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Ever since we started working on the Thundercat record we’ve all been listening to the living legend, George Duke so much!
Our friend B+ (Mochilla) put together a mix dedicated to his amazing catalog circa 1969-1981.
Feel. George Duke 1971-1980
ThunderCat’s recent cover of For Love I Come inspired me to have a listen again to the amazing music of George Duke. When most of the records on this mix were made it was an extraordinarily creative time in LA. A family of musicians were bringing new rhythms, new instruments, new humor, new international influences to jazz. CannonBall was an important figure and his partner David Axelrod – but the new arrivals Airto Moreira and Flora Plurim were also instrumental and then George Duke from the Bay Area who had collaborated with Frank Zappa.
George Duke has been an inspiration to hiphop for many many years…… Back in 1991 an album came out called Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest. You may know the name for another reason but anyways on a song called The Infamous Date Rape Tribe sampled Steam Drill by Cannonball Adderley featuring George Duke and we were off to the races. Ice Cube sampled Duke for True to the Game from Death Certificate that same year. Since then many more beat heads have been attracted to Mr. Dukes amazing keyboard playing, sense of rhythm and unique lyrical stylings. Dilla has definitely listened as has Madlib, Pete Rock, Kanye, Karriem Riggins and now well ThunderCat.
ThunderCat for all his youth has actually played with George Duke.
Anyways this mix is in tribute to George Duke as it is in celebration of ThunderCat.
I think we are in a similarly creative moment now in LA as existed in the mid seventies and it seems fitting to make the link.
Good musicians will make you listen again and
ThunderCats For Love I Come surely made me do that.
Enjoy.
B+
DJ's Optimus and Mace, known as OptiMace and both initiators of Dutch recordlabel Fremdtunes, put together a mix for Wax Poetics: reflecting the label's flavor with a soulful, funky, electronic and beat-heavy trip. The label's main focus is on (instrumental) producer-based music, from triphop to dub to rare groove to hiphop. From funkjazz and skweee to electro and turntablism. Danceable music with beats that move both the crowd and critics. Just recently DJ Optimus released his debut CD 'Double Helix DNA' on Fremdtunes. His album contains hip hop beats rich with jazz, boombap and funk influences, turntablism, electronics and a whole squadron of guests, including Rasco, Prince Po, iET, MC Rise, Maylay Sparks, Mo & Grazz and El Da Sensei. Earlier, Mace and Optimus released as OptiMace the EP 'Used Future' on 12”. Other releases by Fremdtunes include music by Kelpe, DJ Devastate, Solo Moderna, Coco Bryce, Fremdkunst, Jameszoo, Pierce Warnecke and Kid Sundance.
TRACKLISTING
1. Introduction
2. Jameszoo – Krishnan Feathers
3. Fatima – Mind
4. Numaads – Now (Robot Koch Remix)
5. BUG – Cosmic Lab
6. Luke Vibert – Bongo Beats
7. Baron Zen – Baron Zen Theme
8. Lower Entrance – Give Me a Beat
9. J Rocc – Stay Fresh
10. Kelpe – Chocolate Money (Fremdtunes)
11. El-P – Time Won't Tell
12. Beastie Boys – Too Many Rappers ft Nas
13. Shlomo – Antigravity (Fulgeance Remix)
14. Coco Bryce – Boesoek (Fremdtunes)
15. Craft – Mustard Seed
16. Paul White – Alien Nature
17. Fremdkunst – This Side of Paradise (Fremdtunes)
18. Central Line – Walk Into Sunshine
19. Daniel Drumz – Walking Into Sunshine
20. Lovebug Starkski – You've gotta believe/Davy DMX – One For The Treble
21. Kid Sundance & Busy Bee – Hip Hop Icon ft Rhones
22. Dâm-Funk – Come On Outside
Mix, edits and additional cuts & sounds by DJ's Mace and Optimus.
pt.2 of the Space is the Place CD released in 2005, all spacey Jazz, Euro & Prog beats recorded live from the original Vinyl Records.....
tracklisting is:
34:35 minutes
1.)String Beat "na opak"
2.)Hi FI performance lp ---"Night is Blues" **Back to Back**
3.)Niagara "sandandongo"
4.)Art Ensemble of Chicago---"theme de yoyo"
5.)Luiz Bonfa---"jacaranda"
6.)Czerwone Gitary---drums from the rytm ziemi lp
7.)John Schroeder---"Ten Bottle Funk"
8.)Donald Byrd "little Rasti"
9.)Marvin Holmes and Justice --- "all night into day"
10.)Larry Ridley---"Go Down Moses"
11.)Julian priester and pepe mtoto---'love love'
12.)Terry Callier "dancing girl"
The Legion - Freestyle demolotion
Peanut Butter Wolf - Wake up
Just ice- Lyric licking
Dj Romes - Rhythm trax
Biz Markie -A Thing Named Kim
Kool G Rap/P Brothers - It's a shame
Third Sight - Smegma in D minor
Scratch Interlude
M.O.P/Illl Bill - Stick to your guns
Moist Crackers /Beatnuts - Props over here
Charisma - World premier
2 Deep 2 Sleep - G Thang
Freestyle Professors - Take it back
Antoinette- Hit em with this/Unfinished Business
LL - Eat em up L chill
Greg Nice - Set it off
Da King & I - Flip the script
Prince ad - Lyrical Flavor
Extra Proflic ft. Casual - Cash Money
Lil Fame - Neighbourhood hood
Gunshot - Nobody Move
Demon Boyz - Northside
Mc Mello -Subtraction
Caveman - The dope department
Casonava Rud and Superlover Cee - Do the James Dub mix
Stetsasonic - No BS allowed
Positive K - Step up front
X clan- Heed the word of a brother
Def Jef -On the real tip
Stetsasonic - Music for the stetfully insane
the Do-over is easily one of the best parties in LA (the Country?) I've been lucky enough to have been spinning there since day 1.If you somehow don't know about this party yet I don't know what to tell you.Here is my Do-Over set from Aug 1 2010, recorded on a hot & sweaty night after many pitchers of sangria. Big up Jamie, Chris & Aloe!!
June 16th, 1971... Somewhere along the way it became "uncool" to listen to 2pac among hip hop elites. I'm not sure why, but the vanguards of rap music have never given 2pac the same critical love as other deceased rappers such as Biggie, Big L, or even Big Pun. Not that he doesn't get love (I believe he is the highest selling rap artist of all time), it just seems that the same heads who worship Biggie, Tribe, De la, and Rakim, don't have an appreciation for the musical contribution of 2pac. With that in mind, I designed this mix to make believers out of all those who are lukewarm toward 2pac. This is a 2pac mix for the snobbiest of hip hop elites. This is not a mix that will feature songs like California Love or All About U. Rather, this mix primarily consists of selections that showcase the section of 2pac's catalogue that should satisfy the finickiest of music critics. He may not have been the greatest lyricist of all time, but you can't deny that dude had a lot to say. As with all of my mixes, a lot of time and effort was put into crafting this mix. I hope you all enjoy it.
After many years of KDAY being gone from LA radio there was talk of them returning to the airwaves. I guess I got motivated to turn this mix into my demo tape for them. Enjoy!! Uncle Nu
It is a mix of mainly funk and some soul records. All of them have been sampled by UK hip hop artists and dance producers (can you spot which ones?!) I did it on Serato but (as you can hear on a few of these tracks) its all from original vinyl, mostly 45's a few 12's. It is a live mix.
Local 1200 legend and homie, Tim Diesel, invited me to the All Day Play studios in Oakland to spin with him on his radio show “On The Roof”. He’s done some great tribute/block mixes in the past: Grand Puba, LONS, Nice N Smooth, etc. He and I discussed doing a tribute mix to one of my favorite West Coast groups – Tha Alkaholiks. They were one of my favorite hip-hop groups because they were so LA but didn’t necessarily associate with the thug imagery commonly thought of when you think of LA. Tash and J-Ro had great lyrics/punchlines, while E-Swift provided a musical backdrop that was funky but east-coast inspired. Hope you like the mix. I did the first 30 minutes, Diesel the last 30 min.
To commemorate the release of her Brainfeeder debut in stores last week, we have the official online release of TOKiMONSTA‘s Analogue Monsta selection mix for your listening pleasure. Within the mix’s 37 minutes, TOKi weaves together a soundscape made up of some of her influences & peers alike, including everything from her Brainfeeder labelmates – Flying Lotus, Samiyam & Ras_G, to a few welcome left turns from the likes of Jneiro Jarel, James Blake & Cee-Lo Green – and just about everything in between. Also included are a few of TOKi’s own productions from each of her releases to date, including the dreamy “Little Pleasures” (featuring the voice of a very exciting newcomer to the scene, Gavin Turek) – one of the personal highlights from her new EP, Creature Dreams.
This mix comes from a joint-effort Analogue Monsta tour CD that TOKi is selling along with her faithful partner in crime, Suzi Analogue. Check back here soon – as we’ll be releasing Suzi’s half of the mix, along with a small bonus EP, by the end of the week as well.
But before then, we have a few bonuses to go along with this MONSTA mix too. To give you an even further preview of her latest work, included our two bonus downloads – Creature Dreams‘ “Bright Shadows” and the non-album track, “Breath On My Contacts,” courtesy of XLR8R and MOOVMNT respectively.
