Yeah Bwoy! We’re on a retro kick today, and revisiting the kind of tracks that were the soundtrack to many a high school adventure. There’s nothing quite like the early days of hip-hop. From the emergence of sample-based early mash-ups, to the storytelling greats of NYC, ‘old skool’ hip-hop shaped a generation and influenced many a modern musician.

So, dig out your Adidas track suits and clock-on-a-chain and kick it with some of the legends of the scene. Some of these guys are still producing and touring, some were a (prominent) flash in the pan of musical history. All of them left a mark on many a cool youth.

Click the image below or check out http://open.spotify.com/user/leejarvis/playlist/5Tl4lJ5cVX212cgTpbDybv

Tracklist
A Tribe Called Quest – Bonita Applebum
Public Enemy – Bring The Noise
KRS One – Sound of Da Police
Beastie Boys – No Sleep Til Brooklyn
Run DMC – It’s Tricky
Digital Underground – Doowutchyalike
De La Soul – Eye Know
Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message
The Sugarhill Gang – Rappers Delight

Enjoy!

by The Music Jobs Team.

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Who?

Spotify is a team of developers led by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon (pictured above). They now have a headquarters in London, as well as an R&D team in Sweden.

What?

As a music playing desktop application, Spotify offers a ‘Free‘ account, with a limited amount of streaming of music, an ‘Unlimited‘ account, in other words, all-you-can-eat streaming, and also a ‘Premium‘ account where you can listen to music on any of your mobile devices, completely unrestricted. Music is easily searchable, and users can also browse by artist name, genre and other factors. Playlists can also be created and shared easily with other users and across the web.

When?

Whilst development started in 2006, Spotify first launched in 2008. After years of deliberating, negotiating, and rump-shaking (probably?), several territories can now dive into one of the most infamous and hyped instruments of the new music industry. As of July 2011, Spotify has officially hit the US shores.

Where?

Having originated in Sweden, Spotify went on to take Europe by storm, making deals and giving access to music lovers in the UK, France, Finland, Norway, Spain and the Netherlands, before landing in the USA.

Why?

Well, for a start, they host literally millions of tracks. Over 15 million, in fact. The interface is simple and user-friendly, making it a joy to locate the sounds you currently crave, as well as explore new and interesting music.

How?

Firstly, head here to select which account you would enjoy (Free, Unlimited, or Premium, as explained above).

Once setup, you have various features to experiment with. Looking for a place to start? Perhaps check out my Spotify profile…

…then perhaps subscribe to some of the Music Jobs playlists that I have compiled…

…from there it is easy to click on artist names, and discover new albums and related artists…

…making playlists yourself is simply a matter of dragging and dropping tracks…

…and sharing with friends is also as easy as a drag and drop…

Hopefully this post will enlighten you and give you a brief insight to their service. I’m not paid by or affiliated with them, it’s just, you know, kinda groovy

Enjoy!


by Lee Jarvis.

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I came across a lot of new rock / dance / electro funk punk / etc bands last year. Not that they were always new bands, but often new to me. There’s also a couple of more established bands who are threatening to get back together or released their first material for a few years.

With that said, I thought I’d make a shortlist of several artists that I’d love to see perform live in 2010, with a little help from Lala. Having received a lot of coverage with their recent buy out from Apple, I thought I’d compile a streaming playlist from their site, and must say I found the process simpler and more fluent than I remember from last using their system. Here’s to hoping that Apple help make the brand profitable and they continue providing a useful service.

And so, onto my rockin playlist – featuring music from Kings of Leon, Jet, Kasabian, The Strokes, The White Stripes, Silversun Pickups, Muse, The Prodigy, Foo Fighters and Soulwax.

Enjoy!

Lee Jarvis.

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There has been a lot of good music on the US office stereo over Thanksgiving and into the Xmas season, and being fans of streaming and sharing new music, we thought we’d create our own Imeem profile and share our office jams on the blog! Welcome to the first of (we hope) many Music Jobs Playlists, featuring Friendly Fires, Chromeo, MSTRKRFT and more. Feel free to comment here and get in touch via Imeem.

To Play All the tracks in full, click here:

Music Jobs Team playlist 001: US Office December 2009 (Compiled by Lee Jarvis)