R&B

With over 20 solo and collaboration recordings spanning nearly three decades, LaToya Kent (Mourning [A] BLKstar vocalist & Cleveland Tapes label co-owner) continues to transcendßthe notion of sonic medicine. ß Fresh on the heelsßof Mourning [A] BLKstar's...

Truly a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, St. Louis-born modern R&B/Soul scribe Coultrain has been telling one consistent narrative storyline, of his protagonist Seymour Liberty, for nearly a decade now, across a half-dozen different releases. 'Side Effex'...

The female-led discodelic soul band Say She She, named as a silent nod to Nile Rodgers (C'est chi-chi!: It's Chic!"), release their sophomore album 'Silver' on the heels of an epic break-out year that grows brighter by the day. The three strong voices...

Moon B takes a step out of his comfort zone with 'Udaya', giving a lesson on how it isn't the tools at your disposal, but rather how you use them. A stalwart of vintage analogue gear under normal circumstances, he's harnessed the full power of his iPad...

Los Angeles native Mat/Matix has soaked up, breathed, internalized and reimagined the west coast sound... championing G- Funk Basslines, Wave-y Jazz & Hip Hop Feels, Boogie-Funk Street Sounds, Underground House parties and RnB jeep-beats to create his...

Limited edition cassette. 1971 and Black America was luxuriating in the soft soul of the O'Jays, the Temptations had just left behind their flirtation with psychedelia, James Brown was explaining Soul Power, Sly & the Family Stone were having a Family...

Kelly made you a mixtape. It's an eclectic mix of ideas, recorded and produced at Transistor Sound Studio in Marin County, California. "I want to share what I've been working on," Kelly explained. "It's not a proper album, and it doesn't have the same...

Kelly Finnigan's debut solo album for Colemine Records represents the culmination of his 15 years of experience - in the studio as a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, engineer, producer - and touring the US and Europe as a singer, musician, and...

Jamila Woods has a voice and lyrical sensibility that transcends generations, and so it makes sense to have this lush and layered album that bounces seamlessly from one sonic aesthetic to another. This was the case on 2016's HEAVN, which found Woods...

It's the album that modern funk heads have been waiting for - a Zackey Force Funk project produced entirely by XL Middleton. With no guest features or producers, Blue Blade Piranha showcases the chemistry of one of the west coast's dynamic duos of funk...

In an era where the most talked about albums often sound like the result of a 'marketing to millennials' focus group algorithm'ed from Soundcloud favorites and Facebook interactions, there's nothing more refreshing to the human spirit than the raw,...

Greece's funk maestro is back with an incredible new album, Soul Shower. Dimitris Tentinis is Mister T., a mainstay of the Cold Busted label having released seven previous albums through the respected imprint. His varied discography touches on hip hop,...