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New promo in our mailbox from the 5 piece urban soul & triphop band Si*Sé from NYC. The single from their upcoming Gold EP (out tomorrow) “This Love” gets the remix treatment from Hird.

Eric Lau has a new EP called Kilawatt. The opener features the vocal talent of Muhsinah, another fave, and Oddisee and Kaidi Tatham! Deep jazzy beats!

Our man Mark de Clive-Lowe decides to give away his collaboration with Rahel as a free download through his bandcamp. “RAHEL has collaborated with Dudley Perkins, Georgia Anne Muldrow and Eric Lau. One of the UK’s next generation of soul artists, here’s the result of hitting studio with MdCL for some piano-laden head-nod… ”

You do not need a gifted ear to differentiate between Julien Dyne and countless hustling contemporaries of his. Most of the latter’s mistakes in life come either from trying to get in front of their music, or basically sounding cheap as hell. New Zealand native’s debut full length Pins & Digits falls in neither trap, and for that remains a winner.

Video of a jam session feat. Pharoahe Monch, Shafiq Husayn (SA-RA), Om’Mas Keith (SA-RA), Brook D’leau (J Davey), Mark De Clive Lowe, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (Suite for Ma Dukes), Thundercat, and more..

This week’s mixes found on the net. London dubsteppa Untold, Monday Jazz Session from Ichiro, Radio Aperitivo, Cazeaux Oslo, Raphael Saadiq tribute mix by Stimulus & Boards of Canada mix by Skywave Systems.

Done in conjunction with the GAS-D , features beats from usual suspects like Dilla, Platinum Pied Pipers, Dam Funk as well as relatively unknown artists and of course AFTA-1 himself. Great sluggish hip-hop to bop your head to on sunny weather and stoned minds.

Thanks to coming to grips with the slow music movement and ending my music glut significantly, I’ve been giving much time to older releases which I’ve not given enough time, or found out too late. This one by St. Louis rapper Black Spade is literally 1 year old. Released last March “To Serve with Love” is a good effort on the Mighty Om Records.