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Panthére “Superstition” Live at COMME des Garçons +1 213 from 010 +-4.40 on Vimeo.
Posted by Jon/Friday January 2, 2009
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The Beats
Hello & Happy New Year to you all. We hope all of you had a fresh 2008 and wish you nothing but the best for ’09. We have an amazing beat album to help you start off the New Year right! It is brought to you by none other than Dert and it’s FREE! We have been listening to TALK STRANGE for a while and must say it is a pretty amazing album. TALK STRANGE features 17 tracks sampling original tunes and remixes by the legendary Icelandic singer Björk and features artwork by some of the talents of YYY. Enjoy & again Happy New Year!
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Posted by marma/Wednesday December 31, 2008
Track of the day
One of my favorite albums of the year – hands down . . . 14KT’s The Golden Hour. 14kt delivered a smart, intelligent, thoughtful soundtrack to open ears, help make the head nod, and bring the occasional smile here and there. A track I have had on constant repeat contains a poem from the likes of Christian D. Larson. “Christian D. Larson was an outstanding and highly influential early New Thought leader and teacher as well as a prolific writer of New Thought books who believed that people have tremendous latent powers, which could be harnessed for success with the proper attitude.”
Have a listen to this track – and read the poem – words to arrange new years resolutions around.
Promise yourself to be strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
Podcasts
1000names was generous enough to put together a mix for YYY and now it has arrived. Cookie Pussy Mix is an hour long journey into the mind of Bulgarian natives Casio Blaster and 99 Mistakes. We’ve posted on this duo before, but now its time for a formal introduction. Below is an interview we recently scored, mix cover art by YYY.
Where did you get the alias 1000names?
It comes from series of works made in the mid 80’s by the English sculptor Anish Kapoor.
Where are you currently living?
Sofia, Bulgaria but also everywhere else here and there.
What’s the culture there like? The music scene?
Mainly house and d’n‘b stuff, a little bit of old skool, funk, hip hop parties, but things are about to change as more and more people get involved in different styles.
What sparked your interest in beat making?
It’s a life time adventure, but as 1000names we makes beats for 3 years now. 99 Mistakes has been producing for 4 years before that and painted meanwhile. Casio Blaster started drumming at the age 14 until he decided to stop sweating 3 years ago.
Where do you get your inspiration?
Old stuff, space era, from 50s atom panic till 80s-90s game graphicizm.
When do you find time to produce music?
All night till dawn, try to stay on it all the time.
Is there anyone producing music today you would like to collaborate with?
We like to jam on stage with Fulgeance and Lilea Narative and thats the kind of collab we enjoy most at the moment.
If you could produce an artists album who would that be?
Somebody who would move in our studio and live dedicatedly for the project.
What movie soundtrack would you like to remix?
Taxi driver.
If you could only use 5 albums to sample from your whole career, what albums would they be?
Raymond Scott – Manhattan research
Sun Ra – Lanquidity
Curtis Mayfield – Curtis
Gil Scott-Herron – Pieces of a man
Tuff Crew – Phan jam(so def)
Tell us a briefly your goals for 2009, your thoughts on the global music scene, and anything interesting you’d like to share about yourself.
On 27th of february our debut album will be out for Eklektik Records, then March we plan a tour in France and around Europe. hope to get on some good festivals in the summer and then some more EP 7 inch for the same label. for us global music situation gets more and more unusual, innovative and independent. with direct contact between the artist and the audience through i-net. collaborations and quick interaction between diverse producers lead to fast developed directions. its exiting to live in the musical present future days.
Check them out 1000names MySpace.
Get their most recent album here
Download the mix here
Posted by chris/Tuesday December 23, 2008
Top Ten
Choosing only ten albums to highlight for ’08 was difficult. I chose to include and Honorable Mention list. If this year was any indication of what’s to come then we have a lot to look forward to in ’09.
Top Ten Albums
Flying Lotus – Los Angeles
Milosh – III
Kelpe – Ex-Aquarium
Onra – Chinoseries
Lone – Lemurian
Ad Bourke – Trebelo Beat Tape
Nebulo – Avutuma
Black Moth Super Rainbow – Drippers
Metaform – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
K’naan – The Dusty Foot Philosopher
Honorable Mentions
Radius – Neighborhood Suicide
Vordul Mega – Megagraphitti
Beck – Modern Guilt
Dday One – Heavy Migration
Obfusc – Cities of Cedar
Moka Only – Clap Trap
One Divided Soul – One Divided Soul
Mux Mool – Drum E.P.
Architeq – Birds of Prey
Suff Daddy – EFIL4FFUS
Posted by chris/Tuesday December 23, 2008
Top Ten
OK
this took forever. 08 was kinda epic.
ALBUMS
1) Aerial – 2562
2) Desert Crossroads – Etran Finatawa
3) Space Case – Heyoka
4) For Emma, Forever Ago – Bon Iver
5) Nomad – Headhhunter
6) Los Angeles – Flying Lotus
7) A Trebleo Beat Tape – Ad Bourke
8) Lemurian – Lone
9) B.A.D. Volume 2 – Various
10) Diary of an Afro Warrior – Benga
TRACKS
1) Night Thunder – Nero
2) Jah War feat Flowdan (Loefah Remix) – The Bug
3) Eastern Jam – Chase & Status
4) Revenge of the Nerd – Fulgeance
5) We Are The People – Empire of the Sun
6) Slums Dub – DZ
7) Pump et Up – Subvert
8) Wow (Modeselektor Edit) – Sirius Mo
9) Spliff Dub (Rustie Remix) – Zomby
10) Where U Been 7.0 – LL Meltdown Deluxe
~PORKCHOP
Posted by Ben/Sunday December 21, 2008
News
Mayer Hawthorne, a name you should know by now. If not that name, you know him as, Haircut, from Athletic Mic League and Now On. Under Mayer Hawthorne, he released a future vintage doo-wop single, “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out,” on Stones Throw. A instant classic. It will have you pondering if the track was made in the 60’s.
Enough with the introduction. I had the pleasure to interview this new Stones Throw recording artist. It went something like this…
Haircut to Mayer Hawthorne, how did that happen? Is the story the same as Madlib’s Quas story? or was this planned to try something new?
Mayer Hawthorne started out as sort of a joke. It was just a fun experiment for my friends and family to listen to. I made the 2 tracks on the heart vinyl and that was it. I was introduced to PB Wolf at a party in LA by a good friend of mine. She told him about my Mayer Hawthorne tracks and he asked me to send them, but when he heard them he didn’t understand what they were. He thought they were old songs that I had discovered or something. Once he realized that I wrote, played and recorded them, he asked if I would do a full album for Stones Throw.
Explain the heart shaped 45 concept?
I got the idea from an old Bobby Caldwell record and I asked Wolf if they would press my single like that. It made sense since both songs had to do with love. I couldn’t believe they actually agreed to do it though.
When are we getting more tracks, an album, action figure, etc…
I’m recording the album right now and it should be out by Spring 09.
Where do you draw inspiration from? (musically)
Lately it’s been Smokey Robinson and Lamont Dozier (Holland, Dozier, Holland). But I listen to all kinds of music – I’m really into this girl from Norway – Hanne Hukkelberg. I draw inspiration from anything creative and soulful.
How many music instruments can you play????
Bass, Drums, Piano, Guitar, Clarinet and Glockenspiel.
What genre can you school us in that people may not know you’re into?
I used to listen to a lot of heavy metal groups like Helmet, Tool and Ministry. That would probably surprise people.
Motown top 5????
Today it’s:
The Supremes – You Keep Me Hanging On
Smokey Robinson – Once I Got To Know You
Martha and the Vandellas – In My Lonely Room
The Marvelettes – What’s Easy For Two
Tammi Terrell – All I Do Is Think About You
What is next after Mayer Hawthorne?
I might work on a New Wave/Metal Beat type album. On some Gary Numan shit. I’ve been wanting to do that for a while.
Financial advice for the recession we’re in?
I spend all of my money on records and food. I’ve been buying a lot of cassette tapes lately too. Maybe I’m not the best person to answer that question…
LA is dope but Detroit….
Detroit has more soul than any city on earth.
Mayer Hawthorne will not eat…. why?
Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE food. I’ll eat just about anything. Hold the mustard though. Mustard is gross.
Record collection size?
I sold a lot of records before I moved to LA, but I probably have 3000 or so.
The best pick up line is?
How do you do – I’m Mayer Hawthorne.
Besides music, what are you passionate about?
Food, my family, art, investing and I’ve been skateboarding a lot lately.
Mayer Hawthorne style tips?
Enough with the tight jeans fellas. Leave that to the ladies.
Rosario Dawson or Shannon Sossamon??
Damn! That’s a tough one! I guess I’d have to give the edge to Rosario…but I love you too Shannon – call me!
Your weirdest fan moment?
One guy in Texas thought I was DJ A-Trak. I tried to convince him otherwise, but he was positive.
Before this interview is done, what do people need to know?
Don’t make requests to the DJ at a club. It’s just wack. Shout out to everyone at Stones Throw, A-Side Worldwide and Houston’s Knife and Fork Ribs!
I’ll leave at that, I just want to thank you for taking the time to do this.
No problem Jon – thanks for the good questions!
- Mayer Hawthorne has left the building.
I’ll leave you readers with a taste of what this man has to offer if you didn’t already know. His hit single, Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out. A Stones Throw classic…
(How I would do it if I was a radio DJ in the 60’s)
LINKS
Mayer Hawthorne Myspace
Now On Myspace
Haircut Myspace
Top Ten
Make’em Say Ughh!!! My top ten randomized…
Albums
MHE – (no title)
EL-P Weareallgoingtoburninhell Megamixx2
Santogold – Santogold
Samiyam – Rap Beats Vol.1
DE SIGNER – Designerrulestheworld
Tobacco – F****D Up Friends
AEther – Artifacts
Heliocentrics – Out There
Beat Konducta – Vol. 6 Dil Withers Suite
Trill Bass – Trill EP
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Songs
DZ – Down
The Gaslamp Killer – Show Stopper
Blank Blue – Blank Blue (flylo remix)
The Otherside – Courting Sunshine
Nosaj Thing – 1685
DE SIGNER – Eyes Lies (remix)
Matthew Dear – Down On You
Mayer Hawthorne – Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out
Busta Rhymes – Don’t touch Me
Evangelicals – Bellawood
Posted by Jon/Friday December 19, 2008
Top Ten
In no particular order…
Top 10 Releases
1. Glen Porter – Blessed by a Young Death
2. D. Gookin – When You’re Lonely Everybody’s a Celebrity
3. Samiyam – Rap Beats, Vol. 1
4. The Flashbulb – Soundtrack To A Vacant Life
5. Kilmek – Dedications
6. K’Naan – The Dusty Foot Philosopher
7. Ratatat – LP3
8. Milosh – III
9. Mwesslee – Megaplast EP
10. Lupe Fiasco – The Cool
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Top 10 Songs
1. Robo Tussin (A Milli Remix/Lil Wayne) – Flying Lotus
2. Still on It – Hud Mo – Ooops
3. Meine – Daso – Meine Idee EP
4. Remember – D. Gookin – When You’re Lonely Everybody’s a -Celebrity
5. For Steven Spielberg & Azza El-Hassan – Klimek – Dedications
6. Move – Q-Tip – The Renaissance
7. Whirlwound (Stormy Version) – Kelpe – Extraquarium
8. Drama (Chris De Luca Vs. Phon.O Remix) – Fool – Drama E.P.
9. Dreams – Onra – 1.0.8
10. Olympic Airways – Foals – Antidotes
Posted by Josh/Thursday December 18, 2008
Top Ten
Top 10 Releases
1. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
2. Prophetic – Mo Profit, Mo Progress
3. Adele – 19
4. Black Milk – Tronic
5. 88-Keys – The Death of Adam
6. Carlos Nino & Lil’ Sci – What’s The Science
7. Grouper – Dragging a Dead Deer Up A Hill
8. Erykah Badu – New Amerykah
9. 14kt – The Golden Hour
10. Cloud – Pimp Steak
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Top 10 Songs
1. Exhibit A (Transformations) – Jay Electronica
2. Entrepreneur – Prophetic – Mo Profit, Mo Progress
3. Chasing Pavements – Adele – 19
4. Day ‘n’ Nite – Kid Cudi – Day ‘N’ Nite EP
5. The Wolves (Act I & II) – Bon Iver
6. Down the Aisles – Cloud – Pimp Steak
7. Heavy Water/I’d Rather Be Sleeping – Grouper – Dragging a Dead Deer Up A Hill
8. Soldier – Erykah Badu – New Amerykah
9. Take Two – Vast Aire – Dueces Wild
10. (Reckoner Mux Mool Remix) – Mux Mool
Posted by Ness/Thursday December 18, 2008
Track of the day
In the jungle brother… It’s lady killer Co. Fee with track of the day. Broken afro-beat creator. Crafting beats like only he can, futuristic tribal drums over jungle synth rhythms. True, Co. Fee is a homie, but my recommendation is legit. With a remix album under his belt already, No Borders. He’s working on another, Wu-Tang vs. Co. Fee Banger. Taking his music in a new direction this time; dirt style. Now back to Jungle Dance. It reminds of my future trip to Brazil. That is what I’m told by Doc Brown.
Co. Fee & I dedicate this to all the ladies out there (even our readers girlfriends). Hall & Oates baby!!!
Bearded Baby is next on the platter….. You will find out what I mean next week.
Co. Fee Myspace
My Hollow Drum Myspace
Bleep Bloop Blip
So the story goes… UrBan Ge3k was at a Subtitle show in London, asked Sub, Please listen to my demo. Subtitle signs him. UrBan Ge3k x B.E.A.R LTD is now in full effect. You don’t know UrBan Ge3k yet, but you will early 2009. He has laced me with an exclusive to bless your ears with tonight (it’s 7:15PM in rainy LA right now). Just say thank you. This track is on some bust your ear drums year 2999, dirty digital steeez. Oh and I forgot, he has already collaborated with up and coming super producer, LORN. You’ve be warned. (no, I wasn’t trying to rhyme)
UrBan Ge3k Myspace
Mu$Sk Myspace
B.E.A.R Myspace
Noteworthy
Noni Lamar is coming with it. Known for her work with the Sa Ra camp. She presents this joint featuring Ta’raach + Blu. Loving the double time beat pattern and its simplicity. I had the honor or breaking this onto KCRW with some good responses.
Noteworthy
Radio aint dead.
We’ve been listening to a few of Mary Anne’s mixes as well as her guest mixes and good lord help us. Auhmazing stuff. She’s on the cusp folks and has her ear further to the ground than you do – trust us. She’s featured the likes of Flylo, Hudmo, Rustie, Mike Slott, and just had Daedelus on the show. Firmly grounded in the realm of Dub Step she’s crossing over multiple barriers and genres in her features.
From Wikipedia – A fan of rock, heavy metal and motorbikes from an early age, she fronted the Radio1 Rock Show and the experimental / electronic Breezeblock on BBC Radio 1 for a number of years. In September 2006 the Breezeblock name was dropped for the title ‘Experimental’, but the show retained the name of its host in the title. Most recently, Hobbs has been a notable champion of the dubstep and grime genres.
Get a full bio on Mary Anne here.
Mary Anne – Keep on keeping on.
eDap.
Posted by Ness/Tuesday December 16, 2008
Track of the day
What do you get if you put one producer and one vocalist (both with evil-scientist ambitions) in a studio for one day – and let them chop up and mix Aphex Twin with Justice, Throbbing Gristle with Karlheinz Stockhausen, Raymond Scott with Marcel Duchamp, Fela Kuti with Benga and Crookers with Iggy and The Stooges, Zapp and Roger Troutman (and tons of other sounds)?
You get: Flu Shot Mixtape.
A 37 minute long stream-of-consciousness from Anthony Mills & Olle Cornéer – the new duo Super Viral Brothers.
Take it down.
It will protect you against our times.
Props to Freshselects for the find.
Noteworthy
This is pretty neat. Fantastic Planet, mr Gib, oOgo, Chomsky and Blanka (la fine equipe), produced a mixtape dedicated to Jneiro Jarel. The four french producers sampled DR. Who Dat?‘s Beat Journey and made something familiarly interesting (my only way to describe it).
There are some fresh vocals from Mattic and the La Fin Equipe crew. Looks like Lex Records made some international connections for this. Good work.
You can get this for Free here. Thanks to Lex Records and the artist who contributed for the mixtape.
Check Fantastic Planet MySpace
Track of the day
I’ve had this track for a while, but I think it’s a pretty interesting track. It happens to be the title track of the record by Plantlfe. The rest of the album is entirely different, it more of a retro funk vibe. If you look in to it, try the first record they made. In my opinion The Return Of Jack Splash! is a much better record.
Time Traveler Microsite
Torture Chamber
Lots of bass and scratchy distortion served up by Team Shadetek on this Baby Blak remix. It came out in 2004 surprisingly. Still bangs in 08.
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