Bullion – Say Goodbye To What/Crazy Over You
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Electronic
After Bullion’s ‘Young Heartache EP’ ushered in the dreamy days of summer, the young producer returns with a mind-bending brace of wistful songs for winter: ‘Say Goodbye To What’ is hook-laden psychedelic funk, a pop song laced with intricacies and a beautifully skewed production approach. It may well be the strangest singalong track of the year. Flipside ‘Crazy Over You’ is a melancholic headnodder, drifting through the speakers with a lovelorn grace while pummelling you with the bottom end. The life of the romantic is not always an easy one.
Tracklist
01. Say Goodbye To What
02. Crazy Over You
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Jneiro Jarel – Android Love Mayhem
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Electronic
Jneiro Jarel (Dr. Who Dat?) presents the genre re-defining Android Love Mayhem from his newly-launched Label Who imprint, distributed by Alpha Pup. With more monikers than Kool Keith, his collaborations and producer credits are almost too many to mention. Highlights include works with Khujo Goodie (as Willie Isz), DOOM, TV on the Radio, and many more. Often being described as “experimental” and “psychedelic,” Jarel simply calls his ever-changing, abstract approach “the viberian experience,” where various musical styles and influences have beautifully coalesced to become something all it’s own.
Tracklist
01. Black Hole
02. Swift Hovercrafts
03. Lurk (Part 2)
04. Android Romance 1 & 2
05. Going Home (feat. Micah Guagh)
06. Gosohaurd
07. Black Blocks (ElectroSonicFreeRoboticS)
08. Shadoze
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Ann Pebles – I Can't Stand The Rain
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Soul
Tracklist
01. I Can’t Stand The Rain
02. Do I Need You
03. Until You Came Into My Life
04. (You Keep Me) Hangin’On
05. Run, Run, Run
06. If We Can’t Trust Each Other
07. A Love Vibration
08. You Got To Feed The Fire
09. Im Gonna Tear You Playhouse Down
10. One Way Street
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Robert Glasper Albums!
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, Discography, Jazz
Hailing from Houston, TX, pianist Robert Glasper is a jazz pianist with a knack for mellow, harmonically complex compositions that also reveal a subtle hip-hop influence. Inspired to play piano by his mother, a gospel pianist and vocalist, Glasper attended Houston’s High School for the Performing Arts. After graduation Glasper studied music at the New School University in Manhattan, where he found performance work with such luminaries as bassist Christian McBride, saxophonist Kenny Garrett, and others. Since graduating college, Glasper has worked with a variety of artists, including trumpeter Roy Hargrove, vocalist Carly Simon, and rapper Mos Def. The pianist released his debut album, Mood, on Fresh Sound New Talent in 2004. Canvas and In My Element followed in 2005 and 2007 respectively on Blue Note Records. In 2009, Glaspar released the forward-thinking album Double Booked which featured a mix of modal post-bop and funky, ’80s-Herbie Hancock-inspired numbers.
for more info check: www.robertglasper.com
2004 – Mood
Tracklist
01. Maiden Voyage
02. Lil Tipsy
03. Alone Together
04. Mood
05. Don’t Close Your Eyes
06. Blue Skies
07. Interlued
08. In Passing
09. L.N.K. Blues
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2005 – Canvas
Tracklist
01. Untitled
02. Canvas
03. Portrait of an Angel
04. Enoch’s Meditation
05. Centelude
06. Jelly’s da Beener
07. Chant
08. Riot
09. North Portland
10. I Remember
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2007 – In My Element
Tracklist
01. G & B
02. Of Dreams To Come
03. F.T.B.
04. Y’Outta Praise Him – (Intro)
05. Y’Outta Praise Him
06. Beatrice
07. Maiden Voyage/Everything in Its Right Place
08. J Dillalude
09. Silly Rabbit
10. One For ‘Grew
11. Tribute
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2009 – Double-Booked
Tracklist
THE ROBERT GLASPER TRIO
01. Intro
02. No Worries
03. Yes I’m Country (And That’s Ok)
04. Downtime
05. 59 South
06. Think of One
THE ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT
07. 4eva
08. Butterfly
09. Festival
10. For You
11. All Matter
12. Open Mind
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Curtis Fuller – Meets Roma Jazz Trio
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1982, Jazz
Tracklist
01. Impressions
02. R.E.D’s Delight
03. Jazz Island
04. Naima
05. Afternoon In Paris
06. Blue Bossa
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Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1964, Jazz
Eric Dolphy was among the most daring, impassioned, and technically assured improvisers to come of age in the 1960s. From his groundbreaking work with Chico Hamilton and Charles Mingus, through his catalytic stint with John Coltrane, and all through his brilliant solo recordings for Prestige, this reed innovator defined the best elements of the swing and the bebop traditions, from Benny Carter through Bird, while extending on the rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic freedom of Monk. Dolphy is an emotional shaman with a keen comic edge, as is evident in the rhythmic sauntering, drunken gait of his theme to “Straight Up and Down,” and Monk’s influence is clearly discernible in Dolphy’s witty dissonances and vocalized blues phrasing throughout Out to Lunch! (his only Blue Note recording, completed shortly before his untimely death). Rhythm masters Richard Davis, Bobby Hutcherson, and Tony Williams suspend time at will, sculpting in open space, while deconstructing the harmony and superimposing cubist rhythmic displacements–periodically regrouping around Freddie Hubbard’s bumblebee trumpet and the leader’s vocalized bass clarinet (his Monkish “Hat and Beard”), wailing alto (the martial parodies of the title tune), and exhilarating flute (the lyric, swinging “Gazzelloni”). Out to Lunch! represents Dolphy’s most fully realized vision.
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Tracklist
01. Hat and Beard
02. Something Sweet, Something Tender
03. Gazzelloni
04. Out to Lunch
05. Straight Up and Down
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Calibro 35 – Ritornano Quelli Di… Calibro 35
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Funk
Tracklist
01. Eurocrime!
02. La Morte Accarezza A Mezzanotte
03. L’Esecutore
04. Milano Odia: La Polizia Non Puo’ Sparare
05. Convergere in Giambellino
06. Il Ritorno Della Banda – Parte I
07. Il Ritorno Della Banda – Parte II
08. Cinque Bambole Per La Luna D’Agosto
09. Piombo in Bocca
10. Sospesi Nel Traffico
11. Gentil Sesso e Brutali Delitti
12. Il Consigliori
13. Si Dicono Tante Cose…
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Frank Strazzeri – After The Rain
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1976, Funk, Jazz
A solid pianist long based in the Los Angeles area, Frank Strazzeri has been in demand for straight-ahead sessions for decades. Although he originally started playing tenor and clarinet when he was 12, Strazzeri soon switched to piano. After studying at the Eastman School, he became the house pianist at a jazz club in Rochester in 1952, where he was able to accompany top jazz artists (including Roy Eldridge and Billie Holiday). In 1954, Strazzeri moved to New Orleans, where he played Dixieland with Sharkey Bonano and Al Hirt. That, however, was just a temporary departure, for he was always a bop-based player. Strazzeri worked with Charlie Ventura (1957-1958) and Woody Herman (1959), before settling permanently in Los Angeles in 1960. He became a studio musician, appeared on many sessions and worked with the who’s who of West Coast jazz. Strazzeri had opportunities to tour with Joe Williams and Maynard Ferguson, and was with Les Brown’s big band from 1971-1974. Among his other musical associations have been Terry Gibbs, Herb Ellis, the Lighthouse All-Stars, Art Pepper, Bud Shank, Cal Tjader, Louie Bellson, and Chet Baker, among many others, in addition to working with his own trios. As a leader, Strazzeri has headed sessions for Revelation, Glendale, Sea Breeze, Catalyst, Discovery, and Fresh Sound.
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Tracklist
01. After The Rain
02. Philadelphia Flyer
03. Rush Hour
04. Blue Dawn
05. The Third Eye
06. Cloudburst
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The Beginning Of The End – Funky Nassau
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1971, Funk
A monster bit of funk that’s unlike anything else we can think of! Beginning Of The End hailed from The Bahamas, but don’t hold that against them — because instead of being a Caribbean cliche, they took the best part of the island rhythms, and used them to forge an incredible approach to funk! They’ve got a choppy sound that’s the result of some incredibly dexterous guitar, bass, and drums — and which you’ll recognize instantly from their one-time hit “Funky Nassau”, a killer funk track that never gets old, no matter how many bands cover it over the years! That gem kicks off the album, which then rolls into the monster funky “part 2″, which is even better! Other titles are equally wonderful — and include “Come Down”, “Surrey Ride”, “Monkey Tamarind”, and “In The Deep”. Essential — and one that you’ll be spinning for years!
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Tracklist
01. Funky Nassau Part 1
02. Funky Nassau Part 2
03. Come Down
04. Sleep On Dream On
05. Surrey Ride
06. Monkey Tamarind
07. In The Deep
08. Pretty Girl
09. When She Made Me Promise
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Skeletons – Smile
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Jazz
Benedic Lamdin is a musician, producer and engineer. He has produced a string of LP’s as Nostalgia 77 for Tru Thoughts; he also produces all the releases for his own label, Impossible Ark. This time though he has summoned a new style of work with a heavily African influenced record:
“Some of the music here started life as commissions for a library music company, pastiches and forgeries paid for by the current vogue for a certain style of African jazz. Once I’d done a few though I couldn’t stop, it was my default preoccupation…”
Indeed, this is an album was almost entirely written by Lamdin, whilst actually being played by various musicians as they passed through. The result is an incredible musical collage that has taken on its own identity.
In his own words, “Skeletons is a made up band. I kid you not – it doesn’t exist. These musicians never stood in the studio together, they just passed through my house or left some scraps of sound behind after sessions we were working on. This record is like a guy, pieced together and ready for the bonfire.”
Tracklist
01. Positive Force
02. Marathon Man
03. Mr Mystery
04. 50 Degrees
05. Gravel
06. Firesticks
07. Over The Bridge
08. Skeletons
09. Guadelupe
10. Mulatu
11. Blood
12. Adam And Eve Featuring The Voice Of Alice Russell
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Jimetta Rose – The Barber's Daughter
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Neo Soul
The full length debut from Jimetta Rose — with spacey soul production and spiritually resonant lyrics — maid all the more rewarding thanks to warm, emotional vocals and deft vocal arrangements from Jimetta! We first heard Ms Rose providing a sweet vocal foil for Shafiq of Sa-Ra on his excellent En-A-Freeka — and she steps out wonderfully on The Barber’s Daughter. The spacey hip hop soul sound is akin to Georgia Anne Muldrow, but Jimetta has her own, perhaps more grounded and focused vibe than the astral atmosherics. Also like Georgia, she has a talent for arranging her vocals to lead, follow and respond to hypnotic effect . This set should be a harbinger for even more wonderful things to come — great set and likely to be one of our favorite independent soul efforts from the LA scene for a long time to come! Includes “Glory Us”, “Life Unfolds”, “Sweet Necessity”, “Revolution Out There”, “On My Own”, “Middow”, “Constellations”, “Drifting Far Away”, “So Easy” and more.
Tracklist
01. Intro (I Got A Dream)
02. Glory Us
03. Life Unfolds
04. Sweet Necessity
05. Revolution Out There
06. On My Own
07. Middow (Days Of Our Lives)
08. America (Revisited)
09. Constellations
10. Drifting Far Away
11. I Got God
12. So Easy
13. Outro (Heaven)
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Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two (Return Of The Ankh)
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, R'n'b, Soul
Tracklist
01. 20 Feet Tall (Produced by Erykah Badu and 9th Wonder)
02. Window Seat (Produced by Erykah Badu and James Poyser, featuring ?uestlove)
03. Agitation (Produced by Erykah Badu and Shafiq Husayn of SA-RA Creative Partners)
04. Get Money (Produced by Erykah Badu)
05. Don’t Be Long (Produced by Erykah Badu and Taarak)
06. Umm Hmm (Produced by Erykah Badu and Madlib)
07. Love (Produced by Erykah Badu and J Dilla)
08. You Loving Me (Session)
09. Fall in Love (Produced by Erykah Badu and Karriem Riggins)
10. Incense Feat. Kirsten Agnesta
11. Out My Mind Just in Time (Produced by Erykah Badu and Georgia Anne Muldrow)
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Method Man Ghostface And Raekwon – Wu-Massacre
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Rap USA
For the first time, three of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan’s most dynamic emcees step out together to create a supergroup with a distinctly shaolin sound. Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon have banded together on their new album of street bangers, Wu Massacre. Joined by fellow Wu-Tang alums Inspectah Deck and Cappadona on several tracks, and featuring production by RZA and Mathematics, Meth, Ghost and Rae’s Wu Massacre is guaranteed to satisfy the legions of fans in the “Wu Army.” From the soulful street single “Our Dreams,” to the thunderous lead-off track “Criminology 2.5,” Wu Massacre finds the three hip-hop legends in razor-sharp form.
Tracklist
01. Criminology 2.5
02. Mef Vs. Chef 2
03. Ya Moms Skit
04. Smooth Sailing Remix (Feat. Solomon Childs & Streetlife)
05. Our Dreams (Feat. Inspectah Deck, Sun God)
06. Gunshowers
07. Dangerous
08. Pimpin’ Chipp
09. How To Pay Rent Skit (Feat. Tracy Morgan)
10. Miranda
11. Youngstown Heist (Feat. Trife, Sheek, Bully)
12. It’s That Wu Shit
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Damu The Fudgemunk – How It Should Sound [PROMO EP]
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Instrumental, Rap USA
This EP features some tracks from How It Should Sound Volumes 1 & 2. H.I.S.S. Vol. 1&2 will be available on April 13th via Redefinition Records.
Tracklist
01. New LP (EP Intro)
02. Judgement Day
03. Fabrega’s Discotecas
04. You Know Who!
05. Bills Be Gone
06. Non-LP Bonus – Wonka Beat 3 (2009)
Erykah Badu – Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY)
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010
New track from “New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh”, enjoy!
Devonwho – Keepthafunkalive
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Electronic
4 track instrumental 12 inch from L.A based via Portland producer Devonwho. Fresh from his recent Fat City producer series release he expands here to give us 4 tracks with a nod to the spacey electronic funk vibe of West Coast producers like Dam Funk. For those with their ears to the skies he has been making some noise in the West Coast’s thriving beat scene and this debut solo release should cement his growing rep. As always it comes packaged in super full colour artwork!
Tracklist
01. KeepthaFunkAlive
02. Red
03. Stile
04. Tracklift
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Trek Life & J.Bizness – Rhymes Within Reason
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Rap USA
Trek Life and J. Bizness teamed up for this free EP who features from Oddisee, Wyann Vaughn, Richard Wright Mykestro, and Ragen Fykes, enjoy!
Tracklist
01. Intro (cuts by DJ Tommy Blak)
02. Back Again
03. Clap (cuts by LD of Technicali)
04. Can’t Complain feat. Wyann Vaughn & Oddisee (cuts by DJ J-br0-5ski)
05. Stay Raw feat. Audio Live, Mykestro & Skeem Price
06. Intermission
07. K.I.S.S. feat. Ragen Fykes & Mr. Sobers aka Maestro Montana
08. Remain Illregular feat. Richard Wright & Mic Holden (cuts by DJ Buddy)
09. Temporary Goodbye (Peace, Peace Ya’ll)
10. Outro
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Little Brother – LeftBack [Album Sampler]
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Rap USA
On April 20th, Little Brother will be releasing their final album as a group, LeftBack, is out the album sampler, enjoy!
Sadat X – Wild Cowboys II
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Rap USA
the new album of Sadat X, enjoy! (personally i was curious for Pete Rock, Dj Spinna and 9th Wonder, but the rest…anyway i think that someone could be interested)
Tracklist
01. Return Of The Bang Bang (Produced By Will Tell)
02. Turn It Up (Feat. & Produced By Pete Rock)
03. In Da Jungle (Feat. A.G. & Twan) (Produced By Diamond D)
04. Nuclear Bomb (Produced By Will Tell)
05. Still On Deck (Feat. Twan) (Produced By DJ Spinna)
06. Roll That (Feat. Rhymefest) (Produced By Grant Parks)
07. Wherever (Feat. Shabaam Sahdeeq) (Produced By Nick Wiz)
08. Swerv (Feat. Swerv) (Produced By Will Tell)
09. Pray (Feat. Umi, M-1, Kurupt & Sir Jinx) (Produced By Sir Jinx)
10. We Kewl (Feat. Twan & Shawn Black) (Produced By Will Tell)
11. Knock Me Down (Feat. Kim) (Produced By Dub Sonata)
12. Long Years (Feat. Lord Jamar & Grand Puba) (Produced By Buckwild)
13. Bargain With The Devil (Feat. Vast Aire) (Produced By Thanos)
14. Everybody Know (Feat. Money Boss Playas) (Produced By Minnesota)
15. X & Bill (Feat. ILL Bill) (Produced By 9th Wonder)
16. Last Time Out (Feat. Twan & Shawn Black) (Produced By Yuani)
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Ron Contour (Moka Only) & Factor – Saffron
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Rap USA
The Ron Contour (otherwise known as prolific Canadian underground hero and ex-Swollen Members MC Moka Only) collaborates with rising star producer Factor on Saffron, a short but sweet Hip Hop album that peeks into the bizarre but always fun, food filled, girl obsessed world of Ron Contour.
Tracklist
01. Check It Out
02. Diner
03. Confused Nougat
04. Glad
05. Whipple Tree
06. Prairie Wind
07. Wondrous
08. I Only Know
09. Cheese Toast Feast
10. Goes To JP
11. Hop Scotch
12. Shoe Box (Featuring Def 3)
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