Dabrey s beats are like Jay Dee getting crunked up with Autechre. So says none other than Preuse 73 (aka Scott Herren), who s Eastern Developments was the first to drop Instrmntl back inn 2002. It was the second release for the label, and one that stands out amongst the 30 or so releases the…
Round Two! DJ A1 brings Dilla to the dancefloor with another round of house remixes on white label 45. This time around, the Dallas-based producer gives Take Notice and My People the dance rework, flawlesslt transforming these Jay Dee favorites into soulful dancefloor vibers. Signs is also given a re-work, but with more of a half…
Round Two! DJ A1 brings Dilla to the dancefloor with another round of house remixes on white label 45. This time around, the Dallas-based producer gives Take Notice and My People the dance rework, flawlesslt transforming these Jay Dee favorites into soulful dancefloor vibers. Signs is also given a re-work, but with more of a half…
House remixes of Dilla classics white label 45! DJ A1 gives Players and Baby the 4×4 rework, fusing smooth, soulful dancefloor vibes into these Jay Dee favorites. Really tasty stuff. Red vinyl repress, limited edition. limited edition red colored vinyl 2nd pressing music label: White Label 2016 reviewed by Von Bee 06 2015
After a few self-released beat tapes, Devonne Harris aka DJ Harrison lands on the mighty Stones Throw Records. Harrison honed his chops by learning to replay funk and jazz samples on piano, drums and bass; the computer and the sampler came much later. This creative auteur methodology carries throughout HazyMoods, with Harrison in full control,…
OVO Radio Episode 7 streamed on October 3, 2015, and 1 song lit the internets on fire: “With Me” by DVSN. A phenomenal modern r&b number with silky vocals gliding on top of hi-hat rolls, fuzzed-out guitar chords (probably reversed) and heavy bass work, Paul Jefferies AKA Nineteen85 (AKA the man behind Drake bombs “Hotline…
Hardly Subtle returns with the sure shot party rock. Mash up master Dave RMX teams up with DJ digger extraordinaire Aldo Vanucci once again to bring you prime blends for the dance floor on 45. This time around, they ve put Incredible Bongo Band s iconic Apache break under Run DMC and Aerosmith s original genre bender Walk This Way for…
Major label flex from man like Kaytranada! This little promo twelve contains the coveted instrumentals from Kay s 2018 EP featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Shay Lia. Of the three, It Was Meant 2 B sounds the best as an instrumental. Sorta reminds me of some vintage Sa-Ra Creative Partners; it s like Kay s living out…
Serato teams up with European DJ tastemaker Lefto for an exclusive Serato Pressing! For My Friends Make Music Too, Lefto (who has been heralded as your favorite DJ s favorite DJ ) curates a selection of heavy, future-proof beats for DJs who don’t play the obvious bangers. It s sleeper heaters galore with cuts from Henry Wu, Cid Rim, Mono Poly,…
Bang the beat. Mophono is back on CB Records with one of his hardest productions to date. Don t believe me? Check the bullet proof drums on Lump Sum Slum Lord thats guaranteed to snap necks. Not for the lightweights, that s for sure. On the flip, Ghostly alumni Dabrye steps out of retirement and freaks the beat for the new age steppers….
Have you peeped the features on Mura Masa s self-titled debut album? Before Alex Crossan (MM s government) became the of-the-moment producer that he is today, though, he was a teenager living on the small island of Guernsey. His real world was the internet, however, and he began uploading original productions, remixes, and bootlegs to…
Long-awaited full-length from new york super producer nick hook! The longtime Lab friendo and former East Village Jesus is known for his infamously kitted-out Greenpoint studio that will make any gearhead salivate. For his debut album, he turns to his most prized possessions: his relationships. Who else can get Prefuse 73 on a strip club…
Eleventh studio album from multifaceted producer Prefuse 73. Sacrifices follows 2015 s Rivington Não Rio with seventeen beat oriented tracks that take a slightly more minimal approach. Prefuse 73 (aka Guillermo Scott Herren) has always taken a deconstructionist approach to instrumental hip hop. With Sacrifices he peels back even more layers to reveal music that…
Skepta is responsible for the commercial boom in Grime music, the streetwise hip-hop electronic music crossover genre that perpetually tops the charts across the pond. Originating on UK pirate radio, the genre has remained relatively underground since its origins in the early 2000s. Skepta s 2016 album Konnichiwa was delayed several times (over several years)…
Keith Haring was one of the coolest New Yorkers ever. In the space of little more than a decade, Keith created a body of work that appears minimalist but expresses a breadth of universal concepts – birth, death, sex, absurdity – and their endless intersections. He was a Warhol in touch with his soul, bringing…
Keith Haring was one of the coolest New Yorkers ever. In the space of little more than a decade, Keith created a body of work that appears minimalist but expresses a breadth of universal concepts – birth, death, sex, absurdity – and their endless intersections. He was a Warhol in touch with his soul, bringing…