Rush Hour Recordings and Beat Dimensions have compiled another volume of futuristic, mind-bending beats. The list of featured artists gives you an idea of the pedigree here - producers include Nosaj Thing, Samiyam, Dorian Concept and more. The collection is a no-holds barred selection of tracks straight from the year 3000 or so. These producers take hip-hop to entirely new places, playing with sounds, rhythms and electronic influences. There are two 123s currently available with another in the works in a few months. You can also purchase the release digitally. Listen to: Mono/Poly - "Distant": [...]
MAJOR!! I know I know.. don't worry though, these are just snippets. I will definitely cop myself the beat dimensions vol.2 - EP-2 when it releases-so should you. If you haven't already tasted Cinnaman and Jay Scarlett's , Beat Dimensions vol. 1 , then don't even bother with this post... Pressing: Beat Dimensions Vol.2 EP-1 Compiled by Cinnaman & Jay Scarlett MP3: Nosaj thing - FWD Side A 1. Danny Breaks & dj Adlib - The Sound (D. Whiddett & D. [...]
I believe this compilation has been in circulation since Sept. 082 - it was completed in a private affiliation with Reebok. Hard to find! Be sure to cop Beat Dimensions, Vol. 1 by Jay and Cinnaman.. Make sure you visit his myspace Tracklist 1. Sa-Ra Creative Partners - Intro (A Few Words By Sa- Ra Creative Partners) 2. Daru & Reggie B - Gone Away 3. Funkenteller feat. The Deepspace 69 - Emulator 4. Gecko Turner - Monosabio Blues (Phillips Owusu Remix) [...]
Tracklist 01. Black Monk & Ras G - Outro... 02. Ras G - Birth Of Tha Beat 03. Skymark - Whawhawha 04. Samiyam - Quesadilla 05. Samiyam - One Love 06. Dorian Concept - You Tiresome Thing 07. Kissey Asplund - Syntax Error 08. Black Spade - Evil Love 09. Jneiro Jarel ft. Aahtue - Uma Delica 10. Samiyam - Snake Cola 11. Kissey Asplund - Still The Baddest (Intro) 12. Samiyam - Flotation Device 13. Rustie ft. Kissey Asplund - Atomic Light'n'Sound 14. Dudley [...]
illVibes Joe Kay comes at it again with traveling mix of the meticulously selected few. Pressing: Joe Kay 54 "Perspectives" illVibes Mix Tracklist 01.KenLO Craqnuques - No Vembre (Orange) 02.fL∆ko - Hump 03.J Todd - Tempo-Xy 04.Duktus - c64 05.KenLo Craqnuques - untitled 06.Kev Brown - Struggla's Theme (Instrumental) 07.Ad Bourke - TT 08.KenLo Craqnuques -Fils de Flute (Muave) 09.Simo - w o r L d ! 10.fL∆ko - Knots 11.Mr Beatnick - I know All [...]
Lazy weekend links?? The Guardian music blog on the dilemma of Animal Collective . Seriously, their music page is better than most music-dedicated websites. The end of hip-hop magazines ? I (still) blame the Benzino/Source scandal from way back. Obama might not be so thrilled at the proposed Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger . Yes he can? Kim Gordon partners with Urban Outfitters!! Like this really makes Sonic Youth less rad. If rappers were characters on The Wire . I [...]
Lazy weekend links?? The Guardian music blog on the dilemma of Animal Collective . Seriously, their music page is better than most music-dedicated websites. The end of hip-hop magazines ? I (still) blame the Benzino/Source scandal from way back. Obama might not be so thrilled at the proposed Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger . Yes he can? Kim Gordon partners with Urban Outfitters!! Like this really makes Sonic Youth less rad. If rappers were characters on The Wire . I [...]
Justice Department cries monopoly, promotional giants arrange their hotels on Boardwalk.
For the board game aficionado in your family.? Inspired by expensive boxes of chocolates, Andy Mangold dressed one of the classiest board games going into a package befitting it's stature.? It's like when James Bond first puts on that tuxedo.? We always knew he should be wearing the tuxedo he just needed to put the damn thing on. Unfortunately, it's not for sale. A true one of a kind.? But if it were, wouldn't you buy this, like, immediately?? Yes, yes, you would.? Here's what Andy had to say himself on the matter: [...]
AINT never ever,ever ever ever heard a better hip hop radio show on a saturday than The Undaground Railroad...i will put any amount of monopoly money on it.So tune in from 5pm-8pm saturdays...CRUMS Peace Isreal TEAMWORK TO MAKE THE DREAM WORK!
"All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit." - Thomas Paine
Let's keep this simple. To me, this site has always been about supporting the local music scene. So I decided, that there is no better way to celebrate our first anniversary, than to make a mix of local music from the past year. I had so much fun, that I ended up making two discs. Some of these bands have come a long way in the last 12 months, some didn't even exist when we started and others are no more. That said, every song is from a band that claims (or claimed) the Baltimore/Washington metro area as [...]
So the premiere for this last batch of episodes for The Sopranos happened Sunday night, and I'm only getting to posting on it now. Why? Well, in part because I felt the necessity to watch it over again, there was so many subtle things going on that I swore I saw, and needed to confirm. One thing I did confirm was that it was a pitch-perfect beginning to the end of the series, and it reminded me of a recent interview with David Chase, in which he bristles at the mention of some criticism from fans [...]
DC indie rockers Monopoli end their March residency and tenure as a band at DC9 tonight. Go out and say goodbye. I'll leave you with some tracks from what could have been. Big Man Hit and Run
Beatlife
SMASHCARTEL
Oh, Sweet Nothing
City Pages - Gimme Noise
The Sly Oyster
The Underground Railroad - WVFS 89.7 FM
LOFT965
Instrumental Analysis
thus spake drake
Music Singles Chart #109
The Killers title new album Battle Born
I’ll Just Leave This Here #161
Knife Party – Rage Valley EP
