Madlib - Shades Of BlueShades Of Blue is a project that turns over the legacy of the esteemed Blue Note jazz label to one of hip hop's most unique artists, Madlib. He is considered to be one of hip hop's most inventive visionaries and connects it's productions through smart lyrics and poetics. The album opens with the declaration that "We are now having a little cooking session for Blue Note right here on the scene" Madlib was afforded the opportunity to mine the crates of

with unabashedly androgynous vocal harmonies

no group has featured so much formidable established talent

the very epicenter of exotic influences

accordion-driven

The "misfits' misfits" the Nightingales new album 'Mind Over Matter' is released on CD and as a limited edition 180g vinyl

'Tender Buttons' is a far more intimate record than its predecessor

or heavy as earth

with the composers curating a prog rock

Emma Tricca basques in its exorcism and stands hand in hand with her peers

And while the UK counterculture may have shed its “faith in something bigger”

They speculate on just who is the personality behind this Jessica Pratt

Eno's follow up album