19/12/2009 by admin.

Welcome, please, Andreya Triana. The Brighton-based singer whose past credits include work with Mr. Scruff, Flying Lotus, Theo Parrish and Bonobo releases the first single from her forthcoming debut album, “Lost Where I Belong”.

Andreya Triana - “Lost Where I Belong” - Video Directed by Daniel Chester and Dave Prosser

“Lost Where I Belong,” like the rest of the album which will follow, is produced by Simon Green aka Bonobo, this track being co-written with Fink. The album came about before Bonobo and Triana worked on a track for his lastest album and ended up touring the US together. A beautiful, subtle slice of jazz and folk-inflected soul, “Lost Where I Belong” is, Andreya explains, a microcosm of what her album is all about. “The underlying theme of the song is even though we can strongly and clearly know what our purpose is in life we can still get a bit lost along the way and struggle sometimes.”

Bonobo builds subtle live strings, brass and effortless-but-understated drum work around the gorgeousness of Triana’s voice and lush harmonies. The remix comes from sometime associate and collaborator Flying Lotus who takes the original vocal out into the (LA) galaxy – all space fizzes and filtered drums – before Andreya roots it right back down again with an acoustic version which shows just how affecting her voice is, with Fink and Bonobo both lending a hand on guitar and double bass.

No diva-histrionics here – just an attempt to let the melody and lyrics do the talking.

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15/12/2009 by admin.

Undoubtedly two of the finest producers straight from Los Angeles, Nite Jewel and Dam-Funk have had quite the successful year. Both being admirers of each others work, and similarly inspired by chord structures and synth sounds of a half-remembered past of the 80’s, one could only imagine how the two together would sound like… until now.

Nite Jewel + Dam-Funk on XLR8R TV

With help from XLR8R TV, the two finally pair as a duo completing a remarkably mesmerising tune named ‘Am I Gonna Make It’ - think dancefloor ethereal funk with a purple sound. Cole MGN of lo-fi band Haunted Graffiti assists on bass guitar duties.

Nite Funk - ‘Am I Gonna Make It’ - click to download

We at Some Think Blue adore this track, and for you purple music lovers out there, if you tuned into Benji B’s 1xtra show on the 29th November, you also know that Dam-Funk will make collaborative links to the UK via man of the moment in the ‘Dubstep’ region - Joker.

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