Category archive: Audio

Marc Mac’s album In Between the Lines is now available on iTunes , produced by Marc Mac featuring Phonte of Little Brother/Foreign Exchange, T.R.A.C, Roshin of Notes to Self, Preach & Voice. For more info visit the Omniverse Records site.

Marc Mac – Take A Trip Feat. Phonte

Marc Mac – Radio Heroes Feat. T.R.A.C

Here’s a brand new track from Dam-Funk’s new EP, ‘LAtrik’, called ‘On & On’. Damian is currently putting the finishing touches on his debut album “Toeachizown” which will be released this Fall as a 5/LP set – two and a half hours of music – with CD version to follow. Toeachizown is a modern funk album, created in five distinct parts: LAtrik, Fly, Life, Hood, Sky. Stones Throw will be releasing a few of these volumes digitally prior to the vinyl & CD release in Fall. LAtrik is available now exclusively at http://stonesthrow.com.

Stay tuned for volumes: 2. 3, 4, & 5 and keep that L.A. boogie-funk in heavy rotation! Big ups Alex..

Dam Funk – Toeachizown

Dam Funk – On & On

A-FREE-KA: a Kemetic term, from ancient Egypt, meaning spirit. Being in A-free-Ka means no limitations. No boundaries. Infinite. As the myth-scientist Sun Ra said: The only limit is your imagination. In A-free-Ka, the mind and body is one. Harnessing the hidden vectors of space, transcending time, elevating the mind. S’aint even about music, but a journey towards love, truth, peace, freedom and justice.

Shafiq Husayn‘s first solo album “Shafiq En’ A-Free-Ka” represents the culmination of a 30 year journey. He learnt to cut from Afrika Bambaattaa and Afrika Islam, cooled out in L.A. with Egyptian Lover, and did a stint with Ice-T’s Rhyme Syndicate. Today, he is part of the Sa-Ra triumvirate and the only person Erykah Badu allows to write for her. What he makes isn’t hip-hop, isn’t soul, isn’t rock, isn’t jazz. It’s a weke-up call. He carefully arranges his drums like hieroglyphs. Taking the hip-hop beat somewhere else, to a place it’s always been before – thru ancient rhyhthms of the Ethiops, Eastern modalities, dark matter freek1cies and the reverb/delay of our forefathers’ voices. The album is composed with an armoury of outboard gear, effects, synthesizers, electric guitars, strings, horns, a lot of modulation and a lot of weird stuff. “Hip-hop mastered the beat, but they didn’t do nothing with the changes,” says Shafiq. Check out “Lil Girl” featuring UK’s favorite queen – Fatima – and don’t forget to get “En’ A-Free-Ka” when it drops on Plug Research this October!

Shafiq Husayn – Lil Girl (Feat. Fatima)

 

Young instrumentalist, soundscaper and rhythm scientist – Mindesign aka mndsgn – had been on our list of promising beatmakers for a minute now. Part of the Klipmode fam (Devonwho, Suzi Analogue, knXwl3dG3 and Mindesign) and bound to make it big if you ask us. Perhaps more on Klipmode soon…Devon?

When we heard Recordbreakin was going to release his first solo release “Lights & Tunnels” we were very pleased. With melodious keys and layers of space and future MD is about to take you on this cosmic journey through space and time. To be released as a digital EP this year, we anxiously await the space invasion. Keep an eye out for more details on Recordbreakin..

Mindesign – Etcetera

Mindesign – Three Days Off

There is nothing better than gettin a goodie from one of your favorite artists in your mailbox..For all the people who didnt subscribe to the Foreign Exchange mailinglist, here is what they had to say..

This is the first in a series of random goodies that we will be periodically dropping off in your mailboxes. (Who loves ya, baby?)

We recorded this over a month ago specifically for a ?uestlove tribute party dedicated to The Purple One himself. Other than passing it off to a few DJ friends who vowed to keep it on some secret squirrel, “bet you aint up on THIS!” status, no one has ever heard it. In the wake of the incredible loss we suffered on June 25 however, this joint took on somewhat of a deeper meaning.

We decided to share it with our fans not only as a token of appreciation, but also as a way of paying respect to one of our last living musical geniuses.

Let’s not wait until tragedy strikes before we show love and gratitude to our heroes, people. Give them their flowers while they live.

This one’s for you, Mr. Nelson. You are loved and appreciated.

Enjoy!

One Love,
‘Tay and Nic

?uestlove/ Foreign Exchange/ ZO!/ Carlitta Durand – Purple Flip

New album by former Stones Throw funk hopper Dudley Perkins , entirely produced by Georgia Anne Muldrow aka Ms One! Hailing from Oxnard California and beyond, Dudley Perkins (rap moniker Declaime) gained critical acclaim for collaborating with fellow Oxnardian heavyweights Madlib, Oh No and Kan Kick. His raw commentary is known for being deeply rooted in funk and feelgood grooves of yesteryear while maintaining today’s edgy truths of love and war. “Holy Smokes”, is his latest release with Georgia Anne Muldrow behind the boards. Releasedate: July 14th..Pre-Order now on Rushhour.

Dudley Perkins – Holy Smokes Sampler

“Life is a shorty” is the second single from Fashawn’s Boy Meets World, entirely produced by Exile (who is going on a European Tour starting tomorrow, tour dates after the jump). Fashawn’s upcoming album Boy Meets World will be released Spring ’09. Picture: RSM Studios

Fashawn – Life As A Shorty

Fashawn – Our Way

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Back with some Modern Funk for y’all. This time it’s LA’s resident boogie funk ambassador DâM-FunK’ alias Wavelength. Just in case you missed it – this 7″ is a great prelude to D-F’s Toeachizown album, which will be released late summer/ early fall. The record is limited to 1000 copies so get yours right now. UPDATE: Official RED video – “I Should Tell Ya Momma On You” Remixes by DâM-FunK and Chops, Out July 23!!

Wavelength – Funk Dreams

Wavelength – Life Turns

Mayer Hawthorne grew up just outside of Detroit, and vividly remembers, as a child, driving with his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul and jazz history the region provided. “Most of the best music ever made came out of Detroit,” claims the singer, producer, and multiinstrumentalist, who counts Isaac Hayes, Leroy Hutson, Mike Terry, legendary songwriting and production trio of Dozier, Holland, and Holland Jr. The “retro” tag is added to almost any contemporary work that sounds like it was originally recorded between 1966 and 1974, and Hawthorne, among the newest contributors to the genre, is aware of how trends come and go. After being introduced to Stones Throw label head Peanut Butter Wolf, even the label boss was skeptical. “He showed me two songs and I didn’t understand what I was listening to,” Wolf recalls. “I asked him if they were old songs that he did re-edits of – I couldn’t believe they were new songs and that he played all the instruments. stonesthrow

Below we have a first listen of the new album..We’re only allowed to post snippets, but even the snippets will motivate you to buy the album when it drops 09.09.2009…

Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement

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Mayer Hawthorne – Make Her Mine

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Mayer Hawthorne – Shiny And New

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Welcome to the future! Dj Buzz presents: “Comsic War of The Planets”. From an old italo – us science fiction movie, Buzz seperated audio and video samples in order to give the movie as well as the music a new look and feel. Have a look at the first video edit and single release “Stardust“, featuring Detroit’s finest Frank Nitty & viennese future funk expert Dorian Concept. On July 3rd, Dj Buzz drops his new baby on Personal Records on July 3rd. Buy the 7″ online at HHV and on iTunes!

DJ Buzz – Stardust (Feat. Frank Nitty & Dorian Concept)

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