Featured in one of Pete Tong's mix series, the Essential Mix, is one of my
favorites in the House music game right now : Maya Jane Coles
Maya Jane Cole is one of the newest young UK House producers / DJ's
that are forcing the old guys to notice her skills.
Here it is :
Maya Jane Coles - The Essential Mix
Special Thanks To : Derek Jeter's ankle, Frank Caliendo's Impressions, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season 9, Essential Mix series, Great house music, Maya Jane Coles.
I had the chance to interview one of the most influential and important DJ's and producers of the last 10 years, DJ Spinna, and when I asked him to tell me who in the Hip hop world has a ridiculous record collection, amongst people like Q Tip and Pete Rock,
one of his answers was Kenny Dope.
Kenny Dope is one of those guys who has been around since the good old days.
Understanding and studying where the beats behind classic Hip Hop tracks
came from is one of Dope's fortes. Jazz develops into Rock, Rock branches into Funk and Soul, Soul morphs into Disco, Disco to Hip Hop and House and Kenny Dope was there for it all.
This mix is one of those gems that takes you back to the good old days and helps you understand where a lot of those classic Hip Hop tracks came from. An upbeat style jam that features emcee's, scratching, beat juggling and overall a great selection from Kenny Dope's huge record collection.
Enjoy.
Special Thanks to : Fantasy Football, Elephant Polo, United States Soccer Team still sucks.
Adult Swim has been on the cutting edge of new wave cartoons for anyone over the age of 16,
but has also been on the cutting edge of introducing ground breaking music from
Hip Hop and Electronic producers.
I can remember like it was yesterday that I started watching Adult Swim :
11:00 Pm on Channel 32 Friday and Saturday nights
I got super baked before I watched shows like Venture Brothers, Robot Chicken,
Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Boondocks, Sealab to name a few,
but I was more interested in the quick snippets of Hip Hop beats in between commercials.
Unfortunately for a crate digger like myself, it was hard back in 2006 and 2007 to find these songs on line, or with Google searches.
Then that all changed.
Enter : Danger Doom
Hip Hop emcee MF Doom had already made a huge name for himself in the Hip hop world by not only rapping about cartoons, adopting cartoon themes for his music videos, Dr Doom themed album artwork for his various releases, MF Doom is a "Super Villain" masked character.
MF Doom collaborated with Adult Swim to release an all Hip Hop album produced by
producer extraordinaire Danger Mouse, hence the name "Danger Doom".
For those of you idiots who don't know what I'm talking about... Have a listen and be educated :
Danger Doom - Aqua Teen Hunger Force
MF Doom and Ghostface Killah - Man In The Mask
Danger Doom - Cross hairs
Just when you thought that Adult Swim and Hip hop fusion was done releasing new music after taking a brief hiatus, Adult Swim began releasing the "Adult Swim Singles" series.
Now this compilation was not just Hip hop influenced, featuring music from all different genres.
Below you will find a link to the Adult Swim Singles #12 and #13
Adult Swim Singles #13
And now, for the piece de resistance:
Flying Lotus has been a staple in the Adult Swim world since the start of Adult Swim.
If you watched their shows from 2005 to 2009, I can guarantee you heard a Flying Lotus
beat in between commercials. Recently Flying Lotus created an alter ego persona for his
mainly Hip Hop experiments, known as : Captain Murphy.
Featured on this year's Adult Swim Singles #13 is a track that beings me back
to the good old days of down, underground, dirty beats covered in dust and mud!
Flying Lotus has teamed up with Viktor Vaughn (AKA MF Doom) and Earl Sweatshirt
of the Odd Future crew to create a track that I would play as my entrance song if
I were a pro wrestler. Just picture darkness and chains and hard rocks and it's cold...
then somewhere in the back of the room, you see red eyes pop out
and begin to spit hard lyrics at you.
Adult Swim Singles #13 :
Captain Murphy, Viktor Vaughn and Earl Sweatshirt
Special Thanks To : Adult Swim and the Hip Hop fusion.
We were thrilled when the seminal Los Angeles hip hop label, Stones Throw Records, started a Kickstarter campaign to help fund their first documentary and now, "Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton" will finally see the light of day with some select screenings at places like Cinefamily in Los Angeles.
To celebrate, KCRW DJ, Anthony Valadez, has lovingly put together an exclusive Stones Throw inspired mix for you to download and don't miss screening "Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton" when it comes to your town or on Blu-Ray/DVD soon!
Playlist | Stonesthrow X Vala
Vex Ruffin - Secret Weapon Peanut Butter Wolf and Planet Asia - I Your Area Jonwayne - Gumbo Baby Homeboy Sandman - Not Really Stark Reality - Comrades and Dreams (PB Wolf Mix) Charizma and PB Wolf - My World Premier (12' Version) J Rocc - Stay Fresh The Lions - Picture On The Wall (Feat. Leroy Sibbies) Quasimoto - Low Class Conspiracy Myron & E - If I Gave You My Love J Dilla - Light Works Koushik - Be With Karriem Riggins - Tom Toms Anika - Yang Yang Madlib - Disco Dance Dam-Funk & Steve Arrington - Crazy In Here Jonti - Flesh Of Morning James Pants - We're Through The Stepkids - Sweet Salvation Breakestra - Cramp Your Style Mayer Hawthorne - Green Eyed Love (Classixx Remix) Gary Wilson - She Makes Me Think Of Endicott Aloe Blacc - Arrive Guilty Simpson - Run (Feat. Sean P and Black Milk) MED - Classic (Feat. Talib Kweli) Madvillain - America's Most Blunted
Special Thanks: Stones Throw Records for continuing to put out some of the most progressive hip-hop music on the planet, Peanut Butter Wolf for making it happen, KCRW, Kickstater and all those fellow fans who keep supporting underground music!
At long last the eagerly awaited debut album from house music supergroup, Hot Natured, has been released and "Different Sides of the Sun" absolutely does not disappoint. Featuring plenty of deep, sexy house music grooves that have been lovingly sun-kissed with that current late-90's throwback vibe, this is the perfect end-of-summer album. Pair it with the recently released, AnjunaDeep 05 compilation from James Grant and Jody Wisternoff for a proper party.
While this album sampler doesn't do "Different Sides of the Sun" enough justice, you can get the basic flavor of what Hot Natured are offering on their debut album on Hot Creations label:
Oh and here's their huge hit, "Benediction" which is but one of many standout songs on the album:
Special Thanks: Hot Natured for making this album, Hot Creations for putting it out (along with a slew of other standout house jams), New Mexico, family and new adventures
One of our favorite groups of 2013, Author, have returned from their triumphant USA tour (we caught the LA show and it was so fresh), ready to venture off to the acclaimed Outlook Festival next. But before they do, Ruckspin and Jack Sparrow have been kind enough to treat fans to a free download of "Break Yourself" which didn't quite make the cut on their recently released second album, "Forward Forever." As you might expect, deep bass music is the name of the game here.
We've been fortunate to see unforgettable live shows from some of our all-time favorite music artists while living in Los Angeles, but never Nightmares on Wax! That will change as the group has announced plans for a 2013 North American tour in supporting of their anticipated new Warp Records album, 'Feelin' Good."
Check out new song, "Be, I Do" and the N.O.W. 2013 North American tour dates below:
November 14 - U Street Music Hall @ Washington, DC November 15 - Boot & Saddle @ Philadelphia, PA November 16 - Paradise @ Boston, MA November 18 - Bowery Ballroom @ New York, NY November 19 - Music Hall Of Williamsburg @ Brooklyn, NY November 20 - The Hoxton @ Toronto, ON November 22 - Lincoln Hall @ Chicago, IL November 23 - 7th Street Entry @ Minneapolis, MN November 27 - Neumos @ Seattle, WA November 28 - Refuge @ Portland, OR November 29 - Mezzanine @ San Francisco, CA November 30 - El Rey Theatre @ Los Angeles, CA December 02 - Belly Up Tavern @ Solana Beach, CA Special Thanks: Nightmares on Wax for still rockin it, Warp Records and true herbalists everywhere
