At the top of July, Nicolay and The Hot At Nights will embark on their second run of Shibuya Session shows across North America. What better way to commemorate this than to share the complete streaming audio of one of the shows of their January/February tour!

Recorded directly from the soundboard at Scarlet & Grey in Columbus OH on January 30, 2012.

01. Shibuya Station
02. Rain In Ueno Park
03. Satellite
04. Meiji Shrine
05. The Inner Garden
06. Happiness
07. Crossing
08. Bullet Train
09. The Answer
10. Wake Up In Another Life/Introductions
11. Departure
12. Sweeter Than You
13. Eyes To The Sky/All Roads

Nicolay - synthesizers/keyboards/vocoder
Chris Boerner - 8-string guitar
Matt Douglas - saxophone
Nick Baglio - drums/keyboards

Sit back and enjoy the ride!



Catch Nicolay with The Hot At Nights live this July | Download the "Shibuya Session EP" for FREE

While a young Phonte Coleman was growing up listening to the soulful sounds of artists like Luther Vandross and Chaka Khan in Greensboro, NC, Nicolay Rook was being reared on a similar catalog of musicians in the Netherlands. That musical kinship drew Coleman and Rook to each other on okayplayer.com, an online hip-hop message board, in 2002. The two never met in-person until after they'd put the finishing touches on their critically-acclaimed first album, "Connected." Today, their band, The Foreign Exchange, boasts three albums, a record label imprint and a Grammy nomination. Rook has since relocated to Wilmington, NC to be closer to his bandmate, but he and Coleman continue to work through a long-distance relationship. Host Frank Stasio talks with The Foreign Exchange about the benefits of collaborating in the digital age and gets treated to a live, in-studio performance.

Listen now, or download below.

"THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE ON THE STATE OF THINGS" DOWNLOAD

Courtesy of the homie DJ Low Key and our good friends at Red Bull Music Academy Radio: Streaming audio of The Foreign Exchange's recent show at Summit Music Hall in Denver CO.... Straight from the soundboard and in its entirety! Enjoy, and thank you for listening.

Phonte · Lead vocals | Nicolay · Keyboards/Samples/Acoustic guitar
with
Sy Smith · Vocals | Jeanne Jolly · Vocals | Zo! · Keyboards | Chris Boerner · Electric/Acoustic guitar | Kush Elamin · Bass | Chris "Biscuit" Bynum · Drums

In this episode, Phonte discusses his New Year's reconciliation with longtime friend 9th Wonder, working with Lil B the Based God, his thoughts on OFWGKTA, and why he doesn't attend Epic Annual Nigga Events. #SWAG

Check out this great podcast courtesy of our friends at Red Bull Music Academy Radio, who had a fireside chat with The Foreign Exchange while they were in London.

In this special 10/10/10 episode, Phonte discusses the Bishop Eddie Long scandal, the failures of the Black church, and why every kid needs an occasional ass whippin'.

In this episode, Phonte laments the death of one of his favorite record stores, explains the tragedy that is Montana Fishburne, and gives tips on Twitter etiquette.

In this episode Phonte breaks the myth of sexism in the music industry, explains why he's 'old and over it' in regards to discussing hip-hop, and why bad music is like gay porn.

Jodine's Corner is back with a funk-filled podcast featuring the dynamic duo, Phonte and Nicolay aka The Foreign Exchange

Some good music for your player...

Phonte and Nicolay aka The Foreign Exchange join Fave as special guests for the newest edition of his Friday FaveCast. They discuss Nicolay's new album, 'City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya', the formation of their Foreign Exchange Music imprint, and much more.

Click here to download the MP3 or here to listen via the Friday FaveCast site. Playlist after the jump.

Something soulful for your player

Here's a nice podcast courtesy of Greg Clifford aka The Son Of Soul. Good looking out on including 'Lose Your Way'!



Playlist:

Root Soul - On & On (Feat. Shea Soul)
Oezlem - I Won't Lose You
Camboso feat. Jocelyn Brown - Love Alibi (Soulpersona Remix)
Chanan Hanspal - It's Only Just A Garden (Kay Suzuki Remix Without Intro)
Sygaire & Defcon - The Latest (feat. Capitol A)
Theophilus London - Want U For Myself (feat. Peter Hadar)
MaSiRah - Find A Way
Domu & Yannah Valdevit - City Madness
Yam Who? - Summertime (NSM Summertime '09 Instrumental Mix)
Sa-Ra Creative Partners - I Swear (feat. Noni Limar)
Shafiq Husayn - Dust & Kisses (feat. Noni Limar)
Marc Mac - Radio Heroes (feat. T.R.A.C)
DJ Spinna - Lights Out (feat. John Robinson)
Shafiq Husayn - Cheeba (feat. Bilal)
Quantic and His Combo Barbaro - The Dreaming Mind Part 1
Robert Glasper - All Matter (feat. Bilal)
Nicolay feat. Carlitta Durand - Lose Your Way

Big up to DJ Rahdu who posted this podcast at Bama Love Soul.