THE BLACK OPERA – VILLAINS
The second installment of the The Black Opera is here. Following their introduction titled Overture The Black Opera will be presenting EnterMission, any moment now. To prepare you for this demonstration The Black Opera is debuting the audio and visuals for the first release from EnterMission titled “Villains”.
THE PURSUIT OF (COOL): COLTRANE CURTIS
“Miles & Duke & Wynton & Mos”
Coltrane Curtis talks about the influence of Jazz musicians on his personal style.
SWIM GOOD | THE VID!
Could “Swim Good” possibly be my favorite track of the year? Or is it that I’m high on life, excited that there are finally, and greatlookingly (not a word? Whatevs.), visuals to Frank Ocean’s ‘Swim Good’?! I’ll settle for a combination of both. After many fan-made videos and covers (some bad, good, and simply breathtaking like this one by Ebrahim), Frankie found it was due time to cater to us with the real deal. Due time indeed! Swim Good is featured on Ocean’s Nostalgia, ULTRA album, which I pretty much expect, if not DEMAND you to know by now. The video is directed by Nabil Elderkin and with a true Frank Ocean feel to it, I must say that I’m perfectly pleased with the result. Yep, let’s put this vid on repeat today. Enjoy!
FULL CRATE | WOOFERS & DIRT
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I’m still on vacation. But from my Barcelona balcony, I’ll make an exception for Full Crate. The summer continues with his “Woofers & Dirt” mix. After playing at lots of festivals this summer with some crazy energetic tunes, it only felt right for Full Crate to make a mix for the people to enjoy that same festival vibe at home, in the car, on their bikes towards work, or whatever you can make a good excuse for. Lucky enough to have seen him play at this year’s Mysterland festival, I can understand why we would want to latch on to this summer feeling he provides us just a tad bit longer. What you can expect? A 90 minute musical journey filled with some of the newest and best UK / House / Grime / Dub / Broken / Drum & Bass / Electronic sounds. As Full Crate puts it himself: “Just make sure your bass level & woofers are in check, cuz this is pure dirt!!!!”. Not to mention that the sick artwork is made by Punchdouble. Who also just released his book “Bare Essentials“. Go get itttt! All that’s left for me to say is ENJOY, which I’m sure you will. Now all we can do is wait for his next release in anticipation. In the meantime, I’ll be catching some rays of sun while summer’s still here. Back before you know it!
