Wrapped Up 2015 - MR FIGZ // KOSYNE
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Wrapped Up 2015 - MR FIGZ // KOSYNE
Last up on Wrapped Up 2015 we have Mr Figz (aka Figaro) AND Kosyne! Our
experimental Christmas beat making exercise I...
Out of Necessity Vol. 1 – Release
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This Thursday, the 10th of April 2014, we’re releasing our photo book
called Out of Necessity Vol. 1. The event is held at Galleri RALF on
Hornsgatan 66 he...
Producers spotlight - Konchis aka Jetsam
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I think you'll be hearing a bit more from this young Glasgow based beat
maker Konchis. Who incidentally is also the son of Mr Defy, outta the
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Merry New Year!
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Yep yep Happy New Year Mo fugga's, realised I posted an incredible 7
entries last year thats a feckin' record if ever I saw one, lots going on
behind the s...
EATGOOD Records Blog Re-design underway!
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The EATGOOD blog down for maintenance while we undergo a re-design! for up
to date EATGOOD news,videos, downloads and to buy EATGOOD products please
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Both me and Andy had created our own personal Dilla mixes back in 2007, chopping it up yesterday he let slip he was going to upload his mix as he figured he'd share, strangely I was on the same page wanting to do the same for the joint I had created back at the same time for the radio show I was then hosting.
It's worth checking both out neither of us feature the same tracks which makes the whole coincidence even doper!
Andy's Dilla Lives! mix is a 35 minute trip through some of his favourite Dilla beats, songs and even a sneaky break here and there (dont forget AB0181 is a sick DJ!! so check for the crispy cuts and live Dilla fx triggered w/ his MP), mine was in the same vein (minus the DJ element....although I was brave enough to try mix a couple joints hahaha) featuring my favourite Dilla productions and remixes for the hour long show that would have aired 4 years ago to the day..
Peep below! be sure to pass onto a friend and cop the tracks you're feeling if you dont already have them, Mixcloud has purchase links next to each joint!
If you've never seen this you're in for a treat, this is a Den throwback to when we all when through the Donuts crates to make new beats and salute the second anniversary of Dilla's passing.
Mazzie came all the way from Devon to come and rep in the old studio with myself, Kelakovski, Figaro and Eyebs, a definate throwback to the Myspace era of Louis Den!
I went in with the editing on this particular episode splicing in the lab footage with lil Dilla factoids for your amusement!
Peep below..
Louis Den Beat Battles Episode 17 - Reflip A Donut For Dilla
Andy posted this on the blog around the same time back in 2009, in a moment of Dillz fueled inspiration he took to the camera to knock up a stop frame tribute to Jay Dee.
Heads were quite receptive to the unique animation which featured J.Dilla produced records stacked up against a climbing flower and it even made its way onto the Stonesthrow front page!
Check it again below if you haven't seen it in a while, still fresh as ever!
Cast your minds back 10 Beat Cyphers ago to the third joint we did back in February 2009; with producers Raul Supreme, Percy Filth, Jon Phonics and Winchester.
The sample flip challenge of the night was to reflip a Dilla sample into a tribute beat of its own, Raul Supreme got "The Red", Jon Phonics "Much More", Winchester "Players" and Percy Filth "The Light", the Cypher nights are all about building and networking so it wasn't a "Beat Battle" per se and neither were any of the beats attempts to remake/remix the originals...it was all about paying homage.
Today marks the 5 year anniversary of the legendary producer's passing :( as you'll no doubt know a fair portion of us in the Den ride for Dilla so he's no stranger to blog posts here but theres even more reason to make some more noise around this time of year! given its the time of his birthday and untimely passing!! got a few more posts for today so look out, first up is the full length documentary "Still Shining"
B.Kyle of Okayplayer released his 2006 Dilla documentary entitled "Still Shining" the film goes over the life of J.Dilla, his production techniques; studio stories and his personal life as told by his frequent collaborators and musical family.
Spots are from the likes of ?uestlove, Erykah Badu, Common, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Bilal, Kariem Riggins, DJ Houseshoes and more.
I'ts a great watch as it features quite a bit of unseen footage/pictures from studio sessions, photo shoots, performances a definite scenes feel as the door is opened on some private moments with his friends & fam.
Props to B.Kyle for putting this out for heads to digest for free.
Ok so its now February or "Dilla Month" as some heads like so say! so they'll no doubt gonna be a spike in J.Dilla blogs / podcasts / events and all sorts seeing as February marks both his birthday and the anniversary of his untimely passing; just remember if he's a favourite of yours (like he is for me) that his music is around all year for you to enjoy so dont just go crazy for 4 weeks a year! heh.
A couple new videos have surfaced of late; both of which are pretty interesting to Dilla fans, the first of which a 13 minute long collection of clips showing the original Slum Village line up (Jay Dee, T3, Baatin) circa 2000 preparing for their first live show in LA which involved Dilla DJ'ing using x2 MPC3000's and a discman! haa..
From an outsiders point of view there really isn't much going on and you could easily write it off as nothing to get exicted about; however there isn't a lot of candid Dilla, (or slum for that fact) footage. You may remember some behind the scenes Frank N Dank joints (showing Dilla's lab and the filming of the McNasty Filth video) but here seems a lot more natural and relaxed.
It's also dope as its a throwback to the original SV line up and to a time before playing up to the camera for Youtube existed...(case in point I dont think any of these dudes even acknowledge the camera for the 13 minutes of footage!)
Anyway the video shows the group rehearsing, going over some technicals, a bit of BS'ing and a last minute trip to radio shack for cables (heh I know them ones).
next up the Still Shining Documentary from B.Kyle of Okayplayer.
He dropped the trailer to this earlier on in the week and like most music nerds im looking forward to peeping the behind the scenes stories retold by those who he worked closest with.
If my mind serves me right B.Kyle was actually putting together a DVD featurette for the Shining back when it dropped in '06, for whatever reason this bonus DVD never saw the light of day so its quite possible this has been in the works since then, its dropping on Feb 7th whether it'll be something to buy or a free stream is yet to be seen but I'll be checking it out for sure either way!
Caught this the other week over at the Music City Living podcast, Bowls has put together a super dope selection of the Rock joints Dilla drew ideas from to create many of the later joints from his discography (2005) and unreleased beat tape gems. The mix clocks in at almost 40 minutes and has got plenty "ahhhhh" moments once you catch the break!
Thanks so much to everyone who made it out!!! the rep grows bigger..Phonics killed it, Raul killed it, Percy killed it and Winchester killed it too!
Worked real well this time round seeing as everyone had a proper distinctive vibe! Kyza did the damn thing as it Pentalk and Jyager, the Open beats were sick; shouts to everyone who made noise!! crowd were real receptive!....for those of you who missed it...SLIPPPPPPPPPIN' we had the scot crew come from one end the hastings lot from the other lol wots your excuse????.
hehe..
big apologies to Wiz who didnt get drawn for the beat battle, luck of the draw partner I really wanted to put you on but at the same time I had to keep it fair with the random draw..how the game goes :(
but massive props to Shears to killin the beat battle!! and the other entrants Mr Brown, Sivey and Jeekay for gettin the crowd moving with their beats! we had Sivey and Shears drawn first and then Mr Brown and Jeekay second very nice stuf indeed.
Ohhhhhh and the Dilla flips were too much!! respects paid!, great beats!.
So yeah! thank you so much to EVERYONE that made it down; the Beat Cypher feels real good and positive right now and everyone whos ever shown love; performing, open beats, or just turning up!! have all played a part..PROPS!.
vids to follow!!...and beat cypher 02 featuring Darren Paul | Jaisu | S-Type and Reog Du Casq are for sale right now!!!! hit the shop up!.
finally props to Andy (AB0181) who got last weeks Dillamation featured on the Stonesthrow front page!! (just remember where he dropped it first heheh).
Available now from the stonesthrow digital store!!
Dont get me wrong Illa J did the damn thing with these beats; but with the instros now out you now have the option of jammin out to them vintage Dillz blaps, reason Im diggin it so much is that these beats are from the same era as his Umaah beat tape Vintage which is that classic Jay Dee sound.
Wax out soon apparently....hmm to wait or not to wait.
Read up on the latest regarding J.Dilla's (RIP) estate, seems things havent really been right since dude passed and its quite a sad article regarding the state of affairs of Dilla's beat catalog, royalties and benefit dough..
Anyway its not an upbeat read but it looks as if things are beginning to get better for it..lets hope we can to hear more of his unreleased gems; until then the heads supposedly riding for Dilla are stopping his mom from using his name for benefit gigs/fund raisers and busy trying to sue Busta over blaps he would have dibbs over originally (see Dillagence)..aw well its easy to talk like this from the outside in lets hope it improves.
UP BEAT FEEL GOOD BONUS NOTE TO LEAVE YOU WITH Jaylib, (J.Dilla & Madlib) on Power 106 circa 2004..in depth interview and lots of geekin out with dillz and libz on the Fantastic Four radio show with J-Rocc too.
On August 25th Delicious Vinyl will release the debut single by Illa J: "We Here" b/w "R U Listenin". Both tracks are produced by the legendary late producer Jay Dee (aka J Dilla), Illa J's older brother.
"We Here" is all sizzle and gleam as Illa J ad-libs his mission statement: "Yancey Boys from Detroit, Michigan...comin' for that number one spot...'bout to rock the world!" Over the previously unheard Dilla track (from a cache of Jay Dee beats held in safety for a decade by Delicious Vinyl founder Michael Ross) Illa J's soulful tenor delivers the hook: "We poppin' bottles like it's first day of the year." Illa J confirms the feeling: "Somebody could be in a hoopty but the Jay Dee beat sound so good it make them feel like they riding in a Phantom."
^ hmm, sounds good; looks like Micheal Ross must have the rights to these Dilla blaps that we're held back, a decade old would make them 98 / 99, circa another batch so we're in for a treat...im glad despite his So called "Management's Stance"; Dilla's real folks can put out his beats and work on new projects.
Theres an infamous 6 part audio interview of Dilla talking beats, production and releases from around 2003 just before the Jaylib project launched, Stonesthrow have recently put a shortened version of video out on their latest DVD In Living The True Gods but the entire interview can now be seen..
hinjoyyyyy!.
Props to the Dustbusters lot for the inspiring interview..
Oh and a quick note ldbb wise...2 vids coming this week; sorry for the slackness we been busy!!, and remember its the tag team challenge this week!!; get on with it and parnter up if you havent got anybody!...oh and JOIN THE FORUMS!!.
