2010-04-30

【矚目】Blitz the Ambassador - StereoLive

 
Breathe ft. Rob Murat



出生於迦納並隨父母來到美國的Blitz the Ambassador
2010年2月在MTV2與MTVu的平台上
把發表於2009年的作品輯(參 http://music.embassymvmt.com/)以現場形式呈現

http://stereolive.bandcamp.com/

StereoLive確實另人印象深刻
他與12-piece band的結合
創造了這脫俗表現


Live Sessions Teaser


Live Sessions Teaser 2



以下為按專輯曲目順序之影片

Something to Believe feat. Tess


Dying to Live feat. John Forté


Remembering the Future feat. Balla Tounkara


Nothing to Lose feat. Kate Mattison and Bajah


Kill the Radio

 

2010-04-26

【義式】Luca Dimoon

 

Born in Milan (Italy) in 1982, first son of a Sicilian painter (ex-Jazz musician) L. started his relationship with music, breathing his father’s collection of Motown and Blue Note records, and at the age of 8, he joined the local Church Choir. Though his musical sensitivity was already proved, the interest for visual arts was more explicit so he studied Fine Arts to develop his impressive skills as a young painter and sculptor. “Music was more like a private passion, singing was a pure device to express my instinctive feelings, Fine Arts where for me the natural way to describe concepts of the philosophies that I was beginning to explore” It was after moving to London by him self, that music took his spirit completely and became the absolute priority. His decision was to concentrate the whole artistic energy, improving his gift by learning to play Piano, Guitar and Bass. The first two songs that he recorded, attracted a few important offers from different Major Labels, but they all wanted to pull him into the role of a Pop R’n’B Act, inevitably, Luca’s deep artistic integrity made him refuse those offers. The situation was complicated, until he signed a short deal with an Independent Label who got him in a successful Compilation that went number one in the charts , and sold over 700.000 copies. An intense musical research extended his performances to New York City, where he begun to create the first album, composed, written, produced and performed by himself. In the last years, after joining several groups like the “Harlem Gospel Choir” (Harlem Messengers), the “ Conjectures Jazz Quartet”, and the “Funky Mutiny“, L. participated to various music festivals, and a few moths ago he was called to sing for the Sound Track of an upcoming Hollywood Movie. Lately he has been producing tracks for other artists, but at the moment as well as performing live around the globe, Luca is working on his new studio projects. If you listen intimately to the songs, their message transcends the emotions provoked, he explains: “ I paint lyrics with sounds to amplified the meanings ”.(取自MySpace介紹,新專輯製作中,請期待)

 

2010-04-22

【MV】Alsarah ft. Oddisee - Vote

 
蘇丹裔的美國布魯克林人
這首歌曲是描述蘇丹近24年來首次有多黨參與的選舉
雖然過程仍然十分不民主
發生許多諸如投票投好幾天等等奇怪的現象

這可能只是一場徒具形式的投票式民主
而至少是現狀的突破

Alsarah與同樣有著蘇丹血緣Oddisee的觀點又是如何呢?



 

2010-04-21

【另予】Broken Bells - TheMySpaceTransmissions

 


 
Broken Bells同名專輯之外的額外驚喜

原始頁面
http://www.myspace.com/transmissions

載點
http://creative.myspacecdn.com/design/myspace/transmissions/BrokenBells/TheMySpaceTransmissions.zip

tracklist
19-01 The Ghost Inside
19-02 The High Road
19-03 October
19-04 Vaporize

【經過】雙都捷運

 
高雄捷運紅線車內


台北捷運文湖線(柵湖線/木內線)車內
 

【沉靜】Cody ChesnuTT - Come Back Like Spring

 
<a href="http://codychesnutt.bandcamp.com/track/come-back-like-spring-3">come back like spring by cody chesnuTT</a>

honeysuckle on the wind
hear the lawnmowers again
greet the day with my chin up

come back like spring

drinking water on the grass
from a handmade calabash
feel the ant bite - ouch

come back like spring

lo the order and the times
they agree and align and
all the colours combine to remind us to

come back like spring

taking photos on the pond
get the big smile with a little charm
mosquito bit my arm

come back like spring

feeling thankful for the breeze
but the pollen, i've got to sneeze
but we get the dogwood trees

come back like spring

come back brighter
brighter -

come back brighter now
brighter -

come back brighter
brighter -

come back brighter now
brighter -
   

【MV】Slakah the Beatchild ft. Drake - Enjoy ya Self V2

 






 

2010-04-08

【復返】Bavu Blakes之08 So Great

 
兩年前我在舊的blog介紹過,德州強人Bavu Blakes以一週一首的進度,每星期一帶給我們新創作──08 So Great。現在這些歌曲被蒐羅到這裡,因為透過原始網站已不復見了:



【侵略】Stalley – MadStalley: The Autobiography

 
 



很好的HipHop與Soul結合(例如,把Donald Byrd於1974年的名曲Stepping Into Tomorrow拿來作取樣),這是目前的趨勢之一。

tracklist
1. Welcome To The Show
2. Masterpiece
3. Slim’s Return
4. Babblin’
5. Stay feat. Jesse Boykins III
6. Distant Land Feat. Melo-X
7. TinLizyFordToARollsRoyceBoy
8. Sunrays Feat. Jade
9. The Autobiography
10. All For You
11. Worldwide Feat. Mickey Factz
12. Spice Island Feat. Brian Auger
 
http://rapidshare.com/files/296008808/Stalley_____MadStalley_The_Autobiography__Mixtape_.zip
or
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WDC60MYR

more info

2010-04-02

【MV】J*DaVeY - Outta the Window

 

J*DaVeY "Outta the Window" from SOCKETUMi Iam on Vimeo.

【MV】Rachel Walker - Another Story

 


Rachel Walker is a multi-talented singer/songwriter/producer whose music is best described as “Sweet Soul”. A native New Yorker born to Jamaican parents, Rachel was exposed to a variety of musical influences at an early age, helping to cultivate her love and talent for the performing arts. Rachel draws creative strength and inspiration from her travels across the globe experiencing new ideas, people, sounds and cultures.

“Walk With Me” is the 2009 debut release from Rachel Walker. The set offers an eclectic and harmonious blend of classic R&B music infused with sophisticated jazz and hip-hop influences. Rachel’s vivid storytelling and sultry vocals take audiences on an impassioned journey of relationships, love, pain and hope. Rachel will touch the hearts, minds and spirits of diverse audiences across the globe with her music and passion for love and life.