Tuesday Six - 19th June, 2012

This week as usual I have favourites coming out of my ears, going back in again, swirling around and all that.

Sometimes it's all too much!

One. Neneh Cherry & The Thing - 'Dream Baby Dream' (Fourtet Remix)

Two. Can - 'Oscura Primavera'

Three. Peaking Lights - 'Live Love'

Four. Q-Tip feat. Busta Rhymes - 'For The Nasty' (Freddie Joachim Remix)

Five. Nightwave - 'For You'

Six. Thundercat - 'For Love I Come' (Lapalux Flip)

Bonus video from Neneh Cherry & the Thing doing a cover of Madvillain's legendary track 'Accordian'.

WOW.

Adi Dick x RMXD EP - Free DL

Remixes EP from Wellington City's Adi Dick.

Classic hip-hop and contemporary soul tunes are the subject matter here and Adi does a great job in updating some of the tunes with a modern feel while retaining the core (namely the lyrics!) of the originals.

Highly recommended DJ material.

Knxwledge X 'Mango' EP

Head to Knxwledge's Bandcamp for the DL of this fleeting EP.

There are four tracks, three of which just breeze by with not too much of a shake-up for the world of music.

It's track three however that is the absolute stand-out... 

'Keepºn' is a BOMB remix of Busta Rhymes' 'Ill Vibe' featuring Q-Tip.

Knxwledge laces the classic acapella with loping drunk-drums, bass pops, plucks and slaps, smooth Rhodes keys and a dirty analogue sound that has a great beat-tape kinda feel.

Shouts to Christoph' El Truento for the heads up!

Listen on repeat for 90's hip-hop warm fuzzies please.

Thanks.

Sample & Flip #8

"Sample & Flip" has been a minute, but he's back with a sweet one.

There is a Dilla thread through this one, the early clue is Detroit x L.A. x France.

One of my favourite beats from the late producer's legendary beat-catalogue is his 'Show Me What You Got' instrumental that got picked up by Busta Rhymes for his 'Anarchy' LP...

Just sooo killah! It wasn't really that necessary to bless the track with Busta's flow; it's more like the other way round. However, he does an admirable job...

Stacey Epps has some cool jams; not a formidable back catalogue, but there are some fine moments.

One of my picks is her floaty trip 'Eye' from the 5-star 'Madvillainy' LP with L.A. City compadre Madlib the Beatkonducta...

Great video too.

Anyhow, I have digressed slightly from the true path.

Ms. Epps has a jam with Madlib entitled 'Skin'. Brief and brilliant AND produced by Dilla (that 'Show Me...' beat again!)

Madlib does a switch up in his own style on the all-time lyrics from Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's legendary 'The Message'

One of my faves at the mo'...

Here's the latest incarnation of the sample.

Robert Glasper is a jazz musician form the U.S. who is a noted Dilla fiend, even recording entire suites of the producer's music.

From late in 2010, here is 'Dilla Shine' featuring Zynzelay...

Lets tie the laces on this one.

Stereolab do some damn fine music, and the sample that you can hear interpolating it's magical textures through these Dilla joints is their jam 'Come Play In the Milky Night'.

Psychedelic, beautiful and unique, I never get sick of this source material jam...

Like Run DMC; there it is.

Oh, and bonus 'Lib tune, 'Infinity'...

"Sample & Flip" says "PEACE".