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Filling up the city skies with righteous grooves

jammy — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:39:49 -0800

Four Hours of Free Funkiness Filter: Pretty Lights Derek Vincent Smith is a DJ with quite mad skills who weaves funky masterpieces of chill-hiphop-electronica. But, really, I can't say it any better than Kyle at Aurgasm (where I found this):

Organic, soulful, electronified and good-feeling vibes, freely shared by Colorado producer Derek Vincent Smith. Nearly four hours of this Pretty Lights sound is available for free on his website. It’s a vivid collage of continuity, enriched with robust beats, eloquently laced vocal samples that range from nostalgic to serene, both compelling and entertaining, with a diverse selection of instruments all aimed towards enjoyment.

What does it all mean?

2or3whiskeysodas — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:26:37 -0800

What does it all mean? In many ways, today's remix culture kicked off in earnest one weekend in 1983 when two ad men (one a recording engineer) spent a weekend in a studio crafting the first pop record made up entirely of samples in the hopes of winning a $100 remix contest. Although the record became a club hit, there was no way for it to be released commercially as there was no way to clear the 60+ samples within. Nonetheless, two followup records, Lesson 2 (James Brown Mix) and Lesson 3 (History of Hip Hop) were created. Both survived as bootlegs, with Lesson 3 never going out of print despite never being officially released. Until now. Emboldened by Girl Talk's success (and lack of litigation), Illegal Art has released a 2-CD retrospective of Steinski's work. It's amazing how fresh the early stuff sounds today. Bonus material: DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist & Steinski recreating The Lessons live: Part 1, Part 2 Steinski talks about the origins of The Lessons Download all three of The Lessons at waxy's blog Steinski on NPR's Sound Check Tangential bonus bonus material: Z-Trip's excellent Party for Change mix, which owes an obvious debt to Steinski's It's Up to You

What we're gonna do right here is go back. Way back.

dhammond — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:55:14 -0800

Go way back into time with a deliciously analog collection of mastermixes from 1980s-era soul radio from London. [previously, semi-related]

70s and 80s Soul Music

KevinSkomsvold — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:59:22 -0800

4 Brothers Beats. This is a tribute to all the original music that built hip-hop – the best beats in soul, funk & jazz collected by four brothers. An amazing collection of out-of-print releases from the 70s and 80s.

What is a DJ if he can't scratch? What is an MC if he can't rap?

klangklangston — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:56:14 -0800

Hip hop history— It's the Rub! Along with a handful of other shows, Brooklyn hip hop lovers The Rub compile a history of hip hop. Eleven parts through 1989.

WEFUNK so you don't have to

furtive — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:42:18 -0800

WeFunkRadio.com has 390 full shows available for download featuring the funk, underground hip-hop, and rare grooves that are so hard to find. BitTorrents are available for the two most recent shows and there's always the audio stream and podcasts coming at you fresh from Montréal's CKUT radio.

Making a killing off the price of gas / bet he would have been up in Connecticut twice as fast.

SweetJesus — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 17:54:10 -0800

Rappers I Know - FMJU presents 31 days of the "best shit you've never heard" for download. Featuring Talib Kweli, De La Soul , Oh No (Madlib's brother), J-Zone and the Kanye West "George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People" Gold Digger remix, a response to Hurricane Katrina from The Legendary Knock Out Boyz. ...and much, much more.