Jill Scott - He Loves Me

Who's the artist..? Jill Scott
From..? North Philadelphia
Which label..? Hidden Beach
And the track..? He Loves Me

Patience, power, presence.

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Maia Sharp - John Q. Lonely

Who's the artist..? Maia Sharp
From..? Central Valley, California
Which label..? Crooked Crown
And the track..? John Q Lonely



Country songwriter Randy Sharp's daughter @ work here..
She's written for The Dixie Chicks, Cher and Art Garfunkel, amongst others :)

MF DOOM - Monkey Suit

Who's the artist..? MF DOOM (Daniel Dumile)
From..? London, England
Which label..? Lex
And the track..? Monkey Suit

Another Doom/Madlib collaboration..
As expected, beat's crazy..
So many quotables.

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Paul Weller - Wild Wood

Who's the artist..? Paul Weller
From..? Woking, Surrey
Which label..? Island/Yep Roc
And the track..? Wild Wood

So laid back it's falling over..
A gem est. '93 from an absolute legend who's soon turning 53.

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Cold War Kids - We Used to Vacation

Artist: Cold War Kids
Track: We Used to Vacation



Have chosen an acoustic version..
Though i love the original, emphasis is on vocal here.

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Placebo - You Don't Care About Us

Artist: Placebo
Track: You Don't Care About Us

Ennio Morricone - Metti Una Sera a Cena

Artist: Ennio Morricone ft. Edda Dell'Orso
Track: Metti Una Sera a Cena

Dainty, sunny and lushly orchestrated..
Late '60s easy listening..
Track decorated with Edda Dell'Orso's vocal scatting :)

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Noisia - Split the Atom

Artist: Noisia
Track: Split the Atom

Dutch oufit, who own three record labels..
Can be found at Fabric..

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Elliot Smith - Between the Bars

Artist: Elliot Smith
Track: Between the Bars

Looks like it's recorded in a kitchen..
Love the lyrics, the frailty/pain is infectious..

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Braintax - Escuchame

Artist: Braintax
Track: Escuchame

Braintax, Yorkshire's very best..
He's like the Ray Mears of rap moguls..
The sample is crazy..

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The Velvet Hearts - Broken

Artist: The Velvet Hearts
Track: Broken

Well written, great voice, harmonies are beautiful..
Yonks on and it still sounds as good as when i first heard it.

Really hope these guys make some waves.

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Bob Marley - Forever Loving Jah

Artist: Bob Marley
Track: Forever Loving Jah

Video has a really homemade feel about it..
His voice is so emotionally charged.. Bassline rocks..
Cheers for pointing me in the direction of this one, Sense.

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Lowkey - 200 BARS

Artist: Lowkey
Track: 200 Bars "Freestyle"

Half English, half Iraqi..
Bars are political and thought-provoking..
Here's 200 Bars @ the train station..

Crookers - Boxer ft. Nic Sarno

Artist: Crookers
Track: Boxer ft. Nic Sarno


An Italian duo (Bot + Phra), est. 2003.
Nov' 2010, signed with Interscope..


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