TAG: Dilla

Sep14

Mount Kimbie – Crooks & Lovers (Review)

Mount Kimbie

Crooks & Lovers

Released by Hotflush Recordings


London duo Mount Kimbie are ready with their debut album Crooks & Lovers after having released a couple of EPs on British dubstep label Hotflush. Dominic Maker and Kai Campos have also caused some stir with their excellent remixes, and they sound nothing like their peers. They have an indie approach to their electronic beats, and in a world of shifting sounds they’re already defining "post-dubstep". They have more in common with Dilla, Four Tet or Boards of Canada than the UK bass scene, but the fractured ...

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Apr12

VerBs x PacSun Limited Edition Collab Tee + 4.20.2010 Bananas Lineup (Video)


Come celebrate 420 with VerBs at Los Angeles’s most historic hip hop venue, “Kaos Network” in Leimert Park. “Bananas” is a monthly artist showcase in the heart of LA with an eye on the new wave of lyric-driven emcees, electronic producers, live bands, developing artists and so much more. Last month’s sets by TheeSatisfaction, Breezy Love Joy, Emoni Fela, HAAS, were nothing short of life changing. Once the smoke clears, get ready for a special Live Beat Set Vann Clayton, with resident DJ’s: Robshot, Tony Swoops, Dj Tyler Uppercut. Live performances by the plaid shirt wearing lumberjacks lyricists themselves, Illie. Look at live art by Mr Ordo, or scribble on the community art wall yourself for free. Robot Inferno, Hugh Augustine the MC, Mandeep Sehti, The Knockout, Slikd, Deeflow, London Boltz, Cashius Green,and more all the way live from Kaos Network home to Project Blowed & That’s so Indie. 4343 Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA 90008 $5 9-2am all ages with parking for fixed gears!

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Mar23

Asher Roth – Seared Foie Gras With Quince & Cranberry (Mixtape) (MP3)

Talib Kweli, Pac Div, Blu and Truck North fire up new mixtape 

The last time Asher Roth dropped a mixtape, he was a little known MC with a bit of an Eminem inflection that got everyone in the URB offices asking “who is this?” as we played the joint over and over. Now Mr. Roth is a white-rapping, terrorist thwarting superhero who has evidently developed a taste for the finer culinary treats. Seared Foie Gras With Quince & Cranberry features drops from Talib Kweli, Pac Div, Blu and Truck North, and beats from all the top chefs—Pharrell, Dilla, Kanye, 9th Wonder…

Download: Asher Roth – Seared Foie Gras With Quince & Cranberry (Mixtape)

One word of warning Asher—Foie Gras is really fatty for a rapper who likes to take his shirt off.

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Feb17

Julien Dyne – Pins & Digits (Review)

Julien Dyne

Pins & Digits

Released by BBE


Julien Dyne is a drummer from New Zealand who has worked with artists like Fat Freddys Drop and Nathan Haines. He has also been involved with Red Bull Music Academy. He brings a range of styles to Pins & Digits; it has a cosmic club vibe with Dyne's percussion, rich brass, Rhodes, bass, vibes and electronics. Pins and Digits features guests spots from some of New Zealand’s most talented musicians including the vocal talents of Mara TK (Electric Wire Hustle). He is a  musician who can play organic funk, jazz and soul, and rock a MPC and an array of analog synths. On Pins & Digits he tries to find a balance between these styles: club grooves with an eclectic range of percussion, programming and synth, and down tempo compositions. The big bass, brass and futuristic keyboard sounds are pleasant to your ears, but all this eclecticism also makes it sound a little dated, as if he’s borrowing too much from others. You can easily hear Dilla, Spacek and Flying Lotus lurking in the shadows.

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Feb08

URB Photo Galleries Are Now Live!

You may have noticed a new addition to our navigation bar. URB’s photo galleries are now coming live and direct from some of the hottest event photographers in the world. Check out our new gallery section for thousands of images featuring Amanda Blank, Prefuse 73, Dilla Tributes, The Roots Grammy Jam, Radiohead and so much more. With new galleries coming almost daily, URB’s photo galleries bear witness to the hottest parties happening.

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