Iāve been listening to a mix of different Jungle music tracks like āJust One Second (Apex Remix) by London Elektricityā. Apple Music has a great Drum & Bass essentials playlist where I found this track on. Reminds me a lot of 2000s era gaming. Really puts me in the zone with my long IT and animation study sessions.
Also been having JPEGMAFIAās new album āI LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU (DIRECTORS CUT)ā. I think he may be my favorite artist. Independent, sonically insane production, great for the gym or just driving around. Heās an inspiring artist to me. Every time I listen to one of his tracks Iām truly baffled as to how someone thought to sample or bring together such a unique mix of sounds on one track. āHazard Duty Payā or āBALD!ā may be my favorites from him right now (not on the album I mentioned).
Another is āFirecracker by Yellow Magic Orchestraā. I found this via Hideo Kojimaās Instagram post about Space Invaders. It caught my attention because itās the first time I heard the sample for āIām Real by Jennifer Lopezā. Kind of an obscure reference but I always loved the beat as a kid and I instantly recognized the track on his post so I had to add it to my library. Very fun track to listen toā¦ good for driving to work to start your day on a good note.
Iām going to see Kendrick Lamar perform in June so his latest album āGNXā is also in rotation. My favorite track is probably āDodger Blueā.
Feb 15, 2025
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Volcano - Jungle: tbh anything by jungle has been my fav recently, they deserve a lot more love, my fav song is "I've Been In Love ft. Chanel Tres" off of Volcano
Glow - Alice Phoebe Lou: she just really has such a lovely voice, and there is a song on this album for every mood! my fav song is "Velvet Mood", it is so beautiful and has been on repeat!
KAYTRAMINE - KAYTRAMINE, Amine, KAYTRANADA: this album has such a dancey/groovy vibe and it is one of my favs to listen to when i'm doing chores or anything i don't want to do because it makes it a lot more bearable! fav song is "4EVA ft. Pharrell Williams"
EVERYTHING IS LOVE- The Carters: i love, love, love The Carters ahhhh i wish Beyonce and Jay-Z made more music together under this name because every song they made SLAPS! the flow is just incredible and the production on all of the songs is masterful! my fav song is def "NICE".
BUBBA - KAYTRANADA: by now you can probably figure out that i like KAYTRANADA haha but this album is so good and i love all the features! KAYTRANADA's sound is really dancey and feel-good in general... my fav song off of this album is def "Midsection ft. Pharrell Williams"
i hope you love these recs i could literally talk about music all day! lemme know what you think if you take a listen :)
Jun 20, 2024
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felt like sharing some new songs i came across this month. Enjoy :) (dont wanna use genres so im just gonna sort by vibes)
Sparking a j:
- Lifes Gone Down Low (The Lijadu Sisters)
- Barbed Wire (Kendrik Lamar, Ash Riser)
- No Recognition (Aaron May)
- Make you feel that way (Blackalicous)
- Be intro (Common)
- Mon esprit part en couilles (Expression Direkt)
Transcend:
- Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Baby D)
-Inner City Life (Goldie)
- Mommas groove Jimpsterd Hip Replacement mix (Osunlade,Jimpster)
- I Cant Kick This Feeling When It Hits (Moodymann)
- Free Flight - Original mix 1993 (Damon Wild, Lazer Worshippers, Tim Taylor)
Ravin:
- Messiah (Konflict)
Jan 15, 2025
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most I've amassed from Spotify recommendations and Bandcamp digging + stuff I've enjoyed playing out thanks royallmonarch for paging me
- the entire Kindergarten Records catalog - "cosmic club workouts with wigged-out rhythmic structures", hipster bass from Queens NY
- Step Ball Chain - Off-kilter Modern Contemporary dance. Assertive anthems femme finesse, choreographed to perfection. great label spanning tech house, progressive/trance, bass, dnb mainly from lgbtq producers. I recommend Pleasure Phonetix by Mabel for the unique drum production and vocal chops from "Lose Control" by Missy Elliot in "Double Take"
- Ross Lowder, originally from Texas with some roots in the Nashville electronic scene now based in Seattle WA, great PS1 style jungle/dub on the Comes in Waves EP
- Obelisk by Bell Curve - co-founder/promoter of Worst Behavior records, ethereal midtempo bass music on Berlin label SSPB
- Cargo.wavs by Point.reyes and mort.domed - the pure high-octane Texan techno you need straight from Austin. "Guitar Paradiso" is an absolutely beautiful track
Jun 26, 2024
Top Recs from @ucrazyfordisone
I think this guy may be my new favorite artist. Talented as hell. I appreciate when an artist is involved with every step of the music-making process, down to the visuals even. Produced, mixed, mastered and performed all by one person. Huge fan of his production and how it blends elements of WWE entrance theme style rock music, 80s hip hop, obscure samples from the internet, grimy ass drums, R&B, etc. The list goes on. Anytime a new song or album drops I can expect nothing but pure ear candy that scratches that hard to reach itch in my brain. The only other artist that really does that for me is Death Grips but they can be a bit overstimulating and hard to listen to at times I wonāt lie. His merch goes hard and his website design is cool as hell too.
He dropped a āValentineās Day ā25 Freestyleā thatās been in constant rotation for me, and I recently treated myself to the Directorās Cut Vinyl of his last release for my birthday. Good shit!
Feb 16, 2025
I used to collect these from the laundromat machines as a kid. 25 cents for a random figure with tons of personality. I loved the artwork and the silly characters. My sister and I got so obsessed with them that Iād ask my mom to buy lots worth of these off eBay back in 2005 so I could try and collect all the series. They even had a bobblehead series I thought was groundbreaking at the time haha. Discovered the website as a kid and how theyād have bios for each character and tons of artwork. I think this was a big influence for me to start drawing back then. Currently rediscovering them as I came across the original artistās instagram and heās still making merch/figures! Pretty cool/niche interest Iām tapping back into.
Feb 16, 2025
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I have an IT background but wanted to try this profession out while Iām still young. A lot of fun, a bit harsh hours but the crew and human interactions make it worth it. The brutal 7 month training was ASS but Iām so glad I did it and graduated.
Feb 15, 2025