lundi 29 août 2016

Plankton - Fresh Off A 6 Pack



I already told you about my fascination for finnish mixtapes. Ever since that post, Abyss has been removed but the equally dope My Groundhog Day and I Like B-Sides appeared for free download on Anti-Party Music's bandcamp
I recently got back a little batch of my tape collection left in a muddy garage down south and found a copy of this long pause mix cassette from 2006. It's 96 minutes long, full of dope indie rap and homemade remixes and served cold with a good old tape hiss.
Enjoy while it lasts.



Face A

INOE ONER - Hot Love
THIRD SIGHT - Zodiac Killer
PIGEON JOHN - Sam The Goat
ELLAY KHULE - Sounds Of The Human Race
Pause-ish Lyrics Born' Drop
BLACKALICIOUS - Make You Feel That Way (My Way Mix)
THE REALIST - Gimme Love (Buy My Tape)
HOMELISS DERILEX - Fuck You
SACRED HOOP - Burn Drunk Hours
EDDIE K - So Much Drama In The Industry
SFSM - Inhale / Exhale
Plado's Drop
PLADO - Try To Read My Mind
I SMOOTH 7 - For Da Love Of The Ghetto
MURS - Tomorrow
P.E.A.C.E. - Freestyle 98
MURS & NEOSAPIEN - Virtual Reality


Face B

Big Ran's Drop
MISFITZ OV STYLZ - Where The Fuck U At?
CITY SIDE CREW - Kali
OLD JOSEPH - Fraudulent
THE BAY AREA ART COLLECTIVE - Kick BAAC
BORED STIFF - Therapy
SAAFIR - Can-U-Feel-Me?
THE GROUCH - The Afterlife
VOLUME 10 - Pistolgrip Pump (Crunk Rmx)
Z-MAN - Get Yo Tapes
GET THE HATER - Back To Dirt Town
AWOL ONE - Believe
EELS - World Of Shit
AWOL ONE - Try
SACRED HOOP - Fresh Off A 12 Pack (Plankton's 6 Pack Remake)

jeudi 25 août 2016

Gershwin BLX - Nocturnal Ron Presents Gershwin 12''



This one is the first piece of vinyl by LA crew Bassline Xcursionists aka Gershwin BLX. I must admit I don't know much about the producer Nocturnal Ron, not even which year he released this. It seemed to be complete auto-production. 
It's a pretty solid 4-track 12'', with "Rhymes / Riddles" being the highlight with it's infectious beat and chorus.

If you like it you should check BLX's first album, originally a cassette-only release (95-97 era) but put as a free download on their Bandcamp.

As far as BLX's solo joints I also own two 12"s by Omni that I really like and might put them out there one of these days. 
I also recently checked on Malkovich's other projects and really liked his Skeletons album (free DL as well) among others. 



Mike N 88.9 KXLU / Chicken
Rhymes / Riddles
Magic Rhyming Man
Control
Mike N 88.9 KXLU / Chicken (Instrumental)
Rhymes / Riddles (Instrumental)
Magic Rhyming Man (Instrumental)
Control (Instrumental)

lundi 22 août 2016

Forest Fires Collective - Fresh Air EP



The Forest Fires Collective is another short-lived crew from the Bay. 
Originally formed around the duo The Latter (beatmakers/ MCs Edison Victrola aka Eddie Vic and Feller Quentin aka Smif Carnivorous -known these days as Tim Cohen from the Fresh & Onlys and various others indie rock bands). Add to this MC's Mad Squirrel (which met Smif from working at Amoeba) and Prego w/Zest (ex Just One) and two "ghost members", Dr Lester and a guy named Simile. 
Allegedly the name FFC was inspired by Mad Squirrel's own pseudo and from that they build that whole concept of rapping about nature, animals, etc. (more backstory on M.S.'s book Hip Hop Underground: The Integrity and Ethics of Racial Identification you can find large extracts on the web).

They released 2 cd albums (self titled, 2001 and You Can't See, 2002) and two vinyl EP's collecting tracks from the cd's plus some unreleased cuts in some case.

Fresh Air is the second vinyl and last of their collective release. 11 tracks including 4 instros. 3 tracks are from their first cd, 2 from You Can't See.

Musically expect some solid productions, fast rap, light themes and adventurous posse cuts. Probably not for everyone but dope in my book.



Chillin' With A Capon
Super Raps
Sim's Bloodlust
Unemployed Workaholic
Sato
Go Find The Blaze
Kaiser's Right Wing (Instrumental)
Super Raps (Instrumental)
Unemployed Workaholic (Instrumental)
In My Zone (Instrumental)
Witness Protection

samedi 20 août 2016

Disflex.6 - Featuring Sunset Leagues EP


This is the first piece of wax from the Sunset Leagues collective (from SF I think). It was released in 2000 and features the various members of the crew: D6 (Lazerus Jackson + Jason The Argonaut), PBS (Laz Jack + Mercury), Scratch Paper (Ehnertia + DJ Capsize) and producer Elon.is who offers 3 instrumentals. It's a good one and it's rather easy to spot.
This is a rip from my own copy. Enjoy.



DISFLEX.6 - Natural Selection
SCRATCH PAPER - Armour And Disguises
PBS - Shots
ELON.IS - My World Your World
DISFLEX.6 - Natural Selection (instrumental)
SCRATCH PAPER - Armour And Disguises (Instrumental)
PBS - Shots (Instrumental)
ELON.IS - Josh (Instrumental)
ELON.IS - Infest (Instrumental)