August 2011
I listened to… Artist: Flying Lotus Track: Riot
Los Angeles resident Steven Ellison. a.k.a. Juno Leed a.k.a. Flying Lotus is an electronic artist/hip-hop beat-maker, occasionally likened to artists such as Madlib , J Dilla and fellow LA resident The Gaslamp Killer for his more abstract and sometimes jazz-tinted style. Flying Lotus, often abbreviated to FlyLo, is currently signed to Warp...
I listened to… Artist: Reverend C.L. Franklin Track: Pressing On, Part 2
Reverend Clarence LaVaughn Franklin (January 22, 1915 – July 27, 1984) was a highly influential African American Baptist preacher and civil rights activist. Contents Background
Franklin was born and raised in Sunflower County, Mississippi and at age 16 received a message from God to become a preacher. He...
I listened to… Artist: Black Coffee Track: Superman - Club Mix
There are several artists named Black Coffee:
1) Чёрный кофе (Cherniy Kofe/Black Coffee) a Russian heavy metal band, singing both in Russian and in English.
2) A Swedish band (http://www.blackcoffee.se/) (http://www.myspace.com/blackcoffeebluesrock)
3)Durban-born (South Africa) Nkosinathi Maphumulo has been on the music...
I listened to… Artist: The Rurals Track: Farmyard Blues
About the rurals No one ever expects it.
In fact, people often scratch their heads, puzzled by the thought that the picturesque pastures of Devonshire, England can be home to the distinctive sound of delicate jazzy beats laid over the sweetest soul drenched vocals.
Yet, it’s true.
Since 1994, The Rurals have been perfecting a...
July 2011
I listened to… Artist: Generation Match Track: Electronic Dimensions
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Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:45:48
I listened to… Artist: COMMAND STRANGE Track: When Your Love Comes Again - Feat. Brownee
Hailing from the sunny land of Kazahstan liquid funk wunderkind Command Strange has already become a hosehold name for all lovers of musical side of drumandbass. Having got acquainted with jungle in the tender age of 7 it didn’t take a while for him to get into production. Developing and improving...
I listened to… Artist: Manoo & Francois A Track: Crying For Love featuring Dyanna Fearon - Ezel Quisqueya Soul Mix
Manoo (Basenotic /Buzzin fly records/Deeplyrootedhouse/Realtone)
Born in august 1974 under the sign of the Leo ascendant Sagittarius cant live without music, ladies and smoked chicken Manoo began his carreer in 1995 in Lyon .His musical culture at this time included a...
March 2011
I listened to… Artist: Kanye West Track: The Joy (feat. Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield & Kid Cudi)
Kanye Omari West (born June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a Grammy award winning rapper, producer, author, designer and singer.
He began making beats and rapping in the early 90s in Chicago, IL, United States when he formed the rap group GO GETTERS with Chicago...
I listened to… Artist: Chanes Track: Instill
Chanes began to pursue his career in music in 2004. Chanes has put together many projects and extended his archives to over 600 beats at the age of 19, This is trully incredible as it is a massive amount of progress and a lot of talent from one Individual. Chanes has made well over 15 different projects with a variety of people such as work...
February 2011
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January 2011
October 2010
I listened to… Artist: Eightball & MJG/MJG Track: What Do You See
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Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:10:42
I listened to… Artist: Eightball & MJG/MJG Track: What Can I Do
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Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:33:10
I listened to… Artist: Eightball & MJG/MJG Track: Kick da Shit
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Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:49:18
I listened to… Artist: Eightball & MJG/MJG Track: In the Line of Duty
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Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:15:58
I listened to… Artist: Eightball & MJG/MJG Track: Funk Mission
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Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:43:57
I listened to… Artist: Eightball & MJG/MJG Track: Friend or Foe
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Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:55:13
I listened to… Artist: Eightball & MJG/MJG Track: Pimp in My Own Rhyme
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Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:28:22
I listened to… Artist: Eightball & MJG/MJG Track: Top of the World
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Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:06:04
I listened to… Artist: Eightball & MJG/MJG Track: Hand of the Devil
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Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:01:13
I listened to… Artist: Eightball & MJG/MJG Track: For Real
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Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:38:31
September 2010
“// no comments for you
// it was hard to write
// so it should be hard to read”
– top funny source code comments (via fuckyeahcomputerscience)
March 2010
I listened to… Artist: Jeremy Steig Track: Howling For Judy
One of the earliest and finest jazz-rock flutists, Jeremy Steig’s an outstanding soloist. He’s mastered the entire flute family, including bass, and also plays piccolo well. He has a similarily rich, classically pure tone and timbre like James Newton or Hubert Laws, and uses almost as many devices such as tongue fluttering,...
I listened to… Artist: Rima Track: Inter-lude
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Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:05:41
I listened to… Artist: DJ Honda Track: Out For The Cash
dj honda BIOGRAPHY
dj honda moved to Tokyo when he was 17 years old to pursue his dream of playing in an American influenced rock band. He started a band called, “The Clique” as the vocalist and guitarist. However, the band struggled and dj honda was forced to seek additional employment. He began djing at the popular nightclubs in...
I listened to… Artist: A Tribe Called Quest Track: Separate / Together
A Tribe Called Quest was an influential hip-hop group of the 1990s, originally formed in Queens, New York City in 1988. The group is comprised of Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, Jarobi White, was an intermittent collaborator, appearing in videos from the first album, and creating song...
I listened to… Artist: Erykah Badu Track: Danger
Erykah Badu (born Erica Abi Wright on February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas) is an American R&B/hip hop artist whose work crosses over into jazz. She is best known for her singles “You Got Me” her collaboration with The Roots, as well as her own songs “Tyrone”, “Love Of My Life”, “On & On”, “Bag Lady”, “The Healer”, “Honey” and...
I listened to… Artist: Choclair Track: Flagrant
Choclair is a foundational hip-hop artist from Scarborough. Starting at the age of 11, Kareem “Choclair” Blake first played the role of ‘Junior’ following in his older brother’s footsteps who, at the time, was the hottest rapper on the block. This was the bar for Kareem Blake.
In 1996, he released his debut album, Twenty One Years, on his...
I listened to… Artist: The 45 King Track: Lynx Labyrinth
DJ Mark The 45 King (b. Mark James), a.k.a. The 45 King, started DJing in New Jersey in the mid-80s. The nickname “the 45 King” comes from his ability to make beats using obscure 45 rpm records.
The 45 King first gained fame with his breakbeat track “The 900 Number” in 1987. The song featured a looping tenor sax solo from Marva...
I listened to… Artist: Above the Law Track: Outro
Above The Law is a gangsta rap group from Pomona, California, founded in 1989 by members Cold 187um, KMG the Illustrator, Go Mack, DJ Total K-Oss.
Their first record deal was on Eric “Eazy-E” Wright’s Ruthless Records, the independent label owned by Wright that featured major acts like N.W.A., The D.O.C., and Eazy-E himself.
In 1990...
I listened to… Artist: Kabuki feat. Cleveland Watkis Track: Speed Of Sound
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Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:41:48
I listened to… Artist: Deborah Bond/James MacDonald/Nicolas Laget Track: This Is Me
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Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:11:03
I listened to… Artist: Amerie Track: Gotta Work
Amerie Rogers, known professionally as Amerie, is an African-Korean American international R&B star. Amerie has released three albums. Her 2002 debut album “All I Have” was highly acclaimed by critics as was her 2nd album “Touch”. In 2005, Amerie burst back onto the music scene with her fourth single “1 Thing”, which was used as the...
I listened to… Artist: Peabo Bryson Track: Can You Stop the Rain
Peabo Bryson (born Robert Peabo Bryson on April 13, 1951) is an American R&B and soul singer, born in Greenville, South Carolina. He is well known for singing soft-rock ballads, often as a duo with female singers, and his contribution to several Disney animated feature soundtracks.
Bryson won a Grammy Award in 1992 for...
I listened to… Artist: Shaun Escoffery Track: Let It Go (Jazzanova remix)
b. London, England. This UK vocalist grew up in a musical environment with his mother and father pursuing part-time jobs as a singer and a DJ respectively. Escoffery began writing and singing in his early teens and in the late 90s played a small part in the West End musical, Mama, I Want To Sing, which starred...
I listened to… Artist: Mr. Vegas Track: Everywhere I Go
He catapulted to the top of the Jamaican charts in 1997 with the dancehall boomshots “Heads High” and “Nike Air”, his distinctive vocals fusing melodious singing with precision deejaying (rapping). Since then he has built an international fan base with hit singles like “Pull Up”, “Tamale” and “Hot Gal Today” but it is on his latest...
I listened to… Artist: Jay Dee Track: The Diff’rence
Hip Hop musician and producer James Dewitt Yancey used the pseudonym “Jay Dee” during the earlier part of his career, before switching to the alias J Dilla. The remainder of this entry refers to J Dilla:
James Dewitt Yancey (later known as J Dilla) who passed away on February 10th, 2006, produced songs for such artists as A...
I listened to… Artist: Stetsasonic Track: Go Stetsa I
Stetsasonic was an American hip hop group formed in 1981 in Brooklyn, New York. They are remembered as one of the first hip hop crews to use a live band, and their positive, uplifting lyrics have made the group forerunners of alternative hip hop and jazz rap. The members are Prince Paul, Wise, DBC (the Devastating Beat Creator),...
I listened to… Artist: Larry Heard Track: Dew Drops
Larry Heard is one of the originators and one of the greats of Chicago house music. He emerged publicly in 1985 from the roots of “House Music”, with the debut single “Mystery of Love”. This domain is where he found an outlet for his musical ideas. Most people who have followed his music think of him as a multi-keyboardist, but a little...
I listened to… Artist: Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician Track: Static Medium
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Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:17:19
I listened to… Artist: Up Hygh Track: Compatible (PTH Projects remix)
Up Hygh consists of the two producers, songwriters, MC’s and DJ’s Pure Purpose and Rick Skizzo, both determined to engage the retroactive elements of soul music with the futuristic styles of hip-hop and r&b.
Both Pure Purpose and Rick Skizzo were born and raised in the regions around Stockholm (Sweden) and met...
I listened to… Artist: Nneka Track: Halfcast
Nneka Egbuna was born in a Warri, a bustling and thriving metropolis (with a population of over 1 million) in Nigeria in 1981 and used to sing in her school’s and church choir in Nigeria. She says “In my life the only places I really felt secure were and still are in the Music and in the Lord“.
After relocating to Germany she’s been singing...
I listened to… Artist: Vikter Duplaix Track: Morena
A songwriter, producer, singer, and DJ, Vikter Duplaix is originally from Philadelphia and remains highly connected to the Philly soul movement. In the 90s Duplaix worked primarily as a producer working on records for Erykah Badu, Musiq, and Jaguar Wright. A friendship with Philly DJ King Britt led to an immersion in modern dance...
I listened to… Artist: Grupo Batuque Track: Na Batida do Agogo (Osunlade remix)
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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:22:24
I listened to… Artist: LSK Track: Hate Or Love (Remix) (Feat. Dwele & Jay Dee)
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:54:04
I listened to… Artist: Deetron feat. Ovasoul7 Track: I Cling (Original Mix)
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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:26:39
I listened to… Artist: Clara Hill Track: Silent Distance
Clara started to discover the power of voice in the eighties, when she was singing alongside some tunes by Madonna. At a certain point it was clear to her that she wanted to join and front a band. Aged seventeen, she founded the acid jazz combo Superjuice, together with her friend Funès. In the early nineties, at the height of acid...
I listened to… Artist: Yam Who Track: R Saadiq - Skyy, Can You Feel
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:58:49