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THE ROOTS X J DILLA – DILLA JAWNS MIXTAPE

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:37:15 -0400

Philadelphia’s finest crew, The Roots, dropped a mixtape to honor the instrumental work of J Dilla. The late producer is famous for crafting beats for the likes of the Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest, and even a Grammy-winning track for Janet Jackson. ?uestlove and company give the beats new life thorough their own interpretations of the work. On tracks like Upper Egypt, the live instrumentation adds a completely different dimension, and the results are rich. Fans of both hip-hop juggernauts will appreciate this respectful, expansive tribute to Dilla.

Track list and download link read more..

1. Donuts (Outro)
2. Hot Shit (Im Back!)
3. World Full of Sadness
4. Upper Egypt
5. Stereolab
6. The Stars
7. Antiquity
8. She Said
9. Hall & Oates
10. Eve
11. Look Into Her Eyes
12. Make Em NV
13. Oh! O!
14. Wicked Ways

http://www.mediafire.com/?nrjvwglmgh2

downtown

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:58:57 -0400

downtown

never not chilling. . .

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:30:50 -0400

MC Cullah - all the colors of the rainbow

Fri, 28 May 2010 17:14:12 -0400

Last year Cullah gave the internets a look into the depths of time and space with his album E=MC Cullah that was well received by many online music sharing sites. Well, hes back with his newest album entitled “All The Cullahs Of The Rainbow” for all to hear. This album is even better than the last. You can almost taste all his different flavors of music. This 19 year old Milwaukee born shows you don’t need a professional recording studio or a corporate label to make music that truly has soul. MC Cullah stands out because he puts sounds together that are smart and make so much sense together, but at the same time, I’ve never heard anything like it. Support this kid, and buy the album if you’re digging the tunes.

Download:

http://www.mediafire.com/?zdkzomz4kyd

Contact: www| mccullah1@gmail.com

Sleep Party People - s/t

Tue, 25 May 2010 23:43:12 -0400

Brian Batz, who records under the moniker Sleep Party People, has released his debut album under the same name. Compared to other bedroom musicians, he’s a true original. Many of the album’s songs fall under the category of lullabies, yet, Batz updates the soothing melodies by adding a helium vocal. It’s an innovative approach giving the album a unique signature.

Download:

http://www.mediafire.com/?wkoudgnbhyj

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Here's some early Sunday morning reggae choonz for you...

Sun, 16 May 2010 10:17:00 -0400

Its a cold weekend in February and the Cessna’s land. The vibes brew as the room fills, while the bass thumps a beat and the snare drum rings a tune. The chords echo through the room as the smell of analog tape enters the air…..A familiar start to a 10 ft Ganja Plant recording session. We like to keep things fresh, create a vibe, throw around the ideas, write the track, record the track and never play it again. We record almost all of the records live, everyone in one room. The exception would be the occasional vocal, keyboard guitar horn line that was impossible to play at the same time. All of the material is captured by reel to reel 2,4,8,16,24 tracks. During this particular session we were using 8 tracks.

The tracks were as follows:

1 drums

2 bass

3 guitar

4 guitar lead

5 organ/farfisa

6 rhodes/clavinet

7 tenor saxophone

8 percussion

After the record is mixed down to analog we send it to mastering. 10 Deadly Shots went through a very unique mastering process to add to the sound and feel you are hearing. The master was put through a Neumann sp79c Console to a Neumann SAL74b cutting rack then to a Neumann VMS 80 cutting lathe where the lacquer (record) was born. Yes that’s right cut to Vinyl. The last and final step is a high quality transfer from the lacquer to a digital format that you can enjoy as the album 10 Deadly Shots!

DOWNLOAD. DOWNLOAD. DOWNLOAD. DOWNLOAD. DOWNLOAD. DOWNLOAD. DOWNLOAD.

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May Mix

Mon, 10 May 2010 11:43:00 -0400

Random tracks thrown together for your enjoyment. Sorry if there are any sloppy song transitions or weird EQ levels or anything. This was done once over on serato on the fly to songs that I’ve been bumping a bunch lately. Summer is finally creeping up on us so enjoy the fine weather with some fine tunes.

May Mix by toonewyork

DJ Premier’s Guru Tribute Mix

Thu, 06 May 2010 05:54:00 -0400

If you haven’t checked this out, download this now. Click the photo above. Rest in Power Guru! Big ups to premo for the dope mix!

This summer. Lazy river. Colorado.

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:42:30 -0400

This summer. Lazy river. Colorado.

I find it funny that most places outside of the United States...

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:21:00 -0400

I find it funny that most places outside of the United States truly dislike Americans. But once they find out that you’re not an American, but from New York City, you’d think they just discovered you were their long lost cousin. All of the cool shit NYC has given the world has truly left any citizen of the region blessed with these experiences. This has happened to me on numerous occasions with the follow up questions always being about the Yankees, pizza, the mafia, graff on the subways, & breakdancing. So for getting me that free slice of Pizza in Israel, I thank you NY!

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todays pickups

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:09:05 -0400

todays pickups

21 Mercer plays host to Nike Sportswear’s 1st annual Stickball...

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:38:00 -0400

21 Mercer plays host to Nike Sportswear’s 1st annual Stickball Tournament, which makes its debut this Sunday April 4th, the same day the World Champion New York Yankees open the 2010 baseball season at Boston’s Fenway Park. The event looks to carry on a block party type of vibe with Q-Tip serving as the host. For those in town, be sure to roll through!

Nike Sportswear

21 Mercer Street

New York, NY 10013

212.226.5433

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