Young God and Kingston are collectively known as production duo Blue Sky Black Death, cutting melancholic hip-hop beats years before folks like Clams Casino went that route. Already responsible for soundtracks to rappers like Nacho Picasso, Jean Grae, and Hell Razah, Aquatic Reverie is a blend of all things beautiful in their pursuit of instrumental happiness. Read on for more, plus download & stream links…
DJ E.A.S.E. aka George Evelyn is known as the positive force behind Nightmares on Wax. Since 2009, he has been hosting the weekly WAX ON records radio show called WAX DA BOX, streaming worldwide via IBIZA SONICA radio every thursday 6-7pm CET – with the repeat going out every saturday 2-3pm CET. You can check out the full archive of Wax Da Box mixes at their Soundcloud account.
This particular mix is my favorite one of all. some of the tracks in the mix include Waldeck’s dubby “Our Day Will Come”, “Dreamer” by B.B.&Q Band, the “Soul Clap” instrumental by Showbiz & AG, “Rocking Chair” by Mr. Scruff, “Mas Pan (DJ Day Remix)” by Quantic, the “Luck of Lucien” instrumental by A Tribe Called Quest, and a rare old-school hiphop nugget from Jibri the Wise One, “The House the Dog Built”. Quite a mix of rare and classic tracks with newer selections – truly worthy of the Nightmares on Wax name. Check out the full tracklist after the jump…
Alternate download link – 136mb, 58 minutes, 320kbps .mp3 file
… or it’s full title of “Beats, Rhymes & Features – The Extensive Adventures Of The Abstract Poetic Q Tip mixed by Colm K”.
Colm K, Irish DJ and producer extraordinaire has taken time out to lace us with this great little mix of Q-Tip’s solo work.
Some gems on here featuring Q on the mic and behind the boards. You can’t beat an emcee that rhymes, produces and collects records. It’s the epitome of hiphop and something you don’t see too much of these days but then again there’s not many emcees who can stand up to Q-Tip in terms of rhymes, production and overall legacy. Old school and New school – the mix below speaks for itself. (re-blogged from ChoiceCuts’ website, home of this mix)
Download here (right click and “save as”) – 109mb, 1 hour 20 minutes, .mp3 format
Track listing after the jump… Continue reading
I’m back with another DJ mix – this time it’s all about the 80’s! Electro Classixxx is a non-stop megamix of 34 of the best electro jams from 1980-84, and is a great introduction to this massively influential genre. According to British DJ and music historian Greg Wilson,
Electro is the missing link of Dance music. All roads lead back to New York where the level of musical innovation and experimentation throughout the early 80s period was quite staggering. It wasn’t one narrow style that never strayed from within the confides of an even narrower BPM range, Electro-Funk was anything goes! The diversity of records released during this period was what made it so magical, you never knew what was coming next. The tempo of these tracks ranged from under 100 bpm to over 130, covering an entire rhythmic spectrum along the way.
There was no set template for this new Dance direction, it just went wherever it went and took you grooving along with it. It was all about stretching the boundaries that had begun to stifle black music, and its influences lay not only with German Technopop wizards Kraftwerk, the acknowledged forefathers of pure Electro, plus British Futurist acts like the Human League and Gary Numan, but also with a number of pioneering black musicians. Major artists like Miles Davis, Sly Stone, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, legendary producer Norman Whitfield and, of course, George Clinton and his P Funk brigade, would all play their part in shaping this new sound via their innovative use of electronic instruments during the 70s (and as early as the late 60s in Miles Davis’ case). Once the next generation of black musicians finally got their hands on the available technology it was bound to lead to a musical revolution as they ripped up the rule book with their twisted Funk.
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time – 65:06 /// 149mb /// 320 kbps .mp3
Track List after the jump… Continue reading
Brilliantly odd instrumental hip hop album here from Onra, compiled and constructed around vintage Vietnamese pop records picked up in flea markets on a trip to the far east. 32 short tracks make up “Chinoiseries”, each of them clocking in at the 1 or 2 minute mark and delivering a tight selection of beats that somehow bring to mind J Dilla, Rza, Madlib, Moondog, MF Doom and the Sublime Frequencies label rolled into one beautifully incoherent package.
Onra – “What Up Duyet?”
Having a ravenous appetite for the “Radio Transmission” style beloved of the aforementioned Sublime Frequencies crew, we might be perfectly primed for this sort of thing, but while the dusty exotica, folk and plastic pop of the source material here could so easily have ended up sounding like the sterile plunderphonic coffee table beats that typified so much instrumental hip hop in the late 90’s, Onra manages to harness the mystifying magic of the original material and juxtapose it with a production style that’s still adequately rough around the edges.
Onra – “The Anthem”
And the source material itself is still bathed in the sublime hiss and crackle of hoary vinyl, retaining the unknown wonders of each of the nameless gems that play a central part through each and every track on this excellent album. Like small, perfectly flawed vignettes, each of the tracks here offers a quirky and mesmerising window into the far east of another era. A real treat for crate diggers and found sound hounds out there, wherever you may be.
Onra – “Relax in Mui Ne”
Download a .rar with all the tracks here (right click and “save as”)
In an act of great musicianship, the legendary Roots-crew pay respect to the late and great J Dilla offering their renditions of the producer’s greatest hits. The featured mixtape belongs easily to the most sublime tributes to J Dilla I have seen to date. Enjoy in this highest form of appreciation.
Mmmmmmmm… FOOD! This is some tasty stuff. DJ Food Stamp blends tracks from Outkast, KRS One, The Game, Perceptionists, Method Man and more with MF Doom instrumentals. Yeah, you need this.
Listen now:
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49.9 mb /// 58 minutes /// 192kbps .mp3
Tracklist:
1.Outkast-Wheelz Of Steel (MF DOOM REMIX)
2.Mc Lyte-Paper Thin (MF DOOM REMIX)
3.People Under The Stairs-Tuxedo Rap (MF DOOM REMIX)
4.Method Man-Release Yo Delf ft Mary J Blige (MF DOOM REMIX)
5.KRS-One-Mortal Thought (MF DOOM REMIX)
6.3rd Bass-Derelict Of Dialect (MF DOOM REMIX)
7.Mobb Deep-Survival Of The Fittest (MF DOOM)
8.Pep Love-Crooked Angles (MF DOOM REMIX)
9.Eminem-Any Man (MF DOOM REMIX)
10.Cocoa Brovaz-Super Brooklyn (MF DOOM REMIX)
11.Jeru The Damaja-El Presidente (MF DOOM REMIX)
12.Charizma-My World Premier (MF DOOM REMIX)
13.The Game-Wouldnt Get Far (MF DOOM REMIX)
14.Defari-Say It Twice (MF DOOM REMIX)
15.Common-Carhorn (MF DOOM REMIX)
16.East Flatbush Project-Tried By 12 (MF DOOM REMIX)
17.Perceptionists-Memorial Day (MF DOOM REMIX)
18.Lord Finesse-Soul Plan (MF DOOM REMIX)
19.II Unorthodox-Just A Little Flava (MF DOOM REMIX)
20.Outkast-So Fresh So Clean (MF DOOM REMIX)