Thursday, January 27, 2011

Cambiar el mundo~




High hopes for 2011. Let's change the world, one beat at the time!
Here's France's own Gage with his 2008 release, Changer Le Monde. Lovely mix of Gage's sweet voice with old music samples and new instrumentation arrangements. Great blend of soul, R&B and reggae~ Enjoy!

Grandes esperanzas para este 2011. Cambiemos el mundo, un ritmo a la vez!
Aqui les dejo a Gage con su lanzamiento del 2008, Changer Le Monde. Un lindo mix de la dulce voz que nos regala el frances Gage acompañado por samples de musica vieja (soul/r&b/reggae) mezclada con arreglos nuevos. Disfruten!

Saturday, January 22, 2011

La Condicion Humana



Went to Bottom of the Hill last night with friends. Got invited to see Jay Breenan (of Shortbus fame) play live, had never heard his stuff and must say I was pleasantly surprised. Jay was performing with two other artists that night, one of them is who I bring you guys today: Jhammel. His new CD 'The Human Condition' is a free download off of his site and highly recommended. After all, how can you say 'no' to free? His performed in an almost acoustic way last night, but his record features synths and drumkits, pretty cool stuff. Also check it out his website if you get the chance: pretty interesting fellow with a cool voice.

Anoche fui a Bottom of the Hill con amigos. Me invitaron a ver Jay Breenan (conocido por la película Shortbus) tocar en vivo; nunca había escuchado su música y debo decir que me sorprendio lo mucho que me gusto. Jay estaba tocando con dos otros artistas teloneros esta noche, y uno de ellos es el que les presento hoy: Jhammel. Su nuevo CD 'La Condición Humana' es de descarga gratuita en su sitio y altamente recomendado. Despues de todo, como decir que no a algo que es gratis, nocierto? Ayer toco un set mas que nada acustico, pero su disco incluye sintetizadores y kits de bateria electronica, bastante copado todo. Si tienen tiempo chusmeen su sitio web : un muchacho bastante interesante con una linda voz.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Horror Miamesco en Melbourne




Illumination es el nombre de este vecino-disco proveniente de Melbourne. Nu-disco y sintetizadores con un dejo a Daft Punk. Australia claramente disfruta del verano, mientras en San Francisco los inviernos son cada vez mas raros y calidos //


Illumintation is the name of this record-neighbor from Melbourne. Nu-disco and synths with a Daft Punk aftertaste. Australia clearly enjoys summer, while in San Francisco winters are weirder and warmer by the year //

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Echo Minott




Raíces antes de ramas. Uno de los originales artistas de dancehall en Jamaica de los 80s.

Roots before branches. One of the originators of dancehall in 80's Jamaica.


amazing footage of Echo back in the day doing "What The Hell The Police Can Do?"

Monday, January 3, 2011

Cambio - Ó es que explota?




Empezamos con un disco gratuito para descargar del muchacho Cambio y su gente. Junto con Boca Floja y un par de otro artistas que estare compartiendo mas adelante me hacen confiar nuevamente en el hip-hop en español. Samples clásicos de jazz y soul para un sonido dulce. Disfruten! Feliz 2011~!

We start with a free-to-download record from the good guy Cambio and his people. Together with Boca Floja and a few other artists (that I'll be sharing with you at a later time) make me believe again in the possibility of Latin hip-hop (both in Spanish and English). Classic jazz and soul samples make for a sweet sound. Enjoy! Happy 2011~!