Filed under: Beats, Chilled, Jazz | Tags: beat, future beat, Hip Hop, Jazz, jazzy, mellow, sample based, Trip-Hop
A delightful trip-hop/future-beat style track from Denmark’s JONGPADAWAN. I’m not sure I’ve ever posted a Danish artist on FTR before, however if Afternoon Croissant is any indication of the quality of music coming from the Danes- I’ll be looking there more often.
A nice mix of smooth jazz and deep percussive elements, heavy compression is any trip-hopper’s friend, and JONGPADAWAN has executed his production techniques very well. The track avoids being a tedious sample loop by gradually switching up the beats, switching in and out different instrumental elements (a smooth tenor sax dips in and out as the beat goes on) and a suave French vocal sample keeps things sexy.
A debut EP is on the horizon with Greased Up Records announcing their first public EP release will be with him- release date TBA. Until then, enjoy Afternoon Croissant.
JONGPADAWAN – Afternoon Croissant
Soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/jongpadawan
Filed under: Jazz | Tags: Acoustic, didgeridoo, jazzy bass, melodic rock, Rock, unknown voyage
The sounds of Gorilla Junk are a mish-mash of familiar instrumentation and unique creativity, (I could swear there is a paper-rustling sample in Unkown Voyage So Far) something admirable and risky- yet pulled off very well in this case.
The melodic rock influence in Unkown Voyage is prevalent- there’s even some distorted backing guitar (something we don’t hear much of on FTR), award for most unique sound however goes to the use of the aussie didgeridoo during the track’s second half which serves as an interesting backing to a loud jazzy bass. Give it a listen!
Gorilla Junk – Unknown Voyage So Far
Soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/gorillajunk
Filed under: Acid, Electronica, Jazz, Psychadelic | Tags: Acid-Jazz, Jazz, Psychedelic, sample based
Ogdah‘s groovy acid-jazz price Mood Swinging is so cool!
The drums are glitched to perfection- it can be very easy for over-zealous producers to overdo the effects but Ogdah utilizes his stutters and gates with rhythmic musicality. The samples are awesome (especially the one that opens the track), and the acid-jazz feel really grounds the track into something that is pleasing to listen to.
Also, it’s more music from the Netherlands!? WHAT IS UP WITH THAT PLACE?
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Filed under: Chilled, Hip-Hop, Jazz | Tags: Akai MPC2000, beats, dj shadow, Hip Hop, mellow, sample based, Trip-Hop
French Trip-Hopper Somepling released his free EP Properly Packed for free on Wednesday and I’ve finally gotten the chance to give it a proper listen through.
Fans of DJ Shadow and other alternative hip-hop beats producers will appreciate the overall soul of Somepling‘s work; the magic that can be created on an Akai MPC2000 is unreal when put into the correct music junkie’s hands. It is no wonder Somepling has garnered support from so many artists and labels.
Properly Packed is a collection of tracks that have been given away for free on his Soundcloud here and there, packed into one neat package. You can give the full album a download off of his Bandcamp page, where the option is to donate a measly $5 or just grab it for free off the provided mediafire link.
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Bandcamp:
Soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/somepling
Filed under: Jazz | Tags: Acid-Jazz, beats, dream sequence, independant, Jazz
Mononome is a cut-and-paste style beatstrumental composer from Greece. His Dream Sequence EP was released on the first of December last year and I’ve been patiently waiting for a chance to post it since.
The track Enthusiasms (Couldn’t Ask For Anything More) is funky while at the same time mellow. A neat acid-jazz track to listen to when you go to one of those groovy bars where none of the chairs match and the graffiti on the bathroom wall is both witty and legible (although that is very specific… you can listen to the track pretty much anywhere). The whole EP is available for free off of his bandcamp page, check it out.
Download:
Mononome – Enthusiasms (Couldn’t Ask For Anything More)
Bandcamp:
http://mononome.bandcamp.com/album/dream-sequence-ep
Soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/mononome
Filed under: Chilled, Hip-Hop, Jazz | Tags: Acid-Jazz, Jazz, Los Angeles, sample based, Soothing, Trip-Hop
Amai is yet another trip-hot beatmaker from Los Angeles. I don’t know what it is about that city, but it sure has an amazing knack of producing great experimental electronica artists. Fans of Flying Lotus, Daedelus, Nosaj Thing etc. will recognise the familiar LA tinge that Amai has in his rhythms and odd-ball sample re-triggering.
Counting Raindrops is a jazzy trip-hop piece that is cemented nicely together by smooth tenor saxophone, LA trip-hop style drum rhythms and neatly chopped up female vocals that fit ever-so nicely into place together. Download it here, or find the entire EP for fee at his bandcamp page.
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Jazz | Tags: Acid-Jazz, album, cascade records, indie labels, Jazz, sample based, Trip-Hop
Repeat Pattern (previously posted here) has released a new digital album with one of my favourite indie labels, Cascade Records. The album is available for a name-your-price download on http://cascaderecords.bandcamp.com/album/08-09
It’s a neat acid-jazz cross trip-hop record, I highly recommend you go grab it… and while your at it, why not support the artist with a few bucks?
PS: I’ll be posting another mixtape for new years, so stay tuned for Jan 1st
Filed under: Jazz | Tags: Acid-Jazz, cascade records, downtempo, Jazz, sample based
I’ve had this album for quite awhile, sitting on my iTunes accumulating plays.
I think it’s time I posted about it.
40s With Ghost is a short track (under 1 minute). I highly recommend you check out the FREE ALBUM which is a collaboration between artists Ackryte, Broke and Repeat Pattern out on Cascade Records’ bandcamp page.
This track by Broke is a jazzy downtempo piece with neat sampled flourishes throughout it. I chose to post this particular track simply because it’s a good teaser for the rest of the amazing album. Seriously. Check it out.
Download:
Album:
http://cascaderecords.bandcamp.com/album/love-exposure
Filed under: Dance, Jazz, Upbeat | Tags: Dance, drum and bass, Jazz, jungle
Have I posted any drum and bass/jungle before?
No?
Oh, that’s strange… Here’s Adam F with 8 Ball. It’s pretty rad. It’s got this jazzy bassline drop in it- something I’d play if owned a hectic snooker bar where everyone wore suits with fedoras and drank scotch on the rocks. Anybody know of anywhere like that? I’d like to go.
I guess this track will have to do in the meantime…
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Jazz | Tags: chile, Hip Hop, hip hop instrumentals, independant, Jazz, music, sample based, Trip-Hop
Ok, after countless hours of Skyrim (I play for the music, I swear) I’m back to posting.
Oudies is from Chile, he produces some groovy hip-hop instrumentals with lots of interesting samples- from recordings of the ocean to old jazz records. I’m really digging his stuff at the moment.
This track Jijopers has one of those cool slap-rattle things which name escapes me at the moment punctuating the broken-beat that jangles along with some simplistically pretty synths. It’s a short one too, so if you are left wanting more- check out his soundcloud or his free album on bandcamp.
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Bandcamp:
http://oudiesbeats.bandcamp.com/
Filed under: Acid, Electronica, Experimental, Jazz | Tags: Acid-Jazz, experimental
Kuhn has been getting some attention for his release Slime Beach, played by XFM dj Mary Anne Hobbs last month. This release with Astro Nautico is more a of a trip-hoppy acid-jazzstep style track which is quite intriguing.
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Soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/kuhnmusic
Website:
(Note to self: I have to stop making up genres like acid-jazzstep)
Filed under: Ambient, Chilled, Jazz | Tags: Acoustic, ambient, Chilled, chillout, downtempo, Jazz
Juzhin is a downtempo artist from Moscow putting out some really amazing music… and he’s giving it away for free on Soundcloud, so get in there before the rest of the world discovers him.
Tupona is a pleasurable mix of acoustic sounds. I’m guessing there are samples in there because I can hear the pop and crackle of vinyl. It’s really neat stuff, a laid back fusion of chamber-jazz and ambient; artfully crafted in a way that pushes Jason May (the man behind the music) beyond the negative stigma of ‘producer’ and into the respectful realm of being a ‘musician’. That said, everything is well produced to a very professional quality, and although his soundcloud following may be small, you can safely bet Juzhin is no stranger to being played through the headphones of many.
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Filed under: Dance, Jazz, Party, Upbeat | Tags: Acid-Jazz, Dance, Jazz, Upbeat
Cabin Fever is an acid jazz track with a steady latin-esque beat that could have you dancing, or alternatively sitting back sipping cocktails.
The choice is yours… because Cabin Fever doesn’t mind either way.
Filed under: Chilled, Electronica, Hip-Hop, Jazz | Tags: Acid-Jazz, Chilled, Electronica, Hip Hop, Jazz, sample based, Trip-Hop
Signed to Pretty Lights’ own record label, it’s not really a surprise that if you are a fan of the former, Grammatik will suit your tastes perfectly. Chilled trip-hop beats with funky jazz vocal samples spicing things up in Is It Over is something reminiscent of Pretty Lights’ tracks such as Finally Moving or the previously posted Something’s Wrong.
Definatley worth a listen if you love Pretty Lights or are completely new to the style- either way, Grammatik is still great, and you can support him by downloading his album (FOR FREE) off of the Pretty Lights Music Record Label site.
Ofcourse you can try him out first with a download from here 😀
Mr Scruff always reliable to put out gold. This one is an oldie, but it’s acid Jazz at its best.
