Take the chill pill and listen to Azure‘s May 2013 release titled Mint Condition. The Oakland-based rapper crafts a pleasant combination of hip hop, rap, and soul, which are sonically-related to each other.
With Jaclyn Gee‘s moving harmonies inspired by hip hop, jazz, and R&B, composing a sound that is likeable is as easy as it is. In her debut EP Heart&Soul released on August 2012, the 21-year-old artist did not disappoint us.
Drop everything and listen to Sketchbook, a collection of hip hop jazzy beats by Evan Awake (Bakoda) released under CultClassic Records.
Boasting with a massive track list of 40 instrumental/freshly-mixed pieces, this album gives us a vivid peek to Bakoda’s musings and sonic affinity.
Here’s one ‘departure’ from the usual R&B and soul you’re exposed to: Balance and the Travelling Sounds.
Calling their funky music as “neo-soul” (remember Lili K?), the group meshes musical tropes from the jazz, R&B, and hip-hop genres to create a type of music that’s both nostalgic and unmistakably modern at the same time.
Embracing hip hop’s ever-changing landscape, Wally Clark‘s Sportin Waves sounds like an old friend that’s ready to chill and pour you a drink.
Founder of the recording company Gummy Soul, Wally Clark is a Nashville native who marks his sound with a combination of Tennessee’s soul music, hip hop, and Southern charm.
Aiming to bring you the freshest talent from around the world, Cult Classic Records (CCR) serves us P.R.’s Moment In Time.
Pedram Rouzbehani, better known as “P.R.”, is a Sydney-based producer who translates his love for music, life experiences, and cultural upribringing into tasteful sonic offerings. Drawing inspiration from his environment, P.R. describes his sound as “feel good music” that fuses multiple genres of current and past trends. His musical influences include DJ Premier, Nujabes, Kanye West, and Alchemist, to name a few.
Boasting a dynamism often missing these days, swelo‘s latest musical release titled Escalator Music is a curious amalgam of folk and modern musings.
Released last August 2013, the New Orleans-based band features a hefty 12-track collection that delivers a feel good musical experience.
Loveha+ers is an EP ruled by a fictional story about a girl who fell in love with a boy who is in love with another girl. It is a love triangle that brings love and hate together. By the inspiration of the EP, you may quite realize that Emmavie is an imaginative and creative artist, drawing her muse from a story that she built in her own mind.
DJ/Producer Dr. Wylie inches his way to indie prominence with his latest musical offering, Wiggle. Jampacked with ten tracks of pure electronic goodness, this album will give you a steady hook, just like his previously arranged and produced mixtapes of Toussaint Morrison.
