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Cleveland-born, Los Angeles-based producer/drummer Jovan ‘J-1′ Coleman has passed away in Sweden. Coleman was a regular on the LA beat scene, most notably performing as one-third of Dam-Funk‘s Master Blazters. He also released a series of beat tapes and podcast for Montreal-LA live art/music collective and gallery HVW8. …MORE
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In the pantheon of outrageous house DJs from Chicago, few are as incorrigible (or esteemable we must add) as Derrick Carter. The jock has contributed a new mix to UK fashion retail store Oki-Ni, which has also offered selection from Simian Mobile Disco, Dam-Funk and Marcel Dettman. In each case, the DJs offer something a little different from their usual peak-time nightclub endeavors. …MORE
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The music world was shocked yesterday at the sudden death of DJ Mehdi. And while hundreds of his peers expressed their personal and public grief via Twitter, Dam-Funk hit the studio and recorded this mournful 12-minute tribute to the French jock who was taken at the age of 34.
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Dublin, Ireland’s All City Records is proud to share the final installment of their LA 10″ x 10 series which featured an impressive list of artists including Exile, Samiyam, Tokimonsta, Take, Matthew David, Dam-Funk, Ras G and others. The 10th edition was their ‘last’ edition featuring Exile and Free The Robots but today, you can enjoy a bonus 10″ from LA #0 this time featuring Shafiq Husayn and Om’Mas Keith of the group, SA-RA. Both artists are major influences and figures in the LA production community and it’s truly a great way to end this well-curated series.
Today, check the free MP3 download of “DNA (Splice Mix 3)” which is the final section of Shafiq’s seven minute contribution to this 10″.
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Few artists making music today have a vision as clear and concise as Dam-Funk, the Los Angeles-based G whose electro-boogie sound has become all the rage via his connection with the always intruiging Stones Throw label. URB sat down with Funk to talk R&B, synthesizers, and his connection to Milli Vanilli.
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