Thursday 29 May 2008
De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State (1993)
Thursday 22 May 2008
The Incredible Bongo Band - Apache (1973)
"Incredible Bongo Band's 'Apache' is hip hop's national anthem" - Hip Hop Connection
"A must in every record collection. I was just 7 years old, but I fell in love with the song immediately. Its one of those records that never leaves your brain. If you dont know Apache,you dont know hip-hop" - Pete Rock
Just the two songs here, if any of you want either album just leave a comment. Enjoy!
The incredible Bongo Band - Apache
http://rapidshare.com/files/116912890/Incredible_Bongo_Band_-_Apache.mp3.html
The Sugarhill Gang - Apache (Jump On It)
http://rapidshare.com/files/116915561/SugarHill_Gang_-_Apache.mp3.html
Monday 19 May 2008
J.Viewz - Muse Breaks (2005)
J.Viewz was a project headed by up-and-coming Israeli producer Jonathan Dagan. Perfectly mixing chilled electronica, break beats, seductive soul vocals and acoustic instruments into a maelstrom of gorgeous, hypnotic, dreamy jazz. Theres a refreshing precision in the squeaky clean production that hides how layered and detailed this music really is. Highly recommended.
J.Viewz - Muse Breaks
1. Under The Sun
2. Muse Breaks
3. Worth Light
4. When Silent It Speaks
5. Your Country
6. Room For Me, Room For Sweets
7. Meantime
8. Sunswoop
9. Feeler
10. Two Steps Away
11. Protected
http://rapidshare.com/files/116169168/j_viewz_-_muse_breaks.rar.html
Cannibal Ox - The F-Word (2001)
Cannibal Ox - The F-Word
Wednesday 14 May 2008
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (2001)
I guess it was only a matter of time before I put this up here. Has to be one the best hip-hop albums ever released and possibly my personal favourite. This record is the perfect combination of two incredible lyricists and a producer with a vision. El-P's dark, noise laden, dense beats form the distorted backdrop for Vast Aire and Vordul's journey through the gritty, urban nightmare of modern New York. Easily the best thing that Def Jux ever put out and the pinacle of Vast, Vordul and El-P's work to date. How could they ever live up to this? A deep, dark brooding masterpiece rarely seen in modern urban music.
"put a mic in front of me, and I'm gonna bless it hummingbird style, seventy times in one second"
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
1. Iron Galaxy
2. Ox Out The Cage
3. Atom
4. A B-Boy's Alpha
5. Raspberry Fields
6. Straight Of The DIC
7. Vein
8. The F Word
9. Stress Rap
10. Battle For Asgard
11. Real Earth
12. Ridiculoid
13. Painkillers
14. Pigeon
15. Scream Phoenix
Tuesday 13 May 2008
Funki Porcini - Hed Phone Sex (1995)
Booka Shade - Movements (2006)
This classic album was reisuued a few months ago as 'The Tour Edition' featuring a DVD of their set at Pukklepop from a while back. Lovely casing aside, it seems a pretty pointless re-release. I can't bring myself to watch an hour long video of dutch people on gurns dancing like twats... although that actually does sound fairly entertaining... Anyway, this album is too good not to be had. Perfecty restrained, subtly intelligent and damn groovy. Shades of techno, minimal, house, trance and pop all collide in one euphoric, bouncy and stupidly catchy hour of quality music. You will dance.
Monday 5 May 2008
Helios - Eingya (2006)
Listening to this album just makes me feel content to be alive. Its like having a bath after a hard days work and forgetting you even exist. Beautiful mix of acoustic piano and guitar with electronic ambience. The album art gives a far better description than I ever could.
Helios - Eingya
1. Bless This Morning Year
2. Halving The Compass
3. Dragonfly Across An Ancient Sky
4. Vargtimme
5. For Years And Years
6. Coast Off
7. Paper Tiger
8. First Dream Called Ocean
9. The Toy Garden
10. Sons Of Light And Darkness
11. Emancipation
http://rapidshare.com/files/112871250/Helios-Eingya_2006_.rar.html
Girl Talk - Night Ripper (2006)
Not normally too into mash-up albums, but this one is brilliant. Great party music, inventive, entertaining and danceable. This guy must have OCD.
Girl Talk - Night Ripper
1. Once Again
2. That’s My DJ
3. Hold Up
4. Too Deep
5. Smash Your Head
6. Minute By Minute
7. Ask About Me
8. Summer Smoke
9. Friday Night
10. Hand Clap
11. Give and Go
12. Bounce That
13. Warm It Up
14. Double Pump
15. Overtime
16. Peak Out
Thursday 17 April 2008
Department Of Eagles - The Cold Nose (2005)
Marconi Union - Distance (2005)
Tuesday 15 April 2008
Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 - Zombie (2002)
Flevans - Make New Friends (2004)
This is brilliant. If you like Mr. Scruff, or anything on Ninja Tunes, or Tru Thoughts, or music in general, or you have a sense of humour, or ears, or feet; then you should probably have this album.
Flevans - Make New Friends
1. Begin Again
2. Hey Mr Bundle
3. Me And My Moody
4. Get Caribou
5. Small Room Syndrome
6. Lay It Down
7. Dinner With Boskins
8. Out To Lunch
9. Definitive Sweep
10. Dumb Ballad
http://rapidshare.com/files/107813019/Make_New_Friends.rar.html
Saturday 12 April 2008
Blockhead - Music By Cavelight (2004)
Blockhead - Music By Cavelight
1. Insomniac Olympics
2. Canivores Unite
3. You've Got Maelstrom
4. Sunday Seance
5. A Better Place
6. Road Rage Breakdown
7. Triptych, Part 1
8. Triptych, Part 2
9. Triptych, Part 3
10. Jet Son
11. Breath And Start
12. Music By Cavelight
http://rapidshare.com/files/99260521/BLKHDMVSBYCVLGHT.zip
Monday 7 April 2008
Ulrich Schnauss - A Strangely Isolated Place (2004)
Sunday 6 April 2008
Shape Of Broad Minds - Craft Of The Lost Art (2007)
Saturday 5 April 2008
Dub Trio - Exploring The Dangers Of (2004)
With their 2004 debut, New York's Dub Trio presented an almost revolutionary take on dub, incorporating a far more 'live band' feel and energy to the music. Completely ignoring the dub purists bible with its progressive sound, often cascading into distortion and ambient synths with frequently changing time signatures and a willingness to delve into any genre.Worth getting just for the ambient beauty of the almost post rock 'Casting Out The Nines.' This is a stunning piece of work.
Dub Trio - Exploring The Dangers Of
1. Drive By Dub
2. Casting Out The Nines
3. Scoop And Smash Em
4. Sick Im Kid
5. Real Wicked Ways
6. Awakening Dub [Live]
7. Fur Boots On The Party Moose [Live]
8. Sick Im [Live]
Tuesday 1 April 2008
The Field - From Here We Go Sublime (2007)
Sunday 30 March 2008
Braintax - My Last And Best Album (2008)
The third and (apparently) final part of Braintax's trilogy of albums is quite frankly, a dissapointment. Its a sub par rehash on all his previous themes of life, society and politics. But what once seemed refreshing is now dull and contrived (another Riviera track?!) and with nothing new to say this album really scrapes the barrel lyrically with Colin Emmanuel's synth laden production adding little to the recipe. That said Braintax is still a master and this is worth having just to finish the otherwise brilliant trilogy. For old fans it feels like the Low Life ship has truly sailed (is he even touring this album??) If you haven't heard any Braintax before bypass this album and find 'Biro Funk' and 'Panorama' immediately.
Braintax - My Last And Best Album
1. Magnum On Crack
2. Fix Up Come On
3. Retail
4. Real People
5. Duvet
6. Beast Is Us
7. Munchies
8. Invisible Media
9. Goldfish Bowl
10. Riviera Hustle 3
11. Last One Out Turn Off The Lights
http://rapidshare.com/files/97942080/Braintax-My_Last_And_Best_Album-2008-RAGEMP3.rar
Thursday 27 March 2008
Akron/Family - Franny And The Portal To The Fractal Universe Of Positive Vibrations.
Akron Family - Franny And The Portal To The Fractal Universe Of Positive Vibrations