New heat from drummer extraordinaire Chris Dave featuring Stimulus. Today, the two musicians release their first collaborative mix tape 3rd 1st Impression. The soulful compilation—produced entirely by Dave, with rhymes by Stimulus—features artists such as Bilal, Renee Neufvill and Casey Benjamin. Press play.

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Special thanks to Sarah Crisman for conducting this excellent interview with Dallas born and bred musician Geno Young. Also checkout the track “Shoulda” after the jump that is available as a free download today from Geno.

Geno Young was born and bred to be a revolutionary soul artist. That’s how we do in Dallas. Or as our neighbors, Erykah Badu and producer Jah Born like to say “Dirty Always Live like a Soldier.” Yet few truly understand the contributions the Dallas community has made to the music industry at large – from Gospel, R&B, to Soul and Jazz, Dallas cats are playing the game on a different level compared to other urban hubs. (more…)

Special shout to Jodine Dorce from jodinescorner.com for putting us onto this gem right here. Also, please check out a review by Jodine of Robert Glasper’s recent appearance in ATL here. This song is truly a product of the intersection 21st century technology and collaboration. The backstory explains it all… (more…)