Aint About Me - "Watching Tarot Card XVI Come To Life"
Alemayehu Eshete - "Alteleyeshegnem"
Pedro Ruy Blas - "Membrillo"
Patience Africa - "By Hook Or By Crook"
Dreamcastmoe & Shungu - "Don't Let Me Down"
Iman Houssein - "Their Eyes"
Abrahamblue - "Joanna"
Qura An Shaheed - "Thrive"
Makaya McCraven - "Crash Course"
COS - "Ayy Thank Full"
Trian Kayhatu - "OK Dan"
Lefto Early Bird - "E40"
Regal86 - "Parado En La Esquina"
DJ Spinn - "Synthshot"
Igor Jadranin - "NUB"
Shlundee - "Acid 2 Acid"
LB Aka Labat - "Pai Pai"
Elisa Bee - "A Sun That Never Goes Down"
Pippin - "Ro"
Review: In truth, not all DJs are genuine "tastemakers", but Lefto most certainly is. Like the similarly minded - if far older and more experienced - Gilles Peterson, Lefto gets as much pleasure from introducing people to new and obscure music, as he does from rocking clubs. It's for that reason The Beauty Is Inside, a terrific, lightly blended mix of eclectic, far-sighted sounds hand-picked by the Belgian, is such essential listening. It naturally contains some slept-on tackle from the past - see the cuts by Ethiopian singer Alemayeu Eshete and South African artist Patience Africa - but even more killer contemporary fare, with highlights including the contributions of Qur'an Shaheed, Elisa Bee, fellow Belgians abrahamblue and contemporary jazz hero Makaya McCraven.
Review: N.I based beat-maker Violentlyill's full length Iconoclast on Ill Records is an all instrumental affair. It's one filled with treats for fans old and new as well as curious beat lovers as it chews up and spits out plenty of iconic sounds. The dusty boom bap beats are all carefully produced and assembled and though the whole thing is diverse in sound it also holds together as a cohesive listen from start to finish. A multitude of vocal and spoken word samples are sprinkled throughout to make it all the more layered and rewarding with every listen.
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