Royksopp & Robyn - Do It Again (Lyric Video)

It's kinda ridiculous the magnitude of this collaboration.
It is not the first time. Even more insane, their unions
have resulted in hits like "The Girl & The Robot"
and "None of Dem". "Do It Again" fits right into
the canon.

This earworm is from their upcoming mini-album
of the same name out May 26 via Cherrytree/Interscope.
Somehow Royksopp and Robyn have joined forces
to create a monstrosity that is a sexy electro party jam
doubling as a workout anthem.

Protein shake not needed....

AZEKEL - In The Zone '13

Your whiskey you will do neat but you'd like your R&B

with a twist. Fair enough, how about a Nigerian born

London based velvet voiced crooner? Moist yet?

Good. Say hi to AZEKEL.

Off his just released Circa EP via Generator and THNDR

LGHTNG Recordings, this cut is a slice of spacey soul

led by a subtle guitar riff, intergalactic synths and his

ridiculously smooth vocals.

Miguel, the Weeknd and all 'em better watch out....

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Deeper

The pairing of Freddie Gibbs literally sounds like a no-brainer

though somewhat a left-field, unexpected move.

Who woulda thunk the Baby Face Killa, the last Mohican

of pure gangsta rap would ever coast over a blunted groove

from Stones' Throw incognegro Madlib? 

Few could have seen that coming.

Well, they actually got an album due February 4 via Madlib Invazion

titled 'Pinata' (originally titled 'Cocaine Pinata',  *a way sicker title!*).

This single here is our first drag of audio kush.

Madlib, souful as ever, loops a violin (the 

world's smallest) with Gibbs in full storytelling mode,

chronicling his misadventures with a scandalous ho.

It's a gangsta soap opera....i.e. AWESOME.

Droop-E (feat. Nite Jewel and J. Stalin) - N The Traffic [Video]

Droop-E has been quietly killing the beatmaker game. On the low, he's
contributed several gems to E-40's (his dad) past few releases and also
put out a mixtape of his own where he flipped all Sade samples.

In anticipation of his upcoming EP Hungry and Humble, he has joined forces with

fellow Bay Area brethren J. Stalin and bedroom dream pop siren Nite Jewel. 

Its encouraging seeing rappers continue this new trend of collaborating with

non R&B/less conventional singers. Big Boi got up with Phantogram and

Little Dragon, Danny Brown is going to be heard soon with Purity Ring.

Nite Jewel turns up with a smooth hook that complements the beat which 

is a laid back knocker with UFO synth squiggles, naughty xylophones,

heavily reverbed chord stabs and a Jeep-ready bassline.

The video is slick, depicting a 1930s Bay Area scene, drenched in hazy

light, cigar smoke and muted colors. Everything is old school swank, 

everyone moves in slow motion.

Of course, E-40 shows up.

Kitty Pryde - R.R.E.A.M.

Kitty Pryde is back! Once again, she combines her teeny coy lyrics with her

whispery delivery. It seems like age is giving her a bit of an edge but she's

still got her self-deprecating sense of humor that makes her so cute and endearing

On her last release, she collaborated with producer GRANT to churn out 

'Give Me Scabies' - her absurdly dope take on Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe.'

Here, they team up again to flip Wu-Tang Clan's 'C.R.E.A.M.' on its head.

It's off her upcoming EP 'D.A.I.S.Y. Rage' which should be dropping this

January 31st on her Tumblr.

Redheads with freckles go hard!

Phantom - Kisses (Video)

Phantom just turned a year old, roughly. The Swedish duo of formally trained jazz 

singer/songwriter Hanna Toivonen and producer Tommi Koskinen pull

off a phenomenal feat here, sampling one of the most famous pieces

of music ever created. The French composer Erik Satie's 'Gymnopedie No.1'.

Tommi Koskinen does a great job making the beat his own, touching

the sample up with some distorted strings and distant synths while

Hanna Toivonen deals with romantic rejection via her jazz vocal stylings,
that have a touch of sass.

When the sample drops in a recognizable chunk, it is familiar yet still 

jaw droppingly beautiful.

The video is as pretty and as ethereal
as the tune.

Lovely.

Twigs - EP (Stream)

The Weeknd presented the world with a mysterious male R&B lothario. 

But girls wanna have fun too (very necessary Cyndi Lauper reference, not?). 

Enter Twigs coming out of the UK.

But they only share an aura of mystery. Twigs is not as depraved -  more of a seductive

strange bird cooing in the night. There's a hint of something askew but its not clear what.

Yet that is the source of the allure.

Much like the previously released sleeper hit 'Ache', the EP's instrumentation is heavy on mood, 

full of ambient touches, frequently erring on the side of minimalism.

Aching for some more music from this one.

Lockah - "Please, Lockah, Don't Hurt 'Em"

Scottish producer Lockah is all hot and ready to drop his second EP out November 7

via Mishka. This joint titled after the EP is a gorgeously bi-polar eargasm, 

swinging from trap to house over the course of five minutes.

It's starts with bouncing progressive house chords and that bass drum thump.
But that's soon all eaten up by rave synths, pitched-up vocals and trap percussion. 

It's a constant tug and pull through the track.

We probably should let Lockah hurt us.