dimanche 4 mai 2025

A Bunch Of Random Records I Ripped, Pt.3 (Parafruit, Extrakd, Bomb Mitte 7''s, Roopek, X Men, Hanover Fist, etc.)

 


A long post with really random stuff, some greats and some not-so-great-but-hard-to-find-so-at-least-you-know-you-don't-have-to-bother-buying-it-and-just-cross-it-from-your-wishlist.



Parafruit from The Bonedice - Early In The Morning 12'' (1994, Baltimore)
This one is one of the best record of the bunch, not a cheap one but not impossible to find either. I love the name and the crazy styles on it, just my type of stuff.


Roopek & Didier - Yli Ojan 12'' (2000, Finland)
Love this one, definitely sounds like some of the better Ceebrolistics stuff... Again, I love when artists bring something original and personal to the table, and Ceebrolistics always do.


Hanover Fist - Viva El Puno LP (2003, Bay Area) + Hansover Fist 7'' (2004) + Ika Dry - Mystery School Production Tools Vol.1 (2003)
Talking about originality, here's a side project plus a solo from the Mystery School dudes... weird blend of hip hop and.. dub. 


Faxx - Frame Of Mind 12'' (year unknown / late 90es/early 00es , LA)
Faxx is a member of the LA crew 2000 Crows and Phunky Dialect, so think late 90es Project Blowed lesser known 12''.


Funk Force Collective - Two Sides Of The Same Coin 10'' (2001, SF)
Obscure crew from Los Angeles, this is their only vinyl release, they also have a bunch of nice tapes (I recommand Dojah - A Sound For Sore Ears).


DJ Goo - Le Gooster EP (1997, Swiss)
Instrumental/ abstract hip hop from swiss, think DJ Cam and such... love the Stade remix in there, the rest not so much. His LP 'Zig Zag Zen' as Le Gooster is also worth checking.


Exktrakd - Pure Liquid Bass 12'' (year unknown, late 90es/early 00es, Bay Area)
Bought it completely randomly. Expect crazy breakbeats, and if you know the Bulletproof Scratch Hamsters styles, you already know the deal.


X Men - C'Est Notre Style De Vie 12'' (1998, Paris France)
Rare 12'' from one the best french hip hop group to ever do it, period (later renamed "Les X"), part of the best french crew ever imo, the legendary Time Bomb.


Poeticali Distherbd - Mr So & So 12'' (2005, Belmont, CA.)
Got this one back then as a free promo copy for buying online to Below The Surface. 


Malosi - Untitled EP (2003, Hawaii)
Malosi is a member of the Of Proliteariots crew in Hawaii. I really liked their Blue Collar Blues album released in 2002. This one vinyl EP was nowhere to be found on the internet until a few years ago, when I spotted it on BelowTheSurface, again, through archive.org. No picture and the only info was that it was an instrumental EP except for a track with Jundax as a guest MC. 
I added it on discogs and a few months later someone put a copy for sale, which ended up as this rip. 


Nutsek - Dust To Dust EP (1996, Denmark)
I love myself a good abstract hip hop 12'' and here's one of the better release from the New Breed catalogue (which also has a good amount of boring acid jazz instrumental muzak).


Various 7'' from the Bomb Mitte label (2003-2006, Germany)
Bomb Mitte was a short-lived label from Germany who did the kind of saturated/ noisey hip hop a group like Dälek is known for. My entry to this was a 7'' by DC band Food For Animals which had a great couple of mini-albums. What you have here is Labteks (alias Oddatee), Al-Haca, Textor & Sir Positive and FFA 7''s.


vendredi 28 février 2025

Pseudzero - Westakoasta Vol.2



I made those mixes a while ago, and putting it now on tape, like it's 'posed to be :)

https://vulgar.bandcamp.com if interested and I appreciated any one who supports.

If curious about the tracklist, take a look on the discogs page.

Peace!

 

mardi 7 janvier 2025

A Bunch Of Random Records I Ripped, Pt.2 (Haych, DJ Rob One, Louie Phat Kat Vega, Milky Wayne & Ferb, Shed Dwellaz, Swamburger & BMF)

 


Part 2, let's go:



Haych - The Debut - Pt.1 Of The Trilogy EP (1999, UK)

Haych is a british rapper from the group M.S.I. who released two albums in the 90es. 
This is his first solo effort on the Different Drummer label, and although it's called 'Pt.1 of a triolgy' I think they only released this one. 
I liked the track 'Havin A Laff' from the Raw Materials compilation so I blindly bought this one. I like his style as an MC, but the beats lack originality unfortunately. Still worth checking out.



DJ Rob One - Fly ID Show Breakbeats (mid 90es, LA)

No need to introduce what is probably one of the top 3 most influential hip hop DJ from LA, from the infamous CBS crew (by the way check the documentary about them if you haven't already).
Here is a breakbeat with various extracts from his infamous radio show called Fly ID.


Louie 'Phat Kat' Vega - Phat Kat Breaks & Beats Vol.1 EP (1995, NYC)

Louie Vega, producer mostly known for his work as a house producer in Masters At Work with Kenny Dope, also produced great breakbeat records as Phat Kat (no relation with the 'Dedication To The Suckers' Detroit MC). Another example is this great EP. I thought it would be easier to find, but I couldn't put my hands on it, so here it is.



Milky Wayne & Ferb Da Prokraz(10)nator - Delay Of Game (Beats, Breaks, Extramentals) (1999, San Diego, CA)

Back to the westcoast with Masters Of The Universe member/producer Milky Wayne for another split breakbeat with fellow Ferb which I admit I never heard of. This one was pretty tough to get for a while then all of a sudden a few copies popped up on discogs.


Shed Dwellaz - Redwood City's Most Hated EP (2001, Redwood City, CA)

If you can't put Redwood City on the map, it's in the Bay Area between SF and San Jose. 
Shed Dwellaz was comprised of MCs Stinkweed (RIP) and Tizoe and DJ Eons One who were also members of various legendary hardcore/grindcore bands from the Bay (Spazz, Plutocracy...). 
So their rap record definitely has an edge and it's pretty great, westcoast horrorcore at its best.





Swamburger & BMF - S.W.A.M. (Survival With A Mind) 12'' (2000, Orlando, FL)

This last one is by Floridian MC Swamburger and DJ BMF who also produced some instrumental records for New Breed back in the days. Pretty enjoyable 12''.

mercredi 1 janvier 2025

A Bunch Of Random Records I Ripped, Pt.1 (Cru Thik, CSD, Compound Elements, DJ Born, DJ Fingaz, Deerflesh)

 



Instead of having one entry per record, I decided to blend them randomly. 

So like I wrote, earlier rips probably exist somewhere but since I couldn't find them, I ripped those with records from my own collection.

Here


Cru Thik - Iron Kurtin Network EP (1999, Virginia)

That classic boom bap shit right here, doesn't reinvent the wheel but pretty solid effort.

A special mention for the track 'Lost Art' with it's hypnotic loop.



CSD - Hiyouwarncariat 12'' (1997, Baltimore MD)

I really, really, like Labtekwon. One of the most original MC/producer out there. 
Even though it's boom bap as well, you can always recognize a Labtek prod because of it's unique flavor, selection of sample and whatnot. And a great MC/ voice as well.
CSD is his crew witch Chinchilla and Supreme and it's their one and only 12''.


Compound Elements - Solutions 12'' (2002, Oakland CA)

A lesser known westcoast group, with what it's probably their best track. 
Cinematic atmosphere: check. Gang Starr sample in the chorus: check.


DJ Born - Presents... EP (2010, NYC)

The main track, 'What The World' sound so much like a Def Jux joint, I could almost hear Vast Aire's voice on it. This time we got rapper 2 Sides on it, with solid prod by DJ Born. The rest of the EP is instrumental. Too bad it wasn't released in 2001.




DJ Fingaz - Fundamentals Vol.1 EP (1998, San Diego CA)

This one is a rather classic battle break record from a 1200 Hobos member and (I think) Certified Records' owner.


Deerflesh - Glazed Donuts 12'' (2000, Minneapolis MN)

Don't know much about this rapper other he's part of the Litterthugz crew (St Louis / Minneapolis members, Mike The 2600 King, Doug Surreal, the gifted graphic artists Burlesque people -Aaron Horkey and such...). Not the most technical rapper but I thought the beat was interesting.


dimanche 22 décembre 2024

The Rudimentals - The Best Days Of Our Lives + Livicated EP

 


A while ago I posted "Lowbudgetphatness" by finnish group Famm Regal (with raps in english).
Two years after this album they changed their name to The Rudimentals and release the Livicated EP, then, one year later (2001), a full album called "The Best Days Of Our Lives".

I really enjoyed the vibe on both, they pretty much compliment each other and was actually surprised I never heard of them before. 

Enjoy!



Livicated EP

A
Made From Scratch (Intro)
Sign Of The Times
The Beautiful Things
Gettin Shitty Widit
Universal Translator

B
Sign Instrudimental
Shitty Instrudimental
Universal Instrudimental
The Sky At Night (Bonus Instrumental)
My Indigo (Bonus Instrumental)





The Best Days Of Our Lives

All Systems Go (Intro)
Carbon Monoxide
Naked Women With Guns
Wanderer's Tune
Places I Couldn't Pronounce
Havenots United
Humanity Hold
Mid 8
Pressure Drop
Shitty Revisited
International Silver
1999
Something In Your Shoe
Run Mr Money Man
Friends & Lovers

jeudi 19 décembre 2024

EDK - Vinyl records pack

 


For the next batch of record rips from my personal collection, here's 4 records by EDK.
I must admit I discovered pretty recently what seems to be a trio of beatmakers from Philadelphia originally. 
EDK stands for Empress Dowanger Kalective and consists of Scott and Jon Weiss plus Julian Grefe. Not sure if all the members were part of those 4 records.

What you'll find is pretty solid hip hop beats, one of them was used on an older mix by Tenshun (Freestyle Mix, 2003). I know they also produced for various MCs incl. Kool Keith (on his Mr Nogatco project).

It seems a couple of bandcamps/ facebook / youtube pages are still upped by one of the guys that lives around Florida and he continues to post random beat tapes in digital format from time to time.

The Records are:
Subconcious Isotopes EP (2000)
The Art Of Blck Jazz Warfare LP (1999)
Science Of A Giant EP (2000)
Three By Three Eyes Vs Crazyquilt 7'' (?)


The four of them were available a few years ago on their bandcamp but it disappeared ever since and I couldn't find it back. 

Enjoy!

samedi 14 décembre 2024

Package of random 7''

 


I recently been able to rip my own vinyl records again.
So expect a couple of posts in the upcoming weeks with the result of that.
What I'll put here is not necessarily the greatest rap music ever but rather the hardest-to-find-on-digital-format. 
More precisely, the records I own physically that I couldn't find on slsk or elsewhere. 
Chances are, a good chunk of them were already ripped, but since I couldn't find them, I thought somebody else might look for them too.

There you go, part 1. A selection of various 7''.


You'll find this:

King Honey / Mr IP - Split 7''
Both artists from Philadelphia. I really like King Honey who had a couple of beats and releases on the defunct Sound Ink label. His track features 'Bad News' which really is Louis Logic.
On the flipside Mr IP, which seems to be one of the guy behind EDK (we'll go back to them in a later post).

Aki Kharmicel - Stop Is Not An Option 7''
San Diego MC/beatmaker also known as Kennuf Akbar, I really enjoy this guy's work. The production choice for this project seems to be more funky and a bit less experimental than for Kennuf. Both tracks are great.

Inna Attic Crookz - Number 7''
Another San Diego artist(s), released on Veks' Missing Children label, in the same vein than his own projects. Super well produced boom bap with great turntablism. A+

Edan / Bim One - Real Bad Promo 7''
From what I understood Real Bad is a clothing company who sometime put out promotional white label records. On one side you have a great cut up/remix rendition of Can's classic "Vitamin C' (no wonder there's no credit on the record) by personal favorite Edan; on the flip, a random dub track.

Knows - Art Imitates Life 7''
Did I tell you how I attempted to chase the Log Cabin DATs in a vague hope of a reissue? Knows was one of the ex crew member I contacted. He was going by the MC name Eson back in the Log Cabin era. Later was part of the great underrated US Pros (check their music). He had this instrumental 7'' off his latest solo project for sale, it wasn't even on discogs (of course, I added it on)...

Pariah - Maximum Reaction 7''
... And he also had this one 7'' for sale, on which he had a featuring spot. It was made by a friend of his, an MC from LA's Phorest Krukz. Of course I had to buy it (and, yes, added it to discogs as well).

Pluto Faction - Future Pop 7''
If you're familiar with Red Tide from Tampa, Florida, this is an off shoot of theirs. I think it was on the Sandbox Automatic mailorder back then, early 2000.

Zano - Ass Birth 7''
Zano Bathroom is an MC from Atlanta which I discovered on the Afrikan Sciences track "Circuitry Nursery" featured on DJ Raedawn (Crunc Tesla) '80 Minutes of Stank Stank' glitch-rap mix-cd. I loved this track and expected to see it on a vinyl, but it never happened. Zano released this 7'' which is ok, but nowhere near the other track. He also later released a project called rROcCKkeT 88 on DJ Sundae's Hollie Records.

Sole / Youth:Kill / Walter Gross - Split 7''
A three-way split 7'' of noise rap (?) by the talented Walter Gross, his Youth:Kill duo with K-The-I??? and Sole from Anticon. Nice one too if you're into that type of beats. Great collage artwork too, and some nice zine/baseball card/ random black and white photograph inside. The way it should be done.

Custom Blue - Under The Counter 7''
This track was featured on swedish producer Enigmatical - Antigravity Mix. Kind of reminiscing of the jazzy instrumental tracks made by Omid. B side isn't my cup of tea.

Also in this package: Deperissement Progressif 7'' (Ark and Mr Oizo secret project which is pure noise music, kind of unlistenable to be honest, but if you were wondering what was on it, here you go...), and I:Cube/DJ Gilb'R 'Versatile 99' 7'' which is a joke record, both artists doing an improvised campy synth track to celebrate 1999's new year's eve, and sent it as a promo gift to their friends. Only for hardcore Versatile completists with a sense of humor, let's say it's a private joke bonus.

To be continued..