Tag Archive: Amsterdam

Diggin’ This: Noa Lauryn & Felix Hien – “Layers Of Time” (Vokall Records)

  Neo-soul from Amsterdam.       Featuring the German jazz and soul musician Felix Hien, “Layers of Time” by the Dutch artist Noa Lauryn is a smooth pour of R&B with Glasper-esque… Continue reading

Diggin’ This: Devon Rexi – “Sjikamo” (South of North Records)

  Dub meets post-punk meets an experimental trip-hop beat.       Nushin Naini (bass, vocals) and Nic Mauskovic (drums, vocals) are the creative force behind Devon Rexi, now expanded to a five-piece… Continue reading

Diggin’ This: Pip Blom – “Keep It Together” (Heavenly Recordings)

  Gloriously raucous jangle-pop from the Netherlands with a yell-along chorus?   Sign me up!       Pip Blom – “Keep It Together”           “Keep It Together” is… Continue reading

Diggin’ This: Uffe – “As Long As It Lasts” (FaltyDL’s Blueberry Records)

  Amsterdam-via-Copenhagen producer Uffe‘s “As Long As It Lasts” is a relaxed jazz journey complete with cocktail lounge piano keys, a tip-toeing vibraphone, graceful guitar wah-wah’s, and a delightfully angular drum beat.  … Continue reading

Diggin’ This: Weval – “The Battle”

  Amsterdam electronic music duo Harm Coolen and Merijn Schotte are Weval.       Their latest track, “The Battle,” is a heated house canter overlaid with cloudy synths and hypnotic vocal echoes.   Track of… Continue reading

Diggin’ This: Szjerdene – “Find Me”

  Having previously provided vocals for the likes of Bonobo and Lapalux, Amsterdam-via-Hackney, East London songstress Szjerdene recently teamed up with NYC producer Quays to pen this ominous, skeletal, synth&B excursion.     Track of the… Continue reading

La Melodia – “Spaced Out” (Official Video) (Free Download)

That starry soul-hop from outer space-via-Amsterdam. La Melodia is MC Melodee and producer I.N.T. I can easily hear Pharrell’s falsetto and his signature live drums lacing a remix of this one.   La… Continue reading