Steady Bloggin' » Singles http://www.steadybloggin.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:01:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 STREAM: Battles – White Electric (Shabazz Palaces Remix) http://www.steadybloggin.com/stream-battles-white-electric-shabazz-palaces-remix/ http://www.steadybloggin.com/stream-battles-white-electric-shabazz-palaces-remix/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10:42 +0000 steadybloggin http://www.steadybloggin.com/?p=12931
 
TBH I don’t really know what Battles is, but the fact that this song is getting much more buzz on indie rock-ish blogs than rap ones is pretty telling. Regardless, any new Shabazz Places is very welcome.
 
STREAM: Battles – White Electric (Shabazz Palaces Remix)

 

]]> http://www.steadybloggin.com/stream-battles-white-electric-shabazz-palaces-remix/feed/ 0 The Darling Dears & Funky Heavy – And I Love You http://www.steadybloggin.com/the-darling-dears-funky-heavy-and-i-love-you/ http://www.steadybloggin.com/the-darling-dears-funky-heavy-and-i-love-you/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:59:10 +0000 steadybloggin http://www.steadybloggin.com/?p=12818
 

Now-Again launches New York funk/soul researcher and archivist David Griffith’s Orivious Records with a masterpiece: the sole document of a lost and unlikely teenage “sweet-funk” collaboration between Rochester, NY vocalists The Darling Dears and backing band Funky Heavy. Originally issued in 1972, the record never made it beyond city’s west side. Today, this rare and exquisite blend of fragile female harmony atop an unexpected bed of raw, plodding funk commands four figures at auction when it appears in its original form.

 
The juxtaposition of the falsetto (?) vocals against the slow deep funk background on this is incredible.
 
DOWNLOAD: The Darling Dears & Funky Heavy – And I Love You

 
via Now-Again records

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Very rare very secrete Squadda B digi-single with Sea Things that I completely missed last year. Pretty similar to what Squadda/MAz did with Friendzone.
 
DOWNLOAD: Squadda B – Server The Dealer (prod by Sea Things)
Squadda B- Serve The Dealer (Prod. By Sea Things) by sea things
 
DOWNLOAD: Squadda B – Different Color Gold
Squadda B- Different Color Gold (Prod. By Sea Things) by sea things
 

]]> http://www.steadybloggin.com/squadda-b-server-the-dealer-different-color-gold-produced-by-sea-things/feed/ 0 Big K.R.I.T. – Moon & Stars Ft. Devin The Dude (Clams Casino Remix) http://www.steadybloggin.com/big-k-r-i-t-moon-stars-ft-devin-the-dude-clams-casino-remix/ http://www.steadybloggin.com/big-k-r-i-t-moon-stars-ft-devin-the-dude-clams-casino-remix/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:49:45 +0000 steadybloggin http://www.steadybloggin.com/?p=12440
 
I like the original version better, but this is notable as one of Clams’ most regular productions. Bouncy drums, pleasant soft horns – this is good stuff but it feels somewhat removed from the ambient meltdowns and occasional slaps that Clams made his name on. Then again, by the same token it could also be used as an argument for his versatility, which he hasn’t shown too much of so far (except for this, which has unfortunately vanished from the netz).
 
DOWNLOAD: Big K.R.I.T. – Moon & Stars Ft. Devin The Dude (Clams Casino Remix)
Big K.R.I.T., “Moon & Stars (Clams Casino Remix)” by The FADER
 
via The FADER

]]> http://www.steadybloggin.com/big-k-r-i-t-moon-stars-ft-devin-the-dude-clams-casino-remix/feed/ 2 Quelle Chris – Shotgun Ft. Danny Brown & Roc Marciano http://www.steadybloggin.com/quelle-chris-shotgun-ft-danny-brown-roc-marciano/ http://www.steadybloggin.com/quelle-chris-shotgun-ft-danny-brown-roc-marciano/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:13:16 +0000 steadybloggin http://www.steadybloggin.com/?p=11761
 
The eye-catching b-side from Quelle Chris’ new single “Basquiat”, which just dropped today on iTunes. Both this song and the a-side will be featured on Quelle’s upcoming Shotgun & Sleek Rifle album, which looks crazy as shit based on the description and the track list.
 
DOWNLOAD: Quelle Chris – Shotgun Ft. Danny Brown & Roc Marciano

 

]]> http://www.steadybloggin.com/quelle-chris-shotgun-ft-danny-brown-roc-marciano/feed/ 0 Dark Sister ‘Swag Hag EP’ http://www.steadybloggin.com/dark-sister-swag-hag-ep/ http://www.steadybloggin.com/dark-sister-swag-hag-ep/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:14:28 +0000 steadybloggin http://www.steadybloggin.com/?p=11714
 
I got way too excited when I saw this. I eagerly await the Dark Sister/3 Memphis Kniccas split 7″.
 
Download via Owl Head Collective.
 

]]> http://www.steadybloggin.com/dark-sister-swag-hag-ep/feed/ 0 Adrian Younge Presents Venice Dawn – It’s Me (Ft. Rebeca Jordan) STREAM http://www.steadybloggin.com/adrian-younge-presents-venice-dawn-its-me-ft-rebeca-jordan-stream/ http://www.steadybloggin.com/adrian-younge-presents-venice-dawn-its-me-ft-rebeca-jordan-stream/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:11:30 +0000 steadybloggin http://www.steadybloggin.com/?p=11543
 
Anything new from Adrian Younge & Venice Dawn is welcome around these parts. “It’s Me” is the first single from their upcoming Something About April album. Just like their previous releases, this is some righteous psychedelic deep soul.
 

 
You can buy the single via Wax Poetics HERE
 

]]> http://www.steadybloggin.com/adrian-younge-presents-venice-dawn-its-me-ft-rebeca-jordan-stream/feed/ 0 Menahan Street Band – The Crossing http://www.steadybloggin.com/menahan-street-band-the-crossing/ http://www.steadybloggin.com/menahan-street-band-the-crossing/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:26:21 +0000 steadybloggin http://www.steadybloggin.com/?p=11431
 
Both Menahan Street Band and El Michels Affair are long overdue for new albums. The instrumental versions of My World and No Time For Dreaming were great and I’m glad they were released, but that’s not quite the same. This new single helps a bit though.
 
DOWNLOAD: Menahan Street Band – The Crossing

 

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As promised, here is Dam’s new free 4 track EP (presented by Scion). You can stream all the tracks individually HERE, or just download the whole thing below.
 
DOWNLOAD: Dâm-Funk – InnaFocusedDaze (Free EP)
 

]]> http://www.steadybloggin.com/dam-funk-innafocuseddaze-free-ep/feed/ 0 STREAM: Party Arty & Ray West – Red Keys, Black Piano / Up On The Ave Ft AG http://www.steadybloggin.com/stream-party-arty-ray-west-red-keys-black-piano-up-on-the-ave-ft-ag/ http://www.steadybloggin.com/stream-party-arty-ray-west-red-keys-black-piano-up-on-the-ave-ft-ag/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:23:15 +0000 steadybloggin http://www.steadybloggin.com/?p=10887
 
Red Apples 45 continues their excellent Pianos In The Projects series, this time pairing Ray West’s production with the talents of the late Party Arty. Your enjoyment of this will hinge entirely on your tolerance of Arty’s voice, as the guy was maybe the gruffest and graveliest of all gruff gravel voiced rappers. If you can deal with that, you’re good.
 
The two streams below are the two vocal tracks featured on this single, there are also two short instrumental interludes.
 
STREAM: Party Arty & Ray West – Red Keys, Black Piano

 
STREAM: Party Arty & Ray West – Up On The Ave Ft AG

 

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