Wamdue featuring Jessica Tonder – Paths (buy from iTunes)

Remember Jessica Tonder? She made a huge splash a few years ago with her trip-hop inspired tracks like “Art of War,” and “The Girl and the Robot” in addition to her work with hip-hop group Proton. After a break I’m glad to hear that she’s back making music, this time teaming up with fellow ATLien Wamdue for this beautiful track called “Paths.” It’s tad more pop than her previous efforts but the production is solid and Jessica’s voice is simply beautiful.

We pegged Ms. Tonder to go far in 2008, and with this track I truly feel like it’s her time to shine.  If you like it, please suppor this artist by buying the track from iTunes. Very good look.

Jessica Tonder – Art of War

I fell in love with Jessica Tonder’s voice from the second I heard it, and y’all might remember the Bee Remix with Proton that I played on the Podcast back in May, but Soul Bounce alerted me to the fact that she’s dropped some new songs on her MySpace which are equally as impressive.

With a smoky voice that evokes great female jazz artists of the past, and solid trip-hop production from Derrick “Drop” Braxton, the creator of such tracks as “Gold Watch,” and “Streets on Fire” from Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool, the 22 year old Atlanta via Miami native is poised to do big things in 2009. Her songs not only bring back the essence of those trip-hop tracks that we remember from the hey-dey (think Portishead and Esthero), but also brings a freshness and a uniqueness to them that is rare in music nowadays.

Her newest project, The Robot And The Little Girl, adds to Atlanta’s weerdo robot infatuation, and will hopefully drop soon.

myspace.com/jessicatonder

Proton – Red & Purple Vol. 1Mixtape (Media Fire)

The dudes from Proton have been getting some buzz around the lately. The ATLiens combine that classic crunk sound with futuristic space odysseys that seems to be very prevalent down South these days (check Janelle Monae). Proton, along with Monae, Hollyweerd and others are apart of the new Blipster scene in the ATL, heralded by parties like Sloppy Seconds.

The mixtape touches on a varitey of influences from Kraftwerk to Bollywood to the East Coast. Even though they hail from down South,  “Magazine Dreams, “Juicy Fruit,” and “Ice Cream,” and “Hot Sex on a Platter” rely pay homage to East Coast Hip-Hop. Spliced in between these tracks are some stellar tracks like “Playboy,” and “Good Look.”  Couch Sessions homegirls Slick and Rose join in on “Come Alive”, and the dudes include Jessica Tonder’s Bee Remix which was featured on our last podcast.

The result is some ground breaking music, and even if the mixtape is a little uneven, it foreshadows good things for Proton in the future.

Another collection of delectable treats for your iPod.

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Tracklisting

Adele – Chasing Pavements (Various Productions Remix)
While Label (London, UK)

Cadence Weapon – Sharks
from Chasing Kayfabe (Edmonton, CA)

Jay Electronica – Victory Is In My Clutches
from What Tha F*ck Is A Jay Electronica (New Orleans, LA)

Bobby Creekwater – OJ Simpson
from Anthem 2 Da Streets Mixtape – Atlanta, GA

Mickey Factz (feat Travis of Gym Class Heroes) – Overdose on Life
Unknown (New York, NY)

Elzhi - Save Ya
Unknown (Detroit, MI)

Erykah Badu – Honey (DJ Day Remix)
from New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) (Dallas, TX)

Fleetwood Black (Res + Graph Nobel) – Sometimes
White Label (Toronto, CA)

Jessica Tonder feat Proton – The Bee (Remix)
White Label (Miami, FL)

Kelli Scarr – Are You That Somebody (Acoustic)
Live at Pianos NYC (Los Angeles, CA)