1) Thoughts about timeless music,
2) Gems forgotten over the years,
3) Excerpts from new releases.
Archive for February, 2010
El Michels Affair has an album released in 2009 with 7 Isaac Hayes covers. The extremely relaxing “Hung Up On My Baby” cover made it to my Top 10 Spotify -playlist.
El Michels Affair - Hung Up On My Baby
And while we’re on some laid back music, there’s another joint from an earlier El Michels album worth picking.
El Michels Affair - Musing To Myself
Easy Saturday soul from the Four Tops.
“What ever happened to the days, we met on main street?
All we ever wanted to do, was sing and dance,
Maybe we could go back again and look for main street…”
The Four Tops - Main Street People
Some MC’s, producers and DJ’s are using live broadcasting to let the fans sit on the couch of the studio. Basically this means they’re airing video straight from the lab with a laptop or a phone. One of the most popular services is Ustream.
For example Da Beatminerz have sent 686 live broadcasts. Wow. Here’s an archived show where DJ Evil D is kicking it with some legendary shouts:
There’s a good chance you might catch Da Beatminerz spinning live right now at http://dabeatminerz.com.
Hadn’t listened to this one for a while. So dope.
PS. The original “Will You Cry” by Chic is worth listening, too.
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