[Audio] Listen to Jalylah’s Spook Mix 2 for Issue One of Spook Magazine

The launch event already passed a couple weeks ago, but this mix by the homegirl, Jalylah to celebrate the debut issue of Spook, the “literary arts mixtape” (read, literary arts magazine) by Jason Parham is still worth sharing. Set list follows, learn more about Spook HERE.

Track Listing:
“Intro (Jalylah’s Theme)” Hezekiah feat. Muhsinah
“The Alarm” Big K.R.I.T.
“Wake Up Suite” The Natural Spiritual Orchestra/”Photography” Nikki Giovanni
“Unspoken Dreams of Light” Eugene McDaniels
“Beggars For Sun” C-Mon & Kypski feat. Benny
“A Bright Light On The Dark Side Of Town” Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
“Just Vybe” DVA feat. Fatima
“Something in the Water” Zaki Ibrahim
“Orange Glow” Amel Larrieux
“Beam Me Up” Kissey Asplund
“High On Sunshine” The 5th Dimension
“Day Break” The Brand New Heavies
“In The Sun” Adriana Evans
“Brand New Day” Dorothy Morrison
“Flow” Yellowtail feat. Jeni Fujita
“Golden Time of Day” Maze feat. Frankie Beverly
“Right With Life” Melinda Camille
“Outro (Distractions 2)” Roy Hargrove

Listen to the new Zaki Ibrahim – Every Opposite album in FULL

PR plug for the Every Opposite album:

You’ll hear strains of these dance formats deconstructed alongside pop, indie, soul, Hip-hop and afro beat sounds to create an utterly comprehensive album that is plural in its reach – (Every Opposite was recorded in eight different places) – and singular in its captivating effect. Sade, Stevie Wonder, Zap Mama, Radiohead, and J. Dilla counting are just some of the icons Zaki names as life-long inspirations. “It’s told as a fable and is set in the future, says the singer/song-writer who counts her fascination with science fiction as a major influence for her album’s loose narrative.

I was a pretty big fan of Zaki‘s Eclectica (Episodes In Purple) album and, I know it’s sacrilege but no joke, the comparisons to Sade in terms of her vocal tone are not unwarranted. This new album is a little different from that one but it’s worth a listen. Check it out and tell me if you agree.

New Music: Chin Injeti – Peoples Mixtape

New mixtape by Vancouver-based producer, Chin Injeti featuring David Banner, Talib Kweli, Jay Electronica, Kitchen fave, Jasiri X, Zaki Ibrahim and many others. “Who Am I” is hot – a nice re-flip of the classic A Tribe Called Quest track, “Buggin’ Out.”

Follow Chin Injeti here: Facebook | Twitter

[Music Video] Saidah Baba Talibah – Revolution

Brand new video, beautifully shot and featuring some very cool characters, not from her last album, (S)cream. New album on the way??

Follow Saidah online: twitter | facebook | website | BUY ‘Revolution’ on iTunes.

Previously on The Kitchen:

– Saidah Baba Talibah – So Cool [Music Video]

– Saidah Baba Talibah – What’s Inside Her Head [Mixtape]

A Look at the Polaris Long List: 35. The Slakadeliqs – The Other Side of Tomorrow

Yup, definitely saving the best ’til last. If you read this blog regularly, you already know I’m a major, major supporter of this album. It was #1 on my long list ballot and #1 on my short list ballot and I shout it out every chance I can including at the Long List Salon earlier this month.

Slakah has created an album of sublime yet ambitious, epic beauty. Lead single, “Keep Breathing” feat. Justin Nozuka is just the beginning of the album and of what is going here: soul, rock, psychedelia, pop, hip-hop and reggae have all been mashed up into a delicious stew that is at once vintage & organic yet still modern and fresh-sounding at the same time. Lazy pundits have dismissed this as Lenny Kravitz redux. Yes, that influence can be felt and has been acknowledged by Slakah himself but this feels like far more than just that and I truly feel sorry for those who don’t see/hear that. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again now: no disrespect to 40, Boi-1da, T-Minus or any of the other young producers from Canada that are running the music charts right now, but Slakah is the best, most underrated producer in Canada today, bar none. If I know my business, and at one point I did, that will not stay the case for very much longer though.

The fact that The Slakadeliqs The Other Side of Tomorrow was long-listed was truly a surprise to me despite what i just said and my love & wholehearted endorsement of the album. Now I pray that some new converts to the cause were made during the short list voting period that can carry him through to the next round when the short list is announced tomorrow. Fingers crossed. And speaking of the short list….