Meet Oriol: real name Oriol Singhji, born in Barcelona. He lives between London and Cambridge now and possesses some serious musical skills. “Night and Day” connects the dots between Oriol’s musical tastes, from the 70’s fusion and experimentation of Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder to the lush house of Theo Parrish, Larry Heard and Recloose. He rewires these influences into something totally exuberant and soulfully fresh. His debut album “Night And Day” has the depth of musicality and subtlety of an artist who knows exactly what he wants, and it’s also the perfect summer album. Pre-order this double album (Planet Mu) HERE via Rush Hour if you know what’s good for you.
Oriol – Jam
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For over a decade the Red Bull Music Academy has given young, upcoming artists a place to develop themselves. Not only do they learn, but a very important part of the RBMA is creating and exposing! What better way to do this than to record a compilation album together with fellow participants as well as more established musicians and sometimes even legends.
Under the name ‘Various Assets’ this has been done several times. These CD’s were never released to the general public and contain unreleased material as well as music that has been released like Flying Lotus his “Tea Leaf Dancers” featuring Andreya Triana. These compilation CD’s were recorded all over the world from Melbourne to Seattle and from Toronto to Barcelona.
We from Moovmnt had never actually heard all of this material and thought it would be a good idea to select our favourites and release it as a mix. Some music you might have heard on our website already, but I can assure you that some of this material has been waiting, hidden in the dust, to come out of your speakers and give you a taste of the wonderful things that are going on at the Red Bull Music Academy.
We tried to keep the mix close to our personal taste and yet it contains a divers array of different kinds of music. Enjoy some tasteful hip hop, nu-soul, future funk, soulful house, electronic music with a dash of dubstep to go out with a bang. Now we’re off to London to soak up some of that RBMA energy, so enjoy this one. We’ll be keeping you updated about what goes on behind the scenes at the Academy, so tune in for some exclusive footage, music, etc.
GoldieLocks is at it again. This 2008 Red Bull Music Academy participant is really beginning to blow up around in the UK. Yesterday she dropped her “I’m Not Her” EP on her own label Gut Instinct. On this EP there’s honestly one tune that really stands out for me. I’m not a huge fan of the poppy music, but as soon as she teams up with Dubstep legend Benga to create a track I’m with it. Really liking “Green Eyes” so enjoy this one. Visit Goldie’s website to buy the CD or check out the digital release on iTunes.
GoldieLocks – Green Eyes (with Benga)
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The Red Bull Music Academy is an event that travels the world. A yearly celebration of all the journeys and breakthroughs, all the dreams and intricacies that go into the music we love. One of the best initiatives right now to support good&honest music from past&present&future around the world.
The Red Bull Music Academy is there to advance and inspire at a grassroots level – expect your expectations to be overturned in the best possible way. Next Venue: Barcelona
List of tutors at The Red Bull Academy: Questlove, Amp Fiddler, Arthur Verocai, Babu, Benga, Black Milk, Daz I Kue, Dego, DJ Premier, Dudley Perkins, Gilles Peterson, Larry Mizell, Madlib, Nottz, Om’Mas Keith, Phil Asher, Phonte, Ron Trent, Steve Spacek, Ty, and many many more.
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MOOVMNT consists of a small group of like-minded music devotees, that blog about and provide you with the best in contemporary Soul, Hip Hop, Electronica, Beats, Funk, House and many other different styles of music.
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