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Joseph Hill of Culture passed away on August 19, 2006. A sad day.


I met the man several times.....He will be missed. A humble man who lived his word, and was genuine. I have some good memories of him. He was so down to earth.....I think I will refrain from writing about my experiences and memories of him for now. I will wait until I feel like I can compose them in the propper manner. RIP, Jah Live.


From the Culture website....

JOSEPH HILL (1949-2006)

On August 19 the reggae world lost one of its most prominent figures. Joseph Hill, the leader of the veteran reggae group, Culture unexpectedly passed away from a sudden illness. At the time, the group was in Berlin, Germany at the mid-point of a European tour.

Recently, Hill had received a number of honors - including an induction into the Jamaican Reggae Walk of Fame and a 2005 Independence Award presented by the Prime Minister of Jamaica. This year the group continued to draw rave reviews with typically upbeat performances at the 'Bob Marley 61st Birthday Celebration' in Ghana and 'Reggae Sunsplash 2006'.

Joseph Hill will probably be best remembered for the impact Culture had on the reggae scene when they first appeared in 1976. During this period the group had a string of highly successful singles for producers Joe Gibbs and Sonia Pottinger. Perhaps most well known was the song 'Two Sevens Clash' which, due to its infectious rhythm and apocalyptic imagery, left a lasting impression on both Jamaicans and UK punks. The 'Two Sevens Clash' album was a landmark in reggae music and was named by Rolling Stone magazine in 2002 as one of the '50 Coolest Records' - the only single artist reggae album to make the list. The group also scored a major hit with 'Stop Fussing and Fighting', a song that addressed the chaotic political climate of the late 1970s and the attempt on Bob Marley's life.

Joseph Hill and Culture quickly developed a reputation as a fearsome performing group. The group put in a stunning performance at the 'One Love Peace Concert' in 1978, and was soon regularly touring the United States, Europe and Africa. In recent years the group has not displayed any signs of slowing down as they continued to perform at least one hundred concerts each year - with Hill's wife Pauline performing road manager duties. Fans of the group know that Hill continued to be an electrifying presence on stage - part deejay as he directed his band to reconfigure songs on stage and part teacher as he commented on Jamaican history and current political issues. In his lyrics, Hill often explored how the legacy of slavery continued to have an influence on Jamaican citizens. Yet, what made Culture unique was that Hill always tempered his messages by having a smile on his lips and a dance in his feet. He was never without a good joke at hand.

Growing up in the parish of St. Catherine Jamaica, Joseph Hill has often recounted how he built a homemade drum as a child. He first became involved in the Jamaican music scene as a sound system deejay. By the late 1970s he was performing as a percussionist for the Soul Defenders group who were based out of Linstead. It was with this group (which included such figures as Nana McLean and Vincent Morgan) that Hill made his first recording at Coxsone Dodd's legendary Studio One - both as a musician and lead singer. Notably, the group backed such Studio One stars as Burning Spear and Dennis Brown.

In the early 70s, Joseph performed with two groups that included future reggae star Glen Washington - C35 Incorporated and Stepping Stone. In 1976, Hill formed the harmony trio Culture with his cousin Albert Walker and Kenneth Dayes. The group immediately struck a chord with audiences by combining sharp social commentary and catchy rhythms. Hill has often noted that the group earned their name Culture. The group gained the reputation as one of the most reliable and enjoyable acts in reggae music. They had a string of memorable albums - most recently the album World Peace for Heartbeat Records in 2003. Significantly, Hill was not content to let Culture be a mere oldies act. In recent years he had recorded duets with Buju Banton and Anthony B., and demonstrated a keen desire to be both faithful to his roots and a contemporary artist. Joseph Hill was remarkable for his ability to simultaneously look backward and forward. He will be greatly missed by both Culture fans and the reggae community.

Condolences go out to Pauline Hill, Kenyatta Hill, the entire Hill family, Albert Walker, Telford Nelson, long time agent George Michailow and the numerous musicians who formed the backing groups Dub Mystic, Moja Nya and Forces of Justice.

Jim Dooley

Ottawa, Canada



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Portishead - Dummy

This is the first upload that I have used sendspace for. It seems to be better than rapidshare> I guess a lot of people hate rapidshare. I suppose I will use sendspace for a while, and see how it works. If someone would like ot suggest something else, send me a message.

Anyway, this album is really moody. There is really no way to describe it without using that word. It is also solid. She does a great job with the vocals, and I don't really feel like writhing about it. Go to amazon.com or some other music site, and you will see a bunch of reviews.(most of which use the word moody) Instead, today, I write about "The Peanut Butter Solution". It was an old 80's movie that my brother and I used to watch. I only had vauge memories of it. One scene in particular where the little kid is walking down the street, and he is afraid to step on the ants, so he walks on his tip toes. So I ordered it off of the internet,a nd am going to send it to my brother for his birthday. I jsut watched it, and....spoilers....The general story is that this kid goes into a burnt down/haunted house that homeless people used to sleep in. He gets scared by something, and falls out of a window of the house, and down a garbage chute. He passes out, and his sister caries him home. He wakes up, and he looses his hair. The doc says that it is because he got so scared. He gets really embarrased, and doesn't want to go to school. He gets a visit from some ghosts (the homeless man and woman in the house), and they give him the peanut butter solution, that will make all his hair grow back. It has all types of gross stuff like dead flies, and dogshit or somehting. He makes is, but he puts in too much peanut butter because his first batch is not thick enough. So then he wakes up, and his hair grows uncontrolably. They make him leave school because his buddy has to cut it all the time, and it gets in the way. His art teacher kidnaps him, and uses his hair to make brushes and other stuff. He also kidnaps other kids to run the warehouse that he uses to make the hair brushes. Overall, it is an odd movie, and would never be made today, but that was a different time in movie making. So there you have it. I go now.

Oh yeah, and the music was done by the wonderfull Celine Dion.

And also, I can't track if anyone is downloooding with the sendspace, so the comments are neat.


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Sizzla - Royal Son of Ethiopia

This is amazing dancehall reggae. This is arguably his best album.

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Jacob Miller - I'm Just A Dread


Jacob Miller from Inner Cirlce is one of my favorite reggae artist. He is a character. Just check out his performance in the 1978 film Rockers. I love the part where he is eating, and doesn't want to share. It makes me laugh. His voice is quite unique. I guess when most people hear Inner Circle, they think "Bad Boys" aka the Cops theme. This is nothing like that. In fact, it has always bothered me that they still play under the name Inner Circle. I guess I understand. Lots of bands continue to tour under the same name after they loose key members, but it jsut bothers me with IC for some reason. I guess it is because I feel like the Cops theme sucks in comparison to the old Inner Circle stuff. But I guess making it big in the reggae scene is tough, and they want to keep it going, so they keep the name.

1. I Am A Natty
2. Rasta Iration
3. Keep On Knocking - This Old Man (Discomix)
4. Above Rocks
5. Fly Away
6. Shaky Girl
7. I'm Just A Dread
8. Keep On Running (Discomix)
9. Backyard Movements
10. Backyard Version
11. Shaky Girl (Extended New Mix)
12. You'll Live On



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Mighty Diamonds Dubs



Planet Mars Dub - The Icebreakers with The Diamonds (1978) and Vital Dub - Well Charged (1977)

So these are two albums of Mighty Diamonds dub. The Vital Dub - Fully Charged is not fully Mighty Diamonds dub, but is mostly dub versions of songs from "Right Time". The music is played by a loose group of the finest Jamaican session men, known collectively as The Revolutionaries ("Vital Dub" is just a name given the Revolutionaries by this particular producer for this particular set). Musicians playing on these tracks include Sly Dunbar, Ansel Collins, Sticky Thompson, Ranchie McLean, Dougie Bryan, Ossie Hibbert, Herman Marquis, and the great Tommy McCook. (mixing courtesy of Ernest Hoo Kim & Ossie Hibbert) The Planet Mars Dub is from the Planet Earth album. The Mighty Diamons are simply credited as the Diamonds. The Icebreakers are the band for this one, and they hit it. It is engineered by Karl Pitterson, who soon became famous for his dub tactics. These are the type of dubs that you can tell were made in one of those Jamacian studio that you see in "Rockers" or "Roots, Rock Reggae". The sound is very raw and pure roots. They are both short and sweet. Not to many tracks, but they are solid.

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The Wu-Tang Soul samples was the most picked up thingy until it got erased, so I thought this might go over pretty well. It is B-Boy Breaks - 12 Original Tunes as Sampled by the Beastie Boys. Again, it is cool to hear where the samples come from on songs that you know so well. And on top of that, the songs themselves are all pretty darn sassy. Someone said to me the other day that they can't listen to beasties beacuse they whine too much. I told them to quit the whinig and enjoy the music. This person, I came to find out later, had also never heard Check Your Head. (Which I think is the best Beasties album followed closely by Paul's Boutique.) I like when they play thier own instruments. They are pretty talented. If you get a chance to pick up the Criteron Collection Beastie Boys DVD. It was made to test the limits of a DVD. Most of the videos have alternative remixes, camera angles, and other extras, that you can change in the middle of the video. And all of the videos are awesome, even on thier own. I think my favorite is the 3 MC's and 1 DJ video they did for it. It is shot live. MMM comes in off of the street with a jammy pack on, and a single record in his hand (no sleeve). The whole time he is walking down the street, and down into the basement of the building, the b-boys are standing still, in a triple hi-5 stance. The camera flips back and forth the whole time. (You can control this on the DVD. You can even set it just to show the turntable) When MixMAstMike comes into the room, he walks to the turntable, cuts the record, the b-boys hit it, and dance around all b-boyish, then it ends. They get back into formation, and MMM grabs his jammy pack and record, and bounces, without a word. Alright now, that I think about it, that is not my favorite, but it is up there. Anyway, here is the tracklist for this samples thing.

Lorens Dance - Idris Muhammad
Put On Train - Gene Harris
Jacob;s Ladder - Cedar Walton
Headless heroes - Eugene McDaniels
I'll Bet You - Funkadelic
Never Let em Say - BallinJack
Root Down - Jimmy Smith
Loose Booty - Sly Stone
Howling For Judy - Jeremt Steig
Rien Ne Va Plus - Funk Factory
Gotta Have It - Jimi Hendrix
Flute Thing - The Blues Project

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Kurious - A Constipated Monkey

This review is straight jacked from ohword.com...
"Of all the golden era rap records that are known to inspire feelings of nostalgia in today’s jaded listener, it is possible that Kurious’ A Constipated Monkey tugs at a b-boy’s heartstrings the hardest. This is not due to its impact or quality, but because Harlem’s Kurious embodies the naturally positive and joyous attitude that is romantically linked to hip-hop of the past. Such qualities are immortalized in his goofy “Walk Like A Duck” video and are nicely complemented by his everyman perspective. Kurious covers standard ground like getting laid, rocking the mic, and sparking L’s, but he also recounts a childhood of poverty and chronicles his longstanding insecurities with a great measure of humility. Like Biggie or Ice Cube, his music is memorable because of its blunt honesty; unlike some of his increasingly obsolete peers he can engage in raw self-expression without adopting a disingenuous gangster or pimp persona.

While “Nikole” is a frank, innocent expression of romantic frustration that even the Pharcyde would be hard-pressed to pull off, listeners should not view the endearing humanity of this album as a sign of weakness. Kurious carves a comfortable niche for himself alongside crony Kadi’s account of “the bitches that fuck then swallow the nut” and MF Grimm’s talk of a nine-milimeter handgun looking pretty when pressed up against a foe’s skull. A Constipated Monkey’s many guest collaborations do not result in cutting sessions because Kurious and company work off of each other to create cohesive songs. The album is held together by the production, which comes primarily from the Beatnuts and the Stimulated Dummies, although the album’s standout, the reflective “I’m Kurious,” is a creation of Pete Nice and Daddy Rich of 3rd Bass fame. For the most part the beats are not mind-blowing, but they are all warm and organic, as is the rhyming. A Constipated Monkey is an uncontrived feel-good album, and for this reason it is remembered fondly today even if it remains overshadowed by several other 1994 releases"


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I thought it was time for some humor, since all of the employees at the lot are complaining about shitty coffee, high quotas, and bad comission. So, her it is. This is definitely not for everyone. the man is pretty darn vulgar. I thought parts of it were weak and old, but some of it was pretty funny. If you are expecting some SNL type stuff, look somewhere else. If words like doo-doo, motherfucker, gag, Marlbro Lights, or cunt offend you, then do not get this. This is the audio CD that comes with the DVD. Some of his humor is pretty physicall and doesn't really translate well onto CD, but I guess you can use your imagination. So laugh it up bitches, and get back to work....



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This weekend was a great weekend for me. Every year for the past eight years now, we have a memorial golf tournament in honor of my father. It is truly amazing to see how many people come out year after year in his rememberance. Something like this is said every year...."There aren't many people here who will have this many people here to remember them X years after they die." This happens because my father was a truly amazing and selfless person, and because he surrounded himself with wonderfull people. I know a lot of kids have the "my daddy is superman" thing going on, but after they grow up they realize that there were a lot of things about thier father that wasn't super at all. Well, eight years have passed since my father died, and I can still say, with no doubt in my mind, that I think he is the best person I have ever met in my life. He truly was a superman. He taught me a lot, and I still learn a lot from him. I lean about what it means to be a charitable and honest person. I learn this when people that I've know forever and people that I have never met approach me, and tell me a story about a time when my father was there for them, or a time when he made them laugh. Woah, sorry to get all sappy and stuff, but I obviously feel strongly about this. Anyway, my father loved Taj Mahal. I think he owned almost every album that he put out. I grew up listening to it, and it was somewhat of a soundtrack for our fishing trips where we never caught anything, but always ended up having a great time.(Fishing Blues) So, in his honor, here is a live one from Ronnie Scotts in 1988.

1. Big Blues
2. Mail Box Blues
3. Stagger Lee
4. Come on in My Kitchen
5. Local, Local Girl
6. Soothin'
7. Fishin' Blues/Statesboro' Blues
8. Everybody Is Sombody



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Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band.

This shit is badass. Completely rockin' FuNK. It is cool to hear bongos as a lead instrument predominantly throughout the recording. If you liked the Mickey and the Soul Generation, (More of that soon) you will love this. The In A Gadda Da Vida is pretty cool. I was really looking forward to hearing it after I heard what had come before it. Honestly I was a little let down. Not that it isn't fruckin shweet, but the rest of the stuff is just so awesome. I really like this stuff for driving music, when I am on the road by myself.

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SORRY PEOPLE. THIS ONE IS DEFECTIVE. I'LL TRY TO CLEAN IT UP, AND GET IT BACK UP.

This poster is not from the show here, but it is a rad poster, right? I think it may be from a couple days before. it doesn't say the year on it, so I can't really tell. I absolutley love the opening track on this CD. The opening bass line, and the whole freeging thing. Another one where they really tear it up is Slade. The sound on this is pretty darn good. I am listening back to this right now, and realizing that the CD this is from is a little scratched. If someone could please tell me how the download sounds, I would really appreciate it. The precussion on this is probably my favorite part of the whole thing. I guess it may be because typical blugrass music doesn't have the drums, and this is just done so well. He knows just when to use the right fills, and the right drum/instrument/body part, to use. Also, I haven't done any bluegrass/folk music since my first post with the Avett Brothers, which you should definitely get if you like this.

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This live Sublime goes out to all of you Ween fans out there. We all know that EVERYONE who likes ween likes Sublime. The picture here is what comes up when I did a Google Search for Sublime. The picture is of a snake. The snake is green.

This is a concert from 10/21/95 at the Palace in Hollywood, CA. They play "House of Suffering", by the Bad Brains. I think that this concert is pretty good. Check it out. Here is the setlist. Actually this is only the second half. I have the first half somewhere, and if people actually like this, maybe I'll put up the first part.

1. Ebin
2. 5446 / date rape
3. House of Suffering
4. DJ's
5. I Love My Dog
6. Pool Shark
7. Work That We Do
8. Greatest Hits
9. Smoke 2 Joints / Freestyle
10. Scarlet Begonias / Ring the Alarm

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Here are some pictures that I took at the C-Rayz Walz show. He was with Kosha Dillz....

What!!?!?!!? That's right....Five selections today. Un especial para Cinco de Mayo, mi amigos y amigas.

El primero es el emcee Aesop Rock. Alright, no mas espanol. This is probably my favorite Aesop Rock.

Fast Cars, Danger, Fire, and Knives

This is a very original, different, and bueno hip-hop album. I feel like this album is step up from Bazooka Tooth. This is actually only a 7 song EP, but I think that makes it work. There is no filler, or blatantly weak songs. "Holy Smokes" is a ruthless song that attacks the church. It is brutal. I like think that Aesop can be hard to listen to for some people. Maybe this album would be a good one to start with. I feel like the beats are not quite as abstract. His flow is already abstract enough. This came with a 80 page book that has all of his lyrics from all of his albums, and a bit of cool art. I give this 4 tacos out of 5. If you are a fan, and have his other stuff, you should buy it. If not...

1. Fast Cars
2. Number Nine
3. Zodiacccupuncture
4. Holy Smokes
5. Winners Take All
6. Rickety Rackety (feat. CamuTao & El P)
7. Food, Clothes, Medicine

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NEXT!!!

I already have the Hands On, but this is also great.

DJ Nu-Mark and Pomo - Blend Crafters
This is a mostly instrumental album. The open track "Melody" is awesome. The beat!!! ooh that beat. All of the beats actually.Most of this is Nu-Marks stuff. The cover of John Lennon's "Imagine" is on point. The album says Vol. 1 on it. Does that mean that there will be a Vol. 2? I hope so, and I'm sure that you will also, after you hear this. I give this 3.5 sombreros out of 4.75 sombreros. I would get the Hands On first, but if you like instrumental stuff, go for it.

1. Melody
2. Beat the Odds
3. Lola
4. Bad Luck Blues
5. Way I Think
6. Shedding Steel
7. Pow
8. Shit
9. Flute Fidelity
10. Imagine
11. Unwind

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Mas alla!! Vamanos.


Prince Paul - Politics of the Buisness.

This is his second album, and I think it is great. Chapelle makes a cameo on this. It's kina funny. I don't feel like writing a review for this one , so I will plagiarize one from some website, and I wont even put that shit in quotes...
Prince Paul has tackled many topics of the streets through his self-produced albums in the past, this time around he tackles the music business. He's assembled a respectable cast of underground hip-hopsters to educate the listener about the ups and downs of the business...the Politics of the Business. He's also got a skit or two to help illustrate (er..make light of) record deals. During one of these skits hip-hop builders Chuck D and Ice T give their two cents worth of advice.

But how's the music you ask? As usual Paul has outdone himself again. Matching artist with track, each beat fits perfectly under whoever is rhyming on it. "My Life*", which features Fat Lip, would sound right at home on a Pharcyde album.

It's nice to get an album these days that doesn't talk about money in the usual "bling bling" sense. Politics of the Business is sure to please those looking for a bit of fresh air from 50 Cent and the like...for those looking for a lot more fulfillment out of their hip-hop, Prince Paul has provided 100% of your recommended daily amount.

3.5 out of 5 gringos

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Proximo!!!


The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Blaaaah. Grrragr. This album is rediculous. ?uestlove. ?uestlove. ?uestlove. and oh yeah ?estlove. He is the shit. I can't say that this is my favorite Roots album, but I can say that it is a Roots album. And saying that means that it is better than 95% of all other albums out there. They also put on an amazing live concert. I think this won a Grammy or something like that for the "You Got Me" with Erykah and Eve. This is a must have for anyones collection. This is worth getting just to hear "Dynamite", "Double Toruble", and the drums at the end of "You Got Me". I read somewhere once that ?uesto likes to make people think that they are listerning to a drum machine. Until the end of that jawn, it does sound like a drum machine, then that fool goes OFF!!! Come on people it's the Roots.....

5 out of 5 tacos.

1. Act Won...Things Fall Apart
2. Table Of Contents (Parts 1 & 2)
3. The Next Movement (ft. DJ Jazzy Jeff)
4. Step Into The Realm
5. The Spark
6. Dynamite!
7. Without A Doubt
8. Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New
9. Double Trouble
10. Act Too...The Love Of My Life
11. 100% Dundee
12. Diedre Vs. Dice
13. Adrenaline Listen
14. 3rd Act: ? Vs. Scratch 2...Electric Boogaloo
15. You Got Me
16. You Don't See Us
17. Return To Innocence Lost
18. Act Fore...The End?

And lastly, a special treat from me. Or not so special. Depends on how you look at it. I am going to put up the songs I have listened to today. This is just a mix of what happened to come on today. I excluded some stuff, and put in a couple that I didn't really hear today. I will do more mixes as time goes on. They will probably be better than this, because I just decided to do this last minute. Here are the tracks....

1) I Like London in the Rain - Blossom Dearie
2) In Your Face - Kool Kieth
3) Voices In My Head - K'naan
4) All Balls - Aceyalone
5) The Actual - All City Crew
6) Bongo Bong - Manu Chao
7) First Heat - Fatlip
8) When the Sun Took A Day Off - Freestlyle Fellowship
9) In Time - Sly & The Family Stone
10) Nuttin' Up - Ike Turner
11) Stage Fright - The Band
12) Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
13) This Here Giraffe - Flaming Lips
14) Tiny Cities Made of Ashes - Modest Mouse
15) Can't Tell Me - SOJA
16) Pretty Girl From Cedar Lane - Avett Brothers
17) Travelin Prayer - Dolly Parton
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Stevie Wonder is the best. He is my favorite musician of all time. Here is an interesting tribute to Stevie. They are a bunch of jazz and funk(y) covers of Stevie Songs, mixed by DJ Spinna and Bobbito. It is called
The Wonder of Stevie
I think that anything to do with Mr. Wonder is Wonderful, so of course I think this is nice. This is actually one CD of the 2 CD set. This is the one that has the mix done by DJ Spinna and Bobbito. The other CD just has the songs on them, not mixed. Overall I was very happy with it. I initially wasn't that excited about the song selection. I would have liked to see some more funky Stevie tunes, but what can you do? It feels a bit slow at parts, but you have to give this CD a couple listens. I was expecting something different from Spinna and Bobbito. They are typically into the hip-hop thing, so I was expecting a hip-hop feel. I guess the mix has a somewhat hip-hop feel, but I don't know. I do really like this CD now. The latin feel to the Golden Lady (possibly my favorite Stevie somg of all time) is superb. The Superstition by Sergi Mendes and Brazil 77 is another Wonderful take on a Wonderful song. (enough of that) Again I went with a meeting of worlds thing here, and I am glad that I did. Here is the tracklist and the artists...

1 You Got It Bad Girl - Hugh Montenegro
2 Where Were You When I Needed You - Lionel Hampton
3 Golden Lady - Jose Feliciano
4 Pastime Paradise - Ray Barretto
5 Superstition - Sergio Mendes and Brazil 77
6 As - Gene Harris
7 Buttercup - Carl Anderson
8 Too High - Norman Brown
9 I Was Made To Love Her - Charles Earland
10 Bad Weather - The Supremes
11 Spring High - Ramsey Lewis
12 Love Having You Around - First Choice
13 Stick Together - Minnie Riperton
14 Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Main Ingredient
15 Another Star - Cedar Walton

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Mickey and the Soul Generation
This is a band that DJ Shadow discovered. They are staight funky. Like the Meters and such. The recording on this is a bit fuzzy, but I kinda think that it adds to it. It gives it an old and undiscovered feel. When I first heard about this, maybe through the Shadow website or something, I assumed that it was a fake me out. I thought it was going to be a sideproject type deal, put togethre by Shadow. I'm still waiting for him to either spill the cheeze, and tell everyone that it is really him and his buds playing, or that it is all produced, and it is all samples that he worked over so well, that it sounds like a live band. That or maybe he will invite the surviving members on stage with him one night.
This is only the first CD of the 2 CD's. This is the Studio Sessions. The other CD is a Live CD. If you really like this, let me know. (I like comments) I will put up the live CD. This CD is funk for the sake of funk. Each musician knows thier role; A crucial element in a funk band. The drummer doesn't try to do too much. The guitarist lays it down, and the bass holds it steady. i really like the horns on this one.

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Wasn't quite sure about putting a greatest hits up, but this one is so great.

I think that just about all of the music that I really like and appreciate was directly influenced by this music. The amount of soul in these 31 tracks is outrageous. If you aren't up to date with your Sam Cooke, here ya go. This is one of those ones that you put on, and find yourself singing along to every other song, and saying, "Oh, I forgot about this one" or "I didn't know this was Sam Cooke." Everyone should listen to Sam. Get this one, and play it real loud, so everyone in the neigborhood can hear. If you are a fan of the man, then this is a great one to get.It has everything on it. Here is the track list.



1. Touch The Hem Of His Garment
2. Lovable
3. You Send Me
4. Only Sixteen
5. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasonss
6. Just For You
7. Win Your Love For Me
8. Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha
9. I'll Come Running Back To You
10. You Were Made For Me
11. Sad Mood
12. Cupid
13. (What A) Wonderful World
14. Chain Gang
15. Summertime
16. Little Red Rooster
17. Bring It On Home To Me
18. Nothing Can Change This Love
19. Sugar Dumpling
20. (Ain't That) Good News
21. Meet Me At Mary's Place
22. Twistin' The Night Away
23. Shake
24. Tennessee Waltz
25. Another Saturday Night
26. Good Times
27. Having A Party
28. That's Where It's At
29. A Change Is Gonna Come
30. Jesus Gave Me Water
31. Unlisted Track

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DJ Nu-Mark - Hands On


Big brother, big brother, I want a chance!!! I feel like DJ Nu-Mark has played the little brother role to Cut Chemist in the J5 family. This was his first solo album. After the masive amount of hype surrounding Brainfreeze (see below), and Product Placement, along with all of the other Cut Chemist releases, I was anxious to hear some stuff from Nu-Mark. I knew it would be great, and it is. It has the mixtape format, and he doesn't really scratch all that much, which I kinda like. I like scratching and all, but keep it to a minimum. It's like a wailing guitar solo. They are impressive, but don't always fit into the song. Sometimes it's best to just sit back, and let the music be music. This CD has lots of great samples on it. There is one section that is like a hip-hop around the world. He goes from Ausie, to British, to French, to German, to Japanese, and it all sounds pretty good. It is iteresting to see how people rap that are from different parts of the world. He also uses some of his own stuff on there, which is nice. I think Melody may be my favorite track. Nu-Mark does not dissapoint, and may even take over the role as the big brother in the fam. I think this may be better than anything Cut Chemist has done solo. (That doesn't include BF or PP...those are with DJ Shadow.) This was put out in 2004. I listen to it now in 2006. Oh yeah. One last thing...

I didn't number these tracks in the zip file, so they may be in alhpabetical order. In which case, you would have to put them in order to listen to the album, because it is in mixtape fasion, and is seamless. So....here is the tracklist.

1. Intro - DJ Nu-Mark
2. Down Home - Eddy Senay
3. Rubber Bumpers - Tony Luisi
4. Laying Eggs - Paz
5. Hot Track - Rex Company Brown
6. Fudge Funk - Organized Konfusion
7. Intro "Life" - Jeru the Damaja
8. Perverted Monks in the House (Skit) - Jeru the Damaja
9. Intro - Group Home
10. Skit - The Beatnuts
11. Melody - Blendcrafters
12. Chali 2na Comin' Thru - DJ Nu-Mark, Chali 2na
13. No Good - Vitamin D
14. True Urban Grit (T.U.G.) - Prophetix
15. Saliva - Viktor Vaughn
16. Samurai - Samurai
17. Crew Song - Schlechta Umgang
18. Hands On - Key Kool, DJ Nu-Mark
19. A Good Thing - Brad Strut, Lazy Grey
20. 68 and I Owe You One - All Time High
21. Raw Chille - Raw Chille
22. Impulsion - Barry Morgan, Ray Cooper
23. Brand Nu Live - J-Live, DJ Nu-Mark

Downlod the mixtape here

Not really, but I did listen to this yesterday.

Israel Vibration Box Set
Just put on the three CD's and let em roll. I put them in this order, Wis, Apple, Skelly. Don't really know why. I guess I like the Skelly stuff the best, so I saved it for last. But, you really can't miss with these guys. The Power of the Trinity has it all. There are interviews between each song, which explain what the song is about, and some longer interviews at the end of each CD. I took out a couple of these on the Apple and Wiss CD's so that they fit onto CD-R's. If you like reggae at all, you will absolutely like this. Enough said. Here are the track listings...





Skelly Vibes
1. Intro
2. Why Worry
3. Intro
4. Same Song
5. Intro
6. Highway Robbery
7. Intro
8. Payday
9. Intro
10. Perfect Love and Understanding
11. Intro
12. Strength of My Life
13. Intro
14. On the Rock
15. Intro
16. Racial Discrimination
17. Intro
18. Red Eyes
19. Intro
20. Thank You Jah
21. Intro
22. Feelin' Irie!
23. Intro
24. Livity in the Hood
25. Interviews and Reasoning 1
26. Interviews and Reasoning 2
27. Interviews and Reasoning 3
28. Interviews and Reasoning 4
29. Interviews and Reasoning 5

Wiss Vibes
1. Intro
2. Licks and Kicks
3. Intro
4. Universal Father
5. Intro
6. Cool and Calm
7. Intro
8. Greedy Dog
9. Intro
10. Vultures
11. Intro
12. Jailhouse Rocking
13. Intro
14. Poor Man Cry
15. Intro
16. Soldiers of Jah Army
17. Intro
18. Naw Give up the Fight
19. Intro
20. Mr. Consular Man
21. Intro
22. Hard Road
23. Intro
24. Get up and Go
25. Interviews and Reasoning 1
26. Interviews and Reasoning 2
27. Interviews and Reasoning 4
28. Interviews and Reasoning 5

Apple Vibes
1. Intro
2. We a de Rasta
3. Intro
4. Why You So Craven
5. Intro
6. Middle East
7. Intro
8. Don't Want Apartheid
9. Intro
10. There Is No End
11. Intro
12. Reggae on the River
13. Intro
14. Live in Jah Love
15. Intro
16. Falling Angels
17. Intro
18. Racial Injustice
19. Intro
20. Rudeboy Shufflin
21. Intro
22. Mud Up
23. Intro
24. Solomon Bloodline
25. Interviews and Reasoning 1
26. Interviews and Reasoning 2
27. Interviews and Reasoning 3



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Skelly Vibes
Wiss Vibes
Apple Vibes

BRAINFREEZE
I guess this is an infamous album at this point. Any way you slice it, it's great. This is another meeting of hip-hop and soul. DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist go back and forth with old soul 45's. There is a sequel called Product Placement, but I don't think it is as good. This cd is only two tracks, each about 25 minutes, and the second just as good as the first. I think it is a good cd to put on at almost any time with almost any crowd. Shadow and Chemist keep the scratching to a minimum and focus on the mix. Some of the interludes are a bit much, but it is overall lots of fun. I could see it playing at my next party, that is if I can get the new K-Fed album out of the CD player. (Damn yo.!! My peeps be all up on that jint. Hells son, I ain't frontin'. Wooode got it poppin.) On that note, I will leave you with the amazing track listing for Brainfreeze, but first, here is a picture of Sadam after hearing this album.














TRACK 1
Thunder Kick radio spot
The Jules Shattner Group-2001: A Soul Odyssey
Fried Chicken-Funky DJ
The Mohawks-The Champ
Reuben Bell-Superjock
Albert King-Cold Feet
Ultimate Force-I'm Not Playing
Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham-Lover And A Friend
Mack Rice-Three People In Love
The Nu People-I'd Be Nowhere Today
Nu-Sound Express Ltd-Ain't It Good Enough
Mystic Moods-Cosmic Sea
American Gypsy-Inside Out
Odetta-Hit Or Miss
The Mar-Keys-Grab This Thing (Part 2)
Rusty Bryant-Fire-Eater
Simtec & Wylie-Bootleggin' (Part 2)
Wilbur Bascomb & The Zodiac-Just A Groove In "G"
Eddie Bo & The Soul Finders-We're Doin' It (Thang)(Part 2)
Rufus Thomas-Sophisticated Sissy
The Showmen Inc.-The Tramp (From Funky Broadway) (Part 1)
The Original Soul Senders-Soul Brother Testify (Part 2)
Rufus Thomas-Itch & Scratch (Part I & II)
Alvin Cash-Keep On Dancing (Instrumental)
Lou Courtney-Hey Joyce
Bummer radio spot

TRACK 2
The Singing Principal-Woman's Lib
Salt-Hung Up
The Soul Lifters-Hot, Funky & Sweaty
Frankie Seay & The Soul Riders-Soul Food
The Interpretations-Jason Pew Mosso (Part 1)
Thunder & Lightning-Bumpin Bus Stop
Billy Garner-I Got Some
Pleasure Web-Music Man (Part I & II)
Gary Byrd-Soul Travelin' (The G.B.E.) (Part I)
Clifton Chenier & Grandpa Gee Gee-Just Keep On Scratching
"W" radio spot
Marlena Shaw-California Soul
The Vibrettes-Humpty Dump (Part 1)
Eddie Bo-From This Day On
7-Eleven-Dance The Slurp
Kraftwerk-Numbers
Flash & The Five-Flash It To The Beat
Pearly Queen-Quit Jivin'
Tony Alvon & The Belairs-Sexy Coffee Pot
Chuck Mangione-Hill Where The Lord Hides
Funka Fize-No Words
Schooly D-Gucci Time
Jurassic 5-Unified Rebelution (Acapella)
Third Guitar-Baby Don't Cry
Don Pierce-This Funky Thing
Funka Fize-Because You're Funky
The Troubleneck Brothers-Back To The Hip Hop
Stu Gardner-Devil In A Man
Samson & Delilah-There's A DJ In Your Town
Giorgio-Tears
Tim & Bill -Someone

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AWWWW DARN. The DL is down. I just realized it. I'll get it back up soon. And this was one of the most downloaded ones on the site. (But I kinda think that it was hotlinked???, and that may have something to do with it being down. Let me know if you are gonna hotlink)

Shaolin Soul - Classic Soul Music That Inspired The Wu-Tang Clan

This was a great find for me. It mixes two worlds that I dig HARD. The soul and the Wu-Tang world worlds don't exactly colide, but more kiss each other, maybe on the nose. This is some of the soul songs that Wu-Tang took samples from. It is compiled by RZA. It is a great listen. All of the songs are great, and it is fun to pick out the samples used. You may also recognize samples used by other artist. The liner notes has the Wu songs that each was used in, but that wouldn't be any fun if I posted that. Right?? So download it and see what you can hear. Wu, Tang, Wu, Tang, Wu, .... I would like to hear the Kings of Funk compilation that RZA did. If anyone knows where I can sample it, leave me a comment.


1. I Like It - The Emotions
2. Troubles, Heartaches & Sadness - Ann Peebles
3. Little Ghetto Boy - Donny Hathaway (live)
4. Way We Were, The - Gladys Knight & The Pips
5. Aretha, Sing One For Me - George Jackson
6. Let's Straighten It Out - O.V. Wright
7. Groovin' - Willie Mitchell
8. If You Think It (You Might As Well Do It) - The Emotions
9. I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over - David Porter
10. Honybee - New Birth
11. Could I Be Falling In Love - Syl Johnson
12. Why Marry - The Sweet Inspirations
13. Something - Al Green
14. Motherless Child - O.V. Wright

I also threw a Soldiers of Jah Army (SOJA) single on there. It has four tracks. I guess this is a little shiesty, but I want people to hear this. It is great music. This single doesn't have thier best stuff on it, but it is still good. The tracks here aren't the same as the ones released on the album Get Wiser. They don't have the horns on them, but they are still great. The dubs are awesome. They are done by the masterful Jim Fox of Lion Fox Studios. That link is to the people he has recorded and dubbed...impressive. If you like what you hear go to thier site here The track listing for that one is...

1. You Don't Know Me
2. 911
3. 911 Dub
4. You Don't Know Dub

This is the album that those tunes come off of...










Both the SOJA single and the Shaolin Soul are in one zip. file. You can download all of this goodness LATER.

So I just did a whole review of this. Probably the best review of all of the ones I've written, and I don't know where it went. I thought I posted it. Guess not. I'm not gonna do it again right now. (maybe later) But I will say that this shit is rediculous. okay - nutshel - artwork on the album = outrageous. has Ice T, Kool Kieth, Esham, Chino XL, and Roger Troutman. The music = not my favorite, but has is just as outrageous as the artwork. and I am not the biggest fan, but I post it because it is out of print, it has kool kieth, and because I told one of the only people I have told about this page that I would post this today.

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Deltron 3030
So I guess I got this figured out somewhat. I don't really understand the Days...Day 1 now, but do the days change automatically, just like in real life. This e-world time may be different. Maybe the year is really 3030 on the internet....okay that was fucking stupid. But I was attempting an interlude to this



It's Deltron 3030. A great hip-hop album. 1 part Del the Funky Homosapien, 1 part Dan The Automator, 1 part Kid Koala, all parts glorious. I like to listen to this album. So will you, even if you don't like hip-hop, or even if you don't like me. I gotts the origional version which is out of print. The one with the cardboard type cover. I got it used for $5, and it was in nearly perfect condition.

A Review-
It's the year 3030 and Del is still smooth. Del is funny, kina...no he is funny. Some of the interludes are great. His flow...whenever I say or write the word flow I think feel silly, and a bit out of my element...Like in Adaptation.

Donald Kaufman: I'm pitching my script today.
Charlie Kaufman: Please don't say pitch.

Anyhow, the flow is great, and Dan the Automator makes me want to buy tons of monkies.

Watch a flash animation for "Virus" here

It is nifty. I will stop this review here. Listen to the sheeite, and tell me what you think.

Download the album
here