You asked for indy rap? Maspyke is composed of 2 Mcs Tableek & Hanif and a DJ/Beatmaker Roddy Rob that also belongs to the Low Budget Crew (with Kev Brown, Odyssee and Kenn Starr).
After non significant success with the label Elektra in the mid 90's, they decided to create their own label called Bukarance on which they released two 12's and a EP.
They've also recorded stuff on Rawkus, Om records, Groove attack, Jazzy sport and released their last Lp (static) on the west coast indie label ABB.
The tracks I've selected appear on their 4 first recording on wax, hope you'll enjoy.
54th regiment (7heads-rawkus) 2001 The played list (Om) 2001 Get lifted (Bukarance) 2000 far east politics (Bukarance) 2000
Thawfor is one of the pioneers of the Chicago Hip Hop underground scene. This gem was released in 2000 on the indie label Ozone music. On this track we got very special guest as Mike Ladd, Slug and Rob Sonic. Thawfor (which stands for "Thawghts" and "Forever") used to produce beats but also writes lyrics, sings and plays plenty of instruments. Go on his web site to check his current work.
This 12' isn't rare but it's very good!
Thawfor - Where thawght is worshiped 2.2 feat Slug (Atmosphere), Rob Sonic (Sonic Sum) & Mike Ladd
A very nice compilation I recently heard called Spiritual Jazz. The english label Jazzman re-discovered hidden, obscure and esoteric jazz musicians who are mostly ignored or unknown by music fans and critics alike.
Here's my favorite track of the LP, a minimal jazz tune that tastes africa by the senegalese djembe player Mor Thiam.
Mor Thiam - Ayo ayo nene
Most of the songs on this LP are really great so don't sleep on it!
Glad to be back here after 3 months of hard work for my festival. I 've had a very nice summer.... very busy too: REM, Leonrad Cohen, Massive Attack, Damon Albarn and his Honest Jons crew and more than 40 bands and companies came around. So I didn't find the time to watch what did go around me.
After a quick look on real life, I guess I can try to summerize it quickly:
Firstly, some very bad news: In the beginning of the summer, disappeared the very talented pianist Esbjorn Svensson. I've post something about him few month before he died on this blog. I feel very sad because i host him a couple of time and as far as I remember he was such an unaffeceted guy (which is getting rare in jazz music!). In my opinion he brought back the so called "jazz trio" in vogue.
An other colosus of music recently passed away.... bold skull, golden chains, leopard skin coat and voice of a baritone.... We'll miss the Black Moses Isaac Hayes. RIP to these 2 great artists.
What else? On the sport and entertainement scene, we sold the young prodigy Hatem Ben Harfa to a team I really hate : Marseille.
Did any of you watch the france during the Euro 2008 in Switzerland? Hope not!
For the very first time, in the same ring @ the same time at Summerslam 08'. Batista vs Cena!
I have not had time to read any book so I'm still on my "train ride" neither to go to cinema, I've been told the new Batman was any good.
well these few words to say that I was still alive and back on this blog for more mixes, Hip Hop 12', music and comments so stay tuned!
And as I'm in holidays right now let's listen a very nice funky track from the beginning of the 80's from Karin Jones taken from her LP under the influence of love.
