Stones Throw keeps quietly dropping impressive tunes via their new webstore, with the latest gem being an advance digital release of The 5th Installment of Madlib’s esteemed Beat Konducta series. This one — the awesomely titled Dil Cosby Suite — is Madlib + J Rocc’s tribute to the late, great J Dilla. To hear “Anthenagin” off the album listen BELOW!
Madlib - “Anthenagin”
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We told you a few weeks ago about Madlib’s upcoming album , WLIB AM: King of the Wigflip. The album comes out September 30th on Rapster/BBE and has a very impressive list of features on it. Spotted on the boards , here is one of the two songs off the album featuring Guilty Simpson, “Go!” Don’t expect too many more leaks off this album, so enjoy it and be sure to go out and cop on the 30th because you already know it’s gonna be hot. Yeah the song is a little rawer then most OKP music, but we had to make an exception for Madlib and Guilty today.
Madlib is set to drop long anticipated addition to BBE’s Beat Generation series entitled “WLIB AM: King Of The Wigflip”. Madlib’s long-anticipated addition to BBE’s Beat Generation series will be released on Rapster/BBE on September 30th. Fitting comfortably into a series whose previous contributors include the late J Dilla, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Pete Rock, Madlib will deliver one of his most straight forward neck snapping hip-hop albums to date. Track Listing BELOW.
Also, Madlib has just got done remixing Madvillainy, his highly acclaimed collaboration with DOOM. No release date has been confirmed as of yet but you can check out 30 seconds of each track in this sampler.
“King of the Wigflip” - Official Tracklisting:
1. The New Resident - Beat Konducta
2. Blow The Horns On ‘Em - Guilty Simpson
3. The Plan Pt. 1 - Georgia Anne Muldrow
4. Tension - Beat Konducta
5. Gamble On Ya Boy - Defari
6. The Ox (805) - MED feat. Poke
7. All Virtue - Beat Konducta
8. Blinfold Test #10 (He Don’t Play) - J.Rocc
9. The Thang-Thang - Price Po
10. Heat - Madlib
11. Smoke Break - Beat Konducta
12. The Plan (Reprise) - Beat Konducta
13. Life - Karriem Riggins
14. Parklight - Beat Konducta
15. Yo Yo Affair Pt. 1 & 2 - Frezna
16. I Want It Back - The Professionals (Oh No & Madlib)
17. Disco Dance - Beat Konducta
18. What It Do - Liberation
19. Take That Money - Roc ‘C’ feat. Oh No
20. Drinks Up! - Frank N Dank
21. The Way That I Live - Stacy Epps
22. Ratrace - Murs
23. Go! - Guilty Simpson
24. Stop - Beat Konducta
The Brazilian trio Azymuth – keyboardist José Roberto Bertrami, bassist Alex Malheiros and drummer Ivan “Mamão” Conti – reached their peak of popularity in the mid-1980s. They played a self-branded style called “samba doido,” or “crazy samba,” which drew from the increasingly production-heavy and smooth-edged sound of radio-friendly jazz, soul and funk while still keeping with fusion’s synthtastic ultra-modern vibe. What separated the trio from the crowd was Conti, the man responsible for infusing traditional Brazilian rhythms within a sleek, muzak-like sound. It’s hard not to hear Azymuth’s music as easy listening or smooth jazz, but if there were ever a counterargument to these classifications, it would be grounded in the inventive rhythmic prowess of Conti.
It is clear why Azymuth’s music is so attractive to Otis Jackson Jr., the prolific producer known as Madlib. Under his Yesterday’s New Quintet moniker, Jackson has explored atmospheric, loungy concoctions of Rhodes-centric jazz and instrumental funk. Sparse rhythms lead vamping grooves and hypnotic, abstract soloing that, thanks to Jackson’s keen ear for mood and choice influences, sidesteps any notion of lounge-fusion or synthetic chamber jazz by keeping the music somewhere in the hazy realm of space dub and dedicated home studio experimentation. Whereas hearing most of Azymuth’s discography today may leave you cringing at the synthetic cheesiness of the sound, it was, in all respects, an exciting progression of fusion at the time of its release. Let’s hope it ages as well as Yesterday’s New Quintet’s 2001 release Angles Without Edges. Click here to keep reading and sample a track.
Technology is going to play an enormous role in Hip-Hop in the years to come and this is just the beginning. The feature in the video above is The Touchscreen Deck By Attigo, I’ll let the video speak for itself.
In recent shows Mos Def has performed new songs from his album said to be named “The Ecstatic.” He has shown crowds tracks produced by Madlib and Oh No (Madlib’s younger brother), and is rumored to be going to Al Be Back and Kanye West for new material. Other confirmed tracks on the album are “Auditorium” Featuring Slick Rick, Produced by Madlib, “Super Magic” Produced by Oh No and “Twilight Speedball” Produced by Chad Hugo & Mos Def. The album has no release date.
Official Track Listing Thus Far:
Auditorium Ft.Slick Rick & Produced by Madlib
Super Magic Produced by Oh No
Twilight Speedball Produced by Chad Hugo & Mos Def
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