Happy May Hos and Bros!

So last month Timur set the bar pretty high and I’ve spent a lot of time in April thinking how I can top April’s playlist. If I’m honest – it’s not that there’s not a load of new tunes that have come out in the past month or two, but my finger’s been a little off the pulse lately and I think I’d struggle to put together the cutting edge playlist you’ve all come to expect. In light of that, this month I’ve gone for something a little bit different for your aural pleasure and put a bunch of my favourite tunes into a mix. I’m by no means a superstar DJ and lacking a bit in technical prowess, but hopefully there’s something here to give you a bit of a bounce.

It’s a mostly house vibe, with some newer tunes, some older tunes, and some questionable choices as far as flow goes but other than that I’ll let the music do the talking. Tracklisting is:

1 ) Party Guilt – The Royal We (Dinky Arp-A-Pella Mix)
2 ) Amirali – Beautiful World
3 ) Cream – Claptone
4 ) Maceo Plex – Under the Sheets
5 ) Maya Jane Coles – Hummingbird
6 ) Claude VonStroke – Vocal Chords
7 ) The xx – Islands
8 ) Oxia – Whole Life
9 ) Azari & III – Hungry for the Power (Jamie Jones Ridge Street Mix)
10 ) Smash TV – Steroids to Heaven
11 ) Presk & Cinnamon – Sweat (Doc Daneeka Remix)
12 ) Claude VonStroke – The Whistler (Audiofly remix)
13 ) Justin Martin – The Fugitive
14 ) Feist – My Moon My Man (Boys Noize Remix)

The mix was recorded in one take and unedited (quite obviously – I like to call it raw!). Sometimes mistakes can sometimes make a mix feel a bit more real…

As always let me know what you’re feeling this month and hit me up with any new track recommendations.

Peaaaaaace

East London based Molly’s Lipps fuse louche eighties vocals with dirty grunge guitar sounds and soaring MGMT-esque synths layered atop pulsating, pace-changing drums. Having piqued the interest of several labels the six piece band have quickly become ones towatch for this summer. Currently on a UK-wide tour, Saturday 21st April will see their triumphant return to home turf with an end of tour gig at The Underbelly, Hoxton with support from Furs & Masks and Tom Prior & The Gents. Check out www.mollyslipps.com for future live dates and high jinks.

Back in Gibraltar Guy recorded the songs he’d written whilst ‘couch surfing’ thanks to the support of a few gents who believed in his music, and after promoting it at home, he returned to London to give things another go. A long way from “The Rock”, Valarino’s debut EP ‘Sleeping on a Couch’ brings you acoustic pop/rock with soulful melodies that speak of life, love, sand and sea.  Full of warm sounds reminiscent of Mediterranean shores, the EP came to be when Guy first moved to London in spring of 2008.

Not alone in embarking on the journey to make it in London, Guy’s EP is easy for most to understand, with track ‘City Walls’ talking of a path much walked by at least half of London’s population.  Whether in music or trying to stake your fortune in this industrious city we’re all ‘trying to make it on our own’.

Following his headline show on April 24^th with renowned promoters Glasswerk at Surya in Kings Cross, Guy will be touring the UK. Tickets can be purchased online in advance www.seetickets.com/Event/GUY-VALARINO/Surya/619316

…”Guy Valarino is a master craftsman on stage..” – The Gibraltar Chronicle

…”What I would describe as a true legend in musical and compositional terms,..” – The Gibraltar Magazine

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http://soundcloud.com/rough-sketch-music/sets/sleeping-on-a-couch-guy/s-tfN4f

Since winning UK Jazz Radio’s Best Vocalist 2010, together with her band she has performed recently at Kensington Roof Gardens with Jazz FM, at Jazz Café with Keep The Faith Productions, and for the opening of the Boisdale, Canary Wharf, presented by Jools Holland in April 2011. Other past shows include The Dorchester Hotel, London;  Matt & Phred’s Jazz Club, Manchester; Alexander’s Jazz Club Chester, and a collaboration with The Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s 10/10 Contemporary Ensemble.

Kate’s next London gig will be at Ronnie Scott’s on April 29th as part of UK Soul Jam.

http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/822-uksouljam-nu-jazz-ronnie-scotts-special-feat-kaidi-tatham-yolanda-charles-deep-mo-heidi-vogel

“Beautiful. To watch an artist perform who enjoys what they do this much is a pleasure.” - Alexander’s Jazz Club

“An amazing voice.” – UK Jazz Radio

Good one on ya Nina and a massive shout out to Rekids Limited for supporting her.

For orders n such, visit:

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For more beautiful music, head over to soundcloud.com/souleance.

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LA BELLE VIE Video Clip directed by Émile Sacré.
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One-off single, This Is Under The Westway was recorded in just one take, according to Albarn and will (apparently) be their final release. However, in February, the band’s bass player, Alex James, had noted that Blur’s performance at the Brits would be their “last bow”. A day later they were revealed as the main act at the BT London Live concert in August. Thus, what the future truly holds for Blur is perhaps uncertain…

*Abstract/visual video was thrown my direction by way of MTHRFNKR, a big credit to their crew.

Happy Easter! Tom did a great job of last month’s playlist and inspired me to make this month’s just as good (if not better). This month’s playlist is made up of mostly new tracks that I’ve been feeling recently and is very bass heavy. There’s lot’s more that I wanted to include but I capped it at 14 tracks.

One track that I definitely would’ve included if it was on Grooveshark is Lee Stevens & The Beautiful People’s “Ridin’ High”, An absolute gem that I discovered on no other than our very own LMB. Fear not though as we’ve get plenty more to keep you entertained.

Starting off we’ve got Ambassadeurs’ “M.O.P.E”, a track I’ve been playing a little too much recently; perfect for the unseasonably good weather we’ve been having (check out the fan made video for it on Youtube too). We’ve also got Joe Goddard’s fantastic remix of Nneka’s “Shining Star” a track that’s seen heavy rotation on Radio 1. The new video to J. Cole ft. Missy Elliott’s “Nobody’s Perfect” went live recently and shows Missy at her best. We’ve also got a couple of LMB Playlist favourites this month with Nicolas Jaar remixing Shlohmo’s “Rained the Whole time” in a way only he knows how and Scuba with “July” from his new album.

Everything else pretty much follows in the same vein so just have a listen and let us know your thoughts. If you’ve only got time for 2 tracks, I’d suggest “M.O.P.E” and “Shining Star”……and “Nobody’s Perfect” and…..just listen to it all!

Much Love

T