Questlove on Fela

Questlove Brings Fela to the Masses

“It’s the story of Hip Hop.  It’s the story of taking nothing and turning it into something,” explains ?uestlove (of the Roots) who is now the celebrated associate producer on the hit musical Fela! on Broadway.  Knitting Factory Records is proud to release the first of the long-awaited vinyl reissues from the Fela Kuti catalog.  This is the first in a series of curated vinyl box sets.  The box includes six Fela Kuti albums that were handpicked by ?uestlove of The ROOTS.  The artwork for each album is painstakingly recreated original album artwork along with vintage vinyl label artwork.  What’s more is that this release marks the first time that some of these Fela Kuti albums have been released on vinyl domestically.

Knitting Factory Records Released earlier this year Fela Kuti Power Show Box Set
In 2010, we saw the re-release of 34 Fela Kuti albums dating back to records that were originally released in 1969.  2011 will see the continuation of sharing Fela’s art with the world, starting with Knitting Factory Record’s January 18th release of the final set of re-released CDs in a set titled Power Show.

Power Show includes 10 albums (on 7 CDs) spanning from 1979 to Fela Kuti’s last album, Underground System, originally released in 1992.  It was during this era that Fela consistently toured on the international circuit, bringing Afrobeat to the world. This period also coincides with severe political turmoil in Fela’s Nigerian home and is unsurprisingly reflected in Fela’s music.  Starting with Unknown Soldier (1979) and Coffin For Head Of State (1980), which directly address the fatal attack by the Nigerian army on Kalakuta Republic, to Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense (1986), which criticizes the government as a corrupt teacher, to later albums which descriptively question ethics and policies related to past and modern colonization via capitalism.  Fela’s political statements also began to expand beyond Africa Fela phototo the U.N. as on Beasts Of No Nation.  Fela’s compositions grew more complex, the songs longer but no less funky.  Many Fela fans feel this era holds some of his crowning achievements – like the masterfully produced Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense or the political powerhouse I.T.T.

Artist: Fela Kuti
Title Of Album: Power Show (Batch 4)
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Knitting Factory Records
Genre: Funk / Jazz / Word Music
Format: Mp3
Quality: 320 kbps
Total Time: 7:45:31
Total Size: 1,09 Gb

Tracklist:

01. Coffin For Head Of State 22:44
02. Uknown Soldier 31:11
03. Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense 25:46
04. Look and Laugh (Parts 1 & 2) 30:49
05. Just Like That 22:19
06. Original Suffer Head 21:10
07. Power Show 14:50
08. International Thief Thief 24:05
09. M.O.P. (Movemente Of The People) 37:04
10. You Gimme Shit I Give You Shit 25:01
11. Custom Check Point 16:03
12. Army Arrangemente 29:57
13. Government Chicken Boy 29:17
14. Beasts Of Non Nation 28:20
15. O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake) 31:56
16. Underground System 28:29
17. Pansa Pansa 17:20
18. Confusion Break Bones 29:10

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Orgone - Killion Vaults

Orgone - Killion Vaults
(CD/2xLP) Ubiquity Records UR276, 2010-09-14  click here to download


ORGONE dropped Cali Fever, their second album for Ubiquity earlier this year. They have also played a ton of dates including Jazz Fest, the High Sierra Festival, been touring with the Roots, and Greyboy Allstars, and opening for bands as varied asSnoop Dogg, Sharon Jones and Gil Scott-Heron. With new management pushing Orgone out to as many dates as they can handle, the band have been selling out of merch on every road trip - so they decided that it was time for a new album for their newfound and rapidly expanding fanbase. Somehow, amidst their insane schedule they have put together a brand new, exclusive and all-instrumental album for Ubiquity called Killion Vaults.

ODD FUTURE PERFORM LIVE ON NATIONAL TELEVISION by Mike Was

Wow.  Odd fucking Future.  Here’s the crew’s top dogs Tyler, The Creator and Hodgy Beats preforming live for the first time on national television. NATIONAL TELEVISION. If you’re scared…you really should be. Watch the whole thing till the very end to catch Mos Def yelling SWAG relentlessly into the camera. Hat’s off boys…hat’s off.

Tyler, The Creator & Hodgy Beats- Sandwitche
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Two Fresh: pass the dutch

Two Fresh is pleased to announced that Air Mail, their sophomore album, is set to be released on March 8th via Elm and Oak. Sherwyn and Kendrick Nicholls have been hard at work this past year, both in the studio and on the road with drummer Colby Buckler – and their efforts show. Check out the track listing below!

To celebrate the upcoming release, Two Fresh is releasing a download of their new remix of Missy Elliot’s Pass That Dutch, available for free below! The group is currently midway through their Air Mail Tour with Brooklyn artists Body Language and Mux Mool, releasing clips from the road on their YouTube Channel along the way. With stops left all across the northeast and a tour finale in Chicago, catch them on tour and hear tracks from Air Maillive, before the album drops!

Download Two Fresh‘s remix of Pass That Dutch HERE!

Zapp & Roger... get u sum

Zapp & Roger - All the Greatest Hits.zip 

SINGLES:

Roger & Zapp – Midnight Hour

Zapp – Come On

Roger & Zapp – Easy

Zapp – Do Wah Ditty (Blow That Thing)

…and as a bonus, TEPR homage to Midnight Hour.

TEPR – Minuit Jacuzzi

One of the most underrated funk groups of the 1980s, Zapp revolutionized the computer pop of electro with their trademark vocoder talk boxes and bumping grooves, emulating the earthier side of Princeand Cameo, with a leader in Roger Troutman who was more than efficient at polished production. The family group, with brothers Roger, Lester, Larry, and Tony Troutman, grew up in Hamilton, Ohio, influenced by hometown heroes the Ohio Players as well as Parliament and other funk groups. Tony was the first to begin recording, with an obscure single for Gram-O-Phon Records, "I Truly Love You," which scraped the R&B charts in 1976. Joined by his brothers (with Roger on vocals and guitar, Lester on drums, Larry on percussion and himself contributing bass) and christened Zapp, the group played around the Midwest and gradually picked up backing vocalists (Bobby Glover, Jannetta Boyce), keyboard players (Greg Jackson, Sherman Fleetwood) and a horn section (Eddie Barber, Jerome Derrickson, Mike Warren).

Zapp's following quickly gained notices, and Bootsy Collins himself was hired on to work with the group on their debut album. Released in 1980, Zapp hit the Top 20 on the pop charts, thanks to the single "More Bounce to the Ounce." The following year, Roger worked on Funkadelic's The Electric Spanking of War Babies and released his solo debut album, The Many Facets of Roger. His special cover of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," complete with vocoderized talk box, pushed the album into gold territory (as Zapp had done). Zapp II appeared in 1982 and proved just as popular as the group's first, including Zapp's only number one R&B single, "Dance Floor."



Innovative funkster Roger Troutman was the master of the vocoder — a keyboard synthesizer that created robotic-sounding vocals through the simultaneous use of a piano-like interface and a breath controller (breath tube), somewhat like a guitar talk box. What James Jamerson did for the bass, Jimi Hendrix for the guitar, and Stevie Wonder for the harmonica, Troutman did for the vocoder. As a member of Zapp, a band that included his brothers Larry, Lester, and Tony, and recording under the solo moniker of Roger, he helped define and give life to a difficult-to-play instrument that previously was used for gimmicky effects and, as played by others, was basically devoid of personality. With his winning smile and charming playfulness, Troutman was a favorite on stage and record. He'd often bring his vocoder along on radio interviews, treating the listeners to his amazing vocoder skills.

Though Roger and/or Zapp hit the R&B charts frequently during the rest of the late '80s, the unit had effectively halted recording with the 1991 Roger LP Bridging The Gap. Roger continued to produce and play with other artists, and it was his talk box that graced Dr. Dre & 2Pac's Top Ten 1996 single "California Love." The 1993 Roger & Zapp collection All The Greatest Hits sold well, earning the collective their first platinum record. The Zapp story ended in tragedy on April 25, 1999 when Roger was shot to death by Larry, who then turned the gun on himself. — John Bush

Bill Frisell And Vinicius Cantuaria – Lagrimas Mexicanas (2011)

Artist: Bill Frisell And Vinicius Cantuaria
Album: Lagrimas Mexicanas
Released: 2011
Style: Jazz

Format: MP3 320Kbps

Size: 91 Mb

Tracklist:
01 – Mi Declaraciгn
02 – Calle 7
03 – La Curva
04 – LЎgrimas Mexicanas
05 – LЎgrimas de Amor
06 – Cafezinho
07 – El Camino
08 – Aquela Mulher
09 – Briga de Namorados
10 – Forinfas

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STONES THROW PODCAST 56: VALENTINE'S JAMS

Download MP3 – Valentine's Jams 

For our 56th podcast we got the Stones Throw All-Star DJs: Peanut Butter Wolf, J.Rocc, Dam-Funk, Mayer Hawthorne and James Pants, each with a 10-minute mix of music for Valentine's Day. Stones Throw All-Stars: Valentine Jams by stonesthrow

00:00 - Dam Funk
17:30 - J. Rocc
27:00 - James Pants
35:00 - Peanut Butter Wolf
46:00 - Mayer Hawthorne
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Ancient Astronauts – In Bass And Time (2011)

really goood stuff..  

Artist: Ancient Astronauts
Album: In Bass And Time
Released: 2011
Style: Trip Hop

Format: MP3 237Kbps

Size: 102 Mb

Tracklist:
01 – Bass and Time
02 – Still a Soldier
03 – The Shining (featuring Azeem)
04 – Impossible
05 – Anti Pop Song
06 – Don’t Stop (featuring Raashan Ahmad)
07 – Worldwide
08 – Eternal Searching (featuring W Ellington Felton)
09 – Peace in the East (featuring Entropik)
10 – Calvert Street Rock
11 – Give it to You (featuring Monsoon)
12 – Rocket Science
13 – Last Night (featuring Akua Naru)
14 – Bitter Hypnotic (featuring Phat Old Mamas)
15 – Nocturne

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Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra

As Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra, Lee has released 10 albums on US label Ubiquity Records :  This guy is so versatile... i stumbled across some of his stuff and need to share it with you guys.. ENJOI 

Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - World Of Funk[2011]-rock&varios

Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Strings And Things (Vol.3).zip

Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Kiss The Sky.mp3

Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Moods And Grooves (Vol.2)

Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Music And Rhythm (Vol.1).zip

Miles Davis – Bitches Brew Live (2011)

Artist: Miles Davis
Album: Bitches Brew Live
Released: 2011
Style: Jazz

Format: MP3 320Kbps

Size: 134 Mb

Tracklist:
01 – Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
02 – Sanctuary
03 – It’s About That TimeThe Theme
04 – Directions
05 – Bitches Brew
06 – It’s About That Time
07 – Sanctuary
08 – Spanish Key
09 – The Theme

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La Roux – La Roux [Gold Edition] (2011)

Artist: La Roux
Album: La Roux [Gold Edition]
Released: 2011
Style: Electropop

Format: MP3 256Kbps

Size: 83 Mb

Tracklist:
01 – In For The Kill
02 – Finally My Saviour
03 – Under My Thumb
04 – I’m Not Your Toy
05 – In For The Kill (Skream’s Let’s Get Ravey remix)
06 – Quicksand
07 – Bulletproof (Zinc Remix)
08 – Tigerlily demo version
09 – Bulletproof (Intimate Session at Abbey Road)
10 – In For The Kill (Vevo Lounge Version)

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Buke And Gass – Riposte (2010) [MP3]

Indie/Post-Rock/Post-Punk

Band: BUKE AND GASS

Genre: Indie Rock/Electronic/SurfCountry: USYear: 2010Audio codec: MP3Riptype: tracksBitrate: V0 ~270kbpsPlaytime: 43:33Size: 78 MBSite: plixid.com
Tracklist:
1. Medulla Oblongata (2:18)
2. Medicina (3:59)
3. Your Face Left Before You (3:49)
4. Naked Cities (3:10)
5. Sleep Gets Your Ghost (4:38)
6. Revel in Contempt (4:56)
7. Red Hood Came Home (4:56)
8. Horse Head Nebula (0:32)
9. Immoral but Just Fine, Okay (3:57)
10. Neurosis and Her Sisters (0:36)
11. Bundletuck (3:55)
12. Page Break (1:51)
13. Outt! (4:10)
14. <3 (0:39)

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• Buke And Gass – Riposte (2010) [MP3]