Bon Iver – Holocene (Video)
There’s something about Bon Iver’s first album, For Emma Forever Ago, and the low-budget marketing spend that followed which added a special dimension for me.
The lack of professional music videos but abundence of online sessions and concerts allowed for every fan to imagine and depict scenes in their own head. I felt that I had a lot of control over the album and the experience felt unique and personal.
Calgary and Holocene, whilst well directed, aren’t my cup of tea and don’t align with that I believe Bon Iver to be.
Of course I still have unbelievable love for Justin Vernon and his band.
Bon Iver – Holocene
In The Mix(tape) – Flight Facilities
Flight Facilities just dropped their latest mixtape just in time for the weekend.
Check it.
Flight Facilities – 37,000 ft. Mixtape
1. Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place
2. MGMT – Congratulations (Erol Alkan Remix)
3. Wally Warning – Land Of Hunger (Todd Terje Edit)
4. Jamelia – Caribou
5. 123 Clap! – Constellation
6. Modern Amusement – Cold As Ice (louie Fresco Remix)
7. Flight Facilities – Foreign Language feat. Jess (Drop Out Orchestra Remix)
8. The Rolling Stones – Too Much Blood (Debonairs Too Much Dub)
9. Aeroplane – My Enemy
10. Das Moth – Moon
11. TC Crew – I Can’t Do It Alone (Eoin Cody edit)
12. Phonique feat. Erlend Oye – For The Time Being
13. Tortoiseshell – This Girl
14. Metronomy – The Bay
15. Cut Copy – Pharoahs & Pyramids
16. Emmanuel Jal – Kuar (Henrik Schwarz Remix)
17. Colors Sound System – Yeah Mate I Hate
18. Pogo – Upular Remix
19. Bocca Grande – Procedere 2011 (Morgan Geist)
20. ZZT – Zzafrika (Julio Bashmore Remix)
21. Penguin Prison – Fair Warning (Disco Bloodbath Remix)
22. Lazydisco – More Tigers (The C90s Remix)
23. Coatimundi – No More Blues
24. Holy Ghost! – Jam For Jerry
Quantic // Mahogany Session
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We’re always striving to give you the biggest range of musical wonders on the Mahogany Sessions and we were over the moon when Quantic joined us during the UK leg of their European tour.
British born Quantic aka Will Holland and band the Combo Barbaro (lit. group of barbarians) had just finished their pre-gig rehearsal in Hackney and were geared up for an impromptu session on the industrial backstreets of East London.
They played No Soy Del Valle, which I think translates to ‘I’m Not From The Valley’ with their stunning vocalist and fantastic energy.
World music is so massively important and we’re going to be bringing similar artists to the sessions as the weeks and months roll on.
Thank you Quantic!
Quantic y Su Combo Barbaro – No Soy Del Valle // Mahogany Session
Black Cherry
Great video, great song.
Black Cherry – Lost In The System
Introducing… Lovebirds
Point Blank FM dropped a huge track not long ago and I failed to find out who was playing which led to a pain-staking month trawling around the depths of the internet until I fortunately found it.
The track, by German producer Lovebirds (aka Sebastian Doering) is without doubt our favourite house track of the year so far and the smile and warmth that I get each time it’s played is unmeasurable.
Stee Downes provides the vocals on the 8-minute tune and the response so far has been huge. To truly appreciate this one you can’t play this through rubbish laptop speakers – get this one plugged in people.
Lovebirds – Want You In My Soul ft. Stee Downes (Club Mix)
Such great work only prompts further investigation and as this post was written he dropped two previously unreleased bootleg remixes of James Vincent McMorrow which were turned down by the label as McMorrow isn’t one for dance music – understandable but luckily he’s put them out anyway.
James Vincent McMorrow – Rope (Lovebirds Demo Edit)
James Vincent McMorrow – If I Had A Boat (Lovebirds Demo Edit)
It’s well worth a further inspection so head to his SoundCloud for more.
Marcus Foster // Mahogany Session (Festival Edition)
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As the sun set at Lounge on the Farm and the festival reached it’s final day, we met up with one of the finest male solo artists in the UK, Marcus Foster. The timing for the session couldn’t have been better as next month he releases his long-awaiting new album, Nameless Path.
So, in the same blueberry field as Michael Kiwanuka, Marcus played his heart out as the sun began to go down.
We were blown away by his timeless voice then and we still are now.
Marcus Foster – Nameless Path // Mahogany Session
Marcus Foster – I Was Broken // Mahogany Session
You can pre-order Marcus’ album via Play.com and other retailers.
Youth
Australian producers have featured a dozen times recently on Mahogany and we’ve massively appreciated the quality music that’s currently being exported from down under.
Youth aka Luke Foskey put out this ‘Young Edits – Moving Me Up’ release not long ago and it’s a gorgeous balearic journey including a lovely Kate Bush re-edit and our favourite, How We Walk On The Moon.
Check out his other releases via his SoundCloud but above all, kick back and enjoy these 4 beauts.
Youth – Moving Me Up EP
Otis?
So, I just watched the first official music video from the Jay-Z & Kanye West LP ‘Watch The Throne’ and something just didn’t seem quite right.
The video for the track which is meant to serve as a tribute to the late legend Otis Redding (the song samples Try A Little Tenderness) features the two rap heavyweights in a warehouse district speeding around in a $200,000 Maybach with scantily clad girls in the back. That’s about all that happens.
Considering how art house their videos of past have been (think Kanye’s Power and Jay-Z’s 99 Problems) they’ve missed a major opportunity to tastefully present a black music pioneer to a hugely popular young market all around the world.
I even think the use of the word ‘nigga’ in the lyrics is slightly inappropriate considering the racial divide and impact that particular word had back in Otis Redding’s day.
Certainly an opportunity missed but at least Otis’ family get a nice royalties cheque in the post.
Jay-Z & Kanye West – Otis
Otis Redding – Try a Little Tenderness
