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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Once again the top beats, bass, club, and techno tunes I've been enjoying from the last few weeks, in no particular order. Lots of great stuff from all corners of the globe!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1. Maurice Donovan: Call My Name (White)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2. Noob: Spell + Bok Bok & Tom Trago: Pom Clash (Sound Pellegrino)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3. SCB: Mace (SCB) + Deadbeat: First Quarter - SCB Edit (BLKRTZ)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4. Paul Woolford & Psychatron: Stolen (Hotflush)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5. The Analogue Cops: 45 Dollars ft. Blawan (Restoration)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6. L-Vis 1990: I Feel It (Night Slugs/PMR)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7. T Williams: Beat Broke (Local Action)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8. Objekt: CLK Recovery (Objekt)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">9. Jack Dixon: Coconuts (Inhale)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10. Renaissance Man: Nikolai Kopeloi (Turbo)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">11. Eats Everything: The Size (Dirtybird)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">12. Major Lazer: Original Don (Mad Decent)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">13. What So Not: Love Theme (Sweat It Out)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">14. Solo: Take A Look (Great Stuff)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">15. Monkey Safari: Liverpool (Mambo)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">16. Zombie Disco Squad: Piano Man/Dub (Made To Play)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">17. Prince Club: Utopia (Demento Mori)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">18. Attaque: Moderate (BLV)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">19. Zoo Brazil: The Kill - Noob Remix (Twin Turbo) </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">20. Justice: Helix (Ed Banger)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fave album of the month is the Yuck LP, got to it late but it's really great - 90s throwback vibes, so not mad.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Hello again everyone here's my October Top 10 (and as always in no particular order). All my faves from the last few weeks, back to school beats to kick things off right!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1. Switch: I Still Love You (Dubsided)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2. Nautiluss x Lord Skywave: Ultraviolet (Hemlock)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3. Scuba: Adrenaline (Hotflush)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4. L-Vis 1990: Lost In Love - Neon Dreams Club Mix (Night Slugs/PMR)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5. Blawan: What You Do With What You Have / Vibe Decorum (R&S)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6. Guy Andrews: Klikkr + Myrryrs: Feel U (Discobelle)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7. Instra:mental: Pyramid (3024)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8. Kassem Mosse: Enoha (NonPlus)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">9. TWR: Impulse (Sound Pellegrino)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10. Das Glow & Para One: Pulsar (Marble)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">11. Walton: 808 Vybzin' (Hyperdub)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">12. Presk: Devour (Ten Thousand Yen)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">13. Visionist & Lorca: Hold Back (Left Blank)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">14. Untold: Bones - Joe Remix (SSSSS)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">15. Rustie: Ultra Thizz / Surph / All Nite (Warp)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">16. Gui Boratto: Flying Practice (Kompakt)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">17. Zed Bias: Phoneline/Fairplay (Tru Thoughts)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">18. Bart BMore & Harvard Bass: The Funky One (Secure)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">19. Ado: Voids (Blood Music)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">20. Birdy Nam Nam: Goin In' - Glass Figure Remix (Jive Epic)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Favourite album of the month is the new The Drums "Portamento", modern surf rock done right. Def looking forward to the L-Vis 1990 full length too, music in 2011 keeps on giving.</span><br />
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Braille: The Year 3000 (Rush Hour)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5. Round Table Knights: Paparussi - L-Vis 1990 + Neon Nights Remix (Made To Play)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6. ZZT: ZZAfrika - Julio Bashmore Remix (Turbo)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7. Africa Hitech: Light The Way (Warp)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8. Boddika: Soul What (Swamp81)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">9. Jack Dixon: Between Us / Seventy Six - Sepalcure Remix (Under 5)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10. Untold: Cool Story Bro (Hessle Audio)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">11. Lando Kal: Further (Hot Flush)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">12. J Phlip & The Grizzl: Bakupgrl (Krush Gruv)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">13. Photek: Rings Around Saturn - Breach Remix (White)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">14. J Bevin: Zulu (Deep Teknologi)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">15. LOL Boys: Aisle Seat / Runaways (Discobelle)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">16. Lil Silva: On Your Own ft. 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Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs: Trouble (Greco Roman)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">21. Bibio: Don't Summarize My Summer (Warp)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">22. John Talabot: Families ft. Glasser (Young Turks)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">23. TokiMonsta: Darkest (Dim) / Bright Shadow (Brain Feeder)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">24. 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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">8. Slice & Soda: Year Of The Dragon - L-Vis 1990 Remix (Institubes)</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">9. CRST: Roach Clip Pt 2/Heartbeat Pt 1/Everything Changes Pt 2 (Deep Thrills)</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">18. Les Gillettes: Carl Lewis - Boy 8-Bit Remix (New Judas)</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">19. Lil Scrappy: Look At Me - Justin Martin Remix (Mixpak)</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">My fave albums of the month are Eddie C's "Parts Unknown" and 6th Borough Project's "One Night In The Borough", with the Edward Sharpe singer's debut lp Alexander getting lots of plays too.</span></span></span></div>
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HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-17956382608834401562011-04-07T13:49:00.000-07:002011-06-05T18:11:12.687-07:00April Top Ten<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPfRhtf03ZGh_U3H1EeNyKTe_LH2-nLCSLyXdiEWTD1dS98H4ZNGjBKR74CsRTo1l6eYZ12n9r0N2jghwklbolBNatJggjOb82CzPEY0BlJRI1aid9kKn6sdUhCsP0gu-oIl9/s1600/burial2_3.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592948698756186034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPfRhtf03ZGh_U3H1EeNyKTe_LH2-nLCSLyXdiEWTD1dS98H4ZNGjBKR74CsRTo1l6eYZ12n9r0N2jghwklbolBNatJggjOb82CzPEY0BlJRI1aid9kKn6sdUhCsP0gu-oIl9/s400/burial2_3.jpeg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 253px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></span></a><br />
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<div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">F</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">rom now on i'll be charting all the fave House + Disco tracks of the month over </span></span><a href="http://discabueno.tumblr.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, for the best of the rest, here you go:</span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1. Burial: NYC / Stolen Dog (Hyperdub)</span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2. Julio Bashmore: Batty Knee Dance EP (3024)</span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3. SCB: Loss (Aus Music)</span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4. 2562: Aquatic Family Affair (When In Doubt)</span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5. Joy O.: Wade In (Hot Flush)</span></span></div><div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6. Jacques Greene: Another Girl / Holdin' On - Braiden Remix (Lucky Me)</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7. Sbtrkt: Living Like I Do ft. Sampha (Young Turks)</span></div><div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8. Submerse & ReSketch: Get Away + Whistla: Pillowtalk (L2S)</span></span></div></div><div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">9. BD1982: Utukku - Ikonika + Optimum Remix (Disktopia)</span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10. Coki: Carbon Aliens (Tempa)</span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">11. Actress: Harrier ATTK (NonPlus)</span></span></div></div><div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">12. Policy: Lights Over Fort Lee + BNJM: Blocks (Rush Hour)</span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">13. Ray Okpara: Booty (Mobilee)</span></span></div></div></div><div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">14. Sacha Braemer & Phillip Bader: Friends (Dirtybird)</span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">15. Jesse Rose: Where Were You Last NIght - Catz N Dogz Remix (Made To Play)</span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">16. Malente & Them Jeans: Walking Thru The Jungle (Southern Fried)</span></span></div></div></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">17. Rubix: That Swing/Soul Train (No Brainer)</span></span></div><div class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">18. Jori Hulkkonen: Threats + Clouds: Numbers (Turbo)</span></div><div class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">19. Nick Campbell: Brick Scrap - Clouds Remix (Blood Music)</span></div><div class="p1"></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">20. Gunnar Bjerk: Back Then (DFA)</span></span></div><div class="p1" style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div><div class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fave album of the month is the J Mascis solo lp </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Several Shades Of Why</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. Great alt-country love song vibes.</span></div><div class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> </div><div class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Cheers!</span></div></div>HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-83932516490798837592011-03-14T18:49:00.000-07:002011-03-14T18:56:18.135-07:00March Top Ten<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN09vZz9z2IDOW0_c3H07QYtTdc9KLVo0vaGKlM3gRGvRUsyu9TXiv0JTGSuer8VslCqT1cTIQLM8t0O3oif19wv-ng2WVR5Sx2OTceo_f38lLK8faDfMUoMcEQLJbKkQ_VqyA/s1600/egyptrixx.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN09vZz9z2IDOW0_c3H07QYtTdc9KLVo0vaGKlM3gRGvRUsyu9TXiv0JTGSuer8VslCqT1cTIQLM8t0O3oif19wv-ng2WVR5Sx2OTceo_f38lLK8faDfMUoMcEQLJbKkQ_VqyA/s400/egyptrixx.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584118320405481186" /></a><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">2011 is off to such a terrific start. Here in no real order are my top jams from the last few weeks, tho starting out with more leftfield selections I've been digging in honor of Mr Psutka's debut LP <i>Bible Eyes</i>, out now!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">1. Egyptrixx: Naples / Rooks Theme / Recital [A Version] (Night Slugs) </span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">2. Siriusmo: Good Idea (MonkeyTown)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">3. XXXY: Know You (Infra)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">4. Canblaster: Triple Ring (NightShifters)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">5. Ill Blu: Meltdown (Numbers)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">6. Instra:Mental: From The Start (Naked)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">7. Sinden & Sbtrkt: Grazed (Grizzly)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">8. Africa HiTech: Out In The Streets (Warp)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">9. Kavsrave: The Breakup [Sorrow] (Tighten Up)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">10. JTRP: Dungeons (Deep Teknologi)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">10. Savage Skulls: Caravan + High Powered Boys: Udon - Julio Bashmore Sax Dub (Sound Pellegrino)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">11. Hot City: Go Bang! (Moshi Moshi)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">12. Nadastrom: All Night (Dubsided)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">13. Cassian: I Like What You're Doing - Lorenz Rhode's Dangerous Mix (Bang Gang)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">14. Benoit & Sergio: Boy Trouble + Holy Ghost: Some Children (DFA)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">15. Breakbot: Shades Of Black (Ed Banger)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">16. Homework: (Exploited)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">17. Black Rose: Anthem + Round Table Knights: Old Fashioned + Why Be Serious? (Made To Play)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">18. MunniBrotherz: Moon Chon Chayoh (DirtyBird) </span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">19. Depressed Buttons: Ow! - Para One Remix (Mad Decent)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">20. Camel: Jellyjazz - Mr Ho Remix (Blurt)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Fave LP of the month is King Of Limbs by Radiohead (duh). I wish all bands could afford/were afforded the opportunity to make music and to enjoy making music, then be able to release it at their own discretion. 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That and the release of Jamie XX's 'Far Nearer' out soon on Nmbrs which is terrific.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;line-height: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Get at me: <a href="http://twitter.com/huggs">Twitter</a> + <a href="http://facebook.com/djhuggs">Facebook</a></span></p>HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-64096413502414129672011-03-09T17:05:00.000-08:002014-03-01T23:33:39.330-08:00Biggie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtktXU5JFikxikDyUZFog70WQe0iLg_ZWV47bdBkUBJmH3zcHAf8yoq6xOvG8SjJZVopANudwZ_CUclCAZ6kQaBmO8OGTWzbc-zW_ru_zdxeiIMQPIcfgAL_MtK7JvVzAHdF1/s1600/biggie.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtktXU5JFikxikDyUZFog70WQe0iLg_ZWV47bdBkUBJmH3zcHAf8yoq6xOvG8SjJZVopANudwZ_CUclCAZ6kQaBmO8OGTWzbc-zW_ru_zdxeiIMQPIcfgAL_MtK7JvVzAHdF1/s400/biggie.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582258628533638594" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 378px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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I remember I was out shooting pool with the big homie Barn Danholden when the bartender (who was also the BMG rep) told us that Big had been shot and killed. This was obviously pre-internet so it may have even been the day after it had actually happened, I can't remember. I <i>do</i> remember not being surprised tho, the East Coast/West Coast thing was way out of control. Tupac had already died about six months earlier and you could kinda feel like something was gonna happen.</div>
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So when we got the news I remember feeling a kinda 'told you so' smirk come on, and decided for myself that maybe too much art was crossing over into real life, but looking back, as a young white kid who was I to decide really. Being older now tho I do know that to die at 24 is <i>mad</i> young, and I wish it didn't have to end that way in order for all that crazy beef to come back down to earth.</div>
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Anyway if I wasn't a Kane man, I'd say Biggie was the G.O.A.T., but I'll give him the clubs (and the streets) anyway; drop any of his tracks and they still hit like they just came out. Plus who else was able to maintain street credibility (rap's arch nemesis) while achieving enormous crossover success? That lasted? No other artist, other than maybe Hov, has been able to hold people's attention for so long. Remember too his was only a 4 year career that ended almost 15 years ago. Shit is kinda craze. And don't even get me started on the ladies, they love some B.I.G., ain't that right boo, true...</div>
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HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-74234607218944116292011-03-03T09:31:00.000-08:002011-03-03T09:50:29.612-08:00Stylophone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiil5ZxVpgD_zXWohIxWFoYPTOdRXPqx91pSjjoyzs-6pcbu-O5Rl5mRygJNSCElG76J2cbVo2UEU2MPrdSJyMGV_KOIqCKMDkzKvs8DtNH1TNjYvPJMesC5ljI8UevCU_byP9R/s1600/Modern_Stylophone.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiil5ZxVpgD_zXWohIxWFoYPTOdRXPqx91pSjjoyzs-6pcbu-O5Rl5mRygJNSCElG76J2cbVo2UEU2MPrdSJyMGV_KOIqCKMDkzKvs8DtNH1TNjYvPJMesC5ljI8UevCU_byP9R/s400/Modern_Stylophone.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579909162406742914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Picked up one of these bad boys @ <a href="http://www.turntablelab.com/the-wall/0/3/88775.html">Turntable Lab</a> this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once used by heavies like David Bowie and Kraftwerk, the <a href="http://stylophonia.blogspot.com/2011/01/little-history.html">Stylophone</a> was just re-issued. $26.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you need weird organ sounds, this is your jam.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Get at me: <a href="http://twitter.com/huggs">Twitter</a> + <a href="http://facebook.com/djhuggs">Facebook</a></div>HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-49303853093990644622011-02-28T13:13:00.000-08:002014-03-01T23:33:54.856-08:00DIlla Month Entry 28: Swell Session <div style="text-align: center;">
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"In 2005/2006 I had the worst years of my life. My health was failing and although it turned out OK in the end I felt at that time like I was dying. It was a huge struggle even to get out of bed and take a walk from my home to the studio – let alone work on music. But I had an album to finish. I knew I wanted to finish it even if it was the last thing I'd ever do.</div>
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One of the tracks was a collaboration with Mark de Clive-Lowe. I'd made a jazz ballad for him to remix, that was the plan for our collaboration. The lyrics didn't come to me all at once though, so one brave morning I decided to put on my finest tailored jazz suit and to wear it every day until I finished the song. Perhaps dressing like the old masters of jazz would turn me into one?<br />
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Ten minutes later an MP3 of Mark's half of the song shook my inbox. It was a Dilla tribute."<br />
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Out of all the productions, beat tapes, collabs, remixes, this is might be my all time fave. Ya I know, I know. But look at it this way:<br />
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Accomplished how? A simple flip of the Gap Band's <span style="font-style: italic;">Yearning For Your Love</span>, which you probably know as <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEwSfbE9IXc" target="_blank">Life's A Bitch</a></span> by Nas. But who would touch that sample again? Everybody knows that track, it's where AZ gets his start, and it's on <span style="font-style: italic;">Illmatic</span>. *Yikes*. Might raise a few eyebrows to say the least.<br />
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But I think that's the whole point. Taking something established and making it new, looking at it differently and finding something else there; another idea, another story. Inspiration.<br />
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"Dilla is my hero. Straight up. For many reasons.<br />
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When I was buyer at Montreal record stores back in the day (Tabou and Science, RIP), I'd pick and break everything that was Ummah related or with Jay Dee production that I could get my hands on. People weren't ready for it at the time though – trust me, they only caught on later.<br />
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But the minute I got Slum Village <i>Fantastic Vol. 1</i>? That's when my "studying" got deeper. The whole album had a special swing to it. It wasn't what SV were saying, but how they were saying it, while Dilla's productions kept that energy and feeling in the forefront. Truly some late night, dusty, bugged out, MPC basement sessions. I love that album and the freedom it shares with its listeners.</div>
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I remember getting beat CD's (that technically I wasn't supposed to) in the late 90's and it fucked my head up. To this this day I'd say if I was stuck on an island all I'd wanna have with me are J Dilla beat CD's. The way they were so awkwardly yet comfortably put together just illustrates both the bravery of and defiance in his art. As a fan it established Dilla as having <i>the</i> pallet of pallets and showed his range as an artist. As an aspiring producer myself it was food from a unique soul, lessons from a master, creativity that inspired awe.</div>
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Oh, and all due respect to Diamond, but J Dilla as an MC was unfuckwittable. No one in hip hop history has rhymed to the syncopation of hi-hats - and murked it - like he did on <i>McNasty Filth</i>, or created pockets that were mad original like the hooks on <i><a href="http://youtu.be/rkdVhMIxkF4" target="_blank">Jealousy</a></i>. Those are good examples of his sound and signature, and even though it kept changing he always came straight from the gut and the heart. (Man, I'm even a fan of his cuts... <i>Woooo</i>! So sloppy and so ill with it...)</div>
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Every layer, flip, cut, snare, kick, bassline had an intricate ebb and flow that was untouchable. His character too, not wanting to be in the public eye so much - just a hermit in the basement - shows the dedication and time he put into his music.<br />
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All of the above are what make Dilla the best of all time in my opinion, and someone I hold in very high regard.<br />
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J Dilla. Truly my hero."<br />
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"I picked <i>Let's Take It Back</i> off <i>Ruff Draft</i> as my Dilla joint. When the drums and bassline drop! Nostrils get flared and scrunchy faces get lit. That's whatsup."</div>
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<i>That real live shit. Sounds like it's straight from the motherfuckin' cassette!</i><br />
- J Dilla, <i>Ruff Draft Intro</i><br />
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HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-48817029785550973402011-02-26T06:19:00.000-08:002011-03-01T00:46:01.973-08:00Jamie XX - Far Nearer<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BFeTNqfNthU?rel=0" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what's happening.</div>HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-25123795901668903772011-02-25T08:05:00.000-08:002014-03-01T22:09:24.498-08:00Dilla Month Entry 25: P-Love <div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="638" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/TQXZvQZdKCI?rel=0" width="850"></iframe>"In an era where everyone with an MPC was trying to expand on the DJ Premier formula of chopping and rearranging samples beyond recognition, J Dilla had his own approach, giving his samples enough breathing space to subtly evolve into something new and different. At times it almost sounds like he added little more to a sample than his signature drums (grooves ever so slightly out of pocket – but in a good way, often live hand claps), but listen closely.</div>
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One of the most valuable lessons I learned in production is that if you layer everything right, your track can sound beautifully minimal, almost as if there are hardly any layers at all.<br />
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Dilla was a master of this."<br />
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- <a href="http://twitter.com/preplove" target="_blank">P-Love</a> (NYC)<br />
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HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-27630171954869414002011-02-24T15:11:00.000-08:002014-03-01T23:07:06.398-08:00Dilla Month Entry 24: Morse Code<div style="text-align: center;">
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"I was first put up on Jay Dee in '96 – I remember reading Chairman Mao's piece on him in <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.egotripland.com/jay-dee-electric-relaxation/" target="_blank">Vibe</a></span>.<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>It made me realize that this dude was the sound behind the upcoming Tribe, De La Soul, and Pharcyde albums that I was starting to hear bits and pieces of, so from that point on I was on a mission to track down all of his work. That Keith Murray <i>The Rhyme (Slum Village Remix)</i> 12" - which was credited as being produced by the Ummah - was one of the early records I was GEEKED to stumble on when I was trying to snatch up whatever this guy had out.<br />
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I used to just put that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kS1IM5FoBM" target="_blank">instrumental</a> on for hours on repeat and bug out. His use of melodies always had an effect on me – I'd instantly be taken to that PLACE, the close your eyes, scrunch your face, and break your neck place. And the DRUMS and that SWING!</div>
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I also wanted to pick something from the J Dilla era that contrasts that Jay Dee era, and the DJ Cam <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biUyw0teIbk" target="_blank"><i>Love Junkee (Dilla Remix)</i></a> is so different, and yet unmistakably him. In the early 2000's he went on a remixing rampage, no doubt being sought out more than ever once the world was truly catching on to his often imitated, never duplicated sound. I had been on a mission to find this 12" when Open Mind Music in SF finally got a few copies...</div>
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The dub version was my shit, 5 minutes long and just NASTY. To me this was Dilla on his Detroit ish, the most knocking drums and bass ever, and yet still (and always) melodically perfect and beyond anything else you had ever heard."</div>
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- <a href="http://twitter.com/djmorsecode" target="_blank">Morse Code</a> (Deckstar/Los Angeles)<br />
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HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-65062956186808196792011-02-23T13:15:00.000-08:002014-03-01T22:10:07.539-08:00Dilla Month Entry 23: Lunice<div style="text-align: center;">
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"<i>Hands in the air / lemme see them wrist glow!</i>"<br />
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<strike>Jaylib - The Official</strike><br />
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- <a href="http://www.blogger.com/twitter.com/lunice">Lunice</a> (Lucky Me/Montreal)<br />
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<i>Live show bonus beat:</i><br />
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I went down to Toronto to see Jaylib live at the Opera House, must have been 2004. The line up was crazy: Doom was there too promoting <span style="font-style: italic;">Madvillainy</span>, and Jay - hardly touring even on his own or with SV by that point - was supposed to make a rare "MC" appearance in support of <span style="font-style: italic;">Champion Sound</span>.<br />
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The place was sold out - <i>packed</i>! - and everyone was anxious to see both Madvillain and Jaylib come off live. Thing was though no one knew up until show time if Jay was gonna be there or not, so when word got out he was in the building the atmosphere was electric. (Sadly, it turned out to be his last visit to Toronto.)<br />
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Anyway Jaylib were due up and when this song came on, <i>shet</i>! Frank N Dank came running out from the side of the stage barking "<i>We are in this motherfucker!</i>" and *blammo* the fucking roof blew off!<br />
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Then Jay grabbed the mic:<br />
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"<i>Madlib, Frank, Dank, Dilla, chasing paper / blazing up in this bitch</i><br />
<i>We raise the stakes a little bit, and. Shut. Shit. Down.</i>"<br />
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...and everything went into face melt overdrive. Magic.</div>
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<strike>McNasty Filth ft. Frank N Dank</strike><br />
<strike>McNasty Filth ft. Frank N Dank (Instrumental)</strike><br />
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- <a href="http://twitter.com/huggs" target="_blank">Huggs</a><br />
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HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-42811486567968694452011-02-22T16:14:00.000-08:002014-03-01T23:27:11.477-08:00Dilla Month Entry 22: Moonstarr <div style="text-align: center;">
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"<i>Rico Suave Bossa Nova</i>. Dilla on bossa and hip hop. Like syrup on chicken waffles. Most tried but none could put the two together with such ease and finesse.<br />
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Classic material like <i>Runnin'</i> by The Pharcyde, sampled from the Stan Getz and Luiz Bonfa tune <i><a href="http://youtu.be/HoCnWALGMEw" target="_blank">Saudade Vem Correndo</a></i>, is now imprinted on everyone's mind, and for generations to come. [*Editor's note: You need a reason why? "<i>Runnin' = best kick drum programming ever.</i>", Dave 1 (Chromeo). Nuf said.]<br />
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Anyway, what can I say. He fucked me up and ever since he started flipping bossa with beats I've been obsessed. NOBODY melted bossa jazz and hip hop as smooth as the man himself."<br />
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<strike>The Pharcyde - Runnin'</strike><br />
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<strike>Stan Getz & Luis Bonfa - Saudade Vem Correndo</strike><br />
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- <a href="http://twitter.com/moonstarr" target="_blank">Moonstarr</a> (PTR/Montreal)<br />
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<i>*PS Moon also sent over this video as an example of others in hip hop turned onto the Brazilian sound:</i><br />
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"I fell in love with Brazilian music the day I listened to a Sérgio Mendes album. We used to have jam sessions in the studio after work was done, and one day my mans Karriem Riggins came through. I asked him for <i>Bossa Nova</i>. He gave me exactly what I needed."<br />
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- J Dilla, <i>Welcome To Detroit</i> liner notes<br />
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- <a href="http://twitter.com/huggs" target="_blank">Huggs</a><br />
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HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-28427988663462132532011-02-21T01:27:00.000-08:002014-03-01T23:28:42.863-08:00Dilla Month Entry 21: The Eh Team DJ's<div style="text-align: center;">
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"As a producer, one thing that always made Dilla stand out as cool as fuck to me is how he wrote beats that sound EFFORTLESS. The feel, the sounds, everything... Always like he was just ripping perfect bits, banging 'em out live on the MPC in 5 minutes and bam – sending them off for mastering already amazing.<br />
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Also as an MC in the same way, he is so underrated. Sooooo much flavor and seeming even doper because it sounds as if he wasn't even trying.<br />
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There are many Dilla beat-imitators out there right now (and I'm not feelin' 'em...). I'd still rather listen to him, any day. So much soul in that body of work – he can't be touched."</div>
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<strike>J Dilla - Won't Do</strike><br />
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-<a href="http://twitter.com/grandtheft" target="_blank"> Grandtheft</a> (Team Canada/Montreal)<br />
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"My interest in Jay Dee really took off in '98/'99. I was living in Toronto, so that's kind of like having an unfair advantage, haha. It was incredible to see how one man's sound can take over an entire culture! Powerful music!<br />
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At the time I was a regular at Play De Record, and being a good customer had its benefits. New records would arrive on Thursdays, so I'd be there at 3 o'clock sharp, every week. I remember getting new shit as soon as it dropped – me and a few others. One week though, Junior (employee) just looked at me like, "Sorry dude, there's too many other DJ's who want this this week. You'll have to wait...".<br />
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I was so curious as to what had all these people tripping out. Junior then put Spacek's <i>Eve -</i> <i>Jay Dee Remix ft. Frank N Dank</i> on the turntable in the back of the store and about 25 people started freaking out. Heads banging in unison. Jaws all dropped. Everybody <i>needed</i> that white label!!!<br />
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I ended up waiting 3 weeks for my turn to get that record, and it was worth every second!"<br />
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<strike>Spacek - Eve (Jay Dee Mix ft. Frank N Dank)</strike><br />
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- <a href="http://twitter.com/djillo" target="_blank">Illo</a> (Eh Team DJ's/Ottawa)<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">FYI: The Spacek remix was universally the song most people wanted to write about. I chose Illo's story because I thought having to wait for the wax (3 weeks!, ha) was the most telling – especially in the era of instant downloads…</span><br />
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HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-42055568210799753482011-02-20T12:05:00.000-08:002014-03-01T23:28:35.581-08:00Dilla Month Entry 20: B.Cause <div style="text-align: center;">
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"I swooped <i>Fantastic Vol. 2</i> when it dropped and <i>Eyes Up</i> was instantly my personal go-to jam. Some of the other tracks were much more popular/catchy, but that one just had a super gritty and funked out swing to it. Plus the sparce, kind of laid back flows and chorus are ill to me. Still one of my favorite beats in general from that time."</div>
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HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-8432950834088006372011-02-20T11:43:00.000-08:002014-03-01T23:42:12.940-08:00Drake 2/20<br />
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The Drake in Toronto celebrates its 7th Annivesary with dj sets from Benzi and myself. It's a long weekend thing. Come dance.</div>
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HUGGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474283639524106509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32584781.post-51194885308621081942011-02-19T21:51:00.000-08:002014-03-01T23:29:05.089-08:00Dilla Month Entry 19: DJ Mensa <div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="638" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1VLyTeEnD7U?rel=0" width="850"></iframe><i>I asked Mensa why Jay Dee was so popular in Toronto, moreso than I've seen anywhere else:</i><br />
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"Why is Toronto such a big Dilla town? Through simple learning and application. Jay Dee made his presence known in Toronto during the early Slum Village days. The big concert promoter, Jonathan Ramos, had SV down for their first show back in '99. SV came through with a seven car entourage that had Phat Kat, Frank-N-Dank, Dwele, and others, <i>way</i> before their careers started. That made a big impression, plus the show was off the hook.<br />
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He also played a DJ set in 2002 at Roxy Blu that was retarded (*Editor's note: see above clip). We all knew he threw down his weird scratches on tracks, but to see Dilla legitimately rock a crowd made him a giant in our eyes. Since then local DJ's were pretty diligent in finding/playing any of hi productions on wax, as soon as it would drop: from <i>Welcome To Detroit</i> to Spacek, Fourtet to Busta, and everything else. On top of that Wednesday nights at Reilley's was <i>the</i> legendary hip hop night that pretty much solidified our stan-dom of Dilla's music.<br />
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I guess a lot of us in Toronto put him up there because he has the ability to make the kinda of knockin' beats that Premier or Large Professor made, but he was also able to make his soulful shit and his electronic stuff just as potent. You couldn't define him, and a lot of us grew up with Dilla taking us on an unpredictable journey.<br />
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Losing an artist at their peak means they'll forever be put into so many "what if" discussions. Best thing you can do is appreciate the work they left before they were taken away. Luckily for us, Jay Dee gave us so much to remind us of his legacy…"<br />
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"For me personally though? Dilla won me over before I - or any of my friends, really - knew who he was. His work was everywhere before we even had a name, and by the time we started figuring out who did what we realized he'd already made a lot of our favorite songs. After that following his music was something that pretty much everyone I knew did actively. And even when it stopped, well, it kind of didn't, you know?<br />
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Tribe's <i>Find A Way</i> was when it dawned on me who I was listening to. It's been a great ride ever since.<br />
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Oh ya, <i>this</i> joint. Dilla chopping that library record joint about <a href="http://youtu.be/CfaHg7lapwY" target="_blank">Scrabble</a> to make. The. Tuffest. Track. Ever.<br />
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You can still drop this and everybody in the club will fall out like it came out yesterday...*<br />
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"I wrote a few paragraphs on Jay Dee but the more I wrote the more I realized I would basically take up an entire page, plus it's a touchy subject for me. But here's a specific idea I wanted to share:</div>
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Jay Dee could navigate through these real intellectual and heady circles via his more melodic production, then easily turn around and fucking obliterate you with some low-fi brilliance. Something for your brain, then something for your gut. It's hard being good at one, but being a master both? His talent was beyond human but he still was somehow able to convey so much emotion in his music.</div>
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I always have a new favorite Jay Dee track every few weeks, but I think right now it's <i><a href="http://youtu.be/LAd8jjSMspI" target="_blank">Creepin On' You</a></i> from his shelved MCA debut."</div>
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"I can't comfortably say much more without sounding trite or repetitive. To me, the ultimate difference between Dilla and another was his anomalous presence; he existed and such was unique while others exist(ed) simply trying to be.</div>
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He alone metamorphasized the consumption and creation of music, its techniques and execution... by candidly being himself. And that's why we celebrate him today."</div>
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"Everybody talks about the "cult" of Dilla and all that, but you know what? It's true. Dude really was on some next shit, and if you understand music and the creative process at all you'll see he deserves every bit of props he gets.</div>
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"I opened for Dilla a long time ago and had the chance to hang out and talk records for a long time the next day. He was the coolest dude and humble too.</div>
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The next time I saw him, it was on his final tour and he's onstage – in a wheelchair. That was truly some fucked up shit, no man should have to work let alone tour the world in a state like that.</div>
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"When the Pharcyde dropped their debut record towards the end of '92 it changed my life in ways I won't ever be able to fully express in words. However after a falling out with J-Swift!, their first album's producer, they returned with their second album, <i>Labcabincalifornia</i>, featuring a few different people behind the boards, including some new kid from Detroit…<br />
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It's damn near 20 years later, and the beats J. Dilla (then Jay Dee) made for that record, well, they still can't be touched. Maybe it's just me, and maybe I'm getting old, and maybe I'm clinging on to an imagined past, but there's something I can still hear inside of those productions. Something, like, well, I don't know how to say it. A feeling? A vibe? An atmosphere? A depth? There's an emotion in there, deep down, far below the surface. Dude wasn't just making beats, he was feeling something. I imagine he was pretty young at the time, so I wonder if he himself even knew what he was creating.<br />
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Then a few years back I was going through a particularly rough break-up and got a seemingly random phone call from an old friend I hadn't heard from in quite some time. "<i><a href="http://relaxwithpep.blogspot.com/2011/02/dilla-month-entry-10-donuts.html">Donuts</a></i>", he said. "J. Dilla's new album. I haven't heard anything that's gotten me this excited about music in a long time." I was never a big fan of him, I told him. "Trust me. Listen to it." I don't know why - I get album recommendations from friends almost daily that I ignore - but there was a conviction in his voice, and I just got this gut feeling, so I went out and bought it the next day.</div>
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Rest In Peace my friend. Thank you for changing my world."</div>
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"<i>She Said</i>, Jay Dee's remix... Well, I don't know if I've ever gone more than a week without listening to it at least a couple of times. It's been my go-to for the longest. When I'm up, I throw it on, it makes me happy. When I'm down, same thing, it reminds me that I'm not alone. The happy heartbreak...</div>
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On this St. Valentine's day, Dilla's remix of the Pharcyde's <i>She Said</i> is my song of choice for the lover in all of us."</div>
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<strike>The Pharcyde - She Said (Jay Dee Remix)</strike></div>
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- <a href="http://twitter.com/ryan_somers" target="_blank">Ryan Somers</a> aka Fritz Tha Cat (Toronto)</div>
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