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We were lucky enough to catch up Britain's YADi for a quick interview. With the recent success of the re-release of, "Guillotine" and collaborations with Joe Goddard, The Very Best , and Baaba Maal , YADi has stirred up some considerable noise. Remarkably, she has garnered just as much buzz for her fashion as for her music. She is fresh off performances at The Great Escape receiving rave reviews. The Blow EP just saw its release and can scooped on iTunes worldwide. A big thanks to YADi for doing the interview! The North African and Middle Eastern elements in your music, for instance the oud and qraqebs, are pretty apparent and the aspect I enjoy the most. How has your Algerian ancestry guided you in music and more generally on an everyday basis? How connected to your roots are you? YADi: It’s more that my father was really into music – in fact that’s what drew him to London in the first place – he came to watch the Rolling S...

The MIDI festival has got me feeling down because I will be stuck in the states instead of the enjoying some of the best acts with the all the comfort of the French Riviera. I was lucky enough the spend some time in the region this past January and let me assure you it a spectacular place. It pains me a lot not to be able to make it to Hyeres. Edith Wharton clearly saw the appeal of Hyeres, though long before the MIDI festival, wintering there between 1919 and 1937. If you aren't convinced then continue reading below for the press release. Entering into its ninth year, MIDI Festival returns to the beautiful location of the French Riviera to present a selection of the world’s best artists and DJs across a three day exploration of leftfield music. Showcasing a mixture of both established and up and coming acts, MIDI Festival has quietly cemented its reputation as a tastemaker festival, delivering a credible and carefully crafted line-up against the dynamic and beautiful ba...

Hey everyone so this is my first post for Bochi Crew! I recently relocated to Bangalore for the summer and I am going through pretty severe culture shock; I am from rural New Hampshire, go to school in Iowa, and simply put, being in a city of 8.4 million people is overwhelming. The sights, smells, hustle and bustle stretch my sensory capabilities, and I don’t think I was really prepared for seeing raw sewage on the streets, roving packs of stray dogs, and crazed rickshaw drivers who ruthlessly pursue any opening- real or imagined. "The Journey" is a laid-back instrumental by Elaquent, a perfect summer track for just kicking back and hanging out. It has been the perfect track to help me relax and distress in hot summer nights in India. -The Ginger Rafiki

In these first several months of Bochi Crew I have managed to be a bit of a control freak as to the direction of the site. It is about time that I give that up. The newest addition is none other than The Ginger Rafiki, our far-flung correspondent in Bangalore, India. The two of us differ noticeably on many things (music included), but this addition will bring some refreshing change to Bochi Crew. They always say family and friends shouldn't go into business together but we are just going to put that warning aside. Rafiki and I are now one step closer now to realizing our dream of opening a combo Bike-coffee shop in some small Midwestern town and eventually putting aside enough cash to buy the football club Olympique de Marseille. Cheers to the new parternship.

Le Youth has graced with another edit of "C O O L." James calls it his "babymakin" rendition of the track and luckily for us it is available for free in exchange for a Facebook like. The C O O L EP drops July 2nd and you can pre-order it here .

If you got around to reading my Live at Leeds 2013 Review you know I have become a huge Georgia Thursting fan as of late. Fellow writer Howard Jones generously interviewed Georgia Thursting for me after her LAL gig. Big thanks to Howard and Georgia for doing the interview! A standout at the Leeds College of Music, Thursting drew a fantastic crowd to the intimate venue. It appeared that her peers recognized her talent as well with a solid throng of uni students making their way past the wristband checkers. Thursting acknowledges this: "My fellow students, I think, thought it was really cool and lots of people saying ‘good luck for live at leeds and because we are all musicians we can all understand what it would mean to each other to get opportunities like this and we all support each quite well." With the excellent turnout and support readily apparent Thursting went into her second show of the day pretty thrilled albeit justifiably tired. Playing two sets on S...

Just about everyone close to me knows how much I enjoy Olafur Arnalds. If you are anything like me then you will most likely jump on this opportunity to land yourself a signed vinyl edition of Arnalds newest release, For Now I am Winter Similarly, those close to me also know I am a junkie for postcards (you guys might have figured this out to pretty quick given the Postcards feature). Accordingly, the reader giveaway for the signed vinyl is going to wed my two loves. To enter for a chance to win the signed copy of For Now I am Winter simply shoot an email to bochicrew@gmail.com with a pic of the best postcard you can find. Pretty easy, huh? Get after it. The aim of the Postcards feature is to promote the best music that we have received in the past week in one post. Each Postcard gives a glimpse of different set of genres and artists form different pockets of the globe. The list will be capped at three, allowing for a more in-depth look at each featured artist. If you wan...