downtempo

Three songs today to please the eardrums of the funky and the soulful. Promos off upcoming releases by Domu and Kylie Auldist (The Bamboos) and Kidkanevil collaborator Laura J Martin.

Podcasts and mixes from Tru Thoughts, Diesler, Paul White & Bullion, Radio Scotvoid and Zombie Disco Squad.

I’ve been busy with my MA thesis increasingly for the last months and will be as well till the end of the month, so expect the posts to get more sporadic and shorter. Here’s a few songs from the lovely She had a taste for music compilation which features porngrooves from 70’s Italian low-budget porn movies.

Here we are with #74 and the first thing you’ll notice is that the mix is uploaded to soundcloud. It looks better, plays better and you can leave comments on the timeline! So much gem unearthed by Can mostly this time, Nico Fidenco & Food of the Gods unbelievable stuff. Enjoy and leave feedback if you like it!

We’ve got five mixes/podcasts today, newschool beats from LA’s Low End Theory Club, a late night jazz & ambient mix from Low Light Mixes, urban dance music from ARGO, drone/ambient mix by Sweden’s Ljud and Illum Sphere’s Hoya:Hoya 2.

The Twitter craze is definitely getting bigger as more people apart from the social media clique is jumping on the bandwagon. I can’t find too much to write, and most of my commentary is already on friendfeed, yet I increasingly find twitter a more relevant place to get news. Here are some of the newest additions to our twitter network:

Astronauts of Antiquity’s Rocket Science for Dummies is a solid downtempo/pop/jazz album with inspired songwriting, mellow vibes and good musicianship. Think of Morcheeba’s first 2-3 albums or Zero 7’s debut, Lamb or Thievery Corporation and you’ll be prepared for what the Astronauts are gonna bring to the table.

Nuremberg downtempo duo Boozoo Bajou is putting a new one out called Grains by the start of March, their first after their 2005 album Dust my Broom. Read more for the Grains inspiration mix, and the Andy Votel remix off the first single which will feature additional remixes by Prins Thomas and Quantec.