Category archive: Audio

Perfect for a Monday morning…

“Save your love for me” is the first track off of Jose James’ new album, to be released on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Records. The song is a cover of the Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderly version. More info on the new Jose James album, and his project with Flying Lotus.. soon on Moovmnt.com

Jose James – Save Your Love For Me

Now how many people are born with the perfect DJ name? Amsterdam based Turne Edwards aka DJ Turne was one of these lucky dogs. His legendary “Turne it up dillalicious mixtape vol 1” got mad respect from all over the globe and was actually finished the day before Dilla died. If you haven’t played this a million times yet hurry up and get it.

Since it’s spring again (no Biz Markie), Turne decided to bless everyone with a brand new mixtape and we at Moovmnt were down to host it of course. So do yourself and your friends a huge favor and download “Big Guys Need Love 2” if you love that sweet dilladwelelittlebrotherspinnaerykahbaduslumvilld’angelo kinda sound you can vibe to.

DJ Turne – Big Guys Need Love 2 DOWNLOAD

Fashionably late we bring you the sexy, curly haired, soul mistress Ayah. This singer/songwriter/composer will be dropping a new album next month entitled “4:15”. I first thought the album would be released April 15th, but now I know this is the time when she is really Ayah. “It’s when I’m home, my glasses are on, I’m wearing sweats, I’m up working on music, or asleep dreaming about it, and I’m around family”. The previously released “Problem Woman Mixtape” can be downloaded HERE for free so I suggest you go check it out immediatly. The bonus tracks on the mixtape are my favorite so we had to share this track Believe with you. Check out the video that Slakah the Beatchild directed right HERE. In Do It All Again Ayah kinda reminds me of Amel Larrieux from Groove Theory (trust me that’s a compliment). Thnx to FWMJ who put us on.

Ayah – Do It All Again

Ayah – Believe

This actually is a late pass, but we think this album didn’t get the attention it deserved. Shouts to Kenny Fresh for the heads up.

Slakah The Beatchild represents the evolution of the enigmatic producer. Five years ago the urban landscape was ruled by the super production gods. Names like Dre, The Neptunes, Timbaland and Dilla (R.I.P.) conjure up visions of walking celestial beings blessing us with musical gems. Then the internet came and completely changed the producer paradigm. In the past the artist/producer title was a choice, now it’s a prerequisite as musicians struggle to stay relevant in the hearts and minds of ‘gimme, gimme’, attention-deficient listeners. If an artist is going to get by in ’09 they have to be a musical multi-tasker and Slakah fits perfectly into that lane. He’s a musical chameleon whose gifts are only truly realized in the presence of other talented artists and musicians. This is why The Soul Movement Vol. 1 is such an effective introduction to this kid’s budding abilities.

Featuring collaborations from the cream of Canada’s burgeoning talent (Drake, Tona, Divine Brown, Shad, Melanie Durrant, Ray Robinson, Ebrahim and so many others) the album is feel-good new soul with enough of a world-inflected influence to keep it fresh. Get your copy over HERE…

Slakah The Beatchild – The Answer Feat. Melanie Durrant

Slakah The Beatchild – Enjoy Yourself V2 Feat. Drake

DC and Philly, stand up! Ne’a Posey, one of the DMV’s rising soul stars, and DJ Lil Dave, a member of Philadelphia’s Illvibe Collective, have teamed up on the track “State of the World,” now available on the Bagpack Selects Vol II compilation from Bagpack Records. Ne’a’s voice rides Dave’s funky broken beat production and makes me eager to hear more from these two. If you’re liking this as much as we’re loving it, then hop on over to Bagpak’s website to purchase it and other tracks from the collection. Credits for this one go to our colleagues at Soulbounce.

Ne’a Posey & Lil Dave – State of The World

Now Benny B.Blonco has been on our radar for a long time, but strangly we never got in contact with this cat from the rotten apple. Benny specializes in rough, electronic 8bit beats and is one to watch! The first track we have for you is pretty old, but the guys at error-broadcast put “Wizard Swing Warriors” on their latest, free Bag of Nothingness release. The second joint “Sweetmilk” was a lil sumthin Benny sent us just now so enjoy!

Benny B.Blonco – Wizard Swing Warriors 

Benny B.Blonco – Sweetmilk 

We told about this one a while back and now the official release is here. Some nice new music with Pac Div, U-N-I, Dom Kennedy and much more. L.A. is rippin’ shit up again with another free release. Keep these coming, cuz this is what we need this summer. Download the album HERE!

Polyester, Miss Jack Davey, Diz Gibran, Dom Kennedy, Blu & Shawn Chrystopher – We Made It 09′

Pac Div – Round-N-Round

This is the first of a series of EP’s that will gladly see the light of day from artists from Italy to Philly, San Diego to Sweden. We’ve already seen a year that has embraced with open arms the likes of Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke, Onra, Dorian Concept to name but a few various organizations tapping into this newly seething mass of technological machine crunchers. Jay Scarlett teamed up with Onur Engin to bring you Maverick sessions Vol. 1 and to get you in the mood here’s the newest joint by Reggie B. 

Tracklisting:
1. Busy – Bethink
2. Reggie B – Belief
3. Morpheground – Ectoplasm
4. Harrison Blakoldman – Full Step
5. Erik L – Soul Symphony
6. Ekofield – Electric Soul
7. Knowledge – Kreate

Reggie B – Belief

About 2 weeks ago we mentioned Nicholas Ryan Gant. Now since we’ve received some new music we thought it would be nice to keep ya’ll up to date about this DC cat. Bilal Salaam put us on to this track called “Border Breaker” by Nicholas Ryan Gant featuring Bilal Salaam & Muhsinah.

Thanks to the homey Kenny from Fresh Selects for “Let The Rain Fall” by RODDYROD featuring Nicholas Ryan Gant. Ow and peep the “Cuba After Market 1.5” sampler HERE.

Nicholas Ryan Gant Feat. Bilal Salaam & Muhsinah – Border Breaker

RODDYROD Feat. Nicholas Ryan Gant – Let The Rain Fall

So I was just Twittin‘ along and saw that the homey AFTA-1 had just dropped a hot unreleased track from the vaults on his Myspace. “Flor Y Uva” sounds like a warm summer day…in outer space. Can’t wait for new music from this man. Ya’ll know the drill…support, BUY and have fun.

AFTA-1 – Flor Y Uva