Sounds of April 2014: Good Vibrations

SOUNDS OF APRIL 2014

If the dogwoods blossoming out of the concrete jungle weren’t a sign enough, my friends – spring is here. And as life meanders on it’s on own paths bringing us closer to our own destinies, man, I just want to feel hella good these days. This month’s Soundcloud playlist is full of house beats, the smoothest of soul, disco tunes and some nasty hip hop.

It’s been a bittersweet month in music, there’s been ton of new releases from exciting new artists spewing new frequencies into the music atmosphere but we lost the Godfather of House music, Frankie Knuckles on March 31st. I’ve been spending a lot of time listening to his music and educating myself on his contributions to house music. You can check out his remixes of “Blind” and his Boiler Room set on this playlist, but I definitely urge you to check out his Essential Mix recorded live in Ibiza in Septmeber of 2000, here. The man was all about the soul, the people and the beat – all those good vibrations.

I’ve included some cool new artists, highlighting where they are taking us musically. The playlist starts out with a truly incredible mix  that makes me want to take the first flight out to Brazil – from Cuebur, a young producer based in Johannesburg. Then we get into a chilled out grove by Crooked Colours remixed by Jesse Rose – who is just killing the game. I came across this remix to Danny Brown‘s “Lie” that is filled to the brim with sultry soul via Kronika. Then smoothing things right along is this incredible track from denetiaandsene that has this experimental jazzy feel ala The Internet and the vibe is just perfect.

Picking things back up, there’s “We Got A Love” by Shit Robot featuring Reggie Watts and “U Make Me” by Wilfred Giroux – who never ever disappoints. To round out the playlist, I had to add in a cool little track from Freeform Five featuring vocals by Roisin Murphy, because goodness gracious that woman can do no wrong! Can’t wait to hear a remix to this.

Hope you get into this month’s mix and featured artists. I want to know what you’re listening to! Let me know in the comments. Spread those good vibrations, people and Happy Spring!

Past Soundcloud Playlists:
Sounds of March 2014
Sounds of February 2014
Sounds of January 2014

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