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Daft Punk - Get Lucky (ft. Pharrell & Nile Rogers). The...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:38:00 +0300

Daft Punk - Get Lucky (ft. Pharrell & Nile Rogers). The robots. Oh how well they tease.

Inc. - Black Wings. Emo rock meets 90s RnB. Aaron Lewis’...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:44:23 +0300

Inc. - Black Wings. Emo rock meets 90s RnB. Aaron Lewis’ sensibilities meets D’Angelos wail. It’s very interesting. And very melancholic. In my current exploration of this group’s music, I am yet to find a song I don’t like. They’re on alert this year year for me.

When the moon is a cold chiseled dagger
And it’s sharp enough to draw blood from a stone
He rides through your dreams on a coach and horses
And the fence posts in the moonlight look like bones

Diana Nduba - Destination. It’s been a while since I...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:52:03 +0300

Diana Nduba - Destination. It’s been a while since I blogged about this very talented lady. She takes her time releasing new singles, each one always as good or better than the last.

In this track, she takes us on a journey, her falsetto casually drifting and driving us over a sultry Ricky Suede beat (I find it unfortunate that i don’t know anything about this mysterious producer).

That middle interlude where the beat drops out and her layered voice takes center stage over the airy chord progression is absolutely stunning, only matched by the surprising (but very welcome) introduction of the all-familiar skittery drum & bass for the final third of the song. Took me back in time.

This song is a trip into the past, a reflection of the present and an aural glimpse into the future for Diana Nduba as one of Kenya’s finest.

We can’t wait to hear more!

Hendrix.

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:47:34 +0300

Hendrix.

The reason I haven’t listened to radio in years.

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:15:44 +0300

The reason I haven’t listened to radio in years.

The Tokyo Legends Concert Posters

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:06:32 +0300

The Tokyo Legends Concert Posters

Photo

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:06:04 +0300

This is how my soul really looks.

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:52:55 +0300

This is how my soul really looks.

The gorgeous and talented Bianca Raquel. swoon

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:32:43 +0300

The gorgeous and talented Bianca Raquel. *swoon*

Music levitates. Soul and body.

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:49:57 +0300

Music levitates. Soul and body.

Just-A-Band - Matatizo. Let’s start with an...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:01:19 +0300

Just-A-Band - Matatizo. Let’s start with an understatement: Releases from Just A Band’s faithful fans are eagerly awaited and always appreciated. In the years that have passed since their first release, they’ve grown into a force whose music not just entertains, but also educates.

They are a tremendous example of a band that’s managed to hold it’s audience while making it incrementally wider, and their consistently positive reception gives you the idea that the only way they could make a bad release is if they made one that was wholly unrecognizable as their own. Fortunately for us mere fans, they continue to grow musically, while still maintaining that sound that we’ve all come to love.

Swahili for suffering, the ninth track of their latest album, and very reminiscent of ‘Migingo Express’, Matatizo is an effervescent facelift on the classic Issa Juma tune, proving this band to be a bridge between generations (yet again). The guitar envelops and releases an insistent and familiar melody courtesy of Blinky Bill’s distinctive croon. The backing vocals echo in support, grounded by an electric guitar, and finished off later by the cathedral organ that reflect the introspective feel of this stunning video.

The song was released in a time where peace is paramount to people of Kenya, and acts as a reminder of where we’ve come from.

“Dedicated to the memory of Issac Juma (composer of this song), and all the Kenyans who gave their hearts and bodies so their children could be free.” -Just-a-Band

For more information about the story behind this video, read this.

Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (Ryan Hemsworth Remix). Ryan...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:45:55 +0300

Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (Ryan Hemsworth Remix). Ryan Hemsworth reworks this track, making it worthy of the greatest MCs dropping a verse. Honestly. I feel like it was made for Big Boi, T.I., Ludacris … very creamy tune, this.

David Guetta, Tim Deluxe, Bob Sinclar & Joachim Garraud -...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:46:12 +0300

David Guetta, Tim Deluxe, Bob Sinclar & Joachim Garraud - Summer Moon. This was the first David Guetta jam I’d ever heard. I don’t know what happened to this guy. He makes disposable music now. :-/

Summer moon
On your face
Oh, the wind blows so sweet
Come my way
Come my way
Dance with me

Let us dance
To forget
Let us dance
To remember

All those days of
Last summer

Lemaitre - Cut To Black. I already did a lemaitre review, I...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:24:08 +0300

Lemaitre - Cut To Black. I already did a lemaitre review, I compared them to a young Daft Punk, in this track, the heavy-laden synths and dragging french electro style 4-4 rhythm is quite reminiscent of something that would fit into Mylo’s ‘Detroy Rock N Roll’ so very easily. I love this carefree summer sound (that i will henceforth christen ‘Chillectro’), the first thing i thought about was this classic track. Good vibes all around.

There’s music everywhere.

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:17:24 +0300

There’s music everywhere.

Kihoro & Nduba coolness abound.

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:16:57 +0300

Kihoro & Nduba

coolness abound.

Sellanga.

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:19:00 +0300

Sellanga.

Mazzie - Turn Me On. Headbangin’ trill...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:28:13 +0300

Mazzie - Turn Me On. Headbangin’ trill instrumental…reworking Cassie vocals into something more than respectable.

Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat. Oh man! One of the very first french...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:03:21 +0300

Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat. Oh man! One of the very first french electro bangers I ever heard….2000/2001…and it still kicks! That might have someting to do with the fuzzy executive. Man, this takes me back…when i used to listen to guys like these. When i used to be ostracized for listening to rock and house. *shakes fist* Where are you now, high schoolers? where are you now? Listening to Flo-Rida, talkin’ about “I was there in the beginning of house music, when Benny Benassi just came out with satisfaction.” I’m so sorry Larry Heard.

(Yeah. I’m a bit of a music snob).

Disclosure - Whats In Your Head. Funky deep house groove from...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 02:21:36 +0300

Disclosure - Whats In Your Head. Funky deep house groove from one of my favorite EDM artists/groups. This one needs no mood.