Coming from Jersey, USA, Flamingosis releases his debute album on new label Em La La Terra. Samples are our flesh and blood so we’ll lap up albums featuring them. Emerging label/collective Em La La Terra only launched on Valentine’s Day and they already have an album in their catalogue from Flamingosis. Entitled Reworks, the name …
Thanks to the interwebz, public access televangelist Reverend X became a viral hit in the 90’s.
Relive a rare J Dilla interview with Gilles Peterson back in 2001.
What happens when a producer finds a disco compilation? Find out with Astro Kid’s Midnight Disco Ruckus.
Back in 1994, Dilla (known then as Jay Dee) produced a beat for Da’ Enna C. It was the start of something truly magical.
The wonderful Georgia Anne Muldrow is offering a free track as part of Mello Music Group’s 7″ Series. Georgia Anne Muldrow’s Seeds was one of my favourite albums of last year and not wanting to slow things down, she is contributing to Mello Music Group’s 7″ Series with 2 brand spanking new tracks. Entitled Akosua and In My Heart, …
Of all the official Dilla tribute releases, Madlib’s Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6 is one of the best.
Erykah Badu provides the vocals for a new Bonobo track, Heaven For The Sinner. I think Erykah Badu has collaborated with about 90% of my favourite producers and she has been flawless on every single track. Personally, I was pretty stoked when I saw her name on the tracklist for Bonobo’s upcoming album, The North …
Detroit’s Whodat drops a minimalist hip hop beat tape worth listening to. Hip hop has such a wide stylistic spectrum (if you bother to listen to everything BUT the radio) and albums like this are certainly pushing that door. Detroit’s Whodat (real name Terri McQueen) recently released her Medical Leave Beat Tape, with an avant …
The periodic table just got funky thanks to David Newman and his ode to the elements.