Ghosts of Venice treat us to some hearty, upbeat disco with a special guest on vocals. And like I love to point out with every song I post of his, Josh Jakq reminds me too much of Justin Timberlake. However, the tables have turned this time around when I heard a song playing it instantly reminded me of Josh Jakq’s voice and it turned out to be none other than JT’s. But besides my not-so brilliant insight that’s probably been pointed out to him too much already, it’s nice to hear Jakq change up his work from the hypnotics of soul to something so disco fresh. A definite match for that falsetto of his.

Ghosts of Venice
Styles: Filter, French & Disco House
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Ghosts of Venice on: SoundCloud | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

JOSH JAKQ
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Josh Jakq on: Twitter | SoundCloud | YouTube | Facebook | JoshuasDemons.com

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I get such vivid imagery from something as simple as this song’s title. Same goes for the lyrics with their fun & well crafted ways. However, where this song really shines is in Benoit & Sergio’s disco rework of Hot Natured’s original. Anabel Englund’s voice packs such power without what seems any effort. Natural soul.

Check out the original’s video below. Just as sexy, downtempo’d.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Benoit & Sergio
Style: Teenage Romance
Hometown: Washington D.C., Berlin
Benoit & Sergio on: Facebook | SoundCloud

Anabel Englund
Location: Los Angeles, California
Anabel Englund on: Facebook | Twitter

Hot Natured
Styles: House, Techno, Soul, Disco
Members: Jamie Jones, Lee Foss, Luca C, Ali Love
Locations: Los Angeles, London, Ibiza
Label: Hot Creations
Hot Natured on: Facebook | SoundCloud | HotNatured.com

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So like I always do, I made up my own lyrics to Moon Boots’ Love Strong song or at least parts of it. But when I tried to figure out the actual lyrics, I couldn’t. The weird thing is that these vocals sound so familiar. I thought a simple Google search or a SHAZAM! would do it, but no such luck.

This is why credits need to be given with a simple search.. or simpler. For the first time we have the ability to properly store extensive song data, yet there’s still no widely-known & used service that gives musicians this ability, easily. This has been brought up at a few SF MusicTech discussions I’ve listened to and I’m sure it will be again, but hopefully with someone who has a promising demo to show off this time around. [Dreams]

I should also note I started screaming uncontrollably when I saw this come out. And I’m serious about “uncontrollably.”

Moon Boots
Styles: Nu-Disco
Location: USA
Label: French Express
Moon Boots on: Twitter | SoundCloud | Facebook

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French Express is once again staying consistent in their choice selection of music with Isaac Tichauer’s funk slice of house, Take Over You. The EP’s cut up into five solid states (tracks), but other than the lead single the four others are simply meant for passive rather than active listening. The four others just aren’t supported with vocals like on ‘Take Over You,’ one’s that carry the song the whole way through rather than just becoming an instrument of it.

Isaac Tichauer
Styles: House and such
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Label: French Express
Isaac Tichauer on: Twitter | SoundCloud | Facebook

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This is such a powerful song, but first I need to get to more pressing matters on my mind. The lone trumpet or brass instrument playing throughout Joywave’s ‘Dying Well’ sure as hell reminded me of Homeland’s opening credits – well, up until I rewatched them. It may not remind me of the credits anymore, but there’s gotta be something Homelandish about that damn thing — thoughts?

Now back to the actual song, ‘Dying Well’ has one sensual lead vocals that carry well with none other than that lonely brasstrument (hate that thing). This whole piece carries pretty damn well in fact, yet unfortunately the rest of Joywave’s 88888 mixtape does not. I didn’t find anything else on there that stuck in my head quite like ‘Dying Well.’ I may not understand all the lyrics in it yet, but I get the message clear.

Thanks to confusion of Pigeons & Planes for this. Check out his look at the full 88888 mixtape.

JOYWAVE
Location: Rochester, New York
Members: Daniel Armbruster, Sean Donnelly, Paul Brenner, Joey Morinelli, Travis Johansen, Andrew Dillon York
JOYWAVE on: SoundCloud | Facebook | Joywavemusic.com | Twitter

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From the first two tracks I’ve listened to of Thundercat’s, thanks to Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label, it’s plain to see he brings a vocal sentiment to his funky bass guitar jams. I haven’t heard the rest of Thundercat’s Apocalypse album yet, but I hope it keeps up the consistency that I heard on “Heartbreaks + Setbacks” & ‘Oh Sheit It’s X.’ Still in much demand for soulful vocals like Stephen “Thundercat” Brunner’s.

Apocalypse is set to release June 4. In the meantime, check out Thundercat’s catalogue.

Thundercat
Name: Stephen “Thundercat” Brunner
Label: Brainfeeder
Thundercat on: Twitter | Tumblr | Facebook

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There’s alotta music that sounds good, but few become all that memorable. To have a sound you know you’ll be listening to for a good long while, as sparing as that while may be, is what we all look for in music.

I first caught wind of Max Frost with his ‘White Lies’ track that’s topping the charts on the Hype Machine right now. And as memorable as ‘White Lies’ may be, what I didn’t expect was to find a bunch more memorables.

Frost’s SoundCloud is littered with funky hick jives that are all single worthy in their own right. His 50′s bebop style with Black Keys like vocals could only be topped off right with such memorable chorus lines. I’m looking with a keen eye on this guy, not a mediocre track to his name, yet.

Max Frost
Styles: Hip-Hop, Soul, Funk, Alt
Location: Austin, Texas
Max Frost on: SoundCloud | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | MaxFrost.net

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Coyote Kisses were right there when I got into the EDM, bass-driven scene just a few years back. They’ve always been there when my electro dance appeal’s been waning and bring the fresh electro charm to play. Compared to their last EP, I can tell the chomp has been lost in Thundercolor, but still brings the charm.

I didn’t appreciate Thundercolor the first time through simply because I didn’t expect it. Now that I’ve listened to it a few times through, it’s clear that the synth melody is still signed in, but doesn’t have the usual chomp Coyote Kisses mouth off. But no longer will I wear my bass-driven depends for these two. I’d much rather see them stretch their stylistic seams into beauty such as this than listen to the usual bullshit I love.

Coyote Kisses
Genre: Electronica
Styles: Glitch Hop, Drum & Bass, Dubstep
Members: Joe Sussingham, Bryce Bresnan
Origin: Lexington, Virginia; Sarasota, Florida
Coyote Kisses on: SoundCloud | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter

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A few years back, a respected blogger of mine told me that if you don’t have anything to say about a song, it’s not worth posting. But for me, sometimes the music is all I have to say. I can usually wrap a story around a song or at least put some entertainment with it, but sometimes I haven’t had enough time with the music and it’s just too hot to sit on.

Well, I’ve been sitting on Madeaux’s EP for far too long now. The first two tracks are especially worth looking into, with Madeaux’s usual piano playing in full melodic dress. See, not all that much to say, but if you take a look at the two you’ll understand why I couldn’t wait any longer.

Madeaux
Styles: Chopped & Screwed Electro Soul
Location: Boston, Miami, LA
Madeaux on: SoundCloud | Facebook | YouTube | Tumblr | Twitter

“underwater pop music”

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Future Classic’s roster is a delight of disco, dance and ranges all over the pop-soul scale. They’re based out of Australia and cover that scene well - it’s a hotbed - but they’re also global in appeal & catalogue. If I could work for one label, this would be it.

Styles: Disco, Pop & Dance
Location: Sydney, Australia
Associated Artists: Flight Facilities, Flume, Poolside, Jessie Ware, Classixx, The Magician
Future Classic on: FutureClassic.com.au | SoundCloud | Twitter | Facebook

Alright, whatever I said about Future Classic, same goes with French Express. These two are at the pinnacle of the indie music label game and all I’m gonna say about French Express is Moon Boots. Dude’s a label in himself.

Styles: Disco, Dance & Soul
Location: United States
Associated Artists: Moon Boots, Chris Malinchak, Perseus, Jonas Rathsman, Isaac Tichauer
French Express on: SoundCloud | French-Express.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

Rhymesayers is a Minneapolis collective best known for its label heads’ hip-hop group, Atmosphere. And not only are they one of the best hip-hop labels branding themselves online right now, but one of the best branded indie labels out there. I follow this label’s on & offline presence closely and it does both better than most.

Styles: Hip-Hop, Rap
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Associated Artists: Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Blueprint, Budo
Rhymesayers Entertainment on: Rhymesayers.com | SoundCloud | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube

God I love this Ghetto Funk family. It’s a sound that’s clearly their own and it’s being appreciated around the world, although not widely enough. Ghetto Funk is bound to be big, both label & style, it just may not be in my lifetime. Future funk, what ya gon’ do?

Styles: Funk (Ghetto Funk specifically)
Location: United Kingdom
Artists: Bobby C Sound TV, Funkanomics, The Funk Hunters, Stickybuds, Funk Ferret

Never Say Never is a rising UK-based label that’s all disco-funk’d out. And as much as their roster is everything becoming, I’ve got one gripe with the label – how they handle their SoundCloud page. I understand they can’t leave all their sounds up for free stream, but when they take down a shitload, it really starts making my posts of their music worthless in the long run (for them & us). So, although I can’t show off a ton of their talent, here’s one of their best their best, Luminaire.

Styles: Disco, Funk, House
Location: London, United Kingdom
Artists: Luminaire, Definition, Thomas Tonfeld
Never Say Never on: SoundCloud | Facebook | YouTube

Much Love to Never Say Never, I try not to be so negative, but this post brought light to the issue.

Elm & Oak is apart of the fine music scene up in Boulder, Colorado. I had known of a few artists on E&O before all this mess, but looking at their full catalogue now… wow. Another stacked label with a keen sight for the broad picture in music, the art of it all.

Styles: Electronica, EDM, Bass Music
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Associated Artists: Paper Diamond, Minnesota, GRiZ, Sound Remedy, Adventure Club
Elm & Oak on: ElmAndOak.com | Twitter | YouTube

1320 Records set up shop in San Francisco in 2005 and has grown own helluva lineup since. However, their lack of proper social media presence, especially on SoundCloud, is troubling. But they got so much talent pouring out that some expert motherfucker is bound to come along and help out.

Styles: EDM, Electronica, Bass Music
Location: San Francisco, California
Artists: Archnemesis, Big Gigantic, Emancipator, Mochipet, Project Aspect, Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, STS9
1320 Records on: Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud | 1320Records.com

Green Label Sound may be supported by the best & shittiest drink for you known to man, but whatever you think about Mountain Dew, Green Label has one solid roster. These aren’t just good acts, but the kings & queens of the alternative scene.

Location: New York, New York
Associated Artists: RAC, Classixx, Star Slinger, Theophilus London, Solid Gold, Chromeo
Green Label Sound on: GreenLabelSound.com | Facebook | YouTube | SoundCloud | Twitter

Unlike most of the electronic labels on here, MalLabel belongs more on the bass & glitch side of things. The label is based out of San Francisco, which is sure a hotbet for this movement. And even though my bassmentality has subsided over the last year, I still gotta strong love for this MalLabel.

Styles: Bass, Electronic, Glitch Hop
“Underground Bass Music”
Location: San Francisco, California
Associated Artists: Minnesota, Mochipet, K Theory, Omega
MalLabel on: MalLabelMusic.com | Facebook | SoundCloud | YouTube | Twitter

Redefinition Records holds some classy hip-hop and is only second to Rhymesayers in my hip-hop label love. They’re doing something I don’t see many hip-hop labels do nowadays, building a roster around the jazz side of rap.

One thing about the label that needs improvement though is how they handle themselves on social media, specifically Twitter. A few months back I saw Redef get into a shouting match over Twitter when some MC took one of their producer’s instrumentals without consent. I understand their frustration and my lack of my knowledge of the situation, but Twitter is no place to bitch about copyright, especially as a legit label like Redef. <3

Location: New Jersey; Washington, D.C.
Associated Artists: Damu The Fudgemunk, Raw Poetic, K-Def
Redefinition Records on: RedefinitionRecords.com | SoundCloud | Tumblr | Bandcamp | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

Thought I would end this off with two powerhouses on the independent scene. Stones Throw Records has helped quite a few talents get their paid dues. They might not hit every sound right when it comes to what they pick, but they’ve got the right idea. Definitely a prime example of how to do things as an independent record label.

Location: Los Angeles, California
Founder: Chris Manak (Peanut Butter Wolf)
Associated Artists: Dam-Funk, J Rocc, Aloe Blacc, J Dilla, Madlib, Madvillain, Mayer Hawthorne, Quasimoto
Stones Throw on: StonesThrow.com | Wikipedia | YouTube | SoundCloud | Tumblr | Facebook | Twitter

This may be the most well known on here and one of the only ones I knew before the days of Silence. Back when I was interning at Universal Music in London, I got a chance to meet one of the artist’s managers at Ninja Tune. I had no idea what the label was at the time, but soon as I caught wind that Bonobo was apart of it all, I deeply wished I was interning there. Many years later and I’m still finding up-n-comers signed under the label with so much potential.

Founders: Matt Black, Jonathan More [Coldcut]
Location: London, United Kingdom
Associated Artists: Kid Koala, Letherette, Bonobo, Blockhead
Ninja Tune on: NinjaTune.net | SoundCloud | Wikipedia | Facebook | Vimeo | YouTube | Twitter

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I remember telling a friend of mine that Daft Punk’s SNL sample was better than most music. Unfortunately, it’s also better than the final version of ‘Get Lucky.’ It’s not that the final with Pharrell on vocals is all that bad, even though I hear far too many criticize it to be, it’s just the sample outweighs the master and far better represents Daft Punk’s mystique & image.

The biggest issue on ‘Get Lucky’ goes to Pharrell. As much as I love the catch in his chorus, his intro (and really everything but the chorus) is outright amateur sounding. I usually criticize a song for not getting to the good stuff fast enough, but this should’ve road the beat out a bit longer, it deserves the solo time. In fact, that Nile Rodgers’ guitar strum is the only thing that’ll be remembered in the long run. Take a look at a few examples of this amazing sample in use and wait for more things to come from this simple guitar strum.

The Vanderway edit is exceptionally tasteful.

Daft Punk
Styles: House, Electro Funk
Origin: Paris, France
Members: Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Labels: Soma, Virgin, Columbia
Daft Punk on: DaftPunk.com | Wikipedia | Facebook | YouTube

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I don’t know if the people of Rio have caught on to this shining tribute to their city yet, but I sure as hell would love to be the one to bring it to them. I’ve never been, but Theo’s Rio has given me a clear picture of how pleasant it must be.

Every time I listen to it, it’s like daydreaming back to that 1950′s Rio or some Hunter S. Thompson tropic stupor. Either way, Theophilus London and his Menahan Street Band have made me dream in Rio. I can’t wait for the sunny day where I play this for the first time there. Shit’s national anthem status.

Theophilus London:
Styles: Hip-Hop, Soul, Pop
Origin: Brooklyn, New York
Theophilus London on: Facebook | Twitter | Wikipedia | SoundCloud

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There are a lot of great builds & drops that I’ve heard before, but there’s not many that build as quickly and drop as smoothly as in Yuksek’s remix of ‘Right Now.’ And not many that catch like this chorus. The only thing I could go without is the indie interlude, but it picks up soon enough.

Also make sure to check out the original by Kostrok. Mighty different (not nearly as good).

All thanks to the Golden Scissors for this one.

Yuksek
Styles: Electropop, French House
Name: Pierre-Alexandre Busson
Location: Reims, France
Yuksek on: SoundCloud | Wikipedia | Tumblr | Facebook | Twitter

Kostrok
Location: Valencia, Spain
Kostrok on: Tumblr | SoundCloud | Twitter | YouTube | KostrokWorld.com | Facebook

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Minnesota’s ‘Bloom’ has finally convinced me to post my melodic dubstep mixtape and actually gave me the idea for a more appropriate name, melodic bass, although it’s all just words by now. So look out for that in the next coming weeks, but until then check out why Bloom has inspired me so much. Like I already hinted at, it’s got one catchy melody supported by a beautiful bass line.

Minnesota
Birth Name: Christian Bauhofer
Origin: MINNESOTA
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Links: SoundCloud | Facebook

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How have I only just been introduced to Goldroom? I wanna say I first heard of him through his heavy Saguaro Mix, but I feel like I’ve known about him even before that. It could’ve been The Knock’s remix of ‘Only You Can Show Me,’ which I may like more than Goldroom’s original, or maybe not. Still undecided.

A thanks also goes to Goldroom for crediting Mereki on the track. Not enough producers credit their vocalists, surprisingly enough. I’ll admit I like to see titles clean, but vocals like Mereki deserve credit at the top as much as Goldroom’s name does.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Goldroom
Styles: Disco, Dance
Name: Josh Legg
Location: Los Angeles, California
Goldroom on: Facebook | SoundCloud | Twitter | YouTube | Bandcamp

“Shufflin Feet and Melting Souls”

The Knocks
Styles: Dance Music
Location: New York, New York
Members: Ben “B-Roc” Ruttner, James “Jpatt” Patterson
Labels: A&M/Interscope
The Knocks on: Facebook | Twitter | SoundCloud

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