Sunday, May 15, 2011
fLako - The Mesektet(2011)
01. Irukandji
02. Sun Ba
03. YeahYeahYeah
04. Sluggish Thing
05. Moving Molecules
06. Knots
07. Crying On The In
08. Drops
09. Druff
10. The Wrong Guy
11. With You
12. Welcome
13. Dwarf Dance
14. Eluma Horns
15. Lullaby
16. Humming
17. One Quarter
18. Lords Of Chaos
19. That’s Right
20. Poten
21. Chapter 4
22. SP405
23. Mirror Box
24. Wedjit
25. Passage
26. Colors Of Love
27. Dwarf Spell
28. Hotsh
29. Peter and the Whale
30. Shake It Harder
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RJD2 – Live At The Rave (2011)
Mayer Hawthorne - Impressions (Covers EP)(2011)
1. Work To Do
This one features my live band, The County: Quentin Joseph on drums, Topher Mohr on guitar, Quincy McCrary on piano, and Joe Abrams on bass. It was recorded live in a radio station studio somewhere during our Winter 2010 US tour. The tapes recently surfaced, but nobody can remember exactly where we were. The song is originally by The Isley Brothers, and that’s the only version I was familiar with until we started playing it in our live shows and people would come up to us and say “hey, loved your cover of Average White Band!”.
2. Don’t Turn The Lights On
My favorite track from Chromeo’s latest LP. On the surface it’s an electro-funk, dance floor filler, but underneath is a brilliant love ballad with lyrics that reminded me of something from Tyrone Davis. Dave1 (of Chromeo) told me the song is about a guy who falls in love with a ghost, so I wanted my version to have an eerie, ghostly feel to it. Quincy McCrary played the creepy piano solo at the end.
3. You’ve Got The Makings Of A Lover
Textbook Northern Soul from a little known Dallas, Texas group called The Festivals. I was digging for records in NY with my homey DJ Kurse, and the shopkeeper played the 45 in the store. Both of us immediately ran up to the counter and said “yo! what is THAT?!”. The original version was recorded in the late 60s, and the mix isn’t very good. I wanted a version that I could bump. Quentin Joseph played the drums and we recorded them at Sam Beaubien’s studio in Detroit. That’s Sam playing the trumpet as well.
4. Fantasy Girl
This song was written and composed by an amazing man from Pasadena named Steve Salazar. He was born with a heart condition and passed away at the young age of 27. Before he died he recorded one incredible album of demos in the mid-70s with a band called Shorty’s Portion. Peanut Butter Wolf found a copy of the album and I loved it so much that he gave it to me (thanks Wolf!). The vinyl had a handwritten note tucked in the sleeve that was addressed to anyone who could help the band with management, a record deal, radio airplay, etc. I’d estimate there were less than 300 copies pressed. That’s my Dad playing pedal steel guitar and Topher Mohr shredding the guitar solo on my version.
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Jon Brion is not from this planet. He penned this song for the soundtrack to Charlie Kaufman’s film “Synecdoche, NY”. I didn’t get the film at all, but I really got the soundtrack. The original has only female vocal and piano, but I always heard a larger arrangement. Hubert Alexander played some of the piano and I did everything else.
6. Mr. Blue Sky
This one also features my band, The County, and was recorded live, in one take, in a tiny makeshift tent, at a festival in Dour, Belgium.
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Mayer Hawthorne has been talking for a while about releasing a free collection of cover songs for the web, and today he did just that via his Twitter account. The collection is called Impressions and the download link is below, followed by Mayer's track by track descriptions.
Vespertina-The Waiting Wolf(2011)
01.Act I - The Sea
02.Girl In The Basement
03.Hugo
04.Plastic
05.Without A Doubt
06.Act II - The Ship
07.Devil's Dance
08.Mantis Mantra
09.Down
10.Kinda Girl
11.Act III - Festival
12.Escape It All
13.Somewhere Else
14.Finale - Swan Song
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Vespertina is a pop tour-de-force that combines catchy hooks with the drama and fantasy of opera. Comprised of critically acclaimed producer Stoupe, of hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks, and vocalist/pianist Lorrie Doriza, Vespertina is a classically inspired trip-pop plunge into a deranged storybook rabbit hole.
Nearly three years in the making, their groundbreaking debut LP album, "The Waiting Wolf," is a dark Odyssey that plays like a three act opera. The fusion between Doriza's original compositions and Stoupe's trademark drums and production, with additional arrangements by up-and-coming Philadelphia producer, Z. Gillespie, give a wonderfully dramatic platform from which to weave her tale. Using a blend of both electronic and live instruments, along with a chorus of harmonies, Vespertina's sound is as big and theatrical as their live shows. Doriza's voice is at once powerful and coy, vengeful and sweet, but always a perfect complement to the music and always in character.
Doriza and Stoupe first worked together on the song "Find A Way" from Stoupe's 2009 solo album "Decalogue." For the past few years they have been hard at work on the record, sharing ideas between Philadelphia and New York, recording musicians in both cities, and now it's finally here.
Tokimonsta - Creature Dreams EP (2011)
01. Fallen Arches
02. Little Pleasures feat. Gavin Turek
03. Bright Shadows
04. Moving Forward
05. Stigmatizing Sex
06. Darkest (Dim) feat. Gavin Turek
07. Day Job
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2 For 5 (AceLover, Oktober Zero & Spier1200) - Broke Minds Think Alike (2004)
01. Let It Be Known
02. Gimme Mine
03. Can't Hang feat. Abyss
04. Broke Minds Think Alike
05. Playin' The Strip
06. Living 4 The Moment
07. 100 Centre Street
08. Any Direction feat. Tom Suave & C-Leather
09. I Don't Sweat It feat. Oktobre & E:Regulah
10. Twelve Hundred Ways
11. Whatz Ya Naim?!
12. Up The Block (Skit)
13. All Day feat. E:Regulah
14. Good Times
15. Indeed (Interlude)
16. Thah Fowndation
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
L*Roneous - Notes Of The Righteous Outlaw (2011)
01. The Notes feat. DJ Cue (prod. by Gennessee)
02. Outlaw feat. Haze of 40 Love (prod. by Miko)
03. My Name (prod. by Rick D)
04. The Message (prod. by Essence)
05. Full Metal feat. DJ Bizkid (prod. by Russel Fong)
06. Saks Piff Avenue feat. Great Muta (prod. by Freshchuck)
07. The Sound Of Color feat. DJ Troubleman (prod. by Def-1)
08. Happiness feat. Gigio (prod. by Dren Doh)
09. Gas feat. Spank Pops (prod. by All Key)
10. Righteous (prod. by Def-1)
11. No Titulo (prod. by Equal)
12. Complexity (prod. by Static Elastic)
13. Ducking The Dogs feat. Flight27 (prod. by Static Elastic)
14. Evrybody feat. Subverse & Equipto (prod. by Cozmo)
15. Beat Sing (prod. by Scienz)
16. Fade Away (prod. by Russel Fong)
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Neek The Exotic & Large Professor - Still On The Hustle (2011)
01. Still On The Hustle feat. Large Professor (prod. by Large Professor)
02. New York (prod. by Carnage)
03. Guess Who feat. Large Professor (prod. by Large Professor)
04. Street Rebel feat. Joell Ortiz (prod. by Large Professor)
05. Stack That Cake (prod. by Carnage)
06. Hip Hop (prod. by Marco Polo)
07. Main Event (prod. by Lord Finesse)
08. My Own Line (prod. by Marco Polo)
09. Head Spin (prod. by Large Professor)
10. Personal Freak (prod. by Large Professor)
11. Toast Tonite feat. Large Professor, Fortune & Stachel Pag (prod. by Large Professor)
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Notorious B.I.G. - Live In Concert 2CD (2011)
CD 1
01. Intro
02. Real Love Remix (Live in Holland)
03. Dolly My Baby Remix (Live in Holland)
04. Party & Bullshit (Live in Holland)
05. Warning (Live in Holland)
06. Juicy (Live in Holland)
07. Interlude (Live in Holland)
08. Big Poppa (Live in Holland)
09. Feestyle (Live in Holland)
10. Who Shot Ya (Live in Holland)
11. One More Chance (Live in Holland)
12. Interlude 2 (Live in Holland)
13. Me & My Bitch (Live in Holland)
14. Interlude 3 (Live in Holland)
15. Respect (Live in Holland)
16. Brooklyn Freestyle (Live in Holland)
17. Machine Gun Funk (Live in Holland)
18. Can t You See (Live in Holland)
19. Interlude 4 (Live in Holland)
20. Get Money (Live in Holland)
21. Player s Anthem (Live in Holland)
CD 2
01. Intro (Live in London)
02. Who Shot Ya (Live in London)
03. Real Love Remix (Live in London)
04. Warning (Live in London)
05. Gimmie The Loot (Live in London)
06. Me & My Bitch (Live in London)
07. Interlude (Live in London)
08. Juicy (Live in London)
09. Unbelieveable (Live in London)
10. Machine Gun Funk (Live in London)
11. Big Poppa (Live in London)
12. Interlude 2 (Live in London)
13. Respect (Live in London)
14. Party & Bullshit (Live in London)
15. Flava In Ya Ear (Live in London)
16. Outro (Live in London)
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