Forgotten Treasure: Kevin Saunderson “The Sound” (1987)
From the desk of house & detroit techno legend Kevin Saunderson and found on the ever awesome website / magazine called WaxPoetics “Dear friends, fans and members of the music industry Today I’m giving away as a free download one of the productions I am most proud of: I recorded …
Future Classic: Salva “Complex Housing”
I’ve been playing “Wake Ups’ the first leak from this record for a little while now. Lots of people have asked me for track IDs at some of our events, so here it is… Salva‘s first LP and it’s a doooope one! “Versatile debut album from San Franciscan lynchpin, Salva. …
Forgotten Treasure: Gil Scott-Heron “The Klan” (1980)
“The Klan” taken from the 1980 record titled “Real Eyes” is the very definition of what we call a Forgotten Treasure. Although the track is melodic and light the lyrics packs a visceral punch like only the “godfather of hip-hop” Gil Scott-Heron can! I recognized this track instantly because it …
Future Classic: Quantic “Caliventura Remix EP”
New remix project from Tru Thoughts and Quantic (who by the way will be playing with us in Montreal on February 24th!) The Caliventura Remix EP from Quantic and his Combo Barbaro features remixes from Daedelus feat. Computer Jay, Cut Chemist, DJ Day, J-Boogie, and Jeremy Sole. These skilled producers …
Future Classic: Dorian Concept “Her Tears Taste Like Pears” EP
After producing one of the standout tracks for Ninja Tune’s 20th anniversary boxset and wowing audiences at a variety of “Ninja XX’ shows, plus appearing on keyboards in Flying Lotus’ band and appearing with a string section at the Royal Albert Hall, Dorian Concept is ready to release his first …
Forgotten Treasure: Count Bass D “Dwight Spitz LP” (2002)
Wow talk about an overlooked record. This was on my “t0-listen” pile for a while and I just got around to listening to it this week and it is a very strong one. For fans of those conceptual Dangerdoom, Madvillain, Jaylib records you need to check this one out. Dwight …
Forgotten Treasure: Group Home ft. Guru “The Legacy” (1999)
Group Home is a hip hop duo, composed of members Lil’ Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker. They came to prominence as members of the Gang Starr Foundation. Lil’ Dap made his rhyming debut on Gang Starr’s 1992 classic Daily Operation on the song “I’m the Man”. Both members appeared on …
Future Classic: Dibiase “Sound Palace”
Nowadays it’s easy to get lost in the sea of “beat” producers. Seems there are 10 new producers putting out beat tapes so it becomes increasingly difficult to separate the generic stuff from the real shit. Fortunately, with Dibia$e it’s not too difficult. The LA (yes, another dope dude from LA) producer …
Future Classic: Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX “Home”
I wasn’t convinced I liked the idea of this project when I heard the first “official” (remix) single from Jamie XX. For me touching Gil Scott-Heron‘s is a very slippery slope and I wasn’t crazy about “NY is Killing me” for some reason while everyone seemed to be loving it. …