This is an early one by Four Tet. It came out in the summer of 2000. Relased by Leaf records on 12'' vinyl. The EP was a split between Four Tet and Scape/Matador artist Pole.The name of the track is Cload
This is an early track by one of my favorite artists. Deadbeat is Canadian and he makes slow dub techno music. This is from his first full length Primordia. It was released in 2001 by Intr_version Records. The name of the track is Peripheral Artifacts
The homie Gino asked me for a beat a while back. It ended up on his LP Young Dangerous Heart on GSL. This is the instrumental from the 12''. The name of the song is The Haze on the Hill
Dark Party is Eliot Lipp and Leo 123. We make electronic music. We use samples, synthesizers,drum machines, and electric pianos in our music. This is from the Ghostly Swim compilation. You can download the entire album (19 tracks) and artwork for free at Ghostly.Com Featuring Dabrye, Matthew Dear, FlyamSam, Osborne and many more. The name of our song is Active
This track is from one of my favorite old school LPs. Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth from DITC released their first LP in 1990. It was released on Wild Pitch records. The name of the LP and the song is Funky Technician
IDM from 1999. The name of the artist is Takeshi Muro. This is from his Swollen Glance Vol.1 EP. An early Schematic records 12''. I love Miami. The name of the song is Ntak.
After Company Flow's first album Bigg Juss left the group. For the follow up El-p and Mr. Len surprised everyone by putting out an album that was all instrumentals. Little Johnny from the Hospitul was released in 1999 on Rawkus records. The name of this track is Friend vs Friend
Newcleus is a electro funk group from Brooklyn. They released music in the late 70's early 80's. Their biggest hits were Jam On It and Jam On Revenge. This one is from their second LP Space Is The Place 1985 Sunnyview records. The name of the song is Cyborg Dance
This is from Scott Herren's Delarosa & Asora project. It's from the 12'' Crush the Sight-Seers. It was released in 1999 on Pearineel records.The name of the track is Ossabw
Moodymann is Kenny Dixon Jr. He is a producer and DJ from Detroit. He makes House,Techno and a really convincing argument for Soulful music. This is from a release on his own label KDJ. It came out on 7" and 12" (2000).The name of the track is Analog:Live
King Sun put out some dope songs in his career. His first 2 records were on point. He always came with dope beats and his delivery was cold. This is from his first release XL on Profile records (1989).The name of the song is Fat Tape
Lo Borges is brazilian. This is a song from his self titled LP originally released in 1972. I give him props just for putting those kicks on the cover.The name of the song is Calibre
Eliot's new album "The Outside" comes out today on Mush records. Go get it, for real. The Pharcyde flipped everything with their first album and when it came to their second album they flipped it again by flying Jay Dee out to LA to make beats for them. This was back in like 95, way before everyone was all about him. This is the instrumental to Y? (Be Like That) -Jay Dee Remix It was released on 12'' by Delicious Vinyl in 96.
Prism records is a really good record label that put out a lot of dope disco and electro records in the 70's and 80's. This is Warp 9 with from their 12'' released in 83. The name of the song is Light Years Away
I've been bumpin this in the car lately and it's amazing. My brother made this Talking Heads mix about a year ago, live on turntables. It's broken up into 3 parts. This is Part1 . For parts 2 and 3 go to Illestmedia.com
Here go the instrumental to one of Aaliyah's best songs. This one is produced by Timbaland and it is pure heat. It was released on 12'' in 2000 The name of the track is Try Again
Back in the 90's when dudes from the 5% nation used to run NY hip hop, Poor Righteous Teachers were at the top of the game for a minute. This song is from their second LP The New World Order (1996). The name of the track is Word Iz Life
Lonnie Liston Smith is one of the kings of Outer Space Fusion Jazz. He always has dope keyboards, basslines, reverb and delay. This one is from his 1978 LP on CBS records Loveland. The name of the song is Floating Through Space