INTRODUCTION ALBY DANIELS

I've got to thank The Guardian's 'New Band Of The Day' for this recommendation. Alby Daniels is a singer/producer out of London/Brighton who The Guardian compare to the likes of Flying Lotus and D'Angelo (some pretty good company to be in!) With his eclectic production and crooning vocals you can see where these comparisons may come from.


The Guardian describe his debut EP 'This Dawn' as a "collection of stories about angst-filled days and blurry nights. It was released earlier this week on Black Acre Records.


Below you can listen to his tracks 'This Dawn' and 'Her About Something.'

R.I.P. J DILLA

As a mark of respect to one of the greatest Hip-Hop producers of all time who's birthday would have been today had he not tragically passed in 2006, I am going to share with you my three favourite Dilla productions.

First up we have Common's 'So Far To Go' featuring another legend D'Angelo.

D'ANGELO - LEFT & RIGHT (JAMES BLAKE REMIX)

James Blake remixes his favourite D'Angelo track 'Left & Right' for his Harmonimix.

D'ANGELO - BLACK HOLE SUN

D'angelo is finally back with some new music. Here is his cover of Soundgarden's 'Black Hole Sun' and it was definitley worth the wait. His album is according to ?uestlove very near completition.

D'Angelo " Black Hole Sun " (Demo) by FUNK★U