La longevidad no es necesariamente sinónimo de calidad y lo sabemos. Sin embargo, en casos como The Chronic de Dr. Dre esa premisa no aplica. Si hace unos posteos celebrábamos el álbum The low end theory de A Tribe Called Quest, hermano optimista de The Chronic , esta vez nos toca revisar la mejor y más perdurable obra de Dr. Dre. Lanzado en 1992 y transformado casi de inmediato en objeto de culto rapero gracias a clásicos como "Nuthin but a G thang" o "Let me ride", The Chronic no sólo [...]
In the classroom of Hip-Hop 101: The Chronic would be given its own section, likely filed under “The Rise of West Coast Hip-Hop.” Almost twenty years ago on December 15th, Dr. Dre’s The Chronic was released and since has quickly become one of those “must-have” hip-hop albums for any rap primer. I was only 9 when it dropped and wouldn’t hear the album’s lead single “Nuthin’ but a G Thang” until two years later when I saw the video on MTV after my Dad decided to splurge on cable TV. I was living in [...]
Next week is the 20th Anniversary of The Chronic. If you're old enough to remember copping the tape back in 1992, that sentence alone is enough to make you feel ancient. When I did an imperfect Internet survey five years ago , The Chronic ranked as the fifth greatest rap album ever. In last month's LA Weekly Music Edition, editor Ben Westhoff compiles mostly unpublished interviews from some of the people behind the record. There's also an article where I argue why it can be considered the greatest rap album ever made. The [...]
Dr. Dre's 1992 album, 'The Chronic', is the greatest rap album ever made , as Jeff Weiss rightly argues. Incredibly, in this oral history of the album's creation , it's revealed the album almost never got made. Despite the success Dre had experienced with N.W.A, he was entangled in contractual problems with his former crewmate Eazy-E's label. For that reason, as well as Death Row's dodgy reputation, The Chronic had a hard time finding release. It took the shepherding of renegade upstart Interscope Records, the financing of convicted drug kingpin [...]
If this piece was about the end of the original Pharcyde's journey as a group, it would make for a much more dramatic “Behind the Music” story about drugs, fist fights, and collective creativity cut short. Thankfully it's not because Imani already gave an excellent and thorough near two hour interview about the group’s history where you can laugh and cry about their lives-n-times accordingly. This here though is about one of the ten, maybe five, best rap albums ever made : Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde . A kaleidoscopic sonic force of fun, sex, jokes, [...]
Nite Jewel es el proyecto de Ramona Gonzalez, quien comenzó como solista en Los Angeles con grabaciones caseras de pop lo-fi y que rápidamente, con ayuda de su colaborador y esposo, Cole M Greif-Neill (ex-miembro de Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti), fue puliendo su sonido, eventualmente evolucionando en una banda completa con 4 integrantes, que a menos de un año estaría tocando en festivales europeos y lanzando su primer material, Good Evening . A principios de este año, Nite Jewel lanzó su segundo LP, One Second of Love [...]
Nite Jewel es el proyecto de Ramona Gonzalez, quien comenzó como solista en Los Angeles con grabaciones caseras de pop lo-fi y que rápidamente, con ayuda de su colaborador y esposo, Cole M Greif-Neill (ex-miembro de Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti), fue puliendo su sonido, eventualmente evolucionando en una banda completa con 4 integrantes, que a menos de un año estaría tocando en festivales europeos y lanzando su primer material, Good Evening . A principios de este año, Nite Jewel lanzó su segundo LP, One Second of Love [...]
Dënver en Pasagüero Estaciones es una plataforma cultural, para dar a conocer el movimiento de la industria musical independiente en una de las ciudades con mayor afluencia musical del mundo, la Ciudad de México. Es una feria itinerante de productores musicales independientes y es dentro de ese marco donde se presentará Dënver , el grupo chileno conformado por Mariana Montenegro y Milton Mahan. Los boletos están a la venta en Pasagüero , ubicado en Motolinia 33, colonia centro y en las oficinas de Chronic ubicadas [...]
The lineup set-times is finally available for Coachella. All I can say is, FML. There are at least 5 very tough decisions to make. I'm guessing The Little One will be making us see At The Drive-In which makes seeing Dr. Dre & Snoop Dog an easy thing, since they are both at the same stage. At least a few things in this lineup worked out. Snoop and [...]
Although only in preview mode AC Slater gives us an earful from his forthcoming 'Sidewinder' EP due out on Sweat It Out . The a-side and title track takes no prisoners with heavily warbled drums/synths with glimpses of almost trance patterns as it sets out to cause just one thing, destruction! "Chronic" is the tough b-side with more a defined ruckas and bigger beats, shaping out a pretty exciting release. AC Slater will be touring Australia through February and March , [...]
Jan 21, 2012, 5:26am
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Original Don, le nouveau morceau de Diplo et Switch aka Major Lazer remixé par Flosstradamus (Fool's Gold) dans une version Trap complètement folle ! Et bonne nouvelle, c'est en Free Download ici ! Major Lazer - Original Don (Flosstradamus Remix) by Flosstradamus
Jan 21, 2012, 5:18am KCNV
Daniel Haaksman (en interview KCNV ici) et Man Recordings organisent un concours de remix pour gagner vinyles, cds, goodies en tout genre et surtout figurer sur le remix album de Rambazamba prévu pour Avril avec entre autres Oliver $, Big Dope P, Chrissy Murderbot, Kry Wolf aux manettes Pour cela, il vous faut remixer le [...]
Jan 21, 2012, 4:48am KCNV
Que se passe t'il quand une légende et les rookies of the years de la house music s'associent ? TODD TERRY & J PAUL GETTO messieurs dames. Ca sort chez Fogbank, funky a souhait, la rencontre de l'ancienne et de la nouvelle école fonctionne à merveille. TODD TERRY & J PAUL GETTO - Go Bitch: [...]
Jan 19, 2012, 5:41am KCNV
La belle anglaise NIGHTWAVE sort son nouvel EP et c'est tant mieux ! Un véritable festival de mélodies cosmiques, sub bass 808, arpèges glitchés et autres réjouissances Post Dubstep / UK Funky. On arrête là les descriptifs pompeux et on vous laisse découvrir ce 4 titres. Un vrai bijou disponible chez Fortified Audio. Nightwave - Festivus EP [ELIMDIG001] by fortified [...]
Jan 19, 2012, 4:38am KCNV
Sortie surprenante de l'ecurie Moveltraxx avec Jumping Duck de DES entre Dutch House et Tropical Bass. Le label français à l'exception d'appararitions de Congorock, Angger Dimas ou Botnek ne s'etait pas vraiment aventuré dans le Dirty Dutch c'est maintenant chose faite avec l'Italien DES qu'on avait pu decouvrir sur la compilation Da Movelt Posse Episode [...]
Jan 19, 2012, 4:09am KCNV
Nouvelle sortie NINJA TUNE par DECO CHILD alias Ben Dodson qui avec Pray crée un bijou broken-beat. Superpositions de samples, Rhytmes syncopés et montées en subtilités sont au rendez vous avec des remixes de Flipbook, Crewdson et surtout une très surprenante relecture de MUNCHI que l'on pourrait décrire comme Ambient Moombahton. Deco Child - Pray (Munchi's Destino Solitario Rmx) [...]
Jan 18, 2012, 1:08pm KCNV
Septième volet de notre rubrique Rough Session, et au programme, pas mal de choses. Souvenez-vous, il y a pratiquement un mois, on vous offrait la première mixtape de cette rubrique en compagnie de The Mastertrons. On vous avait promis qu'il y en aurait d'autres, et c'est le cas. Alors du coup on a décidé de [...]
Jan 18, 2012, 9:39am KCNV
Graphics has just shared his latest release - 'Mama Grizzlies' out on 23rd January on Made To Play - on his Soundcloud. Mesmerising, hypnotic and understated, ‘Mama Grizzlies’ shows just why the likes of XFM’s Mary Anne Hobbs and Rinse FM DJ and producer Jackmaster have been supporting Graphics. 'Mama Grizzlies' is Graphics (Alfie MacGibbon)'s [...]
Jan 12, 2012, 6:03am KCNV
Justice annonce de nouvelles dates en France, vous pourrez les retrouver à Paris, Lyon et Nîmes pour cet été. Les places s'écoulant à une vitesse folle, prenez vous y rapidement pour obtenir la votre ! http://www.fnacspectacles.com/ place-spectacle/recherche-bill et-justice-ete.htm
Jan 11, 2012, 12:12pm KCNV
Italian DJ/producer/party collective Reset! release their 4th EP on Hervé's Cheap Thrills records this week and show just why they're fast becoming the only go-to name for party-starting house music. Having remixed for the likes of Robyn, Fenech Soler and Fatboy Slim & Hervé, Reset! turn whatever they touch into weapons solely designed for the [...]
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