Fathom 9 - Opus Incomplete (Sounds Of Autumn)

The mic is an instrument, I am the Conduit, conveying the intimate sentiments of the Infinite!

Big things abound from Memphis. Beatsmith, Fathom 9 takes us on a journey through fall with Opus Incomplete (Sounds Of Autumn), a two-year old podcast compiled of beats all produced by him. Be sure to check it out, and then tune into the playlist embedded below for some serious Dilla-esque drunken drummin'..




If you thought Eric Lau had it in spades, well Fathom's got it in hearts! Be sure to pass through his blog for Fathom truisms and keep up with the beats here; those half quantized, half moved drums layered and reprogrammed with plenty of upper frequency knock on the kick - sound familiar....?

Manndibull - Old Joints

More from French duo manndibull & Caterva (Ficus) who've just propped up some old joints from their hiphop dub live act and aptly entitled it 'Old Joints.' It's up on their Bandcamp now.




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Cody ChesnuTT - Black Skin No Value

It's been nearly 8 years in the making, but Cody Chesnutt finally drops this EP.

Earlier this year he surprised the world by dropping “Come back like spring” as a freeload and of course kept his fans at the edge of their seats cause naturally everybody wanted more. Shorty after that “Do better to the young” and just yesterday “The quiet girl who eats alone” emerged on several blogs with the announcement of the EP “Black Skin No Value” that was released a couple of days ago.

As ever Cody is backed by uncomplicated acoustic strings, and ChestnuTT's raspy voice is both sooth and haunts the senses at the same time.

The Quiet Girl Who Eats Alone’ is a familiar minute long interlude, the kind that were all over the critically acclaimed The Headphone Masterpiece (2002) and showcases the power of ChesnuTT’s bare bone writing skills; a voice, a guitar and a melody that leaves you wanting more, yet perfectly sets up the next track.

‘Everybody’s Brother’ picks up where the preceding song left off, ChesnuTT talks about his former vices and the fact that there is ‘No turning back.’ ‘Where Is All The Money Going’ is a poignant song when we look at the current economic climate. Once again, it is so reminiscent of Marvin Gaye’s work in it’s composition, particularly the choice of background vocals and ad-libs, as well the lyrical content.

The EP closes with the phenomenal ‘To Be Upon The Perch’; once again, a bare bones track, with just ChesnuTT’s voice and a Honky Tonk piano banging out chords that are so pretty and haunting, all at once.

Come back like spring||

Do better to the young||

The quiet girl who eats alone||

Everybody's Brother||

Where Is All The Money Going||

To Be Upon the Perch||

The EP is Black Skin/ No Value and the full length is Landing on A Hundred. As we know in the vernacular, keep it one hundred is a common thing. So the landing on one hundred is like landing on something truthful.. Once again something that breathes and lives, that transcends any age or generation. It’s just something you can feed off of. Like.. That’s food. Food is truth.

Black Skin/ No Value is an ironic and provocative approach for us to look at where we are as a community right now. To take an assessment of the decisions we’re making because we all know that every decision we make is based upon personal value or perspective of value. So you’re looking at the crisis that we’re in right now as a community. And look at why the value perception is so low within and without the community.

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For those of you who want more than just 6 tracks after waiting for 8 years …not to worry a full length album by the name of “Landing On A hundred” is in the works and will be out in 2011.

Exile - Population Control Remixes (Video)

Coming out of the Plug Research Camp is another newbie from Exile, titled “Population Control.” It's a trippy, mind-bending video scored by Californian troika: Samyiam, Dibiase and Free The Robots who all remixed the same track featured on ‘AM/FM' (Radio rmx album). Inspired by Exile’s “We Are All In Power” video, visual artist Greg “The Dude” Ponstingl created the video, continuing the stop animation theme, using thousands of still images and striking visual effects to make a boombox literally come to life.

The result, another great animated piece with a just as formidable soundtrack, though if you are prone to seizures, look away.



And whilst we're at it, here's what Lilfuchs and Flylo have been upto:



and from The Two. Fifteens' with the direction of Ryan Paterson "Katana Or Tanto" takes the viewer on a vigorous martial arts journey inspired by rare kung-fu films, various psychedelic visuals and post-modern collage art.

The Daily Street 008 - Hackman

Following on from the Eccy post, there's The Daily Street: 008, with Hackman. Hackman's take on the whole progression of garage always seems to be a step ahead of the imitators, and here he slings together a quality mix of garage and house without letting it get too polite. Watch out for the James Fox making a sneaky appearance too.

The majority of the tunes are exclusive and unreleased (except for the Motor City Remix). The vibe is upbeat and quirky and follows a similar mould to xxxy's 002 mix. The last year has been a big one for Hackman, and he’s released three eps, and had a number of remixes for Bassanovva, Lemonade, and The Phantom. Be sure to check them out.

Hackman is best known for his work in the realms of UK Funky, having key releases on labels such as PTN, Shifting Peaks and Well Rounded. To anyone that is well read on the UK Funky and Bass Music scene that is taking over the UK at the moment, these labels should be ringing big alarm bells in your head. However, as time moves on we all move with it and it seems that Hackman has left the UK Funky movement to head into the world of House, and when listening to this mix I don’t feel that this is in any way a bad thing. It all seems to be being chucked under the large umbrella genre that is “Bass Music” these days anyway. 50 minutes of incredible music, a large chunk of which was made by the man himself, with near flawless mixing ability, mixtape 008 sits beautifully alongside our more recent mixes whilst still holding it’s own as an individual

Tracklist:
01. Skips – Smokey Joez [Unreleased]
02. Kowton – Drunk on Sunday [Idle Hands]
03. Archie Bronson Outfit – Hoola (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix) [Domino]
04. Cosmic Revenge – Renegade [Unreleased]
05. James Fox – Found a Way [Unreleased]
06. Jack Dixon – Needin’ U [Silverback Recordings]
07. Hackman – Your Face Pulling My Hair [Unreleased]
08. Kowton – She Don’t Jack [Idle Hands]
09. Hackman – Untitled [Unreleased]
10. i11even – Untitled [Unreleased]
11. Akilles & Knyt – RItual [Unreleased]
12. Littlefoot – Sell My Soul [Unreleased]
13. Kingthing – You Know [Unreleased]
14. Hackman – Always (Falty DL Remix) [Shifting Peaks]
15. George Fitzgerald – Weakness [Hotflush]

TDS Mix 008: Hackman by The Daily Street
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Connecting - Freddie Joachim, Yusai, and Question

Almost a year after dropping their exclusives in 'Bridgework' for TFM (embedded at the bottom of the page) Freddie Joachim and Mellow Orange come together again to put out this nugget.

CONNECTING:

FREDDIE JOACHIM:
- Mar Variation – 1st Session
- FS Green – Preppy Lady
- Masspike Miles – 1 Nighta feat Joel Ortiz & B-Hess
- The Foreign Exchange – Maybe She’ll Dream of Me
- Exile – Love Line Remix feat. Blu
- Nottz – I Still Love You feat. Mayer Hawthorne
- Grap Luva – Work It Out
- MED – Classic feat. Talib Kweli
- Freddie Joachim – Hold On
- Freddie Joachim – Since You Came
- Jerrell James – Subject To Failure (Railster Remix)
- Flying Lotus – Computer Face/Pure Being

YUSAI:
- Mayer Hawthorne – Just Ain’t Gonna Workout
- Funky DL – Not The 1 4 Me
- J-Live – Brand Nu Live Remix
- Cro-magnon – Remind Me
- Slum Village – Players
- Freddie Joachim – Night Cap
- Green Tea – Don’t Let Love Pass You By
- Freddie Joachim – My Sweet Baby
- Hocus Pocus – Equilibre
- Jazzanova Feat. Paul Randolph – Let Me Show Ya

QUESTION:
- Slum VIllage – Untitled
- Georgia Anne Muldrow – Untitled/Fantastic RMX
- Question – Bows
- Roddy Rod ft. Phonte & Carlitta Durand – This Time Around
- De La Soul – Stakes Is High Spinna RMX
- Diamond District ft. Kev Brown – Something For Ya’ll
- Daniel Janin – Nobel Tower
- Dizzy Gillespie – Summertime
- Mitsu The Beat ft. Maspyke – Playin’ Wit Crime
- Shafiq Husayn ft. Bilal – Cheeba

CONNECTING by organology

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BRIDGEWORK:

YUSAI (MELLOW ORANGE) SET
01. 45 – Tokyo Jazz Freak
02. Till Bronner – No Fusion Generation
03. Shin-Ski of Martiangang – Do it 4 the children
04. Gagle – Sokokugo Zenya (Instrumental)
05. Grooveman Spot A.K.A. DJ Kou-G – Chit Chat Cut
06. Levitatorz – Pure Mathmatic
07. Shin-Ski of Martiangang – A Night At Savanna
08. Bulljun – Lil Mo Coke
09. The Green Tea – Something Like This
10. Shin-Ski of Martiangang – A Night At Sydney
11. Oddisee – Viva Brasil
12. Grooveman Spot A.K.A. DJ Kou-G – Grooveman’s Soul Clappin’
13. Dela ft. L – Change of Atomsphere (Outro)

FREDDIE JOACHIM (ORGANOLOGY) SET
14. Suff Daddy – Join The Club
15. Suff Daddy – One for Rawls
16. Othello – Trip To The City (unreleased)
17. Dela – SP Jawn (unreleased)
18. 14KT – The Meaning
19 14KT – T&A
20. Baatin – Magic (Instrumental)
21. Kooley High – Kooley Is High
22. Pete Rock – One Life To Live (Instrumental)
23. DJ Cam Quartet – Rebirth of Cool
24. Gagle – Love Note (Seoul City Remix)
25. 20Syl – Unreleased
26. 20Syl – Unreleased
27. Reflection Eternal – Love Speakeasy
28. Common – Come Close Remix
29. Dajla – Interlude
30. Kev Brown – unreleased
31. Freddie Joachim – One More Night
32. Freddie Joachim – Let Go Now
33. Profile – unreleased
34. Freddie Joachim feat. Othello – For Her (Unreleased)
35. Full Crate – She Was Fly feat. Mar

The Find Magazine x Mellow Orange x Organology - Bridgework w/ DJ's Yusai & Freddie Joachim by organology


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Eccy - Milk It

Rhythm-Incursions take a trip back to Japan, and more specifically Tokyo, for their next guest mix this time roping in the talents of young producer Eccy (pronounced Eksy) who is a close friend of the Tokyo fam, the Raid System collective and label.

Following his appearance on Dubken's 'Loovia Mythos' album, which explored beats and electronic hip hop, Eccy’s moved into more upbeat territories in particular the UK Funky sounds and mutations that have originated from London and the UK over the last year. His new release, Flavour of Vice EP, is coming out before the end of the year on his own Slye Records with remixes from London’s Subeena and a flavour, pardon the pun, that is distinctively in line with the capital’s more tropical and percussive riddims.

Reflecting this is the guest mix he put together for Rhythm Incursions, called Milk It. It features a raft of the most interesting producers to have played around with UK Funky and House templates in the last year from Altered Natives to LuckyMe’s Jacques Greene, Hypno, Doc Daneeka, Subeena, Seiji, Roska and of course Eccy himself.

Eccy’s Flavour of Vice EP drops late 2010 on Slye Records. Loovia Mythos is out now also on Slye Records. You can find Eccy online at Myspace and Soundcloud.

Tracklist:
01.Altered Natives – The Bitch
02.L-Vis 1990 – Into The Stars
03.Jacques Greene – Good Morning
04.Funkystepz – You Got It
05.Ital Tek – Moment In Blue (Ikonika Remix)
06.Take – Neon Beams (Eccy Remix)
07.Lone – Raptured
08.Jamtech Foundation – Too Fast (Femme En Foururre Remix)
09.Ramadanman & Midland – Your Words Matter
10.Hypno – War Demons
11.Cooly G – Dis Boy (DVA’s Hi Emotions Remix)
12.Hackman – Always
13.Doc Daneeka – Copz
14.Subeena – Neurotic
15.BD1982 – Trails (Jam City Remix)
16.Roska & Untold – Myth
17.Larry Tee – Let’s Make Nasty feat.Roxy Cottontail (Afrojack Remix)
18.Sandro Silva – Told Ya
19.Gregor Salto & Afrojack – I’ll Be There feat.Jimbolee
20.Eccy – Plastik Soul
21.Eccy – Old Snake Rapier
22.Seiji – Straylight
23.Scratcha DVA – Nasty Nasty Nasty (Roska Remix)
24.Eccy – Dog Tooth Chronicle



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HVW8 Podcast 22 - Computer Jay

Computer Jay has been steady on that grind tweaking dials, enjoy the fruits of his labor ripe as they are. He put out a 12" on Ramp, started to tour with Master Blazter, was featured on Gaslamp Killer's Death Gate EP and had that outstanding release with Dam Funk on All City.

Computer Jay returns to the scene of the crime: The HVW8 podcast. The initial super session (HVW8 #2) with Dam Funk and J-1 lead to the curation of Master Blazter and in Aug 2007, he curated Live @ The BBQ podcast #18 for HVW8, along with Kutmah. Just over 3 yrs later, he returns to the West Hollywood gallery to curate once more for the famed troupe.



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