House Shoes Mixes Legend Dennis Coffey’s History Of Funk
Leading up to the foundational Motor City guitarist’s new self-titled solo album, Detroit’s own House Shoes takes us on a journey through Dennis Coffey’s history of funk. Including the psychedelic b-boy soul of Coffey’s 70′s solo material, classic recordings on which he recorded as a sessions musician, hip-hop cuts which have sampled his material, and even a couple of sneak peaks at the new album’s music, Constellations is 45 minutes of straight heat, mixed by a master DJ intimately acquainted with Coffey’s legacy, and his future.
Check below for the track list, and details on Dennis Coffey’s SXSW 2011 appearances.
Constellations – The A to Z of Dennis Coffey: A Mix By House Shoes
RECORDED AT SOUNDMATIC BY RHETTMATIC
1. Scorpio Intro- (feat Dennis Coffey, Jazzy Jeff, Jake One, and Q-Tip)
2. LL Cool J- Jinglin’ Baby
3. Dennis Coffey- Main Theme (Black Belt Jones OST)
4. Dennis Coffey- 7th Galaxy*
5. Dennis Coffey- Ride Sally Ride
6. The Temptations- Cloud Nine
7. Rodriguez- Sugar Man
8. Marvin Gaye- I Want You
9. Dennis Coffey- Garden Of The Moon
10. The Spinners- It’s A Shame
11. Dennis Coffey- Never Can Say Goodbye
12. Dennis Coffey- Whole Lotta Love
13. Diamond D- No Wonduh
14. Isley Brothers / Dennis Coffey & Lyman Woodward- It’s Your Thing
15. The Floaters- Float On
16. The Dramatics- In The Rain
17. The Dramatics- Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
18. Dennis Coffey feat. Mick Collins (Dirtbombs) & Rachel Nagy (Detroit Cobras)- I Bet You*
19. Edwin Starr- Easin’ In (Hell Up In Harlem) / Digable Planets (Nickle Bags)
20. The Temptations- I Can’t Get Next To You
21. The Undisputed Truth- Smiling Faces Sometimes
22. Dennis Coffey feat. Mayer Hawthorne- All Your Goodies Are Gone*
23. Outro
* denotes material from the upcoming Dennis Coffey album
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Dennis Coffey At SXSW 2011
Weds. 3/16: Dennis Coffey (Guest Appearance w/ Adrian Younge) – Wax Poetics Showcase @ Scoot Inn 1308 East 4th Street – 1:00 AM
w/ Chico Mann, Kendra Morris, Echocentrics
Sat. 3/19: Dennis Coffey @ Hotel San Jose 1316 South Congress Avenue – 6:30 PM
w/ Black Angels, Black Joe Lewis (Dennis guesting), The Relatives (Dennis guesting)
Sat. 3/19: Dennis Coffey @ Beauty Bar: Palm Door 401 Sabine St. 12:00 AM
w/ Brownout, T. Bird & The Breaks, Diplomats of Solid Sound
Links:
Download the House Shoes Mix:
http://www.mediafire.com/?p8x5dbx5owqj148
Official Website:
http://www.denniscoffeysite.com/
Free Music: The Ice Cold – Leak Pack
Here’s some free previously unreleased music from Del The Funky Homosapien, Tion bukue, Serendipity Project and Zac Hendrix. Download it for free. Spread it around. If you’re in the bay area there’s a free Hieroglyphics show with the whole crew at UC Berkely, Upper Sproul Hall… 5pm.
Detroit Hustles Harder Vol. 1
If you’ve set foot in Detroit within the past year and you’re not blind, you have no doubt noticed one of the tens of thousands of “Detroit Hustles Harder” stickers plastered throughout the city. As we’re all familiar with the down and out tales told everyday about Detroit, this phrase has become a mantra of power to those that know it.
If you’re a little more in the know then you’re aware that the proprietors of local clothing brand Aptemal, Brendan and JP, coined the phrase. You might also be aware that thousands upon thousands of people wear one of their T-Shirts that bear this very motto.
As you are reading this, you are now aware that the phrase “Detroit Hustles Harder” will be seen plastered on CD covers throughout the metro Detroit area and beyond as founders Brendan and JP prep to release their first musical compilation, “Aptemal Presents Detroit Hustles Harder Vol. 1” . The entire compilation is produced by hometown favorite Eddie Logix (Progress Report, MidCoast Most) and features songs from artists local to the Detroit area that have supported the clothing brand since its inception.
To give the listener a taste of the talent featured on their upcoming compilation, “Aptemal Presents Detroit Hustles Harder Vol. 1.” Tthe fellas at Aptemal Clothing decided to give away 5 songs for free. The sampler features Metasyons (United States of Mind), Progress Report, (United States of Mind), Tenacity (Abolitionists), Intricate Dialect (Abolitionists), and V Count Macula. The Full Length will be released January 15th at the TV Lounge in Downtown Detroit. Click the album cover
to jump to the bandcamp site. Tracklisting below.
Track Listing For Track Listing For “Aptemal Presents…Detroit Hustles Harder Vol. 1” FREE SAMPLER Produced By: Eddie Logix
1. Hang Loose – Metasyons
2. Progression – Progress Report
3. Grindin – Tenacity
4. Thutmose ID – Intricate Dialect
5. Food Court – V Count Macula
“Aptemal Clothing pronounced op-ti-mal meaning the best or most favorable is a Detroit based independent clothing company created from the ground up in May 2007. We began printing shirts for local musicians and businesses. It wasn’t too long until we started printing our own designs. To get the merchandise out you can see us back pack hustling at festivals, setting up at loft parties and pushing our product any way possible. With continuing support from friends, family and fellow grass root entrepreneurs we have made it to where we are today.” ~ Aptemal
JUMP TO THE BANDCAMP PAGE AND GET THE FREE DOWNLOAD.
http://www.aptemalclothing.bandcamp.com
For more information about Aptemal Clothing check out:
http://www.aptemalclothing.com/
No Ideas Original – Boundless Music The Nas Remixes
Words by Aaron Hansen Cover Art by Jimmy Papers
“No ideas original, there’s nothin’ new under the sun. It’s never what you do, but how it’s done..” – NAS
DJ Teddy King has been diligently working on his next Boundless Music Release. A talented DJ with an arsenal of rare music, his vision for this next project was simple.
Dig through his insane collection of NAS vinyl, focus on finding acapellas from album cuts & rare tracks, then tap his talented friends to produce an original album of NAS Remixes entitled No Ideas Original.
One of Teddy’s skilled friends happens to be none other than The Large Professor. If you need a sample of how amazing this mixtape is stream the No Ideas Original Remix – Produced by Large Professor below…
Nas No Ideas Original – Produced By Large Professor by BoundlessNY
Free Download -
Boundless Music | No Ideas Original | The Nas Remixes Presented by DJ Teddy King
1. U Gotta Luv It – Produced by Mondee
2. God Loves Us – Produced by Commander Black
3. Surviving The Times – Produced by BT
4. Purple – Produced by Jony Fraze
5. Fast Life – Produced by Geng Grizzly
6. No Ideas Original – Produced by Large Professor
7. Hey Nas – Produced by Shinobi Ninja
8. Ur Da Man – Produced by 2 Hungry Bros
9. Ur Da Man – Produced by Face Valyou
10. Zone Out – Produced by Mondee
11. Mastermind – Produced by Steel
12. The General (Salute Me) – Produced by BT
13. Nas Is Like – Produced by Dr. Butcher & Rob Swift
14. Rewind – Produced by Face Valyou
15. Thiefs Theme – Produced by Tes Uno
16. Destroy & Rebuild – Produced by Rugged One
17. Affirmative Action – Produced by Kon
18. Bridging The Gap – Produced by Shiftee
Via: Boundless
Kuniva – Midwest Marauders Mixtape
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D 12′s own Kuniva is back, and just dropped this Midwest Marauders Mixtape. If you take a good look you’ll see that Detroit Hip-hop is clearly represented in the artwork. There’s no need to sleep on this drop. Download it. Share it.
Download Link:
Download Kuniva’s – Midwest Marauders – Click Here
Via: Paul Rosenberg
Shouts out to Whatupdoe.com
Heavy Rotation Vol. 3 “Re-Cycled”
This is one for the real hip-hop heads, you’re going to want have this. DJ JS-1 (Rock Steady Crew) & DJ Skizz (The Halftime Radio Show) just dropped “Re-Cycled”: Heavy Rotation Vol. 3. This free mixtape is a full mix of remixes. Most of these remixes are rare, uncommon, or unplayed out. Lots of good music, classic tracks, some rare hip-hop.
Most of these tracks are from the 90′s era. This mix features remixes of over fifty tracks including artists such as Organized Konfusion, Gangstarr, Tribe Called Quest, Alkaholiks, Method Man, EPMD, Rakim, MC Breed, Das EFX, Mobb Deep, and lots more.
This is the third volume of Heavy Rotation. Make sure to download it. Check out www.djjs1.blogspot.com for more free downloads and updates.
Download Heavy Rotation Vol. 3 “Re-Cycled” Here For FREE!
Metermaids ~ HELLO
Metermaids - Yellow Tape (Grizzly Bear Remix)
Metermaids, the New York-based hip hop duo comprised of Swell and Sentence, have released a new mixtape mixed entirely by DJ Rob Swift titled, HELLO. The meat of this mixtape is filled with remixed popular indie rock songs from last year, chopped and looped, and used for the foundation of the group’s songs. They have also announced that later this fall they will be dropping another project, the Rooftop Shake EP, produced entirely by 9th Wonder.
Download HELLO here:
http://www.MetermaidsNYC.com
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.
Diamond District – “Who I Be” Remix + European Tour Dates
“Who I Be” – Marco Polo Remix
Last year the DC based hip-hop group Diamond District dropped their debut album, In The Ruff. They stated that the focus was to create a boom-bap album for the DC area but after listening to it a few times you can see why it took the globe by surprise. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, you should. We just received this Marco Polo remix of “Who I Be” and news of a European tour. We were also told that they will be releasing a remix of “Streets Won’t Let Me Chill” by Detroit’s own Apollo Brown. If you don’t know about Apollo Brown, you’re sleeping…. he’s got something most producers in the industry dream only dream about…
European Tour Dates:
Thursday, Feb 11 – Red Cat – Mainz, Germany
Friday, Feb 12th – Blue Funk District – Brussels, Belgium
Saturday, Feb 13th – Skaters Palace – Munster, Germany
Monday, Feb 15th – La Bellevoise – Paris, France
Thursday, Feb 18th – Kapu – Linz, Austria
Friday, Feb 19th – Acrobax – Roma, Italy
Saturday, Feb 20th – Paci Paciana – Bergamo, Italy
Wednesday, Feb 24th – Halleo2 – Heidelberg, Germany
Friday, Feb 26th – Bohannon – Berlin, Germany
Saturday, Feb 27th – Kassablanca – Jena, Germany
Links:
Check out In The Ruff on Itunes
Hi-Tek & Talib Kweli : Reunion Mixtape
Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek are back with the RE:Union mixtape, mixed by Statik Selektah ! ! Over the summer on the Rock the Bells Tour these two talked about working on a new album together. We just found this new mixtape floating around the web. Listen and download the full mixtape here.
“Express”
1. Intro
2. Revolutions Per Minute
3. In This World ##
4. Hip-Hop (Unreleased)
5. Back Again ##
6. Wishing On A Black Star
7. Just Begun ft. Jay Electronica, J. Cole, & Mos Def ##
8. Come Around ft. Termanology & Royce da 5’9 (produced by Statik Selektah)
9. Internet Connection 10. Let It Go ft. Dion
11. Testify ft. Styles P
12. Time
13. The Thrill Is Gone ft. Styles P (produced by Statik Selektah)
14. Can We Go Back The Reflection Eternal Classics:
15. Fortified Live ft. Mos Def & Mr Man
16. Chaos ft Bahamadia
17. The Express
18. Respiration ft. Common & Mos Def
19. Definition ft. Mos Def
20. RE:Defininition ft. Mos Def
21. Move Something
22. Ghetto Afterlife ft Kool G Rap
23. The Blast RMX ft. Erykah Badu
24. Good To You (produced by Kanye West)
25. Get By REMIX ft. Jay-Z, Mos Def, Kanye West, & Busta Rhymes (produced by Kanye west)
26. Back Up Offa Me
27. Piano (Hi Tek ft. Ghostface)
28. Music is Life (Hi Tek ft. Nas)
29. Hang Ups (NEW Reflection Eternal not on album)
30. Outro
Download The Mixtape (FREE) here:
http://bit.ly/7G7Asm
ILLITE – CHAMPION MIXTAPE
“Rock-A-Bye” prod. by Nick Speed
We were kickin it with Nick Speed last night and he put this in my hands. This has got to be one of the hardest mixtapes that I’ve heard from the Detroit area in a minute. I’m not sure why it wasn’t in our hands sooner, but here it is. Detroit based MC, Illite, is a prime example of some of the overlooked raw talent that saturates our city. The Champion Mixtape is hosted by Nick Speed and features production and guest vocals by Magestik Legend, Octane, 14KT, Astronote, Nick Speed, Zhao, and Buff 1 among others. ~ DOWNLOAD THE CHAMPION MIXTAPE HERE!
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