Forgotten Treasure: Peter Godwin “French Emotions” (1982)
Going to be sharing a few of my favorite selections from our pretty insane adventure we called 24 HOURS OF VINYL. It was a pretty huge success and it was, at least for me, one of the best moments of my year. So many dj’s came through with their vinyl …
Future Classic: Morti Viventear “Tweaked Pins”
You may have read my love for Twin Peaks on my personal blog and it’s no secret that I love beats too. So beats made with the sounds and samples from Twin Peaks sounds like a really interesting project to me! I’m only sad that I didn’t have the idea …
Forgotten Treasure: Jeru The Damaja “Mental Stamina” (1994)
1994… As my good homie Sean Kosa just told me: “Back when hip hop was still beautiful noise, the sound of decay.” The 90’s aren’t going that far back but it’s always pretty mind blowing that back then radio stations like NYC’s Hot97 would support and play all the Jeru …
Forgotten Treasure: Crema Púrpura “Pa’ Vacila” B-Side (1973)
One of my favorite websites in the whole world is CancionesDelAyer.com, a message board whose main concern is to document the catalog of Latin American songs from yesteryear. Us Spanishes have an unctuously rich musical tradition, but only select nations are immediately recognized for their contributions to the sonic landscape, …
Future Classic: Ta-Ku “Late NYC”
Australian beatmaker Ta-Ku is closing off 2011 in style with another stellar project called “Late NYC”. One of the things there were too much of in 2011 was weak beat tapes from beat makers who should spend a little bit more time on their craft before putting it out into …
Future Classic: The Roots “Sleep”
After almost 20 years of existence, and now into their 10th full length record I think we’re all guilty of taking The Roots for granted. They tour constantly, and put out records every other year like clockwork. But, with the amount of shitty music around these days let’s not forget …
Future Classic: Tall Black Guy / Common Sense “I Used To Love H.E.R”
2011 has been a great year for Tall Black Guy, one of our favorite discoveries of the year. But we aren’t alone, he’s had some of his tracks played from everyone like Gilles Peterson, Lefto, Lexis (yes, I like to put my name in next to Gilles as often as …
Future Classic: Doomtree “No Kings”
I like Doomtree because they’re doing their own thing. But let’s describe just a little bit what they are for those who don’t know them. Doomtree are a DIY hiphop collective from Minneapolis, Minnesota formed of seven members (the most well known being P.O.S.). Most music press describe them as …
Forgotten Treasure: New World Generation: One Of A Kind (1983)
Now-Again Records presents New World Generation, a collection of rare and unreleased soul music by the cult New England ensemble. Presented as a 2CD and as a 2LP; both formats contain extensive liner notes with rare photographs and ephemera. The Now-Again team first got a taste of the New World …