Colemine vs. Coalmine: Head Above Water
While we have always been fans of the gritty and funky sounds of funk 45s, more than ten years ago were were introduced to a modern incarnation of that sound […]
Tag Archives: Sampling
PREMIERE: The Reflecting Sea – Welcome To A New Philosophy
We respect artists that evolve. These creative minds are constantly moving in ways a lot of people can’t. If they’ve made a dope beat, then they are always moving forward […]
J-Zone – Fish-n-Grits
Another anticipated long player from J-Zone, Fish-n-Grits is now available on Redefinition Records. The rapper, multi-instrumentalist, journalist, producer, DJ, and author (among other things) puts out a full length that […]
EXCLUSIVE: Soundsci – Original Soundsource Sample Mix
For those of you who have been following the super group SoundSci for a minute, you know that besides the lyrical prowess of Oxygen, Audessey, and UGeorge, the production team […]
Soda_Jerk vs. The Avalanches – The Was
With their long awaited second record about to drop tomorrow, The Avalanches collaborate with Australian video collective Soda_Jerk with a 14 minute video of over 100 movie and television plus […]
Tall Black Guy – The Heart Of The Town
Busy is one of the words we always use to describe Tall Black Guy. The talented Detroit beatmaker and producer seems to always be dropping heat all over the world. […]
Sebastian Fraye – Vol. 1
This is a pivotal time for music. A pivotal time. While everyone else is wondering what Kanye is going to call his new record, or trying to fault an artist […]
DJ Format – Kool & The Gangstarr Generation
Every once in a while you come across an artist that touches you personally. Matt Format is one of those guys. His constant, consistent output of quality music is unparalleled. […]
Herbie Hancock & Quincy Jones vs. Fairlight CMI
We have been checking this video of the great Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock noodling around with the Fairlight CMI digital sampling synthesizer in the early eighties. It was used […]
Ayatollah presents: COLOSSUS
“We make our beats with the old methods, the old ways. We listen to our music the old way.”-Guttah Grey Back in the day if you wanted to make a […]
