Archive for the ‘afro-funk’ tag
truthfully, i’ve never been a big fan of the hip hop/random genre mashup. ghostfunk, combining the lyrical stylings of wu-tang-er ghostface killah and some afro-funk jams, though, i’m a fan of. maybe it’s just cause i really like ghostface and afro-funk, and you know what they say about two great tastes, amirite? stream it below, and download the whole thing or whichever tracks strike your fancy:
in related news: the forever-rumored collaboration between ghostface and MF doom (billed here as DOOM/starks) got some press thanks to a leak on some NYC radio station. supposedly the song, “victory laps (madvillvainz remix),” will be out on july 26th via itunes (or spend more money and get a sweet-looking red cassette tape). obviously, no word on more than just the one track. enjoy/download below:
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DOOM/starks – “victory laps (madvillainz remix)” (download)
When it comes to music, quality is a must. Without taste and skill, it’s just noise. And then there’s quantity. Quantity doesn’t hurt, provided it stays good. Connect high quality plus a huge quantity? Now you’re talking.
Which brings us to DJ Chorizo Funk, Austin’s bboy floor-rocker extraordinaire and official LxNxM homie. Like a well-oiled machine, Chorizo Funk keeps pumping out his Chorizo Chunks series, following different themes and styles down the rabbit hole, and into his very own Milwaukee (which, as Alice Cooper pointed out to us, is Algonquin for “the good place).
Wayne’s World references aside, Chorizo’s latest mix – the tenth(!) in the series – is a most excellent 50-minute journey into Afro-Latin jams. Quality through and through, and the live mix shows and proves. Chorizo!
the internet is, essentially, a very large place. but do you know what else is a very large place? the world? which is why i’m glad one small part of the internet is getting the word out on one still pretty big part of the world.
voodoo funk is a blog exposing the sounds of west african music. and not just featuring random 45s the dude found in brooklyn, but actually getting knee deep and finding unheard (in the west) records. so, click on over to voodoo funk, bookmark it, and enjoy this bomb mix from january.
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Hailing from West London, and the One Handed Music squad along with Paul White, Nathan “Bullion” Jenkins sneaks mushrooms into your hip hop dance party and shames you off the decks. Apparently this beat savant piqued many an ear with a mix called Pet Sounds: in the Key of Dee, a remix project that remixed The Beach Boys in the style of the late and beloved Dilla. This was followed by the well received Young Heartache EP.
Now Bullion packs more flava for ya ear with the new single “Say Goodbye to What” along with a free mix composed in cahoots with the freshcheckers at FACT magazine. The single and mix are a gumbo of Krautrock, afro-funk, avant-garde electronics and dreamy 70s rock. For god’s sakes have the friends over for a potluck and dance already… Download the Bullion FACT magazine mix
