Watch for soulful electronics (Ravyn Lenae, Tall Black Guy); tropical + Cuban runnings (Haaksmann, Arocena) and old 60’s soul (Willie West); hip hop from SonnyJim and Emay; deep jazz from Yussef Kamaal + Shabaka Hutchings, new Brazilian-style soul from Da Lata + new one from Thundercat; post-punk new wave from The Flying Lizards, Gaslamp Killer back with a new album – heavy dusty breaks and beats with strings; a little boogie and funk excursion (Brothers Johnson, Tuxedo), Saul Williams on a new wave electronic tip; The Bug + Riko Dan scaring the bejeezus out of everyone and a roundup of some big tracks from the recent Notting Hill Carnival covering the soundsystem spectrum from dancehall (Rihanna, Equiknoxx, Konshens) to garage/uk funky (Egypt, D-Malice) to grime (Capo Lee, Spooky, AJ Tracey, Murlo) to jungle. They need to increase the tag limit.
