The human brain is incredibly powerful. It controls every function of our bodies, allows us to reason, and permits us to both create and appreciate art. To do so, it uses 100 billion neurons, each of which fires around 200 times every second. Given its necessary complexity, it should come as no surprise how frequently the organ malfunctions. According to the US Center for … [Read more...]
Stream Kassa Overall’s “I Know You See Me” Featuring J Hoard and Melanie Charles
Since we shared the first single off multi-talented drummer, producer and rapper Kassa Overall’s new album I THINK I’M GOOD a few weeks ago, the young phenom has been added to the roster of Gilles Peterson’s London-based label Brownswood Recordings, pushing the release of his second opus to February 28. We couldn’t be more stoked for Overall who has been making waves largely of … [Read more...]
Stream Kassa Overall’s “Please Don’t Kill Me” Featuring Joel Ross & Theo Croker Off Upcoming Album ‘I Think I’m Good’
Offering an atypical approach to the melding of hip hop and jazz, Kassa Overall sets up his own little arts and crafts table in the larger existing field of mostly heavy on the beat, sparse on the jazz music tracks. Overall utilizes jazz motifs as a focal point rather than a background component, and allows the music to freely move around within the loose embrace of his lyrics … [Read more...]