"Black Canvas (Mr. Melody and Rider Shafique) make music straight from the heart, music with consciousness. Their debut album ‘Rise’ is simply complex, inspired by life, naturally grown and delivered personally. This album is a distillation of experience, gained first hand from living in ‘the land of the blind’. The essence of the music is love and faith,courage, tenderness, generosity and sacrifice."
(Text taken from Black Canvas MySpace)

Out now on UK label "Cool & Deadly". Get it.

More infos on myspace.com/ukblackcanvas

To those of you who didn´t make it to Jazzit Salzburg for the Double-Release-Party of DNK-Rapper AMENOFILS and the reggaeband MOBY STICK last weekend, i must say, don´t worry - it was packed without you. A fine night with tons of good vibes...

Make sure you check the new release by AMENOFILS called "La prophétie de Samarra" out now on austrian raplabel DUZZ DOWN SAN. A very dark, atmospheric french/austrian rap album that moves between classic Boom Bap, and French rap à la IAM and La Cliqua. Produced by Amenofils himself with Kartal and Mansoul, Guestfeatures include austrian underground legends such as Raptoar, Thaiman, Demolux, Scheibsta, Switch, BauXL, Def Ill and more...

Listen to the snippet on dnk-movement.com , duzzdownsan.com or myspace.com/amenofilsdnk ...

Ooh yeah, by the way, also don´t forget Mountain Top Hi Powa and General Palma present MADDA THAN DEM - Brandnu Dancehall - this Friday 09/10/2K9 at ROCKHOUSE BAR SALZBURG...

And on Saturday 10/10/2k9 AUSTRIAN OPEN at POST/ MATTSEE with Kayo & Phekt / Def Ill / Amenofils / Feux & Mirac / DemoLux / Tactik & Danston and more...

I can't f'in' believe this! Well, it honestly caught me by surprise now: With their last album, FUN DMC, being one of my personal favorites from '08, People Under The Stairs, after their short stopover at Tres Records and GoldDust, are back at OM records (that's where it all started back in '98) with their 7th album called Carried Away due to be released on October 13th already! The speed at which the two have been consistently putting out quality releases over the last few years is just unbelievable and I don't even have to prelisten to this one to know it will rock hard. It might just be a good idea to be prepared for some new styles. The official press release states that the album will be a mix of "1 part(y) Beastie Boys / 1 part Public Enemy and 1 part Radiohead", Thes One himself just says: "... some people who have heard it are saying candidate for one of the best puts albums... or so i hear." I just say: Anticipation!

Still supporting the vinyl lovers out there, this album comes as a special double LP pressing with a pimped up die-cut (the holes you can see in the pic are cut out, much like Hocus Pocus' Place 54 vinyl release...) laminate gatefold cover, a poster and boardgame and two full length bonus tracks. If you preorder via HHV.de you even get a T-shirt to go with it.

Plus: Watch out for another World Tour coming your way, dates will follow...

Thank you Thes One and Double K for making my day... again!

It has been a long time, since i dropped the last MIXTAPE. but it has been a busy time too with all kinds of stuff. however, i was diggin in my crates yesterday night and it seems like i got hooked by the late 90ties again. althought i made a little excursion to the present time too.

I tried to pick some "forgotten" vinyl goodies starting with Mass Influence (that might have been one of the most underrated Hip Hop acts ever aswell as Darc Mind who's finished album "Symtomatic Of A Greater Ill" was just not released by Loud Records after the 12inch debut dopeness "Outside Looking In" in 1996. (sorry, this had to be said again. by the way: Anticon did: 10 years later. you can find some tracks on former mixtapes). Heltah Skeltah, Persevere, Lateef, Homeless Derilex, Biggie (i love this track), Jamal and last but not least - one of my all time and absolute and ever deep burnin favourites -
"8 steps to perfection" by Company Flow (before their time aswell) including the Instrumental produced by El-P (founder of Definitive Jux).

Moreover i wanted to stay in the present time with a "Hip Hop after 2000" excursion from Zion I to Suff Daddy, Byron & Onra, Dal Green (french dopeness, check his album), Milez Benjiman to Danny Breaks. I hope you enjoy what you hear. you know i'm no battle-dj-scratch-kid, although i would love to be sometimes. i just want to make it a little journey into sound for you out there - diggin that sound!

peace from the lens. I will work on a cover soon, but i just didn't want to wait because of that. find a tracklisting here, download the mixtape there.

last week i somehow stumbled over Real J Wallace's profile on myspace and downloaded his free "A New Day EP". A piece of concious Hip Hip in which he's sharing his thoughts about relationship, breaking up and things like that.

He's part of a crew called "The Mighty Few" and comes from San Diego - California. Nice vibe, nice tunes, nice lyrics. Me personally - I prefer the tracks "away from you", "the break up song", "be free" and "a bit better feat. Bam of the Mighty Few". a dope soulful banger a là ...!

free "A New Day EP" download:
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