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This past Wednesday’s Gilles Peterson Worldwide on BBC1 was a banger, and it’s well worth a Sunday afternoon/evening replay. The tastemaker’s tastemaker debuted some fresh, previously unheard material from a few of my personal, and LxNxM’s, favorites: Lunice, Tokimonsta, Flying Lotus and Raphael Saadiq. He also threw the new Little Dragon single, “Nightlight,” in the playlist and played an exclusive, short-but-sweet DJ set from Ms. “On & On” herself. (If those aren’t enough reasons for you to listen, then you’re on the wrong blog, dude.)
You probably already know about my unrequited love for Erykah – no need to repeat myself too much, lest I come off as a creep-o. But I gotta say, Erykah’s DJ sets are always on point. She might not be a seamless mixmaster, but she knows how to get deep. And I’m not just talking about the depth of her crates, but the depth of the feeling she’s able to convey with her song selection. That’s why it’s also cool to hear Erykah and Gilles geek out on the music afterward. The love that these two have for the music is inspirational and infectious. Turntables, here I come!
Download the mp3 or stream the two-hour program from the BBC (stream only available until Wednesday). Playlist after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Twas our our local pal Dj WD4D who first put me on to Blank and Kytt. These humble gents hailing from the U.K west-midlands have been prolific for a minute now, smashing out lots of free music for the masses. The B&K sound connects with a brain tickling, off-timey bounce – anchored by a distinctly hip hop thump. B&K’s jams make me feel like I unlocked a secret, dope hip hop show level in Super Mario World.
This splendid mix, a good sampling of the range of B&K’s influences plus a few original cuts, comes courtesy of the funky fellows over at Astro-Nautico, just in time to serenade Spring out of hibernation for a slow dance.
Download B&K’s creations at their soundcloud, for an interview with Blank and Kytt and two exclusive tracks, check out the very fresh Hyponik site.
Here is some interesting new sound courtesy of one Ben Bronfman, enviro-creative renaissiance man and beau to M.I.A. Beyond having a hand in the the production of Kanye’s “Monster”, dude is doing big thangs like co-founding Global Thermostat, a revolutionary carbon capture firm that separates CO2 directly from the air, or more recently becoming a principal in Algae Systems LLC, a third-generation bio-fuel company that takes waste water from cities and (using CO2 captured by GT) generates Jet-Fuel and Diesel fuel. That’s what I call going hard in the paint kids.
Founder of Green Owl, an environmentally conscious record label & apparel brand – Bronfman recently released this single “Gold” from his new group Teachers. Also check out his eerie stripped down & rocked out remix of “Monster”.
Shouts to Checktheweather.net, a national online community and web platform to support and amplify the voice of young people of color in the US fighting for environmental justice, for the good look and the good work!
TEACHERS — GOLD by Teachers
Monster (Teachers remix) by Teachers
I can’t think of a more appropriate post-Valentine’s day song. Good timing, Mr. Cole.
This video was filmed in Paris just last month during Jermaine and Drizzy Drake’s European tour. The track is off J’s most recent mixtape, Friday Night Lights.
I came across this joint almost a month ago, and it definitely left an impression. The synth heavy, haunting effects and palpitating bass- come courtesy of producers Musiq Korner. The triumph in Nipsey’s grown-man prose is supported well by June Summers‘ soulful hooks, and I feel something in the music that makes the difference between a good rapper and a great emcee – heart.
The song adds a new dimension to the hood-hop hydraulic sound and rhymes that dominate most of Nipseys mixtapes, convincing me that this South Central LA ambassador is an artist that might be marathon material, as opposed to the sprint characterized by most mixtape phenoms.
Download Nipsey’s recently released (Dec.21st) and quite crackin mixtape Marathon here.
Some of you may be up on this mix already, but for the rest of you I feel obligated to put you on to this here hot ish.
By the tasteful selection and mature vibe of the mix, its hard to believe that Greene is just 21 yrs old. The mix has all of the nostalgic warmth and soulful sonic foundation of the house and garage you fell in love with- but weaves in the creative blippage and vocal experimentation of the new school.
Overall it feels like a smooth but high energy contrast to the epic and raunchy booty tech sound that seems to be carrying the banner for house at the moment. Look out for Greene’s upcoming album “The Look” in just a few days on Jan 5th, released on NYC label LuckyMe also home to LxNxM faves Lunice & Hudson Mohawke. Download the mix, check out the teaser for “The Look” the below, tracklist for mix after the jump.
Que Onda?
The first time heard Bocafloja get loose, it was on one of my favorite hip-hop joints of all time Chillaxing by 2mex – his intricate yet melodic wordplay en español definitely jumped out at me. A renowned and respected emcee hailing from El Distrito Federal a.k.a. Mexico City, BocaFloja has rocked mics all over the world with unabashedly radical rhymes – backed by the skills and creativity to keep you listening. He also regularly facilitates empowerment workshops for the barrio youth of the world through Hip Hop – gotta love that.
Here is a little south of the border/borderless mixtape flava for ya ear courtesy of Boca and his co-conspirators from the QuilomboArte collective. Peep the collabo with Last Night’s Mixtape fave Eternia.
Que Viva Hip Hop!
After grubbing on some crucial Ethiopian food with homie/206 emcee Gabriel Teodros, GT played me this amazing track by Toronto emcee Ian Kamau.
I was pleased to find out Kamau’s obvious love for the T-dot manifests through some amazing youth work with Toronto’s Remix Project, an“arts, cultural and life skills incubator serving vulnerable young people located right in the heart of Toronto”. It’s dope that dude is so grounded in community, staying level headed even with the co-sign from Canadian heavyweights like K-os and Knaan.
Here’s a video with some beautiful footage of Toronto, off Kamau’s latest mixtape Love and Other Struggles: Volume 3, download the whole thang – and look out for an album from Kamau in the near future. Over this contemplative banger, Kamau’s flow evokes jazz horns – smooth, melancholy and urgent – all at the same time.
Since the mixtape is free, think about donating a little scratch toward the Remix Project or your local youth arts programs that are making space for future arts brilliance.
Que pasa? here is another choice mix from the homie Dj Chorizo Funk, posted up a few days back – an “all vinyl” mix recorded live at Body Rock in Austin, Tejas. For our seattle based folk- Chorizo will be en la cocina tonight at the dj100proof / DJ Sean Cee / DJ Darwin Birthday Bash! @ Nectar, FREE SHOW! Buen provecho.
