75 Bars (Video)

The new roots video as promised. I hear rumours you can download it from okayplayer.com . . maybe worth checking out. Another fine piece of work from Director Rik Cordero.

From Day

Very fresh. . . Big tune at the minute. Performed Live for the very first time. .

Double S

Might want to check westwood on Sunday night 1xtra. Have a feeling he'l be passing thru.

Bilal - A Change Is Gonna Come (LIVE)

Someone's been digging at Okayplayer.

i felt like making it huuuge.

75 Bars (Behind The Scenes)

Today, Behind the scenes. Tomorow, the video.

Winners & Fools

My favourite swede, John Dahlback.

New album, 'Winners & Fools'.

Release date, March 26th.

Pickadoll Records.

Am I excited? Very.

MP3: John Dahlback - Song For Djingis
(12' from early this year. Released on Black Hole Recordings)

...2 Album tracks on his myspace player. Go.

Jamie Lidell for 2008

Jamie Lidell is coming with a new album this year.. Here he is working in the studio. Can't wait to hear some new bits. Also made me realise, just how good WarpRecords roster actually is.

Midweek Twos

MP3: Dwele - Truth (Sharebee Mirror)
- - - - Beauty from his 2003 album 'Subject' . . Soul heads stand up!

MP3: Justus Kohncke - Parage (Sharebee Mirror)
- - - - 2008 idm disco epic, taken from 'Safe & Sound'. Never really gets going as it threatens to, but if I'm honest - it doesnt really need to.

MP3: Common - The Light '08 (Its Love) (Ft. Bilal, Marsha Ambrosius) (Prod. Just Blaze)
(Sharebee Mirror)
- - - - 2008 Rework for some money spinning campaign involving Smirnoff. I ain't complaining though. . Never touch the original but it'l keep me on the tracks until common drops.

MP3: Skepta - King Of Grime (Radio Rip) (Sharebee Mirror)
- - - - Grime's puzzling me at the moment. Very impressive. . 'Don't wear shorts if you got dry ankles'.

MP3: Erykah Badu - Telephone (Sharebee Mirror)
- - - - Album is deep, Must buy. Poyser and ?uestlove. Need I say anymore........Just so good though!!!!!

funky House

One of my favourite checks on the web is Prancehall . . covering the Uk underground scene -grime-bassline-funky house- . I like to let the posts build up.. then when I'm feeling slightly bored or down, I check back for a kick. Today I checked back. He's been busy.. two brilliant introductions to Funky House. . one for NME (???), and one with DJ NG ('Tell Me') at another internet haunt of mine, Fader Magazine.

The NME one is the image above, I'm hoping you can zoom in when you click. Otherwise ....

His column at Fader is definitely worth a bookmark.... Prancehalls Bass Odyssey.

Funny

Westwood and JME crack a few jokes to end the show when JME was passing through a week back.... The new record coming looks like its going to be big. . I'l search down a release date sometime... should be in the 2nd quarter though.

On a completely different note, what is this about....?

I Know

Another Video from American Gangster - one of my favourites I think..
We on a video roll. . again.

American Boy

Posting this, possibly the most productive thing I've done all day. . Estelle album will be in my shopping bag tomorow.

And Hello John Legend. His cameos always make me chuckle.

Dj Khalil Nas Preview..

At some kind of Reason (Propellorhead convention).. some serious production there, as well as some serious head nodding. Guarantee all young aspiring beatmakers will be hitting the torrents for some copies of that software tomorow.

Caught Up

honestly, dnB seems to be in a bit of a stupor at the moment. If it weren't for cats like Alix Perez. . . and Lenzman, i may have lost touch with it all. I know there are more people out there making good music.. but it just seems like its gone a few steps backwards.

Anyhow..my long time favourite; Lenzman's latest release appears on Juno for digital release today. So any of you without decks. . time to support.

Audio Previews @ Juno.

Lenzman Myspace.

Also an Alix Perez EP on the way... So good.

Inside Brownswood...

Gilles in his own personal heaven.
I sincerely hope that vinyl is still kicking about when I get my own house.

'And Thats why i'm so muscular'

Brownswood residency this thursday at East Village (I think).. I lost the information right now. . but itl turn up.

Shoulda Let You Go

My man DjDStar produces a bassline remix straight from the top drawer. Considering its his first. . we know we have something special on our hands.

get at him over @ his blog. Or. Myspace. Doing his thing in the states somewhere or other.

MP3: Keyshia Cole - Shoulda Let You Go (DjDStar Bassline Remix)
(Sharebee Mirror)

Rising Down

This, for most other artists, would be sidebar material. But, it's the Roots.

Track by Track : Entertainment Weekly. .

Still kickin' it.

If you look around you'l find the first track thats leaked. So Raw.

Midweek Ones

MP3: Bilal - All For Love (Sharebee Mirror)
- - - - Off the unreleased Love For Sale album

MP3: Alicia Keys - Like You'l Never See Me Again (Ft. Ludacris) (Remix) (Sharebee Mirror)
- - - - Luda kills it. Alicia kills it.

MP3: Gummihz - Point Of View (Sharebee Mirror)
- - - - Warm techno from Mobile's Back to Back double CD. I think its Gummihz' label. but dont quote me.

MP3: Joe Budden - Still My Hood (Sharebee Mirror)
- - - - Another very very strong cut from Mood Muzik 3.5. . Amalgam Digital, please no messing, just bring us the album.

MP3: Wiley - Wearing My Rolex (Sharebee Mirror)
- - - - Huuuuuuuge. And will be for a very long time. Raaaadio Rip.

One For Oh Ate

Freebie tossed out by my favourite beatmaker of '08, Mr. Dorian Concept.
Consistently brillliant. .

MP3: Dorian Concept - Thank Capita
(Sharebee Mirror)

He's just put some unreleased/new songs up on his myspace player. . And as i said in a previous post, his first 'album' of sorts and his January 08 beattape can be found if you know where to look.

Watch his next move closely. .

EP 1

To celebrate the release of the new Harmonic 313 EP (Pictured above), Mark Pritchard threw down this guest mix for the Mary Anne Hobbs show. I've managed to chase down an MP3 of it, and its been one of my daily listens for the last couple of days. Far far far out beats. . You like. . .try find the Ep. . it was limited. . but if you can track down a copy its more than worth it.

TL

Rustie - ‘Zig Zag’ (Wireblock)
Drexciya 4 - ‘Take your mind’ (Submerge)
Flying Lotus – ‘$tunts’ (Warp)
Black Milk feat. Phat Kat and Elzhi - ‘Goatit’ (Music House)
Samiyam - ‘Fireball’ (White Label)
Magic Mojig - ‘The Claw’ (White Label)
Harmonic 313 - ‘The Dawn’ (Warp)
Harmonic 313 - ‘Neon’ (Warp)
Heralds of Change - ‘Spotted’ (All City)
Harmonic 313 - ‘Cyclotron’ (Warp)

MP3: Harmonic 313 - Mary Anne Hobbs Guestmix
(Sharebee Mirror)

Hostile Gospel Pt. 1

Always had a soft spot for Talib. . . Newest video from his latest offering.

French Touch Vol. 1

You may remember my past love affair with french house. It's back thanks to this.

NYC's Dj Benny B on the decks, I've never been but I can imagine its worth checking out his monthly residencies if your in that area...all I have heard has been good. . . Pass through his myspace to show some appreciation at least.

MP3: Dj Benny B - French Touch Vol. 1
(Zshare Mirror)

TL

1. Sebastien Leger - Ice Cream
2. Paul Johnson - How Good is Your Game
3. Jungle Brothers - Freakin' You (Buffalo Bunch Remix)
3. Sebastien Leger - Do Me Right Baby
4. Dj Nekbath - Feel It (Saturday Night Mix)
5. DJ Nekbath - Lose My Love
6. Cassius - Feeling For You
7. David Morales - Needing You
8. Phats and Smalls - Feel Good
9. Gant Gerrard - No Time for Fussin'
10. Beatnuts - Watch Out Now (Trouble Men Remix)
11. Deaf n Dumb Crew - Stay
12. Sebastien Leger - Direct Drive
13. Jose Nunez - Air Race
14. Bob Sinclar - Darlin' (BT's Club Mix)
15. Daf Fader - Da Bridge
16. The Space Cowboy - Just Put Your Hand in Mine
17. Armand Van Helden ft Common - Full Moon

I'm going to try and tie him down for a volume 2. . Clearly it is needed. Watch out for track 17... A jam.

Lady

Bring back D'Angelo.
Ft.
Raphael Saadiq
Ali Shaheed
?uestlove

Late Valentines present Via. Okayplayer.

Chimpunk with Mary Anne Hobbs

He sure is doing the rounds, appearances with Logan, Westwood and Mary all in the space of one week. So far he is yet to disappoint. . . There is an album on the way. . New tracks were promo'd on Mary Anne and logans shows this week. The link to listen to the former is here. You've got until Tuesday night.

Here is a radio rip of the 'Who Are You' Remix. . ft. Griminal, Ice Kid, Double S & Maverick. . Basically Grimes new school.

MP3: Chipmunk - Who Are You Remix (Ft. Icekid, Griminal, Double S & Maverick)

Support the scene and grab a cdq copy of this, or the original, or any thing else that takes your fancy.. off of itunes. .

Theres a strong chance that I'l put the Logan Sama Video by the end of the evening, if there is any new material.

Feel This Way

Consequence and John Legend with 'Feel This Way'..even trading bars at one point. An okayplayer valentines day exclusive, so i was respectful and jacked it the day after.

You do it to yourself

I adore this. Premo takes Mark Ronsons take on Radioheads Just.
With a hint of Black Poet.

MP3: Mark Ronson - Just Remix (Ft. Black Poet) (Dj Premier Produced)

Thanks to 2dope.

Flashing Lights

Won't Do

Maybe my favourite video of all time. . The song is a gem too.

We might just become a video blog you know.

Am I that Good, or are they that Bad..

Hyped for a reason I think. . Chipmunk with an acapella for Westwood. Saves us all having to hear the top 3 selected beat yet again, however good it is.

because he broke the rules..

Jay Electronica at the Worldwide awards. . Kills it.

Its a video day today.. This being my favourite.

In A Corner

Common Video Journal Pt. 5

Shh Hut Yuh Muh

With news that JME's debut album is on the horizon, I just wanted to share these two with you.

MP3: JME - ShutUp and Dance

MP3: JME - Serious Remix

He's got barrrss..

Kanye @ Grammys

Good on 'Ye . .

Flashing Lights Video should drop to the internet tomorow.

Get a grammys roundup at Nahright. Ft. Nas and his Nigga-T.

And hopefully something is gonna surface surrounding Ri and Jay-Z. . Seen a few pictures and it looks a treat.

R.I.P

Apologies for the lack of posts, I should really let you know when I'm going to be away. Hope you all made decent use of the sidebar during my absence, because thats where it is.

Yesterday marked the passing of J. Dilla.. I can't speak of how epic this guys music is, I wouldn't be able to do it nearly enough justice. He will live on forever through the music.

Stones Throw marked the day with the 3rd Act in their tribute podcast series. . But, 2dopeboyz went one stage further and uploaded all 3 of them. Which I strongly recommend you listen too, even if you have no idea who the great man was. . Usually I put on a mix to put me to sleep, tonight I'l be going the other way.. He's on so many different levels. And all credit to J.Rocc who put the three mixes together.

I realise I am probably rambling. . but it's late & i Just want to make sure you enjoy the music. But tomorow I want to share a few things that I've built up during my short stay in blog wilderness.

Sleep tight.

Rather, go listen to Dilla.

Jose James Live In Amsterdam

Ghetto Rich

Still don't feel Rich Boy.
The other three be perfect.

MP3: Rich Boy - Ghetto Rich Remix (Ft. John Legend, Lil'Wayne & Nas)

Can't remember where I found this. . Or even if its new. Because I remember dismissing the original a long time ago.

Park Bench People

I don't care if i've posted this before. Jose James & 'Soil & Pimp' @ Bush Hall. . . . such a brillliant song.

Jose James album 'The Dreamer' is out round about now. . AMAZON.

Taster...

MP3: Jose James - Red

I promise you its beautiful . .

08 Bar Mixtape

My friend Sotu The Traveller (hooked) me up with this the other week. . I don't want to harp on about it, mainly because I don't know anything about it. Just that it originates from Tom Trago's work at 08Bar.. possibly our equivalent of CDR. .

I don't have a tracklisting yet, but i'm sure if i ask real nicely il be able to get one. Its beats, jazz, and some soul. . complEtely seamless. Just wait till Carolina bela kicks.

MP3: Tom Trago - 08Bar Mixtape
- - - Direct Link - Right Click Save As.

Tom Trago
08 Bar

Supra NS Trinity

Supra Footwear

Breaking Boundaries

Bashy Black Boys Coming Soon.

Add to My Profile | More Videos

DvD special on the way featuring interviews with the big movers in the grime scene. . Out on 11th February.

featuring interviews with alllll the artists involved. . To name a few;

CHIPMUNK
J2K
BIG NARSTIE
SINCERE
WRETCH 32
JA JA -------------------> Who?
DURTY GOODZ
NOLAY
SKEPTA
SKINNY MAN
AKALA
SWISS
TINiE TEMPAH
MIKE GLC

Today I gave a few listens to the track 'Big Love' (on the new ChannelU comp).. and.. with that and his westwood freestyle I posted tiiiime ago. . he does actually have something.



Got to hand it to bashy for this. More news on the way as they send me it. . .

Dirty Decibels of Thomas Two Thousand

new project from up&coming beatmaker Take. Its due to drop on the 14th of February on little known but high quality label, Eat Concrete. Focusing on the low end of the spectrum he kind of reminds me of Lukid, and consequently past track 'navigators' featuring the both of them combining their talents, was one of my favourite tracks of '07. Natural is one of the key words of the EP. . from the artwork to the last track (a beauty of a remix from Sk's Dimlite) you get the feel that it is more than just a man and a studio. Its kind of hard to explain. . . . which is why I am glad that Take himself has hooked me up with two tracks.. one brand new off the forthcoming release, the other track coming from a release at the tail end of last year (Plus Ultra Ep).

MP3: Take - Lie-Twerx (From 'Dirty Decibels of Thomas Two Thousand')
MP3: Take - Champ (From 'Plus Ultra EP')

MYSPACE
- - - Worth visiting the myspace just for some of the mixes up on his blog. No lies.
Eat Concrete
- - - The label.
Boomkat
- - - Because I guess they are gunna be stocking it.

There will also be a full length on the way this year. Stay locked to him.

Eskiboy

Wiley is dropping another album this year. . Midtime, sometime.

But Target on 1xtra just played 2 of the new tracks.. and they willl tear many a club down in years to come. Remember what I said. LISTEN AGAIN.

And while I'm talking about Dj Target.. He holds the saturday night slot 22:00-00:00 and plays, consistently, every week, everything you might want to hear when you go out.. Well. . give or take a few tunes - but he's only got two hours to play with lets not forget. So if you ever find yourself in at that time, but in the mood for a dance. . He would be the first one I advise you to run to.

January 28th

I know i'm on him allll the time. But this is seriously brilliant. . . it might even turn me back to house. Only listened to the 1st cd so far, so got the inspiration and the exclusives to come.
Should be marked down as a must buy. .maybe purely by that Ron trent Remix near the start. . Wow. ,

It also goes without saying that the Jose James album, out on Brownswood is stupidly good. It makes me feel so mature. . And tracks like 'Park Bench People' and 'Nola' will live with me forever. No matter how many times i play them. Go find. . Brownswood. If you trust the guardian; José James is a class act.

Christian Prommers Drumlesson also came out last week. . I know its brilliant. But I've had it since last autumn sometime, so I want to familiarise myself with it before i start harping on. . . Seriously good though.

Ghetto/Devlin/Lightning

Ha ha ha. A slow start, but the 2nd minute makes up for it. Ghetto appreciates it too.
'il give you one hit like bashy did' ???

Props are given to formula one driver mika hakkinen in pt.2 - unique.

'..me, i aint never been nicked, but theres been some close calls, ive had to jump walls..'

This gives me enjoyment that Hiphop from across the pond will never give me.

pt.2
'Post freestyle Jokes'

RA.088 Andy Stott & Claro Intelecto

I usually don't check the RA cast, mainly due to a lack of time, however when I saw these two named it was a different story. . Particularly as I had just had the treat of hearing some snippets of the new Claro Intelecto offering (out March, I think). But you know... its just beautiful minimal techno.

Tiny, Tiny Interview here.

Direct Download Link (Right Click, Save as) (63MB)

On a different note, just because he was ina different league .. RIP Jay Dee.