Brotha from Anotha Planet

The L.A.lien known as Ras_G is ready to follow up last year’s stellar Ghetto Sci-Fi with his Brainfeeder debut, Brotha From Anotha Planet, blasting off in digital format on April 7th, 2009.

as an appetizer, here is his 15 minute set for BBC’s Mary Anne Hobbs

Ras_G – 15 minutes of SpaceBase 4 MaryAnneHobbs

Ras G – ‘El-Saturn-Day/P.O.P/Brainfeeder Bent Intro’
Ras G – ‘Deep Space Nine’ (Dubplate)
Ras G – ‘HollyHood/Where Dem Trees @?’(Dubplate)
Samiyam – ‘Fishsticks’ (Dubplate)
Ras G – ‘Ancestrial Echoes’(Dubplate)
Ras G – ‘Elevators’ (Dubplate)
Flying Lotus – ‘Aboriginal’ (Dubplate)
Ras G – ‘In Coming!!!!’(Brainfeeder)
Hudson Mohawke – ‘Yonard’(Warp)
Ras G – ‘Speaker Smash [ruff]’ (Dubplate)

1. DISHWATER

2. EARTHLY MATTERS

3. PENNYS CONFESSION

4. SHINELIGHT
Co-Produced By DAKIM

5. EUNICE IN WHITE

6. SUN BEHIND THE CLOUDS

7. ASTROHOOD-
Co Produced By MATTHEW DAVID

8. NOTHING BUT CHANGE-
Co Produced By Sacred and GIBB

9. IN COMING

10 COME DOWN (2 EARTH)

11. DESERT FAIRY

12. RETURN FROM THE GREAT UNKNOWN

13. ALKEBULAN

music kaleidoscope

this features original music, beats (!!!) and remixes all done by the one and only Karriem Riggins.

courtesy of SHOOK magazine

EDIT — Karriem has just put the mix for download through his own website, please go directly to the source to get this gem!

In The Lab

Rashad ‘Tumbling Dice’ Smith

w/ Jay Electronica, D Prosper and Peter Rosenberg

Hip-Hop is dead proclaimed a Queen’s philosopher – and it was enough to wake many from their Pop-Hop nap. At this point, the argument is old, but it’s worth noting that former thieves have not stopped striking out against sampling and the soul of the music continues to be stripped away. With the lost of the soul, comes a lost of history – the breaks. That being said, this man, Rashad “Tumblin’ Dice” Smith maintains the foundation. If you don’t know him (or what he’s talking about), then you’re not a part of the solution. Get a late pass.

- sdq via 314159emptyset

Life in Analogue

Kenny has an EP, she has a blog, wake up!

Timeless III of IV

March 15th marked the date that the prolific Arthur Verocai would make his Los Angeles debut performance more than 35 years after the release of his now impossible to find (don’t stress, Luv N’ Haight repressed it) self-titled, genre-melding debut album.

you can read VTECH’s account of the night here

*performance photos are courtesy of Azul213 for Mochilla*

I was able to catch up with Mr. Verocai at the afterparty for a few moments…

Que penso cuando fue contactado para ser parte de esta serie de conciertos?

Me senti muy honrado y humilde al ser escogido para ser parte de estas presentaciones con compositores tan talentosos.

Que piensa de que una nueva generacion ha descubrido y acceptado su musica? Estoy hablando de una generacion musical como Madlib y DOOM y ellos.

De nuevo me siento muy honrado de que mi musica sea recibida de tal manera por una generacion de talento tan joven. Me sorprende que algo que hice hace tantos años sea recibido de tal manera.

Esta fue su primera presentacion en Los Angeles correcto?

Si, si. Mi primera vez presentandome en Los Angeles.

Que estaba pensando mientras estaba sobre el escenario tocando su musica?

Que pensaba? Que podia pensar? No estaba pensando nada! Estaba en las nubes, todavia estoy en las nubes. Estoy muy, muy honrado y agradecido por todo esto.

What did you think when you were contacted to be a part of this series of concerts?

I felt very honored and humbled to be chosen to be part of this series of shows along with composers of such talent.

What do you think of the way a new generation has discovered and embraced your music? I’m talking about a musical generation spearheaded by Madlib and DOOM and so on.

Again, I feel very honored that my music is recieved in such a way by a younger generation of talent. It suprises me that something I made so many years ago is recieved in such a way.

This was your first concert in Los Angeles correct?

Yes, yes. My first show in Los Angeles.

What were you thinking while you were onstage playing your music?

What I thought? What could I think? I wasn’t thinking anything! I was in the clouds, I still am in the clouds. I’m very, very honored and appreciative for all this.

another good interview

also…

Verocai interview with LA Record

once again thank you to ArtDontSleep, Mochilla and VTECH for another historic event.

Verocai

you should know by now. this Sunday, it goes down once again.

the finest in Brazillian soul w/ the illustrious Madlib and the underrated DJ Nuts opening the night.

a few tunes that have borrowed from Mr. Verocai…

smokey smoke from coast to coast

I put obituaries in your top 8

if this doesn’t at least make you crack a smile, i’m sorry for whatever is going on in your life that makes you that boring and lame.

short days and long nights

don’t faze fly niggas

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CDRADIO 11

because why not?

Blue Nile – Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics

Pastry – Knxwldge

Annie (Don’t Wear No Panties) – Erykah Badu

Untitled(LovedU)2 – Blu (prod. Exile)

When The Time Comes – DreamResearchGroup

Love To The World – Naturel (prod. Illmind)

My Father’s Gun – Danny Brown (prod. DJ Dez)

BNG Two Shoe Poo – Quelle w/ 87 & Denmark Vessey (prod. Quelle)

Hi Hat The Ro:q’s Drns remix – Teebs

* samuel would like to clarify that he does not actually think the young lady who kicked us out is a whore…

“everything i said was pretty on point aside from calling her whore.. she was just doing her job.. a little too well.”

if you actually want a mix by someone who knows what the hell they’re doing, Daddy Kev of Low End Theory/Alpha Pup fame just dropped the first of what will be a monthly series of Low End Theory podcasts

Episode 1: Daddy Kev w/ Samiyam

each month a different Low End resident DJ will man the mix with a special guest. I expect these to be consistently dope as hell so I highly recommend you guys to fuck with this from the start.