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TuneCrush: Ugly Heroes “Good Things Die”
Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent, and Red Pill are UGLY HEROES, and it’s also the title of their new release on the Mello Music Group imprint. It’s 15 tracks produced by Apollo Brown and born
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Bil Basmala brings “On The Edge of Forever” on May 28
Hasan Robinson aka Bil Basmala (formerly known as Autolect) has a unique blend of sampled sounds that are densely layered, soulful instrumental tracks for space travel. On May 28, the album, On The Edge
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TuneCrush: Lauryn Hill “Neurotic Society”
While this track sounds like a rough mix, it’s being regarded as a new Lauryn Hill track. It may very well be a leak of a new track, or something that was never meant
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New beats from Deadpoole & Cellar Door
Hailing from Ipswich, UK, beatmakers Deadpoole & Cellar Door were first covered here on GLM last year with their collaborative DeadCellar EP. Now they’re both back with new individual set. Deadpoole’s latest, Underwater Skies
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Video: Malkovich “Lies” (The baggage song)
From the album, Great Expectations, Malkovich physically displays what far too many of us are carrying around. Enjoy “Lies”. Great Expectations is currently available as a free download at Bandcamp.com
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TuneCrush: Raashan Ahmed feat Heather Vaughan “Freak”
Coming from Jakarta Records in Belgium, this R&B/hip-hop song is a gem with all the classic elements. Yeah, the saying of “Freak, freak y’all (and you don’t stop)” is well-worn, but in this lover’s
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TuneCrush: Dandy Teru feat. Sarah Gessler & TY “Fragile Things” (Quiet Dawn remix)
This song, and especially this version, stayed on repeat while reviewing Dandy Teru’s debut, Adventures. While I wished this remix used more of Sarah Gessler’s vocal (the reason I love the original), it really
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Dandy Teru – Adventures
French producer/remixer Dandy Teru brings laid-back hip-hop and soul grooves on his solo debut, Adventures, on Ubiquity Records. Teru, with production assistance from fellow French producer/remixer, Quiet Dawn, keep the drums crisp with a
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Video: Beat*Society feat. Oddisee, Hezekiah, Pete Rock and more.
Thanks to Hezekiah Davis for sending this video my way. With the return of Beat*Society this past January 2013 in Philly, DC and NYC, here’s a 7 minute look into the history, working parts
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TuneCrush: I, Ced feat Jimetta Rose “Insanity” / Quelle & Black Spade “In The Place To Be”
More new soul music from Austin’s (iN)Sect Records imprint. In the third of the “Three Colors” series of limited edition 45rpm vinyl singles, Side A is a new R&B groove by Los Angeles-based I,
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TuneCrush: Nvthlss “Gauthier’s crush”
A Nvthlss EP experience features an appreciation for hip-hop, jazzy chords, and angular rhythms. His latest, Always may.EP, features reworks of Miguel, Travis Porter, and Drake. My ear tickles, however, with jazzy tracks like
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Coultrain..as Seymour Liberty (Video)
Coultrain’s new set, Jungle Mumbo Jumbo, will be released via Plug Research on April 23rd. Kenny Fresh and the crew at FRSH SLCTS put together this video featuring bringing fans up to date with
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TuneCrush: Substantial feat Steph the Sapphic Songstress “Golden Lady”
Substantial was recovering from surgery to catch an early cancer, and during the healing process began rework and flipping Jill Scott tracks. The result is a 17-song tribute, Jackin’ Jill with production help by
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TuneCrush: Quelle Chris “We Eat It”
Throughout the internet, on television, and on outside billboards we’re tempted by a variety of foods that we know aren’t healthly, but are usually cheap and accessible. Quelle Chris knows this, too. He also
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Larry Achiampong featured on Hackney Live
During the GLM Makin’ Beats spotlight of British Ghanaian Larry Achiampong aka Black Ph03nix, we focused on his musical infusion of hip-hop and African Highlife sounds. In this latest installment of “In The Artist’s
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