The “Music Money” beat is a classic and was vocalled by Wiley in 2008, but the original 2006 vocals from Gully Gang are rawer, and represent a certain era of Grime music that will probably never be repeated. The structure of the song is the standard 8 bar switch, where two variations of the same…
08/09/2018: “Tezeta” by Mulatu Astatke
“Tezeta” means “Nostalgia” in Amharic, the main language in Ethiopia. This song evokes that feeling incredibly well. The track takes its name from traditional Ethiopian…
07/09/2018: “These Walls” By Kendrick Lamar
It’s no overstatement to say that Kendrick Lamar’s album To Pimp A Butterfly, released in 2015, is one of the most significant releases of the 21st century…
06/09/2018: “Hot Music (Jazz Mix)” by Soho & Pal Joey
Jazz can be groovy, but they don’t tend to play it in dance clubs. This 1989 house banger samples a jazz song from 1986 and…
05/09/2018: “Sisini” by Super Biton De Segou
“Sisini”, or “Siseni”, is a song by the most famous national orchestra of Mali. Similar to the other African orchestras featured on this blog, Le…
04/09/2018: “Cola Bottle Baby” by Edwin Birdsong
The main riff of this song has certainly done the rounds. It was sampled by Daft Punk for their 2001 song, “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”….
03/09/2018: “We A De Rasta” by Israel Vibration
A lot of bands have interesting stories. Nevertheless, the story of Israel Vibration is especially interesting. They all had polio when they were kids, and…
02/08/2018: “Mermaid Of Bahia” by Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx have made a lot of interesting tunes, of various styles, but this is one of my favourites. It’s actually a rework of a…
01/09/2018: “ARP3” by Floating Points
Floating Points is actually a Dr in neuroscience. Add that to his amazing musical skills, and you have yourself one very talented guy. The music…
31/08/2018: “May Be A Price To Pay” by The Alan Parsons Project
The Alan Parsons Project had a varied roster but really revolved around Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons. The band was a prog rock band which…