Thursday, October 28, 2010

MATA N MUST - LOW LIFE'S GOSPEL




MATA N MUST have a new 12" EP 'Low Life's Gospel' out in November.

LOW LIFE'S GOSPEL 12"

SIDE A

1. Universal Cryout Ft. Jornick
2. Low Life's Gospel
3. Equilibrium Ft. Jornick

SIDE B

1. The Acrostic
2. Universal Cryout (Instrumental)
3. Low Life's Gospel (Instrumental)

The track 'Universal Cryout' features world travelled Rasta/Dub vocalist Jornick Joe Lick from French Guyana, as well as local lynchpin Dj Wasabi.


Universal Cryout feat. Jornick by matamust


Here's

PERIL & OBE - A TRIBUTE TO JAM MASTER JAY

ALCHEMIST & OH NO = GANGRENE

MED - BANG YA HEAD 3 MIXTAPE


West coast MC Medaphoar (MED), with a reputation for collaborating with some music luminaries such as Just Blaze, Oh No, and the amazing J.Dilla, produced his newest mixtape with an impressive line-up of talented performers, producers, MC, and musicians. From Oxnard fam, Madlib and Declaime to LMNO and Georgia Anne Muldrow, DJ Babu, Pok, Soul Professa, J Rocc, the list goes on and on. Mixed by DJ Romes with a special outro live on drums by Daru Jones, after one listen, you’ll know, it’s definitely something to Bang Ya Head to.



DOWNLOAD


Tracklist:

1) Intro -prod by JRocc

2) Advice – LMD prod by Madlib

3)Misunderstood -MED prod by Madlib

4) Candlelight -MED feat/prod by Georgia Anne Muldrow

4) 50,000 Watts -MED prod by Soul Professa

5) Salute – J Rocc/MED feat WildChild & Baby Boogalu

6) Fall Back – Fred feat Med/Pok prod by FRED

7) R.E.M -Epsilon Project Feat MED prod by Oddisee

8 ) West Iz Back -MED prod by Khalil

9) Saga Cont. -Babu feat MED prod by Babu

10) O.U.T -Matt feat MED prod by Matt

11) Listen -Descry feat MED prod by Descry

12) Outro Prod by JRocc feat Daru Jones on the drums

Mixed By Dj Romes, Artwork by Plann B

TA-KU - TRIBUTE: DILLA

Perth beat maker Ta-Ku drops a beat tape of Dilla inspired productions. Part 1 of the Tribute series. Have a listen below!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

RICK WADE AUSTRALIAN TOUR MIX & INTERVIEW *EXCLUSIVE*


RICK WADE was kind enough to make an exclusive mix for us at Wax Museum Records to share with you! He will be touring the country mid november so make sure you get out and catch him live. Also check the interview by Ms Phillippa Finkmeyer below!!

TOUR DATES:
Fri 12th @ Cuckoo Bar (Adelaide)
Sat 13th @ Croft Institute (Melbourne)





RICK WADE Interview
by Phillippa Finkemeyer

You have had a huge influence on the ‘Detroit’ and ‘Deep House’ sound, and you’ve been influence by it in return, what do you think separates you from other Detroit and Chicago artists?


I guess the one thing that comes to mind is I’m probably a bit more laid back than most other artists. I just enjoy listening to and making music. Don’t get me wrong. I have my opinion on certain things, but at the end of the day, I just want to have a good time with good people and good music.



For me personally, you were one of the first to really bring a hip hop aesthetic to house production - in terms of the loop-based, gritty sounding beats, but applied to deep house – alongside greats like Kenny Dope, Theo, Andres, Carl Craig. What is your position on sampling versus playing instruments, synths, and so on?


I don’t see anything wrong with sampling. I know I’ve been exposed to a lot of hot tunes that I would have never known existed if it weren’t for someones sample track. That said nowadays I don’t do as many sample tracks anymore simply because I think I’m better able to express myself or convey a specific thought or feeling by creating more original compositions.



There is a big boom of producers taking centre stage now – you could say partially due to the Internet and affordability of production tools. How do you feel about this new side to dance music?


I think it’s great. Anyone has the ability to be a producer now. I think the more hot tunes being released, all the better. The downside is, anyone has the ability to be a producer now and it does seem like there is a lot of crap coming out which kind of makes it hard to sift through and get to the good stuff.



Your involvement with DJ Godfather sits on a different side of the fence to your deep house productions. Are you still making ghetto tech/booty bass stuff or is the Rick Wade we know kicking on with the deeper vibes? Can we expect to hear more Big Daddy Rick?


Quiet as it’s kept, I’m still creating and releasing booty tracks. They’re just in a digital format as opposed to vinyl. You can check out my classic ghetto-tech and latest booty releases HERE



What are some of your bigger influences musically, outside of the house and modern dance music worlds?


I’m really into all sorts of music. Some that immediately come to mind are Charles Earland, Sven Libaek, Arthur Verocai, Nujabes, Madlib, The KPM library classics...too many to name my friend.



In our eyes vinyl will never die. How do you feel about the move to digital and the sheer number of ex-vinyl junkies now aligning themselves with Serato or CD formats?


Me personally, I'm straight-up vinyl, however, it doesn’t bother me a bit that some of the old school vinyl cats are switching to digital. I mean, I love vinyl, but I don’t lose sleep pondering the fate of the format or anything like that. I honestly think there will always be a place for vinyl with collectors and such, but I’m not sweatin’ it. That’s life. Things change, people change. You carve out a niche for yourself, roll with the flow and adapt or hang up your cape. Look, I’m sure back in the old days, cats that used to make and drive stage coaches were saying the same types of things when automobiles first came on the scene. Everybody from the horse breeder to the buggy whip maker was singing a song of gloom and doom, but that’s the way of the world. Time marches on whether you want it to or not. Just like back then, people will always need transportation, people will always need music. I’ll always be here to give ‘em the deepness.



The twin cities, Chicago and Detroit, are probably the most pivotal places in the history of modern dance music. Do you personally see these two places as one city only separated by a border- or are there vast differences and contrasts between the two?


There are differences in mixing styles and the types of classics a person grew up with, but as far as the people themselves go, a music lover is a music lover, a deep head is a deep head regardless of where they hail from.


Monday, October 25, 2010

BIZ MARKIE 'LIVE AT Q CLUB, NYC (1994)'

Props to the T.R.O.Y blog for this great live set by the one and only BIZ! Lot's of other good shit on there so check it out!


DJ set from Biz in 1994 at Q Club in NYC. Please keep in mind that this is a live recording of Biz spinning records, interacting with the crowd, yelling and basically doing whatever he felt like doing that night.

Friday, October 22, 2010

EVIDENCE IN STORE SIGNING @ WAX MUSEUM (MELB)

WAX MUSEUM JAM - NOVEMBER EDITION

GRAPLUVA @ DAMU THE FUDGEMUNK'S STUDIO

J.PERIOD - LIVE MIXTAPE (ILLADELPH EDITION) EP



Truelements + Lyrics to Go present the "J.Period Live Mixtape (Illadelph Edition)" EP, a first-of-its-kind J.Period mixtape recorded LIVE onstage at Toronto’s premiere hip hop festival, The Manifesto, Sept. 26, 2010. Starring legendary MC Black Thought (The Roots), the "J.Period Live Mixtape (Illadelph Edition)” EP features a 30-minute barrage of live J.Period remixes with Black Thought ripping rhymes over new and classic hip hop hits, Roots fan favorites, plus a finale segment where Thought pays tribute to his favorite MCs by impersonating them (a la The Roots’ “Boom”).

LOTEK ALBUM PREVIEW

New 15min preview of LOTEK's new album 'International Rudeboy' dropping very soon on his own label Counterclockwise Records.





NEW HI-HAT CLUB

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

RIDDIM & RUCKUS @ PLATFORM ONE


Our good friend Lady Banton has a new night starting at the end of the month. Definitely worth checking for some dance floor action! Here is the run down..

For those who love music that makes you want to get down & dirty on the dancefloor whether you stomp, step, skank or slide.

From dubstep to dancehall, reggae to hip hop, ragga jungle to bhangra, cumbia & other world beats, this party is about music that drives you wild on the dancefloor no matter what its called, as long as its ...bass heavy with plenty of Jamaican flavour to it.

Gracing the stage at the first RIDDIM & RUKKUS are:

AFFIKS & A13 - these kings of the massive dubstep party, Heavy Innit will be dropping a special reggae flavoured set just for us!

TROUBLEMAKER W/ BURN-CITY QUEENZ - Troublemaker will be bringing the freshest in reggae, dancehall and hip hop/rnb mashups, along with the ever blazing Burn-City Queenz, the hottest dancehall crew in Melbourne.

DJ BONNITA - has been whipping dancefloors into a frenzy for years. Slipping effortlessly from one style to the next she'll have you under her spell in no time.

JESSE JAHMAL - recently returned from homeland NZ, Jesse Jahmal is both producer and DJ, with killa selection from reggae & hip hop thru to jungle. Hold tight!

WANKLEROTARYENGINE (aka 3re) - part of the epic Croaking Lizard crew, 3re also a producer, loosely dancehall based, 3re stretches across too many sounds to list, but always heavy and always hot. Look out for some killer specials.

Your hosts LADY BANTON & GINGUS KHAN will also be dropping a tasty selection for your earbuds.

Come and get your dirty basement grind on, under the Flinders St Station - Platform One.

EVIDENCE (DILATED PEOPLES) @ THE ESPY


Evidence made his name as a part of the legendary trio Dilated Peoples, alongside Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu. Starting with The Platform in 2000, the group released four well received albums that contained several hit singles, including the Kanye West assisted smash "This Way."

In 2007 Evidence released The Weatherman LP, one of the most commercially and critically successful underground rap albums of the year. A solo effort ripe with introspection that ran the gamut from all his haters to the tragic passing of his mother, it was the album his fans were waiting for. With a foundation of sample-based hip-hop classicism (something that remains important to Evidence today), his debut wove together towering bangers like "Mr. Slow Flow" and uplifting cuts like "Chase the Clouds Away."

He then released The Layover EP on Decon Records and The Layover Mixtapewith DJ Skee in 2008—showing marked improvement in his lyrical style—and he's been touring ever since.

EVIDENCE WILL BE COMING IN STORE (Melb & Adel) TO DO A SIGNING - MORE INFO TBA

JEAN GRAE, PHAROAHE MONCH & PERCEE P @ PRINCE OF WALES


Pharoahe Monch debut’s his first shot from new Album 'W.A.R.' featuring debut single “Shine" produced by Diamond D and featuring Mela Machinko. Pharoahe Monch’s W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) album will be released through Pharoahe's new company W.A.R. Media in association with Duck Down Music.

Appearing exclusively with Pharoahe on this tour is fellow rap phenom Jean Grae who will be releasing her new album ‘Cake Or Death’ via Talib Kweli’s Blacksmith record label this winter.

Each artist will perform a full set in what promises to be a once in a lifetime chance to see two of Raps most gifted MC’s on the same stage..

Also appearing on the shows Percee P (Stones Throw) NY and Melbourne's own M-Phazes

RICK WADE AUSTRALIAN TOUR - NOVEMBER 2010





One of Detroit's best kept secrets, Rick Wade has been producing late night tracks and tapping into the essence of deepness since the '90's. Known for their universal appeal and appearing on over 20 different labels worldwide, soulful, timeless grooves
are his signature. Growing up in Buchanan MI, 1 hour outside of Chicago he was influenced by Chicago radio station WBMX and the Salsoul material and local stations that played the likes of Al Green and Isaac Hayes. Rick remembers:

"I've always been into the music first. I loved the way they (WBMX) would blend twosongs together and make it sound like one. I didn't even know what a DJ was back then. I just wanted to blend songs together...When I went to the record store those songs were only available on 12" vinyl, then I needed turntables to play them and then I needed a mixer if I wanted to blend them... At parties I had the records and I had the turntables so I became the DJ almost by default."


BOOGIE BASH @ CROFT INSTITUTE


A night dedicated to 80's Boogie, UK Soul, Disco Rap & B-Boy classics. Boogie Bash is a party held at Paradiso in Amsterdam and run by the Boogie Bash/Kindred Spirits family - KC The Funkaholic and Amsterdam's dopest DJ's. This is the first annual 'Boogie Bash' party in Melbourne and brings this unique concept to the Croft Institute. Bare witness Melbourne's finest spinning vinyl only gems all night long!

GALAPAGOOSE LIVE ON RRR

'THE CITY RISES' is a great show on RRR hosted by RambL and Martin L for all things future beats first thing every saturday morning 12 - 1:30am AEST.


This week they had Melbourne whizkid Galapagoose on the show rocking a 40 minute set of his own productions. We highly recommend you check the podcast out below and keep an eye on Galapagoose!




Friday, October 1, 2010

INKSWEL SUPPORTING ALOE BLACC

Inkswel is currently doing big tings in Amsterdam. Many of them we are not allowed to talk about yet but let's just say he's going to be one of big Australian exports in the underground music scene in 2011.

He just wrapped up a DJ slot for Aloe Blacc at Paradiso in Amsterdam. Here's a few flicks he sent through!


SOUNDS OF AL-MASHRIQ

The Sounds of VTech / Coleman: Sounds of Al-Mashriq (Middle East Mix)




Brand new mix from Coleman and the Mochilla crew. We'll have this in stock soon but here's the run down!

Sounds of Al-Mashriq: The Land Where the Sun Rises

Mochilla has brought you some beautiful mixes over the past twelve months: Hear the World, Addis to Axum, and the Verocai retrospective, Arranjos e Compisicoes. We value the idea of new old music, treasures that most likely haven’t found their way to your ears yet, and today’s mix is no different.

This past summer, Coleman and myself, along with Jay Electronica and his DJ, TJ the King, Ommar Offendum, and Will Quantic had the chance to go to the Middle East and play. We even made it to Egypt and linked with Kutmah there, but that’s a whole other story… This mix represents some of what we learnt. It’s a group effort, but Coleman made the whole thing seem magically coherent…

This is the liner note from the back of the cd:

The Mashriq (Arabic: مشرق, also transcribed as Mashreq, Mashrek) is the Arabic term referring to a large area in the Middle East that is bounded between the Mediterranean Sea and Iran. It is derived from the Arabic consonantal root sh-r-q (ش ر ق) and essentially means “east” — or more poetically, “place of sunrise.” It is therefore the companion term to Maghreb (مغرب), which simultaneously suggests “west” or “sunset,” and is a reference to the Arabic-speaking countries of North Africa.

Mochilla has had the opportunity to visit Lebanon and Jordan twice within the past year, as well as Egypt most recently. We were invited by our friends Nasser Kalaji and Laith Majali of Immortal Entertainment to play our music in Beirut and Amman, and to experience for ourselves how life is at this incredible cultural crossroads. To say that we have been astonished, amazed, shocked, gratified and humbled is to put things mildly. We have only begun to scratch the deep surface of this world, and yet so many things have been revealed already.

In honor of these visits and our growing cultural exchange, we are presenting a mix of some of the music that we collected, picked up, swapped and bought along the way. Coleman always delivers when it comes to these mixes and this is no different: from Jay-Z samples to the fidjeri vocal music of Bahraini pearl divers, this is a journey worth taking. Enjoy, open your ears and let the beauty and depth of the cradle of civilization wash away your preconceptions… -B+

(photos by Laith Majali)