easy friends, been a minute since weve given you all anything to listen to. sooo sorry, but I had to put Vibes on ice for a while while (?) I sorted some stuff out. Ive since come to some important conclusions, travelled a bit, met some very cool people, and grown a seriously manly beard (theres proof on youtube). on a recent trip to London I was so lucky to make the acquaintance of one half of The Kemistry, singer/songwriter/all-around lovely woman Kemi. consisting of beatmaker Bare Beats and the young lady, The Kemi-stry (clever innit?) make decidedly trippy soul tunes, contrasting sinister sample-based production with melodic vocals. its all very British (Muse covers!) and I dig it tremendously. while The Kemistry live band takes formation and prepares to hit you with new music, heres a little mix of some of the groups influences that Kemi sent me a few weeks back. enjoy, and as always, stay tuuuuuned.
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Tracklist:
Metric - The Twist
K-Os - I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
Grieves - Smile For The Blade
These New Puritans - Swords Of Truth
LCD Soundsystem - Time To Get Away
edIT - AshTray
King Midas Sound - Waiting for You
Jill Scott - Gettin In the Way
Outkast f/ George Clinton - Synthesizer
Big Boi - Shutterbug
The Knife - Like A Pen
Julian Casablancas - Tourist
Chromeo - Mommas Boy
Dessa - Chaconne
Skitz f/ Taskforce - Teardrops
Etta James - Rather Go Blind
Talib Kweli + Hi-Tek - My Life
Doomtree - Carpe Diem
Lauryn Hill f/ Mary J Blige - I Used To Love Him