[Video] Lili K. and Peter CottonTale: "One Mo' Time" Live at Truth Studios
Lili K. and Peter CottonTale linked up in Truth Studios in LA earlier this year to shoot a live performance of “One Mo’ Time” for Acoustic Sessions. Peter’s skills on the keys, best demonstrated while touring for Chance the Rapper’s Social Experiment Tour, combined with Lili K’s smooth, jazzy voice come through with a tune perfect for a rainy day.
The live performance is sultry and surprising. Lili K’s modest apparel masks the sensuality that takes over right as she begins to sing. The innocent affection the song introduces calms similarly to a lullaby, but as “One Mo’ Time” resumes, the desire Lili croons about takes a bolder curve. The synthesis of her vocals with Peter’s keyboard playing quickly transitions the vibe from chaste and playful to stimulating passionate sexy-eyes. This is a performance where Peter’s rabbit ears are off, so we know the song means business.
"One Mo' Time" is the first official song off of Lili K. and Peter CottonTale's next project expected to be released later this year. The live showing of “One Mo’ Time” is a feel-good session, extending the tranquility it provokes far beyond LA and Truth Studios. Give “One Mo’ Time” your time and check it out in the video down below.
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[Video] Lili K & Peter CottonTale Perform "Highlight The Moon" at Truth Studios
It's been a minute since Lili K and Peter CottonTale got together to produce one of the my favorite jazz/soul albums of the past couple of years in Metal Petals, the 2012 release that established both artists as names to know, especially among the fertile and growing Chicago scene. The pair linked up while in Los Angeles at Truth Studios to re-hash one of the more sonically-rewarding track on the project in "Highlight The Moon" which gets a more down home, instrumental feel here with CottonTale on the keys. Lili shows off the voice we all know and love, while also demonstrating new tweaks in her vocals that make the latest version of "Highlight The Moon" ever more entrancing. The Milwaukee-born songstress has played in the background quite a bit as well, adding her vocals to tracks by Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa on their latest projects Acid Rap and Innanetape, but here she continues to prove that she is a solo force behind the microphone. Lili and Peter are both back and forth from the coasts as they work on her follow-up to last year's My Favorite Things EP. Watch the full video, streaming below.
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[Songs on the Day] 2/18/14 (Feat. Chief Keef, A-Villa, My Chemical Romance & More)
Tuesday was a good day. Chicago finally got above freezing for the first time in two months and a horde of music hit the Internet for our listening pleasure. Starting things off is Ty Money who linked with none other than Chief Keef for the hard work anthem, "No Hobby" while Jose Guapo and Young Scooter discuss all things green in "Cash Talk". BOY/FRIEND had a rousing entrance onto my personal radar with her track, "Eve" featuring Va$htie and Train Company offered up a new tune in "Step To Me". Producer got in on it as well, as Los Angeles duo BC Kingdom stabilize the dance aesthetics with their latest track in "DWN4U/JEEPS" and Chicago button-pusher A-Villa teamed up with Closed Session and the ever-talented Lili K for a rousing performance on "Smooth It Down" and Calez gave fans the first cut off his upcoming Ceito project with "Positive Energy". ShadowOnStars released a cover of Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody" and both My Chemical Romance showed they still have it, dropping "Fake Your Death" to essentially announce the end of the band. Crystal Method also got a remix of their track "Over It" featuring Dia Frampton via the Bixel Boys. Check it all out below!
Track of the Day: Calez: "Positive Energy"
Ty Money: “No Hobby” (Feat. Chief Keef)
Jose Guapo & Young Scooter: “Cash Talk”
BOY/FRIEND: “Eve” (Feat. Va$htie)
Train Company: “Step To Me”
BC Kingdom: “DWN4U/JEEPS”
A-Villa: “Smooth It Down” (Feat. Lili K)
Calez: “Positive Energy”
ShadowOnStars: “Are You That Somebody” (Aaliyah cover)
Crystal Method: “Over It” (Feat. Dia Frampton) (Bixel Boys Remix)
My Chemical Romance: “Fake Your Death”
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[Songs of the Day] Peter CottonTale's Valentine's Day Love Jams
Valentine's Day is nothing without the music. Sultry sounds and smooth beats can go a long way towards setting the perfect mood on your February the 14th, and few know this better than the one and only Peter CottonTale. When deciding on who to turn to for a romantic mix of music to get listeners in the mood for tonight, CottonTale, who evokes thoughts of old school jazz and soul music with his own production, seemed like a logical choice. With an eclectic taste, the Acid Rap crafter put together a group of songs that can give even the stiffest of dudes some swagger in their step. The playlist is available on Spotify, so feel free to take CottonTale with you as you venture out into the night. Without further ado, I give you "Peter CottonTale's Valentine's Day Love Jams".
[Video] ShowYouSuck: "80s Boobs"
Chicago's own ShowYouSuck meant business in 2013, and followed that up by releasing a gang of projects, the last of which, Dude Bro may be his most polished to date. The Closed Sessions' release dropped its latest video in support of the project, this one for the highly-anticipated "80s Boobs". The J. Arthur-produced track appropriately calls to mind the decade with the high synth use and the black and white visual is a simple affair, with translation subtitles rolling across the bottom while bras seem to be stocked in front of Show. The neon camera flares add a subtle 80s aesthetic to the video, shot by Addison Wright and J. Frank. In the end, the only nipples in the video are Show's, and he burns a bra. See it all for yourself, streaming below.
Lili K & The O'My's: "Baby It's Cold Outside"
Today listeners got a treat from two of the most soulful up and coming acts in the Chicago market. With a heavy helping of Christmas spirit, Lili K & The O'My's linked up to produce their own version of the timeless wintertime classic. The song, premiered today on Okayplayer, is a perfect crossroads for the 22-year-old songstress, Lili K, who released a Christmas-themed single last year with frequent collaborator Peter CottonTale and earlier this year dropped a project of her own eclectic takes on classic Jazz standards in My Favorite Things. The O'My's, who closed out their year with the release of their album, A Humble Masterpiece, are who you thought they were, setting the backdrop for a beautiful interplay between frontman Maceo Haymes and Lili K's voices. Check out the song below.
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[Video] St. Millie: "Get Em High" (Feat. Lili K.)
Few artists out of the Midwest have been as hungry or as active as Treated Crew artist St. Millie. Walk around the city and you're bound to see the young MC. Whether it be hanging out at Jugrnaut, at a show around town or the larger-than-life face postings that popped up around town depicting him with a crooked crown one thing is clear; St. Millie is working his ass off. With plenty of buzz surrounding his next move, he dropped "Get Em High" produced by The Gift and featuring Milwaukee-bred and current Chicago native Lili K, who amplifies the track the way she has made a habit of lately. The video was shot by VisualMecca, who themselves have been building a reputation as each video shows growth for the video production team on the rise.
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[Video] Klassik: "Boogie"
Avant-garde hip-hop artist Klassik has been making moves in his native Milwaukee for some time now, establishing a uniquely soulful, creative musical aesthetics that mirrors his locale and earned him the distinction as Wisconsin Area Music Industry’s 2013 Hip Hop Artist of the Year. Today, we get his video for the lead single, "Boogie", off his upcoming project release for Young Rising Phenom, due out December 13. The track uses a Michael Jackson sample of "Blame it on the Boogie" for a funk-filled 80s-esque dancey hip-hop number that will have you tapping your feet and bobbing your head. It's fun watching this creative new breed of artists pull from so many other genres to create hip-hop music these days and the saxophone-playing Klassik may be doing so better than most right now. Check out the video for "Boogie", below.
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