Keepintime started as a simple idea, to bring some of the most revered and notable L.A. session drummers together for a photo shoot, then have them talk about the recordings that were famous to hip-hop DJs and producers, with some top LA beat jugglers. From that effort in 2002 came the short film,
Keepintime:
Talking Drums and Whispering Vinyl (2 parts on YouTube). The short documentary toured around, and in 2002, along with the screening, some of the drummers and DJs put on a live improvised show in Los Angeles. From that 2 hour show, a 45 minute film was made:
Keepintime - A Live Recording. Later that year, after screening the short film in England,
the Keepintime crew were invited to Brasil, to team up with Brasilian percussionists of renown, and make a beat record. They also put on an epic live show. That whole enterprise was made into an almost two-hour long documentary,
Brasilintime. More information on the artists inside.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Apr 20, 2013 -
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Happy belated birthday to
Jesus Murphy,
Haslam,
DJ Critical, Uncle Climax (NSFW audio),
Stinkin' Rich (NSFW audio),
Dirk Thornton,
Buck 65, or as his mom called him,
Richard Terfry.
Born in the year of the rat, and he's a Pisces, which makes him a rat fish, but by trade, he's a turntablist/ MC/ producer/
broadcaster. Generally he makes
some form of hip-hop (some NSFW lyrics), though as of late, he's been broadening his style, as heard in his cover of Leonard Cohen's
Who By Fire (
previously) and
Paper Airplane (official "lyric" video). In tribute to his 41st birthday, there's a lot more music inside.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Mar 8, 2013 -
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If you've browsed
some of the
many year-end Best Album Lists, you might have seen
AraabMUZIK's Electronic Dream rank highly. If his name means nothing to you, check
an interview with the then 19 year old Hispanic kid from Rhode Island, who had recently graduated high school and connected with
Dipset, or
the 20 year old drummer-turned-producer whose performance was copied by Kanye (and other information on his life and times). Or maybe you follow producers, and knew he made the beat for
Cam'ron's track I Used To Get It In Ohio, or cuts on the
Dipset Trance Party mixes (
DatPiff has volume 1,
2, and
3). If you want to know more, you can check
a mini AraabMUZIK documentary (6:38 on YouTube), or just
watch him
work the
MPC.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Dec 26, 2011 -
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So you come across
the free IamOmni album, and you'll probably think one of two things: hey, it's a new direction from
underground L.A. MC, Omni; or wow, it's an album produced by
UK musician Tricky. Both are true!
Omni tells his story of connecting with Tricky in a few minutes, and
Rap Reviews ties Omni and Tricky together through other routes, going back to
the 2002 album, Sunch Punch, by
Gershwin B.L.X. (Bassline Xcursionists). Lo and behold,
that album is also free on Bandcamp.
posted by filthy light thief
on Aug 26, 2011 -
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It started two months ago to the day, when
a stuttering/strobing video of angry man obscenely rapping over a spasmodic drumbeat was posted on YouTube from an unknown group who called themselves Death Grips, with the promise of an album and a mixtape within the year. The next day,
a new track went up, not furious like the day before, but the rapper sounded a bit hoarse now. More tracks were uploaded every few days, and on April 26th
the mixtape was on YouTube,
soundcloud, and available to download
from their website and other places. Still, little is known about the group, beyond that it's probably a trio and
Zach Hill is involved.
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posted by filthy light thief
on May 8, 2011 -
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Seba Jun, aka
Nujabes, was a quiet and rather reclusive Japanese hip-hop DJ/producer/label head, as far as hip-hop personalities go. He didn't do many interviews, and his
two albums and
15 or so vinyl singles which were released on his own
Hydeout Productions label, all of which were only released in Japan. Regardless of the limited push, he gained renown world-wide for his relaxed, jazzy hip-hop, due in part to his music being featured on the anime series
Samurai Champloo. The musician's life was
cut short in late February, following a car accident. He was 36 years old.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Apr 3, 2010 -
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