Listening to Anthony Cruz rhyme two things are bound to happen, one … it’s likely your vocabulary expands and two… you want to live out those aspiring rap dreams you had growing up.  Which is why we reached out and asked him to deliver us a mix, it all made sense when the project was final.  Expect the unexpected from Mr. Cruz which is why we aptly titled this ’12 Shamanic Shapeshifters’ and if you’re the guessing kind and think this mix includes appearances by The Smiths, Leonard Cohen & Bat For Lashes and even a special shout out to us then kudos to you.  Zone out to the fresh set below.

Anthony Cruz – 12 Shamanic Shapeshifters Mix

Tracklist

Anthony Cruz – Real Human (Exclusive)
Bill Hicks – Interlude
A$AP Rocky – Demons
Bat For Lashes – What’s A Girl To Do
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Samantha Fox – Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
Little Dragon – Wink
Anthony Cruz – Puerto Rican Girlfriends (Premiere)
Stiffed Little Fingers – Barbed Wire Love
Neo Boys – Time Keeps Time
The Smiths – Shoplifters Of The World Unite
Leonard Cohen – Who By The Fire

“We will live together for a long time“

 Sweet catchy pop tune from Leeds act This Many Boyfriends, it is also the collectives latest single.  A single that will see daylight on February 20th as a fanzine which means music …. and  a ton of other goodies.  For now dance your face off to this cracking tune below, your day just got a little brighter. 

In what might win the award for longest title line of the year, we introduce you guys to 21 year old Maverick Sabre. Sabre has been compared to pretty much every UK artist, male or female since he come on the scene. We’ve read comparisons from Plan B, Daniel Merriweather, to Amy Winehouse and Adele. We’re not saying these comparisons are wrong, but let the kid live. Check out his BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge cover of Lana Del Rey’s Video Games and Emile Sande’s Heaven. [Via]

Maverick Sabre – Video Games & Heaven [Lana Del Rey & Emile Sande Cover]

The enchanting Anna Calvi stopped by for a Daytrotter Session which you can hear in full , Anna continues to set the bar extremely high for these newer acts.  Stream the entire set below.

Set List

Wolf Like Me
Love Won’t Be Leaving
Suzanne & I
Rider To The Sea

“Always try to lead yo never will I follow blowing up the spot like Fred did to Rollo“

Courtesy of A Tribe Called Quest and their classic ‘Midnight Marauders’ Lp.  Those days of being young, riding the trains with friends and actually waiting in line to get this on cassette.

Peace, love and Minnie Ripperton.

A Tribe Called Quest – Lyrics To Go

Been working on this for quite a while and im pretty happy with how it eventually turned out.  Lots and lots of changes along the way right up to the very last minute but the final version is nice. Get involved.

Roses Gabor mostly known for her work with SBTRKT’s ‘Pharaohs‘ and the Gorillaz ‘Dare‘ has released a mixtape aptly titled ‘The Wonderful World Of Roses Gabor Vol 1.’  Looks like this talented singer songwriter is prepping her road to stardom the correct way by going this route, besides any artist featured on that ‘SBTRKT‘ album gets our attention.  The project was mixed by Dj Martelo and is simply 45 minutes that you wouldn’t mind wasting.  Listen to this audio goodie below.

Roses Gabor – The Wonderful World Of Roses Gabor Vol 1.

Tracklist:

1 – Roses Gabor x Mac Band – Stupid Roses Are Red ft. The MC Campbell Bros
2 – Roses Gabor x Dizzee Rascal – Loco Freestyle
3 – Brey – Zylo
4 – Dead Prez – Radio Frequency
5 – J2K ft. Roses Gabor x Offshore – Don’t Let Go Of The Pacer
6 – Gorillaz – DARE ft. Roses Gabor
7 – Roses Gabor x Funkin Matt – Zee Freestyle
8 – Roses Gabor x Dr. Gonzo ft. Hudson Mohawke & Carli – Fat Lady Loves Hummus Freestyle
9 – Greenmoney – Into You (French Fries Remix) ft. Roses Gabor
10 – Boddika – Breezin
11 – TWR72 – Paradox
12 – Roses Gabor ft. Kaigama – See Me Inna
13 – Dr. Gonzo – That Laughin Track ft. Style of Eye & Carli
14 – Roses Gabor – Luvsick
15 – Redlight – Stupid (Instrumental)
16 – SBTRKT – Pharaohs ft. Roses Gabor
17 – The Phantom – Voyeur
18 – Roses Gabor feat DSV & Theophilus London – Kisses
19 – Instra:Mental – Vicodin
20 – Ty x Starkey – Heart Is A Miracle ft. Roses Gabor (Martelo ReThink)
21 – Roses Gabor – Mo1
22 – Hudson Mohawke – All Your Love
23 – Swindle – Spend Is Dough ft. Roses Gabor
24 – Roses Gabor – Rosie’s Advantage (Freestlye Vibe/Interlude)
25 – Roses Gabor – Spanish Inquisition ft. Jammer

Check out the stream of Tennis sophomore album, Young & Old below. We’ve spinned this a couple of times this morning and the Patrick Carney produced album might give their debut, Cape Dory a run for it’s money.

This sounds like something we’ve heard before, but we just can’t put our finger on it. Well it did, until the second part of the song kicked it. Fresh off releasing their five track, 2012 EP, Sonnymoon is gearing up for a full-featured album. Just Before Dawn is an offering of what we can expect and more this coming May. Check the Miguel Atwood-Ferguso version of Just Before Dawn below.

Sonnymoon – Just Before Dawn Single by Plug Research

Here’s a little something I cooked up in the factory recently..

Another one of our Fresh Faces serves up some new music for the new year, ‘Yeah Yeah’ is his latest offering from Willy Moon to the music world.  Buddy Holly + Amerie + Wu Tang? just another day in the studio for the talented Mr Moon.

Willy Moon – Yeah Yeah

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