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
Anyone who reads this blog for the music posts will know I am big fan of Kenny Dope, especially the series of mixes he did through the first half of the last decade. “Breakbeats,” “Hiphop Forever,” and “Roller Boogie 80’s” are all some of my most favorite mixes ever. Now Kenny’s got himself a Soundcloud account, he’s been uploading some great stuff. Soul Trippin’ is a perfect throwback mix, bubbling with all kind of rare funk and soul gems.
Download a RAR file with all the individual tracks here
Tracklist and artwork after the jump…
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”)
I’ve been a big fan of J-Star’s DJ mixes for a couple of years. The Herbalist series of mixes are all reggae songs about smoking weed. So, if you’re into that, J-Star brings the hottness! The songs are a mix of modern tracks and classic anthems, quite a few of which can be found on volumes 1-3 of the great “Big Blunts” series of compilations on the Tommy Boy label.
You can stream or download J-Star’s Herbalist mixes from the Soundcloud widgets below. Hint – click the “down arrow” to download the mix. Also check out J-Star’s Soundcloud account for more great mixes as well his own remixes of reggae classics.
Tracklist for Part 1 after the jump… Continue reading
DJ Spinna offers this mix in celebration, which he says features
“some rare releases, B-sides, alternate versions, exclusive re-edits and remixes courtesy of myself and some legendary dj/producer friends.”
He goes on to say that:
“The whole world knows that I’m a huge Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Prince buff. But the other beast of a soul artist that I love to death is Marvin Gaye, of course! His music deeply expresses the soul of a man. The most bewildering thing about Marvin that I’ve come to understand more in my adult years is how he was able express his life experiences so artistically despite all his traumatic upheaval. I mean, his pops was a cross dressing preacher that practically despised his own son. I’ll never forget the day I found out his dad took him out, the day before his birthday! I couldn’t understand it and I was sad as hell. But life is wild that way. All that pain he endured led to greatness.”
– DJ Spinna on his “Happy Birthday Marvin Gaye” mix
Listen here:
Download here (right click and “save as”)
61.5 mb /// 1 hour 29 min /// 96kbps .mp3 (but it sounds damn good)