The members of Canadian quartet Badbadnotgood are young- and give me hope for the future of music. Each has stunning instrumental chops. Five studio albums on and they keep creating fresh, innovative music seamlessly and sublimely blending jazz with hip hop and subtle elements of funk, rock, Latin and more. And I’ve just discovered from one… Continue reading Badbadnotgood Live – Immeasurably Above and Beyond
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Kingfisha – Offering Reggae Up Differently
After years in the making Brisbane band Kingfisha has finally released the second album Offered It Up. On it they deliver the sounds of reggae and dub differently to any Australian act associated with those genres, both past and present. That means none of its songs are formulaic or repetitive. And that Kingfisha aren’t trying to… Continue reading Kingfisha – Offering Reggae Up Differently
Hiatus Kaiyote Dropping You Into It
Just like I thought as few words as possible should be said about the new Hiatus Kaiyote album Choose Your Weapon in order to do the music and its makers justice, I think the less words said about Hiatus Kaiyote’s live show at Brisbane’s Woolly Mammoth, the better. To experience is the goal. Early in their set during ‘Shaolin Monk… Continue reading Hiatus Kaiyote Dropping You Into It
Fatima, Her Band & Alexander Nut
2014 was a momentous year for Swedish-born, London-based soul singer Fatima. After some time lending her vocal talents to the music releases of other artists, Fatima got together with some Eglo Records producers and then some more (Floating Points – Theo Parrish – Computer Jay – Knxwledge – Scoop DeVille – Oh No – Flako) to record and… Continue reading Fatima, Her Band & Alexander Nut
Soulfest Brisbane – Shit, Damn, Motherfucker
One week after Brisbane Soulfest I’m still buzzing on a musical high, slowly absorbing and relishing the goodness of the experience it was. Festival folks in Brisbane were delivered exactly what they went to Soulfest for: 10 hours of non-stop soul, r&b and hip hop music from a long-list of quality Australian-based and international artists performing tag team on 2… Continue reading Soulfest Brisbane – Shit, Damn, Motherfucker