Top Five: André 3000 Cameos
With Outkast having gone quiet for a while, Andre 3000's recent music career has consisted of getting behind sounds from other artists he’s excited about by lending his talents to a verse or two on their tracks. When every name in the business is asking for a piece of your cake, you know you’re doing...
New Release: Mar – Our Attempt
Dutch soul-singer Mar is back with bite this month, releasing the lead single off his debut solo EP Seeing Her Naked (slated for a release by the end of this month). Our Attempt begins with Drake/The Weeknd style production (fizzling string-pads and gittery Hip-Hop rhythms), which is then brought back down to earth via a...
New Release: Sonnymoon – Just Before Dawn
One of our favourite labels around, Plug Research (home to Exile, Bilal, Boom Clap Bachelors) have ferociously tugged on our ears yet again with the beautifully balmy tones of Experimental duo Sonnymoon. The track Just Before Dawn is stripped-back chill-out music in its purist form, with just simple synth-work and a magical melody. But as...
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Staff Picks: Top 50 Tracks of 2011 [Part Two]
Here is the second part of our Top 50 tracks of 2011, as picked by Stamp The Wax writers. These 25 are our favourite songs that fall into the Acoustic/Folk, Hip-hop, Indie, Pop, RnB/Soul and World genres.
Tracks You Might’ve Missed: Harmonimix – Drake (Tim Westwood freestyle)
The Harmonimix alias of Post-Dubstep pioneer James Blake is notorious for melting famous Hip-hop/RnB acapella's with his own ambient 2-step production to create something truly unique. His discography so far has...
Top Five: New Generation R&B from Frank Ocean and The Weeknd
Let’s be frank. In recent years, R&B as a genre has lost all credibility. Not since pioneers such as Usher and the uber-talented R. Kelly (the brilliance of Trapped in the Closet...
