Cooling breezes drifting in from the trade winds late in the afternoon beckon the changing mood from slumber to activity. Kind of Dope throw down a classic slice of chilled out groove to fill that time with a sonic equivalence. The piano is sultry but nowhere near as sultry as the sax and trumpet. Best […]
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OLDr and Pete Pritchard return to their soulful vocal roots with an original song. As usual with their work this breaches the boundaries of simplistic genre definition and straddles Soul, Jazz and modern Beats. A full arrangement and lush harmonies create the backdrop for the soaring falsetto vocals. Find a key is about how to
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Smokin’. SoundTrack SoundSystem return with a slice of Big Band smoocherie evoking noirish soundtrack styles with the coupe cruising the LA streets and the Private Dick scanning the illicit activities of the ne’er do wells. Led by an evocative Trombone melody supported by the sax section. Proper old school moods. #soundtrack #filmmusic #chillvibes #instrumental #nostalgic
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Dope vibe with a bit of frivolity and groovy fun. The tenor sax leads the melodic riffing with the old skool synth taking over ultimately leading to a harmonised solo featuring both. Underpinning this light hearted but uplifting melange is a tight and funky bass and drum loop with the occasional drop to sparse pad
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OLDr’s first instrumental release after supplying vibes for the tracks made with Lance Ellington and Pete Pritchard this is a slice of Bluesy LoFi Jazz Hop hovering between the electronic and the analogue and organic Jazz with Vibe Shiftr. OLDr likes playing with genres and twisting expectations without playing all the rules and Vibe Shiftr
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Solo Piano cinematic style. Simple, evocative, haunting and atmospheric. An original simple piece by The System that goes against their beat style and strips back to the bone. Cold War will suit all kinds of playlists that require a sombre and mellow mood without the need for beats. #newrelease #music #instrumental #ambient #Soundtrack #FilmMusic
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Dope have dug up a lilting loop to lay their chords and horns neatly over expressing their inner twenties jazz fusion vibes. Borrowing from past Jazzy refrains but utilising modern techniques to make a surprising simple stab of chromatic juxtapositions of minor ninths and swingy horn lines. Loops, Chords and Refrains Dope style. Probably best
With nowhere particular to go, KooLr will take you along the way. Maybe in your imagination to some mysterious outpost. Maybe a hidden spot where you can while away the world doing nothing much? This is the motel. Let’s call it KooLr’s LoFi Motel of lusciousness. Wobbly guitars and pentatonic plucks abound, layered over the
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Kind of Dope goes all LoFi Hip Hop with this haunting Miles Davis style muted trumpet led ballad. Piano harmonies to die for and an old skool tenor sax vibrato lusharoony, ably supporting the trumpet. Dope shows their ability to set mood and keep it locked. Lush. Dope by name, Dope by nature. #newrelease #music
Based upon the 1959 Nat King Cole arrangement of this classic song with the addition of a big fat old school hip hop beat. Lance croons and Pete tunes. This is a big evolution for the Lance Ellington and Pete Pritchard musical collaboration as it’s a cover and it also hints at the new material
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