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Mix Master Bestor’s Modern Soulness Vol. IX

Yes, there are nine of these things, but this is the first one I have posted. These mixes, all falling under the umbrella theme of “Modern Soulness” have been some of my favorite to make lately because the world of Soul/R&B is constantly becoming more complex and intriguing. New talents like Jorja Smith, Kali Uchis, and Daniel Caesar continue to emerge and integrate themselves into the community that is modern R&B. The greatest proof of this “community” is that all...

Sonikseek: The Magnolia and Something Called Scandinavian Soul

Once upon a time it took months to get anywhere. We use to meet people from different countries and cultures only by travel, to see them physically by either coming to them or foreigners coming to you, and this usually only transpired through the necessity of trade. Travel was harrowing and long voyages were not cut and dry experiences, but rather extended tours of survival. Dirty port cities and crossroads towns were a heady mix of suspicion, curiosity, and opportunism....

Sonikseek: Toronto Gives Us the Future of Pop with MorMor

2017 was a year that confirmed what many of us already knew: Rock music is losing ground in the world of pop music relevancy. We saw it happening in 2016 as the Knowles sisters dominated the “best album” polls and artists like The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, and Chance the Rapper grew in popularity. Some expected a rebound in 2017, and yet the most compelling music of this past year once again came from the Soul/R&B/Rap veins of popular music. Kendrick...

Wicked Neat Music Videos: Fujiya & Miyagi

  Rounding out a litany of periodics I wanted to start is the music video segment. No I am not from the East Coast, however, I would like to gainfully adopt the upper Northeast’s use of the word “wicked” and combine it with my annoying habit of using old-timey adjectives like “neat” and “swell” or outdated phrases like “what in tarnations” and “golly gee willikers”. Let’s just call it a “niche vocabulary”. Speaking of a niche, the English band Fujiya...

Sonikseek: Diffuse Soul by Nick Hakim

The best Lyft rides are the ones where I get to my destination….obviously…. but also the ones where the driver is playing really good music. In Denver we have this amazing radio show on 102.3 FM called OpenAir, which my Lyft driver Justin was playing last night. OpenAir plays new music off the beaten path, indie music that can only be described as “niche” and “not radio typical”. By the time I arrived at the theater to see Alien: Covenant...