Sunday, February 15, 2009
Usually Rock around 92 bpm...
I'm certain you're seen the lack of updates. I have now moved the blog to a new location:
92 BPM
Thanks to all who have come out to peep this one in the past. 92 BPM is the new blog and will be the new brand. ;)
Let's GO!
H!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
MPC Changed My Life: Feb 15th, Toi Bar.
Couldn't have said it any better. Cats know what's up. This one piece of hardware has evolved to define (and possibly re:define) beats and the music spawned from it. The mere mention of the MP and it's maestros will spark spirited discussions and study about it's sound and swing.
It's in the sense become a bit of a state of mind, almost a culture.
With that said, I bring to you a long weekend event that beat fanatics, lovers of that hoodtronica™ and electronice will all enjoy.
Deets are as follows:
THE MPC CHANGED MY LIFE
Feb 15th 2009 @ Toi Bar - 577a College st (upstairs)
Doors @ 10p
FREE
Facebook group is here
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Tell a friend, bring another...
And since it's been hot min since I've hit you cats... I've been busy retooling and moving this blog to a new address. Well.. trying to anyhow. Lemme take you out with one my fave cats who I will with no doubt be chatting up in the very near future. Dude inspires me errtime I hear him... PUDGE. Enjoy.
See you Feb 15th.
H!
It's in the sense become a bit of a state of mind, almost a culture.
With that said, I bring to you a long weekend event that beat fanatics, lovers of that hoodtronica™ and electronice will all enjoy.
Deets are as follows:
THE MPC CHANGED MY LIFE
Feb 15th 2009 @ Toi Bar - 577a College st (upstairs)
Doors @ 10p
FREE
Facebook group is here
View Larger Map
Tell a friend, bring another...
And since it's been hot min since I've hit you cats... I've been busy retooling and moving this blog to a new address. Well.. trying to anyhow. Lemme take you out with one my fave cats who I will with no doubt be chatting up in the very near future. Dude inspires me errtime I hear him... PUDGE. Enjoy.
See you Feb 15th.
H!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
A Day Marked With Remembrance: Obama's Inaugural Speech
I have to pause for the cause.
Just one day after listening to a rousing speech Steve Jobs gave @ a 2005 Stanford commencement, I and the world stood still in silence for another. For those who would love to keep this archived, I've recorded the audio of the speech (which unfortunately includes the jejune opening prayer) for all to enjoy in your iTunes (et al). Pass it around freely. ;)
Barack Obama Inaugural Speech. (click for download).
Artwork by world renown HVW8
As I sat @ the Gallery last year... Mural by HVW8 of course.
Enjoy...
H!
Just one day after listening to a rousing speech Steve Jobs gave @ a 2005 Stanford commencement, I and the world stood still in silence for another. For those who would love to keep this archived, I've recorded the audio of the speech (which unfortunately includes the jejune opening prayer) for all to enjoy in your iTunes (et al). Pass it around freely. ;)
Barack Obama Inaugural Speech. (click for download).
Artwork by world renown HVW8
As I sat @ the Gallery last year... Mural by HVW8 of course.
Enjoy...
H!
Friday, January 16, 2009
In Control: Akai Gets Live!
I don't really cover hardware or software for that matter. But I felt compelled to chat this one up.
Akai, seemingly in association with Ableton, have introduced a dedicated surface controller for Live!:
The APC40.
Maintaining momentum from their highly successful MPC series, Akai has released something that might trump some of the Abe controllers out there now. Been trying to get my Ableton game up from 0 to maybe a 1 as I know it's a hella powerful program. And since so many beat music producers use it to produce let alone play out, I felt that it deserved a little mention.
Ableton released a short vid highlighting it's features for all to peruse.
Since NAMM is taking place right now, it's likely getting put to the test as we speak.
If you're an Ableton Live! user, keep your eyes peeled as this should be hitting retail sometime soon. Visit the pros @ Akai for more deets.
Shouts to Devon for the heads up. He's an Ableton user. BANGERS!
H!
Akai, seemingly in association with Ableton, have introduced a dedicated surface controller for Live!:
The APC40.
Maintaining momentum from their highly successful MPC series, Akai has released something that might trump some of the Abe controllers out there now. Been trying to get my Ableton game up from 0 to maybe a 1 as I know it's a hella powerful program. And since so many beat music producers use it to produce let alone play out, I felt that it deserved a little mention.
Ableton released a short vid highlighting it's features for all to peruse.
Since NAMM is taking place right now, it's likely getting put to the test as we speak.
If you're an Ableton Live! user, keep your eyes peeled as this should be hitting retail sometime soon. Visit the pros @ Akai for more deets.
Shouts to Devon for the heads up. He's an Ableton user. BANGERS!
H!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Six Million Euro Man: HBO gets BIONIK
Growing up, I loved the fact that I used listen to French Rap. The writing was tight and beats were oft just as banging. That pretty much insured that I divided my time between listening to french and english beats and always kept my eyes and ears open to all corners of the globe musically.
Hence, it was only natural that FRA became a hot bed of beat music as well. So, as per usual in my eTravels across the net, I came across this cat HBO aka Harrison Blakoldman. We had touched base in the past as he put me onto this banger he had called Heavy. Loved it. But he then hit me with what has become one of my faves: BIONIK.
Coming from the French Antilles, HBO has drawn inspiration from his fam's background in music as well as his love and upbringing through hip hop. Spurred by his years spent listening to everything from funk to jazz to electo-nice (nice electronic music), and his small army of soul-diers (MPC, Korg R3, SP1200 and some various software) HBO was essentially able to deliver an album that has captivated kings like Benji B and would with no doubt please the learned beat music lover.
My man HBO has not only released one my faves so far, but has also made it avail as a free download on his myspace. Something that even Steve Austin found jaw-dropping. WOW.
Pls do yourself a solid and check my man HBO out and show him some love.
And speaking of love, one of my fave bangers on BIONIK, Graduation. Enjoy.
H!
Hence, it was only natural that FRA became a hot bed of beat music as well. So, as per usual in my eTravels across the net, I came across this cat HBO aka Harrison Blakoldman. We had touched base in the past as he put me onto this banger he had called Heavy. Loved it. But he then hit me with what has become one of my faves: BIONIK.
Coming from the French Antilles, HBO has drawn inspiration from his fam's background in music as well as his love and upbringing through hip hop. Spurred by his years spent listening to everything from funk to jazz to electo-nice (nice electronic music), and his small army of soul-diers (MPC, Korg R3, SP1200 and some various software) HBO was essentially able to deliver an album that has captivated kings like Benji B and would with no doubt please the learned beat music lover.
My man HBO has not only released one my faves so far, but has also made it avail as a free download on his myspace. Something that even Steve Austin found jaw-dropping. WOW.
Pls do yourself a solid and check my man HBO out and show him some love.
And speaking of love, one of my fave bangers on BIONIK, Graduation. Enjoy.
H!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Slumgullionaires: Dutch Trio Does Disko.
In my come up thru this beat music jungle, Slumgullion is one of the outfits that 1st stuck to mind. Having been baptized by the iconic and legendary Beat Dimension compilation (the Low End Theory or Midnight Marauders of Beat Music) courtesy of Cinnaman and Lord Jay Scarlett, I still recall playing the Slumgullion track over and over again... it was as fresh as it was almost amusing the way they had flipped a classic arcade sound.
FFWD a few years and the triumvirate of SirOJ, Dok and Kid Nap has struck again with an oeuvre.
Within weeks of the New Year, they have released an EP entitled Disko. Familiar with Slumgullion?? You then can't wait to hear this new one. Unfamiliar?? Hmmm... You might then want to grab one of these 1st. What you'll get are eightsome scintillating joints with a few slow flow bangers that might have your neck pleading for mercy (or punch your girl in the stomach like House Shoes likes to say. LOL)
Within the confines of an 8 track EP, Disko is able to take you thru a range of sounds whilst still keeping with that head nodding feel.
As we like to say round my parts, do yourself a solid and grab Disko whilst you can. With the rousing endorsement and hosting by EU tastemaker extraordinaire Nalden.net aka Naldisney, it's been offered as a free download. Dayum. Make sure you show them love. I even heard that John Travolta grabbed the EP.
So as you start your download so graciously offered for free by Slumgullion and Naldisney, here are a few bangers whilst you clog your Cat-5 cables with goodness.
Castlevania (taken from the famed Beat Dimension compilation (<--- requisite ownership!)
... And from the new EP - What's Up Dok (yes Nalden, I love this one too)
AY!
H!
FFWD a few years and the triumvirate of SirOJ, Dok and Kid Nap has struck again with an oeuvre.
Within weeks of the New Year, they have released an EP entitled Disko. Familiar with Slumgullion?? You then can't wait to hear this new one. Unfamiliar?? Hmmm... You might then want to grab one of these 1st. What you'll get are eightsome scintillating joints with a few slow flow bangers that might have your neck pleading for mercy (or punch your girl in the stomach like House Shoes likes to say. LOL)
Within the confines of an 8 track EP, Disko is able to take you thru a range of sounds whilst still keeping with that head nodding feel.
As we like to say round my parts, do yourself a solid and grab Disko whilst you can. With the rousing endorsement and hosting by EU tastemaker extraordinaire Nalden.net aka Naldisney, it's been offered as a free download. Dayum. Make sure you show them love. I even heard that John Travolta grabbed the EP.
So as you start your download so graciously offered for free by Slumgullion and Naldisney, here are a few bangers whilst you clog your Cat-5 cables with goodness.
Castlevania (taken from the famed Beat Dimension compilation (<--- requisite ownership!)
... And from the new EP - What's Up Dok (yes Nalden, I love this one too)
AY!
H!
Monday, January 12, 2009
MAGr Deals With The Case
Checking my inbox a few days past, I get an email from my man Dom P with some news. Couple joints from the dynamic duo of Distant Starr & Al Might aka MAGr (pronounced ˈmājər - major) - which stand for MCs Always Get Respect
2 MCs who were @ one point soloist both grinding away within the halls Illadelph bboy school, decide to join forces in attempts to compliment each other as well as creating a sum greater than it's parts.
What has resulted is chemistry that can only be described as exothermic both on stage and on record.
Sitting on a cache of bangers that would make the Taliban green w/ envy, MAGr has set their sites on a 2009 release of the long awaited No News Is Good News.
Still with no firm street date, look for this MAGr release @ the store near you if not some more singles to come (like one with Blu that I'm eager to hear).
In the mean time, here's a 2fer.
Buttafly (prod. by Hudson Mohawke)
Dealings (prod. by Tha S ence)
Make sure to peep MAGr's MAGr for more deets, and your man Distant Starr who skreams every morning... Say wrd.
H!
2 MCs who were @ one point soloist both grinding away within the halls Illadelph bboy school, decide to join forces in attempts to compliment each other as well as creating a sum greater than it's parts.
What has resulted is chemistry that can only be described as exothermic both on stage and on record.
Sitting on a cache of bangers that would make the Taliban green w/ envy, MAGr has set their sites on a 2009 release of the long awaited No News Is Good News.
Still with no firm street date, look for this MAGr release @ the store near you if not some more singles to come (like one with Blu that I'm eager to hear).
In the mean time, here's a 2fer.
Buttafly (prod. by Hudson Mohawke)
Dealings (prod. by Tha S ence)
Make sure to peep MAGr's MAGr for more deets, and your man Distant Starr who skreams every morning... Say wrd.
H!
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