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Game time! (Download)

June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Miss Kissey here again and free goodies I have with me. Check this out:

If you go to Mr Nalden’s site .You will find this The beatmaker HayZee ‘ s beattape:

Under the Scope: Akala

March 19, 2008 | 2 Comments

You know what? I really regret not going down to SXSW. I have been checking out over 768 tracks from some of the showcasing artists (yeah, I don’t have a life). Anyway, one of the artists I came across was a British MC by name of Akala. The track called “Bit by Bit” blew my mind. Akala has been doing his thing for a while now. Check out his page at SXSW.

From Wikipedia

Akala (real name Kingslee Daley) is a British rap and grime artist. He is the brother of the singer Ms. Dynamite. His recent music has seen airplay on various radio stations and music channels including BBC Radio 1, Channel U TV, Choice FM, Kiss 100 and BBC 1Xtra. Despite the fact he considers himself black or Jamaican, and talks about issues in the black community, he has a Caucasian Scottish mother who raised him by herself after his father left. His name is a Buddhist term meaning “immovable”.

He released his first album, It’s Not a Rumour on May 1, 2006. In September 2006, he won a Mobo Award for best hip-hop artist. Controversy surrounded this award, as Akala beat chart-topping artists like 50 Cent and The Game.

I have to say the Brits are more experimental with their beats than us patriots (with exception of a few). I wonder why.

Akala - “Bit By Bit”

Urb’s Next 100: Midwest Representing!

March 5, 2008 | 1 Comment

I just got the latest issue of Urb Magazine. Couple of our friends are some of Urb Magazine’s Next 100 and the station we started Rhythm Lab Radio is in it too.

Congratulations to our friends “The Glamour” hailing from Milwaukee. The duo has been rocking in Milwaukee for sometime now and I don’t see them stopping anytime soon.

“Comprised of neon-loving kids Ahser Gray and Richard Galling. The Glamour is Milwaukee’s answer to a hipster prayer. With a sound borrowing from French touch and sweaty Midwest loft parties, their signature tune “Kidz Night” made them every blogger’s wet dream. “It’s simple,” says Asher. “Our mantra is just, ‘let’s party!’” -Urb Magazine

The Glamour - “Kidz Night”

Another big congrats goes to Minneapolis’ Black Blondie. We have know those guys for a while. A band in a league on their own. Looking forward to hearing more from them.

“Black Blondie’s sassalicious frontwoman Samhara Linton’s look and sound resembles a drug- and beehive-free Amy Winehouse…if she had a hip-hop background, better lyrics and killer style. The Minneapolis foursome are together a shining example of the soul-filled creativity coming out of the Midwest. Withor without the beehives.” -Urb Magazine

Finally, big respects to one of our employers 89.3fm The Current for “keeping the Twin Cities on blast” Rhythm Lab Radio have been on The Current for almost three years and they have brought freshness to the airwaves in the Twin Cities. You can find Rhythm Lab Radio here and you can here it every Saturday at midnight following our man Kevin Beacham’s Redefinition Radio (one of the sickest hip shows in the country).

“Minneapolis-St. Paul might represent America’s 15th largest metro area, but their NPR station is first class. And it’s not just, “A Prairie Home Companion.” “The Current” proves that Minnesota Public Radio is totally modern, with free form sets music fans in bigger cities would die for. Fortunately, the web has made live in-studio sessions by Tori Amos, Art Brut and Ulrich available to everyone, making MPR a destination even for those not inclined to brave the brutal winters”.

Cumbia on Tour:Zizek Tour Live(Chicago)

March 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

The sound of Cumbia is catching on in dancefloors across the globe. I was first introduced to the sound a few years ago by my co-host DJ Don Cuco at one of our residencies in Minneapolis. Now the sound of Cumbia has infused with modern sounds by labels like Bersa Discos and artists like Villa Diamente and Diplo. This March the States will be invaded by the sound from a collective of artists from Argentina called Zizek. One of those artists is El Trip Selector who hit us up via email to let us know about the tour.

“Zizek is named for a Slovenian philosopher (married to an Argentine lingerie model) whose mash-up philosophies include mixing elements of pop culture with Lacanian rhetoric and discourse to create something completely original and modern….Zizek is about emerging Hip Hop, Dancehall, Cumbia, and Reggaetón sounds and their respective variations: Grime, Crunk, Bastard Pop and Mashups. The idea is to give these styles, ideas and rhythms an Argentine touch, with the aim of putting Buenos Aires on the map of the global music scene. The star of Zizek has been Cumbia, a Latin American sound born from the fusion of old and new worlds in Colombia that has been long looked down on as dance music for the lower classes in Argentina. Its distinctly syncretic roots promote robust adaptability and cumbia is being transformed by avant-garde musicians and producers from the USA all the way down to Argentina. Diplo has become an avid supporter of the collective and the party has made fans of The Wire, DJ Rupture and The New York Times. XLR8R christened Zizek “the city’s unofficial cumbia clubhouse.”

Zizek plays host to live shows performed by local MCs, producers, composers and DJs and is bringing it’s collective to North America and SXSW this March. The Zizek tour allows us to witness the evolution of the hottest party in Argentina to full-fledged, multi-faceted movement.

These guys also do some dope podcasts.

El Trip Selector - “Cumbiancherita”

Tremor - “Viajante”

King Coya remix feat. PG13 & AxelK - “Petrona Martinez”

Axel K Soundsystem - “Cumbieton Rutero”

Oro 11 - “Pum Pum Cumbia”

Here is information about the tour:

DJ Sets and Performances by:

KING COYA & EL TRIP SELECTOR- Release on Nonesuch Records, collaborated with Oscar-winning film score composer Gustavo Santaolalla.
AXEL K SOUNDSYSTEM- Classically-trained multi-instrumentalist, one-man show incorporates elements from jazz, folklore, reggaetón and cumbia.
TREMOR- Film composer, takes traditional folkloric sounds of northern Argentina and adds glitchy percussive elements.
FRIKSTAILERS- The high-energy beats of Rafael Caivano and Lisandro Sona are meant strictly for the dancefloor.
EL REMOLÓN- El Remolón mixes local electronic music with Latin American sounds by using the latest technology available.
ORO11 - Intensifies and modernizes the style of cumbia villera through harder dancehall and Baltimore club beats and the addition of hip-hop and ragga vocals.

Tour Dates (More TBA)?
03.07.08 @ EchoPlex - Los Angeles CA
03.08.08 @ Mezzanine- San Francisco CA
03.13.08 @ Ninety Proof Lounge - Austin, TX (SXSW Showcase)
03.14.08 @ TBA- Austin, TX
03.15.08 @ TBA - Austin, TX
03.17.08 @ S.O.B.’s - New York City, NY
03.21.08 @ Sonotheque – Chicago, IL

Get some free music from Daptone Records

December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

One of the top labels of the year, Daptone Records just dropped a cd of remixes with a little help from Scion (damn Scion is doing some cool stuff, makes me wanna go buy a car from them). Just in time for the holidays, you can grab them all for free. You heard right FREE! There are some great remixes. Click here for a direct link for the download.

1. The Budos Band - Chicago Falcon (The Washington Sq. Lads Remix) feat. Mark Ronson & Wale
2. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Keep On Looking (Kenny Dope Remix)
3. The Daktaris - Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti (Mad Professor Remix)
4. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Stranded In Your Love (Cool Calm Pete - Sweet Nothing Mix)
5. The Sugarman Three & Co. - Take It As It Come feat. Charles Bradley (Afrodisiac Soundsystem Remix)
6. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? (Ticklah Remix)
7. The Budos Band - T.I.B.W.F. (Hank Shocklee Remix)
8. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - My Man Is A Mean Man (DJ Spinna Remix)
9. The Sugarman Three & Co. - Bosco’s Blues (Bull Jun Remix) feat. Large Professor

Some Hypnotic Downloads

November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

A definite 2007 favorite for the Rhythm Lab. The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble just put up 2 full albums on iTunes and the Amazon MP3 store. Jupiter and Flipside are the names of the album. Go show some support. They also got some freebies as well from a live show they did at the Highline Ballroom in late October.

If you purchase the music through Amazon, you help support 88Nine RadioMilwaukee-Listener Supported Radio.

Hypnotic also put the full recording of their Highline Ballroom gig for download. About 100mb of goodness. There is also a cover of the Art of Noise’s “Moments in Love”.

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Moments in Love(right click to download)

Dilla + Busta

November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

DJ Mick Boogie just dropped his latest mixtape entitled “Dillagence: Busta Rhymes+J Dilla” today.  You can grab it here. Don’t forget to check out Mick Boogie’s blog for more goodies.

Mick Boogie’s - Dillagence

1. Words from Ma Dukes
2. Dillagence (produced by DJ Spinna)
3. Takin’ What’s Mine
4. Step Up
5. The Conversation feat. Talib Kweli
6. Code of the Streets feat. MOP
7. Lightworking feat. Q-Tip & Talib Kweli
8. Baggage Handlers feat. Raekwon
9. How We Roll
10. Best That Ever Did It feat. Rah Digga
11. Psycho feat. Cassidy & Papoose
12. Another Day At The Range feat. Rah Digga
13. Not Right Now
14. Other Side of the Road
15. Who Tryin to Kill You
16. High
17. Dillagence Outro

The Glamorous Life

November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Living here in Milwaukee, you see some amazing artists. The Glamour is no exception. Party Rockers who not only rock the night scene here but across the USA. They just dropped two new singles that are amazing.

The Glamour - Fly By Night

The Glamour - Feet 2 The Floor

Also check out their Mixtape from their Virb Space.

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