Monday, 27 April 2009

Static: The Movement v1.2 (World Music)





Another drop from the gritty movement whcih seems to be making alotta ground in the world of electronic music, advertised for fans of J Dilla, Waajeed, Madlib and Sa-ra Creative Partners. these drops offer nothing but, class; modeled on themes for each series, the current theme World Music will surely entail elements crossing borders world-wide. (1st track is top notch by tErU)

this is the 3rd release in the series thus far; this follows series 1.1 Magic Night available from the site, also kop the 1st serie 1.0. (damn Chiefs track is tight)





    1. 01 - tErU feat Supafuh - Yamabushis (2:42)
    2. 02 - Matrix Beatz - Space India (2:29)
    3. 03 - Chief - Breakfast in Tokyo (3:32)
    4. 04 - Crackzata - Oh pagode (3:40)
    5. 05 - Nicky Lars - AFREAKA(BIL) (1:39)
    6. 06 - O5kiem - beats make fallin asleep (4:00)
    7. 07 - Madden - From B to I (3:04)
    8. 08 - Jr EakEe - Ngoni Guitar Ouatson
    9. 09 - SPON - GO!!!
    10. 10 - Moar - Ya head
    11. 11 - AK the Urbanist - Griots of rythm
    12. 12 - Young Raven - Medina
    13. 13 - Tismé & Spacis'm - Samboss
    14. 14 - Milesfender - Miles of the World
    15. 15 - Greg 7e ciel - En la onda
    16. 16 - Alif King - Neo AOF

Thursday, 23 April 2009

First Touch (2009) First Touch LP



Finally here it is, the long awaited First Touch debut longplayer. During a creative period of almost two years and several unexpected breaks and ups and downs, the two band members nanthara and jelly put all strength together and selected 10 fine boogie tunes to please your thirst for authentic true 80's funk'n'disco grooves. It's officially released early 2009 on their own homebase label Highsteppin records. The tunes were completely mastered by our partner in crime Reeno at spazzoid studios nyc. The group's first release got a great approach that hints at more sophisticated soul styles, but which is still firmly in charge of those bass-driven grooves that made the late 70ies disco, early 80ies funk years so fascinating to funkheads all around the world. Originality is the ruler of the set, and most tracks here vamp around in a very smooth modern soul style of groove.



Lots of chord progressions jumping around irresistible rhythms, a reduced but effective ensemble arrangement style, and not to mention an armada of synthesizers help keep things clean and mean. From the smooth midtempo tune 'all because of you' to the more uplifting gem 'it's yours', you can't help but smile. Groove & move to the debut lp from this Germany/Mannheim based funk group, delivering a long lost goodtimesfeel along with the side-dishes of boogie and modern soul.

First Touch (2009)


Jinesis & Prickly Pear (2009) Coffee Shop


A Dedication to Detroit, you know what that means.....gritty soul, raw funk, big drums amidst the heat of rhythm.....enjoy & keep an eye on these 2, check the spaces



myspace.com/Pricklypearmusic

myspace.com/Jinesispro




Jinesis & Prickly Pear (2009) Coffee Shop

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Real J. Wallace (2009) A New Day


What I know about this guy, is what I know about you so I'ma keep this ish simple, EP's tight well worth a listen. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK HIS SPACE

Real J. on the Space

Real J. Wallace (2009) A New Day

Saturday, 18 April 2009

Paul Pre x tRUEradio mhz x YYY (2009) mix (Sweet)





Playlist:

01. Dorian Concept - Fort Teen
02. Exile - Your Summer Song
03. Floating Points - For You
04. Slumgullion - Disko Bowler
05. Devon - Houston
06. 14KT - Tick Tock Hustle
07. Débruit - Pointy
08. Harmonic 313 - The Returners
09. AD Bourke - Queen Beez
10. Jr EakEe - Club sandwich
11. Anemonen Entertainment - Soul Ane
12. CHIEf - Pump
13. 00Genesis - Cheddar Puff Dreams
14. Mr. Beatnick feat. Ahu - I Know All The Bitches // Bullion Remix
15. Dr. Who Dat? - Ghetto dreaming
16. SA-RA Creative Partners - Master Teazer (Ken's Revenge Edit)
17. Suzi Analogue - Hey Relax
18. !NSiDE - orb-15
19. Brenk - Ole Woam (Iawiszas)
20. KiEnRa - Golden Child
21. Byron & Onra - The Return
22. Elaquent - Tip Toes
23. Slumgullion - Springers
24. Flying Lotus - RobertaFlack (Featuring Dolly)
25. Afta1 Feat. Kreme - Six
26. Comfort Fit - Rock da Dam (feat. Portformat)
27. Kazi - You Wanna Take this (fLako Remix)


PAUL RPE x tRUEradio mhz x YYY

Bluntmosphere (2009) Semester Break Tape (vol. III)


beatmaker from zürich, switzerland diggin in the crates, Flavorin the Fender Rhodes, sweetin it with Gobin Guitar & Blednin it with Fruity loops.



Semester break Tape (vol. III)

Friday, 17 April 2009

Sir OJ & FS Green (2009) Remixing EP


New drop from production extrodinaires hailin from the land of the Dutch. Story behind this EP? Dutch radio station KINK FM and television network Veronica (V-Academy) recently did this program called CollabOrHate. Each week they put 2 totally different artist / singer / band / producer / musician in a studio for 6 hours, with the idea of making a track together, and see if they would Collab or Hate. Simple, fun.

This resulted in 6 episodes. KINK FM approached FS & SirOJ, asking if they'd be interested in remixing 6 tracks..........Enjoy

Thursday, 16 April 2009

Oddisee, X.O. & Y.U (Diamond District) (2009) In the Ruff


Y.U., Oddisee & X.O. Respectively

New from Oddisee, X.O. & Y.U......dope music from Hip-Hops Best at present, and mos-definately the best on the mic, props to the Low Budget Movement, check this ill-release.

The District of Columbia is home to our nations politics and some of the wealthiest African Americans in the country. It is also home to one of the nations largest income gaps with some of the highest crime, murder and STD rates. It is the culmination of these statics that defines DC Hip Hop. Oddisee (producer/MC from Prince George’s county, Maryland) formed this group with solo artist, XO and YU. The idea was to create a mid-90’s boom-bap themed record for the DC, Maryland & Virginia metropolitan area. XO, (born & raised in North West DC) defines what it is to be a black male raised in the district, with lyrics that have a way of philosophizing that street life. Oddisee defines the experience of growing up in black middle class Maryland. Bordering the poverty his and many other families fled to escape, they found the troubles of the inner city came along with them. YU, having been raised in the district, Maryland & Virginia, shows that DC culture exceeds it’s 10 mile radius. “In The Ruff” is the DMV’s soundtrack. its street savvy, politically conscious lyrics and grimy beats depict life in and around our nations capitol.



Diamond District (DL)

Elaquent, Mr. Diabise, Mr. Hone, Supa Koop, Chief (2009) Isaac hayes tribute



A Huge lineup her, ft. production from the next generation of Old Skool Legends, such as Elaquent (EQ), Mr. Diabiase, Supa Koopa, Mr. Hone & Chief & to an abundance of other talented beatsmifs, this a timeless tribute to the legendary Isaac hayes, Jazzy, Soulful & Gritty.....timeless epic seasoned with the soundsa the tru-skool.....Tune in


Hip-Hop Connection Digital Magazine Issue 01



Keepin up with the jones' is a tedious but exciting element of modern marketin, advertisin & Journalism, with that in mind HHC, Hip-Hops longest servin Magazine came to a halt this year......& also began.

Its new distrubution techniques involve the online world, the 1st issue, is available free for download from their webpage, whether charges will be introduced in future is beyond my knowledge at present....to be honest I don't really care.

The Magazine features MF Doom whom is due to drop his long awaited LP shortly (although shitheads have big-time bootlegged that), Charles Hamiton, Ghost, Delegates Of Culture, Wordsmith & Inc The Poet & The extremely Talented Mr Lif, as always with HHC you can expect reviews of newcommers from LP's to Artists & of course alotta useless jargon & some highly contreversial comments from some of their moronic writers.


Hip-Hop Connection - Digital Issue 01 (apr 2009)


Thursday, 9 April 2009

Budamunky & Joe Styles (2009) BudaStyles - (JazzySport)


Joe Styles on Myspace

Budamunky on Myspace

You may or may notta herda Joe Styles, nevertheless A real gem & positve mover amongst the Tru-Skool scene, his first drop arived in 2002 via an LP namely "Joe Stylin - Melodica Era", His latest drop is a dope soundin collabo with one of Hip-Hops finest labels; JazzySport.



On Production is Budamunky; a favourite of mine, (I've got Joe Styles myspace player inthe background.........damn). Real chilled beats, if your a fan of Hip-Hop then as they say, don't sleep.

Preview the new LP, nicely named

"BudaStyles"

Wednesday, 25 March 2009

SugioSounds (2008) Solar Beat Tape


Hailin from the cold but very scenic shores of bonnie Scotland (Aberdeen to specify), SugioSounds drops a gem on the table.

Now I have listened to this bad-boy several times, its dope as, real tight beats, think (in his own format of course) Dilla, Flying Lotus, Samiyam, Kev brown ya know......that Electro-Soul vibe, real good people real good.

The beattapes called the 'Solar ' Beat Tape & has a near 20 beats of delicious gritty soul. Enjoy, check his myspace & if your feelin generous drop a penny in his paypal.

SugioSounds Beattape (ain't about ratings but 10/10)




Sugio on Myspace

MERCURY (2009) Beacuse I feel Like It


Ain't listened to the jus dropped joint from Cali MC, East Oakland where a certain Souls of Mischief hail from. whats in a name some may ask......M.E.R.C.U.R.Y, which stands for "Messenger Expressing Rhymes of Consciousness Unto Revolutionary Youth". He likes to be called "Merc" for short.
The Roman god Mercury was his favorite mythological figure because this character served as the messenger between Gods and humans. Merc felt it was the purpose of the poet/musician to be the communicator between the spiritual world and mankind. He's also a Gemini, who's ruling planet is Mercury, and he describes his rap style as being like the liquid-metal by the same name.

Now thas what i call deep.....chk this latest joint & check his page to






MERCURY (09) Because I feel Like it EP


1. Ya Love it (ft. Kampaign) beat by PortFormat

2. I got Bills (beat by Wake Flow)

3. Run On (beat by Silent Paul)

4. Monkey Bars (ft. P.O.C.) beat by Wake Flow

5. New Begining (beat by Inevitable)

Merc on MySpace

Adrian Champion (of Move.Meant) - Stars & Stripes LP



Adrian Champion grew up in the Flint area of Michigan, where a blue-collar upbringing shaped his perspective on life and later, his music. By the age of 13, he was hooked on hip hop, unwittingly learning to write rhymes by transcribing the lyrics of groups like Public Enemy. But it wasn't until moving to California shortly after high school that he would find an outlet for his own creativity. It was there that he'd meet other aspiring artists and record for the first time. Although this early work was rough, it was clear he had something. That something evolved from just rapping and making beats, to writing and producing, composing, playing guitar, and even singing. Refusing to become complacent or stay in a particular box, Adrian is constantly adding to his repertoire and exploring new creative directions, from his own self-produced solo project to his writing and production for artist Brian Jacobs and others.




The LP features, Jay-Z, Nas, M.O.P., Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Young Jeezy, RedMan, Outkast, TuPac, Biggy & the legendary Pharoahe Monch

Adrian Champion - Stars & Stripes LP


Adrian Champion - Stars & Stripes instrumentals


IN THE WORDS OF ADRIAN CHAMPION:

I was late jumping on The White Stripes bandwagon. But, when I heard "Doorbell" a few years back I became an instant fan. That raw, classic sound was so fresh to me. I went straight to iTunes and downloaded the whole album. It wasn't long before I owned everything they'd ever released.

What really got me was that I wanted to sample almost every song. But, I couldn't just shamelessly sample their whole catalog. Plus, I had just decided to move away from sampling and focus on writing original music. So, a remix project seemed like the thing to do, and the idea was born.

I started digging through my collection and fitting all the pieces together. My goal was to use only samples from The White Stripes and a cappellas from classic songs and my favorite emcees. And of course, I had to rap on one of the tracks myself, with my man Brian Jacobs on the hook.

So there it is, hip-hop fans, meet The White Stripes.
Fans of The White Stripes, meet hip-hop.

— Adrian Champion


The ProjectPage

Adrian on Myspace

Self Says (2009) Something Out of Nothing


A New drop from from an EmCee out in Michigan, he 1st featured (officially I believe) on Lawless Ent.s' Soundvision: In Stereo LP on a track called "The Crew" & Ki en ra - City Of Moment EP on "The Journey" & "Way Back".

A talented MC whom on occasion dabbles in the world of production, but then again who doesn't.

This here is his debut EP (REMEMBER CHECK THE SPACES.....Hidden Gems lie in abundance)






Self Says (2009) Something Out of Nothing


Self on Myspace

Tuesday, 24 March 2009

Beatnicks Tape (vol. I & II) Hubert Daviz & Powell



Our man in Cologne Hubert Daviz (featured on both Beatnicks Volumes) has been abandoning daylight lately and got acquainted with his fresh off the ebay shelve MPC2500 + MicroKorg, starting to gear up.

The result of his first month with the new toys and a slab of dusty vinyl is what we have here, our first Beatnicks Tape - listen dont sleep. download link below.



Hubert Daviz' Tape (vol. I)




After the overwhelming feedback on the first Beatnicks Tape by Hubert Daviz from Cologne (5000+ downloads so far) we had to continue bringing you some free heat, nice like that! The man behind Vol.2 is Powell straight outta Paris, already known from his "Dimension X" track on Beatnicks Vol.2 with more releases to come later this year on UpMyAlley. Definetely one to watch out for in 2009, bad bad kid!

Part duex in the UpMyAlley Beatnicks Collat, 18 Beats in full 320k glory, as heavy as it can get!!! Check the download link below and spread this ish! Forward, blog, share, play! & remember to check the damn webpages!



Powells tape (vol. II)


UpMyAlley - Myspace

Hubert Daviz - Myspace

Powell - Myspace

Hubert Daviz (slackas haven)


Real Chilled, nice to accompany that do nothing, self-reflection moment ya know.......enjoy this cweet mix from Hubert Daviz

Dont forget to check his mySpace





fLako (1st of many)


I'm yet to listen to this, but this guy is dope, sweet as a nut, real tight productions, you may know of his work within the static' movement (that raw-gritty, dirt-city, electro-soul). This is his 1st drop for you all.....I'ma enjoy this bad-boy.

chk his myspace





fLako (2009) 1st Space on the Moon