New Track! Don’t Be Shy – Kane

Kane

As a preview to his debut album, KANE releases his silky smooth offering, Don’t Be Shy.

Oozing with soul and the makings of a sweet R&B slow jam, the British R&B singer showcases weak-at-the-knees vocal over a beat laden with classic guitar riffs and snares, with a more contemporary deep bass backline shining through that perfectly holds each aspect of the track together.

With an equally impressive video in the pipeline, KANE makes his mark with depth and quality to his work. The video, shot in his hometown of Tottenham in London, gives a sincere perspective of the singer and the song itself as the luscious, sweet vocal collides with the raw, inner-city visual surroundings. The result is that of authenticity and somehow gives a new edge to the record that you might have missed on listening.

He may only be in the early stages of his career but this upcomer already has quite a story that has propelled him to his current place in music. At the age of 17, he released his debut E.P Dreams, which resulted in him working with acclaimed songwriter Sam Hook (Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Mary J Blige) and releasing Turn It Up featuring Sneakbo. He then went on to perform at DJ Cameo’s Summer Love festival in Cyprus alongside Tinie Tempah before returning to the UK and performing with the likes of J Spades and U.S songstress, Ashanti, at the IndigO2.

Set to have a big impact on the music scene over the coming years, this cute face lays down some strong foundations for what is to come –  have a listen to Don’t Be Shy.

New Track! Desire – Junction 13 (ft. SHRLT)

Desire

A collective of creative musical minds, JUNCTION 13  are currently taking over the scene with their mixes and remixes. Their latest uplifting and dreamy effort Desire, released Friday, is set to burn up the radio waves. Featuring R’N’B singer SHRLT, Desire is a fusion of various genres to create something that’s instantly memorable.

Supported by the likes of DJ Cameo and Toddla T, the group are currently working with names like Zed Bias and Angel and are definitely the one to watch this year.

Desire is now available via iTunes.

 

Dynamic duo DISTANT LIGHT will be dropping  their new reggae-fused track Raggamuffin at the end of the month.

The producers hit the music landscape last year with their official remix of UK R&B singer Angel’s chart-topping track Wonderful. The garage number quickly got the stamp of approval from leading tastemakers, DJ EZ from Kiss 100 and BBC 1Xtra’s DJ Cameo. Their remix of Alpines No Other Lover was snapped up by Clash and further supported by Pitchfork gaining them further kudos in the musicsphere. 

The two wasn’t afraid to work their magic on Ellie Goulding’s Beating Heart, Misha B’s Home Run and top 10 smasher All Cried Out by Blonde. Now these guys are ready to unleash their insanely Garage-fuelled effort with a heavy dose of reggae, thanks to reggae singer Conkarah.

Raggamuffin is out on 28th August.

 

Song of the Day: I’m Mr Mini – Mr Mini

If this doesn’t blast away your Monday blues, frankly nothing will! Today’s track is the uptempo, I’m Mr Mini by MR MINI. The single is the latest release from his forthcoming EP, Street Smart, Book Smart.

If you think this UK emcee is fresh blood to the game, you’re sorely mistaken!!! Having previously featured on DJ Cameo’s track Who’s Dat, where he featured alongside Lady Leshurr, Scrufizzer, Krept & Konan, MR MINI started appearing on freestyles with Kano and Tinie Tempah at the age of just 14! The 21-year-old also produced for some of the hottest names in urban music including Maxsta, Krept & Konan, Manga & Stylo G as well as producing and writing his entire mixtape Take It or Leave It, which saw him selected as a BBC Introducing artist gaining support from DJ Semtex, Charlie Sloth and DJ Target.

See, this guy’ s no one-hit wonder…go on check out I’m Mr Mini.

New Release: Moving Too Fast – Kyle Lettman

Now this is too good to pass up…check out KYLE LETTMAN‘s take on ARTFUL DODGER classic, Moving Too Fast. The track the first release from his upcoming EP Under Construction.

So far, 2015 has proven to be fruitful for the R&B singer. Last week, The Londoner opened for OMARION  at his final UK performance for Musicalize.  Lettman won the gig with support from his fans including No.1 hit-maker and songstress PIXIE LOTT.

Having made a heavy impact with last campaign One More Drink, which saw the track premiered by i.D Magazine and the video being premiered by Soul Culture, Kyle gained the backing of tastemakers DJ CAMEO on BBC Radio 1Xtra and Capital Xtra’s RAS KWAME  as well as MOBO’s Music Week and SBTV. With seriously infectious, bass-driven beats, no doubt he’ll be making waves with this new record.

So I ask you again, go and check Kyle’s version of Moving Too Fast…enjoy!