The absurdly talented production crew of Huh What & Where , or simply HW&W, has come together for a free compilation that screams good headphones/sound systems. I mean, how else can you properly enjoy the tightly woven instrumentals of Juj , Bahwee , Co.fee , Elaquent , Ta-ku , and so many others? Also, the fact that they're putting this out for the cost of a couple mouse clicks and bandwidth is cra(z)y. Grab/stream HW&W Vol. 1 below. Download: HW&W - HW&W Vol. 1 [Bandcamp]
When I learned that Alecks Awklr had a netlabel by the name of Senzu Collective, I immediately turned to Google, knowing that Senzu had to be some Japanese word of great significance. Instead, I was reminded of the old anime show Dragon Ball Z , and Senzu beans; a little piece of food that could magically heal a gaping wound the size of a brick. Fortunately for us, the collective's newest release, Senzu Vol. 3 , features no samples of cartoon dialog, but it does feature six producers we've featured on Potholes in the past (Awklr, Giraffage, [...]
Here we are, the very last mix of the year. December has been a great month for tunes, we've blogged about tons of new releases, but we know it's hard to keep track of everything, so here are our favorites from this past month in a neat little bundle. This month features tons of R&B vocals, spaced out instrumentals, and two rap interludes. Have a safe and happy new year, and enjoy the jams! Tracklist: AlunaGeorge - "We Are Chosen" The [...]
Senzu is an LA based collective who showcase forward thinking electronic producers through a free monthly mixtape. Their first two tapes were heavy on artists from the LA beat scene, but it now has expanded to include more producers from across the country and abroad. Senzu Volume III features top work from Juj , Knxwledge , Giraffage , and D33J , and I'm particularly fond of this new beat by Soosh [...]
Like the Blackbird Blackbird remix we posted about last week, Juj 's "Summer" makes one think of summer. But it's a bit of a chicken or the egg scenario. Does it really feel like a summer-y track or does the word summer induce summer-y thoughts? One one hand, I could see the song being played in the background of a two minute Nike commercial featuring skateboarders in a southern California city. They would be cruising down a sloping hill as the sun rises, all while reminding you that the footwear titan is still hip enough to feature [...]
Music Round Up : December 18, 2011 One more exam to complete then music will be appearing everyday on LYFSTYL again. I sincerely apologies for te delay in post. Four Tet - Moma Galapagos - Jessica Alba Juj - Summer Sad Souls - Meandering Feist - How Come You Never Go There (Beck Remix) Memoryhouse - The [...]
The hordes of amateur mixtape manufactures – and the many sites that host them – prove somewhat of a detriment to the most ambitious of the niche. The potential simplicity of the practice makes it daunting to sift through; some mixtapers are content with mundanely placing a rhythm section over a particular beat, as if [...]
CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW VIDEO Ok this is a dope song and Juj is a dope artist (part of the WEDIDIT Collective that I've been hyping up on here) but the main thing I wanted to show really was the video and others like it. This fella boniverful on Youtube has put together a whole host of really nice videos, cut up from old black and white cinema, to a load of dope ambient tracks. Check them out while listening to the music, they're real nice to watch and he [...]
\ JUJ, TELLE EYED SPECS, DUDES, STAY COOL FOEVER, KRUSHT, MOROSE (DJ), AND DREAM PANTHER (DJ) ON SATURDAY JUL. 9TH AT 3646 INGLEWOOD BOULEVARD, MAR VISTA. 1:30PM/ $3/ 18+
CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL FLYER Juj, Elan, Zeroh and Groundislava from the dope WEDIDIT Collective (check out the previous posts on Zeroh and Shlohmo , a producer and part of the collective, for some sort of idea) have a gig on tomorrow in Claremont. Gonna be a dope show, don't miss out, only 5 bucks for some great talent. Wish I could be there! WEDIDIT Collective: Blog ~Lork
Got some time off to finally build a decent length playlist of my usual music style : low keys, funky club beats, experimental, disco [...] but like someone recently tagged his song on soundcloud : genres are for journalists. Thus, just let it flow and listen to a song all the way through. This playlist is all about that considering they each have a different style and a different mood. And as for the quote in this title, some of you will recall this saying by James Dean but he surely wasn't the first one to state the obvious. You [...]
A new year, a new EclectiCuts! It's been a truly exciting ride for me this past month. A lot of changes and new opportunities have manifested themselves and I'm eternally blessed to have these things happen on my last year as a 20-something-year-old. As always keeping that positive mindframe helps when things get hard and out of perspective. But lets get back to the real issue here, MUSIC! This is a nice little hype collection of tunes I've been diggin and I think they might be able to help you during these cold days. Unless you're in Cali where we [...]
I dagens låge, åbner vi op for amerikanske Julian Berg , der nok bedre er kendt som Juj . Under kunsternavnet Juj , skaber han i selskab med hans MPC1000, Reason og Axiom 25, en lækker hybrid af elektronisk downtempo hip hop. Det bedste ved det hele? Han giver hele to af hans albums gratis væk. Det seneste af hans albums, Slack , blev udgivet den 26. september på We Did It , som Julian selv er en del af. Albummet Slack byder på 16 skæringer, der alle er forskellige på deres egen måde. Skal [...]
Le mois dernier, en cherchant la date de sortie précise d' Adolescent Funk (dont je vous parle dans mon précédent article), je découvrais l'existence de Proximity One : Narrative Of City , premier volume d'une compilation éditée par le label Proximal Records et regroupant quelques talents figurants parmi les plus prometteurs qu'appartient ce tte nouvelle vague native de Los Angeles, ne manquant à l'appel que Flying Lotus, le précurseur de toute cette mouvance qui fusionne avec brio IDM, hip-hop, funk et soul. Et certains osent aller encore plus loin dans le mélange des genres, à [...]
1. Jamie Woon- Night Air ( preview ) 2. Elgato- Tonight 3. Roska & Untold- Long Range 4. James Blake- I Only Know (What I Know Now) 5. Nehuen- Let It Go 6. Lone- Pineapple Crush 7. Cooly G - Up In My Head 8. Africa Hitech - One Two 9. The Bug - Skeng (Autechre Remix) 10. Juj- Mbira Spirit 11. 813- My Deep, Deep Complex's ( preview [...]
Whether it be studying like some of us have to do or just living it up with your mates, these songs really get it done. I heard this first song from Factory AIRE last week and it really intrigued me. It has a definite chillwave vibe to it, but gets increasingly complicated as the song ... Read more
HW&W Recordings sent over Juj 's Slack , their latest beat tape/instrumental opus. Juj is another LA beatmaker existing in the post- Dilla soundscape, and Slack 's collection of blaps, slaps, and bleeps is making me realize just how deep Dilla 's sound has permeated the Los Angeles' beat scene. I'd love to hear what he'd do in a collaboration with Akello & Coincidence . [...]
This is a track from "Slack", the latest Tape from WEDIDIT/ HW&W artist Juj. You can download it for free or support the cause. Juj - Sunday Bouncer There will be some limited packages for sale (50 to be exact) of a WEDIDIT shirt and sticker, HW&W pin, and a hand-numbered CD of some B-side Juj random tracks. It's available HERE
A relentlessly bound LP from smog city's own beat kid, Juj . His debut album, Slack , manifests itself through a reverberating sixteen tracks, and is self released (for completely free) through WEDIDIT Collective (comprised of Shlohmo, Juj, Joseph, Groun d Is Lava, NonEpic, Elan, 0, Jo nwayne, Melonious Drunk, Dr. Blount) and distributor HW&W . The LP is receiving quite the sarcastic appraisal from fellow producers. Grab the full release and original press right hurr . Juj- My Room (Original Mix) [...]
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