Taylor McFerrin: Broken Vibes

Yes Taylor McFerrin is the son of that other beat-boxing McFerrin (they've worked well together as well). But no, that does not mean he listened to terrible music his whole life. As the self-made, self-produced demo and recent live NYC performance attest, this young McFerrin knows where music is in 2007 and has the chops to play along.

The Broken Vibes EP is getting a limited released by the Rude Movements (NYC) crew, as a follow up to their Shawn J Period 12". The records will feature different hand drawn Ian Wright stencils. The ISOUL8 remix is thankfully included, which preserves the original but adds just the right bounce, as is a more hip-hop and Brazilian number.

Taylor McFerrin - Broken Vibes

Here's what the NT Times had to say about the lad a few weeks ago when he was headlining the Times' new "emerging artist" series at Joes Pub:

Taylor McFerrin is a one-man show. Combining his skills as a producer and performer, Taylor McFerrin is making music heads around the world take notice as he seamlessly builds songs from scratch with his ambitious live show. Fender Rhodes, Synths, Samples, Vocals and Beatboxing are meshed together as Taylor builds from his roots in 60s Soul to his vision of future Hip-Hop. Gaining attention from his first single "Broken Vibes," which debuted on Gilles Peterson BBC World Wide Radio, Taylor keeps the buzz on high for his debut album with his undeniably intriguing solo performance.