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.
