called GABRIEL, through the label Uknowy. Fresh drum patterns with a fusion of diverse sonic influences on every single track, making the record never boring.
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August running down the drain with a eclectic choice of 50 tracks that reviews the best we've talked about this month, remembers music icons and rediscovers modern classics.
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