Just a list… with some great albums that fill my head with great sounds at the moment.
Just a few quick notes:
Kanye West - Graduation
You can say what you want, but this guy knows how to make an album… Ever since The College Dropout, he has been able to tell a story. Whether you like it or not, these albums are complete.
Kanye West - 808’s and Heartbreak
At the second track, I was like “Enough with the voice transformer!”. At the last track, I was totally amazed by how strong this album is… darn good!
John Legend - Evolver
Damnnn! An instant classic with some grrrreat songs. “Goodmorning” has replace my alarm clock already and “If you’re out there” was and is indeed a great statement of support for Obama. The bonus Teddy Riley remix of “It’s over” is totally sweet.
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
Unexpected and genius. This album has the amazing gift of capturing the period in which some of the best music in history was made. How this album is produced and how well it all fits that period, perfectly shows the genius and possibilities of the great Raphael Saadiq. Total respect.
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
What can i say… the man has an addictive voice… Simply cannot get enough of it.
Dwele - Sketches of a Man
Hmmm… hard to say. I think I need to hear the album a few times more. For now I have the feeling that it is too much of the same, without any tracks that really excel. Am a bit disappointed I must say.
Rather than bringing the whole story of the concert earlier mentioned, I wrote a review over at Last.fm…
His voice was… well, it was still Maxwell’s. From first to last song and encore, his voice was a smooth and slick as we know it, and where possible he did show off his great reach from Maxwell [...]
You have no idea how excited I am!
October 5th of 2008, second day after the kick-off of his Live 08 Tour, I will see Maxwell perform live in the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, Holland.
Whoooooooooohooooooooooooooooo!
Who’s gonna see him where? Here is the whole tour schedule:
Oct 3
Bloemfontein, SA
Bloemfontein Showgrounds
Oct 5
Amsterdam, NL
Heineken Music Hall
Oct 8
Boston
Opera House
Oct 9
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Pre-listen here @ Curlysoul the new album of Dwele:
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Received a message in my Last.fm account from Nika17, suggesting an artist I might like… A nice way to be introduced to the voice and lyrics of Paola Jean.
I know I still have to further dig in the possibilities of Last.fm, as it is my main radio station, yet I listen wayyy not enough… Happy [...]
North Sea Jazz will be in Rotterdam from July 11th to July 13th
He mentioned his new single “I’m cheatin’” during the concert I attended in Paradiso Amsterdam.
Now Dwele has teamed up with his friends of Slum Village to bring you a great remix of this track.
[Click here to listen]
Looking forward to see his new album “Sketches of a man” which is in stores on June 24th ‘08
Maxwell’s MySpace site is showing a little what we can expect in the coming years of the Master of Lovemaking music.
As from 2008, 3 albums will be released in the form of a trilogy called Black Summers’ Night. Of te first available track - Pretty Wings - we can hear a snippet on his myspace [...]