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Singles: Jose James – Made for Love

Posted on 05 February 2010 (0)

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One endless loop of cosmic sultriness. Heavy, intense, and passionate yet restrained. Jose’s voice feels suitably pulled back and he blends in well with the bass heavy neo-galactic-soul. Gentle electronic whirring, robotic atmospheric strings and overhead piano place this edifice in a distant corner of the universe, ancient and futuristic.

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Singles: Kona Triangle – Shine Alight

Posted on 04 February 2010 (0)

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The stuttering, shimmering tones and beats on this track were enough for me to invest in Kona Triangle’s album: Sing a New Sapling into Existence.

This song sounds like they sampled the entire width and breadth of a Northwest forest, plugged an MPC into a pine tree and jammed out this gleaming number for the nearby woodland creatures. And all this at dawn.

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Singles: Flying Lotus – Heat Wave 2

Posted on 03 February 2010 (0)

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This is my plan: design album artwork for a single worthy of attention each and every day. This is ambitious. But it’s crazy enough to work. I hope I can share some good music that inspires me and capture the mood / essence of the song in a CD cover sized piece of artwork.

The one to kick it off is Flying Lotus – Heat Wave 2.

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