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Monday 24 December 2007

It's About That Time


Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
MeShell Ndegeocello - The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams
Feist - The Reminder
Common - Finding Forever
Mark Ronson - Version
Jay-Z - American Gangster
Radiohead - In Rainbows
J*Davey - Land of the Lost
RJD2 - The Third Hand
Sondre Lerche - Phantom Punch

(Oh, and my CD, too. Plug.)

Not necessarily the best, but what was on my stereo the most often this year.
And you?

Monday 17 December 2007

the legendary


I AM LEGEND - isolation


i don't know who's making these animatic trailers for the new Will Smith movie "I Am Legend" but they blow the "Heroes" animated comic books completely out of the water!

Tuesday 4 December 2007

Thursday 29 November 2007

Amazing.



Points for:

-The VHS effect, making the video look like a dubbed porn you found in your dad's closet.
-Looking like Bootsy on them steps before the lights come up.
-Taking the talk box tube out of his mouth before the effects let up. Gangsta.
-The Doves bite towards the end.

Feel free to highlight your own.

A+

Saturday 17 November 2007

Sunday 11 November 2007

One to watch: American Gangster



This is turning out to be the event of the year!



Besides the Jay-Z, "inspired by" business (this song and now the video just get me hype!!! love the film concept), the American Gangster soundtrack features Hank Shocklee (source music) and Marc Streitenfeld (score, he also did the score for 'Gladiator').

And of course, Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, and Ruby Dee! on film. Not to mention Common, Chiwetel Ejiofor and so many more. Whoa!

On Beef.


There's nothing like a little conflict to light the proverbial creative fire under an artist's ass. Hip hop, perhaps unique in its level of self-reverence/reference, lends the most immediate (both in relativity and overall production to release time) examples. The dis track/answer song/etc. goes way back - Roxanne(s), bridges, what have you - and continues to thrive today, straight to the net or YouTube (Curtissss!) having, to a degree, replaced leaks to radio or mix tapes.
On the whole, "beef" in other genres tends to be a little more subtle and far-reaching. Amy Winehouse broke in America off of an album basically devoted to putting the sleazy guy she ended up marrying anyway on blast for some old shit. Just no names named.
Anyway, this new Prince track is, situation-wise, kind of curious. It's not all that often that an artist inadvertently goes after a large portion of his loyal fanbase. And then, when it kind of backfires, offers up a new track as part olive branch/bitch slap/explanation. But if the recent squabbles are going to get Prince back up to this musical level, I sort of don't mind if the conflict continues.
And once I finally figured it out, I like the "out like the wolves in the first" line.

Thursday 8 November 2007

Sunday 4 November 2007

Word.


http://www.illdoctrine.com/2007/10/why_albums_used_to_matter.html


Wow. I just got hip to the magic of Ill Doctrine recently, but it is the site I go to when I want to feel good about the music and the word again.

His opinions and the way he phrases them are right on point. Stop, Look, and Listen.

o:{and track back to find a very silly guest appearance by Just Blaze!}

Do it fluid.


Mess up my mind.

Here.

Here too.

Wednesday 31 October 2007

BLOOD!!!


I dig this article, if only because the last quote so highlights the difference between European and American culture. Obvious, yes, but that last sentence is just so...Italian. Or something. Anyway, it made me chuckle. Yeah, chuckle.
By the way, where is Anita Ekberg from? Come on, now.

Tuesday 30 October 2007

Because of the fact that this is a (test)...we will now take the time...to (re-fix) it



Shout out to Steady B, Blastmaster KRS-ONE, TaT Money on the cut, and Doc, breaking it down like this! The combination of black & white cartoons and 1920's-sounding samples makes this song really memorable for me. I've never heard the original to this song, but I've never needed to, this song is a classic.

I just wanted to update the Hamlet Safety project. I have taken the suggestions and questions I received from people to update and hopefully improve the project. Please let me know if you have any other comments or suggestions. Much appreciated.

I am also including another test project i did. I added a visual component to the excellent musical language lessons provided by earwormsMBT. This is a demo of a German lesson for the video iPod. I was planning to make a trip over to the father-land (why is it called this?) when I was waylaid by a bit of bacteria in the system. Long story short, I never got to test my supposed German language learning.



On another note, big up Kerry Washington for directing an amazing video for Common's "I Want You". There is not alot of talk of female directors out there, let alone black female directors. This is not one of the top five songs on the excellent "Finding Forever" album, but this video goes a long way in making the song work for me. The video is really well thought out with a story line that adds to the song rather than just represents it. I haven't enjoyed a video from Common this much since the MK12 designed "Go".

o:{Big up OnSmash for the link. Apologies for the logos in the way. (like I did that!)}

I'm not sure, any more more.


At some point last month, I thought it would be a good idea to try and flip a quick drum and bass remix of this Kanye track. But due to my one hour rule/excuse when making stuff on the computer, it kind of ended up sounding like Aphex Twin or Squarepusher or something. Actually, the photoshop here took about as long as the track, which speaks to: a) my photoshop skills (nil) b) my skills with music software (questionable) or c) my lack of commitment to getting things closer to how I want them to sound.

Goodnight (Ragga Loud)

I made a "ragga louder" version, which is sonically a little more consistent, but you can't here the vocals for all the bass. Delicious.

Wednesday 24 October 2007

Sob Story.




I made a trek back to my old stomping grounds in the suburbs the other night to spin at a friend's party. Proper club, big sound system, so on. I was worried I'd be asked to DJ first - groggy from the train ride and not many people in the spot doesn't make for an energetic or enjoyable set. Instead, I was told my slot was late/last - around 3, "so people will stay until the end." This, however, was presuming that lots of kids wanted to hear me spin. Versus get home on the last train and make it to work the next day. No problem; I was happier to talk to old friends who were able to come through early on.
But, of course, 3 turns to 3:30 and the crowd starts to thin. The organizer is gone somewhere, and the rest of my DJ friends are congregating outside somewhere. I'm recovering from a cold, so I give up and lay down on a sofa in the back "VIP" room. Get woken up at 4, "Do you want to DJ? Everyone's pretty much gone." I make a go of it for about twenty minutes, but shut down when I realize that we can all leave whenever. Anyway, here's what I was thinking of spinning. Have a listen. By the way, it starts at about twenty seconds in, so hang in there. It'll give you time to close all of the pop-ups.

Sunday 21 October 2007

RAVage







It’s coming up on a year from the time when some reckless driver plowed into my parked car on rain-soaked Brooklyn streets in the middle of the night. And I miss my car.

The day I drove it off the lot in Minneapolis I had a homemade mixtape in my pocket ready to try out the speakers. Side One, Track One? Sob (Saab?) Story by the Leaders of the New School. From that day forward there was always music playing in my Toyota Rav4. I made mixtapes for the car first and then for my friends. Better yet, if I had my friends in the car, then it was a win/win! The dashboard stayed packed with cassettes and then later CDs.

Nothing got more run in the car than J.Rocc’s promo mix for the Jaylib album. Stones Throw Records really should have included it on the re-release. The Champion Sound promo CD is a seamless blend of the combined history of two of the best musicians that hip-hop has produced as well as a sample of their collaborative work. The best bit is that it included the unreleased Stereolab-sampling track that started the conversation between these two artists. Apparently, Madlib would record rhymes over Jay Dee’s beat tapes. He took a shine to one particular song, but the beat was already sold. I believe that above mentioned song is what became Busta Rhymes’ “Show Me What You Got For Me”.

The above picture is the last time I saw my car, hobbled at the impound lot, totaled and heading for scrap and spare parts. The link will show you some of the people who spent a lot of time in my car listening to music or just enjoying the ride. Whattup, AnR, SHZA, Gee, Me, Toriano, and Marlon (in order of appearance). Whattup, Kemba for trips to Boston and Jones Beach. Thanks Sean for the Autobot sticker that I stuck on the back window imagining the heat sensitive holograms of the first generation Transformer toys. Whattup, Kemp for trying to buy the “blue lady” for a dollar to keep her all in the family! And whattup Roxane, who told me that my car (the Rava she called it, misunderstanding the logo) was like riding around in a movie, with our own personal soundtrack. I’m missing you all.

Friday 19 October 2007

Tamborine, if you will.



I'm adding this one to my "Stevie had his eye on the mothership" (or is it the "George had his eye on Stevie"?) file. This one is '73 - great version. Maybe it's just me, but wailing co-ed choruses + minor sevenths = UFO soon come down from the rafters. Anyway, here you are.

Sunday 14 October 2007

Conflicted:



Black Snake Moan (Nice site, too!)

I was always interested in this movie. Maybe it was Sam Jackson’s “year of the snake” or maybe it was the old-fashioned “pulp fiction” postering. But the images of Christina Ricci in chains made this seem like a porno and I didn’t want to tell anyone that I wanted to see it, so I waited for video.

But lo, this is a great movie!

The characters are well rounded and you get a real sense of the community they are in. Sam’s character’s explanation of why he didn’t just take the girl to the sheriff is simple and (mostly) believable. I have family in the south, so I really liked these characters and the preacher character reminded me of one of my older cousins (complete in look and mannerisms, thus making me homesick). The south is presented truthfully and not as a stereotype.

And the music is nicely done! Not being a major fan of the blues, I found myself tapping my foot to the soundtrack. And the title song scene, where Sam plays guitar and Christina is wrapped around his leg and a storm’s brewing outside, is amazing!

The writer/director, Craig Brewer, considers his movies musicals of his hometown of Memphis. His first was Hip-Hop and this was the Blues. He says he has Country and Soul in the works.

Now I might have to see “Hustle & Flow”. I avoided it because of the “pimp” plot. Which is sad, because I have been a Terrence Howard fan since “The Best Man”.

Tuesday 9 October 2007

Milton!

I'm not even gonna bother getting into all the crazy here. It's too easy. But it's just one thing. Forget the hair - isn't Kels wearing man-size doll clothes?



I do appreciate being informed as to what "the profanity represents," though.

Saturday 6 October 2007

Sample Cleared Conscience


http://www.themegatrondon2.com/2007/09/13/cradle-to-the-grave-vol-3/

"You know …I didn’t know Mr. Byrd, or ever meet him. However I felt a little bit of a connection with him. It turns out that he was having a very hard time financially around 2001, and he and his wife were about to lose their house. As fate would have it, before the bill collectors could take the house away, the royalties from "U Don’t Know" (which sampled his record "I’m Not To Blame") allowed him to handle his financial issues and save his home.

I remember being heated beyond words when I found out that whoever owned the publishing for "I’m Not To Blame" was taking a super-high percentage of the record. When I found this {o: the above} out, it was yet another example of God working in those mysterious ways. Had he not recieved that money, who knows what would have happened, and obviously none of us would have even known about his plight. I rested a little easier that night, knowing that something I did was able to directly benefit one of our heroes during a time of need.

I’ve got a similar story about another record I did.. but I’ll save that for another time.

R.I.P."

Taken from the incredible Just Blaze blog "The Megatron Don" (click to hear the sampled original, Just 'n Jay's song and the fully formed remix with M.O.P.!), which is also the home of the above bit of Photoshop magic. Nice one!

I was sitting in the "100% Design" event in London recently and they were playing some of the classic James Brown and Bobby Byrd songs and it really hit me that we lost these two legends so close in time to each other. I've heard Chuck D (or was it Hank Shocklee) say that one of the reasons that they pulled Flavor Flav into Public Enemy was to get the vocal Barritone vs. Tenor effect of Bobby Byrd and James Brown. Once again, Hip-Hop owes a great debt to these two men. Rest in Peace, Mr. Brown and Mr. Byrd.

o:{all over the place!}

Sunday 30 September 2007

Classic.



This is hilarious. If you haven't seen the original footage of Kanye storming the stage at last year's European VMA's, try and track it down and watch it first. Fam.

Tuesday 25 September 2007

this is a test 2

After months of staring at this computer screen, I am ready to share the second version of my thesis project:



http://viralvinyl.com/hs/hscomS1.htm

The Hamlet Safety Project is an experiment in
comprehension through music.

It seeks to emphasize understanding through connecting contemporary musical language with that of classical literature. And considering how popular music, and hip-hop specifically, has helped spread English and slang around the world, I'm curious to see if these connections can make it easier for people who are learning English as a second language as well as those trying to understand the messages of Shakespeare.

Please feel free to respond with any questions or problems you have with this presentation.
o:{thanks!}

(and keep an eye out for a little remix business coming soon)

Saturday 22 September 2007

Undeniable



This song is ridiculous. At a mere minute and forty seconds, it's obviously one of the more abbreviated entries in the Prince canon. While the bulk of Parade swings back and forth between the minimal and the baroque, this track sits somewhere in the middle. Abstract and basic, the Clare Fischer embellishments tie the track to the somewhat European feel of the album (his original take is a little intense).

Anyway, if I'm correct, it's also Questlove's favorite Prince track. Check the drum pattern interpolation (common Questo stuff - don't front) on "Africa."

Elsewhere in celebrity Prince fandom...I dig this, too.

Saturday 8 September 2007

One to watch: Mos Def



"Be Kind, Rewind" directed by Michel Gondry, starring Jack Black and Mos Def. (Looks really funny and could be a wry take on creativity and copyright control)

I know this is obviously not a new face on the scene, but i feel like the man is building up into something amazing. Aside from his great live shows which now feature a band that sometimes includes the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Robert Glasper …

(i really hope this version of Poison makes it onto his next album, even if it is a hidden bonus track!)

...Mr. Mos has also been pretty consistent on the acting tip.

I don't lump him into the "rapper-turned-actor" category because he was on The Cosby Mysteries before BlackStar came out. He's a mutli-tasker: poet, actor, musician. I didn't see 16 Blocks (maybe it was the voice), but he was good in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and his best performance so far was in Something the Lord Made on HBO.

As for the music, I wasn't feeling alot of "True Magic" (maybe it was my cousin's crappy bootleg), but i can't stop rocking U R The One (eff you!!!). But i was happy to see him stand up and make a statement for the survivors of Katerina.

On a different note, big up Jim who pulled me on stage for a crazy verion of "Award Tour" by A Tribe Called Quest (i was Phife!) last night at Plan B's hip hop karaoke! So much fun! (sorry Sean, they took your idea) but it really makes you respect MCs breath control and memory 'cause i broke down two-thirds of the way through.

o:{kay, i'm re-listening to "Tru3 Magic" and it's nice! I also like the Japan-only Good Night off of Kanye's new release}

oh, and respect Michel Gondry (he's got special powers!):

Thursday 6 September 2007

Jim Sharp aka J Bold: Figit Mix Final





Have to big up the one called J (jimmy-james) Bold (just thought I’d add another “also-known-as” to his growing list. Ha!) on the occasion of his birthday. And, what better way to do this than to spread the sound of his skill.

This “Figit Mix” is a good sound to start the party that will be at Plan B (yes, the B is for Brixton, people. NICE site, by the way!).

Why he would do this picture damage to himself on his mySpace site is beyond me. Maybe it’s the beginning of his birthday licks. All the best, Jim.

o:{will be in the party, gettin’ his life!}

Tuesday 4 September 2007

Free, Baby


Lately, I find myself longing for more collaborative effort.  
No, I'm not lonely.  
I don't mean it in some sort of creepy euphemistic way.  
I've been listening to this recording of a Stevie Wonder concert from 1973 or 1974.  Likely the latter; a show in London, though I have a ton of conflicting information.  Anyway, Steve and the band are largely restrained during their run through a handful of at-the-time new songs - for a group as solid as Wonderlove, it's strange that they can find no better way to end most of the songs than to have Stevie do a schmaltzy little piano coda.  Nonetheless, these are all songs that are now classics (the bulk are from Innervisions), and it's a beautiful thing to hear documentation of Stevie as band leader.  During some of the longer takes, he alternately guides the bass player, chastises the drummer for failing to catch and mimic his beatbox break, and edges the whole group into an operatic version of "You Are the Sunshine of My Life."
However, the moments I really dig are those which probably fall somewhere between the rehearsed and spirit of the collective groove, so to speak.  When the audience (and the backup singers) finally get the reprise chant right during "Living For the City."  The double-time bridge in "Superwoman" - to die for.  And the bulk of "To Know You Is To Love You" is sublime.  A little more straightforward and poppy in its original incarnation (Syreeta album track, 1972), Steve and the band stretch out here - he starts off by walking Reggie McBride through a straight up Willie Weeks bass line, and lets Michael Sembello (before he was a Maniac he was a Wonderlover) do his thing.  But when the backup vocalists kick in - loveliness.  When they start riffing halfway through, it's as if Stevie had secretly foreseen the whole mid to late 70's Parliament/Brides of Funkenstein connection (in fact listen to George and co.'s 1976 "Getting To Know You" for a very similar vibe).
So, it's all got me in the mood for good collaborative effort.  I'm not trying to sing backup for somebody or anything (in fact I've been spending the last couple of days politely trying to turn down another invitation to be the lead singer of somebody's punk band), but I'm down with DJing in pairs, building beats via email, and people helping me with Photoshop.  Et (tu, Peter) Cetera.
Anyway, an excuse to pass this on:

To Know You Is To Love You

Tuesday 28 August 2007

Summer's Eves

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket



MyFlashFetish


This is a cd (non-mix) I put together for my brother the other day. A little bit of end of the summer nostalgia. On some sit on the roof type stuff. Please excuse any volume irregularities (Sound Check=the greatest lie). And please enjoy. Hope you all had a swell and sweaty summer.

Wednesday 22 August 2007

Hear Nu Evil pt.2


DJ Jim Sharp



1. Drink and My 2 Step (Cousin Cole Remix) - Cassidy
2. Stand up & Body Rock - Andy C vs. Ludacris
3. Lean & Bounce - Duke Dumont
4. Toys R Nuts (Hardwell & Rehab Remix) - Greg Salto & Chuckie
5. Some 50 Cent Polypholy Game? - Petter vs. Game & Fiddy
6. Worry About It Later (Switch Remix) - The Futureheads
7. My Girl, I Am Ready For The World - Size 9 vs.The Temptaions & KRS-One
8. Simon Says (ESTAW Refix) - Pharoah Monche
9. Get Into It Busta! - Audioporn Remix of The Glamour & of course Bussa Bus
10. Let There Be Blazing Light - Kissy Sellout & DJ Funk
11. Fly Heater - Samim vs. Three6 Mafia
12. Disco Eater - Les Rhythms Digitales Vs. Ms.Furtado
13. Organ Grinder (breakdown) - Trevor Loveys & Sinden
14. The Salmon Dance - Fat Lip & Chemical Bros.
15. When I Hear Mehdi - DJ Apt One
16. Maxel 2 F's - Harold Faltermeyer with his homies, The Clipse
17. Gin & Guuuice - Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney & Garth Brooks

After missing my first plane to London (the effect of a too-good going away party!), I found myself in a seat next to a friendly-faced stranger 24 hours later. By the end of the flight, it was like Jim and I had known each other for a long, long time! Our shared love of Little Brother, Lily Allen and new music in general has made us fast friends.

So I am really happy whenever he blesses me with his latest mix. Even happier to share it.

I wasn't sure what to think of this Jim Sharp (a.k.a. J Bold) mix judging from the tracklisting. But it just started playing in the background as I was working on something else and I immediately took notice. It's crazy, but crazy nice!!!

o:{give it a second to load}

Monday 20 August 2007

One to watch: Phonte Coleman


Big Pooh and Phonte of Little Brother on the cover of their soon-to-be-released third album "Get Back".

Tigallo goes to the movies

I always find myself checking in on the blogs of Phonte Coleman. A major creative force as part of Little Brother and The Foriegn Exchange, he has been guesting heavy on a variety of projects of late. My favorite being 4Hero's "Give In". And credit has to be given to his inspired rendition of Toto's "Africa" with Zo! (stick around to the end where the magic begins!).

What i really appreciate is that he is a true multimedia artist, like ?uestlove before him and now kanYe and even Just Blaze have followed.

Phonte gives so much more to his fans than just the music. Track back on the above link and you’ll find videos and diary-like entries from LB’s experiences on tour in Europe as well as Phonte’s music recommendations and championing of the work and web presence of Nine Inch Nail’s Trent Reznor.

Now that’s a multi-layered portrait of an artist and a scholar. This Coleman boy's done good! (boy as in no-relation fam, not as in "white racist word!" ©Michael "Good Times" Evans)

Tuesday 14 August 2007

this is a test





or goto http://viralvinyl.com/IGv11qd.mov

This short film (a minute and a half total) is part of my student thesis project. I'm curious to see how people respond to it. Take a look and then give a brief answer to the questions that follow.

1. Is this entertaining?

2. Did you feel at all overwhelmed? Is it too much information all at once?

3. Did the music enhance the experience or did it get in the way?

4. Do you think that the visuals change or influence your experience of the text? If so, how?

5. Where would you see yourself using this?

6. Would you buy something like this? If so, how much would you pay for it?

7. Is there anything that you would change about this presentation?

thanks for taking the time to view and give your opinion.
o:{curious}

Wednesday 8 August 2007

youTube records

These are some songs and videos that i just can't get enough of:



The GAME f. kanYe West - "WOULDN'T GET FAR"
The wardrobe malfunction in the beginning of the video is more telling of the state of hip-hop today and the characters these rappers play than anything since Slick Rick's "It's a Boy" and Biggie & 112's "Sky's the Limit" videos that had little kids dressed up as the rappers of the day.



Kanye West - "throw some D's" REMIX
"That's why i respect Alicea Keys,
she said effit i'ma just ride with these!"

How many rappers you hear saying they respect
any other woman than their momma?!

Once again a rapper playing a role. but this is more tongue-in-cheek. Maybe this is Kanye getting himself in "dirty old man" mode. I love the motion graphic puppets in this aswell. Great concept. So simple and SO well executed!

and
Read A Book


Written, performed and Produced by Bomani Armah.
Video produced by Six Point Harness - "Read A Book"
"Buy some land...F#@K spinning rims!"
'nuf said.

or even better:
Read A Book LIVE (as hell!)

and one more!


UGK & Outkast - Int'l Player's Anthem (Extended Cut)
This is what makes Outkast great. The yin and yang, spacey vs. down-to-earth bookends of Three Stacks and Fat Sacks (love that! Andre 3000 and Big Boi respectively) add so much personality to a simple song about pimpin'.

Sunday 5 August 2007

50 Grand for 50 Cent?!


Mark Ronson on the decks at the Yoyo night at the Notting Hill Arts Club

"All hands on decks!" by Luke Blackall, Editor of the Buzz, The London Paper, Thursday, 02 August 2007

"These days anyone can be a DJ. Gone are the vinyls, needles and complicated mixing desks. Now all you need is a collection of CDs and a trendy name.

Every week some showbiz party, product launch or club night in London will hire a celebrity to get behind the decks.

...Perhaps surprisingly – with the exception of the career DJs – talent behind the decks seems to be of little importance to promoters and organisers, who are more interested in the celebrity name on the flyer or invitation."


Now i'm not mad at a clever bit of promotion that will make the most of a celebrity appearance, but i can't help feeling a bit of a slap in the face for all the DJs who have put the time and passion into perfecting a skill!

Since we are on the subject, the above pictured Ronson is somewhere straddled on the line of skilled DJ and celebrity. I was lucky enough to be on hand at YoYo for a brief 'Hip Hop and more' set and he definitely delivers. He's been the go to DJ for celebrity parties for years, but he has the musical and DJ talent to back it up.

On a side note, London loves to get dressed up and the kids at YoYo are pushing the 80's hard! One girl was rocking an outfit that was pure "sign o' the times"-era Prince back-up dancer. But then she topped it with L.A. Gear hi-tops (do they even make these sneakers anymore?!). On the fellas I saw more than one hollow rope chain ala Eric B. and Rakim. Silly!

Monday 30 July 2007

Extensions of a Matt



MyFlashFetish




When i got this package from Japan in the mail i didn't know what to expect, but it has be come my favorite album of the summer so far!

Matt is a wonderful DJ and music collector that has elevated himself to the realm of music creator. And i made this blog with him in mind. Now everyone can hear the magic.

o:{jealous}

Sunday 29 July 2007

urban hermit



I made this Music Player at MyFlashFetish.com




this is a mix i made in 2005. please excuse the sound quality. i had not yet worked out the kinks in my recordings at this point. there are still moments in this "99.4% Pure - Urban Hermit" compilation that make me proud.

o:{sound}

Saturday 28 July 2007

two of my favourite people talk



"...I think it's fear" - ?uestlove
besides the loss of life and liberty, i think this is the worst effect of war.

Gilles Peterson and Questlove talk music and politics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/gillespeterson/questlovevideo.shtml

Wednesday 25 July 2007

effortless




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIpeEm4cLNs




A mood piece for this blog site. Creative pianist Chico Marx having fun with his craft.

After listening to Robert Glasper's playful mixture of Herbie Hancock's 'Maiden Voyage' with Radiohead's 'Everything In It’s Right Place’ on his new album 'IN MY ELEMENT' out now on Blue Note records (http://www.bluenote.com/detail.asp?SelectionID=10615), i would have to say he might be a fan of Chico Marx. Also notable is the respect given to the late, great J Dilla (gent) on Glasper's ‘J Dillerlude’.

This clip is from "A Night in Casablanca" which i believe is the last of the Marx Bros. movies. Not their funniest. But worth checking out for this bit and of course, Harpo's masterful harp work.

o:{bump}

Monday 23 July 2007

welcome-in-ng!

"Ladies and Gentlemen would you join me please in welcome-in-ng!"
viral vinyl is the home of mix tape sharing and discussion. we welcome all mix makers and music composers and artisits to share and stay tuned for more.

Intro.mp3