TAG: J Dilla

Feb08

Sonnymoon – Just Before Dawn (Alt. Take feat. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson) (MP3)

Excited to share the first official single from Sonnymoon’s upcoming self titled album being released in May.

Enjoy a stream of the song “Just Before Dawn” which includes an amazing alternative take from Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and conductor Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. Miguel’s work spans from conducing and arranging Suite for Ma Dukes, the orchestral interpretation and tribute to the late J. Dilla, Flying Lotus’s “Cosmogramma” and Thundercat’s “The Golden Age of Apocalypse” album, and others…

Sonnymoon – Just Before Dawn Single by Plug Research

Also, last week we announced Sonnymoon hitting the road with Teebs (Brainfeeder) and Time Wharp from late March through April.

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Feb01

RBMA Los Angeles Info Session w/ Performances by Ali Shaheed Muhammad (ATCQ) + Maseo (De La Soul)

We are inviting the musically inclined to join Red Bull Music Academy Session where they’ll learn more about what the Academy actually is, how to apply, and they’ll experience a lecture/discussion with Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest/The Ummah) and Maseo (De La Soul), which will be moderated by Cognito (Frolab) and will end with an audience provoked Q&A session.

Red Bull Music Academy Session
Icon LA Ultra Lounge
1248 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90015
RSVP Here

Later in the evening, Red Bull Music Academy presents New York City to Motor City to Angel City: Hip Hop. The event will feature performances by both Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Maseo.

The event is part of the Boombox 5th Annual Celebration …

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Jan03

WATCH Chuck Inglish In-Studio For J Dilla’s ‘Rebirth of Detroit’ (Video)

Even though he came to fame in Chicago’s hip-hop scene as one half of The Cool Kids, Chuck Inglish is a Detroit native, which makes him eligible to participate in the much anticipated posthumous J Dilla project, The Rebirth of Detroit. This clip captures the day Chuck entered the studio to record his contribution, under the watchful eye of Ma Dukes. We don’t get to actually hear any of what Chuck laid down, but it’s still a nice taste of what is to come from this project.



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Nov01

DOWNLOAD Immortal Technique :: ‘The Martyr’ Mix Tape (MP3)

Firebrand MC Immortal Technique dropped his latest thought-bomb today via his Viper Records website. The Martyr features IT’s always activist rhymes, along with guests Chuck D, Brother Ali, Killer Mike, dead prez, Vinnie Paz, Joell Ortiz and a dozen other collaborators all flowing over beats mostly by Southpaw, with occasional contributions from J. Dilla, DJ Greenlantern, Slimfass, Shuko, The Molemen and Engineer.

You can DOWNLOAD The Martyr at ViperRecords.com, and check out “Civil War” featuring Chuck D, Brother Ali and Killer Mike after the jump, along with The Martyr tracklist and tour dates.

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Oct17

HEAR Thom Yorke BBC 6Mix (MP3)

Radiohead seem to have come to a new point in their storied career, where their own music seems almost secondary to the fact that they bring a constant awareness of new sounds to a mass audience that might not otherwise invest the time in finding new music themselves.

To that end, Thom Yorke took to the mixing board for this week’s BBC 6Mix with a two hour selection of songs that are “inspiring” him right now. And while there’s a lot of obvious selections in the set—J Dilla, Caribou, Jamie XX, Flying Lotus—the real tresures are found in the inclusion of artists such as Dabrye, Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbaur, Tapes and Steve Poindexter, whose music flies under all but the most dedicated music fan’s radar.

There is also of course selections from the recently released TKOL 1234567 remix collection, as well as a not before heard “club” mix of Jamie XX’s version of Radiohead’s “Bloom.”

You can glance the tracklist after the jump and stream the full session on the BBC website.

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