itt: kinda out there, maybe kinda experimental, maybe kinda pretentious modern r&b

this is a jam y'all: http://soundcloud.com/allnaturalinc/proh-mic-turn-it-over-feat

really felling this. keyboard solo and special fx are awes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svZMb3zc__s

heard a few more of their songs and they're nice, but imo, kinda dated and too 'nice'. sounds a lot like dwele or something

http://www.mpmsite.com/?area=artists&view=detail&id=292

^ more songs

Dig the song. They sure were in a rush to get to the solo.

http://official-inc.com/

"SOMETIMES IN THE AFTERNOON WE LIKE TO PLAY JAZZ."

http://defgray.bandcamp.com/track/lunar-sun-light

ayoooo

The male voice there... eurrghh. Great otherwise.

Szjerdene over Dimlite: http://szjerdene.bandcamp.com/track/leilas-tale

Thought I had linked to this but

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ume677WIWr8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJf-5hRwBfQ

Loving dude's EP so much.

sounds like stbrkt or jamie woon or those guys more than R&B.

something a bit bland about it too

this is dope, ur crazy

Seriously tho:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhS2pFD0Y2c

Boykins! Loved the album he released a few years back, downloaded this EP but haven't listened to it yet... will have to get on that.

He's really great live as well, I saw him open up for Chrisette Michele.

also, ws

This JB is great.

There is a lesson to be learned from situations where I like something and titchy dislikes it.

Gives me the same feelings that early Dwele gave me.

Sounds like King Britt really wanted to make a Little Dragon/Georgia Anne Muldrow/Kissey Asplund-type record.

http://saturnneversleeps.com/2011/08/yesterdays-machine/

Last track is Italo post-punk, though -- something you could play between the Cure and Klein & MBO.

Whole thing is excellent.

Regarding Thundercat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk_RfQmV1Zg

This opens the album and it's obviously covered later on, as linked above.

A lot of Flying Lotus fans are going to think the album is garbage, but anything that uses MPS-era George Duke, Jan Hammer Group's Melodies, and Todd Rundgren as touchstones is OK in my book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh31etowmbk

"There is a lesson to be learned from situations where I like something and titchy dislikes it."

he sounds like sam sparrow

found out about this thundercat from pitchfork. seems kinda ill

yeah i need to check dude out -- i hadn't heard of him until yesterday

Yeah, that album is so dope. I kinda forgot about it for a while though.

thundercat album is great, sort of like agent k/george duke/kaidi and dego

New track by José James - It's All Over Your Body

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGtHvy_3W4Q

His voice is so friggin sexy. This is a smooth little groove, pretty damn perfect imo.

Another new one... Trouble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gz2kqOupCI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjhkSskYuBA

I see she was mentioned on this thread already (only mention on ILM). Not saying I love this, but I like her voice and kindof like the whole thing. Could stand a harder sound though obviously a harder sound isn't what they're going for.

Actually, listening to "Leila's Tale" now for the first time and I think I might like that more.

Or maybe not.

Does Jose James belong in this thread or the reg R&B rolling thread?

Leila's Tale sounds better to me. Production is pretty cool.

@Thundercatbass Thundercat
I will give my eagle a pompadour and decorate his beak with Christmas lights and macaronies.

This Pandr Eyez track is enchanting

http://vimeo.com/28883031

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRn2DAggPEE

Does Goapelle belong in here? Maybe this song belongs in the Sade thread, cos its very Sade like.

that pandr eyez track is pretty amazing

Yeah, I'm loving Pandr Eyez and Goapelle tracks both.

Second J*Davey album finally seeing the light of day later this month. http://soundcloud.com/illav8r/newdesignerdrug

Sounds great on my first run-through. AND HELL YES! "Dollar or More" is finally gonna be out there. I've been waiting for a finished version of that song for almost three years.

gotta say i had high hopes and feel kinda let down w/ new j davey. compared to the dangerous sexy randomness of the first double-set, it's bland. dang!

Goapele album is waaaaay good. For real.

Very cohesive, only 9 tracks, no filler.

Old unreleased cut from 04.

Raphael Saadiq feat common and ledisi 'They Don't Know You'
http://soundcloud.com/mathieuschreyer/ray-ray-feat-common-and-ledisi

i was skeptical about this because of the name but i like it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSUICxeOiy0

Cool track.

anyone else listened to the robert glasper experiment album yet? really liking it on a couple of listens. as well as erykah, there are also guest spots from meshell ndegéocello, king, lupe fiasco, musiq soulchild, chrisette michele, mos def...

and i can't stand the original "smells like teen spirit" but this makes the second cover of it i like

I do want to hear that.

Dunno the best thread to post this in, since it's maybe a little alt-y for the R&B thread yet it's not really that out there or experimental, but I'm really enjoying the new Nylo EP. The closer, in particular, seems of a piece with the most subdued moments on the new Dawn Richard album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m5MeusgRpI

this is fantastic. thanks.