Archive for April, 2014
[CONTEST] Win Tickets to see Teedra Moses Live in Toronto, May 10
Who says The Kitchen never hooks you up?? This is a good one! Wanna win a chance to see the cult soul singer, Teedra Moses live in Toronto for Canadian Music Week at The Main Ingredient party w/ the usual resident Djs (Mensa, Agile and Sean Sax) in support at Revival?
As I said when this show was announced, she is fan-f-cking-tastic live. The epitome of what soul music is, especially in an era where you hear everything but — ‘electronic’ soul, R&B that sounds like EDM and rappers singing more than singers — actual honest-to-goodness soul music. Trust me when I say, when you hear Teedra go at it live which is, honestly, the best way to experience her, she really makes you believe she lived it. This is grown woman business we talking about here, aight??!
Anyway, here’s how to win:
1. Follow me on twitter at @Stellaskid (so I can DM you in the event that you win) then
2. Tweet: “Hey @Stellaskid: I wanna go to the @CMW_Week @TeedraMoses show May 10 at The @TMIPARTY at @RevivalBarTO” [note: you do not need to include the quotes when you tweet your contest message]
I will select a winner at random on Friday May 9 at 12 noon who will be notified via DM on twitter (hence the necessity for you to follow me). In the meantime, check out this new track from Teedra, “All I Ever Wanted” sampling the Camp Lo classic, “Luchini”
[MP3] Future feat. Kanye West – I Won (M-Rock Edit feat. Mark Brathwaite)
Been a supporter of the homie, producer & DJ, DJ M-Rock for a while now. This is his latest remix production:
After one year of going from about 300 soundcloud listens to almost 200,000, I felt like I had to take things further this year. Even though my remix got talked about on CNN, I wanted to remix less and write original music but the problem is I don’t know any artists here who I think I’d click with musically and professionally.
I met for ten minutes with a local singer named Mark Brathwaite who I’ve never met before, and we immediately began recording, and it came out really dope! I wanted to remix a new Future ft Kanye song, and asked him if we could create our own original parts to replace Future in the song…Not a cover at all. The result is something that sounds like a forgotten old Motown record with Kanye in it, and it came out of total surprise from absolutely nothing. I mean, we were recording for hours and he hadn’t known my full name yet. It’s a little funny.
Mark has a PR team who follow certain people on Twitter, and after following me, I checked his music and reached out to him. He dropped by one day to talk, and after ten minutes, I played him something, and he immediately began singing. He hadn’t even known my real name yet, we haven’t even had a coffee or talked much.
The best part is we don’t have a single sample in the song. Even the chipmunk-esque vocals in the back, are Mark’s voice sped up to give it that College Dropout feel that’s been totally forgotten.
That’s when you know you have real talent!
Related:
Listen to M-Rock‘s Best of Nas mix HERE.
Previously on The Kitchen:
– Future feat. Kanye West – “I Won” (original version) [MP3]
[MP3] The Bamboos – The Wilhelm Scream (James Blake cover)
Another one from Tru Thoughts (and Inertia)! Nice cover of James Blake‘s “The Wilhelm Scream” refashioned as a hammond-powered, Southern soul-style, slow burner by Australia’s The Bamboos. Not mad at this!
[MP3] Quantic – Magnetica
Forthcoming music by Quantic from the Tru Thoughts label dropping next week.
[MP3] Bob and Gene featuring The Inversions – I Can’t Stand These Lonely Nights
Soulful throwback-style, reggae music as only Daptone Records can do it from their House Of Soul Essentials series. More details follow:
Remember that Tropical delight of a B side, “These Lonely Nights”, from that dynamically dynamite Bob & Gene picture sleeve 45? Well, it’s BACK! This time with a little love from producer extraordinaire, part time Dap-King ringer, and full time Antibalas compatriot, Victor Axelrod (AKA Ticklah) – with a little help from his Kingston trio, The Inversions.
CLICK HERE for more info.
BUY Bob and Gene featuring The Inversions – “I Can’t Stand These Lonely Nights” HERE.
Dig that? Hit the jump for a couple more tracks from the House Of Soul Essentials series: one more track from Bob and Gene, “I Can Be Cool” and Eddie & Ernie‘s “Bullets Don’t Have Eyes.”