Back again with a little update on one of my most favourite Producers and MCs called "Doctor Becket" teaming up with Illustrator, Caricaturist, and Producer "Grant P" for this very nice 7 inch that was just (7/2011) recently released. "The Other Way" mainly includes remixes and interludes and still each track somehow sounds new to me again. Different flows over different instrumentals creating different atmospheres. Doctor Becket already showed that to me with "Everybody" and "Everybody (Remix)" - slightly modified lyrics over two beats that could actually not be more different; but each a classic of its own.

Don't know if you'll feel that way or "the other way", but for me there's nothing more to say, than one thing. You should be quick and safe your copy; as far as I know around 110 of them has been pressed ... not too much. Check THIS SITE (grant p) to order your copy directly from him and THAT SITE (doc bec bandcamp) to download digitally or listen through. Psssssst, seems like another one will be following soon - stay tuned and down for some more underground noone should actually be missing. Check some of Grant P's really nice Hip Hop instrumentals on this youtube channel (LINK to just one of my favs), you will be stunned! And here's one of the tracks (produced by Grant P) for free download one of his soundclouds - very productive guy this Grant P!!!

doc bec - bad mutha f#%!A (grant p remix) by grantp3

​"2011's most un-hyped rap release has arrived" - finally in my postbox and crates too ... "It's by a group so under-the-radar that even its record label, All City, or the photographer who shot the mysterious image on its album's cover, Sue Kwon, have no idea who the two people in it are - other than that the duo once went by the name "The Midnight Eez" and claimed a home base somewhere deep in the Bronx." (the village voice, sound of the city)

Follow the village voice link. A very good statement to which there is nothing much to add; about this release, it being a "fond reminder of the wholesome joy of putting faith in the music" back then and the situation of being recognized as an artist or not ...

What I can most definitely say after listening to it several times is this: a very solid and emotionally varying - 30 minutes long - journey through 14 (very well remastered) instrumentals produced by "The Midnight Eez" between 1995 and 1996. A comment i made about one track called "night walk" earlier this week: "in a state of inner peace while listening to this". And I have nothing more to say than that. Very much recommended this one and - on top - it comes for a veeeery reasonable price. As long as supplies last i suppose!

Thank you All-City for digging this one out and making it affordable for anyone buying records and trying to support artists.

In occasion of the centenary of the international women's day in 2011, femous - the Austrian wide networking festival taking place between March and September 2011 – is promoting female artists with the goal to make them more visible in cultural life and thus create on a long term more working opportunities.

A CENTENARY FEMOUS NIGHT is showcasing famous female artists. Austria’s best line up, crossing the genres, will lead through the night. International headlining acts, special performances, ... will support the visibility of female famous culture!

Opening Ceremony: Ministry of Women Mrs Gabi Heinisch Hosek
Moderation: Lucy McEvil & Grace Latigo


LINE-UP: Electroclash Icone PEACHES - New-Jazz Star NAILAH PORTER - Brazilian Bastardsound by CELIA MARA - Roma/Serbian Jazz Necomer MATILDA LEKO  - Female Jodeler CHRISTINA ZURBRÜGG – Songcontest Stars THE ROUNDER GIRLS - Chansonneuse TINI TRAMPLER – ...

DJ & VJ Line Up: ELECTRIC INDIGO – SWEET SUSIE – JOYCE MUNIZ – PIA PALME – ... Specials: YIASA (Youth ensemble from Zimbabwe) & FEMOUS ORCHESTRA – ... Visualz: JULIA STARSKY

more specific lineup, links, where to buy tickets and info HERE.

Dear Rotaug Fam, as we are finally back online i take the liberty to introduce you to a release i was mentioning and looking forward to for a couple of months already.

The "Perfect Picture" 2LP by Lex de Kalhex. Released on Kalhex's own label Akromégalie Records. After nerding on hip hop, art and music over the net for quite some time I had the pleasure to meet Alex in Paris last december. Sitting in some fastfood restaurant (it was the only place where we could stay longer without someone blaming us for not consuming more) I had the chance to listen to the whole album and some other upcoming projects ... and I loved each and every track i heard.

Basically you can expect a very well selected and from beginning to end elaborated jazz based, boom bapish Hip Hop album in a mid 90ties Godfather Don, Kev Brown, Grap Luva or Pete Rock tradition. Great beats combined with very well selected and compared to Damu the Fudgemunk's "Supply for Demand" rather unknown samples. This is one of those releases none of you out there, that diggs Hip Hop should ever miss. And on top it comes in a very limited edition of 300 - as far as i know.

Also make sure you check Kalhex debut LP "Kalhex" from 2009. An underground French Rap diamond from Paris. Great beats, great conscious lyrics ... just great! And i don't say this cause i consider Alex a friend and part of my extended fam. i mean it! Peace and WATCH OUT! COMING VERY SOON!

This time i would like to introduce you to an upcoming 12inch from Austria by "TAKO" called "NO DOE" (LISTEN).

To keep it short I will concentrate on the instrumentals and one of three vocal tracks called "das lied der zoia feat. selbstlaut & def ill". This song is based on the Martyrdom of Zoya Kosmodemsyanskaya, who was publicly hung by the germans in the village of Petrischevo during the 2nd world war after setting several houses on fire protesting against the occupying force. Before that, they cut one of her breasts and tore her fingernails ... I have listened to that track for several times now and i'm hooked already. By the combination of meaningful lyrics, the deep string and piano based instrumental and of course the samples of an in the 70ties re-recorded "war song from that era" ... digg this!!!
In general i would split this Ep into two parts that show the diversity in Tako's producing: three vocal tracks based on deep instrumentals reminding me of the late 90ties NY era - especially of "Saukrates - Father Time" and seven samplebased and indeed very nice "two to three minute instrumentals skits" that result from tako's heavy diggin for his dopeshit store i suppose ;)

i would personally put it in my bag next to Mr Modo's "Homemade Bun's" or "Dexter's Hi-Hat Club"... My personal favs: "das lied der zoia" and the instrumental skits in general starting with "record hustle", "inderlude", "datum" and "can't trust white people". Nice lyrics by Digga Mindz on "Schnee" too, not to forget about that... available 2011. to be continued! lens j

Hi all, this EP by Olde Soul (L.A.'s Mid City Beats Maestro) has been there for some time already but i'm sure most of you might have missed it. A beautiful collection of beats called "Residue" inna laid back but nodding jazzy tradition - you might know one or two tracks from the Double K (P.u.t.s) & Olde Soul collabo 7inch on my homie Dday One and Simple Sam's Content Label from 2008. however ... digg this free download and enjoy some really nice beatmaking! I'm returning soon with some words on "Lex de Kalhex" and his - he gave me an exclusive listen in Paris last week - hella dope instrumental 2Lp "Perfect Picture" - coming beginning of 2011.