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Hmmm... One of my most favourite bands and labels featuring the 3 Titans: Khalil Jackson, Jorden Plaines, and Dallas Ifill. Three gifted fifth-graders with their sights set on higher education. On their debut 7 for Dunham/Daptone Records, C-O-L-L-E-G-E b/w Life of a Scholar, the precocious eleven-year-olds trade rhymes about the benefits of going to college and the determination it takes to get there over two sides of old-school, hard-as-nails beats provided by the notorious Menahan Street Band. That's exactly what we need!!! Rap with substance and motivation!! Please, give me more of that!!


Also check out other Daptone releases "The Daktaris", "Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings" or last but definitelly not least, "The Budos Band". Love this one.

4 years were passing by since i posted about his first instrumental album "Sidestreets" on our blog. And now he's back; with another 18 track full length instrumental storytelling thingy called "Dreaming in public" (download) that is continuing where he has "stopped". At dope Instrumentalness accompanied by well selected word samples that are telling their story ... a priori - his story, or part of it.

But that's not it. A limited edition of 300 whitelabel 7inches featuring one of my most beloved MCs on this planet will drop/hit the stores this week. "Szenario - Change feat. Dudley Perkins aka Declaime". Don't miss this one and support this guy!

And last but not least this one. Don't miss Dj Buzz - 7" Box Set. Limited to 100 with Poster, Supernice Shirt & of course. The Vinyls!!! Enjoy. Seems like i am diggin, ain't i?

I must have said it once, but i'm at least goin to say it once again. Check out the Debut LP from Kalhex. A formation of Akromaga"Lex", Parental and Le Makizar from Paris! +++ Watch out for their new 12" and a Solo Instrumental 2LP by Lex (to be released later this year). Lex is one of my most favourite producers at the moment and i'm really curious about what's coming up here. However, Keep your eyes on that guys!!!!! If you digg Godfather Don, INI, Fat Jon, Nujabes ... you will definitelly like this. And if you're not so much into French lyrics; Instrumentals speak ONE LANGUAGE only! Check out their website and stuff on youtube. Nice remixes of Royal Flush and Edo G to be found.

Square Lohkoh's 2LP "Zulu Nation" is edutainment and conscious hip hop in french. Tracks dealing with topics like drugs, the bling bling crazyness or violence against women. i love it! Very nice production. (youtube)

Phalo Pantoja - Autres Mondes. Very nice production in here featured by French and English speaking artists like Jaahydd, Ina, Mr. Blue, Séisme, and many other's i have also never heard about before - which does not mean, that i don't like, what i hear. jazzy style!!! i recommend this aswell as i do with all the others.

Mind Conscience - Pierre a l'edifice, i don't know a lot about them, but i like, what i know. and the - from my side - long awaited

Fantastic Planet Album that was just released about a month ago. La Fine Equipe teaming up with one of the most talented US rappers of his generation; Mr. Mattic, ASM (both known from Wax Tailor) and Astrid Engberg (known from Berry Weight, i posted some time ago). Listen to a track here on youtube

+++ If you can still find their first ltd LP "La Boulangerie Pt.1" - one white vinyl - go for it. Nice sample based work out on tracks like "My Love" by Ottis Redding, ... And as i'm talking about that, also check out La Fine Equipe affiliated producer Mr.Modo and his Homemade Bun's EP. I think i wrote about that one already, but why not mention it again. Lay back and listen. French "Soft Porn" Sample based stuff, ... i REALLY love this one too - find Tomato Sauce on my last mixtape or on orange vinyl :) for now ...

First things first - Our dear friends Sweet Susie and Manni Montana founded a new "Live Band" called CONTACT to "once more" explore the experimental side of Dub. They will be performing their musical caleidoscope of Electronic and Dub there for the first time accompanied by endless Echochambers and the Deeeeepest Bassbeats you can imagine. An exclusive Teaser for their LP - to be released on La Place in 2011. Vocals by SaRa (Austrian Beatbox Female Champion 2006/07)

+++ Gary Clail is back - with new stuff after a more than ten year break. Curious about that. Supported by his sound technician Andy Chapman they are the "Nail It To The Mast" Soundsystem. Their performance @ Fluc will be a dance set mixture of Funk, Reggae and Dub.

Salon Skug @ Fluc, Wednesday April 14th, 9pm, CONTACT live: around 10pm, come early.

As flowers, birds and smiles are startin to show again, our infamous, vinyl-shootin´ heroes are all set for a month of heavy travelling action.

First up...

» A JOURNEY INTO SOUND
Fri, 02. April 2010, 22:00 | Cafe Leopold Vienna
DJ Kompact
and Alien Ent.´s DJ HNZN at the Café (top floor), downstairs DJ Liondub (NYC) and D. Schaerf (beatbureau). All for your dancing pleasure...

We touch ground again at...

» HOMEBASE
Wed, 07. April 2010, 21:00 | Jazzit Salzburg
Exidas mashin up things at this monthly clubnight alongside "Mr. Beatshot" / Stereofreezed Sound Member J-Kahn...

Then everybody gets jiggy southern france style at...

» SAINT TROPEZ SPECIAL PT.5
Fri, 09. April 2010, 22:00 | Morrison Club Vienna
The From Beyond Allstars are doin it again! nitram tamtin (from beyond inc/at) & lens j (sonido ojo rojo/at) rock da spot.

Things get rougher down in Italy at...

» SEND DEM HOME - SOUNDCLASH
Sat, 10. April 2010, 22:00 | Leoncavallo, Milano, Italy
Sake
with General Palma Sound are ready and loaded for war! Soundsystem - Style as they face Kaya Sound in this big bad and heavy soundclash!

When all arguments are settled, peace returns at...

» RADLAGER GOES BIKEFESTIVAL
Sat, 10. April 2010, 22:00 | Volksgarten Pavillion Vienna
Dj Kompact
& Lens J out on a special saturday night when the infamous Radlager returns from the dead...


But the journey doesn´t end here, there is still more to come this month. So watch out for more "Tales of Interest"... :D

PS.: For more infos check the Event-Section to the right...

 

Issue 13 of Rotaug-Affiliated Literature Magazine "& Radieschen" is out. With Contributions by Claudia Kohlus, Mario Keszner, Eva Austin, Claire Horst, Sara Wipauer, Peter Suska Zerbes, Markus Köhle, Christan Schreibmüller, Wolfgang Uster, Elisabeth Steinkellner, Matthias Vieider, Nadja Bucher, Konstantin Umicewski und Illustrationen/Layout von Eva Vasari, Mr. O & Kat.

More Info...

 

After a long and utterly sadism-less period of patience (must have been more than 5 years now), one of my favorite (and not only mine) gaming experiences of outdated game engines is at roughly 85% development stage and will hopefully be released later this year: Halfquake Sunrise. It is the sequel to the infamous Halfquake and Halfquake Amen, further continuing the series of pure sadism. People who know the deal are well aware of this and will love the new installment instantly. Others who don't have a clue what I'm talking about, here's a tiny explanation: The whole HQ universe is a first person "shooter" where you, the player, take on the path of "Mr. Victim" whose whole purpose is to suffer through various levels of ridiculously hard jump&run challenges, puzzles and quests. All of this within a neatly designed monochrome universe and highlighted with some superb sounddesign and songwriting. If you should lose your mind whilst on this journey, don't worry, there's always a suicide booth nearby to save you.

If you still can't imagine what it's about, I suggest trying your luck with the precedent part, Halfquake Amen, which is available for free at Muddasheeps homebase The Farm. (You only have to own a copy of Half Life, since it's a mod) Liked it? Want to be amongst the first lucky victims to experience a new dimension of suffering? Then sign up for the death list here!

So, what are you waiting for? Death?

Btw, here's a little teaser trailer for HQ:S. Enjoy!

...and since we're that much into games already, especially within the Half-Life realm and its creators Valve, I might just share some "good news everyone" to the Mac community out there. Steam, an online games platform by Valve, which hosts all of the Half-Life game universe and a s***load of titles by a multitude of other developers, will be ported to Mac within the course of this year, including all of the Source based games like Team Fortess 2, CS:S, HL2, etc. and Portal 2 at the end of this year. This was made possible firstly due to Intel based Mac architecture and secondly due to the implementation of OpenGL within the Source game engine. If you're interested, here's the original Valve press release.

For the seventh time we proudly present MADDA THAN DEM - the original dancehall vibe!!! For the very first time in salzburg, the viennese juggeling machine JAH POWER SOUND plus your resident sounds GENERAL PALMA & MOUNTAIN TOP HIGH POWER.

Date: SAT, 27. MARCH 2010, 21:00 
Location: JAZZIT SALZBURG

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