Posted on September 2, 2010 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
Lots of songs never make it to the radio that are getting lots of attention online. Live tracks, sanctioned and unsanctioned remixes, mash-ups, overlooked gems by unsigned artists. Every week on “Are You Feeling This,” we invite you to hear what the buzz is all about. You tell us what you think. Vote in the Are You Feeling This poll, leave a comment, send us an e-mail.
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Posted on September 2, 2010 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
On September 9th, Minneapolis’ Atmosphere will be performing live at The Riverside Theater in Milwaukee. It will be their second stop on their “To All My Friends Tour”. The guys recently dropped a free track called “To All My Friends” a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday they dropped another track and it will be part of an double EP full of new songs called To All My Friends, Blood Made The Blade Holy: The Atmosphere EPs. They sure know how to give names to albums and EPs. You can listen and download the “Free Fallin” below. The EP will be available digitally via iTunes and Amazon and at their show on September 9th.
This morning we are continuing or exploration of J Dilla samples…
In the mid and later 200os, the entire rap world was buzzing about Dilla’s beat tapes. As many producers often do, J Dilla would give out “tapes” of his beats for Emcees to preview and hopefully, buy. In order to avoid his beats getting snatched up with out proper licence, Dilla found a number of creative ways to blend his neats together, and tag them with the infamous “JAY DILA!” exclamation.
These “tapes” began to circulate around the Hip Hop underground, and many rap fans were getting their hands on Dilla’s DONUTS, as they came to be known in the industry. I was among these underground rap heads who were itching to get their hands on the Dilla tapes.
I had a few, and one beat that stuck out in my head was this one…
I’m not the only one who loved this beat… A few months later I heard this track.
This is one of my favorite De La tracks from this album, and that says a lot, because this album is fantastic!
So where did Dilla get this sample from?
In 1976, L.T.D. (which stands for Love, Togetherness, and Devotion), released LOVE TO THE WORLD on A&M records. The album contained a number of great soul jams, including this cut…
Posted on September 1, 2010 by Tarik (aka the Architect)
On this week’s New Music Wednesday, (9/1/2010), we have new music from Sia, Balkan Beatbox, Shawn Mullins, and Eels. Listen to the tracks below and then let us know what you think by voting for your favorite tune.
Last week a listener asked me to explore some J Dilla beats on the SEVEN O CLOCK SAMPLE, so I said…
Ok, let’s TURN IT UP!
DIlla passed away in 2006, after a long battle with Lupus. Many knew Jay Dee was sick, but few saw his death coming.
When he passed, the Hip Hop world came to a halt. Folks from every corner of the globe stopped to pay tribute to the genres most influential, and under credited producer. Still to this day, J Dilla tribute mixtapes, albums, shirts and images pop up on the regular.
In addition to his work with Slum Village and The Soulquarians, Dilla produced some of my favorite Hip Hop tracks. In 2004, he worked with fellow Solquarian COMMON, on his Kanye West produced come back album BE. Common’s previous album Electric Circus, which also featured Dilla, was a commercial flop. Common was ready to start again, he left MCA and released a new and fresh sounding album on Kanye’s GOOD MUSIC label. J Dilla was the only producer, besides Kanye, to contribute a beat on this album, and I must say, it’s one of the best….
This beautiful beat can be found on one of Dillas mid 2000s beat tapes, which became known in the industry as donuts.
Here is what the beat sounded like before Common got it…
The sample that Dilla dug up for this track is a Marvin Gaye 45, that was released in 1970 on Tamla.
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