Maybe it’s the upcoming 4th anniversary of J Dilla’s untimely passing (10 Feb – R.I.P. – we miss you) or the fact that it was his b-day yesterday, but I’m a in a beat mood. Kicks, snares, samples and basslines.
So here’s another 2 free downloads 4 your aural pleasure.. Instrumental funk flavored hip-hop.
Jay.Soul – Officiaaall (instr)
Jay.Soul – Back 2 Bassixx
Play loud, as always..
Here’s two new tracks by Mr.Windmill & me. Not 100% finished but hey. A tribute to our lovely wives (see above). Play loud and enjoy.
Mr.Windmill & Jay.Soul – Ju Lu Lu
Mr.Windmill & Jay.Soul – The Sandwichh
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Yea. Mr.Windmill & Jay.Soul’s song Yan’An Xi Lu now has a video! It’s also on YouTube and for everyone in China: watch it on Youku!
Shot mostly at night on and around one of Shanghai’s main traffic arteries of the same name (Yan’An West Road aka 延安西路).
Highly professional equipment used: one digital compact photo camera’s video function and my MacBookPro’s built-in webcam. Martin Scorcese, eat my shorts..
This song is off the new Shanghaii Lights EP (BPSS/It Won’t Stop, 2009).
What can I say? Our new 5-song EP “Shanghaii Lights” is out! If you like deep beats and jazzy sounds, thick basslines and heavy grooves, this is for you.
Click on “Download” in player above to get it at our brand spanking new Bandcamp page for $0.99 per track (only €0.68 for my Euro friends) in highest quality mp3, FLAC, AAC etc. Or buy the whole EP for just $4.99 and get an exclusive FREE BONUS track.
Plus, if you buy it at Bandcamp you’re supporting us directly, rather than fattening the pockets of a multi-billion corporation when you buy it from iTunes. The choice is yours 
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If you’re anywhere near Shanghai, come check my good friend Rich Medina gracing the decks at The Shelter this Friday. For those that don’t know, Rich is one of the world’s top dj’s when it comes to playing a mix of funk & soul, afrobeat, hip-hop, deep house and more.
Among many other things: he’s been holding down a 8 year weekly (yes, that is WEEKLY) residence at New York’s hotspot APT (Lil Ricky’s Ribshack), did a weekly party with none other than Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip over the past year and is the mastermind behind the hugely popular Jump ‘n’ Funk Afrobeat parties in NYC and beyond. He’s also travelled to most corners of the world to lay his funk on the masses. Oh and he’s a spoken word artist and producer too.
Support by The Lab dj’s and yours truly.
(flyer pic by Rameen Gasery)
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Finally made some time again to put together a quick mix. Eclectic groove-heavy funkiness across the board. Let me know what u think.
Listen (128kbps) / download (256Kbps):
Track list:
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If u’re up on ur cutting edge music, i’m not telling u anything new. I know!! However, if so far the name Hudson Mohawke or his music hasn’t reached u yet, please allow me to do the honours. This young guy from Glasgow dropped his debut Polyfolk Dance EP last year and just now released a full length album called Butter.
Enough facts.. DUDE IS CRAZY with the beats! C R A – H A Y – Z E E E E!!!
An indescribable (sic) mix of the wildest drums, reverby 80’s synths, stuttering samples and the odd cool ass vocal, all with a funky hip-hop beats overtone. Will induce wide-eyed head shaking (as in WTF?!!), grinning stupidly and manic repeat-button pressing. Be warned. And while he fits in partly with the underground LA experimental aquacrunkwonkyglitchhop whatchamacallit scene (Flying Lotus, Samiyam, Gaslamp Killer etc), Hudson Mohawke sounds more soulful and seems to not mind to also have sh*tloads of downright FUN or want be constricted by any label or uberhip subgenre. I think Dilla would’ve dug..
Hudson Mohawke (Warp Records):
1. Overnight (Polyfolk Dance EP, 2008)
2. Fuse (Butter, 2009)
3. Just Decided feat. Olivier Daysoul (Butter, 2009)
If you like what u hear, please buy his music (iTunes or elsewhere)
ps- shout to my man DJ Alan Shanyinde (Scotsman as well), first exposing me to Hudson’s tunes.
