22.12

Anthony 'Shake' Shakir - Detroit State of Mind (Buy)

The promo copy is already one of my favourite releases of the year although the 3xCD collection isn't officially out till next month I believe (Jan 2010). Get your pre-order's in now though, an essential purchase

Hip To The Hop Part 4

Couple of random tracks I've been enjoying. Some old, some new

Tracklisting
01 Jay Electronica - Exhibit C
02 Vandalyzm & Finale - Watch Niggas (Dear Moleskine Freestyle)
03 The Sa-Ra Creative Partners (Featuring Jay Electronica & Ta'Raach) - Love Czars II
04 Strong Arm Steady & Madlib - Money Right
05 Obba Supa - Escapade Escaping
06 Obba Supa VS Floating Points - Part 1
07 Obba Supa VS Floating Points - Part 2
08 Obba Supa VS Floating Points - Part 3
09 Brotherhood - You Gotta Life
10 Skinnyman - Council Estate Of Mind
11 Shur-I-Khan - Mystik (feat Ty Babs Hkb Finn)
12 Shur-I-Khan - Survival Of The Fittest (feat Lotek Hkb Finn Rawality)
13 Selfsays - Real Life Pt. 1
14 Selfsays - Real Life Pt. 2
15 Common Sense - Nag Champa (Orchestral Remix)
16 The Raah Project - All Of Your Things

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20.12

Collage - Edit 2 (Buy)

16.12 (b)

D'Angelo - Africa (Jazzy Jens Remix) (Buy)

16.12 (a)

Earth, Wind & Fire - Gazillian Rhyme (Bozo Meko Edit)

15.12 (b)

Maxmillion Dunbar - Bare Feet (Buy)

15.12 (a)

Lone - Paradise Backyard Jam (Buy)

Go cop the full LP if not already done so. Essential

14.12 (b)

Chymera - Caprica Burning (Buy)

Bit late on this. Wasn't sure at first but it's grown on me big time

14.12 (a)

Johannes Volk - Heat Haze (Buy)

Preferably best listened to on a good system & at a very loud volume

13.12 (e)

Bibio - Lovers Carvings (Leatherette Remix) (Buy)

13.12 (d)

Break SL - Laguna Seca (Buy)

13.12 (c)

FaltyDL - Meta-Cognist (Buy)

13.12 (b)

Rasha - Azara Alhai (Buy)

13.12 (a)

Orchestre National De Jazz & Rokia Traoré - Alifib (Buy)

7.12

The Williams Fairey Brass Band - Pacific 202 (Buy)

Pulled this out over the weekend for the first time in years. Still sounding great. If for some strange reason you're not already familiar with the original

2.12 (b)

Shafiq Husayn - "Lil' Girl" Feat. Fatima & Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner from gregthedude on Vimeo.

2.12 (a)

Alicia Keys - Dreaming

A bit different but this is too good not to post. Haunting/beautiful music

1.12

More music coming v soon. In the meantime, here's some random linkage:

1. Work Ethic (Shout to Ricky on this)

2. Paul Morley's Fourtet Interview (You'll see no end of decade lists round here either)

3. Jason Jule's Garmsville (One of the net's best fashion blog's)

4. Un Prophète (My personal fav film of '09 - go check it if you get a chance)

5. A Boom Bap Continuum (A must have mix)

6. Tone Matrix (Waste another few minutes)