The Original Sample:
Shades – Tones by Barbara Moore
This week’s sample comes from Barbara Moore’s 1972 release on De Wolfe. A legendary release, Vocal Shades and Tones features smooth jazz and elements of bossa and scat vocals. After delving deeper into her catalog, I found a treasure trove of future WBS sample selections. Here’s a great interview which features the legendary British composer:
Quick Update:
► Boy of Summer by Napoleon Suarez – Give a warm welcome for a new addition to the WBS fam, Napoleon Suarez from Philly. Be sure to check out his 20 track offering, Boy of Summer, which dropped last month. Also, check out the trailer here.
► Occupied Living Room – Bwan x Paper Son – If you haven’t already, be sure to cop Paper Son’s third installment in a series of remix projects. Check out the write-up and WBS shout out here.
► Throwback by Def Justice – Here’s a 9-track offering from Def Justice released just today. Download here.
peace, @illa0804 /@GenerationILL
Featured Beats and Producers:
Memories by Napoleon Suarez (Philadelphia, PA)
Untitled by Ant Hearn (Southampton, England)
Goon (Pt 2) by Blackph03nix (London, England)
On a Trip by Agent Smith 78 (Chicago, IL)
6.30.12 by Jla da Composer (Chicago, IL)
HOTNITE JOINT by Mr. Klimatic (Toledo, OH)
Magic Mark by PMBeatz (Washington, DC)
The Setup by NeV (Augusta, GA)
Ex Umbris In Lucem by StonedGutter (Batangas City, Philippines)
Memoir by Daniel Riofrio (New York, NY)
Hum Along by thadizzie1 (San Francisco, CA)
Slow Kayak by Sideways (Portland, OR)
Graveyard Sh_t by Alas Ng Beats (Quezon City, Philippines)
Smokin Panda by Ize (Manila, Philippines)
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