tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832310238302448132024-03-28T20:30:07.015-07:00Underground FossilsDimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.comBlogger437125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-28844202720608156012024-01-07T12:01:00.000-08:002024-01-10T00:38:15.427-08:00Goodbye...? (UPDATED)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirb9XB4KQDVSw_55yl7iP-qnSiCaDT62SxhBWg5AJS__UklrGQ5KRWS0Re0Xtpz9zD7j54V9ZvwFnsBiVkp6WNGTcqVmI5qltA_hFDvJblsxnQ4XxT4Xsy5aag5LcKUhKKFTmD_Dd5opVp2BUpMzKOC7g_xM4GGJZ_XS2IUzjIIHWxMyeS5UhgcTzPFpGp/s569/5g9q81.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="569" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirb9XB4KQDVSw_55yl7iP-qnSiCaDT62SxhBWg5AJS__UklrGQ5KRWS0Re0Xtpz9zD7j54V9ZvwFnsBiVkp6WNGTcqVmI5qltA_hFDvJblsxnQ4XxT4Xsy5aag5LcKUhKKFTmD_Dd5opVp2BUpMzKOC7g_xM4GGJZ_XS2IUzjIIHWxMyeS5UhgcTzPFpGp/s320/5g9q81.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p> <u style="font-weight: bold;">Update:</u> Note from Trylemma at the end. </p><p><br /></p><p>Damn, it really wasn't my intention for this to be depressing, but that meme is giving me the feels...</p><p>So the more cynical among you probably saw this coming with the reduced frequency of postings and the long holiday break we had. But I couldn't just leave it with us disappearing (from here at least) without providing an explanation and saying a few words, which you all know by now I enjoy doing.</p><p>The reason behind this isn't what you might think. I'm going to be purposefully vague in case Trylemma wants to add anything on a more personal note to what I'm writing, but a bit before Thanksgiving he was hospitalized with serious health issues. He has not had it easy since then, and as much as I know he loves doing this blog, the seriousness and dedication with which we run it is not possible to maintain when you're literally dealing with life and death issues (yes, it is like that. So allow me to be pretty serious below.)</p><p>This blog has always been a partnership. Trylemma provided the energy and the motivation to make this what it was. He tracked down many of the rarities we post, he corresponded with artists and other fans and got us the attention that we did manage to get through other social media avenues. Dude's amazing at this, and both his knowledge and love of hip hop is, IMHO unparalleled. At the risk of sounding sappy, he's a true friend and doing this blog without his contributions would not only not be the same, I flat out don't think it would work because for me it needs to be fun, and the fun from this came from that partnership. It's been a cool five years (damn it really has been that long) for me and I want to thank him for that sincerely.</p><p>I also want to thank those of you who tuned in weekly, commented, requested, spammed our C-box with potty humor, all of it (some of you more than others but whatever). This blog was my first time really experiencing how the internet can bring people from all over the world together through a common interest, I was really that tech naive. It still amazes and humbles me that we were getting so many people from so many different countries and continents and islands on such a regular basis, and I really appreciate all of you and thank you for your interest.</p><p>And finally, to all the artists who sent us music to review, or read our reviews and reposted elsewhere, or got irritated by what we posted, thank you as well. Indie rap is IMO so unique in that I believe it is a music fan's music. Think about it, with sampling or some of the more intrepid producers you might have an album with elements from every genre of music, being bent and formed and united through poetry. It's such a mind-blowingly cool concept for a music nerd like myself who really does enjoy almost all of it. And anyway that means that from artists to fans we all just love music enough to dedicate our time, energy and money to experiencing it and sharing it. Indie rap artists are the fucking realest, and every single one of them I corresponded with through UGF was kind, humble, intelligent and clearly doing this for the love. So thank you to all of you, you know who you are.</p><p>So this is it for now. I won't say UGF will never be back, but it sounds like for at least the next year Trylemma is going to be fighting and that's gotta take center stage. I will continue as much as I'm able to maintain the download links that I provided and where possible his as well. In addition, you can all still hit me up with requests via email, the chatbox is not going to be the best place as I probably won't be viewing this page much.</p><p>So let's all send out good vibes to Trylemma for a safe and quick recovery! I don't know how closely he'll be monitoring what's posted here but I will relay any personal messages anyone wants to submit via comment, and he sees our emails as well.</p><p>Thanks again and pump up the volume!</p><p>-Dimxsk (01/07/2024)</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>NOTE FROM TRYLEMMA:</u> </b>First off, thanks for all the kind words on here, via email, and via Instagram. The short story is that a couple days before (American) Thanksgiving, I stopped by the hospital to get some swelling checked out in my thighs and leg. Over the next 24 hours, I was admitted to the hospital, had multiple tests and scans done, given multiple blood transfusions, and ultimately diagnosed with end stage cirrhosis liver disease. The next month was sort of a dreamscape as I spent most of it in a hospital bed, undergoing multiple biopsies, procedures, tests, and surgeries (including a brutal 9 hour one.) Despite having an amazing liver team, the tests were ultimately unable to determine the cause of the disease - I've never drank alcohol, no fatty liver, no autoimmune issues, no hepatitis, no signs of rarer issues, and I'm relatively young at 33. The doctors think it was something I contracted when I was young and slowly damaged my liver without sign, and then disappeared before the symptoms came on. </p><p>Despite this pretty life changing news - I can't help but feel grateful. First of all, even though it was far too late for any preventative measures to occur, I am very happy I went in when I did. The swelling was the first visible symptom - but the rest quickly followed in the days to come. Most notably, I became very anemic, leading to needing transfusions of different types almost daily. At one point I couldn't stand up without passing out. My appetite also disappeared and my muscle mass began to waste very very fast. I was set to fly across the country the next day for the holidays - something that could have ended very badly. I also have the best team of liver doctors (and GI doctors) working on my case at the best hospital in the state. My family, which includes a physician, nurse practitioner, and RN, have been supportive, especially in walking me through things such as daily blood tests. I also realize that despite my illness, I still have it better than a lot of people out there, so it's hard to complain. </p><p>I am finally out of the hospital (for now, knock on wood) and trying to digest the past month, as I look into liver transplant (which is one of, if not the, most difficult organ transplants) options. I unfortunately don't really have time for UGF right now. I wanna give a huge thanks to Dimxsk for keeping this alive for its run. There's no one I love talking music more with than him. He was also a huge source of support while I was in the hospital - something I won't forget. With that said, the end never needs to be the end - and UGF signing off for now doesn't mean it won't return sometime down the line. Maybe one day the underground gods will resurrect us alongside GhettoTylitt, ThisIsForTheHustlers, Beetbak, TilInfinity, RecordScience, Ludz, and all the other greats! </p>Dimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-5187245408927939082023-10-20T05:00:00.004-07:002023-10-27T17:34:26.932-07:00Gone Ice Fishin'<p> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQ7QpaXrCrE2QodEdRmFtBdNCq2leDdvVvLNossctbd79-xa8TQ9I94zVVreM8tyaYlPvRQw0h1qUzA1Hqfs5xG-NUCFeFD8zflOT9r03z6BwpniXLbO4rm6e8njiWukBWEHn5v01VWvOphNy2ST95QuKqeevaE23F90pVCpISEeSP8KV0DKbNk_B2lkG/s1600/pexels-photo-3224109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQ7QpaXrCrE2QodEdRmFtBdNCq2leDdvVvLNossctbd79-xa8TQ9I94zVVreM8tyaYlPvRQw0h1qUzA1Hqfs5xG-NUCFeFD8zflOT9r03z6BwpniXLbO4rm6e8njiWukBWEHn5v01VWvOphNy2ST95QuKqeevaE23F90pVCpISEeSP8KV0DKbNk_B2lkG/w400-h266/pexels-photo-3224109.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">That's us...</p><p style="text-align: center;">Be back the first week of 2024, we decided to take the holiday season off! But don't worry, UGF is about as retired as Moka Only is when he says he's retired... </p>Dimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-58838768992173027892023-10-13T05:00:00.001-07:002023-10-13T16:56:44.095-07:00Dave Dub - Skywalking (2013)<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-YKkmNOtuCL4_PcDKqrsfp4iHPt3elcDCrVM-XdqwWvE2XQTNsYB-rzq82018Fiw4xrmAtA1LYqGjKoIpHdir9m0B8o-p2D8M1Q_tQFnqAPqSXlYz-NU1QSMdR8KYLVTs644qNUXOl3sO6he02wAE6_411QiaOrUwohItrtGd-9tkvr4arTUC0jLmbb7/s1400/Skywalking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-YKkmNOtuCL4_PcDKqrsfp4iHPt3elcDCrVM-XdqwWvE2XQTNsYB-rzq82018Fiw4xrmAtA1LYqGjKoIpHdir9m0B8o-p2D8M1Q_tQFnqAPqSXlYz-NU1QSMdR8KYLVTs644qNUXOl3sO6he02wAE6_411QiaOrUwohItrtGd-9tkvr4arTUC0jLmbb7/s320/Skywalking.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">I asked Trylemma what I should post and he said "some rare San Jose shit" to paraphrase. So here you go! A number of different versions of this exist with different B-sides. All are dope. Dave Dub really exemplifies why SJ puts out some of the most interesting hip hop in the Bay Area. Gritty, meaningful and experimental. Never boring, never easy, never expected. Enjoy <i>Skywalking</i>!</p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://mega.nz/file/5I0mmLbI#1pjyPQ0IUjNaW0Wye5-6BBoikOFVoRHtue4Zz_yXRgI" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD</a></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b> <br /></p>Dimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-90791753757758896072023-10-07T16:23:00.001-07:002023-10-07T16:23:20.182-07:00Trylemma's Spooky Dooky Halloween Mixtape V2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NSMisWoz4BHKcHN7Zm7TtY3RWK5TBs_0iDBcGdqw1iiuLE7GjTqgEjX1CrU-FxVFYjeyl_-_7OKk3p61i1cuDsK-rMB9kG2PWi5AktG_1h1Z7ClJcQhB4jcIfYjwjhnIgo0leZONm-_4kzTr22QLtTZ60uFmCxJTxfC9dPjRs16_dA-jj5C1rDLwmzo/s320/a.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="320" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NSMisWoz4BHKcHN7Zm7TtY3RWK5TBs_0iDBcGdqw1iiuLE7GjTqgEjX1CrU-FxVFYjeyl_-_7OKk3p61i1cuDsK-rMB9kG2PWi5AktG_1h1Z7ClJcQhB4jcIfYjwjhnIgo0leZONm-_4kzTr22QLtTZ60uFmCxJTxfC9dPjRs16_dA-jj5C1rDLwmzo/s1600/a.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It's that time of year again! </p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>TRACKLIST:</b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Onry Ozzborn - Intro</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Wool See - Midsommar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">3. The Mighty Underdogs - Monster</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">4. Awol One & Mascaria - Wolfman</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">5. Earlybirds - Walking Dead</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">6. Meyer Wolfsheim - Haunted Soiree</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">7. Duella Deville (Nebz Supreme) - Full Moon Rising</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">8. Signor Benedick The Moor - Halloween Song</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">9. Port Authority - Werewolves</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">10. Moe Pope & Rain - Gotham</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">11. Genghis Khan - Friday The 13th</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">12. Die Young & Deeskee - Vampire Hunter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">13. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien & Bukue One - Horror Slides</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">14. Circus - Jason Voorhees Wont Stop Dien</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">15. Debmaster - March Of The Monsters</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">16. Azrael The Silent Angel - Gothic Horror</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">17. Swamp Thing Feat. More or Les, Wordburglar & Jesse Dangerously - Monster Island</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">18. Cookbook & Uno Mas - Monster Mosh</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">19. Noah23 - Blood</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">20. Extra Kool - Haunted Hill</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">21. Free Daps Feat. E-Turn - Monster Movie Part 1</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">22. Time - Vampire Mask</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">23. Yes Men - Early Halloween</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">24. Gajah - A Werewolf In LA</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">25. Lexington & Whatevski Feat. Cam The Wizzard - Bride Of Frankenstein</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">26. Nocando - Anne Rice</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">27. Delinquent Monastery - Halloween Queen </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">28. Ruben Steiner & Ira Lee - Andy Warhol Vampire </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">29. Nedarb Nagrom - Halloween </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://mega.nz/file/9VEl0I7b#qKsT1YRkRlsEHKegtRL6I8_5L7u4vXiufgwR2H_bPow" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD</a></u></b></div>Trylemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04218690833920893873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-40500238187600418962023-09-29T05:00:00.005-07:002023-10-01T16:08:37.864-07:00New Music: Decuma - Feeding the World Serpent<p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YMPCsmhkGV07hUjvkEZTVZ9HHlyUjYPXn1m29cxgrtBEDsoyOIMPcAaGFzFQdnMI4icejqXjplA7w9uE9G-PBQ4ty49dBDUga5FzrFX3RpjrkoK5jjX-G6bQHTNCxp4p5GsFcVPxBfR34uNC4BwhcVU1tVnPBRzTGNWCGwE9lx6F_vd2C8DqKvAqMxXz/s1700/Feeding%20the%20World%20Serpent%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="1700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YMPCsmhkGV07hUjvkEZTVZ9HHlyUjYPXn1m29cxgrtBEDsoyOIMPcAaGFzFQdnMI4icejqXjplA7w9uE9G-PBQ4ty49dBDUga5FzrFX3RpjrkoK5jjX-G6bQHTNCxp4p5GsFcVPxBfR34uNC4BwhcVU1tVnPBRzTGNWCGwE9lx6F_vd2C8DqKvAqMxXz/s320/Feeding%20the%20World%20Serpent%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">I don't often do this, but it's been a really long time since I've personally done a review post and I'm finding myself especially excited about this one. Lately it's been difficult to find the time to really sit and absorb a solid hip hop album, hence the brevity of what I've been uploading and the lack of commentary on the music itself. But I wanted to go into Decuma's mind blowing trip that is <i>Feeding the World Serpent </i>because it really is that noteworthy, and full disclosure I haven't even finished it yet.</p><p style="text-align: left;">This album sounds nothing at all like anything else out there. It sort of straddles the line between spoken word and straight up hip hop, utilizing unconventional rhyme schemes,completely bonkers time signatures (no you won't be nodding to this anytime soon), impossible to predict composition and beatmaking, left field songwriting, cinematic orchestral sample choices crossed with Nine Inch Nails-esque discordant distortion and notably for such an abstract offering, very clever and moving lyrics.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I don't know how I originally stumbled onto this album or this artist, but I do know that weird (scratch that, EXTRAORDINARY) emcee and producer Th' Mole was kind enough to point us in Decuma's direction which gave me the impetus to actually give it a listen. He is just as stoked about it as I am, and I really wanted to spread the word as much as our humble little corner of the internet is capable of.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">From the beginning this album sounds like a complete sonic clusterfuck. But be patient! The feeling of drowning in noise will ebb away as Decuma masterfully transitions the flow from field recording type spoken word pieces to straight up (well sort of) hip hop music in such a way that you won't even notice the change. That said, when they want you to notice it you will. I guess what I'm trying to say is the true genius of this album is how random and chaotic it seems right up until you realize how purposeful every note and line actually is. Take that odd percussive triangle in "An Empty Sky, a Bank of Fog". Oh wait, it's a bullet casing hitting the floor, and you're feeling it hard as you watch a young woman bleed to death as the crowd watches, indifferent.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Decuma has so much to say on topics like race, politics, growing up, spirituality... the only complaint I have, and it comes with a suggestion as well, is that it's often a struggle to make out the words. Plus I'm almost forty and my ears ain't the best anymore. Which also reminds me, this dude is 21 (!) years old and displays a mastery over music that some thirty year olds are falling short of. Anyway, for that reason and that the production is just so genius and subtle, I HIGHLY recommend this album be listened to on headphones, preferably with as little disruption from the outside world as possible. I only was able to do that a bit today, but it made all the difference.</p><p style="text-align: left;">This album is a difficult one, but another thing I find so great about it is how unashamedly art rap it is without ever seeming pretentious or deliberately unlistenable. I really think a lot of different folks could grow to like this with the proper time and effort. But that really remains to be seen. Just give it a shot, if nothing else you will agree, shit is one of a kind!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Just be cool and <a href="https://decuma.bandcamp.com/album/feeding-the-world-serpent" target="_blank">listen to</a> <i>Feeding the World Serpent</i>... please?</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Dimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-74448646453065275512023-09-22T19:30:00.002-07:002023-09-22T19:30:46.346-07:00Awol One & DJ ESP - A Twisted Messiah (199?)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbJht95fQ5LFQQuFzayFuPZ93ptfAneZl38g5zY7ME_Z-risvSgIHWn8lmw2cYo6zDtrTyKH_QdN-6ky0X1k_ebEZ1Y0SyYRtFQNZMP13fyPVh5pDZBqzNRsNITSAjQ2eVWsmqqoktpvV9q5eDgxbYVWdxqk_Az799GVdzpN9Gwe0nXtPr9X9Afn-AN0/s521/00-awol_one_and_dj_esp-a_twisted_messiah_dub-(rerip)-(tape)-1998-gypsf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="521" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbJht95fQ5LFQQuFzayFuPZ93ptfAneZl38g5zY7ME_Z-risvSgIHWn8lmw2cYo6zDtrTyKH_QdN-6ky0X1k_ebEZ1Y0SyYRtFQNZMP13fyPVh5pDZBqzNRsNITSAjQ2eVWsmqqoktpvV9q5eDgxbYVWdxqk_Az799GVdzpN9Gwe0nXtPr9X9Afn-AN0/s320/00-awol_one_and_dj_esp-a_twisted_messiah_dub-(rerip)-(tape)-1998-gypsf.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Apologies for the brief hiatus. Today enjoy an old gypsy rip of Awol One's and DJ ESP's "A Twisted Messiah." I know very little about this one beyond its 30 minutes of dope beats and rhymes (Mass Dog makes an appearance as well.) Enjoy!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://mega.nz/file/N65XHb7C#HS39q5sIbgrRvm5DNEYNTo83Ci9FeONqHUXJ8SGnjkY" target="_blank">A Twisted Messiah</a></u></b></p>Trylemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04218690833920893873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-15019928400018569252023-09-08T05:00:00.003-07:002023-09-08T05:08:15.763-07:00Bleubird - Does Man's Short Life Span Make Sense? (Hoople) (2002)<p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7_cmGz2G03W9p-u1uQEcOhB-A7jwmYptebsD0vpgjfHgdfvB8hUYDXaxJGlcCNzDPJZA4fNHjf-XvROizsjxescG70PH3_WJiRDI41GAffIDEnc1YFD_WrPqoHUdEgrXjIW-rDP71GoaizZVDYxDsofa3a-_fO0ibUTKu0gcZznVLNBfUxBs_LTO1a-f/s600/Does%20Man's%20Short%20Life%20Span%20Make%20Sense_%20(Hoople).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7_cmGz2G03W9p-u1uQEcOhB-A7jwmYptebsD0vpgjfHgdfvB8hUYDXaxJGlcCNzDPJZA4fNHjf-XvROizsjxescG70PH3_WJiRDI41GAffIDEnc1YFD_WrPqoHUdEgrXjIW-rDP71GoaizZVDYxDsofa3a-_fO0ibUTKu0gcZznVLNBfUxBs_LTO1a-f/s320/Does%20Man's%20Short%20Life%20Span%20Make%20Sense_%20(Hoople).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Well, does it? A question for the ages and a cover for your nightmares. Figured this one was pretty rare, although I don't know what this guy's doing these days. Maybe making another Hurricane Party...? Fingers crossed.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Anyway you guys probably know Bleubird, crazy rapper from Florida who manages to blend comedy, art rap and mainstream style Dirty South and is even occasionally successful at it. Not gonna lie, when his music isn't good it's REALLY not good, but when it's good it's pretty damn good. He's got technical skill and a very weird sense of style. Not for everyone, but certainly a fossil worthy of our attention.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">"Enjoy" <i>Does Man's Short Life Span Make Any Sense (Hoople)</i>!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://mega.nz/file/gN93TagS#lqU137U3voBzKa6ZXVfdjrBVhqzcvMJu4bLk-FT-7L4" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD</a></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><br /></p>Dimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-10914438032131917212023-09-01T00:30:00.006-07:002023-09-01T08:20:47.301-07:00FTA - Rap, Buy: Products (1998) <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07R_v1eXgSzkk7bMhGQkt0l0J-ZU9w_PQm6PTgzq1dm3zBadA5WrrCNa641aOMf2c6iSaH3zKqN_BX5YMed8SzjMy3He2J-FrljC8I4lJcuETJUHrpgZnjxjIRytkN_3GubPbTbPAf4T4kicOx1rASdcaQXNNHo9agR9WunRaGKSFTgdsRSRr9JWeo9M/s300/R-312553-1095794042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="300" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07R_v1eXgSzkk7bMhGQkt0l0J-ZU9w_PQm6PTgzq1dm3zBadA5WrrCNa641aOMf2c6iSaH3zKqN_BX5YMed8SzjMy3He2J-FrljC8I4lJcuETJUHrpgZnjxjIRytkN_3GubPbTbPAf4T4kicOx1rASdcaQXNNHo9agR9WunRaGKSFTgdsRSRr9JWeo9M/s1600/R-312553-1095794042.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Another one from the FTA crew today - Rap, Buy: Products from 1998! </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://mega.nz/file/Im5SHBZR#tAp5aYo1kfRxk0st4v1ph_BesHcTnnhZdMEvhtu7gYY" target="_blank">RAP, BUY: PRODUCTS</a></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Be sure to peep Aloeight's and Eligh's new album today "<a href="https://www.elighmusic.com/" target="_blank"><b>Halo Boy</b></a>." The guestlist is pretty diverse with features including Boldy James, Ceschi, Mickey Factz, Myka 9, King Los, Staplemouth - we even get a rare verse from Pterradacto! </p><p style="text-align: left;">Declaime and Theory Hazit also dropped a new project today "<b><a href="https://music.apple.com/eg/album/rocketman/1697158432" target="_blank">Rocketman</a></b>." </p><p style="text-align: left;">The ever prolific Blu has teamed up with Real Bad Man to release a new album "<b><a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/bad-news/1701155354" target="_blank">Bad News</a>."</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">Nolto, and his partner Tamara Hinz, dropped a new maxi single with production from Noblonski, Dren, Chadio, Trill Monroe, and Grainbin - "<a href="https://nolto.bandcamp.com/album/tiktok-make-up-tutorial-song" target="_blank"><b>TikTok Make-Up Tutorial Song</b></a>." </p><p style="text-align: left;">Sahtyre and OF's Left Brian dropped a new album "<b><a href="https://sahtyre.bandcamp.com/album/gone-to-japan" target="_blank">Gone to Japan</a></b>." </p><p style="text-align: left;">Roughneck Jihad and Senz Beats cooked up a new album "<b><a href="https://jihadtheroughneckmc.bandcamp.com/album/lobespierre" target="_blank">Lobespierre</a></b>." </p><p style="text-align: left;">Epic's classic "Aging Is What Friends Do Together" is finally getting a vinyl treatment from Hand'Solo Records. Pre-Order it <b><a href="https://handsolorecords.bandcamp.com/album/aging-is-what-friends-do-together" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </p><p style="text-align: left;">As a musical companion to his latest digital artbook, Sully dropped "<b><a href="https://sullymuzik.bandcamp.com/album/zombeats-my-stupid-little-beat-tape" target="_blank">ZOMBEATS: My Stupid, Little Beat Tape</a></b>." </p><p style="text-align: left;">Check out Skizza's latest album as well with AK Productions "<b><a href="https://skizza306.bandcamp.com/album/champion-season-2" target="_blank">Champion Season 2</a></b>." </p>Trylemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04218690833920893873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-26543450634483138902023-08-25T05:00:00.006-07:002023-08-25T05:00:00.147-07:00Sacred Hoop - Hoopleg (2003)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThqE-hy0zEkEzRsXMhbOp1wHi7jqcERpq8LoG1s0EIiaYrnqkWg3nNSRODnT_83MNw0tykaJNkJVyUUNp8IxnqPbJ8Z3MjElpLOoXhREXfdkO8_qRvIgHPGHNQ2e6U6j17hhZu8pSsbqhVyHXADWavHES4CKSIuWDBFYiyeDlX-CBBY-ysVoHeicVWkxJ/s500/Untitled-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThqE-hy0zEkEzRsXMhbOp1wHi7jqcERpq8LoG1s0EIiaYrnqkWg3nNSRODnT_83MNw0tykaJNkJVyUUNp8IxnqPbJ8Z3MjElpLOoXhREXfdkO8_qRvIgHPGHNQ2e6U6j17hhZu8pSsbqhVyHXADWavHES4CKSIuWDBFYiyeDlX-CBBY-ysVoHeicVWkxJ/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> I think this one qualifies as a fossil. Classic PA hip hop all day, Luke Sick's humble origins in all it's glory. Includes an improv folk song. No shit.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Enjoy <i>Hoopleg</i>!<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Oh yeah thanks Trylemma for the last minute cover last week. Hope I wasn't missed too much.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://mega.nz/file/JdsSiR4S#v0ZsKsTnRoQhUkaAxDb7o6gZyOuzFC0bBC-X5BF3gdg" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD</a></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><br /></p>Dimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-84724560591750708292023-08-18T00:30:00.001-07:002023-08-18T00:30:00.160-07:00FTA - New Master (1998)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNvEQOJz9On_jXJEDT-hriPi4NnWD4PaSW-fHnAYvDMcNgFr6Hvn-x9z0pcbwdlx3UVxiyJCw1yE_7k2epH29eFpH7_wej_fELUjFfBXJk3B3psIpdgpFgcWBjXBKlfeu3VLqq00OISvJqK6Gz0-IcvedvtwHkzKglj3SXrT25YJI8oa0G3FP7z3jSBk/s300/R-338598-1098444821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="191" data-original-width="300" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNvEQOJz9On_jXJEDT-hriPi4NnWD4PaSW-fHnAYvDMcNgFr6Hvn-x9z0pcbwdlx3UVxiyJCw1yE_7k2epH29eFpH7_wej_fELUjFfBXJk3B3psIpdgpFgcWBjXBKlfeu3VLqq00OISvJqK6Gz0-IcvedvtwHkzKglj3SXrT25YJI8oa0G3FP7z3jSBk/s1600/R-338598-1098444821.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Dimxsk is busy this week, so just popping by to post this request: FTA's "New Master" tape from 1998. Enjoy!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://mega.nz/file/1z5yiQZI#9CZHRMiBI2BdMhTsik6lx4_Fd7tC0kXO2Wfta-WAxow" target="_blank">New Master</a></u></b></p>Trylemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04218690833920893873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-7343486701222037152023-08-11T08:59:00.000-07:002023-08-11T08:59:01.296-07:00RIP Avatar<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJv_UX8whnoW1INkG8iWk8B3vzDtnr1O0p0jUSuHwCq27zXFCSWGOaVLEgMHuRvc3AjjS09KWloOgxsoUKAvqYT0qZJiDbZxFMQdBWhKrMM3fTReuIH0mnsc1KsKlHLfPXxI9Rr_3f3il9rJkCbfXCeWGR60msBNEpFw91HEG6fT14THo8AIipAyV2lI/s539/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-11%20at%208.54.25%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJv_UX8whnoW1INkG8iWk8B3vzDtnr1O0p0jUSuHwCq27zXFCSWGOaVLEgMHuRvc3AjjS09KWloOgxsoUKAvqYT0qZJiDbZxFMQdBWhKrMM3fTReuIH0mnsc1KsKlHLfPXxI9Rr_3f3il9rJkCbfXCeWGR60msBNEpFw91HEG6fT14THo8AIipAyV2lI/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-11%20at%208.54.25%20AM.png" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">RIP to West Coast great and multi-faceted Hip Hop artist Avatar. Very shocking news, hoping the best for his friends and family right now. Tremendous loss. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Trylemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04218690833920893873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-59490402160209085702023-08-11T00:30:00.043-07:002023-08-11T00:30:00.140-07:00Battle of the Bay X Sampler Compilation<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPMKJ0CQ9n5MNNl3yq_lYpIzpsGxPi4dq7iDS-GiSSeRLtXq4ZPEmpQGPyRaZb-pld0PqThXRk8JKfFi5uWiVZ9FerONxab7AgTZmCx4ogYQUp0dt1oBF6Pn8QXfHqGQHM-OWcgIRXlGIZnouppGUgNQrhv1d63MtJi1n258ACiR8dPWVAl6iHX4yHgA/s697/botbxproductnewnew_0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="696" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPMKJ0CQ9n5MNNl3yq_lYpIzpsGxPi4dq7iDS-GiSSeRLtXq4ZPEmpQGPyRaZb-pld0PqThXRk8JKfFi5uWiVZ9FerONxab7AgTZmCx4ogYQUp0dt1oBF6Pn8QXfHqGQHM-OWcgIRXlGIZnouppGUgNQrhv1d63MtJi1n258ACiR8dPWVAl6iHX4yHgA/s320/botbxproductnewnew_0.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This weekend (August 11-13,) GTX is throwing a mega battle rap event in Battle of the Bay X. The tenth installment, spread across the three days, of the epic Battle of the Bay series will consist of nearly 30 battles. </p><p>There's some obvious big name match-ups involved - Dizaster vs Eazy The Block Captain will headline Day 1 and Hollow Da Don vs The Saurus will headline Day 2. What I'm personally most excited about, however, is the return of some old favorites that we haven't seen battle in a while. This list includes Loe Pesci (who will be battling B Magic,) Dirtbag Dan (who will be battling Carter Deems,) Alpha MC (who will be battling Jess The Facts,) Everybody Knows (who will be battling Pedro,) Lyraflip (who will be battling Hipnosis,) and ATM (who will be battling O Solo.) We also get the long awaited return of Sahtyre and Dumbfoundead as a duo (who will be battling DNA and Charlie Clips) and a rematch between QP and Soul Khan. </p><p>The event kicks off today with "Day Zero" and continues through Sunday. The venue is in Oakland, CA at the Continental Club, but you can buy PPV tickets for the entire event for only $50.00 <a href="https://www.rapgrid.com/botbx" target="_blank">HERE</a>. In honor of the event, I threw together a little BOTBX Sampler Compilation consisting of some tracks from some of the battlers who will be at the event. Enjoy!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Tracklist:</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">1. Dumbfoundead - Freeloaders</p><p style="text-align: center;">2. Sahtyre - Summer In The City</p><p style="text-align: center;">3. The Saurus - One Way Road</p><p style="text-align: center;">4. Passwurdz - Thoughts Of A Wandering Mind</p><p style="text-align: center;">5. Frak - Asthma</p><p style="text-align: center;">6. Loe Pesci - Space Jam Monsters</p><p style="text-align: center;">7. Soul Khan - Hold On</p><p style="text-align: center;">8. Carter Deems w/ Ersatz Splynter and Esem - Three Ninjas</p><p style="text-align: center;">9. Dirtbag Dan - I Can't Forget</p><p style="text-align: center;">10. Reverse Live - Stand Alone Complex</p><p style="text-align: center;">11. Fredo Algebra - Outta Nowhere</p><p style="text-align: center;">12. Alpha MC - Out Of The Question</p><p style="text-align: center;">13. Ness Lee - Different Typa Rapper</p><p style="text-align: center;">14. Frank Stacks w/ Madness - Next To The Stage</p><p style="text-align: center;">15. Everybody Knows - Dysphoric Eggo</p><p style="text-align: center;">16. Bigg K w/ Illmaculate - Know My Name</p><p style="text-align: center;">17. Lyraflip - Driving Drunk With Warrants</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://mega.nz/file/ciRmXYLJ#A8U_xKgJd9sjh7V8_ZUuPvmPuY0vQSHDcwe3GxN3FwA" target="_blank">BOTBX Sampler Compilation</a></u></b> </p>Trylemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04218690833920893873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-19046119369501333772023-08-04T05:00:00.002-07:002023-08-04T05:00:00.153-07:00Serengeti w/ Kenautis Smith feat. Christie Montaba & Lemon Yellow - Thunder Valley (2006)<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0LWXZh_hT4C5vQWfzIEjJs-rNTQp8Kq1f6DHgHtHQ0TQEwpbGGhdhPXQvx_gTXz4gApv_cybitK7XM-W9K2NQLTIEGS0Qmu4eVo4Mu9EZIYPKYxwXXJy9YmwSOIjJWzmL12rYyOYckcsZ9RvlbTMAPRMf_Kmd6xAkZtdFbleaROnL2LBKyB33-mYJAvy/s344/Thunder%20Valley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="344" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0LWXZh_hT4C5vQWfzIEjJs-rNTQp8Kq1f6DHgHtHQ0TQEwpbGGhdhPXQvx_gTXz4gApv_cybitK7XM-W9K2NQLTIEGS0Qmu4eVo4Mu9EZIYPKYxwXXJy9YmwSOIjJWzmL12rYyOYckcsZ9RvlbTMAPRMf_Kmd6xAkZtdFbleaROnL2LBKyB33-mYJAvy/s320/Thunder%20Valley.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">This is an album. It has the Geti stamp of approval. It has a lot of credited artists on it. I must've downloaded this around 2010, it used to be pretty easy to find along with it's counterpart <i>Race Trading</i>. I like Serengeti, especially the stuff he did before the frankly, IMHO unamusing and kind of boring Kenny Dennis works. He does surrealist, poetic, beautifully moving music when he wants to, I'd much rather hear that then him grunting about non-alcoholic beer and that Workaholics dude.</p><p style="text-align: left;">That's my personal opinion I guess. Anyway this is a decent Serengeti album that showcases some of his weirdness without going too deep into the characters. If you like Geti you need this one, and if you need something you know UGF got you!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://mega.nz/file/EFlQnaAD#CXDGi0lc5HkHGv2clWo2ao7ZSwOQCxIFrSvgsiywlQU" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD</a></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><br /></p>Dimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-60085950947947674922023-07-28T00:30:00.067-07:002023-07-28T00:30:00.144-07:00Mascaria and Knuckles Knuclear - Ill Spore Promo Mix (2012)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRl2WuOKPaqXJqdLsz8KrVwzMPV0L198LwlM2sx9zlPvjbOq7KbCxAa43F6M-8-mjhwsoe7u4AVaA57M1AZbB5iGRbTrLC3IAjT19v_vEpunfscm_B7RLiawQx3vHigUFeytb1r1djTxHX-sB1wtnnpabBLS20lcCtbCJNscumNB_fPaGdwMJhctyzfIs/s1600/IMG_6414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRl2WuOKPaqXJqdLsz8KrVwzMPV0L198LwlM2sx9zlPvjbOq7KbCxAa43F6M-8-mjhwsoe7u4AVaA57M1AZbB5iGRbTrLC3IAjT19v_vEpunfscm_B7RLiawQx3vHigUFeytb1r1djTxHX-sB1wtnnpabBLS20lcCtbCJNscumNB_fPaGdwMJhctyzfIs/s320/IMG_6414.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Today's post is an obscure little mix from Mascaria and Knuckles Knuclear - "Ill Spore Promo Mix" from 2012.</p><p>This is another one I don't know too much about. From what I can tell, "Ill Spore" was a record label/production company ran by Mascaria (it may have just been Mascaria.) Discogs says that the label's only release was Mascaria's 2009 "Flesh of the Godz." </p><p>This promo mix seems to have been made in order to promote Mascaria's production. The mix consists of beats and songs crafted by Mascaria and features some familiar track from the likes of 2Mex, Existereo, Awol One, Abstract Rude, and Luckyiam. While I'm guessing Mascaria curated the track selections, it's Knuckles Knclear on the actual mix. </p><p>Peep it below!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://mega.nz/file/tzBU0AhT#42gCOhmSWFA_GLAzAq-oxR0JyeuDIzB9ineEAvW4tpo" target="_blank">Ill Spore Promo Mix</a></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Notes:</u></p><p style="text-align: left;">- Congrats to everyone (Sole, Rove, Chaps, Nolto, Gumshoe Strut, Yy, Noblonski, Parab Poet...) who participated in Summer Fling this past weekend. Sounds like it was a success. Pen Thief Record's "Summer Collection" will be a tribute compilation to the event. Cop it <b><u><a href="https://penthiefrecords.bandcamp.com/album/summer-fling-collection-2023" target="_blank">HERE</a></u></b>. </p><p style="text-align: left;">- If you didn't already, be sure to peep Noah23's "<a href="https://noah23.bandcamp.com/album/tank-girl" target="_blank"><b>Tank Girl</b></a>", Avatar's "<b><a href="https://theavatar.bandcamp.com/album/clear-blue-skies" target="_blank">Clear Blue Skies</a></b>", and Noblonski's and Capaciti's "<b><u><a href="https://penthiefrecords.bandcamp.com/album/learning-to-walk-in-the-dark" target="_blank">Learning To Walk In The Dark</a></u></b>" which all dropped recently. </p><p style="text-align: left;">- Both Dimxsk and I were late to this, but earlier this month Ceschi's Codefendants dropped a 10" single for "Sell Me Youth," which also includes an acoustic version of the track and an exclusive track to the vinyl (not available anywhere digitally/streaming - I've checked lol) entitled "Cinematic." And there's copies still left - I'm guessing because the promo was light on this one (likely because the guys are on tour!) But considering the fact that all the other Codefendants vinyl releases have been long sold out - I'd jump on this one quick. Cop it <b><u><a href="https://fatwreck.com/collections/codefendants/products/sell-me-youth-1" target="_blank">HERE</a></u></b>. </p>Trylemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04218690833920893873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-48981474974414658222023-07-21T05:00:00.005-07:002023-07-21T05:00:00.161-07:00Dreadnots - Holy M Blue P (200?)<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMWLRww-ZX3i4RLwGG0i16tsAwKsJjCwC5FUtdhc5jFqPVpI3fJcqG65fEWg7eu_ltLUBSTQlV6W2m_5iQir1Sh_TWLOJXhBBOEChhQOumr0aGZK8wNIr7P3hh8Zdaor5fBvhJrtdqwfUal0Tz3h8oM6hTh6ssTKfViKs9luNCeqQioSHVxbcbo0EkND2/s200/Folder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMWLRww-ZX3i4RLwGG0i16tsAwKsJjCwC5FUtdhc5jFqPVpI3fJcqG65fEWg7eu_ltLUBSTQlV6W2m_5iQir1Sh_TWLOJXhBBOEChhQOumr0aGZK8wNIr7P3hh8Zdaor5fBvhJrtdqwfUal0Tz3h8oM6hTh6ssTKfViKs9luNCeqQioSHVxbcbo0EkND2/s1600/Folder.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Request from Denis for this Dreadnots beat tape. Those dudes have always had a deft hand with the sampling and a tangible love for the art you can feel with every song, and this collection is no exception. Thanks a ton from "you know who you are" for sending this our way and letting us share the love.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Enjoy <i>Holy M Blue P</i>!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://mega.nz/file/dZd2Fb7Y#hO69aDqy_n-hjLSvJKRpExjICy7g98eTMNX4qJAnt1I" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD</a></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Dimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-36629090075673831772023-07-14T00:30:00.091-07:002023-07-14T00:30:00.154-07:00Sandpeople - Sandpeople Present... (2006)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcYe9s--f4NabIpFfKNYgIYeC3p9KRc6ztSnLf87O43dizYgQddQjUoVxMlWoD0vkqxzkOsnuF19aVVVfoJ6DA3joqG_Tjjjpg50CRYgU6BGjc5BmEYqV2PT4FWF9UKrg2ENcuO1dL8c_50iaf8MdaTAz3dquB2Int3wKPgvKl6GqDo6XKfIZzx6dS5U/s200/R-2037246-1260042361.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcYe9s--f4NabIpFfKNYgIYeC3p9KRc6ztSnLf87O43dizYgQddQjUoVxMlWoD0vkqxzkOsnuF19aVVVfoJ6DA3joqG_Tjjjpg50CRYgU6BGjc5BmEYqV2PT4FWF9UKrg2ENcuO1dL8c_50iaf8MdaTAz3dquB2Int3wKPgvKl6GqDo6XKfIZzx6dS5U/s1600/R-2037246-1260042361.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week's post comes courtesy of a great request from Dimxsk - Sandpeople's "Present" compilation from 2006. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Present" is a Japanese released compilation from the NW Sandpeople collective that served as a sampler of the group's output up until that point (in addition to some tracks from upcoming projects.) The project has tracks from the group's previous crew albums as well as tracks from solo/offshoot projects. Notably, the project also contains some radio edits up front in addition to three tracks that you can only find on this release.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the exclusive tracks is called "Out of My Head" and is a solo Gold joint, likely meant for a solo Gold album that was intended to drop much sooner than his actual solo album debut from 2011. The other two tracks, "Chunky Salsa" and "Def Shepard," are tracks from an offshoot collabo duo between Al-One and Jon The Baptist known as "Soul Shepards." The Soul Shepards had a planned album (the inner notes to this CD promote it as upcoming,) but it unfortunately never dropped. Jon The Baptist ultimately got kicked from the group which may have added to the issue (and years later Al-One found himself in hot water with the crew too.) I'm not sure how much of the planned album actually got recorded but if there's any more tracks out there, I hope we get them someday. We got a complete unreleased McJameson album out of the blue earlier this year - so who knows?! </div><div><br /></div>Various members of the Sandpeople have said that another crew album is not gonna happen. Mo-B and Ethic retired. Gold, Sapient, Al, and Only have all been very quiet in recent years. Spark lives in Hawaii now I believe. $imple has made a pretty prolific comeback in recent years with some great music (though it's not typically what you'd think of as Sandpeople.) Iame moved across the country and has been steadily releasing music (vocal and instrumental) as Wool See. Illmaculate, now in LA I think, is of course the biggest name amongst the crew and has been doing bigger battles, writing for commercials, and putting out solo music of his own. Hopefully one day we can see the SP unite one more time. <br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://mega.nz/file/R2xVzSwS#m3DYpVTpqidCprL83-256EgL1DECcXNphItIOsva6wM" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD</a></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Notes: </u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">- Saskatoon and Side Road member Rove drops his new album "Poke The Bear" today. The feature list is ridiculous and includes Ceschi, Myka 9, AJ Suede, Mickey Avalon, Sole, 2Mex, Awol One, Giovanni Marks, Mestizo, Moka Only, Thesis Sahib, Noah23, Gel Roc, Staplemouth, MC Homeless, Jihad the Roughneck MC and more. </p><p style="text-align: left;">- Earlier this week, Epic dropped his first official single in a long while entitled "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z_loSW99As" target="_blank">Lawson</a>." The single is produced by Maki and features the B-Side track, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16ZrLg1xpzc" target="_blank">It Is What It Is</a>" featuring Gregory Pepper and produced by Aries. The songs are part of a vinyl release set to drop later this year on El Gran E Records. </p>Trylemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04218690833920893873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-41117557198656975732023-07-07T05:00:00.002-07:002023-07-07T05:00:00.137-07:00Onry Ozzborn - Duotvpe Revamped (2016)<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdMeS7hBbfhnFBosb3bD9jvygDHqQOSWIDBGLOqcxoPtC-qwJYsdCOz06iNQSS_WC5x8lvy49rG0mmES4HGs5COx4BBYA31HjUE_QEJQgFXfwKXe46CcjvIO1D8hg3FGNOy_Ewu2zB-WHPqxrq65v6UaQwynWPf28rJ7QimXRcEivKjZPEQ7Vw16wzirW/s923/Duotvpe_%20Revamped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="923" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdMeS7hBbfhnFBosb3bD9jvygDHqQOSWIDBGLOqcxoPtC-qwJYsdCOz06iNQSS_WC5x8lvy49rG0mmES4HGs5COx4BBYA31HjUE_QEJQgFXfwKXe46CcjvIO1D8hg3FGNOy_Ewu2zB-WHPqxrq65v6UaQwynWPf28rJ7QimXRcEivKjZPEQ7Vw16wzirW/s320/Duotvpe_%20Revamped.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Premier and Guru. Lateef and Lyrics Born. Ceschi and Factor. Mike and Jamie. Peanut butter and jelly. Grape jelly. And Dimxsk and Trylemma. Yeah it's about to be one of those posts.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Anyway what was that? You're probably thinking I clicked here to download this dope Onry Ozzborn remix album and now I gotta read more nonsensical shit from Dimxsk. But this particular download has a history.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Flash back to 2016. I had just recently acquired the means to rip analog albums onto digital files and was loving it. Like many of you I have built quite a collection of free lathes, exclusive physical only tapes and OOP vinyl just to have it without the means to easily listen to it.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So I was stoked about my newfound ability to share rare shit, and this album was my very first rip and very first share. I went onto a C-Box somewhere and basically asked who wanted it, and one of those folks was Trylemma.</p><p style="text-align: left;">So essentially this album is what led to the collaborative effort that is UGF, with T mainly handling the acquisition side of things and myself handling the ripping. I think it's led to some very exciting media being preserved and allowed to circulate freely to those of us who were too young to appreciate it when it dropped and then vanished forever, or those of us who just want to listen to super indie rare music on an iPhone.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Seeing it up here finally is pretty cool. I've been holding it back because a) it's really cool b) and I wasn't too sure how <b>Fake Four Inc. </b>might feel about it being out there. If they'd prefer just let us know and we'll take it down.</p><p style="text-align: left;">But this album is pretty damn awesome. The remix of "Flee the Colony" in particular is IMO IIRC even better than the original, and the exclusive Ceschi track is one of his dream pop masterpieces.</p><p style="text-align: left;">There's tons of good stuff on here, including the original tape hiss in 320 kbps glory! Enjoy friends and thanks for continuing to follow us on this journey.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><a href="https://mega.nz/file/4R8ziDKI#SzySxnzzdapvlkBRf3J_5LtynhQXF0b1Cn0oq13IJmA" target="_blank"><b>DOWNLOAD</b></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><br /></p>Dimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-74150434546668460342023-06-30T00:30:00.044-07:002023-06-30T00:30:00.133-07:00Delinquent Monastery - Brain Frees Creative<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1361orttWUBXI0GYYCUZsO_M2P9SheyRu8FQQ8Y6ljvhPtLrAl8EJ44HzEzpod4ifLpQ17tP7YCXLX32STo5jo3i7imk4wVws6mn1l96_tFztVSlNq-g8x_nrdqlAa9j6zRmWK4rVOkR_7P11YKtqqamquitj9p6twtkbbr_9NVk-HocREd6h69SF6o/s311/a2356186290_10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="311" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1361orttWUBXI0GYYCUZsO_M2P9SheyRu8FQQ8Y6ljvhPtLrAl8EJ44HzEzpod4ifLpQ17tP7YCXLX32STo5jo3i7imk4wVws6mn1l96_tFztVSlNq-g8x_nrdqlAa9j6zRmWK4rVOkR_7P11YKtqqamquitj9p6twtkbbr_9NVk-HocREd6h69SF6o/s1600/a2356186290_10.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Today's post is from Bay Area trio Delinquent Monastery and their 2004 release "Brain Frees Creative." </p><p>Delinquent Monastery, aka DelMon Crew, consisted (consists?) of Oakland rappers Lush One, Plex Rock, and Ajaxx. They had deep connects to both the hyphy scene and the Living Legends-esque backpack scene, in addition to the wider underground overall. They, particularly Lush One, rose to prominence with the rise of battle rap and Grind Time (which recently made a return.) Lush still makes music on his own and with various collectives and is still close friends with Plex and Ajaxx, but I'm not sure if the trio has any plans to make music together in the future. </p><p>I know next to nothing about "Brain Frees Creative." It looks like a potential sampler or mixtape, but I can't seem to find much info on it. The music itself is dope though!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Brain Frees Creative</u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Notes:</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">- Hopefully some of you were able to check out Claud Six's (of Jellyfish Brigade) and Jayrad's "<a href="https://claudsix.bandcamp.com/album/lake-lovers-stories-from-the-shore" target="_blank">Lake Lovers</a>" and Noah23's "<a href="https://noah23.bandcamp.com/album/twenty-threezus" target="_blank">Twenty Threezus</a>" that dropped last week.</p><p style="text-align: left;">- This week we got a double dose of Sandpeople drops with Wool See's "<a href="https://woolsee.bandcamp.com/album/invisibility-cloak" target="_blank">Invisibility Cloak</a>" and $imple's "<a href="https://dollarsignsimple.bandcamp.com/album/jail-bars" target="_blank">Jail Bars</a>" albums. </p><p style="text-align: left;">- Also peep LXVNDR's and Tachichi's "<a href="https://handsolorecords.bandcamp.com/album/found-money" target="_blank">Found Money</a>," "Luke Sick's "<a href="https://megakutrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tacked-out-in-the-gamma-light" target="_blank">Tacked Out In The Gamma Light</a>," and Sully's "<a href="https://sullymuzik.bandcamp.com/album/dance-music-for-wallflowers" target="_blank">Dance Music For Wallflowers</a>" projects that dropped today! </p>Trylemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04218690833920893873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-27086157843248805772023-06-23T05:00:00.003-07:002023-06-23T05:00:00.147-07:00Gestalt Collective - Scrimmage 1 (2009)<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gQuLE7uA3XkLq_Ng7ZBAhnwZCrQK0QnlWcCXDgfIyzCpTFGSBP3x_XjYIRR_SfpEVPPvcJhN0zfmN2eCxn9aJEIoqtnZjc-qE9nUEhcHzZT84R6-rjCFJWPh9yrja5yin4Kji2noJiPIw6fpSNuV6fINq1ba9AuGvIZMB5HfspVG7G_nJyfCcE_g207i/s504/Scrimmage%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gQuLE7uA3XkLq_Ng7ZBAhnwZCrQK0QnlWcCXDgfIyzCpTFGSBP3x_XjYIRR_SfpEVPPvcJhN0zfmN2eCxn9aJEIoqtnZjc-qE9nUEhcHzZT84R6-rjCFJWPh9yrja5yin4Kji2noJiPIw6fpSNuV6fINq1ba9AuGvIZMB5HfspVG7G_nJyfCcE_g207i/s320/Scrimmage%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Some rare Canadian hip hop tunes on this one, thanks to Trylemma for the hook. Not sure where it comes from but Ira Lee, Moka O and Royal-T make appearances.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Enjoy, and I'm out!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://mega.nz/file/4Ud3AYKQ#PJJeQV2xIEcp1YIKY_KcWv1gS3K2OsmAcw5z6hD7ntY" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD</a></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><br /></p>Dimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-338783726683869722023-06-17T13:05:00.001-07:002023-06-17T13:05:53.207-07:00Super Happy Wax Records - The North West Compilation One (2006)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUZpG1DQNzUfoEcdqv6TqMTEHRcUtwPMXshm-epVuaNGX_SZjev8ksmpPABXu9x0vhkcZ_mZ69arR3dB23W60i60UyQjBBIl7O9cpqAarF0cFilCf8zqj3FkfVBEPDsQrmd-JA4UulxhpTqh5OGKOI1Aef6zuXXJeWSuNhO03BeMAb3LFnJ7kAMOk/s600/R-842305-1164648475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUZpG1DQNzUfoEcdqv6TqMTEHRcUtwPMXshm-epVuaNGX_SZjev8ksmpPABXu9x0vhkcZ_mZ69arR3dB23W60i60UyQjBBIl7O9cpqAarF0cFilCf8zqj3FkfVBEPDsQrmd-JA4UulxhpTqh5OGKOI1Aef6zuXXJeWSuNhO03BeMAb3LFnJ7kAMOk/s320/R-842305-1164648475.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This week's late post comes from one of my favorite piles of things to collect - northwest compilations. And this one, from 2006, has a pretty fitting title: "The North West Compilation One" from Super Happy Wax Records.</p><p>Super Happy Wax was a Portland label/store from the mid-late 2000's that seemed to have really got going once Northwest Order started slowing down. They put out some records from Smoke, Nite Owls (Mr. Hill and Barfly from Oldominion,) and Clockwerk (Iame/Goldini Bagwell from The Sandpeople.) I perhaps remember them most for their online store and message board from back in the day where you could cop some now NW gems and interact with other NW Hip Hop junkies. </p><p>"The North West Compilation One" was a label sampler that Super Happy Wax would give away with online orders (I think you could buy it separately for like a buck.) The act list includes Cool Nutz, Grayskul, DJ Wicked, Abadawn, Santotzin, Cancer Rising, Mo-B, OnlyOne, Soul Plasma, and many more. Unfortunately, future installments of the compilation series never came to be. Thanks to the legendary FTD scene group for the rip! </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://mega.nz/file/16ZhDSJL#IzHt0R1ia-by4pqRfxuQth6W-Fn8GVV85DVzdi386iU" target="_blank">The North West Compilation One</a></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>NOTES:</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">- Check out the new Gumshoe Strut EP that dropped today, "NT2D," <a href="https://thegumshoestrut.bandcamp.com/album/nt2d" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. MC Homeless, Nolto, and Chaps make appearances. </p><p style="text-align: left;">- Some deep Project Blowed heads may be familiar with Naj Ahead (formerly N/A of Tha Lepht.) Guy has been dropping some really good instrumental and remix projects in the last handful of years on his Bandcamp and last week he dropped "Random Rap Remixes Vol 2" <b><u><a href="https://najahead.bandcamp.com/album/random-rap-remixes-vol-2" target="_blank">HERE</a></u></b>. Check it. </p><p style="text-align: left;">- And speaking of the Blowed, Abstract Rude just dropped his latest installment in his "Trax" series with "Making Indie Traxx: Dusty Pointy Fingers" <u><b><a href="https://keepthefeel.bandcamp.com/album/making-indie-traxx-dusty-pointer-fingers" target="_blank">HERE</a></b></u>. He usually ends up printing CDs of these down the road for those who want to wait for the physical. </p><p style="text-align: left;">- Also don't sleep on Bloomcycle's and Old Grape God's "<b><u><a href="https://grapegod.bandcamp.com/album/i-turn-the-room-to-a-lava-lamp" target="_blank">I Turn the Room to a Lava Lamp</a></u></b>," Riddlore's and Debmaster's "<b><u><a href="https://theriddlore.bandcamp.com/album/unreleased-tracks" target="_blank">Unreleased Tracks</a></u></b>," Nickel Hawkeye's "<b><u><a href="https://nickelshawkeye.bandcamp.com/album/becoming-unbroken" target="_blank">Becoming Unbroken</a></u></b>," and El Gran E Record's (who is putting out a new Epic record this year) "<b><u><a href="https://elgranerecords.bandcamp.com/album/el-gran-e-sampler-2020-2023" target="_blank">Sampler (2020-2023)</a></u></b>" which all dropped earlier this month. </p>Trylemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04218690833920893873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-36882732791387757662023-06-09T05:00:00.002-07:002023-06-09T05:00:00.139-07:00Kublakai - The Change (2006)<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHSpaDtOO6H14tL4EuOE_q7sxL_EYQJO_fLZtjXgDpZEY7inqIgkcWu5oTUH89p4i0XZP4r-NyqQvFjOEaJtNlO_lF1gTfR4b4zqc-GTM53MDNMKK9-2bsF395lzYydBDXXneuaxGRno-IedABInFFU5v10G2kJeMm11X6G5LT_RINNclbRwLH3Gxng/s1404/The%20Change.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="1404" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHSpaDtOO6H14tL4EuOE_q7sxL_EYQJO_fLZtjXgDpZEY7inqIgkcWu5oTUH89p4i0XZP4r-NyqQvFjOEaJtNlO_lF1gTfR4b4zqc-GTM53MDNMKK9-2bsF395lzYydBDXXneuaxGRno-IedABInFFU5v10G2kJeMm11X6G5LT_RINNclbRwLH3Gxng/s320/The%20Change.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">I can't believe we've never posted this one before but it looks like we haven't. <i>The Change </i>is Kublakai, a NW cat who in my opinion distinguished himself with a fairly solid songwriting ability and singing chops on his work the The Let Go rapping over some familiar beats. At least one is VERY familiar.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Enjoy!</p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mega.nz/file/0dESUb5Q#z_jUzaMK_E_QIdsO9LMq9im-Hyn55qpzQ5CA59K2h30" target="_blank"><b>DOWNLOAD </b></a><br /></p>Dimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-598955499302537362023-06-02T00:30:00.011-07:002023-06-02T00:30:00.128-07:00Pigsty - Wondering If Theo Got Bad Grades... (2008)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLUjlisjpVhVb2MnX_LTHDkeLi2Wvf0lVd_5xHhO72uZNDXZyVHPD_XWJgUxift6Y_x9poRAg1oGVkD0z37pCJbup7RK-ErldFDsP1mTRHKoUSy7FiLVK70w7lpVisMDrNxaEpTPWC-IEXMzeAdhCL-F9TBSz4JomjPnUD7lr8PKIr3fn51UE5mb4/s1022/Pigsty%20-%20Wondering%20if%20Theo%20Got%20Bad%20Grades...%20-%20cover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="1022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLUjlisjpVhVb2MnX_LTHDkeLi2Wvf0lVd_5xHhO72uZNDXZyVHPD_XWJgUxift6Y_x9poRAg1oGVkD0z37pCJbup7RK-ErldFDsP1mTRHKoUSy7FiLVK70w7lpVisMDrNxaEpTPWC-IEXMzeAdhCL-F9TBSz4JomjPnUD7lr8PKIr3fn51UE5mb4/s320/Pigsty%20-%20Wondering%20if%20Theo%20Got%20Bad%20Grades...%20-%20cover.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This is another one of those gems that I don't know much about - Pigsty's 2008 release "Wondering If Theo Got Bad Grades..."</p><p>Pigsty is a Canadian rapper from Vancouver. He gained recognition for being a pretty prolific KOTD battle rapper about a decade ago. He never really reached the top tiers, but he did become involved with Avocado's Ruin Your Day brand, though I haven't really heard from him recently in any capacity.</p><p>"Wondering If Theo Got Bad Grades" is a 2008 album/mixtape and is the only release I have from Pigsty. I have no recollection where I got it from and I have no idea what the roll out for this was. It definitely has a late 2000s underground West Coast vibe to it which is fun. Some cheap but bouncy beats with some short verses that rarely outstay their welcome. </p><p>DL below and let me know if you have any information about the project (or Pigsty currently in general!) </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://mega.nz/file/FjgCwKxB#W3kyAmCe9a_e7rc6v4HYm9kqzHbJ5oWVZF66l5AkzKk" target="_blank">Wondering If Theo Got Bad Grades...</a></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>NOTES:</u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">Be sure to check out Factor Chandelier's new album that dropped today, <a href="https://fakefour.bandcamp.com/album/moving-like-a-planet" target="_blank"><b>"Moving Like A Planet."</b></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Not sure if you've been following RAP Ferreira (fka milo) recently, but the man has dropped two projects in the last couple of weeks. One, "Lilac Diesel," is a tape that Ferreira recorded in the back of his record store. The other, "KEF 33," is an early version of Ferreira's "Purple Moonlight Projects." What's unique about these releases is that they're only available via Ferreira's site and are supposedly never hitting streaming. The vinyl pre-orders for both are sold out and what's also unique is that Ferreira has set a limited amount of digital copies (1000) available (though it's obviously not too hard to track them down elsewhere if you try.) "Lilac Diesel" sold out digitally and "KEF 33" is getting close, so if you want to support, head Ferreira's way <b><u><a href="https://ruby-yacht.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/kef-33-scallops-hotel-hosts-a-reading-of-the-purple-moonlight-pages?variant=45192348500290" target="_blank">HERE.</a></u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">On a Ruby Yacht related note, Pink Navel and Kenny Segal recently announced an upcoming collabo album entitled "How To Capture Playful." The release date and tracklist has yet to be revealed, but check for it soon. Segal is coming off some big hype after his most recent Billy Woods, so hopefully this can continue the train. </p><p style="text-align: left;">The guy Open Mike Eagle is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of his album, "Rappers Will Die Of Natural Causes," with a vinyl re-release of the project complete with new artwork and two bonus tracks. This is a bit strange since the album came out in 2011 - so we're a little late on the anniversary haha. Signed copies sold out on OME's Bandcamp, but I believe normal copies of the re-release are available in most online stores today. (Dessa is also re-releasing her "Parts of Speech" on vinyl for the album's more timely 10th anniversary.) </p><p style="text-align: left;">After a comeback in the new decade, label favorite Ooohh! That's Heavy is finally on Bandcamp and apparently operating more as an entity of its own (apart from Audio Recon, despite the two still being partners.) Today they dropped a vinyl release of Glenn Porter's 2008 album "Blessed By A Young Death." Check it out <b><u><a href="https://ooohhthatsheavy.bandcamp.com/album/blessed-by-a-young-death" target="_blank">HERE. </a></u></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">This week, $imple (aka THNDTHF) of The Sandpeople decided to throw up a fully unreleased album from McJameson (fka Clockwerk - Iame and Goldini Bagwell of The Sandpeople.) A McJameson album was teased a lot back in the day, but things never came to fruition and I didn't even know that the project was essentially done. Thank you to $imple for bringing this to light. Cop the new album "Barrel Aged" <a href="https://dollarsignsimple.bandcamp.com/album/mcjameson-barrel-aged" target="_blank"><b><u>HERE.</u></b> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Finally, one week from today we're getting a new album from none other than SmokeM2D6 from Oldominion. This is Smoke's first solo album in over 16 years and not only did he produce it but he's back to rapping on it as well! For those NW junkies, you'll appreciate the guestlist which includes Iame, Claud Six, JFK, Bishop I, and others! Cop a vinyl of the project via K-Recs <a href="https://krecs.com/products/quarantine-heart-throb-klp290-lp" target="_blank"><b>HERE. </b></a></p>Trylemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04218690833920893873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-56126644333118833002023-05-26T05:00:00.001-07:002023-05-26T05:00:00.141-07:00Breaking Ground: Enve - Autobiography (2011)<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDnkJCNys7ntrVk59SCAnaa1iN0-x4U_WJHhUNiRPx_R9Pg6LmyCsXcHZNsUdOtnINugB5iowOF310cshvX0MjVEBMko1iWY5X2Yr7FMBHEUsqyD2MLDC17693_CSRnSh8KBDp9Lh-RjPHkvHHwX-jXpgv6NM7qdgXvuwauiTqqzoXblav7ekb7XEVQ/s1200/enve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDnkJCNys7ntrVk59SCAnaa1iN0-x4U_WJHhUNiRPx_R9Pg6LmyCsXcHZNsUdOtnINugB5iowOF310cshvX0MjVEBMko1iWY5X2Yr7FMBHEUsqyD2MLDC17693_CSRnSh8KBDp9Lh-RjPHkvHHwX-jXpgv6NM7qdgXvuwauiTqqzoXblav7ekb7XEVQ/s320/enve.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;">Wow, can't believe it's my turn to do this again. Time sure is flying lately what with the stress and the stress and also the stress, who knows by the time you read this the politicians might have managed to manufacture a global financial meltdown. But that's when we need music the most, am I right?</p><p style="text-align: left;">Trylemma actually gave me this one before, which was fortunate because it gave me the opportunity to listen to it two times separated by a few years and I think I've got some intelligent type thingys to say about Enve's music. The album, <i>Autobiography</i> is really a fascinating piece of work for several reasons which I will go into in a bit. It is also really pretty damn good. I enjoyed it a ton both times around, and both times around was motivated to seek out more from this guy and his crew "Groove Movement" as in "got the new blueprint" to paraphrase. And both times around I recovered nothing. Looks like he retired following <i>Autobiography </i>(with the exception of some stuff he sent to T later on that apparently wasn't the same and never dropped) and this is it.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The dude in question is claiming on Bandcamp to be from Minneapolis, but
also mentions a home in Eugene on "The First Chapter" (excellent track)
and has features from NW dudes. I will say right off the bat if you
liked Atmosphere (or still do, maybe because your doctor needs to lower
your trazodone) and related you will like this. Enve clearly draws
influence from that pseudo-emo, sad sexual scene that gave us Slug,
Sage, Sadistik and stuff. He's got a number of songs on here about
relationships, mental health struggles, music, etc. Nothing especially groundbreaking. So let's do some specifics. </p><p style="text-align: left;">For one thing, it is SO easy to dismiss this guy and his music based on several superficial things that are immediately evident. First we've got this name, Enve. So another dude with a misspelled name that's a random word and probably has no real connection to his music. It's like putting a "The" in front of some plural noun (The Protractors, The Spoons, The Noodles) as a band in the aughts. Fucking stop it. Alternate spelling was edgy and made a statement when most of us were in diapers, and now its just more of the same. Then we've got this album title. Wow. How DID he come up with that?! It's the most original title since Latyrx gave us <i>The Album</i>. Also the artwork I would be willing to bet was scrounged up somewhere and appropriated for the album. I could be wrong, but it looks pretty damn generic to me.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The good news is though that if you overlook that stuff you find a serious diamond in the rough. Enve has a fantastic voice that he makes great use of, giving us both solid head nodding bangers and emotional, melody driven songs that are catchy, fun, powerful and just damn dope. Imagine if Demune could sing, slowed it down a bit and did a bunch of songs in the vein of Atmosphere and you might have some idea of what he's about purely from a sonic level.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Another thing that makes this a winner is the production. Man these beats are the type of fire I was always aiming for during my short lived career as a rap artist. We've got a lot of acoustic guitar and strings coupled with atypical percussion made use of in clever ways (pretty sure that's glass breaking on "The First Chapter" where more logically a cymbal crash might have gone, and that muted snare that drives "Without a Map" is serious ear crack. Whoever did these beats (and we get one or two names, some relative unknown calling himself Sapient?) was a true music fan and it shows in sample choice and the way they are compiled and reshuffled.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Finally, it is truly notable how dynamic and all encompassing this album is. In thirteen tracks we've got posse cuts, love songs, travel songs, depression songs, music songs, all featuring different lyrical stylings, different BPMs, wildly different song structures, different genres (not quite folk rap but definitely flirting with it in places). <i>Autobiography </i>is a truly ambitious, lovingly crafted, genuinely felt and meticulously crafted (if unfortunately named lol) album that pays homage to indie rap and all it can do while still managing to make truly listenable songs with replay value even a decade later.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Thanks for this one Trylemma, and Enve sorry for clowning on the name and album title, this shit is solid as all hell.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Download <i>Insert better name here</i> right <a href="https://envehiphop.bandcamp.com/album/audiobiography" target="_blank">here</a> for free, and see you next time!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p>Dimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-77990005900385710592023-05-19T00:30:00.019-07:002023-05-19T00:30:00.137-07:00Breaking Ground: Quote - Self Effacer (2013)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUIgRtq1siHq-Usm5OrNsj9lFttMzi8m6reFEB1-ECvBnxXesFNFxBQY2ywJAfUUJysTy7J-djkMWDPNo2TlW212lMoMPgj5KSpQwFdgVaMkqUQBuBdl-zKy9Nu1_BNMh3ddRzksOVddLXEjXeS3zqz29ofUZxQ0X9COfZnU7RkyQBLV9efucWKCu/s1000/a2574615869_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUIgRtq1siHq-Usm5OrNsj9lFttMzi8m6reFEB1-ECvBnxXesFNFxBQY2ywJAfUUJysTy7J-djkMWDPNo2TlW212lMoMPgj5KSpQwFdgVaMkqUQBuBdl-zKy9Nu1_BNMh3ddRzksOVddLXEjXeS3zqz29ofUZxQ0X9COfZnU7RkyQBLV9efucWKCu/s320/a2574615869_10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>There's no shortage of artists out there, both past and present, whose music combines the sounds of Hip Hop and more folksy guitar driven sounds. There seems to be some strong connection that ties the roots of Hip Hop and Folk together. Perhaps it's the histories of personal story-telling that both genres share, or the importance traditionally placed by both genres on lyricism (above other aspects of the music.) Whatever it is, a lot of it works for me and I think the same goes for Dimxsk - Ceschi, for example, is a key name for the both of us. This week, Dimxsk passed me an album that fits into this tradition: Quote's "Self Effacer" from 2013. </p><p><br /></p><p>Quote is a rapper, producer, and singer from Victoria, Canada, though I am told he now resides in South Korea. Quote wrote and produced the entirety of "Self Effacer," an album which appears to be his debut. The project is a solemn dark recording of Quote's struggles with alcoholism and how such struggles played out in his personal life and relationships. </p><p><br /></p><p>The album, which consists of ten tracks, is formatted in an interesting way. Half of the tracks are fairly standard Hip Hop cuts with rapping and half of the tracks are more bluegrassy folk songs with singing. The album begins with a rap track, then follows up with a Folk tune, then another rap track and so forth. The project as a whole leans much more towards the folky side, however, as the majority of the rap tracks are very acoustic guitar driven. Without yet getting into the details, this basic format threw me off a bit. I think the root cause of this is my feeling that Quote doesn't really tie the two sounds together very well. On the rap tracks, he is very much in rap mode and on the singing tracks, he's very much in that mode. By simply having odd number tracks be Hip Hop songs and even number tracks be Folk songs - it brings light to this divide (as if this was the only way Quote knew how to mesh the sounds) but nothing sonically really combines well or blends smoothly. On the one track where these sounds do meet face to face, on the nearly seven minute "Autumn," Quote essentially just performs a long Folk ballad and then seemingly tacks on a sped up rap verse for the last minute. In terms of just general style, things feel a bit disjointed. </p><p><br /></p><p>The individual rap and Folk sounds themselves are not bad, however. Though, I can't say I am extremely impressed by either. In terms of rapping, Quote has a pretty straight-forward flow and chosen cadence that he reuses throughout the rap tracks. Vocally, he sounds a lot like Buck 65 with a dash of Jonny 5 of the Flobots. Quote unfortunately, however, lacks the more complex and engaging rap styles of the former artists. It definitely seems like a lot of his raps may have begun as ideas for non-rap songs but were tinkered and put to a basic rap flow. The rap beats leave a bit to be desired too. Often, it seems like there was a rough guitar driven track and then a drum machine was thrown behind it with some electronic clicks and clacks here and there. </p><p><br /></p><p>On the Folk and singing side of things, I like Quote a bit more. He has a pretty good voice and while the melodies don't always hit, when they do, they hit hard. While I'm not very familiar with the genre, I do enjoy the sound of Quote's bluegrass takes. I do think there was some room for some more experimentation sonically, however, on these tracks (most of the "eclectic" sounds come on the Hip Hop tracks.) There's a really nice electronic break after the hook on "Man Down The Road," that might be the best sounding thing on the track. But it isn't given much life. </p><p><br /></p><p>The standout Hip Hop track and the standout Folk track are actually back to back near the end of the album. On "Calculated Sacrifice," Quote deviates slightly from his standard rap delivery and goes a bit off-kilter with his cadences which is nice. This is accompanied by some airy synths and jittery drums that give some unique flavor to the song. Then, on "The Killer," Quote sings us a haunting death country tune with a beautiful ethereal hook comprised of just "Whoas." I would have loved to hear more things that followed the formulas of these two respective songs.</p><p><br /></p><p>While the sounds and formatting of the album may not entirely work for me, I am very impressed by Quote's brute lyricism. The album's opener, "On The Breakwater," sets the stage of Quote's reflection on his life of alcoholism and the day to day, sometimes second to second, tribulations that it has brought him ("It's the silent screaming halogens burning in traffic lights/It's the alcohol fevers and purges that warm the night.") </p><p><br /></p><p>What's particularly engaging about Quote's story here is that, from what I can tell, it isn't necessarily one of redemption, optimism, or even necessarily hope. On "Burdensome" and "Man Down The Road," Quote expresses some hope that things will be better in the future once some recovery milestone(s) is reached, but he also acknowledges that such milestones are unrealistic and/or that such milestones won't actually bring him what he is looking for ("I'll make a record once I graduate that's a long shot/I'll be happy once I'm done, that's a nice thought" on "Burdensome.") Instead of such hopefulness, we're given a very bleak and intimate look into Quote's reality - one of anxiety ("On The Breakwater,") painful monotony ("Break Don't Bend,") isolation ("At A Distance,") and lost passions ("Burdensome.") Powerful moments are found on "Call Me Out," where Quote expresses that he's content with even the pity from those he was once close to, and "The Killer," a great story-telling track where Quote is put on trial as both the victim and perpetrator of a crime. </p><p><br /></p><p>Despite the darkness here, there is some true basic beauty to be found in Quote's lyrics, perhaps just in the mere honesty of reflection that he shares. There is some acceptance in his words, but it's not necessarily the acceptance you might treat as a "first step" towards some recovery (though it may very well be that as well,) but rather the acceptance that helps briefly mute the chaos of the world - which may be sufficient for Quote. </p><p><br /></p><p>As noted, I believe "Self Effacer" is Quote's debut project (or at the very least an early release from him.) Bandcamp shows that he has made at least two other projects since this release. While "Self Effacer" doesn't quite work for me overall, I am interested to hear where Quote takes his sounds (hopefully finding a better way to combine them and build on them) and his overall story. Peep the album, and download it for free, below!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://quotemusic.bandcamp.com/album/self-effacer" target="_blank">Self Effacer</a></u></b></p>Trylemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04218690833920893873noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683231023830244813.post-79285334283424705252023-05-12T05:00:00.002-07:002023-05-12T05:00:00.140-07:00The Yesmen - No (2013)<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl83GTuq4P-JWu0hF4X_KP76Izf47N_Z-HpZRAWEPUe0s1j79u4zXTgWvhDOZ_ZB-tJ5nzQ0VxO51npc7yIBsIiFUbhxnWWfAjgsFKboxEJLYC3TAdSViSveXKylqFBP-WOw8B1d03Xc4_M78da2mggOuddJvcUIthd50GFQbSicA9hmX65rf4zKBZxw/s720/No.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl83GTuq4P-JWu0hF4X_KP76Izf47N_Z-HpZRAWEPUe0s1j79u4zXTgWvhDOZ_ZB-tJ5nzQ0VxO51npc7yIBsIiFUbhxnWWfAjgsFKboxEJLYC3TAdSViSveXKylqFBP-WOw8B1d03Xc4_M78da2mggOuddJvcUIthd50GFQbSicA9hmX65rf4zKBZxw/s320/No.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>Gotta do a quick one this week, I got myself some kittens recently and they want attention and they're funnier and more adorable than my computer so I'm gonna give it to them.</p><p>But for now, here's an offering from Royal-T and Nevamind. They did another album for <b>Hand'Solo Records</b> a while back, which wasn't <a href="https://handsolorecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-yesmen" target="_blank">bad</a> (this also includes a better background on the group than I would ever write). This one is, however, in my opinion better with more variety in sound and better production.<br /></p><p>Royal-T was a fantastic rapper and I have it on good authority he was a good dude too. For those of you who weren't aware he passed away in 2016 leaving behind a crew full of folks who loved him and the rare but devoted fans who did as well. This album was released before that when he was at the peak of his creativity and clearly enjoying making music with the homies.</p><p>I hadn't posted this up until now because it was available on the <b>Deepcave </b>blog, but it looks like it got taken down and replaced with a bit of a devotional page to T and his talents and interests. Worth a look so <a href="https://deepcavebiz.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy <i>No</i>!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://mega.nz/file/cBUixIpY#A9P4HBJZ-PPPbwv0qL7gPDZ4iySblrxzzvj5-Nye-pM" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD</a></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><br /></p>Dimxskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225365515156373250noreply@blogger.com1