Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Feb 11, 2012, 4:03 am
This is the official video for Treehouse by Ifan Dafydd, lifted from the EP of the same name which is out right now on Push & Run.I’m sure Mr Ifan Dafydd is sick of hearing the comparisons, but it really does feel like he’s picked up where James Blake stopped to go and have a more... ...Fo...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Feb 10, 2012, 10:31 am
Portico Quartet‘s self-titled third album has finally landed via Real World Records, the label originally started by Peter Gabriel back in 1989.The UK-based Portico Quartet, so named after inclement weather at an early gig called for a performance under a portico, return at the beginning of...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Feb 9, 2012, 11:49 am
Following on from 2008′s first incarnation of Jazzman Records‘ compilation, Spiritual Jazz, comes a second excursion into the rarely defined sub-genre, entitled; Spiritual Jazz 2: Europe. As the name purports, this compilation focusses on spiritual jazz music from Europe. Specifically... ....
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Jan 17, 2012, 8:08 am
Submotion Orchestra are back in London to dazzle audiences with their unique blend of organic, orchestral sounds and dubbed out, electronic stylings. They will be playing at the illustrious Scala at London’s King’s Cross on 15 March, and thanks to our lovely friends at Soundcrash, we... .....
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Jan 16, 2012, 6:17 am
Our first edition of The Jus Like Music Show on NTS in 2012 featured house producer, Medlar, live in the mix for Wolf Music.As well as sharing some exclusive Medlar, AND upcoming Wolf Music, tracks, we also had a brief chat with the mysterious Medlar and Stu from Wolf Music. Collectively, we... ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Jan 12, 2012, 10:20 am
UKHH99-07 is a mix by Jeej for Jus Like Music on Mixcloud, featuring UK hip-hop tracks which came out between 1999 and 2007.I recently put together a sort of retrospective of UK hip-hop, spanning 1999 to 2007. It was a cathartic experience in a way, as I’ve not really followed UK hip-hop very... &...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Jan 5, 2012, 12:01 pm
Just before Christmas we had ATLASt in the NTS studio for our weekly radio show; The Jus Like Music Show. ATLASt was over visiting from Brisbane, Australia and played us a deep selection of beats-oriented music from artists and labels based in Australia.We also had a chat on air with ATLASt, aka... ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Dec 19, 2011, 11:22 am
This is the brand new video for the track, Only Human, by Sarah Linhares. The track is taken from Sarah Linhares‘ recent debut album, Messages From The Future, which came out on the Public Transit Recordings label earlier this year.Only Human was produced by the fantastic Canadian producer,...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Dec 17, 2011, 6:27 am
Pepe Deluxe are back with a fantastic video for their new single, A Night and a Day. The single is taken from their upcoming album, Queen of the Wave, which is due out via Catskills on 30 January. The single, itself, is coming out digitally and on limited edition 7-inch vinyl on 16 January.Back in.....
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Nov 29, 2011, 12:35 pm
In support of their upcoming new single, Send Me, the incredible Paper Tiger are playing a launch party at Floripa (formerly Favela Chic) in London on Thursday 1 December, hosted by Wah Wah 45s. Support comes from the Wah Wah 45 main guys themselves; Dom Servini and Scrimshire.Doors open at 8pm and....
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Nov 29, 2011, 6:14 am
The most recent edition of The Jus Like Music Show on NTS is now available via our podcast feed to stream or download. Our very special guest in the studio was jazz singer Zara McFarlane, whose album, Until Tomorrow, dropped recently on Gilles Peterson‘s Brownswood Recordings. With BUG absent... ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Nov 28, 2011, 10:46 am
The latest epidode in Red Bull Studios‘ new documentary series, The Producers, sees Kwes grace the studio along with Micachu, Ghostpoet, Dels and Clout. We previously posted up about the first episode, which featured Benga and Youngman, but you can get the full lowdown on all the episodes... &#...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Nov 28, 2011, 9:34 am
Don’t Be Afraid and Hyponik have joined forces to create The Big Wheel Christmas Fundraiser, a charity music event in London to raise money for Shelter. The event is being hosted at The Horse & Groom on Curtain Road (EC2A) on 8 December and it features a stellar lineup!On the night there... ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Nov 23, 2011, 8:21 am
Following on from their debut EP, Worldwide Takeover (featuring Dudley Perkins/Declaime), Paper Tiger return with a deep electronic 2-step excursion called Send Me. The three track single also includes the hypnotic Ask Me How I Am and a live band rendition of Send Me, which was recorded in one take....
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Nov 21, 2011, 12:20 pm
Hairy surf-psych-rocker, Gonjasufi, is back with some newness via Warp Records. They’re giving away the track Nikels and Dimes for FREE. The track is taken from Gonjasufi’s upcoming mini-album, MU.ZZ.LE, dropping on 23 January.MU.ZZ.LE will come out on CD and also as a 2×10-inch... ...F...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Nov 20, 2011, 8:21 am
This is the video for the track Open The Pod Bay Doors by Starkey, taken from the upcoming EP of the same name on Ninja Tune. Running with a dystopian theme, and with head-nods towards such visual creations as The Matrix, Battlestar Galactica and Blade Runner, the video focusses around a comatose......
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Nov 18, 2011, 7:47 am
J*DaVeY‘s long awaited album, New Designer Drug, is finally here. Due for release on 22 November through their own ILLAV8R imprint (and not Warner), the album will actually come as a free download bundled with purchases of NDD: The Liner Notes.Within the music industry all artists have their... &...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Nov 15, 2011, 9:12 am
To celebrate the launch of their slick new website, the legendary Mr Bongo are giving away a ten-track sampler of some of their finest music for FREE. The giveaway is for a limited time only, but all you need to do is visit their site and the music is all yours.The sampler includes tracks from the.....
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Nov 1, 2011, 12:49 pm
More of a visualisation than a straight up music video, but check out this little beauty Machinedrum created for his own track, Where Did We Go Wrong?, from the fantastic Room(s) album.To be honest, I’d use any excuse to talk about Machinedrum‘s latest album. It’s out right now on... ......
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Nov 1, 2011, 7:49 am
This is the double-feature video, produced & directed by The Ports, for the tracks Whatchalookin@ and Kill 4 Fun by J*DaVeY.The two tracks are lifted from J*DaVeY‘s forthcoming new album, New Designer Drug, which as of yet doesn’t have an actual release date. The duo, comprising of... ...F...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Nov 1, 2011, 6:22 am
Juan Medina, aka Jimmy Flamante, is a laptop musician and music producer from Caracas, Venezuela.Hip Beats Vol. 01 is Jimmy Flamante‘s new EP. It’s a body of work that reunites various styles within the same genre. Hip-hop beats that go from post-dubstep to much more classical... ...For ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 31, 2011, 12:21 pm
Young Camden native Kwesi Darko – aka Blue Daisy – has been teasing us over the last couple of years with scraps of intriguing and imaginative production, from the Flying Lotus jerk of Wolf to the floating Space Ex featuring LaNote, all hinting at what a full Blue Daisy album might... ...F...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 31, 2011, 7:09 am
Russia and the UK collide here as friend of Jus Like Music, kidkanevil, remixes Pixelord‘s track Fish Touch. This heavy electronic beats banger has been exquisitely visualised by photographer Dan Medhurst, who has enlisted an array of be-crazed females to go a little ‘radio... ...For the...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 28, 2011, 6:47 am
9th Wonder recently released his fourth solo LP, The Wonder Years, on his own imprint, It’s A Wonderful World Music Group.Few hip-hop musicians command the loyalty and respect that 9th Wonder does and it may be this that colours some of the rhymes and skits on this album. Right from the off,... &#...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 26, 2011, 11:59 am
This is a bit out there, but I’m genuinely quite excited about the group known as Metamono. As weird/dull/arrogant (delete as appropriate) as this sounds, it’s not too often I get sent stuff I’ve totally not heard of AND like it. I mean the whole package as well; I’ve never... ...For t...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 26, 2011, 7:51 am
Our friends over at Put Me On It have put us on to a fine remix of Portico Quartet‘s track, Clipper, by French producer extraordinaire YULT. You may remember YULT from the collaborative EP, The Animal Inside, which he released with Jus Like Music favourite Tanya Auclair a while back. Well,... ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 25, 2011, 9:30 am
The newest edition of The Jus Like Music Show on NTS is now available to download via our podcast feed and stream via our Mixcloud page. It was a bit lonely in the NTS studio this week as BUG was off sick and Trev The Intern was signed off with stress – so it was just Gav on his lonesome!... ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 24, 2011, 12:53 pm
Womp presents Jukes of Hazzard on Friday 28 October at XOYO in London. The night will feature DJ Spinn and DJ Rashad, who will be completing their European tour with this event and one more in Ireland, busting out the best in footwork, juke, jungle and more. They’ll be supported by local... ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 20, 2011, 6:33 am
If you’re in London tomorrow night, Friday 21 October, you should get yourself down to the Jazz Cafe in Camden to see Lazy Habits live. Forging influences from jazz to hip-hop, but all in a uniquely British style, Lazy Habits seem to have come out of nowhere and are turning heads a plenty.... ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 19, 2011, 8:35 am
The latest edition of The Jus Like Music Show on NTS is now available to stream and download via our podcast feed. We had Jimmy from Naive Machine in the studio with us to spin a set of sick beats, including some unreleased material from Naive Machine and the Hit and Hope label.We also had an...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 18, 2011, 10:36 am
Have a look at this bizarrely haunting animated mash-up video for the understated, yet ridiculously emotive track, Replica, by Oneohtrix Point Never. The video, by Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) himself, uses footage from an old Russian animation called Nu, pogodi!Replica is taken from.....
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 15, 2011, 7:20 am
Your favourite Swiss synth-lord and beatmaker is back. I am, of course, referring to Dimlite. This is the video created by Crouced Tif / Ehstrawlogy Produkte for the track, Fridge Note, taken from Dimlite‘s upcoming Grimm Reality album – out through Stones Throw imprint Now-Again... ...For...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 14, 2011, 12:23 pm
Although I don’t advocate the cooking of records, or even shoes, if this video (directed by Akira Thompson) acts as a reminder to tell people to check out the fantastic Cookin’ Gumbo album by Captain Planet, then I officially approve.Out now on Bastard Jazz Recordings, Cookin’... ...For ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 13, 2011, 6:15 am
South African-born, Australia-based, Jonti has created one of the most interesting albums of the year with his release Twirligig – which is out this month on Stones Throw. So, above is a fan-made video for the track Frightened Mice, which Stones Throw have decided to champion. I don’t... ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 12, 2011, 6:00 am
This past Saturday on The Jus Like Music Show on NTS saw James Birchall, aka Rough Fields and also label head of Bomb Shop, grace the studio. Fun and lots of laughter was had, and if you missed it live you can now stream and download via our podcast stream. James provided us with a fantastic guest.....
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 7, 2011, 8:40 am
About nine months ago a mysterious remix of an old Marvin Gaye track appeared on Soundcloud by a guy no-one seemed to have heard of before. That guy was Ambassadeurs, and in the nine months since, well, he’s taken certain quarters of the underground music scene by storm.With his debut EP,... ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 7, 2011, 7:23 am
Some of you might be thinking “who the hell is Phillip D Kick?!”, other than a cheeky play on a famous name. Others will know exactly who Phillip D Kick is – or at least be familiar with his music. In a strange sense it’s almost over before it’s begun; it was an alias... ...For the f...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 5, 2011, 9:41 am
I don’t know how anyone could dislike this video for the track Legend In My Own Mind by The Stepkids. Written and directed By Tom Scharpling, it all starts with a guy peddling hip-hop CDs on the street. What happens next is, well, I guess kinda magical!Taken from The Stepkids‘... ...For th...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 4, 2011, 6:39 am
The 25th edition of The Jus Like Music Show on NTS broadcast this past Saturday, but it’s now available to stream and download via our podcast feed. Our guest in the studio was NTS’ very own Marshmello – host of the Morning Marauders show. She brought along some classic 7-inch... ...For ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 3, 2011, 5:57 am
This is the hypnotic and psychedelic music video directed by Stefan Asanovic for the track Biddies by Mo Kolours. The track is taken from Mo Kolours‘ recent EP, Drum Talking, on One-Handed Music (home to releases by Paul White, Bullion and Ahu).Mo Kolours, who is of half-Mauritian origin,... ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 1, 2011, 7:57 am
Check out this video for Debian Blak‘s track TISW, directed by Green Haus Films and taken from the recent A Hint Of Menace EP on First Word Records.The beautifully understated electronic/hip-hop track plays on a mixture between heavy beats and delicate instrumentation, and it’s... ...For t...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Oct 1, 2011, 5:01 am
Something really addictive about this track, 212, by American emcee and singer Azealia Banks. Take a look at this video, with cheeky cameos from Lunice and Jacques Green, and it’ll become instantly apparent that Azealia Banks has a ridiculous flow. Like RIDICULOUS. This isn’t even a... ......
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Sep 30, 2011, 7:23 am
Adeline, the most amazing female bass player you’ve never heard of. It’s obviously also worth noting that she’s got a helluva voice too and a hideous amount of soul running through her veins. Think of some beautiful hybrid of Janelle Monae, Sharon Jones and Esperanza Spalding.At... ...Fo...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Sep 29, 2011, 1:00 pm
Today we bring news from dear friends of ours! The Wah Wah 45s gang are back with their annual Wah Wah Live at The Scala event on 15 October. It’s fast becoming a bit of an institution in London and the past couple of years have seen over 1000 people turn up for each one! This year is... ......
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Sep 28, 2011, 6:00 pm
Listen back/stream/download the 24th edition of The Jus Like Music Show on NTS which aired this past Saturday. We had Greymatter and the Wolf Music guys on as our special guests, and Greymatter span us a wicked selection of dance tracks including some tasty Wolf Music cuts. Definitely one for those....
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Sep 28, 2011, 12:15 pm
Check out this charming little video for Naive Machine‘s track Robot Ramification, taken from the EP of the same name, which is out now on Hit & Hope Records. The video is directed by Dylan Rees and tells the story of an oppressed robot who has had enough and decides to do something about... ...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Sep 27, 2011, 6:00 am
Following up from last year’s two-track release, Cosmic Lab/20 Winks, BUG is back with his Mechanical Soul EP on our very own Jus Like Music Records. The other week we previewed BUG‘s new release, but now it’s actually out and available to buy from Bandcamp, iTunes, Turntable Lab,... ......
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Sep 23, 2011, 9:41 am
The Poejazzi gang are celebrating their fifth Birthday with an event at The City Arts and Music Project in London (EC1Y) on Tuesday 11 October. Headlining the event is the amazing Swedish singer/songwriter Cornelia. She’ll be joined on the bill by Mista Gee, Nikesh Shukla and Rosie... ...For...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Sep 22, 2011, 11:39 am
Freestyle Records have just launched their new website, and to celebrate that fact they’ve decided to give away the excellent single, A Time For, by Lack Of Afro as a FREE mp3. To download this catchy-as-hell track, which is from the forthcoming album, This Time, all you have to do is go to...
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Gavin H. posted an article on Just Like Music - Aug 30, 2011, 6:55 am
We’re pleased to be able to share with you today this teaser vid for BUG‘s upcoming debut EP on Jus Like Music Records, called Mechanical Soul. Due for release on 19 September, it encompasses BUG‘s unique soulful, head-nod sound, with a step towards the resurgence of that 80s... ...For t...
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