[Video] Jhene Aiko & Sampha Perform at Future Festival

BBC Radio 1 has been celebrating its Future Festival with a series of inspired performances from some of the tope rising acts across the music landscape and yesterday had Jhene Aiko & Sampha perform as part of the event. Aiko, whose performance followed appearances this week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Saturday Night […]

SBTRKT: “Runaway”

SBTRKT rang in the new year with a rousing performance at the Yung Turks party in Mexico City, alongside the likes of the xx, Grimes and more, and dropped the final track from his live set as a special memento from the show. “Runaway” was released the day after the New Year’s Eve set by […]

Best Music Projects of 2013

Photo by Bryan Lamb With new projects from established musicians like Daft Punk, Kanye West, and Neko Case to up and comers like Chance the Rapper, Lorde, Disclosure, 2013 was a huge year for music. Through a very scientific method, the Ruby Hornet staff has gone through the eclectic mix of 2013’s various project releases […]

Sampha Premieres “Courtesy” on BBC1

Sampha, who took off from where he was last year by linking up with Drake, yesterday stopped by BBC Radio1 to debut his latest song, “Courtesy” as part of a 28-minute mix he did for the station. The song comes in at the 19:50 mark of the player below and is a soulful, instrumental affair, […]

Sampha: “Can’t Get Loose” (Jacques Greene Remix)

Ever since Drake put talented artist Sampha on “Too Much” off his latest album, Nothing Was The Same, it seems that the track is all people have heard from one half of SBTRKT. Well, Jacques Greene went beyond just hearing the one track and remixing it, giving Sampha’s solo track, “Can’t Get Loose”, off his Dual EP, […]

[Video] SBTRKT: “Experiment”

Earlier this year, dance duo SBTRKT released their experimental track, “IMO” to the masses. Just before the weekend the British pair dropped “Experiment” a video chock full of heavy-sided kick drum bass and cutting snare hits that further up the game that Sampha and Aaron Jerome have established for themselves since releasing their debut, self-titled […]

Sampha: “Happens”

One half of SBTRKT, the thick-voiced Sampha is back with both a new track and visual today via Young Turks. His latest, “Happens” is side two of his dual-sided Too Much/Happens AA-single, featuring the previously released “Too Much”, out today on iTunes. Check out the video below and expect plenty more coming from Sampha soon. […]

[Video] Sampha: “Too Much”

For many, Sampha’s scene-stealing appearance on Drake’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon performance was the first time they had heard from the singer. Nonetheless, since then he has been able to build up a nice buzz and will release the original version of “Too Much” through Young Turks as a single. To push the record, […]