“We blazin’. Nicki what you think?” Well, Kanye, man, we’re not Nicki but this track is fire, hot, smokin’, it’s fucking BLAZIN’! “Blazin'” is produced by rising beatmaker Drew Money. Kanye and Nicki both totally smash this. Best Nicki track we’ve heard by about a mil. Nicki haters can totally take a hatecation on this one. We are.
Nicki Minaj – Blazin’ (Feat. Kanye West) Nicki Minaj – Your Love (Small Black Remix) via Gorilla vs. BearRating: 8.2
“Bigger Than Us” is new from former UK it girls White Lies. “Bigger Than Us” sounds, well, big, but is it big in that sort of self consciously big way? Is the band trying to hard? Are they overreaching on this new material? Is it just too much? No.
White Lies – Bigger Than UsRating: 8.2
Kanye makes records cause he absolutely has to. He has to do this. Any truly great singular artist, regardless of medium, is driven by that quality of will. He makes records cause he has absolutely has to. “Lost in the World” feels in ways nothing on the self-styled self-conscious 808s and Heartbreak ever could. The track for “Lost in the World” sounds, feels, bleeds like the work of an artist who absolutely had to create it.
Kanye West – Lost in the World (Feat. Alicia Keys & Bon Iver)rating: 8.8
UK producer Star Slinger crafts a fucking monster here, melding the 1990 Cocteau Twins tune Heaven or Las Vegas into one of the coolest space jams yet heard on this planet or any other. Star Slinger’s rhythmic intelligence is really top shelf. The way he uses the Manny Fresh-esque snare drags to compliment the repetitions in the bits of voice and melody and shards of synth is just phenomenal.
Star Slinger – Elisabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins Rework)rating: 8.2
The transgalactic visuals for Kenton Slash Demon’s Matter totally knocked us out. (The song’s pretty sick too). Check it below.
Kenton Slash Demon – MatterRating: 8.3
Somebody out in the streets better call out Savoy cause he fucking murders this. The first 45 seconds of the track with its spaciousness (the use of space in the cut is next level), its subterranean claps and dub echoes, is the sort of shit you’d want scrawled across your tombstone (If tombstones had audio function.) And then the drop. And we’re finished. Murder.
Damian Marley – Welcome to Jamrock (Savoy Remix)Rating: 8.6
Ok, so prob the most crotch grabbing reference since MJ (RIP) but the vocal/song are so fucking good we can forgive. As featured by Mistajam as his Jam Hot on Sat Nite, this live acoustic version of the UK songstress’ electrorock track is about 1000 miles ahead of the original.
Jessie J – Do It Like a Dude (Acoustic)Rating: 8.3
Take It Back is new from NYC-based singer/songwriter Dani Elliott. What a great song. From the warm guitar strums on the tune’s silky verse to the subtle organ flourishes of it’s feel good chorus, the song has near perfect instrumentation. And Dani’s voice? Wow. Think Corinne Bailey Rae, Think Jill Scott, Think Ella Fitzgerald. Think that sonorous smoothness that connects those three voices. That’s where Dani is.
Dani Elliott – Take It BackRating: 8.2
The Radio Rip of this new Deadmau5 jam leaked to the web last week. Here goes the CDQ. This tune goes so hard, like anybody else in the electro game even has a chance right now. Over.
Deadmau5 – Right This SecondRating: 8.4
Wow wow wow. Adele just went next level. Songs like “Rolling in the Deep” are why we do this.
Adele – Rolling in the Deeprating: 9.0
Scoping the interwebs for jams you’ve prob come across the name Olivier Daysoul. (He’s collaborated w Hudson Mohawke, Dam-funk, Mike Slott and others.) Maybe you’re even you’re into him already (Props to you.) If not, let this sun soaked bossatronic remix of “In the Now” by Dutch DJ Duke Hugh be your introduction.
Olivier Daysoul – In The Now (Duke Hugh Bossatronic Remix)rating: 8
Jay Elec links up with his new boss (Jay-Z) to rap about his old boss (Sean Combs). The-Dream and Charlotte Gainsbourg also feature.
Jay Electronica – Shiny Suit Theory (Feat. Jay-Z, The-Dream & Charlotte Gainsbourg)rating: 8.1
