Monday 23 July 2012

ODDISEE//PEOPLE HEAR WHAT THEY SEE

I've been meaning to blog this for a while, this is Oddisee's latest album 'People Hear What They See' released last month, June 5th, via Mello Music Group. I first heard of Oddisee through fellow Diamond District member, yU. I remember hearing 'Beach Dr.' off his instrumental rap album 'Rock Creek Park' and instantly loved his style and the production of the tracks. I then heard the odd song off this new album a few weeks ago and he does not fail to deliver with the tracks on here. On this album he raps about the world around him and says:
"This album is about influence, inspiration, perception & reality. Every song was written in an outside environment, so that I could observe the subjects that would become my subject matter. All too often in Hip Hop, reality is limited to that of the artists own, actual experiences. People Hear What They See is my attempt to liberate the MC from those constraints & allow reality to be penned other than my own. Listening to congressmen & lawyers converse on the steps of the supreme court inspired 'American Greed', Watching a couple argue over the phone in a bar inspired 'Maybes'. By having a visual representation of my subject matter, my hopes are that the listener will see them through the worlds & melodies of my songs."

On this album you can really feel the soul influences coming through, with the funk style bass lines being the underlay of the majority of the tracks, with strong classic hip hop percussion laid over. Mixed in are a variety of strings, piano, horns, riffs and samples that add to that unique production style he has created. I think my favourites have to be 'Ready To Rock' and 'You Know Who You Are' though, honestly, there is not one track i dislike on here, my thoughts were much the same as with Apollo Brown & OC's album 'Trophies'. Two solid hip hop albums that I could listen to over and over. You need to give this gem a listen, and you can, below.
You can purchase the album here.
See related post, Apollo Brown & OC's album 'Trophies' here.
@oddisee

Friday 20 July 2012

TDCC// SLEEP ALONE


Yesterday, Two Door Cinema Club kindly offered fans a chance (24 hours) to download their new single 'Sleep Alone' off their upcoming album 'Beacon'. Having not heard material from the band for some time, this was the perfect way to build the anticipation and give a taste of what is to come from the new project. This highly anticipated album is their second studio album following 'Tourist History' released early 2010 and is due to be released on the 3rd September this year.
You can pre-order the album here and check out the single in case you missed it, below.
@TDCinemaClub


Sunday 15 July 2012

LOVE//SLIM



So I discovered this track today and can't get enough of it. Personally, I can really feel J.Cole-esque vibes off this, which is always welcome. A really fresh track from a young rapper. Take a listen.
@highSlim
highslim.com

VISUALS: FEEDING MY FLAME//AV YOUNG BLAZE


Here is the latest video from AV Young Blaze for his track 'Feeding My Flame'. The track samples Blue Foundation's 'Eyes on Fire' which in itself is a beautiful track, but i feel the beat gives it a real mellow flow and the rhymes work well on top of this one. I was also really taken by the video, I have to say it is one of my favourite music videos i've seen for a while, pretty memorising and I love the camera work. The director for the video is Jon Augustavo who also worked with AV on his videos for 'UK Grime' & 'Fligh High'.
Check AV Young Blaze's latest project 'The Humble Villain' out on itunes now, see it here.
@AvYoungBlaze
avyoungblaze.com

Thursday 12 July 2012

MISSING SUN//VOLI



Always good to hear news from talented artist, Voli. Here is his latest music video to be released, for the track titled 'Missing Sun'. Of course, after 'Stress' and 'Righteous Remain', the video does not dissapoint and we are given a snippet into Voli's imagination. I really do feel Voli is a real hip hop gem and his music is incomparable to anything else i've heard, his 'In The Meanwhile' was one of the best albums i'd heard for some time.

Check out The Wall (Sampler) below. The full project is due to be released in the near future.



@VoliTheEntity