DJ Shadow – “Halloween 2009 DJ Set”

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DJ Shadow recently posted the all-vinyl set he performed in Los Angeles back on Halloween 2009 and – as if there were any doubt – it is 1 hour and 16 minutes of mix-it-up bliss for just about anyone who enjoys listening to a master at work.  Listen below and if you want to rock [...]

Marco Polo – “G.U.R.U. (feat. DJ Premier & Talib Kweli)”

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Last Friday marked the very sad third anniversary of the passing of the legendary Guru (of Gangstarr & Jazzmatazz fame).  To mark the occasion, producer extraordinaire Marco Polo has released G.U.R.U. which features guests DJ Premier and Talib Kweli (impressive!).  The track is definitely happening and it is also serves as the lead single off [...]

Diamond D on “Crate Diggers”

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LISTEN:  Diamond D & The Psychotic Neurotics – Best Kept Secret  (From YouTube) The latest episode of Fuse’s “Crate Diggers” series is out and this one features legendary producer Diamond D.  This is a guy who had a part in stone-cold classics like Tribe’s “The Low End Theory” and The Fugees’ “The Score” so his [...]

Listening Room: Bob James – “Nautilus”

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LISTEN:  Bob James – “Nautilus” From “One”  :  1974  :  CTI Records (Buy) Super sampled break beats from one of the masters of the Fender Rhodes.  Follow the leader…  

“These Are The Breaks”

LISTEN:  Eugene Blacknell – “Gettin’ Down” Sweet new release from the folks over at Luv N’ Haight and Ubiquity featuring some of the best funk from their respective catalogs.  The focus here is mostly 70′s funk that you will recognize from the samples that were used by artists such as Beck, Mobb Deep, Talib Kweli [...]