Yes! It's a Swedish road-sign.
One. B.Bravo & Robin Hannibal - 'What's It Gonna Be?'
Monday, September 20, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Artist Feature - AFTA-1 x New Material
Afta-1 is one of the few new post-Dilla beat-makers that has really made an impression on me.
In the digital/online music age, there are a lot out there, and it was upon hearing his VERY good 'Afterthoughts Vol. 1' LP that convinced me he is a cut above.
A super-solid long player with beautifully formed instrumental tracks with lush spacey washes and crunchy drum patterns, 'Afterthoughts Vol.1' made for one of my favourite releases for the whole year in 2008.
If you don't know of it, seek it out. Here is a track from that record, the lovely 'The Gaze'.
Yup, delicious.
Anyhow, here is some fresh-as free DL material from Afta-1 direct from his Bandcamp page.
Just to keep fans on their toes, n these ones he changes his style up in many ways, in fact he has pretty much dropped the drums out entirely opting to go for more ambient, sound-scape type arrangements.
Like Talking Heads, it's a good thing...
Lucky you, here some extra cyber-pathways to sink your teeth into...
Courtesy of Moovmnt.com, here is a free download of his lovely, sparse Sunday-chillin', headphone-music remix of Little Dragon's 'Fortune'; a killer track in it's own right.
Finally, here is a choice little interview with the artist at the Recluse Sessions blog.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
New Mayer Hawthorne x Classixx - 'No Strings'
That smooth kid Mayer Hawthorne is back with a new track!
Following on from his recent collab with hot-as-duck producer Nottz on slow-burner 'I Need You' on the legendary Stonesthrow Records; 'No Strings' comes produced by synth fiend duo Classixx who look after the instrumentation with fine results.
Plus: Here's a nice interview with Mayer Hawthorne on Hypebeast.
Plus plus: While I'm at it, here is a DL of Classixx fruity 80's-type remix of Active Child's 'When Your Love Is Safe'.
The Niceguys x DITC x Oliver Sain
New rappers on the scene come with this Oliver Sain sampling jam 'The Good Shepherd'.
Hailing from Texas, the crew is made up of DJ Candlestick, producers Christolph and Free, plus rapper Yves Saint who (like most good mic-handlers) comes from NY City.
Don't know a hell of a lot bout' em, apart from what you can check out on the vid below, but what we have here is a legendary hip-hop sample flipped yet again, as well as a very nice flow from Yves, with techniques for days which makes for a promising future for them I reckon.
I get a Pharcyde feel from these cats...
Worth keeping an ear out on these nice guys anyway. So here's a nice way for ya to kick your fan-dom off by checking their electric guitar-lick single 'Mr. Perfect' and Green Room EP for free DL at their Bandcamp site.
Whoooooop!
So reminisce, and check out the original, the 90's indie classic and a little sumthin' new.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Classic Mix x DJ Jazzy Jeff - 'The Vibe I'm On'
My old DJ pal DJ Dozer put me onto it and it made me want to make mixes just like it. In fact, to be honest I've been known to bite some of the blends from it in my own DJ sets over the years!
Have a listen, it'll take you all the waaay back to 1998 when it was made and the joints that were then super-fresh.
I just love Jeff's simple, old-school but extremely effective mix style; and then there's his classic cutting and scratching techniques. Magic.
So, take a trip back to the late 90's in a hip-hop fashion while a DJ master steers the good ship Cassette.
Enjoy.
Lauryn Hill “Lost Ones” BLEND
Common Sense – “Communinism”
-interlude-
Mos Def – “Universal Magnetic”
Shawn J Period, OC, Ras Kass “Action Guaranteed”
Diamond D & Sadat X with C-Low, Severe & K-Terrible – Feel It
Nas “One Love” BLEND-”I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are”-Grand Puba ’95)
A Tribe Called Quest “Stressed Out Remix”
A Tribe Called Quest “Get A Hold”
A Tribe Called Quest “Jam”
A Tribe Called Quest + Busta Rhymes “One, Two”
A Tribe Called Quest “Award Tour”
De La Soul “Breakadawn”
De La Soul “Stakes Is High” / BLEND
Channel Live + KRS-One “Mad Izm”
Interlude
Eminem “’97 Bonnie & Clyde” BLEND
The Fugees “Fugee-La” BLEND
Interlude-
KRS-One “Hip-Hop vs. Rap”
Organized Konfusion “Somehow Someway”
Interlude
Gang Starr “U Know My Steez”
Dialated Peoples “Work The Angles”
Limitless “Fat Free” BLEND “I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun (Kenny Dope Remix)” -Nuyorican Soul featuring Jocelyn Brown 1997)”
Camp-Lo + Trugoy of De La Soul “Sparkle”
Mos Def, Q-Tip, Tash “Body Rock”
“Time Bomb”
Roy Ayers “Searching”
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth “Searchin’
Tom Scott “Today”
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth “They Reminise Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”
A Tribe Called Quest “Pad And Pen”
DMX “Where My Dogs At?” BLEND-”Summertime ’98″-JJ&TheFP
Main Source “Lookin’ At The Front Door”
A Tribe Called Quest “Hot 4 U”
A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, & Redman “Steppin’ It Up”
Outro
AIAIAI x TMA-1 Headphones
It has seemed like a looong time coming, but my TMA-1's should be wrapped cosily around my head by this time tomorrow.
To celebrate the world-wide release of these mega bad-boy Danish headphones, AIAIAI Headphone's NZ distributor in collabo with the mighty Loop Recordings are putting on a heavy-weight throw-down this Saturday at Auckland's Bacco Room.
A couple of levels of bands with their songs, and some disc-jockeys with their discs are in charge of foot-tap and neck-snap facilitation on the night.
There have been some top-line testers for the brand's flagship ear-wear and it seems that the feedback from the likes of Madlib and Flying Lotus has been a triple thumbs-up!
I'll be making noise at some point with my rap hands and records, so come on down and make a party with us.
Deets below.
Deets below.
Monday Five - 13th September, 2010
Wow, Monday comes round real fast these days.
One. Georgia Anne Muldrow - 'Thrones'
Two. Shawn Phillips - 'I Don't Want to Leave You, Just Came to Say Goodbye'
Three. Dorothy Ashby - 'Cos' I Need It'
Four. Pursuit Grooves - 'Whisper'
Five. CSLSX - 'We Ought To Be Together'
Musical chur.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Sample & Flip #5
Supa mean-as beat from Dilla this one. A while back it had a lot of cats I know fiending for copies of A Tribe Called Quest's 'The Jam EP 2' which this track featured on.
As for me, first I heard of it was back on Funkmaster Flex's 'The Mixtape Vol. III' way back. From that point on it was a serious mish to find a vinyl copy of that one track.
Around 2003-ish(?) Beat Merchants' record store record bins and my path fortunately crossed paths, and it has regularly sat proud in my record bag and spun on Technics turntables at many a gig since.
So, where is the sample from?
Why it's from Shawn Phillips EPIC fifteen minute-long acoustic guitar and sax funk jam, 'I Don't Want to Leave You, Just Came to Say Goodbye' (the sample section that Dilla used hits around the 1.30 mark) from his 1977 LP 'Spaced', a pretty nice album in it's own right.
Pursuit Grooves - 'Foxtrot Mannerisms' EP
NY City's Vanese Smith a.k.a Pursuit Grooves is definitely holding it down for the ladies with her latest release 'Foxtrot Mannerisms' on the Tectonic label.
Blunted instrumentals, hybrid dub-step, and all good things in between, this EP deserves your attention for sure. Have a look at the review in Dusted Magazine for a little info on this dope release.
Have a listen to my personal favourite, the sexy-as-fuck 'Whispers'...
Monday, September 6, 2010
LP FEATURE: Eddie Kendricks - 'People...Hold On' + The Others...
EDDIE KENDRICKS - 'PEOPLE...HOLD ON'
Yeeeahhh. I have been gettin' back into and re-lovin' this old favourite of mine lately. As a result I have been tuning out for any version of 'Girl, You Need A Change of Mind' I can come across.
Released on legendary label Motown/Tamla, it has to be one of the best 70's soul/funk records you could ever hear, and was released only three years after he left the legendary Temptations.
Here, on his 2nd solo LP, he showcases his amazing falsetto and musically, you could say that some of the jams here are direct pre-cursors to the disco movement.
Comes highly recommended, this is THE Eddie Kendricks LP to find on wax if you are so inclined.
MUST HAVE.
Ironically for a singer, he lost a battle with lung-cancer at the too-young age of 52 in 1992. Have a look at this interview recorded just a year before he passed.
While on the subject...
At the weekend I finally got my self a copy (and so completed my vinyl series collection) of 'Strange Games & Things' Volume 1. Eddie's 'Girl, You Need A Change of Mind' is fittingly the last track on the set.
Great compilation!
Great compilation!
Ill versions have been done by Paul Lewis, IG Culture on 'Zen Badizm', and D'Angelo on his 'Interpretations/Remakes' LP over the years, but for me Eddie's is the stand-out.
Get yourself a DL from up above of his great 'People...Hold On' LP.
Beat-head trainspotters might also recognise that 'My People...Hold On' has been sampled amongst others.
Beat-head trainspotters might also recognise that 'My People...Hold On' has been sampled amongst others.
Monday Five - 6th September, 2010
I suspect that none of my readers fall into the category below, but after the usual round of idiots at the weekend, and following the insane story about DJ Jazzy Jeff getting kicked off mid-way through a set at a DJ AM tribute gig (I suggest AM would be turning in his grave on that one! R.I.P) in a Las Vegas club...
...I have this to say:
To the people that request an artist/song (in 2010 it's Lady Gaga usually) when I'm playing a live set, then ask, "Well, what do you have then?!" when I politely tell them that Lady Gaga is shit and I don't have any...
I AM NOT A JUKEBOX!
Oh, sorry I meant I am not an i-Pod. You're too young to know what a jukebox is.
This is what I like and I play what I like.
One. Pursuit Grooves - 'Whisper'
Two. Johnson & Jonson - 'Hidden Bonus Track'
Four. Prince Rama - 'Storm Worship' (Sun Araw Remix)
Five. Catcall - 'Swimming Pool' (John Mehndelson Remix)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Gene Harris - Astral Signal x Spring Jam
So we need some lovely music to go with this weather on the first day of spring?
Well, here is some killer soul/funk/jazz from Blue Note Records alumni Gene Harris. Personal favourites would have to be, 'Higga-Boom', 'I Remember Summer', and the fantastically named 'Losalamitoslatinfunksong'.
DL and play. No need for anything else...well....
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