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This week on the Gilles Peterson World Wide radio show: the best of The Worldwide Awards from North London, an annual celebration of the music played on GPWW; plus the usual oddities and soulful grooves. Featured artists include Flako, Bonobo, Andreya Triana, Theophilus London, Mulatu Astatke & more.
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To follow the Crystal Pharoah Remix of Si*Sé’s “This Love,” we have a new remix by Hird, best known for his album Moving On with Yukimi Nagano (Little Dragon). This track is on the mellow side of house, but the driving instrumentation makes it great for the dance floor. It has elements of breakbeat in the verses, undulated bass lines, and subtle touches of jazz.
Si*Sé’s EP, Gold, comes out next week on March 9th.
Si*Sé – “This Love (Hird Remix)”
Si*Sé – “This Love” [mp3]
Listen and download the latest radioshow from Switchstance Records, brought to you by Tom Strauch and Protassov. Their official 25th show features music by Vieux Farka Toure, Ancient Astronauts, RJD2, Blockhead, Breakestra, The Beatstalkers and more. (To download: click the down-arrow on the right side of the Soundcloud player.)
For more mixes and videos, visit the Switchstance blog.
Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek, AKA Reflection Eternal, have teased us for years now with the promise of a follow-up to their classic album Train of Thought. Finally, things seem to be coming together, so we are eagerly anticipating new music any day now. If “In this World” is any indication, it will be worth the wait.
The Exclusive First Listen feature on NPR has a very funky selection of full album streams available today, including The Gorillaz’s new album Plastic Beach and the Broken Bells self-titled debut. Broken Bells is collaboration between Danger Mouse and James Mercer of The Shins. NPR calls their debut album “a smart pop record full of melody and invention.”
Listen to Broken Bells in its entirety on NPR here
Pre-order on iTunes – Album to be released March 9th
Plastic Beach is packed with big names ranging from Snoop Dogg and Mos Def to Bobby Womack and Lou Reed, to our Swedish little favorite, Little Dragon. NPR calls Plastic Beach “a genre-bending collection of glitchy club beats and hip-hop grooves, augmented by brass, glitzy synthesizers and Asian- and Arabic-tinged orchestral harmonies.”
Listen to Plastic Beach in its entirety on NPR here
Pre-order on iTunes – Album to be released March 9th
Bonus: check out the amazingly badass new Gorillaz video, “Stylo” on youtube:
After a 2 year absence from NYC, José James is finally back and he has a brand new CD to show off. Blackmagic, released February 1st, has been garnering steady critical acclaim since its release. Featuring the likes of Flying Lotus on the production team, this album is both a nod to José’s jazz roots as well as a step into a new R&B laden sound for him. Put Me On It blogger said it best when she said “this is the kind of album that makes you want to name your first born José, even if you’re Nigerian.”
He will be making a rare NYC appearance on Saturday, April 17 at Hiro Ballroom. There are very limited advance tickets and table reservations available here.
If you haven’t heard the new album, you should do yourself a favor and get it now. In the meanwhile here is a remix of his new track “Warrior.”
Jose James – WARRIOR (Sbtrkt Remix) by Brownswood
Check out the video for “Code,” produced by Flying Lotus:
Check out the latest video from Stones Throw’s Mayer Hawthorne, “I Wish That It Would Rain,” directed by Henry DeMaio. The video debuted today as part of MTVu’s The Freshmen, and you should vote for him here. He’s got stiff competition against Surfer Blood, B.O.B, Anarbor, and Two Door Cinema Club but the winner is already clear.
