[Songs of the Day] 2/10/14 (Feat. SBTRKT, Ellie Goulding, DJ Rashad & More)
Ah, another week, a fresh batch of tracks for your listening pleasure. Starting things off this time around is none other than Ellie Goulding, who received a remix of her track "Burn" via Four Tet. UK production guru SBTRKT dropped his latest offering in the funky "Hold The Line" while New York City's ABGOHARD continued his push for his latest project with the Ryan Hemsworth-produced "GTA" featuring Slater, and Z Money teamed up with Chicago independent label Closed Sessions for "I Can't Stop". Big Boi continued to pump out content, following up last week's dual releases with "Run Th3 World" featuring the likes of Wavves and B.O.B, Missouri rockers Radkey give us "Feed My Brain", DJ Rashad keeps the jukin' hits coming with "First Move", some soul from Neneh Cherry with "Out of the Black" and Julian Bell's "Who I Am" while The Prototypes give us a synth-shower in "Lights". Chicago pops up with some new music from Chief Keef on "War" and Bruza The General with "Don C.". Check out this monster list from today and the weekend, all streaming below.
Track of the Day: SBTRKT: "Hold The Line"
Ellie Goulding: “Burn” (Four Tet Remix)
SBRKT: “Hold The Line”
ABGOHARD: “GTA” (Feat. Slater) (Prod. by Ryan Hemsworth)
Z Money: “I Can’t Stop”
Big Boi: “Run Th3 World” (Feat. B.O.B., Wavves & Third World)
Neneh Cherry: “Out of the Black” (Feat. Robyn)
Julian Bell: “Who I Am”
Bruza The General: “Don C.”
The Prototypes: “Lights”
Yasiin Gaye: “Anna’s Love Song”
DJ Rashad: “First Move”
Radkey: “Feed My Brain”
Chief Keef: “War”
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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 SBTRKT via his Soundcloud and features the likes of Jessie Ware and Sampha on the track, along with Tic. The track is comfortably upbeat and in the mold of tracks from SBTRKT's last self-titled project. SBTRKT on his latest: "The last track from my set last night. collab with friends Jessie Ware, tic and a sprinkle of Sampha from 2 years back! happy 2014." Check out the full stream for "Runaway" here below.
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, stripped down to Sampha and the keys as he croons over the melodic arrangement. Recorded live at Maida Vale with Benji B, the track is a furtherance of the more soulful side of Sampha since his days working in a more up-tempo atmosphere as part of SBTRKT. One thing is for sure, we should be seeing plenty of him for awhile to come.
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, his own special treatment. Sampha has one of those voices you can listen to all day, and Greene deftly adds his unique up-tempo dance vibes that up the ante for the song while not overshadowing the original aesthetic of the track. Check out the track, available courtesy of Audiomack here below.
[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 project last year. Check out the latest from SBTRKT here below.
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SBTRKT: "IMO"
London-based indie pop act SBTRKT has been gaining international attention since the release of their 2011 self-titled album for their genre-bending, all-inclusive style that can appeal to a wide range of listeners. The duo of Aaron Jerome and Sampha are back with a new track, "IMO" which features less of the vocals of Sampha with a smattering of instrumental-tinged grooves. Check out the track below.
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