C Power and the sunshine
It’s just about May and the weather’s supreme. Artists have been banging out summer jams for months now in anticipation of this heat, though I suppose that’s been going on for a quite a while longer with all the chillwave surplus. Anyway, let’s get y’all in the mood with some hipdeehop, UK style. Rub it in fresh while it’s still oozin.
Chris Powers operates under the moniker C Powers. This guy is pretty unknown around the states as are many great acts these days, but the material is undeniably dope. Although from Atlanta originally, he’s now working and living in Clapton, London and South East. There he’s been living with his wife, looking for a job and scrapping up gigs. Most of the stuff he spins are samples or music that influences his sound, that is, 80s boogie and disco and early house. He’s got two free EPs – C POWERS and Indy Scarf – linked to from his myspace. Both have quality jams. In terms of new songs (the EPs are from last year), ‘Rich Wish’ and ‘Tea Each’ are his latest, the latter of which C Powers offers as a “sneak peek at what is developing into an album”. A sort of side project of his goes by Mane Mane, a duo involving another Atlanta-born producer aliased heRobust. This stuff’s got more of that glossy summer polish to it, layered all dreamy-like and fit for sun-induced stupor. He’s also got some fucking fantastic mixes available that I’d probably snag over anything else, but I won’t overload you with material (so go get it yourself). Grab these four gems while a full-length cooks steadily in the hot heat.
^^Rain Mane (ft. CHRom_Charlemane) – Mane Mane (Boys 2 Mane EP)
Wake(outstudio) – C Powers (Indy Scarf EP)
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But shiiiit, I’m not done yet. C Powers is part of, like the French group Valerie, which I did a post on a while back, a collective called Peace Age. It involves some cool up and coming dudes to the likes of dANA, Twins, CHRom, Luke Perry, and Best Hits. They’ve got a sweet blog where they release most of their collabs for our favorite price. make hay
Tags: Best Hits, boogie, Boys 2 Mane EP, C Powers, C POWERS EP, Charlemane, CHRom, dANA, disco, early house, funk, heRobust, Indy Scarf EP, Luke Perry, Mane Mane, Peace Age, UK hip hop
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May 19, 2010 at 5:01 pm
Rain Mane is freshhh