Dubbed Out In Bristol – Dubstep Documentary
Dubbed Out In Bristol – Documentary and celebration of Bristol’s dubstep scene featuring producers and djs such as Gemmy, Joker, Forsaken, Hyetal, Applebim, and more.
Fel Sweetenberg – “Panzie” feat. Tanzania
“Panzie” ft Tanzania
Fel Sweetenberg writes and produces his latest single “Panzie”, which features Philadelphia songstress Tanzania Lateef. This heart-felt single pays tribute to his recently departed grandmother, Panzie who was more like mother to him. She lived 92 strong years and witnessed some of the world’s most historical events, which she told first hand to Fel. Now Fel recounts Panzie’s extrodinary life to his own kids on this emotional track.
Hailing from the lost city of Camden, NJ, this emcee/producer represents one-third of the critically acclaimed Nuthouse crew. The group debuted in 1998 with the classic 12″, A Luv Supream on Bobbito’s fabled Fondle ‘Em imprint. Goodvibe Recordings quickly followed up with a Nuthouse EP entitled Deez Nuts which featured cameos by El da Sensai (Artifacts), Planet (Outerspace) and Diamond Back (Deadly Snakes). Fel was also featured on the Dave Ghetto “Love Life” 12″ and LP (Counterflow Recordings), and the Embodiment of Instrumentation LP by Scratch from The Roots’ (Rope-A-Dope/Atlantic Records).
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Links:
www.twitter.com/felsweetenberg
GREG GOW-PILGRIMAGE EP | TRANSMAT MS99
Toronto-based techno artist Greg Gow is getting ready to release his latest project, ‘The Pilgrimage EP’ via Transmat. If I am not mistaken this is the first record Transmat has released in about five years. If you are not familiar with Transmat, it is a Detroit based label founded by the legendary DJ and producer Derrik May.
The release includes two remixes of the epic poetry “The Bridge,” a link between the current tech-house sound and the legendary sound of the Motor City. The track is based on a dialogue between a syncopated keyboard and a dry bass drum that keeps pushing throughout the track.
“Black Sun” is a steady answer to the impressive tone dominating in “The Bridge.” The classic Detroit keyboard and groovy bass line turn this track into that pure ‘Detroit’ sound; a sound that draws the landscape of the Motor City through speakers and into your mind.
TRACK LISTING
Side A
The Bridge
Black Sun
Side B
The Bridge (Late Night Grand River Mix)
Video Feature: Elzhi – “DEEP”
The debut of Detroit hip-hop artist Elzhi’s (Slum Village) new official music video “Deep.” Directed by Gerard Victor Atillo. DJ Dez on the cuts.
R.I.P. Ron Banks (The Dramatics)
The Dramatics originally formed in 1962 as the Dynamics. They changed their name by 1967, when they garnered their first minor hit single, “All Because of You.” However, the group did not break through until their 1971 single, “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get,” which broke into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9.[1] Their first million selling disc “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get” was awarded gold disc status by the R.I.A.A. in December 1971.
Their members at this time were Ron Banks , William “Wee Gee” Howard (deceased), Elbert Wilkins (deceased), Willie Ford, Larry Demps and keyboardist James Mack Brown (deceased).
Shortly after the success of their first album, Howard and Wilkins left the group. They were replaced by L.J. Reynolds and Leonard “Lenny” Mayes. Through the 1970s, the group appeared on Soul Train and continued to have hits, including the #1 R&B hit, “In the Rain”, “Toast to the Fool”, “Me and Mrs. Jones” (originally by Billy Paul), “I’m Going By The Stars In Your Eyes” and “Be My Girl.” In the meantime, Howard and Wilkins formed a Dramatics splinter group, and came up with a minor R&B hit, “No Rebate on Love.” To distinguish themselves from this group, the core group temporarily dubbed themselves ‘Ron Banks and The Dramatics’. Howard eventually returned to the group for two albums, Somewhere in Time: A Dramatic Reunion and Positive State Of Mind, before departing again.
The Dramatics also were guests on the Snoop Doggy Dogg song, “Doggy Dogg World”. The song appeared on Snoop’s 1993 debut album, Doggystyle.
The Dramatics singer Ron Banks died early Thursday morning, March 4, 2010. Banks was born on May 10, 1951, in Redford, Michigan. It is believed that Banks died of an apparent heart attack.
Podcast Summary
Wefunk Records longtime provocatuer, Mike Clip Payne brings his retro brand of Raw Funk/Brown and Blue Eyed Soul to your world….
Payne, a 29 year veteran of the Hall of Famed Parliament Funkadelic Entourage who has decided to DJ and share his Whirl of Soul with the Planet. Most of the Music he plays is the MOD of “The ” era for LIFE and ocassionally he’ll play an original song from his cast of Freinds, Signed and unsigned Artists as well as George Clinton’s new signings.
Both CLINTON and PAYNE take you on a musical trip with their rare grooves from a World Wide Funk Scene notorious for Blowin Minds!!!
Little Brother – “Curtain Call”
“Curtain Call”
Little Brother are back and getting ready to release what is supposedly their last record together. The new album, LeftBack, is due to drop on April 20th via Hall of Justus. This is a truly sad moment for some of us who have always loved Little Brother. But as long as it’s a classic we’ll always still love them.
The new album features production from , Khyrsis, Denaun Porter, J. Bizness and guest vocals from Torae, Truck North, Jozeemo, Chaundon, Median, and more. The send-off for the North Carolina hip-hop heavyweights begins with the release of “Curtain Call.” The song “basically sums up the history of our career as Little Brother,” says the duo. “This is the last first single you will hear from Little Brother.”
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Official Website:
www.hallofjustus.com/littlebrother.php
Reflections Eternal “In This World”
“In This World”
Hi-Tek & Talib Kweli are getting ready to release a long awaited and overdue new Reflections Eternal album, Revolutions Per Minute on Warner Bros. Let me repeat that. This has been long over due. Here’s the latest leak from the album, “ In this World.” Revolutions Per Minute is set for release on April 6th. Listen & download.
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Video Feature: Danny Brown “Re-Up”
Detroit’s own Danny Brown “Re-Up” off his upcoming album, Hybrid . This official video just got released. Some of your parents might not understand.
MP3: A-Alikes “Sirens in the Distance” feat. Mos Def
“Sirens in the Distance” feat. Mos Def
The NYC based hip-hop duo A-Alikes (K & Ness) is preparing to release their full length LP Us Against Them, which will be released via Guerilla Nation and ContentChunk. Just recently they leaked, “Sirens in the Distance” featuring Mos Def as part of their Hustler and the Hunted Vol. 3 mixtape. Download it for free. Make sure to stay tuned.
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Links:
www.myspace.com/aalikes
Video Feature: J Dilla “Won’t Do”
From the critically acclaimed, “The Shining” by J Dilla. RIP
MIX: Daft Punk Live @ Vegoose
Daft Punk Live @ Vegoose
Vegoose was an annual Halloween Music and Arts Festival that took place in 2005-2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2007 some of the artists that shared the stage were Daft Punk, Iggy & The Stooges, Cypress Hill, Queens of the Stone Age, Thievery Corporation, STS9, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Ghoastface Killah, Muse, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Pharoah Monch, Rage Against the Machine and the list goes on. The feastival featured a score of activities, including celebrity impersonators, a wedding chapel, costume contests, a massive pumpkin display, and more. Here’s a free download of Daft Punk’s hour and half long set from Vegoose including the encore.
Bob Marley Tuff Gong studio Kingston Rehearsal
Rehearsal footage of Bob Marley performing “Zion Train” in Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston, Jamaica back in 1980. This is some classic bits of history! We had to share!
Pretty Lights to release trilogy of EPs
“I can See It In Your Face”
Colorado-based producer Derek Vincent Smith aka Pretty Lights is getting ready to release a trilogy of EPs. In an effort to get his music directly to his fans as soon as it’s written, Derek will record the EPs only a few weeks before each release. It’s a pretty gutsy move to set release dates without finished material, but for Derek, who’s been recording albums and immediately releasing them for free on the internet since 2006, setting deadlines like this isn’t a big deal.
Pretty Lights’ last three albums, Taking Up Your Precious Time, Filling Up The City Skies, and Passing By Behind Your Eyes have been downloaded over 500,000 times from PrettyLightsMusic.com. These tracks juxtapose beautiful vintage samples against backdrops of futuristic synthesis and dirty broken beats. And as Pretty Lights looks ahead to his next three projects, his music could take him anywhere. The future is yet to be written for Pretty Lights.
Since he started touring in 2008, Pretty Lights’ mix of electro beats, vintage samples, and DJ Shadow-esque throwbacks have earned a dedicated following across the country. With an ambitious live setup that includes the addition of Cory Eberhard on drums and stunning visuals, Pretty Lights’ performances have become the stuff of legend. One year later, Pretty Lights
sold out 65 venues across the country with many fans begging for extra tickets at the door. This spring, Derek will crisscross the country again, hitting up SXSW, Ultra Music Festival, and Coachella in the process. Already selling out dates, he’ll also be stopping in on 20 cities he’s yet to perform in, as a part of his never-ending quest to spread his music
across the globe.
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Official Site:
www.prettylightsmusic.com
Pretty Lights Tour Dates
9-Mar Aggie Theatre Fort Collins, Colorado
10-Mar Boulder Theatre Boulder, Colorado
11-Mar Fox Theatre Boulder, Colorado
12-Mar Gothic Theatre Denver, Colorado
13-Mar Ogden Theatre Denver, Colorado
20-Mar SXSW @ La Zona Rosa Austin, Texas
23-Mar Varsity Theatre Baton Rouge, Louisiana
24-Mar Soul Kitchen Mobile, Alabama
25-Mar Lyric Theatre Oxford, Mississippi
26-Mar Ultra Music Festival Miami, Florida
27-Mar Sloss Furnace Birmingham, Alabama
30-Mar Club 1800 Columbia, South Carolina
31-Mar Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, North Carolina
1-Apr The National Richmond, Virginia
2-Apr Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3-Apr Northern Lights Clifton, New York
4-Apr Higher Grounds South Burlington, Vermont
6-Apr Mr. Small’s Theatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7-Apr The Intersection Grand Rapids, Michigan
8-Apr 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati, Ohio
9-Apr The Pageant St. Louis, Missouri
10-Apr Barrymore Theatre Madison, Wisconsin
13-Apr Wilma Theatre Missoula, Montana
14-Apr Roseland Theatre Portland, Oregon
15-Apr Mezzanine San Francisco, California
17-Apr Coachella Festival Indio, California
19-Apr Marquee Theatre Tempe, Arizona
20-Apr Rialto Theatre Tucson, Arizona
21-Apr El Rey Theatre Albuquerque, New Mexico
23-Apr Fayetteville Towncenter Fayetteville, Arkansas
24-Apr Blue Note Columbia, Missouri
25-Apr Liberty Hall Lawrence, Kansas
28-Apr Granada Theatre Dallas, Texas
29-Apr The Ballroom @ Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
30-Apr Republic New Orleans, Louisiana
1-May Illumination @ Limelight Nashville, Tennessee
30-May Bella Music Festival Geneva, Minnesota
5-Jun Starscape Festival Baltimore, Maryland
30-Jul Wanderlust Festival Squaw Valley, California
MP3: Inspectah Deck – The Champion (Prod. by The Alchemist)
“The Champion”Here is Inspectah Deck’s (aka Rebel INS) first official single “The Champion” (Prod. By The Alchemist) of Inspectah Decks new album, Manifesto In-Stores March 23rd. If you don’t recognize this name, google Wu-Tang! The new full length album features Alchemist, Raekwon, Termanology, Planet Asia, Kurupt and Billy Danze, Cappadonna and Fes Taylor among others. Download “The Champion” Click Here
Oddisee – “Kansas Bay (South Central Remix)” Feat. Stik Figa
Oddisee – “Kansas Bay” Feat. Stik Figa
The multi-talented emcee and producer Oddisee is back to the boom-bap with his “Kansas Bay (South Central Remix)”. After finding success with the celebrated Diamond District crew, Oddisee has stepped back out on his own with a new 24-track instrumental album, Traveling Man. Inspired and informed by his journeys to Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, Oddisee has captured the sounds of hip-hop the world over on Traveling Man, out now digitally and available as a limited edition vinyl pressing on February 23rd. The sonic voyage continues with the “Kansas Bay (South Central Remix)” featuring Kansas City native, Stik Figa. The Midwest meets the West Coast in this re-imagining, which finds Stik Figa riding the wave of a beat steeped in G-funk and dripping with bass best suited for a low rider. As Oddisee explains, “Bay Area hip-hop has been popular in Kansas for years, and Stik Figa uses a Too $hort-esque flow to tell the comedic story of an out-of-towner’s unfortunate luck on ‘Kansas Bay’.” Prepare yourself for your sonic travels, and let Oddisee guide you on this aural adventure from the heartland to the left coast and back again.
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Official Site:
www.oddiseemusic.blogspot.com
Georgia & Declaime feat. Black Milk, Kool G Rap, & LMNO
“Heaven or Hell” feat. Black Milk, Kool G Rap & LMNO
Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime (AKA Dudley Perkins) just released a new single from SomeOthaShip, “Heaven Or Hell.” Produced by Georgia Anne Muldrow, the track features Black Milk as well as the legendary Kool G Rap and Long Beach MC LMNO, each personifying one of the many layers between heaven and hell.
Mello Music Group founder and owner Michael Tolle explains, “I wanted to create a track that showed two extreme perspectives – Kool G Rap doing his Gangster/Drug Lord/Pimp thing while Declaime & Georgia did their righteous preacher thing.” He continues, “However, LMNO came with the most positive message out of the bunch. In the middle, Black Milk did his thing to perfection. Thus the ‘Heaven Or Hell’ title.”
To celebrate the February 23rd physical release date for SomeOthaShip, Georgia & Declaime will be performing a handful of shows, in addition to an in-store meet-and-greet at Fat Beats, New York:
February 23rd at Fat Beats, New York – In-Store – 6:00pm – 7:00pm
February 23rd at SOBs in New York City – Doors @ 7:30pm, Show @ 9:00pm
February 24th at Liv in Washington D.C. – Doors @ 7:00pm, Show @ 8:00pm
February 25th at The Arts Garage in Philadelphia – Doors @ 8:30pm
Official Site:
http://epistrophikpeachsound.wordpress.com/
MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/dudleyperkins
http://www.myspace.com/georgiaannemuldrow
Label Site:
http://www.myspace.com/mellomusicgroup
Funk Night Records – 45’s
Will Sessions “Getcho Mind Right”
If you are from the Detroit area unless, you’ve been sleeping, you’ve most likely heard about the legendary Funk Night. This monthly gathering has brought people of all kinds of people together time after time for no other reason other than to celebrate, dance, to classic funk tracks. Funk Night was started by Scott Craig back in the late 90’s. Scott and Brad Hales ran it for some time then took a brief hiatus. Scott left town and Funk Night started back up again and is still every last Friday of the month.
The real story is the music, the house DJ Frank Raines & the house band, Will Sessions. Will Sessions came together in a basement back in 2007. Most of the members are were involved in in Wayne State University’s Jazz Program. The bands tight enough to jump from funk, hip hop, jazz-fusion to soul music that could make The Funky Meters stop and stare. In the past the band has done live collaborations with artists such as Guilty Simpson, Black Milk, Mayer Hawthorne, Monica Blaire, Phat Kat, & Rickey Calloway. This band is got to be the funkiest thing from Detroit besides Enemy Squad. Of course they are two different worlds of Funk, but you’ll get the idea.
Now Frank Raines, whom many of know and love who has been deeply involved with funk night over the years as a DJ and promoter has stepped it up and started Funk Night Records. Since I have never seen him spin anything but vinyl records its no surprise to me that he was to only release the debut release of Will Sessions via Funk Night Records on 45’s. We just wanted to give you a taste. There are two 45’s (limited edition of 500) and they are only available at Funk Night or directly from Frank.
Will Sessions members: Bryan Arnold (trumpet/keys), Tim Shellabarger (drums), Eric Kacir (guitar), Ryan Gimpert (bass), Matt Martinez trombone), Tom Parks (trumpet), Sam Beubien (trumpet/keys), Billy Love (Vocals)
Links:
Funk Night – www.myspace.com/funknightdetroit
Will Sessions – www.myspace.com/willsessionsdetroit
Funk Night Records – www.funknightrecords.com
Flying Lotus Returns With Cosmogramma
Hip-hop experimentalist Flying Lotus will release his third album, Cosmogramma, this spring on Warp Records. It will be the LA producer’s first full-length since Los Angeles, the strange and brilliant post-hip-hop record that took the music world by surprise upon its release in summer of 2008. The album received top ratings here at Resident Advisor and gushing accolades from Pitchfork, Spin and Mary Anne Hobbs, who went so far as to call Flying Lotus “the Hendrix of his generation.”
Riding the success of his previous album, Flying Lotus managed to nail down some very interesting collaborators for Cosmogramma—most notably, Thom Yorke of Radiohead, who sings on the track “…And The World Laughs With You.” As the nephew of Alice Coltrane, FlyLo has also managed to recruit a few acclaimed jazz and classical musicians, including former Suicidal Tendencies bassist Stephen “Thundercat” Bruno and harp virtuoso Rebekah Raff, who appeared previously with Flying Lotus on the track “Auntie’s Harp.”
Musically, Cosmogramma shows Flying Lotus further perfecting his trippy and syncopated style of electronic beats. In an interview with Pitchfork Media, he said: “I’m finally getting to the point where I can make the kind of records that I want to make—that I wanted to make when I was younger, things that I dreamed about making. It’s this fusion-y kind of thing where all the elements of the music that I love are there.”
Tracklist
01. Clock Catcher
02. Pickled!
03. Nose Art
04. Intro//A Cosmic Drama
05. Zodiac Shit
06. Computer Face//Pure Being
07. ..And The World Laughs With You ft. Thom Yorke
08. Arkestry
09. Mmmhmm ft.Thundercat
10. Do The Astral Plane
11. Satelllliiiiiteee
12. German Haircut
13. Recoiled
14. Dance Of The Pseudo Nymph
15. Drips//Auntie’s Harp
16. Table Tennis ft. Laura Darlington
17. Galaxy In Janaki
Warp Records will release Flying Lotus’s Cosmogramma on April 30th, 2010.
The Souljazz Orchestra – Rising Sun
The world needs more of this. Just raw fusion of vintage soul, afro and latin rhythms. After two solid albums on Toronto-based label Do Right!, Strut Records is preparing to release The Souljazz Orchestra’s third album, Rising Sun.
“The tracks themselves flow as a sinuous whole. The reflective intro overture, Awakening, originally came to composer Pierre Chrétien in a dream; the hard Afrobeat of Agbara whips up a heavyweight groove, driven by prepared marimbas rather than traditional electric guitar lines; Negus Negast touches on dark Ethio-jazz, inspired by Strut label-mate Mulatu Astatke; Lotus Flower is a spiritual soul-jazz piece featuring the muted trumpet stylings of guest Nicholas Dyson (musician with Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Temptations and The Coasters); Mamaya moves us into heavy 12/8 Afro-jazz territory, based around traditional Guinean rhythms; the more laid back 12/8 Afro-jazz of Serenity features the flute and clarinet work of multi-instrumentalist Zakari Frantz; Consecration explores modal territory, a track composed during the very early days of the group; and the album closes with Rejoice, a storming cover in two parts of the Pharoah Sanders’ 1981 classic.” – Strut Records
The Souljazz Orchestra will be touring throughout 2010, starting with North American dates in March, followed by European dates in April. Booking agent: Jules de Lattre at The Agency in London.
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Video Feature: Phat Kat – “Cold Steel” feat. Elzhi
“Cold Steel” by Detroit’s own Phat Kat. featuring Elzhi Produced by J Dilla. This is a classic!
Inspectah Deck “Serious Rappin”
“Serious Rappin” featuring Termanology & Planet Asia
Inspectah Deck is preparing to release his fourth solo album, Manifesto, on March 23rd. manifesto features production by The Alchemist, Lee Bannon, MoSS, Phenom, Deck himself among others. Featured lyricsts such as including Raekwon, Kurupt, Billy Danze of M.O.P, Cormega, Cappadonna,Termanology, and Planet Asia. Deck is releasing this album on his own label, Urban Iconz Records, via Traffic Entertainment Group. Download this first leak, “Serious Rappin” featuring Termanology & Planet Asia.
“This album isn’t about bashing hip-hop’s younger generation or hip-hop’s
commercialism. “Manifesto” is a celebration of 20 years in the game and
still going strong as a valued asset to the culture,” said Inspectah Deck.
Paid Dues 2010
The “PAID DUES” INDEPENDENT HIP-HOP FESTIVAL presented by MURS 3:16 in association with Guerilla Union (Rock The Bells, Cypress Hill Smoke Out)–will return Saturday, April 3 to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA for the fifth consecutive year. Named “Independent hip-hop’s premiere festival” by SOHH.COM, the festival supports this genre of music where advanced lyricism, stinging political commentary and quality DJ performances flourish in a seemingly parallel universe.
The 2010 lineup will feature performances from ICE CUBE, MURS & 9TH WONDER, TECH N9NE, RAEKWON, JAY ELECTRONICA, THA DOGG POUND, DILATED PEOPLES, PSYCHO REALM, NECRO, PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS, DEL THA FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN, FREEWAY AND JAKE ONE, RANDOM AXE FEATURING SEAN PRICE, GUILTY SIMPSON AND BLACK MILK, R.A. THE RUGGED MAN, STRONG ARM STEADY, SHAPE SHIFTERS, CURREN$Y, DOOMTREE, MAC LETHAL, POTLUCK, AFRO CLASSICS, DOM KENNEDY, HOPIE SPITSHARD, DJ ROWDY A, MC PROTOTYPE PLUS VERY SPECIAL GUESTS: FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP; the event will be hosted by ANGELA YEE & DJ WONDER, DJ VAL THE VANDLE & DUMBFOUNDED.
PLASTIKMAN RETURNS
Richie Hawtin returns as PLASTIKMAN. Hawtin will unleash a live electronic performance that takes his mastery of technology to the next level, incorporating state of the art visual architecture, interactive technology, and more to be revealed in this return of one of the founders of modern electronic music.
Recapturing the spirit of the early Plastikman albums and parties in Detroit,
Plastikman Live is a fusion of the past and future, the visual and audible,
between performer and audience, of expectations and anticipation; creating the
ultimate Plastikman experience.
“It has always fascinated me how sound, lighting, visuals and human
interactivity define and deepen a concert experience By focusing on my own
unique Plastikman sound I hope to find new freedom and explore the extremes of
where these elements converge, challenging our senses, stimulating our memories,
and creating an experience of physical and mental intensity that can be only
Plastikman.” – Richie Hawtin
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