Tuesday 31 May 2011

The Very Best



The Very Best formed over the exchange of a bicycle - once upon a time, the group was a trio consisting of Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and the London-based producer duo Radioclit. It has since been reduced to two, as one of the Radioclit members jumped ship.
 

Their mixtape Super Mom asserts an energising balance between joyful tribal feels and modern-based electronics; guests to contribute include Kanye West, Billy Idol, LCD Soundsystem, Rusko and African Boy, to name a few.  

Super Mom is intended to be a “celebration of Africa” and a “celebration of every mother in the world.”



 


























Da Cali Anthem - Rusko







Secousse (Crookers Spino remix) - Radioclit













Saturday 28 May 2011

Ouch part 3





Bass-ridden dubstep and chilled drum'n'bass tracks
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Gil Scott-Heron RIP




Gil Scott-Heron 
April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011




The Bottle - Gil Scott-Heron





Racetrack in France - Gil Scott-Heron

















B Movie - Gil Scott-Heron








Me & The Devil - Gil Scott-Heron




Gyptian remix





Here's a little blend I cooked up last night between Gyptian's Beng Beng and Side Effekt's Autumn Morning


Beng Beng (Wall-B blend) - Gyptian










Beng Beng - Gyptian






Autumn Morning - Side Effekt



 

Beardyman live




Talented UK beatboxer Beardyman makes up a bluegrass/jazz song on the spot on US chatshow Conan...




Thursday 26 May 2011

Everyday Chillin'




Cool new video for a Chip Tha Ripper tune that appeared on Gift Raps



Everyday Chillin' - Chip Tha Ripper





Light One Up - Chip Tha Ripper






Whoa - Chip Tha Ripper






Cool Points - Chip Tha Ripper



Dirtybird Party with Claude VonStroke





This Dirtybird party in Golden Gate Park looked like a real good time, Claude VonStroke on the decks...






A few sick releases on the Dirtybird label:



Bees - Sébastien Léger







Moon Chon Chayoh - Munnibrothers





Moon Chon Chayoh (Zombie Disco Squad remix) - Munnibrothers















Nur Mal Kurz (Philip Bader remix) - Nicone & Sascha

Wednesday 25 May 2011

Wall-B blend - Stormy Dub vs Lyricist









Wall-B blend between dub from Jah Marnyah & Manasseh and the rhymes of J-Live






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Stormy Weathers - Jah Marnyah feat. Manasseh





The Lyricist - J-Live



Epitome of Dope





...the epitome of dope...




Mice In The Presence Of The Lion - Hardnoise



Turbo Recordings



Canadian record label Turbo Recordings are home to some seriously easy-on-the-ear electronic vibes at the moment, leaning towards tribal house & minimal. Well worth a listen; here's some afro-beat, African-influenced house from Crowdpleaser & some dope remixes of ZZT



Nenekri - Crowdpleaser






Together We're Strong - Crowdpleaser






ZZt (Crowdpleaser Dub) - ZZT








ZZafrika - ZZT






ZZAfrika (Plein Soleil remix) - ZZT








ZZarika (Julio Bashmore remix) - ZZT




Friday 20 May 2011

Wildfire remix




has had rhymes laid over it by Drake to good effect




Thursday 19 May 2011

1982




Termanology & Statik Selektah are 1982



82 - 92 feat. Mac Miller - Statik Selektah & Termanology are 1982




Still Waiting - 1982






The World Renown - 1982




You Should Go Home - 1982







far from battle 3




chilled                    &                     dope








Hey Ma (RL Grime Remix) - Cam'ron ft. Juelz Santana







Stormy Weathers (Vocal) - Jah Marnyah









Do It (High School Dropout) - Tayyib Ali









Bloody Poetry - Grieves








Grustle - Lil Scrappy feat. Pharrell









Sordid Gramma - Telemachus







Lucky - Blu










The Anthem - The Mighty Underdogs




 and the great soul song sampled for the Mighty Underdogs tune...

Underdog - Sly & The Family Stone






       



peace