Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Shad: Stylin' [Video]

Matisyahu: Five7Seven2 [EP]

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To mark the start of his tour with Rebelution, Matisyahu puts together a pile live personal favorites, handpicked from stops in Minneapolis, Chicago, Atlanta and more.

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Sam Trump: Plays The Uke [EP]

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Jonwayne: Cassette 3 (The Marion Morrison Mixtape) [Mix]

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Jonwayne Fucks everyone, not just Disney. Following his brief melee with Marlboro over the "improper use" of their "distinctive font", the Stones Throw signee flips it, turning foul into folly in typical Jonwayne fashion - opening with Ode To Mortality and closing with Marion Morrison, the dubious fuck you to the cigarette craftsman.

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Illpoetic: Synesthesia: The Yellow Movement EP (Instrumentals) [EP]

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Audible Doctor: The Summer EP [EP]

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Audible Doctor lets loose of seven more "Seasons" singles (quite obviously inspired by Summer), featuring Oddisee and Del Tha Funky Homosapien among others.

https://soundcloud.com/audibledoctor/sets/audible-doctor-the-summer-tape">The Summer EP

Camp Lo x Pete Rock: 80 Blocks From Tiffany's 2 [Mixtape]

Camp Lo and Pete Rock treat us to a little tradition (the 20th Anniversary of Mecca and The Soul Brother), tinged with a track from tenderfoot Mac Miller, in addition to sixteens from seasoned vets Talib Kweli and Geechi Suede. If you missed the first installment, grab a copy here.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Steve Arrington: My Story [Video]

DJ Chicken George: Peddlin' 45s Mix No. 3 (Paris DJs Edition) [Mix]

Peddlin' Jazztronica! for Paris DJs Mix no. 3 by Dj Chicken George on Mixcloud

Wax Poetics and Insect Records present Sir Froderick: D'Void of Funk [Mix]

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Adam Kvasnica: Dutch Rare Groove [Mix]

Dutch Rare Groove by Adam Kvasnica on Mixcloud

Bama Love Soul presents Soul Power '13 [Mix]

BamaLoveSoul presents Soul Power '13 by Bama Lovesoul on Mixcloud


Blessed with an intro from Waajeed, Bama Love Soul's Soul Power '13 mix selects several JB singles, organizing them into a synthesis of revamped samples that results in a reputable interfusion of something old and something new.

Jazzcat: Ninja Tune Jazz Session (Parts 1 & 2) [Mix]

Ninja Tune jazz session (part 1) by Jazzcat on Mixcloud


Ninja Tune jazz session (part 2) by Jazzcat on Mixcloud

Myron & E: Société Perrier DJ Mix [Mix]

Société Perrier DJ Mix: Myron & E by Société Perrier on Mixcloud


Myron and E have seamlessly siphoned their own ultramodern rare groove into our collective catalogs. In celebration of their full-length release on Stones Throw Records, the duo pay tribute to several soul pioneers (Bob Earl, King Hannibal, and Tammi Terrell to name a few) with their Société Perrier DJ Mix.

Street Feet: Free Doom [Video]

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Clusterfunk Collective: Summer Blends #1 [EP]

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Saturday, July 27, 2013

SΔTURDΔY S1NGLES 07.27.13

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Weekly roundup of remixes, rarities, flips and edits - compiled by Clusterfunk Collective.

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Kanye West: Bound 2 (Platurn Breaks Edit) [Single]

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"Damn, what Jeromey-romey-romey-rome think" of Platurn's rebuff of Yod's Bound 2? Who cares. We think it's bananas.

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Friday, July 26, 2013

Flowback Fridays: AtlantiVirus [Video]

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Deltron 3030: Virus



Release Music Orchestra: Atlantis

Nas: Life's A Bitch (Unofficial) [Video]

The Jazz Jousters present Upholding Laws: The Jazz Jousters Take On Hubert Laws [Album]

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The Hedonist: Hedonist Jazz (Nimbus West Records) [Mix]

Hedonist Jazz Presents... Nimbus West Records by The Hedonist on Mixcloud

Skeme Richards: New Library Sounds [Mix]

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DJ Vadim: Old School Hip-Hop [Mix]

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Life + Times presents Decoded: Macklemore (Neon Cathedrals) [Video]

Thursday, July 25, 2013

DJ Jazzy Jeff: Vinyl Destination (Episode 15) [Video]

Elvis Costello & The Roots: Walk Us Uptown [Video]



Joey Bada$$: Alowha [Video]



Joey says Alowha to these Summer Knights with a sun-filled sail.

The White Mandingos: Warn A Brotha [Video]

Kanye West: Blkkk Skkkn Head [Video]

Soul Khan: Morning Alone [Video]



Soul Khan slows the tempo and takes a step back to share a story of single struggle in the second video from Psalm, out now on iTunes.

Big K.R.I.T.: Multi Til The Sun Die [Video]



K.R.I.T. compiles a killer set of clips from the past several years to illustrate his ascension to the top of the proverbial cliff - a journey in which he missed the typical trip over oneself. Scoop a copy of King Remembered In Time here.

Mac Miller f. Niki Randa: I Am Who I Am (Killing Time) [Video]



While Hov stares at a lady and spits the same sixteens for six straight hours, Mac Miller is painting vivid visual renditions of his less than lucid (yet next level) lyrics. Watching Movies With The Sounds Off, out now.

Ruff Draft: Theories of Translation [EP]

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Pragmatic Theory: Elevated Patterns [Album]

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Suave f. KAM Royal: No Justice, No Peace (produced by Prospek) [Single]

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Suave shows his frustration with the system - spitting for social change on his latest single, produced by Prospek.

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Saturday, July 20, 2013

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Simon Christen: Adrift [Video]

The Hedonist: Version Excursion (Home Is Where The Hatred Is) [Mix]

Version Excursion - Home Is Where The Hatred Is by The Hedonist on Mixcloud

Lee Fields & The Expressions: My World (Instrumentals) [Album]

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Adam Kvasnica: Jazz-Rock From Czechoslovakia [Mix]

Jazz-Rock from Czechoslovakia by Adam Kvasnica on Mixcloud

MUKATSUKU: Mukatsuku Jazz (Vol. 2) [Mix]

Mukatsuku Jazz Mix Vol. 2 by Mukatsuku on Mixcloud

Janine & The Mixtape: Dark Mind [EP]

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If The Weeknd were a female, he would sound like Janine and The Mixtape, and that is a good thing. What is not so great is the fact that Dark Mind clocks in at under 20 minutes, so for the weekend warriors, there is much left to be desired. Yet that may just have been the Brooklynite's best bet - leaving listeners salivating for more of her signature synthesized soul.

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Jan Dulay: Hiraeth [Album]

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Jan follows up last year's L EP with Hiraeth, a tracklist of tales self-described as the artist "imitating musicians and a person that goes under the name of 8/26/91"," adding to the allure by proclaiming "he was great." Interpretation aside, the album sounds amazing and (although not surprising) another step above her last effort. As we have stated so many times before, her force is strong as she perpetually bests her prior projects, time and time again.

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NPR presents Tiny Desk Concerts: Alice Russell [Video]

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

DJ Falcon: Crate Surfing #1 [Mix]

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Ka: Off The Record [Video]



The Night's Gambit knaws at the craw of my generational gap, reigniting my flavor for the rawest of rap. Scoop a copy on CD and vinyl here.

Yegor Cergei: Hip Hope [Album]

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Ta-Ku & Raashan Ahmad: Low Fidelity, High Quality [Album]

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From Jakarta Records:

Raashan Ahmad was on a euro tour some weeks ago and during his stop in Berlin we were talking music over dinner. I told Raashan that we are about to release an album with Ta-ku (which has happened in the meantime, check out the 'DOWHATYOULOVE' album) and he asked me whether I knew that he recorded a full album with him some time ago during his last australian tour. No, I didn't know that and getting my hand on the album turned out to be not too easy as it couldn't be located for quite a while. In the end Raashan found it on an old hard drive and I was a fan of the album instantly. It's raw hip hop in the truest sense. None of the songs are longer then 3 minutes, quite some are around the 2 minute mark. Nothing but dope beats and raps with some unreleased Ta-ku instrumentals sprinkled in between.

In celebration of both artists releases on Jakarta Records this year we figured it would be nice to give it away for free digitally and even better we decided that pressing it on wax would be nice too. Only 250 copies, numbered, no repress, the first 80 copies on clear wax.

Artwork by Simone Cihlar.

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Hieroglyphics: It's Partly Me [Video]



Hungry for Hiero? Grab some food for thought at The Kitchen, out tomorrow.

Ackryte: Overly [Album]

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Ackryte, widely acknowledged for his artistically asymmetrical sample flips, amasses 18 Overly airs tracks ripe for Summertime.

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AbJo: The Art of Refixing [Album]

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The Caddyshack (Intro) Flip though? C'mon, son. What a way to start an album. An album that progresses into just the piece of perfection so desired during this time of the year.

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Monday, July 15, 2013

The 45 Sessions, Stones Throw & MightySF presents #45LIVE (Recap) [Video]



Prior to Friday's festivities, Randall Rufino likened Prince Paul, Peanut Butter Wolf, J. Rocc, Shortkut, Platurn and Dam-Funk to The Avengers, and after catching the crew 45 Live (and direct), it's hard to disagree. Catching any one of these master craftsman solo is a show in and of itself, but for the six to come together to swap cut after cut after cut - each better than the next - garners a geekgasm like no other. Kudos to The 45 Sessions, Stones Throw and MightySF for such a kick-ass event!









































Saturday, July 13, 2013

Friday, July 12, 2013

Flowback Fridays: Sleeping In A Meatgrinder [Video]

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Madvillain: Meatgrinder



Frank Zappa: Sleeping In A Jar

DJ Jazzy Jeff: Vinyl Destination (Episode 14) [Video]

VINYL DESTINATION | EPISODE 14 from DJ Jazzy Jeff on Vimeo.

Adam Kvasnika: Brownswood Recordings [Mix]

Brownswood Recordings by Adam Kvasnica on Mixcloud

Jerry Nice & FRANK151: Kaboom Box [Mix]

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DJ Mackswell: Forty Ounce Fridays (v.1-4) [Mix]

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Since we were just turned onto Forty Ounce Fridays, we're highlighting all four installments up to this point for your end of week enjoyment.







The World Famous Beat Junkies @ Dubspot [Video]

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Drum Broker presents Behind The Beat: Jake One Recreates Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa's French Inhale [Video]

Bama Love Soul presents DJ Rahdu: SixThirteen [Mix]

DJ Rahdu - SixThirteen by Bama Lovesoul on Mixcloud

Ackurate: Versology [EP]

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Versology hides a vivid description of the vision behind the project inside of a Premo beat - "you can change more by learning more about your culture than about yourself." Ackurate acknowledges this and opens his artistry to an assortment of sounds, including one original single from Shon J.

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OH! G: The Notorious DOOM [Mix]

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Trackstar The DJ: King of Rock (Some of) The Best of Rick Rubin [Mix]

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Stalley f. Scarface: Swangin' [Video]

Elespee & Prospek: Going Gone [Video]



The Polyphonic Congress, available on iTunes.

Boom Bap Beatnik: Magna Carta Holy Grail (Samples) [Mix]

Jay-Z - Magna Carta Holy Grail (Samples Mix) by Boom Bap Beatnik on Mixcloud

S. Habib & Starklove: Aftanoons [Album]



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Babylon Cartel: Magna Carter Holy Grail (The Samples) [Album]

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