29 January 2017

JORJA SMITH | PROJECT 11

It is crazy that this EP is from a 19 year old and it is her debut. Jorja Smith's Project 11 is way too good to be true. If you like grooving to some soul vibes, powerful female vocals or autobiographical lyricism, then Smith is the girl for you. 

We are excited to see what is to come for this Walsall queen. Keep a look out.



26 January 2017

OLIVIER ST LOUIS | FALL IN LOVE

Next month, Olivier St Louis will be releasing his Ever Since the Fall EP and 'Fall in Love' is just the first taste. 

Keep the easy listening and soul guitar flowing. 
We be vibing.

23 January 2017

ANDRE POWER | CONNECT

"'Connect' is my soundtrack for transition and growth. Connecting with one another is one of the most important and powerful things we can do in a lifetime, as beings on this planet. Throughout this thoughtfully curated journey of sound, you'll hear the audible story of new connections, re-connections and disconnections." 
- Andre Power (Co-founder of Soulection)

13 January 2017

MAL DEVISA | SEA OF LIMBS

Seriously. Can't deal. 

Mal Devisa, I apologise for not listening to your oh-so raw, soulful and true music sooner! We are MAJOR fans. And apparently we also missed the fact that you have an album out (*facepalm). Kiid got a 8.1 Pitchfork rating back in Aug 2016, that is pretty baller.

We were sold on 'Sea of Limbs' after the first listen and are gon' go check out her debut on Bandcamp now.



You HAVE to listen to Devisa Acapella. That talent is going places.

TOM WALKER

Check out Tom Walker everyone: Scottish born, Manchester raised, lover of old Ray Charles, Bob Marley and The Police records, and now, a 2017 Mahogany Session contributor.



Check out his latest single below too:

07 January 2017

REMIX RUMBLE #2



HD's REMIX RUMBLE is all about those recent remix/cover/rework/edit's that we have enjoyed way too much to not share. As we will begin to regularly post RxRumbles like this one, we will also be building up our Rumble playlist. Have a listen to all of the latest below (plus previous RUMBLES) on our newest Playlist: APPLE CRUMBLE REMIX RUMBLE.

--> Props to H.E.R. for remixing Rihanna's 'Yeah I Said It' from her 2016 ANTi album.



--> This short but damn-sweet Swelly track churning on A$AP Rocky's 'Goldie' hook.



--> We know it is controversial to say, but pretty sure we like J-Louis' remix of Abhi and Dijon's 'Twelve' more than the original!



--> Feel like mixing classic early 00's RnB with modern day electronic production? Yes and thank you Kaytranada for your edit of Latrelle's 2002 single 'House Party'. 



Be sure to follow HUNGRY DRUMS on Soundcloud for more!

06 January 2017

PULZANTI | THOSE MOMENTS + TAKE ME BACK

Pulzanti's sound is mesmerising, pulsating, repetitive and sends you into the ultimate chill mode, just as Shlohmo's Dark Red does.

Pulzanti's track 'Those Moments' was apparently cooked in a single night as the tropical storms of Australia's north swept in. And his most recent release 'Take Me Back' was recorded in wintery Moscow.

You can check out both tracks below. Let's send this Northern Territory battler some love.


  

KEHLANI | SWEETSEXYSAVAGE

First we got 'CRZY', then it was the glorious almost-ballad that is 'Advice' and today, Kehlani dropped the third single off of her upcoming SweetSexySavage album. 'Undercover' draws on that oh-so-beautiful Akon melody from his track 'Don't Matter' which was released over ten years ago... yep.

It's hard to believe that she is still only 21 years old. We think 2017 will the the year Kehlani takes over the world.