London cinematic soul extraordinaire SHOLTO has partnered with his SFJ bandmate Dave Bardon and acclaimed Hungarian pianist, composer & producer Àbáse for a new double A-side. Releasing digitally and in a run of limited 7” vinyl on Wednesday 18th June via DeepMatter Records, ‘Metropolis’ and ‘The Right Orchid’ combine moody, instrumental hip-hop tones, dusty funk breaks and swirling synths with undertones of jazz harmony. Born out of a spontaneous jam session in the SFJ studio whilst Àbáse visited London in 2024, the trio sparked an immediate connection."
Appreciate The Simple Things In Life With The Music of Dru Chen, Isaiah Sharkley & Syndee Winters
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Filed Under: Covers , Dru Chen , Jazz , Lena Horne , Syndee Winters
Feel The Sunset Breeze & Amber Glow of EC3, Eddie Bullen, & Debórah Bond
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Filed Under: Deborah Bond , EC3 , Eddie Bullen , RandB , Tashera Robinson
Own Legendary Hip Hop Tour Backstage Passes, Courtesy of And 1 More Thing Vintage
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Filed Under: (Audio) Live Performance , EPMD , Hip Hop , Public Enemy , The Golden Era
In case you might have missed it, in 2007 Think Differently Music released a celebration of The RZA's best beats. Behold as a master of the sampling craft flips dusty vinyl into Hip Hop classics as a composer of Blunted Soul. "Instrumental Experience" features a number of instrumental versions of solid albums songs from various Wu releases:
Experience A 70's Funk Odyssey With Rare Live Albums Released by The Meters & WAR
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Filed Under: (Audio) Live Performance , Funk , The Meters , WAR band
Get Your Mobb Deep Promo Stickers As Smif 'N Wessun Experience The Trife Life Of Bucktown
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Filed Under: DJ Keytronikz , Hip Hop , Mobb Deep , Remixes , Smif N Wessun , The Golden Era
Hi-Tek has used and expressed preferences for various types of equipment throughout his career as a producer. Here's a list of what he metions in the interview and where to get this gear:
- Akai MPCs Hi-Tek considers the MPC 60 and MPC 3000 to be his "weapon of choice" and expresses a preference for them. He mentions taking his MPC 60 on Greyhound trips to New York. Marco Polo notes that Hi-Tek has his MPC 3000 "decked out". Hi-Tek was "anti" the MPC 2000 because he found its sound "too punchy" and "choppier".
- Ensoniq ASR-10 Hi-Tek has expressed jealousy over the ASR-10, stating he "couldn't get that sound" from it. Notably, Dr. Dre would tell Hi-Tek that his best beats were made on the ASR.
- Turntables He regards the Technics 1200 turntable as "special" and "the next level of that professional" turntable, noting that they "still hold their value for a reason". He even tried to "break into this club to get these turntables" when he was 13 because he wanted them "so bad".
- Synthesizers Hi-Tek used the Motif 6, MS2000, and Korg MS for synth sounds in his productions.
- Storage Devices He still possesses zip drives but is in the process of transferring their content to an SD card.
- Instant Replay Hi-Tek used an Instant Replay machine for drops and samples, particularly for radio. He describes it as having "scream sounds" and being reliable until it unexpectedly crashed during a show.
- Recording Mediums The "whole first part of [his] career was all two inch tape," and he still possesses those tapes. He valued the "warmth" of tape, noting that it "can't be really duplicated" by other methods.
- Mixing Equipment He has worked on mixing boards or consoles in various studios, including Chung King studio. He also built his early studio setup around a console after observing another producer's setup.
Around The Web In Breakbeats Vol. 65: A Groove Armageddon
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Filed Under: Drum Breaks , Music Compilations , Secret Stash Records
In '90, Shockmaster Laz Kicks Edutainment About AIDS on "I Feel 4 U"
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Filed Under: Hip Hop , Naughty by Nature , Shockmaster Laz , The Golden Era