VA - S-U-B-U-R.-B. Inc - Embryonic Concoctions

 

This one is a rather short 1998 compilation from San Jose. 5 tracks only but pretty good ones.

I had no idea it even existed until recently when Style Misia put it forward. I have been lucky to catch a copy so here's my rip. It won't dissapoint if like me you love the SJ scene.

On a side note, I often see my rips ending up in the next 24 hours on some big youtube underground hip hop channels with all of the sudden their logo all over my scans. I know it's part of the game but have the decency to put your source in the comments at least, I'd appreciate.

No relation but if you haven't copped it yet, got buy this essential CVE vinyl recently released:

https://nyegenyegetapes.bandcamp.com/album/chillin-villains-we-represent-billions

And if you're bank account allows it, please consider this 4LP Dereliks compilation that will be out end of august:

https://www.diggersfactory.com/fr/vinyl-shop?search=dereliks

Enjoy,

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CANCEREYE - Unorthabumb (Intro)

A-O.N.E. (prod STYLE MISIA) - Nontopical

EL UNO (prod CANCEREYE) - 24 Hrs.

MR AEKS - Emerpus (Interlude)

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CANCEREYE - Altitude

Buck 65 & Graymatter - Johnny Rockwell Meets Henry Krinkle

 

This is a somewhat rare tape collaboration from 1998 between Buck 65 and fellow canadian producer Graymatter (also credited as Graematter here and there).

Allegedly there's about 20 copies that were handmade and sold for the 1998 Scribble Jam. The number seem a bit odd considering it's one full hour of new and original tracks.. and no filler.

This is one of Buck's most dark and minimal work in my opinion, reminiscent of the Sebutones project with Sixtoo, and it's very, very good if you like this side of Buck's work. Lots of instrumentals and turntablism on this as well, and, well, incredible beats, as always...

It's pretty crazy this hasn't seen a proper reissue yet (ok, I know I write this every time), and even odd-er the only rips (I counted 3 differents) you found on slsk are all pretty bad.. either overpitched, or sounding like 96kbps mp3, or just.. incomplete. Which is better than nothing, I guess... But I always really wanted to hear the full tape in decent quality.

I've been lucky enough to score one of those tape recently and here's my rip, 320kbps and properly pitched.

Enjoy!

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About 18 untitled tracks.

Asphalt Poetry - The Genuine EP

 

This tape is a 5-track EP from Santa Cruz, CA.  It was made in 1994 by Asphalt Poetry, a group off the Asphalt Legion posse. EJ and Imperial are the MCs while DJ Coolie Bee is handling the production.

Enjoy!

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Intro

The Genuine

Neurological Tactics

B

Gimme Da Mic ft. Bhang

Bonk Pon Di Head

Oyakata & DJ Nozawa - Sounds Carried By Hakobune -2

 

This is a pause-mixtape from Japan made in the early 2000s (no exact info on this), by Mary Joy Recordings' A&R Norihiro Higo aka Oyakata (responsible among other things for the Tags Of The Times compilations) and his pal DJ Nozawa from the Terracotta Troops that just put some scratches here and there on the selection.

It's more a selection than a real mixtape per say, the tracks are not mixed but more put back to back.

I bought it solely on the premise of the Mary Joy 'fame' and was pretty happily surprised to see such a deep westcoast underground tracklist, with a lot of Project Blowed affiliated crews represented here.

Talking about the tracklist, well, there's no info but I've recognized most of the cuts out there.

Feel free to fill the gaps and post on the comments section.

This is the second volume and I'll put the first one sometime soon.

Enjoy!

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AURA ft. COSMIC & OPTIMUS RHYMES - Parallandra

AESOP ROCK - Dryspell

Unknown track (+ DJ Nozawa scratches)

RADIOINACTIVE - Launch Padlock Smith

VIXXEN - Twice As Hard

ILLOGIC - Me Vs. Myself

JEDI KNIGHTS CIRCLE - Forbidden Planet

MURS & J-TREDS - Freestyle (CM Famalam Radio Show 8.5.1999 WKCR)

ACEYALONE - Accepted Eclectic

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - Back When

THE GROUCH ft. ASOP, BFAP, ELIGH, PSC & SCARUB - Cool Enough

B

CVE - CV Vault

OF MEXICAN DESCENT ft. RAKAA IRISCIENCE & SNIZAKE - Medication

GLOBAL PHLOWTATIONS - Builders

ATMOSPHERE - Scapegoat (Live)

BASIK MC - Apex Predator

CVE - Selecter

CVE - Fo Beatz Sake (+ DJ Nozawa scratches)

CVE ft. RIFLEMAN & SELF JUPITER - Knock Knock

ECLIPSE & KHALEEDAH - Give Me The Mic

HAIKU D'ETAT - West Side Slip N' Slide

SUPERNATURAL - Freestyle At Wake Up Show

Da Rymskeme - Mista Guitar Man ('92 Demo)

 

This one is a rip from my personal collection, the very first demo from Eyedle Mode's Da Rymskeme, located in San Jose if I'm correct. 

The demo is 4 tracks only, no idea who produced the tracks (maybe J Def?) and as you see,  David Paul from the Bomb Hip-Hop zine/label shopped it around back then. He told me that the demo was probably late 92/ early 93 and came before the other one (3 Million Miles Inna Demo).

The same year, one of the four tracks, "Da Word", was released as a promo flexi disc for the people who bought the Bomb Hip Hop zine. On the flip was "Jack The Mack" by another south bay up and coming emcee: Charizma.

Much props to Hakan Dougpark for the tip.

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Mista Guitar Man

Instincts

Da Word

Pavement Trials Of A Jester

Put that shh on wax! vol.3

 

Heard about this one?

21 - The unreleased Darkleaf - The Mission I album (2000)

I stumbled randomly on this pic above on instagram... pretty interesting stuff huh? An unreleased and mastered Darkleaf LP that was supposed to be released on Daddy Kev's Celestial Recordings in 2000/2001...  No idea why it ended up being shelved but we sure want to hear it, and about it!

Longevity supposedly has a copy of this. Somebody please make it happen :)

22 - The Goods - Dream Sequence (1999)

That late-90es Halifax scene was so talented.. Buck 65 and Sixtoo are the trees hiding the forest and this album ranks pretty high amongst the Hali Greats. The Goods is producer DJ Gordski and MC Kunga219, slick melodic beats with Kunga's deep voice and reflective lyrics, interesting guests, and unbeatable combination for this album, their best one in my opinion. Maybe a bit long for a simple LP, it'd need a nice 2LP to fit the awesome "Saga" posse cut.

23 - Weekend Science Experiment - The Binary Theorem (1999)

WSE was Subtitle on the mic and Mums The Word on the beats (who now owns a brewery with his brother in LA).

He might disagree with this statement but, despite its geeky title, this might be Sub's most backpacker-friendly album. Mums' beats are good to great (to this day I can randomly have 'Nobody Walks In LA' and his catchy hook in my head) and Subtitle delivers, like always. 

I recently saw a post on Gino's IG that was vaguely referring to a possible reissue of this album, possibly on vinyl. I'm all in!

24 - A Dave Dub compilation

Of course Stones Throw already made it happen with The Treatment in 2012, which they sold as a brand new album but was really a reissue of the past Endlessness In Machinery albums (Dave & Tapemasta Steph) originally issued between 1997 and 2002.

But both Dave's solos Programmed D (2006) and Sade's Forehead (2015) were so great that it'd be completely worth a vinyl release, if not for both at last a compilation with tracks from both of them.

Dave is uniquely talented, kind of like Zest in a different way. They don't really fit the current mold although they have crazy charisma and distinctive voices. This would only be justice. 

25 - A DJ Moves / Tachichi compilation

More of that late 90es Halifax ish. 

I thought: take some of the best tracks off Moves' Hiss compilations, plus some of that early Tachichi from that Truth Of The Trade / Booze Brothers era.. now that would make my day. Always thought a label from there, like Black Buffalo, might release something like that. Fingers crossed...

26 - Sacred Hoop - comp.. or anything really

Sacred Hoop is another group that would deserve a big batch of reissues, or at least one decent compilation. Considering the quantity & quality of their discography, their vinyl catalog is rather modest. Luke Sick showed a while ago on his instagram feed an artwork made by Aaron Horkey (Abuse / Burlesque Of N.A.) for a never-released Sacred Hoop 3-tracks 12''. That would be a good start.

27 - PEACE & Daddy Kev - The Green Mile

Ok this is the shortest reissue of the list.. 11 minutes 14 seconds of music by this talented bunch.. PEACE on the mic, Daddy Kev on production, guest mcs Awol One and Peace's cousin Kits... how could it disappoint?

The project, an unfinished LP was supposed to the be fifth album installment of Daddy Kev's "Jazz albums with MCs" after Grouch's Sound Advice, Awol's Slanguage, and a couple of others I forgot. Short tracks infused with jazz samples and astutely combined which makes it sound like one long track (which is how it actually was presented on Kev's Penchant For Buggery DVD) and makes it pretty entertaining and enjoyable to listen to. 

I mean it could fit a 7'' right?

28 - Tommy V - any of his 4 albums between 2001-2002 (Quarter Life Crisis / Bus & Food Money/ 4-Track Folklore / Fresh Produce)

Yup, big Tommy V fan right here. Love his voice and the fact that he's not trying to sound like another generic mc. Also one of the only rap artist who managed to do an actual non-hip hop album (-ok there's some beats on this one, but it's really something else-) that I to this day love and bump regularly (that's Fresh Produce). Tommy is featured on so many la2thebay related projects, it seems he was pretty much on every album of this scene during the early 00s era. 

Despite this I still feel he didn't got the props that he deserved as an artist and a proper reissue of his early LP would be a good start.

29 - Eligh - Poltergeist (2003)

The recent crazy lavish reissue of As They Pass made me wonder.. which one next? 

For me it's Poltergeist (although Enigma would be good too) with basically the highest numbers of tracks I enjoy from him.. his production skills on this one is pretty high, which is interesting to notice since by this time (2003) most of my underground rap favorites artists had already fell pretty bad (wack beats, weird/ failed attempt to reach a wider audience). Eligh continued to do what he did before and pretty well so, not fazed by the urge to sell out. And I mean he has such a strong audience still, that pretty much everything he would drop would sell decently.

30 - Library Crew - Bibliotechnicians (1997)

This one's pretty fun. Subtitle and his mates (the Lexicon brothers, Memorex, Premonition) made this tape in 1997, and although some of the tracks sound a bit foolish, this is pretty good for a first release. The beats are on point (third 3 beats by E-Dub, then Mike Sco then Todd One), and the tracks have been  mastered, which is a big plus for a reissue. I'm all in.

Also considered these one:

- An Anacron compilation with his early demo

- A Peanuts & Corn comp with all the dope tracks not on vinyl (there's a batch of em)

- any of the Global Phlowtations or Masters Of The Universe album with a miracle remaster work

- Matt Gamin & Tape Mastah Steph - Spliced Tape Formatt (pretty dope and underrated)

- Joseph Young & Anonymous - Rossi Nights & Malibu Mornings (more Joe Dub on vinyl!)

- Record Players - Direct Drive (way more Joe Dub on vinyl!!)

- a Specs One compilation (deep backcatalogue, super underrated mc)

- LMNO - This EP Reminds Me Of 93 (love the Blak Forest / Circle Of Power productions on this one)

- Kram Neves - The Bizarro Theory (check it)

- Freestyle Fellowship - The Promise (this one was pretty good.. why no vinyl release?)

- full version of Netheworlds - Pals (no, a vinyl EP is not enough. I love this album for some reasons)

- Lazerus Jackson - Crime / Filthy (both dope, would love to see this happen)

- Disflex 6 - Slow Burn (my favorite of theirs)

- Ostrich Head - Tower Of Babble (still weird that no one ever mentions this one)

- Boxfeeders - Millenium Soup (absolute bad ass production by the MRR/ADM/Drumetrics crew of SD)

- Tenshun - Fuck Officer Wahl & The SDPD (my favorite of his, murderous scratch music. blast it loud)

- Name Science - 2 Da Death (Inoe Oner + Sach on super calm, beautiful beats)

- a Bay Area Art Collective / James Ek-Sel compilation (underrated, some really strong tracks)

- L'Roneous & Brycon - The World According To Gurp (great project)

.. that's all folks. Now let's pray the gods of indie rap to make those happen.