If you're familiar with Daytrotter.com , it is probably because of the extensive coverage of the independent rock, folk and Americana scene. Daytrotter has established itself as one of the premiere tastemakers in this space, contributing to breaking bands like Dawes, Bon Iver, Mountain Goats and Deer Tick by featuring early sessions of the groups. What you might not be familiar with is the impressive coverage of Hip Hop and Rap by Daytrotter. These sessions get lost in among the more visible or "buzzworthy" sessions by the Fleet Foxes, Andrew Bird's and Timber Timbre's of the scene. [...]
The homie Peter Daily is currently working on a project with up & coming Los Angeles producer Gunslunglow entitled The Beat . Heart Throb Killer is a taste of what to expect. He called on the vocal stylings of the longtime comrade Pigeon John & the result is a dope, energetic summer jam for the clubs. DL, share, bump, partake, eNjOy & stay TUNEd! 01 Heart Throb Killer (feat. Pigeon John, Peter Daily)
Download: Lyrics Born - Lies X3 (keysnkrates Remix)
Admittedly, I tend to favor L.A. and Bay Area Hip Hop which might not be surprising when you consider that my music website history starts with Solesides/ Quannum labels. The crews out there tend to be pretty closely-knit, so you get a lot of really cool side projects and collaborations. This week DJ D-Sharp has made his new single "Definition of a Star" available for FREE. The woodblock and strings-stabbing head-bobber features D-Sharp in a classic boasting MC role in addition to production. Kev Choice and Tony Vic have his back [...]
From HNRL Blog : Once again it's on! Come help us celebrate the upcoming release of our homegirl Joyo Velarde's new album, Love and Understanding. It's been a hinute since "Sweet Angels" dropped and now we're amped to finally get a full length from the Quannum songstress. Arrive early to preview the entire album which features production from RJD2, Tommy Guerrero, Headnodic and Lyrics Born. Resident roll caller Tap.10 will be spinning the champagne soul, tender knock, naked funk, boom bap and whatever's clever all night long. The first 100 party people [...]
Wow. At long last it appears that we are within reach of the hip hop Siren of the Bay Joyo Velarde's first full-length! Titled Love and Understanding , it will release on Tuesday 2/16 on Quannum Projects . Joyo's history with Quannum Records starts before Quannum when DJ Shadow, The Gift of Gab, Chief Xcel and Lyrics Born formed Solesides Records where she provided her background vocals to early releases by Lyrics Born, Blackalicious and Lateef. When the crew disbanded Solesides in 1999 and re-emerged as the Quannum Collective we got to hear Joyo as a lead [...]
Undertow from outta New Zealand just hit us with this laid back Dubstep refix of a Lateef and DJ Shadow track from the Bay Area Hip-hop legends' Solesides days. Dope! Solesides - The Quickening (Undertow Remix) by undertow Look out for his new single backed with a track from fellow countryman Optmas Gryme [...]
The homie Kat Ouano of Crown City Rockers & Quannum fame made this lil diddy a while back and seeing as it IS Christmas time, Ya know we had to hit you off with it so you can get in the Christmas spirit. This aint your typical Christmas cut... think Stevie Wonders Innervisions type ish, Kat goes in on the Fender Rhodes each time she touches it, if you aint knowing ... KNOW ... cuz NO does! Download audio file (Christmastime-Is-Here.mp3) DOWNLOAD [...]
My brother from my hometown has finally released his EP. I aint gonna say "long awaited" or "highly anticipated" cuz you most likely have NEVER HEARD OF HIM BEFORE! However, he is one you wanna hear! His name is Peter Daily & he plays all the clubs, bars & shows down in L.A. with his Royal Band prior to being a part of Pigeon John's tour band. His sound is refreshing. I can't compare it to anything out there cuz, well... there's nothing out there like [...]
Blackalicious and Quannum fans rejoice! Gab is back! It has been five years since the release of his last offering 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up and the fans are hungry for more of this Bay Area legend's lyrical styling. His newest album Escape 2 Mars is set to be released on November 3rd on Cornerstone R.A.S . For now enjoy this single off the new album, "El Gifto Magnifico". 2 El Gifto Magnifico He'll also [...]
Well ladies and gentlemen, I have decided to enter the podcasting world and present a show that showcases some of the bands Under The Dog writes about and hopefully some that I don't have time to write about. As I've stated before, UTD is expanding it's music to more than heavy ass abrasive music and branching out into more stuff that I think continues on the tradition here at UTD. Since it's not going to be all hardcore and metal, I'm gonna place the mellowest songs first, move into hip-hop and transition over to the most abrasive stuff at [...]
Lyrics Born released another new free download from the upcoming As U Were - a reunion of sorts with Lateef the Truth Speaker called "Pushed Aside, Pulled Apart." The track is an interesting sort of 80's-inspired head bobber featuring the distinctive rapping and vocals from LB and Lateef. I liked the f irst track "leaked" "Funky Hit Records," but this track has summer jam written all over it. The first track off of As U Were offered as a free download was "Funky Hit Records" back in March . That song got a [...]
Quannum duo ApSci, whose excellent sophomore full-length, Best Crisis Ever, came out digitally last week, have two very different upcoming shows in New York in the next couple of weeks. The first is next Wednesday, August 26, at Mercury Lounge. ApSci will be opening the killer triple-bill with their full-live band, followed by Michna (who [...]
We've got the single "Under Control" from hip-hop-inspired duo ApSci for your listening pleasure. Their brand new album, Best Crisis Ever , marks a new direction for Filipino-Australian vocalist Dana Diaz-Tutaan and husband/producer/Bronx-native Raphael LaMotta. Their 2005 debut via Quannum, Thanks For Asking , quickly drew comparisons to Portishead, Eminem and Björk, but with such a diverse range, it's clear they do their own thing. There's also a video for "Under Control," plus we caught up with the duo to talk about the good company they keep. Download track: ApSci [...]
Quannum duo ApSci's second full-length, Best Crisis Ever, is available today, August 11, on iTunes and other DSPs (it'll be released physically later this fall). Recorded in both New York City and Australia – and spots in between; "'Til the Windows Rattle Off," for example, was recorded and programmed in Malaysia, during some downtime at a [...]
Quannum duo ApSci are releasing their sophomore full-length in September, but the reviews for Best Crisis Ever are already coming in, most recently in SPIN and Mother Jones. You can read the SPIN piece here, and the MJ here. When ApSci were in San Francisco last, they stopped by Myx to chat. You can [...]
The last time Curumin was in the States, he stopped by Daytrotter with his band to record some songs of his latest album, JapanPopShow, for their famed Sessions. The fruits of this were just released, and you can hear whole thing here. Curumin only has four dates left in his Summer 2009 North American tour! He'll [...]
In case you haven't heard, Lyrics Born released the fourth in his series of mixtapes two short weeks ago, and between finishing up his next full-length (As U Were, out early next year) and his wife Joyo Velarde's album (Love and Understanding, out in November), he's on tour. He'll be at the Far West Fest [...]
Hervé Salters, who's spent the past couple of months in his native France, getting ready for the September North American release of his album Good City For Dreamers (out 9/22 on Quannum), has been perfecting his live show, which he'll be bringing stateside later this year. For a glimpse of what's to come, check out [...]
Lyrics Born Variety Show Mixtape Season Pho The big homie Lyrics Born has just dropped his fourth installment of his Variety Show Mixtape series, this time with season Pho. I co-produced and am featured on "Block Bots" along with Clyde Carson: Get the mixtape HERE ! Oh, and just in case you forgot ... Tracklist: 1. Season Pho Intro ft. Joey Guila 2. The Divide Is Widening* – [...]
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