Tony D RIP

Tony D one of the most slept on producers in hip hop recently passed away. Responsible for makin beats for PRT, YZ and Boulevard Mosse amonst others. The man could rap as well. Check out his Droppin Funky Verses LP on 4th and Broadway for proof.

Dj Revolution @ O-II-SHI

After having released his sophomore album King Of the Decks which was one of the best hip hop albums of 08. DJ Revolution hits our shores again to play at O-II-SHI's 12'th birthday and final event. I have fond memories of O-ii-Shi parties from the late 90's through to the early 2000's. So much fun you were always guaranteed good music and a mixed crowd. Props to Kavi for bringing something dope to sydney we're going to miss it for sure.
Head down to the Manning Bar Saturday nite. Click the flyer for more details.
Also check out Do My Thing ft Guilty Simpson and Royce Da 5'9 from Revolution's King Of The Decks.

DJ Revolution Do My Thing

Easter Weekend Madness

Looking For Things to do on the Easter Weekend ? Here's some ideas.

Keepin it on the Soul, Funk and Boogie tip.

Hope to see some heads out and about

Nutcase and Pappachubba Flex

I've been on this bass driven instrumental tip lately. Im really diggin the sparse bass driven nature of heaps of dubstep which owes just a little of its stylistic approach to the musical forms of drum and bass and jungle. This quest for bass had me diggin through my old cds, One of the titles i found was Nutcase and Pappachubba's Flex. This was an Australian duo one half being Paul Mac from Booboo and Mace and Itch-E and Scratch-E fame. The latter being famous for winning an ARIA in 95 and thanking the ectasy dealers of australia. I remember hearing flex being rinsed on 2SER's Montage show when it came out in 97. Its a solid excursion into sub bass driven melodys, dark synths and uplifting vocals and of course the amen break being chopped up and processed through a thousand different effects. I couldn't find an image online but interestingly enough the cd is availble through several european music stores and seems to go for around $50 Aus dollars. Not bad considering most australians have probably never heard of the group.


Nutcase and Puppachubba Flex

Bill Withers You Got The Stuff

Bill Withers is the man. They are finally making a documentary about his life entitled Still Bill. You got the stuff has the illest breakdown you will ever hear. Starts around the 3:35 mark. Sit back and enjoy.

Harmonic 313 When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence

Okay i won't lie Im a huge fan of all things Detroit. From Motown to Underground Resistance to Slum Village and Obie Trice. So When i heard a few years back that Mark Pritchard the man responsible for Harmonic 33 was going to do a Detroit inspired hip hop instrumental album i was very excited. This is around the time Danny Breaks had dropped some interesting 12"s in a similar vein and i had just discovered Dabyre's work.
When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence combines the sounds of Detroit Techno ( albeit slowed down a little) and mixes them up with Hip Hop and Dubstep drum patterns. Its mainly an instrumental affair but Phat Kat and Elzhi pop up on track and the man with the soulful voice Steve Spacek sings on another. The only thing bad about this album is it leaves me wanting another full length album from Spacek with Pritchard handling production. Out now on Warp Records.

Harmonic 313 Falling Away ft Steve Spacek

ESG UFO

Foundation : A underlying basis or principle for something. Figurative A body or ground on which other parts rest, or are overlaid.

That's what ESG's track UFO was for hip hop. Sampled thousands of times i still get shivers when i hear the beginning with its siren like guitars. When the drums kick in you know you are listening to a group from the the South Bronx. Released as a self titled 12" in 1981 on 99 Records the same label that gave us Liquid Liquid. This is classic and no self respecting record collection should be with out it.