Fresh jazz, hip hop, soul and boogie beets harvested right in time for the Southern Hemisphere summer! I've picked some fstandout tracks as usual and if you like what you hear seek out fresh albums from Robert Glasper Experiment, Aloe Blacc, Suff Daddy, Rae and Christian, Oh No, Ta-Ku and Mr Beatnick. The big singles come from Justin B (yes I kno, contenscious issue, but it's a banger!), Mr Bird, Miles Bonny, De La Soul, Freddie Joachim, Omar and a new find for me, Opolopo. Both links for full tracklist. Part 1. Part 2.
Kev Brown - Bossa
Kev Brown - Nгo! / Now
Es-K - Coolin' In July
Gadget f/ Awakening Dawn - Back To The Friendship
Robert Glasper Experiment f/ Jill Scott - Calls
Knxwledge - Gttnglte
Ta-ku - Ciarabuble
Colonel Red - Rain A Fall
Hitomi - Illusion Symptom (Mr Bird Remix)
James Bl@ke - Retrograde
Just!n B$!ber - All That Matters
Freddie Joachim f/ Miles Bonny - To Remind Us
Aloe Blacc - The Man
Frootful - The Road
Mr Bird - Soul Troopers
Miles Bonny - Fela
Personal Life - There's A Time For Everything (Mr Bird Remix)
Ohmega Watts f/ Stefan Otto - Cosmo Knotts
Robert Glasper Experiment f/ Luke James, Lupe Fiasco and Snoop Dogg - Persevere
De La Soul - Get Away (The Spirit of Wu-Tang)
Freddie Gibbs and Madlib - Harold's
Oh No - Winters Sweet
Ta-ku - Day 1 (Dilla Beat)
Raiza Biza - Whisky Blues
Suff Daddy - The Hardest (Suff Remix)
Suff Daddy - Party Ya Ass Off (Suff Remix)
Pugs Atomz f/ Shayna Love - Boy Meets Girl
Dr@ke - Come Thru (James Bl@ke Version)
Rae and Christian f/ Tony D, Jazzy Jeff, Agent 86 - Check The Technique
Rojai & E Live - Hard Pressed
Coco Solid - Wow
Sango f/ SPZRKT - Middle of Things (JBoogie Edit)
The Internet f/ Tay Walker - Runnin'
Mr. Be@tnick - Symbiosis
Colonel Red f/ Ursula Rucker - Gimme A Minute (Opolopo Remix)
Om@r f/ Caron Wheeler - Treat You (Opolopo Remix)
Gregory Porter - 1960 What? (Opolopo Kick & Bass Rerub)