Monday, April 28, 2008

APR 28

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

Sunday, April 27, 2008

APR 27

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

Saturday, April 26, 2008

APR 26

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

Friday, April 25, 2008

APR 25

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

Thursday, April 24, 2008

APR 24

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

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Saturday, April 19, 2008

APR 19

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.

Friday, April 18, 2008

APR 18

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

Thursday, April 17, 2008

APR 17

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

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

APR 16

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

Monday, April 14, 2008

APR 14

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

Sunday, April 13, 2008

APR 13

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

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

APR 9

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

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

APR 8

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.

Monday, April 7, 2008

APR 7

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

Sunday, April 6, 2008

APR 6

Here is a hot one from Aux 88. This is from the LP
Xeo-Genetic released on Direct Beat records (1998)
The name of the track is I Hear Rhythms

Friday, April 4, 2008

APR 4

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

Thursday, April 3, 2008

APR 3

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

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

APR 2

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

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

APR 1

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