Yuzame Netlabel - 4-Way Split Album (Culture)

Pisti recommended this free EP. 4-Way Split Album [Culture] contains 2-2 tracks from 4 Japanese producers at Yuzame Netlabel. Some of the tracks are more topics than music I think. There is one common thing in both: they distort vocals with some instrumentals and noises, then they make loop of them (e.g. Repeat Every Day). You may hear similar music to this when you listen to Gramatik, Flume or 20Syl. Some of the tracks are not very melodic but these guys are Japanese and you couldn’t think their stuff is easy-to-digest for Europeans. My favourites are siroPd and _yi – adustam and ΔMUNOA is just too much.

• _yi’s My Culture sounds like an electro house producer who signed to Ninja Tune. And then Nightdrive is pure hiphop.
• siroPd is a master of loops in Repeat Every Day. Creation is chip tune which makes me think of random old school video games.

If your are curious what Japanese electronic/dance music sounds today, get your free copy here and follow Yuzame Netlabel on SoundCloud.

Jefe

Hanne & Lore - Tourette de Mar (2014)

The first track I listened from Hanne & Lore was a remix of Piemont's Komboloi. When you find something special, some quality shit, you just know it from the first moment. Then you get comfortable with it, you get used to it and search for it. Addiction, you can say and this time this is true.

Hanne & Lore are a producer duo from Herford, Germany. They are well-known in their genre (more than 30k followers on Soundcloud, almost 60k followers on Facebook), they released their first EP in 2008 (source: discogs.com). I searched for a fresh release from them on vinyl, and found this: Blah.



Unfortunately I couldn't buy this record - I'm sorry but I don't like the other track enough and this isn't worth for me: 9 EUR for one track. (Man, don't blame me. I am just an executive, not a manager.) If you listen to Blah, you may recognize the genre. They are very similar to Tube & Berger's tech house (who were introduced on the blog before).

Then I found their release called Tourette de Mar and then I realized that they can't make mistake. Or they can hardly. On Tourette de Mar you can listen to 4 tracks: a pair of original-remix songs. (This time the duo Piemont made a remix of Hanne & Lore's track. Collaboration hin und zurück!)
They are more minimalistic style and less tech-house but it is still very easy to love them and get into their mood. If you like this, follow them on SoundCloud for their new tracks and mixes. Or like them on Facebook for up-to-date news.




Jefe

Ez3kiel - L U X (2014)

Ez3kiel is an ambient, dub, post rock, electronic rock etc. band. Their music is downtempo but it brings many feelings in heavy themes and could make deep impressions to everyone easily. Not happy radio music or deep house party anthems. They have been doing contemplative music since 2001. In brief: Ez3kiel is playing a dub-influenced dark post rock.



Their latest album L U X - just like the previuos LPs - is full of epic tracks. I am a big fan of their albums Battlefield, Barb4ry and they did great job again in L U X.
These guys are precise in their music - it sounds if they measure every moment of their music like a pharmacist on his/her scale. This is reflected in their artwork too: check their album covers (Handle Wtih Care, Barb4ry, Ez3kiel versus tour, Napthaline, Battlefield, Ez3kiel and the Naphtaline Orchestra, Ez3kiel Extended, L U X). They are like bizarre steampunk world mixed with some Ghost In The Shell puppies. Every steps Ez3kiel makes is great, so if you haven't met them yet, the album L U X is your perfect chance. (Follow them on Facebook.)



Listen to the L U X on Spotify:

Jefe

Too Many T's - Running Wild EP (2014)

Picture: Facebook

You may know Too Many T's from London. Leon and Roos bring an oximoron to the rap scene: they are making fresh old school hiphop music. "That actually sells." I wrote about their previous EPs here and about a month ago they released their next chapter of their history the Running Wild EP. The whole stuff is free on their website but they won't say a wrong word if you can support them with a few pounds. Anyway, let's see the Runing Wild before you go mental and run wild because of my regular bullshit. (Bullshit is after the embed EP! [: )






Salt shaker is a great intro, it summons Gramatik and the electronic hiphop scene. Scratching and sampling is just awesome, unfortunately the intro takes only one minute. The Realness is a boom track, a must to listen to. You can hear how Leon's and Ross' voice develpoed, it is clearer, they articulate better. The instruments are heavy kind of Wiley beats. The Same Thing starts with afro-funky beats and then you got real hiphop about diversity. 1992 pt. II. uses Main Source's Fakin the Funk and cuts by Featurecast, that must be enough to start the track. You can find two skit on the EP, Beatbox is okay but Simon's attitdue to rap music and his monolouge is crazy - it can be a real meme like the trader's speech in 1 Hét (HU short movie). In Better Bug you get a classic cooperative rap track where everyone have a verse - anyway I would have put this track at the end of the EP as a grand finale. Running Wild gave the name of the EP and it is not my favourite one but it is just a matter of time. I wish there were more rap tracks like Skee-Lo's I Wish nowadays...and Too Many T's made it with Wish I never. It seems Too Many T's did a favour for Simon because they made a track about drugs too, especially marijuana - lyrics is sick!

Summa summarum: the Running Wild is a great rap EP, after the Earl Necks & Round Grey remix mixtape and The T.P. EP this time the balance is perfect between the vocals and the instruments (ftw who did the mastering!). I think the EP has only one disadvantage, it is a digital release, no vinyl. :(

If you can't get enough of them, and also don't have the chance to go to their next concert (that means you live outside of the UK) just tune on Soho Radio London because they regularly have a show once a month: classic hiphop, and some fresh Too Many T's sound. For more info follow them on SoundCloud and Facebook.

Jefe

Ghetto Funk mixtape (November 2014)

Source: ghettofunk.co.uk

When we started the blog with Tom, we thought we had a diverse taste of music. But you can't discover music without your opinions, impressions, without your personal taste. Soon you realize that you are about to find some new music but you are just messing around those few portals, forums, or SoundCloud pages where you feel comfortable. As I see the list of my blog posts I can draw the map of my taste in music. Hiphop, house, ghetto funk and the minority (glitch hop, dnb, there were also some dubstep and rock music).
Now I recorded a mix of my favourite ghetto funk tracks. There is no surprise in this genre and now I can't describe it very much: kind of remixes of old school hiphop songs with some electronic vibes ( break and dubstep). I like that tempo, unfortunately this tempo could be a problem for most of the poeple at parties. It is around 95-110 BPM. Too fast for sitting and nodding your head but it can be too slow for jumping and dancing  - tis is not what you get used to house music (120 BPM) and other fast genres (techno, dnb).
You can listen to the mixtape here:

Ghetto funk (November 2014) by Jefe on Mixcloud

If you don't want to listen to my "brilliant" mixing knowledge - which is actually evolving, I think - then you can find and download all the tracks because I selected free songs only (The first track in the mixtape is WBBL's Drop It Like It Chic - find it here)




Jefe

What So Not at A38 (30th Oct - Thursday)

The last post was after a great concert, so I thought I have to recommend a good party just before it happens. This Thursday an Australian DJ duo, What So Not will take the decks at A38. What So Not is Flume and Emoh Instead. Flume was the first blog post of 2012, and his beautiful soulful electronic music made a huge impression to me.
In June Flume's album was the warming-up music at Timi's & Vili's wedding just before the ceremony. A great choice.




I don't let the wine in me talks too much...summa summarum I thought it doesn't matter what kind of project Flume brings to Hungary it will be a unique experience. He is Australian and those fellas don't come to Hungary so often. In What So Not, Flume shows his party-self, bringing some heavily trap-influenced music. Bass, claps, snares, tuba (!), dance music at its finest or ADM in one word (Australian Dance Music as they call themself). What So Not has some hits but nothing other official releases, no EPs, no LPs, only some DJ mixes.
I don't know how this guys do it but Flume and his "side-project" What So Not is extremely popular on SoundCloud. If you take a look at the tracks of them, you can find e.g. Jaguar track which has more than 6 millions of plays. This is something on SoundCloud. Okay it is easier if your track is the official song of one music festival. Or two: Holy Ship! Wicked.
Guys, if you like partying, and you want to lose your head but you still don't prefer simple (US) radio dance music like Flo-Rida, David Guetta and other bastards then you should come to the A38 boat at Thursday. What So Not will start at 23:30 - I know, I know it is Thursday, I have a day off on Friday, so What? (So Not)!
Check What So Not on SoundCloud, find some useful info about the gig on A38.hu and listen to their hits here:



Jefe

Caribou - Our Love

Kép: Facebook

Last Friday we went to A38 to experience what Caribou released in early October (Our Love) and what he could offer by his band. I wanted to write about this album before the event - in order to give some ideas how to spend an awesome Friday night. But the tickets were sold 10 days before the concert - so that wouldn't have been a good recommendation. After the concert I can say that Caribou's electronic dance music (sorry, but this is dance music) is fucking great by a band. I read a review about Our Love in opinion weekly Magyar Narancs. In that review the album got 3 stars of 5 and the writer said Caribou made a good job but he just couldn't repeat what he has been doing as his alter-ego, Daphni. The critic also writes he feels that Mr Snaith (Caribou's real name) found a recipe for success 3 years ago and now he just doesn't want to leave his comfort zone. The album is not fresh - well, I don't care. And honestly I don't know Caribou's or Daphni's discography but this album could work. It is electronic, it can be monotonic, poetic or lyrical. Some of the songs reminds me early dubstep (All I Ever Need) some of them could be part of a techno-set (Our Love - brilliant), you can find pure psychedelia too (Your Love Will Set You Free) and I haven't mentioned the summer-hit Can't Do Without You. The weekest point of the album is the Second Chance. And I still think it was terrible at the concert too. Sorry. Beside that the album is still worth 4.5 of 5. Listen the whole stuff here (and follow him on SoundCloud or on Facebook):

Jefe

House mixtape of October

This post will be kind of a self-promotion. Promotion of the lame quality I can present you. Since I don't have a pro account on SoundCloud, I decided not to upload mixes there. So I got my Mixcloud account and I am about to upload some mixes there. It contains various mixes, you can find old school funk, funk-break, trap/hiphop, glitch hop and now I got a disco-style house mixtape too. Enjoy it:

DiscOctober mixtape [10-2014] by Jefe on Mixcloud

For the same old shit: I know this is not perfect, but I enjoyed to select these tracks. I think this is the point if you are mixing in your bedroom, to feel fine. And if you guys like the result, I appreciate this because you add some serious values to them.

You can find almost all tracks for free download on SoundCloud - this is my thing, selecting free tracks. There are two tracks you can't find for free because I got them on vinyl. If you like it and you would grab a copy some of my mixtapes, just send an e-mail or message on Facebook and we'll find a solution. Click on that funky shit to check my Mixcloud account:

Jefe

Mr Scruff - Friendly Bacteria (2014)

Source: dustandgrooves.com

Mr Scruff is a genius. Really. And a vinyl lover. These facts made him a VIP of hangolo. :) This year he released his 5th album, Friendly Bacteria at Ninja Tune. I can't say a bad word.

Denis Jones gave his vocal for many tracks: Stereo Breath, Render Me, Thought to the Meaning or in the jazzy Catch Sound. They sound like Mr Oizo asked for Mike Patton to make something new for the audience. Sound unfamiliar, right? But Denis Jones and Mr Scruff nailed it. Btw. Denis Jones's soulful voice is almost as great as Jamie Lidell's (check Jamie here).

I like those instruments that are like the sounds of guns from 70s sci-fi movies. Mr Scruff have a mysterious recipe for making music: he puts an idea in front of you but he did something weird too. And that is just excellent. You feel comfortable listening to his music while he surprises little offbeat solutions. Listen to Render me or Deliverance and you'll get it.
Of course Mr Scruff delivers his wobble stuff too (in What) and he doesn't forget hiphop tradition, for example the song Friendly Bacteria is a fatty, messed-up sci-fi hiphop beat.
If you are more into 2-step/UK garage tempo, you can be satisfied with Come Find Me (feat. Vanessa Freeman). You are welcome, Sir.
Do you remember Max Graef? If you like him, try his Mr Scruff version in Where am I.

Summary: The album Friendly Bacteria is a unique, mature, quite hard-to-digest music but believe me: the more time you devote to listen to it, the more benefit you get. Get the whole album HERE

Check Mr. Scruff's stuff here:

• Facebook
• Soundcloud
• Spotify

Jefe

Wunderbar House aus Berlin - The Chosen Two - Traumaland EP & We Don't Kehr EP

So, today we have some tasty electronic music. Again. Good house music. Again (?)
The chosen one of today is The Chosen Two. Two guys from Berlin who started in 1999/2003, have a lot of releases and usually mixing at Golden Gate. Vilmos, remember? That was one the clubs we couldn't enter last November. Now this is another good reason for checking these guys. And their music is a better reason.
I made a playlist of their two EPs (Traumaland and We Don't Kehr) These tracks are not their latest releases, I chose these because they are out on vinyl too and also give a fine representation of their own label Powder & Louder. If you like them, you know what to do: SoundCloud, Facebook.
I really hope they are coming to Budapest in the near future.




Tracklist and comments:

1. Born Inna Bassdrum - greatgreatGREAT! can I have a little more cowbell?
2. We Don't Kehr - first track I heard from these guys. Wunderbar!
3. Mean & Evil - It reminds me Laid Back's Bakerman (Soul Clap remix)!
4. Weekend - more uptempo, one the uniquest track
5. We Don't Kehr (Erik Christiansen Remix) - only for driving, not for party
6. Traumaland - fine tech tune with some traditional Russian sounds
7. Die Orgel (2013) - I like that blunt instrument as the lead.

Jefe

Chilly hiphop and future beats - Summer in Jakarta mixtape

20Syl posted a release of Jakarta Records (Summer in Jakarta) on his Facebook page. This selection is free, so I decided to make a mixtape from its tracks. I know, mixing is far from perfect and some tracks don't fit each other in genres. I just wanted to have the whole release in one piece, I hop you'll like it. So, listen to this if you'd like to know what happens when contemporary hiphop and future-garage-like chilly beats meet.

Summer in Jakarta mixtape by Jefe on Mixcloud

You can find very experienced producers here: Ta-ku, Suff Daddy, Guts, 20Syl. If you like these tracks - or just a few of them - check their bandcamp page and download/stream them for free.

Jefe

Ps.: If you like Guts, you can support him by coming his concert to A38 boat in December. :)

FW is 10! - Celebrating Ten years of First Word Records

Today's weather is everything but sunny. Because of autumn - and also thanks to Sunday depression :P - I can't listen to energetic, fast BPM music.
One of my fav funk & hiphop labels is First Word Records. (Here you can listen to those records I ordered from them.) Anyway, these guys celebrated their 10th birthday this year. For this occasion they released a compilation started from the beginning 2003/4. These selected tracks include downtempo sounds (similar to Bonobo, Yonderboi), heavily trumpet-focused afro-funk tracks and light hiphop songs. The compilation starts with slowly tunes and then it gets you in a happier mood - Perfect for this weather!
Unfortunately I can't make playlists on this Bandcamp-based site, so simply click on the picture to listen to all the songs.




I know 2 hours could be too much to spend it with discovering tracks from unknown artists. I put some of them into group of genres so you can choose who fits your mood:

Downtempo

• Amenta - Stormy Weather
• Yosi Horikawa - Stars
• Frameworks - Dawn feat Rioghnach Connolly
• Various Artist - Payers of a Non-Believer feat D.Ablo
• Tall Black Guy - The Motor Is Running

Afro-funk:

• 6ix Toys - Sisters of Soul, Brothers of Funk (Greg Wilson Edit) -- Greg Wilson can't make any mistakes
• Riot Jazz Brass Band . Paradox
• The Haggis Horns - The Traveller Part Two
• Teotima - Counting The Ways
• Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra - African Kings
• The Fontanelles - Afrocat

Hip-hop:

• Today's Matemathics - Butterfly
• Red - The Nuts  -- you need great speakers to enjoy the bass!
• Herma Puma - Space to Breathe feat. Rider Shafique -- you can read more about Herma Puma here

Reggae:

• Border Crossing - Dream On feat. Knati P
• Lotek - Rebel Hifi
• East Park Reggae Collective - Build a Wall

If you think First Word Records does its job well, check their releases out or follow them on SoundCloud and Facebook.


Jefe

Uzipov - Szőrén a Borzot EP

If you follow the blog you may have met Uzipov and their hard rock music. This August they released a new EP which you can download for free too.
They grab four HU songs: two ephocal ones from Kispál és a Borz, and two also well-known songs from Soerii & Poolek, and they invited Krisztián Szűcs, Szabolcs Papp (who sang the original songs) to help making the Uzipov-versions. I'm not sure why Péter Egyedi sings one of the Kispál tracks. Actually, his voice fits more to this genre than András Lovasi"s (who sang the original version). If this was intentional, Uzipov FTW! If it wasn't, then guys, you are lucky bastards!

Summed up: the idea is great, the execution is also breathtaking. GG WP

Listen to the Szőrén a Borzot EP here (download link is also there):



If you don't know the original version of these songs, check them out here:

Do you like Uzipov? If so, don't plan anything on Friday night. They are playing these tracks and other great songs on A38 boat in Budapest. For more info: Facebook event.
Or just follow them on Facebook and Soundcloud.

Jefe

Munk & GOMMA Records - snippets from Berlin

The more international music I write about on the blog, the more pressure I got to write in English. So, today this is my first blog post in English, probably more are coming soon. Zsuzsi and I recently spent a couple of days in Berlin, which was a massive memorable time (thanks to Andreas, Matt, Marcus and everyone else we've met). Those days meant an intensive dose of deep house music (serious body and mind fuck). And kind of techno too, I guess.

On a Sunday afternoon after luckily(?) not being able to enter two clubs we finally ended up at Else. 3-4 shots of Palinka already drinken and we found ourselves on the dancefloor around 5PM. At Else, Munk was this guy, who selected the following music during the afternoon. Unfortunately I can't remember much that happened afterwards but we also visited Else's sister: Renate, a place that is just on the opposite site of the river.
So about Munk: he is one of the GOMMA Records' founders while he's also doing his solo projects (for news check their website or their YouTube channel). Original tracks and finely selected music in his mixes, summer vibes, a little pop house but in an intelligent way and you can't stop sitting on your ass when Munk starts DJing.

First, I show you his fresh summer mix and then you can find a playlist from the tracks I definetely love.

When I heard this track at Else I went to the decks and asked him what it was because it just absolutely blew my mind: a perfect bootleg of old school soul and house music.

Fortunately, Munk is releasing vinyls too, so right after saving enough for the Technics turntables, my wallet can't feel safe anymore - nor my PayPal account.
Here are my favourite tracks from Munk (including two Moullinex tracks and one James Curd Remix - GOMMA releases too):

Jefe

Bartók Béla - 15 magyar parasztdal [Bela Bartok - 15 HU peasant songs]

Bartók Béla. Akiről annyit tud az átlagos ember (=én), hogy valamennyi kvízműsorban azt kérdezték hol halt meg (New York). Aki a zöld ezresen volt rajta. Akiről tudjuk, hogy egy istenadta tehetség volt, és iszonyú ujjtörő darabokat írt. Akinek élete volt az oktatás. De hogy jön a blogra Bartók?
Bepakoltam iTunes-ba a klasszikus zenéimet és ismét előjött egy korábbi Bartók kedvenc. Bartók Béla zongorajátéka, ami magyar parasztdalok 15 változatát takarja. Bár nincs zeneelméleti tudásom, akkor is jó ezeket a 30 másodpercestől 2 perces darabokat hallani. Rájön az ember, hogy hogyan lehet dinamikát és hangulatot közölni ugyanazon témák felhasználásával.



Mixcloudra feltöltöttem a számokat és timestampeltem is, hogy lehessen játszani velük, ha saját tempótsorrendet akarnátok meghatározni. Ajánlom az Allegrókat... :)

Béla Bartók - 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs by Jefe on Mixcloud

Akik nem értenék és nem jönne le a zene tempójából, itt egy kis szótárazás:

• Rubato - csapongva, egy-egy hang értékének önkényes meghosszabbítása vagy megrövidtése
• Andante - lassan, lépésben
• Poco rubato - kissé csaponga (halkan)
• Scherzo - tréfa, vidám karakterű rész 
• Ballade - elbeszélve
• Allegro - gyorsan
• Allegretto - gyorsacskán
• L'istesso tempo - ugyanolyan tempóban mint az előző
• Assai moderato - nagyon mérsékelt tempóban
• Poco piú vivo - kissé élénkebben

Jefe

AMB - Get Loose EP (2014)

AMB polgári nevén Deák Ambrus, aki az impro vezetőoktatója. Érdemes elolvasni a rövid bióját, és rájöttök, hogy a hazai elektronikus szcéna egyik legtapasztaltabb rókájával van dolgotok, aki ráadásul mammutrészt vállal a tehetséggondozásban. (Gyűlik a dodó a zenei producer képzésre...)

Amit én ismertem eddig AMB-tól, az kőkemény glitch hop volt - jó, egy kitérővel a True Detective theme-feldolgozásban. A Get Loose viszont kicsit lazít ezen és a ghetto funk (GF) felé fordul. Ami mellesleg nagyon jól jön a ghetto funknak is, mert meglehetős' könnyen válnak monotonná a GF témák. Vagy lehet, hogy én adagoltam túl az elmúlt években ezt a műfajt? Eközben a GF-re jellemző old school hagyományok ugyanúgy érződnek mindhárom számban, szóval mindkét oldalról csak a jó dolgok öröklődtek a Get Loose EP-ben. Kár, hogy vinil kiadással nem számolhatok, de a dalok beatporton megvásárolhatók. Kicsit borsosabbak az árak, és sajnos úgy érzem, hogy magán felhasználásra ennél az árnál inkább a streamet választják az emberek. A Bitporton viszont nagy súllyal producerek, DJ-k vásárolnak, akiknek jól jöhetnek a dalok mixben, sample-ként. Nem veszett, de fejsze zene. Ha AMB bejön, kövessétek Facebookon és Soundcloudon.



Jefe

Captain Murphy - Duality (2012)

A minap érkezett egy Flying Lotus hírlevél, amiben azt írják, hogy FlyLo csak Londonba jön 2014-ben, ami az európai turnéhelyeket illeti. Mr Ellison előadását két másik előadó is segíti, akik közül az egyik Captain Murphy. Míg Murphy kapitány kilétét először csak találgatták (volt, aki szerint Earl Sweatshirt, vagy Tyler The Creator alteregója), addig egyik élő fellépése során kiderült, hogy a 70-es évekbeli animációs sorozat (Sealab 2020) karakterének nevét felvevő hiphop arc nem más mint Flying Lotus maga (Teljes sztori a Wikipédián.) Egy másik karakter, másik név, másik projekt. Így azért elég poén, hogy a turnéját saját alteregója támogatja. Captain Murphy eddigi főműve a Duality, amihez egy 35 perces film is készült 2012 november végén.

A Dualityben olyan producerek segédkeznek mint a fentebb említett Earl Sweatshirt, Madlib vagy Jemeriah Jae - és van egy bónusz trekk a TNGHT-tal is. Az anyag ingyenesen letölthető erről az oldalról. Deluxe pack a javából, rajta az összes szám, azok instrumentális verziói és egy csomó artwork. Ez egy olyan komplett csomag, ami önmagában megérne vagy 40 dollárt. A mixtape-et kiadták bakeliten is 25 dolcsiért, de a kiadó oldalán már elfogyott. Nem is tudom, hogy baj-e.
A zenék nem egyszerűek, a Wikipedia tökéletesen jellemzi: alternative/psychedelic/experimental hiphop. Lassú ütemek, vészjósló dallamok és ördögi vokálok jellemzik. Ami pedig a hozzá elkészített videót illeti: van benne oldschool pornó, archív szektafilm, igazi tananyag, sick shit!
Rátok bízom hogy előbb a videót nézitek-e meg, vagy a zenének ugrotok neki.

CAPTAIN MURPHY'S DUALITY from Captain Murphy on Vimeo.

Jefe

Funk-break, hiphop @ hangolo (H1 2014)

Lassan egy hónapja a második félévben vagyunk, de még mindig van egy lejátszási listám/mappám az ingyenesen letölthető zenékből. Jó, igazából van még egy-kettő, de azok alig nevezhetőek listának. Még várni kell, hogy meghízzanak legalább egy órányi időtartamra.
A mostani lista 2014 első félévének olyan dalaiból áll, amikben funky-break, hiphop ütemek, illetve túlsúlyos rapszövegelések vannak. Szerepel a listán francia szuperproducer 2,5 millás hallgatottsággal, illetve olyan producer, aki még csak most tanulja az Ableton beállításait. Ennek ellenére szerintem mindegyik hozzáad a műfajhoz és több mint hallgatható dalokról van szó.


Mostanában keresem a blog új lehetőségeit, új formáját, akár új felületét. Az ilyen típusú zenekeresés és lejátszási lista készítés bár könnyű, de sok időt igényel. Az utóbbi válogatások féléves időszakból voltak, de van aki hetente csinál ilyesmit. Nina Las Vegas pl. Weekend Favs-nak hívja őket, míg a TuesdayTunez is hasonló elven működne, de látszik, hogy a heti bontás mennyire nehezen kivitelezhető. Nem hiszem, hogy hetente össze tudnék szedni egy-egy órás anyagot úgy, hogy ne menjen a minőség rovására. De valamit ki akarok találni erre, agyalok még rajta.

Producer/kiadólista:

• Melting Pot Music Records
• 20syl (nem is olyan régi bejegyzés két EP-jéről)
• endoflevelbaddie
• The Gaff
• X & Hype
• Bruce Missile
• Funkanomics
• Sample Gee
• Jurrasic 5
• Too Many T's (korábban már itt is előkerültek)
• QDup
• Beat Fatigue
• .kiz
• Love Our Records

Jefe

Glitch hop @ hangolo (H1 2014)

Itt egy válogatás a 2014 első félévében talált, és Soundcloudon ingyenesen letölthető glitch hop zenékből. Krafty Kuts egy kicsit kilóg, de a korábbi ghetto funk válogatásba nem akartam berakni.
Sok írásnak sok a szava, nem cifrázom, elég a modorosságból:


És a producerlista, hogy kiket érdemes követni, ha valaki bejön a fentiek közül:

• Proper Motion
• Opiuo
• It takes two to tango
• Dephicit
• Kotch
• Marvel Years (akiről már volt szó korábban)
• Krafty Kuts

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20syl - Motifs EP & Obsession EP (2014)

20syl hiphop producer & MC & DJ Nantes-ból. Amikor nem egymaga tolja, akkor a Hocus Pocus és a C2C tagja is.
Eddig 3 EP-je jelent meg, egy 1999-ben és kettő 2014-ben. Annyira bejött, hogy le is csaptam egyből az idei kiadványokra.
Az egyik egy Nantes-i lemezboltból (ahol a hely maga is lemez alakú), a másik Németországból jött.
A zene előtt pár szó mindkét lemezről:




Obsessions EP - 2014
A 10YRS a 10 éves Hip OPsession nevű francia zenei fesztivál betétdala lett. A lemezen egyik oldalán ez a szám van rajta és ennek az eredeti beatje még 1999-ből. Nagyon tetszik, ha meg lehet hallgatni egy dal eredetijét, érezni, hogy milyen trendek, változások vannak 15 év között. (Sajnos sehol nem találtam online elérést az 1999-es verzióhoz, aki akarja, itthon felrakom neki). A lemez másik dala az Obsession, ami a Fixpen Sill nevű francia rapduóval készült el, de a zenei alapok ugyanazok. Ennek a klipje is fasza, szóval itt van a poszt végén beágyazva. A lemezt 500 példányban vágták, ezért örülök, hogy az egyik az enyém lehet. Az Aktrecordsban isu például mondta hogy francia nagykeres kapcsolata ellenére nem tudja megrendelni a lemezt. Az én szerencsém az volt, hogy a lemezbolt és a fenti fesztivál is Nantes-ban van, valószínűleg kevés helyen lehet Nantes-on kívül kapni a lemezt épeszű áron. Neten keresztül alig egy hét alatt megérkezett sima postával.


Motifs EP - 2014
Ezt az EP-t sem tudtam magyar boltból megszerezni, Discogs-on keresztül Németországból érkezett meg három nappal később mint a francia csomag. Ehhez az EP-hez is dukál egy klip (Kodama).
Minőségi electronikus hiphop került a lemezre, szintén nem pénzkidobás, és Soundcloudon elérhető az egész anyag.

Ha a dalok után archoz/képhez akarjátok kötni 20syl-t, akkor itt vannak a klipek. Az Obsession hangulatos, a Kodama ötletes.

 

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Future, abstract, trap mixtape vol.1. (2014 H1)

Lehet idő- vagy szenvedélyhiánynak hívni, de úgy döntöttem, nem ügyködöm azon, hogy a lenti dalcsokrot egy mixbe dolgozzam össze. Inkább ahogyan a ghetto funkkal korábban, csak csinálok egy lejátszási listát, hogy megmutassam, milyen ingyen letölthető zenék vannak egy másik műfajban. Így mindenki, akinek bármelyik tetszik, azt a dalt teljes egészében leszedheti, könnyen válogathat a listából, nem kell shazamozni, vagy a tacklisten és az idősávon számolgatni, éppen melyik szól. A mostani válogatás főleg a future - abstract - trap - modern hiphop vonalon mozog. A laptopomon a Future, abstract mappanevet kapták; a trapet talán még magamnak nem merem bevallani, hogy tetszhet. Nem is tudom pontosan, milyen műfajok ezek, de mindegyik hundertprozent elektronika. A hallgatottságuk igen eltérő, 86-tól egészen a másfél millióig. :D



Producerlista könnyítésként:

• Ta-ku
• Professor Kliq - aki korábban már volt a blogon
• Robert Delong - korábban itt volt róla szó
• Jumping Back Slash
• What So not
• Pruga P
• Flume - korábbi nagy lemezéről itt
• RL Grime
• TYR
• L D R U
• Yahtzel
• Boy Kid Cloud
• Nina Las Vegas

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Ghetto-funk-break Allstars vol2. (2014 H1)

Összegyűjtöttem egy lejátszási listába azokat a ghetto funk dalokat, amelyeket sokat hallgattam 2014 első félévében és amiket SoundCloudon ingyenesen le is lehet tölteni. A streaming zeneszolgáltatók népszerűségétől függetlenül azt javaslom, hogy ha valamelyik szám tetszik, töltsétek le, mert nem agyonhájpolt trekkekről van szó és ki tudja, mikor veszik ki a letöltés opciót.

Vannak itt nagy öregek új dalokkal (A.Skillz, Featurecast), a második generáció (CMC-Silenta, Slynk, Bobby C Sound TV) és új reménységek is (Howla), meg a végére kicsit kilógó breakbeat (Dj Axe, Qdup).

A lista hasonló vonalon mozog, mint a korábbi Ghetto-Funk-Break Allstars válogatás.

Hallgassátok, és ami tetszik, töltsétek le magatoknak - vagy támogassátok a producereket azzal, hogy elmentek a bulijukba, esetleg fizettek a zenéikért.
Nem magyarázom túl:



Producerlista:

• Love Our Records
• QDup
• Imagine This Music
• Herbgrinder UK
• Benji Boko
• A.Skillz
• Featurecast
• Slynk
• CMC-Silenta
• Bubaking
• Howla
• Bobby C Sound TV
• Grits N Gravy (+ Ad'N'Kuts)

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Crush Effect - Until the Next (2014)

A Crush Effect David Veith és Jesse Molloy producerduója San Franciscóból és néha Los Angelesből.
Az electronic hiphop, electronic soulból induló duó az idén márciusban kiadott EP-jében már inkább közelít a basszusorientált EDM-hez és a glitch hophoz, de szerencsére nem picsáskodják el az egész anyagot, hanem diszkóból is samplingelnek (Fly Robin, fly) és soul klasszikusokhoz (Come on) is hozzányúlnak.

• Sok számban ott vannak a groteszk gyerekhangra torzított vokáldarabok és rengeteg pergő: ha ilyet keresel, akkor a Capital L-t, a Catch You-t és a Fresh-t indítsd el.
• Ha inkább a glitch hoposabb, electroni soulos vonal érdekel, akkor meg: Open Your Eyes, Slacker, Otis.

Ha Flume, GRiZ, Gramatik, Marvel Years, a Krooked Drivers, a K Theory és The Floozies jó volt, ez se lesz rossz, csak kicsit lájtosabb. Bakker milyen sok glitch hop került ki eddig a blogra. :)

A legújabb szerzemény is fasza lett. Earl King klasszikusát porolták le.
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