BLB (FIN)
NESTOR (EST)
EHALA(EST)
WILDCOOKIE
Tru Thoughts / Homegrown Records
http://www.myspace.com/wildcookieproject
Since his last release on Tru Thoughts in 2006, Swedish hip hop-soul-jazz maestro Freddie Cruger (AKA Red Astaire), has been busy travelling the world as a DJ and releasing music on his own label, Homegrown Records - one of these releases was the debut, and now extremely rare, Wildcookie 12".The "Drugs EP" received support from Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio 1 and the lead track, “Heroine”, also features on the debut album "Cookie Dough".
Bear in mind that Wildcookie is not a one man band. Cruger's ultra-crisp productions and sophisticated synthline melodies are backed with the pitch perfect, often freestyled, vocals of Anthony Mills who is no stranger to the world of music.
In 12 short years he has toured extensively with Harry Belafonte’s All-Star Band, recorded with Krs-One, Amy Winehouse, Leela James, Maxi Priest, Snow, Sizzla, Dead Prez, Doc (Esthero), Sly Dunbar, Chinna Smith and Grace Bumbry. Mills has written over 1000 songs in this time and recorded well over 100 studio and live albums, providing lead vocals for two other duos – Super Viral Brothers (Pope/Universal) and XXLARGEMILLS.
Wildcookie’s musical content is a mixture of deep basslines and jaunty piano and guitar riffs, a trawl through the outer reaches of hip hop, soul and world grooves, with twisted jazz, beatdown house, easy listening bossa nova and Latino touches all making a play for your attention. But it is Anthony’s vocals that give the music its final edge. Delivered with a laid back, breathy style, there is also an underlying sinister mood in the voice that is reinforced with the lyrics, many of which have a drug theme to them.
„Heroine made my favorite jazz“
Heroine
On The Road
http://wildcookie.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-road
Serious Drug
Flashy Flashy
Girlfriend
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
SOS Birthday special selectors:
MADIS NESTOR
http://www.biit.me/
Madis Nestor is a name that needs no introduction. One of Estonia’s biggest music lovers who’s almost infinite collection of wax has slept throughout all the decks of Tallinn. His sets being always pure ear-candy hypnotize with grooves and soul in all different forms.
EHALA
Organizer of the percussion-based Music So Hot events and constantly travelling between Tartu–Tallin route, Ehala has absrobed various music scenes from both of the hotbeds of culture. He is a true nightlife observer who’s vinyl sets behold crisp and interesting sounds consisting of new and old Funk 'n' Soul music.
FLYER
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