Drum and bass/dubstep producer IAN HALSALL is renown for his super tight club fillers…and takes his skills to new heights with his latest EP, IDGAF008 Judgement Time – check it out!
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New Music Video: Pilot – Raphael Blake
Spoken word poet RAPHAEL BLAKE has dropped the video to his latest track, Pilot. The South East Londoner’s body of work entitled The Undergrad is set for release later this year. The free 18 track mixtape will be released in 3 parts, each containing 6 tracks.
The third track taken from the Ambition body of work is ‘Pilot’ which follows previous tracks ‘The Undergrad’ and ‘Its More Than Poetry’. Pilot explores Blake’s ambition of becoming a pilot, but reveals the harsh realism.
The Undergrad is a body of poetry over music that encompasses the tales of Blake’s life and ideas, capturing his experiences within the 3 years post college. The concept of the The Undergrad project mirrors the journey of a university student that is partitioned into 1st (Ambition), 2nd (Reality) and final years (Sacrifice), each having its own theme revealing Blake’s ambitions, realisations and trials throughout. There are 5 spoken sound tracks in each year of the Mixtape including and intro and outro.
RAPHAEL BLAKE has walked the BRIT School path to graduation and started performing spoken word in open mics sets all over the capital as a 16 year old. During this introduction, BLAKE made appearances at Shoreditch Festival, and found himself a finalist at South’s Got Talent and a winner of various local talent competitions.The co-operate working system and typical monetary purist pulled Blake away from his passion but five years on he returns and switches the 9-5 for his pen and thought-provoking word-pictures to finally reunite with his hearts one true desire.
Experience the world of RAPHAEL BLAKE and have a listen to pilot.
Song of the Day: Someone – Benny Bizzie
Today’s track is the super slick track, Someone by BENNY BIZZIE,
Having been on the UK music scene for almost 10 years, the London artist has worked with established acts such as Wretch 32, Dot Rotten, Ghetts, BBK, and Ruff Sqwad and producers H-Money, Wizzy Wow and Truth. The hard work paid off when he received two nominations at the Urban Music Awards alongside Ghetts, Ed Sheeran, Daley & Fuse ODG.
His latest effort, Someone introduces a mature and sensuous mood through a R&B production filled with synths, piano and heavy drums that flow naturally with the melodic vocal.
There’s no rest for this smooth operator – he’s all fired up to drop his brand new project from Benny Bizzie titled The Traveller on October 15th2014. For now go check Someone.
Song of the Day: The Man Who Can’t Be Moved – Turn Back To Spring
Today’s song is THE SCRIPT’S hit The Man Who Can’t Be Moved covered by east London-based Electro Pop Duo, TURN BACK TO SPRING.
The group came to came to life in 2008, after singer/songwriter Katie Kasia and producer Lee Thorpe met at the British Academy of Music, studying alongside artists like ED SHEERAN,GECKO, RITA ORA and RIA RITCHIE.
Their blend of rich harmonies and addictive electronic melodies has earned them spots in a string of London venues, such as RichMix, Shunt, The Borderline and the Mermaid Theatre, as well as generating interests from labels. They are currently working with a large independent label for our first album. With their debut effort nearing completion, the duo are offering sneak preview into the future of intelligent pop.
So here’s the opportunity to experience the unique genre…have a listen to The Man Who Can’t Be Moved…also check synthpop track Divided. Enjoy!
Mixtape Review: To Be A Star – E-Thrilla
UK Rapper/songwriter E-THRILLA left me wanting more with his EP, Room For Improvement (featured back in March on NEW LEASE MUSIC). It’s been a long (ish) time but he returns, finally dropping his debut mixtape, To Be A Star.
Did it quench my thirst? Like the EP, Room For Improvement, his trademark of sweet atmospheric melody was featured in his latest project but there’s a stronger punch of hip-hop with the presence of electronica and disco. Each track documents the Mancunian’s determination to make it big time.
So to answer the question, To Be A Star sure did quench my thirst and if you’re always in search of hip-hop tracks that push the boundaries, well I’m sure this mixtape will hit the spot.
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