“… Experience a slice of Los Angeles hip-hop history on DJ Dusk’s Root Down Soundclash. Three classic old school hand-held battles from some of Los Angeles’ and the World’s greatest beatmakers.. ”
Madlib vs Cut Chemist
Will.i.am vs Thes One
Oh No vs Exile
It’s been about a year since we first saw this trailer from DJ Dusk’s Soundclash, but we never got our hands on the full DVD. The DVD is now available @ Stonesthrow. Thanks to Behind The Beats.
Featuring J.Rocc. Madlib’s 5 & 6th volumes of Beat Konducta are his & J.Rocc’s tribute to J Dilla.
Advance digital sale on this week.
Vinyl release date is in December.
Vol. 5-6 CD released in early 2009.
01. Dill Withers Theme
02. First Class (The Best Catalogue)
03. Lifetime (Lifeline)
04. The Electric Zone (Plugged In)
05. So Much (Music)
06. Smoked Out (Green Blaze Subliminal Sounds)
07. Another Bag of Bomb (No Seeds)
08. All Love (The Movement)
09. Detroit Playaz (Gator Walk)
10. Blast (Computer Rock)
11. J.B. And J.D. (Interlude)
12. Never Front (Ears Up)
13. Dillalade Ride (Contact High)
14. Suffer (Concentration)
15. Show Me The Good Life (Chip Stack)
16. Slapped Up (Snap N’ Clap)
17. Another Batch (Play It Again)
18. Full Figure Pockets (Pay Jay)
19. Smoke Interlude (Hawaiian Punch)
20. The Sky (Beyond Sight)
Madlib - Dillalade Ride (Contact High)
buy the album in the Stonesthrow Store..
Known as Los Angeles’ “Ambassador of Boogie Funk“, dâm-funk represents the citizens of the Funkmosphere. Headquartered in the Culver City section of L.A., dâm (pronounced: ‘Dame’ as in Damon) spent the last few years cultivating a musical renaissance rooted in the early-’80s styles known as Boogie, Modern Soul and Electro-Funk.
For dâm, “Funk is not a fad - it’s a way of life”. When you listen to beats like the one above, which is the first time many people heard dâm-funk on wax, its clear that he might well have been responsible for some of those OG g-funk lines on some of our favourite records too.
As a DJ/selector, dâm attracts the most discerning Boogie Funk afficionados to his Monday-night Funkmosphere parties. But it’s not just collectors at the bar toasting to the melodic sounds. Anyone who grooves to the likes of Slave, Aurra, early Prince, Prelude Records and the like, will get a dose of those groups’ unknown contemporaries – more obscure but equally Funk-worthy.
Earlier this year Dâm-Funk’s Debut 12″ dropped on Stones Throw Recordings with Stunning Artwork and 2 amazing tunes - “Sidewayz” and “Burgundy City“, the latter being one of the most heavily rinsed records on the Deviation Radio Show in 2008.
The new Boogie sound of LA has come to life thanks to Dam-Funk’s vintage synths and futuristic vision. He plays all the instruments and uses no sequencers no computers. The LP “Toeachisown” will be dropping 2009 on Stones Throw Records.
Dâm Funk - 10 West (Snippet)
If you missed his legendary Boogie Funk mix via the Stones Throw podcast, the bad news is, it is no longer available. The good news is, you can download it here. Via Benji B’s DeviationMusic
Listen to samples from Dilla’s Pay Jay, the unreleased album that Dilla recorded for MCA Records. If you got a copy of Pay Jay, you probably have a bootleg version. So if you support good music, buy some albums from the Dilla catalogue.
Seals&Crofts - Diamond Girl — J Dilla - Diamonds (Prod Nottz)
Kansas - Nobody Knows — J Dilla - No One Knows (Prod Supa Dave West)
Gary Newman - Cars — J Dilla - Trucks
thanks to BackPackGully.
Madlib - Beat Konducta Vol. 5: Dil Cosby Suite, Digital album is available for download at Stones Throw.
Featuring J.Rocc. Madlib’s 5th installment of Beat Konducta is his & J.Rocc’s tribute to J Dilla.
Madlib - The Mystery (Dilla’s Still Here)
Madlib - Floating Soul (Peace)
Stones Throw Podcast #37
Mixed by GLK. The Heliocentrics are on Now-Again Records and have a new single coming in Fall. The Gaslamp Killer is from San Diego, works in Los Angeles and a record coming out on Money Studies at the end of ‘08.
The Oxtopus was specifically recorded for the Oxtopus compilation. This was one of the last times Dilla ever graced the mic. Also, if you notice, the beat is basically a snap back at the song Grindin’ by The Clipse. There’s a video on youtube of J-Rocc playing it live in Sweden, but no one seems to know where this track came from. Now ya know, Lyrics like, “I’m ill wit da pill you tired then take 2/wit dill in ya system dog ya cant lose/ya now rockin’ with the O.X/I’m back like black kojack up in you like kotex/I know you tired of the same ole same ole/the way my chains hang dog, those things get tangled”. The final version has Dilla doing a chorus, that went something like “So what’s the name of the jam? / The Oxtopus (yep) / wassup wit wavin’ dem hands / we got cha hooked (yep) / wassup wit blazin dem yams / we got the kush ” O.X. ROCKIN ON… Messa&Listen Compute Rock
Omer got something for you while you’re waiting for the exclusive interview he did with the Truth Dam Funk.
L.A.s Boogie-Funk master Dam Funk blessed One Day Later with an amazing mix this week, the track list speaks for itself. Omer Saar.
Wizzard - These Are The Eightys (Club Version) (1982 Wizsong)
The Keith Diamond Band - All Night Rocker (1981 Millennium)
Terry Burrus and Transe - Love Rockin’ (1983 Arista)
Midnight Express - Danger Zone (1983 Tri Fire)
Cliff Dawson - I Can Love You Better (1982 Boardwalk)
Omni - Body Groove (Dub Mix) (1983 Mercury)
Gunter Phillips - 1-2-3- LUV (198? Stanpico)
Raymun - Do You Feel Like I Feel (1983 Clockwork)
Wickett - Can’t Get Enough Of You (1983 Mr. T)
David Astri - Dancing Digits (Option “B”) (1983 Award)
Airforce - Body Data (1983 AVI)
Kevin McCord - Never Say (1985 Presents)
Prince & The Revolution - 17 Days (1984 Warner Bros.)
The General - Life In The Big City (1983 Vee Kay)
Home Boy aka ‘Cecil Lyde’ - A Love Connection (1986 Al West)
Dãm-Funk - Burgundy City (2008 Stones Throw)
Dam Funk - Hood Pass Intact
With a Big Shoutout to Universoul Productions.
MADLIB LIVE AT HELLA INTERNATIONAL
FREE ON ITUNES, FREE AT WWW.STONESTHROW.COM
This short DJ set from Madlib includes bits of new material including Beat Konducta #5 and his unreleased Madvillain remixes, spinning live at Hella International, Stones Throw’s yearly event at Miami’s Winter Music Conference. Special thanks to host Aloe Blacc and to Hella International’s presenter VTech Phones for allowing us to make this a free event. www.stonesthrow.com/news/hellainternational
Jackson Conti - Sujinho
What do you get when you combine Madlib productions, classic Brasil standards and the drummer of Azymuth Ivan ‘Mamao’ Conti?
The answer is JACKSON CONTI - SUJINHO. A fullfledged 80 min trip through Brasilian history….
Filled with songs from the greats of Brasilian music of the mid sixties to early seventies. Luiz Eca, Chico Buarque, Joao Donato, Baden and Vinicius, Marcos Valle, Dom Um Romao, Airto even George Duke gets a look in, and of course Azymuth.
Madlib is an artist that gives one new ears every couple of years if you choose to pay close enough attention. As for Jackson Conti, Madlib & Azymuth will blow your heads open ! More info coming soon. Watch out for the limited 7″ which is dropped on the 13th of March !!! courtesy: www.kindred-spirits.nl
Jackson Conti - Sao Paolo Nights
Jackson Conti - Barumba
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