Charlotte OC - On & On (Live @ Maida Vale)

The beautiful and supremely talented Charlotte OC recently recorded a stunning Maida Vale session for BBC Introducing, which included this performance of the hypnotic 'On & On'. One of my favourite singer/songwriters in the UK right now, quite easily. The Burning EP is out now.

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Lapalux - Puzzle (Feat. Andreya Triana) (Live At Maida Vale)

As part of BBC Radio 1's live Residency special at Maida Vale, Lapalux and Andreya Triana performed this stunning rendition of their collaboration 'Puzzle', which is take from Lapalux's Brainfeeder-released album Lustmore. Check out the full show HERE, which features Ghost Culture, Maribou State, Icicle and more.

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SBTRKT - Live @ Maida Vale

Ahead of this weekend’s Reading & Leeds festival, SBTRKT was joined by Ezra Koenig and Sampha yesterday as he performed a three-track session live from Madia Vale for Zane Lowe on Radio 1. Vampire Weekend's Koenig jumped in on a rendition of new single ‘New Dorp New York’, while Sampha guested on ‘Temporary View’. During the session, SBTRKT also aired ‘War Drums’, a track featuring Warpaint that plays out as a bonus cut on the producer’s forthcoming second album Wonder Where We Land. Listen to the session in full after the jump.

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DARKSIDE - Freak, Go Home (Live Lounge)

Nicolas Jaar & Dave Harrington dropped by the Maida Vale studios this week to perform a special live lounge session for Heidi's show on the Radio 1 Residency. Along with this track, the pair also performed 'Paper Trails' and never before heard cover of 'Planet Caravan' by Black Sabbath - you can listen to those HERE. Pretty damn special.

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Ed Sheeran - Drunk x Empire State of Mind (Live Lounge)

As part of Fearne Cotton's special Brit Awards week on Radio 1, Ed Sheeran dropped into the Maida Vale studios this morning to perform his latest single and a mystery cover of a track from a previous Brit winner. Following an ever-flawless rendition of 'Drunk', the 20 year-old singer/songwriter decided to take on the Jay-Z & Alicia Keys' monster collaboration 'Empire State of Mind', putting his own unique soulful twist on it and absolutely smashing it to pieces. This was Ed's first live lounge with a full band (Chris, Mark & John), and for me it was his best to date. Listen to/download both performances after the jump - Slumdon Bridge has had 120,000+ downloads in less than 24 hours. Bawse.

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Mikill Pane - Learning To Swim x Fairytale (Live @ Maida Vale)

Mikill Pane dropped into the Radio 1 studios last night to have a little chat with Huw Stephens and play two tracks from his brilliant Maida Vale session, which was recorded a few weeks ago with a full band. Huw has been a huge supporter of the London-born wordsmith ever since he was introduced to his music last year, and this session will give Mr. Pane the opportunity to reach out to a whole new audience and prove why he is seen by many as the most exciting lyricist in the UK right now. You can download both tracks HERE and hear two more from the session on Huw's show next week.

Blind Faith

Devlin & Ed Sheeran dropped into Maida Vale today to do a Live Lounge performance for Radio 1. They did this spectacular cover of Chase & Status’ monstrous new single, Blind Faith. These two have a really special chemistry. Download it HERE.

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Yasmin @ Maida Vale

You all know who Yasmin is now, right? Well she popped into Maida Vale the other day and recorded a four track session for Mistajam and the 1Xtra team. She performed the debut single, On My Own. Her own version of Runaway, which (for me) is better than both Alicia’s ‘Empire State Of Mind’ and Rihanna’s ‘Love The Way Lie’. A mash up of Willow Smith’s ‘Whip Your Hair’ and Aaliyah’s ‘Back & Forth’ and an exclusive performance of ‘Finish Line’, which is produced by the ever brilliant Labrinth. I was fortunate enough to hear the Labrinth track last month and was blown away by it then. Seems like everything is coming together now and it’s been a pleasure being able to see her grow over the past year. Below you can hear Runaway & Finish Line, and also download all four performances. Onwards & upwards.

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P.S. DJ Cable’s scratching is something else.

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