Usually Free Music Friday is a random collection of tunes that are thrown together from all over the show, this time round though we have a very special edition.
I am sure I don’t need to say anything to hype either of these acts. One of the greatest musical hip hop acts of all time, The Roots, paying tribute by covering some of the biggest hits from the late great J Dilla.
There is no question that this should be in your collection, get amongst.
It’s been a wee while since I have put together a free music Friday, but it was not for lack of selection. As usual there is some amazing music being released for free by some equally amazing (and generous) artists. If you are feeling these tunes be sure to support these artists by buying their tunes, reaching their gigs, or sending them food parcels. Enjoy!
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Breakage on remix duties for Massive Attack, with one of the tracks from their forthcoming album Heligoland. Lovely little dubsteppy/housey rework.
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Implex & Enei – Grey December
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Implex & Enei are part of the Russian invasion that is currently taking on drum & bass. Their LP Sublife has just been released, and they have put out these two tracks as a little sampler for the album. Nice deep dancefloor vibes on these ones. Both are good, but my pick is Grey December. You can catch an interview with the pair, along with a special guest mix over at Knowledge Mag. The LP is well worth checking too.
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RQ_ is an awesomely talented guy making music right here in little old NZ. He has been releasing a whole lot of stuff for free lately, so definitely worth checking his SoundCloud. This is a lovely little jazzy atmospheric number with a cool old school vibe.
So much awesome free music coming out lately that I have been spoilt for choice in putting this edition of Free Music Friday together. Some real bangers in here. Big up to all these artists doing amazing stuff, if you like these tunes you should go buy some of their music too.
dBridge – Memory Park
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dBridge has been absolutely killing it lately, producing some of the most amazing music ever made. Along with Instra:mental he has been bringing awesome vibes on the Autonomic podcast series, and has just released this tune, which featured on Layer 06, as a free download. Amazing atmosphere on this track, spine tingling stuff.
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Redeyes – Miles Behind (Instrumental)
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Redeyes – Float in Time
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Redeyes – Paralells
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Redeyes – Born with a Headache
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Recent visitor to our shores Redeyes has just released this quality 5 track EP “Seperate Ways” as a free download. All the tunes are great, but my pick is the awesome “Miles Behind”. Lovely stuff from the super suave Frenchman.
Michael Jackson – Butterflies (A Sides MJ tribute remix)
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I know that his passing is now well and truly old news, but this is a lovely little rework of one of my favourite MJ tunes from A Sides. Great little number for the d floor, a little something to get people moving.
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