MORRT - Adore U

MORRT is back today with another free download follow up to his 3AM EP, Adore U. This is a funky sample-based piece fusion of a number of styles from hip hop to funk to house in the way only the producer from Derbyshire can. Clocking in at just under 3 minutes, it's short but oh so sweet. The horn section and vocal sample throughout really set the stage for the whole track with a nice summery vibe.

Seriously, this one is downloadable straight from the player below, so what are you waiting for? Follow MORRT on Soundcloud and grab all his other free downloads, or pick up his latest offering on iTunes - Dive Right In.

- KJ

Honest - ?????

"I know that you've got everything but I've got nothing here without ya." Honest brings some authentic lost-love house and garage vibes to this untitled (or titled ?????) stomper that was uploaded about a month ago. 

Working off the pre-chorus vocal sample from Ariana Grande's single One Last Time, Honest brings what will sound familiar to many following the top 40 scene, and twists it into fitting into this vibey house jam, producing a catchy club tune with some crossover value that sounds fresh and very different from the source of the sample. This is a solid and creative rework of the sample, and overall a great bit of production work that only gives the faintest tinge of guilty pleasure.

There doesn't appear to be anything hinting to any official release, and this one isn't looking downloadable at this time.  Settle for the stream, and stream the hell out of it - it's that good.

- KJ

Arapaima - Hur777

Another creative rework of a top 40 track coming at you today, this time from Arapaima with a twist on Christina Aguilera's Hurt. 

Arapaima's version leaves much of the vocal sample intact but sped up to introduce it before looping it a bit for the buildup and chopping it right up when buildup drops back in at 0:56. The synth work is warm, and the percussion is tight. All around a really great and unique rework with Arapaima's signature sound.

I'm going to leave this review short and sweet to match the track. Enjoy.

- KJ

rgry - good2u

rgry has been putting out hot music pretty consistently through Soundcloud, a lot of it on that future, chill trap, hip hop vibe.  We just saw good2u pop up in our stream recently as it was reposted by audiopium, and it's quality material. This is one for those of you who want some passionate lyrics along with your beats.  This goes back to Teddy Riley and Tammy Lucas' Is It Good To You, though I am not quite sure whether the vocal used in this is sampled and pitched or covered with a new vocalist. Either way, it's fresh again.

There was no link from the new post on audiopium, but we dug up the original upload from rgry which is still up for free download, so grab it from the player below. If you haven't checked rgry's Soundcloud page, make sure you check it, as there is a lot more cool stuff there, some as free downloads.

- KJ

Rose - No Good [Free EP]

Rose delivers a fresh and energetic rework of a classic house vocal in No Good. Keeping an old school flavour with pure piano chords alongside intricate synth work and cut and pitched vocals, this track really stands out as something a bit different.  Enjoyable from start to finish.

This was released as a full free EP with remixes of No Good by Prizm as well as a collaborative remix coming from TONIIA and Santiago. Make sure to grab the full EP and check out each of the artists Soundcloud accounts as linked above for more great music, much of it released for free as well.

- KJ