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.
This is a tape I recently copped from a Halifax local.. One of the early DJ Moves mixtapes and the very first 'official' Low Pressure Records release. Probably released around 1997-8 based on that fact.
This is a mixtape released in 2000 and distributed by Below The Surface, Kegs One's shop located in Burlingame CA., and one of the very few spots where you could find anything westcoast underground in the early 00es.
Paws One released two volumes of these mixtapes (if you have the second volume, holla at me). Westcoast, eastcoast and abroad materials in there nicely mixed.
I heard he passed away a few years ago, so RIP Paws One.
This right here is a fresh mixtape by DJs Fatgums and Gamma Ray from 2000 filled with the finest westcoast underground selection, tons of great routines, one of the best westcoast-oriented introduction ever, some nice unreleased tracks... a must have.
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EB F - Intro
OHHSSH!! Intro
FATGUMS Anthem
GAMMA RAY Anthem
Bay Tribute
CASUAL Scratch
DEL - Jaw Gymnastics
CHARIZMA Scratch
CHARIZMA & PBW - That's Word
SAAFIR - Battle Drill
L'RONEOUS - L'Chemy
PARIS Scratch
PLANET ASIA Transition
PLADO - Try To Read My Mind
CASUAL - Later On
SAAFIR Transition
MISFITZ OV STYLZ - It's Goin Down
FANATIK - Hella Emcees
MURS - The Jerry Maguire Song
NEW EDITION - Hotel Heartbreak
B
ROMALIBOTS - Monkeying Around
T-ROOT - Credentials
EVANESCE - Double O'Sik
GENELEC & MEMPHIS REIGNS - Memoirs Of A Terrorist
TESTING GROUND - Meaningless
HA!!!
ASIATIC & MYGRAIN - Extra Carne
Skooby
JSALANGS - Untitled Opus I
OHHSSH!! Outro - KB
I just did this new mix with some of the original samples/breaks used on Action Bronson classic albums and singles (mostly his older stuff). Soul, psych, library music, AB's drops, etc..
This one was requested by Jibs from Thisisforthehustlers and upped by Kaliyuga Pro.
DJ Werd is a DJ from San Jose, and part of the Phaderheads collective, Audiopharmacy, Long Lost Relative. This one tape has never been ripped as far as I know... It's his second mixtape (never seen the first one, called "Curbside Mixture") from 1998.
My recent Afterlife Recordz megamix just been released as very limited mix-cds. That's 54 minutes of one of the most underrated yet essential Project Blowed-related imprint/ collective. I'm pretty proud about it, check the sampler and let me know what you think.
75 minutes of westcoast underground hip hop, mixed by yours truly. Super limited edition.. cardboard cd-single sleeve, shrinkwrapped. Tons of dope artists. Get it while you can!
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VIOLENT RAMP - Intro
ANACRON - Good Friday
JULIE RUIN - I Wanna Know What Love Is
SUBTITLE - Young Dangerous Heart
AWOL ONE - Flying Spiders
TONY DA SKITZO - THC
FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP - 7th Seal
VOLUME 10 - A Real Freestyle
2MEX - L.A. (Like...)
FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP - Heavyweights
ELLAY KHULE - Master Flows
THE BADSTADS - Treacharous 3 Remix
BUSDRIVER & 2MEX - Walking Dead
CVE - What A Pity
B
ANACRON - Be Where? (Beware!)
JULIE RUIN - Apt. #5
SUBTITLE - Freestyle
AWOL ONE - Sleepin' All Day
TONY DA SKITZO - Hi-To
FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP - Six Tray
VOLUME 10 - Where's The Sniper
XOLOLANXINXO - William Banner
IMPRINTS - Pepsi On The Record
HIP HOP KCLAN - Sounds Like
EASTY BOYS - Don't Wanna Hear It
BUSDRIVER & XOLOLANXINXO - Borrowed Material
NGA FSH - One Man Riot
This one has been kindly sent to me by Renti (along with another one that I might share too at some point). Another hard to find pause mixtape by finnish DJ / Anti-Party Music head Plankton.
It's from 2006, first side is obscure westcoast indie rap, the flip is indie rock only.
Great selection as always (anyone knows who Adura is? What's the name of the tape?) and a good way to share almost-impossible to find cassette content. Like the hand-drawn artwork too.
Although Jibs over at thisisforthehustlers came up with the ultimate Rob One post, here's my small contribution.
And yes, it's still part of the dude-who-added-great-quality-digital-transfer-with-OG-cassettes file.
I noticed a similar item on said post above, called "Best Of Fly ID Show 1990", it turns out to be a slightly different version with different art cover.
This one is 2 hours long (the other one 1 hour) and a better quality rip.
Worth noticing: a Beastie Boys freestyle from '92 (!). Yes.
Plus, here's a dope posse cut from the first We Came From Beyond comp that gives you a hint who Rob was:
My cousin and I were (are) the Chocaholics. I posted our first collaborative mixtape here 5 years ago.
This is the second mix, from 2003, pressed on cd-r (with a nice artwork made by him) and sold to a couple of shops online.
Although it has some technical flaws, I still kinda like it 13 years ago.. You get uptempo stuff in the beginning then as the mix advance things get slower and darker.
You can stream it on mixcloud (lots of other mixes to check there too):
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.
Back when paper rap magazine was still a thing in France, you could mailorder in each issue the latest cassette mixtapes from the local DJs. I copped a few this way but here's one I really wanted and missed at that time (2002).
It featured a promising tracklist (a good blend of new-york and westcoast indie rap plus some more obscure electro/breakbeat stuff), a nice abstract artwork reminiscent of Mo'Wax (at least it seemed to me at the time - and by the way most of the usual mixtape artworks were so ugly and generic that things like these couldn't go unnoticed) and a solid DJ (Feadz, who I only knew was closely related to Mr Oizo -which I loved). No need to say, I was sold way before even listening a second of it.
Thanks to the internet it resurfaced on various blogs a few years ago (last time I checked it was on a couple of soundclound accounts as well). So here you go.
And yes, it was all that was expected: well mixed, some adventurous blends (Oizo vs APC or Kool Keith), a good balance of uptempo tracks and some more weird electro-oriented productions.. no big discoveries but a good, solid mixtape overall.
Latest episodes of my mix series dedicated to the westcoast underground. enjoy!
Tracklist:
ANTIFICTION - #09 (2002)
PRIVATE SCHOOL - Typically All Over You (2007)
CONVENIENCE STORE - Just People (2007)
BLAK FOREST - Throw Em In The Sun (1997)
EVS - The Morning After (1999)
Tracklist:
Rob One's words of wisdom
CMA - The Best (1999)
THIRD DEGREE - Better Days (1997)
KANKICK ft. DROOP CAPONE - Finer Things (2001)
TWISTED MIND KINDS - I Feel You (1996)
CASUAL - Later On (Low Down Remix) (1994)
EMANON - Untitled (Separate Allocations) (unreleased, ?)
USEPHASAN - Fore The Lov (1998)
BAY AREA ART COLLECTIVE - Change (1998)
FUNDAMENTALS ft. THE ALL-SUN AVATARS - Dark Tower (1996)
Tracklist:
I SMOOTH 7 - Ghetto Life (1995)
THE GROUCH - The Afterlife (1995)
LOG CABIN - Erotica (Remix) (unreleased, circa 1995)
Outro