TAG: Zion I

Nov29

Eligh & Amp Live – Therapy At 3 Sessions: Metronome (+ How The Grouch Stole Christmas Tour Dates) (Video)

Eligh & Amp Live’s “Therapy At 3” album is out now!! The album was granted great news today, as it will make the Billboard Top 200 charts for this week!!

Continuing their song by song breakdown of the album, enjoy the “Therapy At 3 Sessions” video for the song “Metronome” where both Eligh and Amp Live discuss their process of making the song. Amp Live talks about actually including a metronome beat through the chorus, while Eligh discusses and references various teachers in his life and how to help people without forcing it down people’s throats.

Finally, make sure to catch Eligh & Amp Live on tour with The Grouch, Zion-I, and Evidence for the How The Grouch Stole Christmas Tour.

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Nov08

Eligh & Amp Live – Destination Unknown feat. The Grouch and Zubmi (Zion-I) (Video & MP3)

Eligh & Amp Live’s “Therapy At 3” album release is quickly approaching. On November 15th, fans will see the worldwide release of the album which pairs two legendary West Coast crews, The Living Legends and Zion-I to come together with their respective members, Eligh of Living Legends and Amp Live of Zion-I.

Today, enjoy the free mp3 download of the song “Destination Unknown” featuring The Grouch and Zumbi of Zion-I. Amp Live, who handles production on the entire album, states this is one of the ‘hardest’ songs off of the album, which is confirmed by a fan reaction video of random street dwellers listening to the song.

Finally, make sure to take advantage of pre-ordering “Therapy At 3” which features exclusive deals including a personal call …

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Nov04

Eligh & Amp Live – Therapy At 3 Sessions: Destination Unknown feat. The Grouch & Zumbi of Zion-I (Video)

Eligh & Amp Live continue to push for their upcoming collaborative album “Therapy at 3” being released on November 15th. Fans of the Living Legends crew and Zion-I will love this album, as well as folks unfamiliar with their near legendary status on the west coast.

Last week, we kicked off their song-by-song video break down for each song off of the upcoming “Therapy at 3” album. Today, enjoy the video breakdown for the song “Destination Unknown” which features The Grouch and Zumbi of Zion-I. Amp Live describes it “as one of the hardest songs on the album.” Amp Live made the beat while on tour with Zion-I and The Grouch, using a bunch of filters on the bass line. On the …

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Oct28

Eligh & Amp Live – Therapy At 3 Session: First Contact (Video)

Eligh & Amp Live continue to push for their upcoming collaborative album “Therapy at 3” being released on November 15th. Fans of the Living Legends crew and Zion-I will love this album, as well as folks unfamiliar with their near legendary status on the West Coast.

Today marks the first of many videos where Eligh & Amp Live break down each song of the album, “Therapy at 3,” starting with the “Intro” and the first song “First Contact.” In this video, Eligh discusses how the album ‘concept’ came together, as both members didn’t want a set concept for the album, which entailed Eligh to approach his writing as free-form, which in turn became a source of therapy for Eligh. Eligh continues to talk about …

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Oct19

J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science – Undercover (Review)

J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science

Undercover

Released by OM Records


My familiarity with J-Boogie comes from the various remix and edit work he has done in the past (including one he made for Vieux Farka Touré's "Fafa" from 2009) as well as his collaboration with fan favorites People Under the Stairs, Quantic and his Combo Barbaro, Bay Area compadres Zion I, Goapele and Raashan Ahmad spanning multiple projects, personal and by others. By no means an exhaustive list, J-Boogie’s talent is undeniable and his knowledge of mixing, sampling, and creating great-sounding gems continues to this day. J-Boogie’s extensive network ...

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