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Three new tracks now online from Amy Winehouse

Three new tracks now online from Amy Winehouse

I hope they don’t drag out the release of Amy Winehouse’s ‘unheard’ tracks for too long. ‘Like Smoke’ with Nas has me convinced (recorded way back in 2008 and played first on Radio 1XTRA today). Body & Soul with Tony Bennett is her at her best. Though the line, “It looks like the ending/ Unless I could […]

The endless charm of ToneMatrix

The endless charm of ToneMatrix

ToneMatrix has been around for a long time now, but its appeal hasn’t worn off one little bit. Andre Michelle, who created it, describes it as a, “simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16step sequencer. Each triggered step causes a force on the underlaying wave-map, which makes it more cute.” Addicted, sweet and totally addictive. […]

Aziz Ansari + Kanye + Jay-Z

I love Otis Redding’s ‘Try a Little Tenderness’, I love Kanye & Jay-Z together on this track, and now I discover that none other than Aziz Ansari appears in the Spike Jonze directed video. Epic.

Dub for Mehdi

Dub for Mehdi

A-Trak has released a free download of a mix he’s just released for Rapture’s How Deep Is Your Love. Aka ‘Dub for Mehdi’, it’s in memory of the phenomenal artist that tragically died last month. Taken from the Soundcloud upload: “I did this remix over the summer, and when I was close to finishing it I […]