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An Earful of Sugar
In Issue 43, out now, writer and radio show host Carter Van Pelt speaks to the late, great reggae star Sugar Minott. Need more Minott? Stream Carter’s memorial broadcast for Sugar, featuring music and...
View ArticleUgh!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgynbFoA9to Often downplayed are the vocal ad libs and shouts sampled in hip-hop, especially if they’re on tracks better known for their bass and drums. Funky, emotional,...
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Brownout
Peep the J-Boogie remix of “Olvidalo” from the new remix album Aguilas and Cobras: Remixed and Regrooved, out now on Six Degrees Records. Last year Latin funk band Brownout, alter ego of Grupo...
View Article“My house was like the Good Times house”
Hear Jay-Z talk about the importance of records to him as a child (at 6:52) in conversation with professor Cornel West and director of LIVE from the NYPL Paul Holdengräber.
View ArticleMmmmmm… Drrrrrop!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrWud7T8q5A Casual Beastie Boys fans will shout “mmmm… DROP!” when “Intergalactic” comes on the radio, not realizing its origins. Originally from the track “The New...
View ArticleCharles Bradley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYvgA3MUhVQ A film by Matt Rogers. Charles Bradley’s debut album No Time for Dreaming is out on Daptone Records.
View ArticleThe SP-1200
In the Analog Out of Issue 41, we took a look at the legacy of digital sampling machines, specifically the SP-1200/SP-12 from E-mu Systems. From amateurs to pros, beatmakers still hold this box as the...
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Kevin Saunderson
Dear friends, fans and members of the music industry Today I’m giving away as a free download one of the productions I am most proud of: Download “The Sound” – Reese & Santonio I recorded “The...
View ArticleKutimania
Kutiman, one of Israel’s brightest musical stars and the creator of the online music video project, Thru-You, has released a new mash-up video entitled “My Favorite Color.” After being named one of...
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The Selene
This video depicts the creation of the Selene keyboard, envisioned by Adrian Younge, Jack Waterson, Michael Wait, and Luke Jones. Commissioning the craftsmanship of Luke Jones (Ken Rich Sound...
View ArticleNorman Jay’s Good Times
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxi0NLcEL0g The always-on-point Strut Records recently released Norman Jay Presents Good Times 30, celebrating “the party that changed the face of the Notting Hill...
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Adrian Younge Presents Venice Dawn
ON SALE NOW Adrian Younge Presents Venice Dawn “It’s Me” (Serato Control Vinyl 12-inch) Wax Poetics Records WPR012 Release date: September 27, 2011 LIMITED PRESSING OF 1,500 CHOCOLATE VINYL...
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Erykah Badu Meets Adrian Younge
Skullcandy Presents the Wax Poetics Records Showcase On Thursday, September 1, 2011, Adrian Younge Presents Venice Dawn played to a packed house at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge. The amazing Erykah Badu...
View ArticleUnderrated
In Issue 48, Joshua Chamberlain pens an ode to the recently departed Count C, a Jamaican sound-man that, while may be virtually unknown outside the island, was highly influential to the countless...
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DJ Premier Meets Kendra Morris
Skullcandy Presents the Wax Poetics Records Showcase On Thursday, September 29, 2011, Wax Poetics Records artist Kendra Morris teamed up with DJ Premier to play New York’s Le Poisson Rouge. Kendra’s...
View ArticleAdrian Younge Presents Venice Dawn “Lovely Lady”
http://youtu.be/seJ_GVpg9FE “The Something About April album depicts the trials and tribulations of an interracial couple, circa 1968,” says producer/musician Adrian Younge, adding, “it’s a concept...
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