The offspring of soul legend Bobby McFerrin brings us a trip back to the 70’s decade for the LA Beat conscious. Taylor McFerrin downplays the genre’s heart-on-sleeve emoting, and emphasises its more psychedelic sonic features. With drifting keys and echoing vocals the results are breathtaking. A gorgeous record, likely to be seen as a touchstone in years to come.
Taylor McFerrin /// Early Riser
Robyn and Röyksopp /// Do It Again & Tour Dates 2014
Robyn and Röyksopp, all from Scandinavia, released a 36-minute mini-album yesterday (May 26th). The video for ´Do It Again´, which is the title track of the album, was shot in Mexico and directed by Martin De Thurah. The official video is coming soon, whilst waiting check out the lyric video for ´Do It Again´ below and here are the following dates for their tour:
13/06 Barcelona, Spain – Sonar by Night
14/06 Aarhus, Denmark – Northside Festival
26/06 Seattle, WA – Marymoor Park
28/06 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
29/06 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
17/07 Suffolk, England – Latitude Festival
18/07 Ferropolis, Germany – Melt! Festival
07/08 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West
08/08 Oslo, Norway – Øyafestivalen
15/08 Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop
20/08 New York, NY – Pier 97
21/08 Washington, VA – Filene Center at Wolf Trap
22/08 Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
Nina /// My Mistake
Aztec Records have released a treat. ‘My Mistake’ is the new EP from beautiful Berlin born singer Nina. With a heavy bass beneath high pitched vocals, tracks like ‘My Mistake’ and ‘Dark Rider’ give you an intense motion of flying through the air being carried away by waves uplifting your spirits, taking you into another dimension! Nina’s vocals are amazing. The sync between her high vocals and the heavy instrumentals are next to perfect. They both compliment each other. Especially on the Bright Light remix version of ‘Dark Rider’, which gives off a deep club record. The whole EP gives you a mix and blend of indie, electronic and a hint of rock all fused together with Nina’s electric vocals as the icing on top. Definitely an artist to keep your ear on! ‘My Mistake’ by Nina is out now.
Activia Benz
Activia Benz have teamed up with Slugabed to make ‘Activia Frenz’. A mix up of beats, bass, keys and all types of electronic sounds your mind can possibly fathom. They’ve got it all. Tempo changes throughout hits like Silkersoft’s ‘Wasserlevel’ will keep your toes tapping and your head bopping. Subtle brilliance in beautiful compositions like DZA’s ‘Combo Cheat’, allows you to vibe the whole way through this mechanical madness! So grab your glow sticks and enjoy!