Vibes4YourSoul Loves Edits#26 - Mount Kimbie - Made To stray (True Roman Edit)

In a few days Uk electro duo Mount Kimbie will release on Warp Records their highly anticipated second LP, Cold Spring Fault Less Youth. As a nice teaser, here is a great remix of the only extract so far, Made To Stray, by Dutch producer True Roman.

Giving a slightly "housier" tone to this splendid track from the British duo, True Roman offers another winner after his recent highly recommended rework of Nicolas Jaar track Eglo.




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V4YS LP Review - Titanics - Soft Treasure

NY state duo Titanics (aka Mark Lombardo & Derek Rodgers) recently released Soft Treasure, a debut self-produced LP blending sweet shades of chillwave, downtempo and synth-pop.

If the duo has a sure knack for designing ethereal sound atmospheres and soothing melodies, what make their sound special is the interesting "80's pop-like" electric guitar input.

A delicate project you should dig on their Bandcamp page !



A couple of extracts below :

Originaire d'Albany dans l'Etat de New York, le duo Titanics (aka Mark Lombardo & Derek Rodgers) vient de publier Soft Treasure, un premier album auto-produit mêlant habilement des influences chillwave, downtempo et synth-pop. Le groupe y démontre un talent certain pour créer des atmosphères sonores à la fois rêveuses et mélancoliques. Son originalité tient aussi à l'habile utilisation d'un son de guitare électrique très pop 80's, pari parfois risqué qui fonctionne bien ici.
Un projet délicat à découvrir intégralement sur leur page Bandcamp!
Extraits ci-dessus.

Jazzanova Feat. Vikter Duplaix - That Night (Paskal & Urban Absolutes Dub) (Sonar Kollektiv)

Still catching up with overlooked stuff in my inbox after a few days off, here is a new gem from German duo Paskal & Urban Absolutes revisiting on Sonar Kollektiv an early 2000's deep house track from the one and only Jazzanova crew featuring Vikter Duplaix.

Can it get much deeper than that?

Charles Murdoch - No Lungs (Future Classic)

Another great teasing from Australian label Future Classic with this splendid track from Brisbane-based Charles Murdoch who will release his debut EP next July. Some promising deep bass music vibes reminiscent in a way of artists like Jacques Greene or Koreless.

Streaming and free dwlnd below :

Close - My Way (Feat. Joe Dukie) (!K7 Records)

Under his new project Close, DJ & producer Will Saul will release a promising debut LP next June on !K7 Records.


Here is a new extract with a brilliant featuring from one of my favorite contemporary singer, Fat Freddy's Drop co-leader Joe Dukie.

Dub-inspired slo-mo beats, Joe's unique voice and you're in for a fascinating musical atmosphere !




Streaming below :


Sous le pseudo de Close se cache le DJ et producteur Will Saul. Avant la sortie d'un premier album prometteur en Juin prochain sur le label !K7 Records, il nous réserve une jolie surprise en dévoilant ce nouvel extrait porté par la voix d'un de mes chanteurs préférés, le co-leader du groupe Fat Freddy's Drop, Joe Dukie. 

Vibes4YourSoul Loves Edits#25 - The Jones Girls - You're Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else (Alkalino Rework)

Classic disco cut among the classics, You're Gonna Make Me Love Somedy Else gets the slo-mo Alkalino re-looking and it surely gets groovy.

Another nice gift from the always prescient Munich-based DJ & producer !

Streaming and free dwld link below :

V4YS Album Review - Classixx - Hanging Gardens (Future Classic)

Since 2009, their various explosive EPs and remixes have probably caused a few earthquakes here and there. LA-duo Classixx are going a big step forward with the release of their first LP, and I guarantee it should have all seismic experts fretting.

Out on the brilliant Australian label Future Classic, Hanging Gardens oscillates between funky house, electro-pop and slo-mo grooves. Get ready for the shock as the "sit and relax" moments are scarce, very scarce...too much power, too much groove, too much energy flirting around Classixx' Hanging Gardens.

Gathering a majority of new productions, this LP is a succession of warm dance floor anthems (All You're Waiting For, Dominoes, A Stranger Love...), a kind of weapon of massive euphoria. Mandatory fun !

Extracts below :




Depuis 2009, leurs divers maxis et remixs ont certainement du causer quelques tremblements de terre et glissements de terrain de-ci, de-là. Vent de panique chez les sismologues, le duo de producteurs californien Classixx débarque avec son premier album Hanging Gardens. Sortant ces jours-ci sur mon label electro favori Future Classic, c'est un concentré d'énergie, de groove, de fun...Oscillant entre funky house, electro/pop ou passages slo-mo, le disque ne vous laissera que peu de répit. Les hymnes dancefloors défilent (All You're Waiting For, Dominoes, A Stranger Love...), le sourire béat sur votre visage reste...une vraie arme d'euphorie massive !
Extraits ci-dessus.

V4YS EP Review - Guts - Django Remix EP

After the fantastic Brand New Revolution EP (part of Vibes4YourSoul 2012 Favorites selection), french beatmaker Guts is already back with another treat.

His Django Remix EP is an exotic mixture of 2 overlooked soul & groove gems remixes & 2 original tracks.
Starting with a remix of Luis Bacalov' 1966 song Django (made famous recently Quentin Tarantino recent western), the EP goes on with a sweet downtempo rework of a classic 90's jazzy downtempo brazilian track, Technova from Towa Tei.
Then come two classic Guts surprises. First a groovy latin groove, Mambo Flying Party, then a (well-titled) joyful easy listening track, Music For Fun.

A couple of extracts below. EP available on his Bandcamp Page.

V4YS EP Review - Jesse Futerman - Exquisite Basement EP (Jus Like Music Records)

I've been mesmerized by Canadian beatmaker Jesse Futerman since his first release in 2011, which was actually part of our Favorites Selection that year. He is now putting a final dot on his free EP trilogy project on Jus Like Music Records with Exquisite Basement, another beautiful downtempo EP.

Once again displaying his impressive talent for using almost exclusively samples to design his music, he also remains truthful to the cool jazzy & cinematic atmospheres of the first two episodes. Another free gift you should not pass on ! (offered from May 6 on his Bandcamp Page ) 

More to come from Jesse later this year with a first uptempo EP, The Love I Lost, to also be released on Jus Like Music Records.

Finally a word to highlight the remarkable artwork of French designer Alice Dufay, whose drawings spell finesse and poetry...

Snippets below :


Depuis ses débuts en 2011 (année où son premier maxi fit partie de ma Favorites Selection), je me régale à chaque nouvelle production du beatmaker canadien Jesse Futerman. Il met aujourd'hui un point final à la trilogie de maxis downtempo publiée gratuitement sur le label Jus Like Music Records. 
A l'exception d'un premier titre plus "uptempo", qui est sans doute un avant-goût de son prochain projet à sortir en fin d'année,cet Exquisite Basement EP respire bon le son downtempo jazzy des deux premiers épisodes. Construits une fois encore quasi intégralement autour de samples, chaque titre dégage une atmosphère à la fois mélancolique et mystérieuse, presque cinématographique. Un cadeau gratuit que vous auriez tort de vous refuser ! (disponible à partir du 6 mai sur sa page Bandcamp).

Petit mot aussi pour souligner le travail d'illustration de l'artiste Française Alice Dufay, dont le travail plein de délicatesse et de poésie mérite franchement le coup d'oeil !

V4YS Concert Review - José James - Live at Alhambra, Paris - 240413

To the risk of sounding like a broken record (oddly enough for a music blog), I'm once again gonna talk about the incredible José James !

Already back in Paris yesterday after his recent New Morning show, the NY singer once again stepped up his game to offer another authentic journey into a musical universe made of Jazz, Soul, Hip-Hop and Groove. 

Supported by his world class quartet (Richard Spaven on drums, Takuya Turoda on Trumpet, Solomon Dorsey on bass, and a brilliant newcomer on keyboards/piano, Kris Bowers), he gave a somehow groovier performance than his 2012 Paris shows, closer to the studio sound of his outstanding new LP No Beginning, No End.

A José James show, it's also a unique opportunity to look back at the history of american black music. This time around he paid some massive tributes to Marvin Gaye & Bill Withers in the form of breathtaking medleys, while also hinting Leon Ware and Bob Marley. Icing on the cake, the inspired featuring of Moroccan soul/folk singer Hindi Zahra, who conveyed a healthy dose of emotion and sweetness. 

Finally some more good news : his Japanese trumpet player Takuya Turoda just recorded a solo LP, which will be produced by José himself and subsequently released on Blue Note. A sure winner !

No nice pics this time (courtesy of a strict policy at the Alhambra theater), but a little video of José & Hindi cover of my favorite Bob Marley song, Waiting In Vain :

Vibes4YourSoul Mixes#21 - (Always) On The House Side

Hi everyone,

here is a new mixtape, where I gathered some fresh house vibes, alongside a few older gems.

I hope you'll enjoy this deep & funky selection !

Streaming & tracklisting below, dwnld link here :

Tracklisting :

No Regular Play - Where They Lay

Crazy P - Lie Lost (Maurice Fulton Remix)

Solomun - Kackvogel

Round Table Nights - Whoo

Skream - Kreepin'

Disclosure - White Noise (Dub Mix)

Politeca - Reverso (Ricky Ryan & Kosmas Mix)

Tigerskin - In Public

Lane 8 - For You

Cosmic Kids - Reginald(s Groove (Classixx Remix)

Breakbot - Break Of dawn (Dimitri From Paris Boogie Dawn Remix)

James Silk - Can't Wait

Volta Cab - Always In the Place (Session Victim Remix)

Salut à tous,
cette nouvelle mixtape rassemble de nombreuses nouveautés mais aussi quelques perles un peu plus anciennes. J'espère que ce moment deep & funky house vous plaira !

Streaming & tracklisting ci-dessus, dwld link ici.

Vibes4YourSoul Loves Edits#24 - Michael Jackson - It's The Falling In Love (MikeandTess Edit)

Right from sunny Aix-en-Provence, here is groovy edit from MikeandTess of one of my favorite Michael song.

I especially love the cool beats on the chorus part !












Streaming and free dwlnd below :


Aussi chaud que sa sublime ville d'Aix-en-Provence, voici un superbe edit par MikeandTess d'un de mes titres préférés de sa majesté Michael. Je craque particulièrement sur la partie du refrain qui gagne encore en groove avec le travail sur les beats.
Streaming et free dwnld ci-dessus.

V4YS EP Review - Darryl Reeves - The Dillaquarium Mixtape

A brilliant saxophonist consistently blurring the lines between Jazz, Funk and Hip-Hop. The shadow of Dilla. If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know that's the kind of recipe I can't resist !

So let's temporarily trade our favorite Donuts for a huge slice of Atlanta-based Darryl Reeves' tribute to J Dilla, The Dillaquarium Mixtape.

On a quartet format (drums, bass, keyboards, sax), Darryl offers a wide range of live reworks of several classic Jay Dee beats.
From groovy cuts to free-jazz-like interpretations, these sessions are an absolute delight. No surprise he is regularly working with the likes of Robert Glasper, Roy Ayers, Phonte, Jill Scott just to name a few...Definitely an up-and-coming Jazz/Groove artist to monitor closely !

Streaming and free download below :



Un saxophoniste brillant qui aime à flouter les lignes entre Jazz, Funk et Hip-Hop. L'ombre de Dilla. 
Si vous êtes un lecteur régulier de ce blog vous savez que c'est le genre de menu auquel je suis incapable de résister !
Alors mettons temporairement de côté nos Donuts favoris pour déguster une grosse part de The Dillaquarium Mixtape, hommage époustouflant à J Dilla offert par Darryl Reeves.
Dirigeant une formation quartet (batterie, basse, claviers, sax), ce résidant d'Atlanta propose des relectures tantôt groove, tantôt presque free-jazz de plusieurs célèbres beats du maître. A la clé un vrai moment de bonheur, grâce à un artiste dont est pas surpris d'apprendre qu'il travaille régulièrement avec entre autres Robert Glasper, Roy Ayers, Phonte, Jill Scott...

Streaming et lien download gratuit ci-dessus.

V4YS EP Review - Round Table Knights - I Just Want EP (Exploited Records)

Berlin-based label Exploited Records is releasing so much underground House gems that I sometimes have a hard time keeping track of them all.
Latest case in point with Swiss duo Round Table Knights (aka Biru Bee & Marc Hofweber) I Just Want EP.

Two tracks, two shades of House music. First a deep progressive House bomb (I Just Want), then an explosive soulful electro rework of Rapture 80's song WAYUH.

Warning before streaming : massive vibes inside !

V4YS Album Review - Vondelpark - Seabed (R&S Records)

Following the remarkable new releases from Bonobo and Lapalux I highlighted these last few days, here is a third outstanding new downtempo-like record deserving a fair share of attention.

Out on R&S Records, Seabed is the first LP from London trio Vondelpark (aka Lewis Rainsbury, Alex Bailey & Matt Law). While it may actually be closer to the indie/pop world than the Lo-Fi universe, its voluptuous atmosphere, delicate broken beats and subtle vocal effects all contribute to blur the lines between musical genres. Get ready to lose yourself in the trio's fluid melodies and enjoy Seabed soothing cadence !


Two extracts below, Bananas (on my biceps) & Dracula :

Après Bonobo et Lapalux, dont je vous vantais la qualité des nouvelles productions ces derniers jours, voici une troisième nouveauté downtempo à déguster sans modération. 
Premier album du trio Londonien Vondelpark (aka Lewis Rainsbury, Alex Bailey & Matt Law), Seabed est sans doute plus proche de la sphère indie/pop que de l'univers Lo-Fi. Mais son atmosphère voluptueuse, la délicatesse de ses broken beats ou la finesse des effets digitaux qui agrémentent les vocals, sont autant de manière de brouiller les pistes entre les genres musicaux. Laissez-vous bercer par les mélodies liquides et apaisantes du trio, la promenade vaut le détour. 
Deux extraits ci-dessus, Bananas (on my biceps) & Dracula.