10-Second Test

Fox The Fox

2009-02-16T22:21:00.002+09:00

holy shit....Giovanni Marks posted this up on the Briefcase Rockers blog and needed an immediate rewind...

AH! E.P.

2009-02-16T21:09:00.001+09:00

Here's a collection of tracks that have been culled together for a varied mid-winter consumption. The music here was made between 2003-2007 in Philly, Kyoto and Queens. Close listens will reveal floaty SP1200 dancehall riddims lead into plastic funk breaks which resolve to heavy-metal riffs coated under broken piano tinkering. As the AH! E.P. runs through tempo, sound, location and time it nonetheless acts as a fill-in to what has been done and a pre-cursor to newer tracks on the horizon. AH!

DZ & Slit Jockey

2009-02-15T14:31:00.003+09:00

Here's some info on the "Regulate" Remix single...

DZ’s original, chock full of growling bass and cut-up hip hop vocals, appears here for the first time on digital, alongside 5 remixes. London‘s hot n’ heavy Pirate Soundsystem step up to the plate with a scorching bass stomper in league with their recent remixes of A1 Bassline‘s Girl Thing, Wiley’s Wearing My Rolex and Bonde Do Role‘s Melo Do Tabaco. Tactic, from Kansas City, known for their remix of Blaqstarr’s Superstarr on Mad Decent and an upcoming EP on the UK label Dress 2 $weat, drop some clubby refix action on their version. From the Seclusiasis camp we hear the tribal explorations of BD1982, fresh off last year's deep and dubby "Bigfoot" EP and a recent appearance in XLR8R magazine. Philly’s Dstar is known in drum ‘n’ bass circles for his slew of releases on Metalheadz, Gasm, Freak, Jungle Sky, and Ohm Resistance. Here he comes through with a dark almost nu-skool breaks meets dubstep rendition. Rounding out this release is Turnin’ Tricks, a new production team consisting of Dev79 and Darrel Asbury, who turn out a bulging sub stepper here, after their debut last spring on Seclusiasis‘ “Street Bass Anthems Vol. 3.”

Slit Jockey Records represents a wide scale urban underground sound, fusing elements of Grime, Dubstep, Hip Hop, Electro, Dancehall, Street Bass and more. Past Slit Jockey releases have included tracks from Warrior Queen, Starkey, Kano, Ghislain Poirer, Dev79, Math Head, Riko (of Roll Deep), Vex'd, El Carnicero, Drop The Lime, Ghetto, Faction G and more.

And some info about the "What You Won't Do For Love Remix"...

The last few months since we dropped the 12" of this tune we've been getting a massive amounts of requests to purchase the mp3...well we've finally given in to the people's needs!

And what better day than Valentine's to drop DZ's sick remix of the Bobby Caldwell soul classic. So all you lovers out there grab this track now, direct from us! Link to song will be emailed to you right after your Paypal purchase is complete.

DZ "What You Won't Do For Love Remix"
320kbps MP3 - $2

Click here for an audio clip. This remix is a subby roller with plenty of edits and 4x4 breaks. This tune has been getting a ton of club support from DJs around the world (such as Sinden, Jokers of the Scene, Diplo, and Starkey) and the streets are buzzin' on this one, don't sleep:

"Record of the moment" - Turntable Lab
"It's party dynamite and demands your very quick attention!" - Boomkat
"Nice change of pace!" - Nick Catchdubs

The RZA + son

2009-02-09T21:21:00.001+09:00

The Wire: Skillz (w)Rap Up

2009-01-07T14:03:00.002+09:00

Don't watch this if you never watched The Wire. If you have this shit is crazy!

subtitle freestyle over "water facuet rhythm" in France!

2008-12-23T12:54:00.001+09:00

Wiley freestyle on Westwood

2008-12-23T12:52:00.002+09:00

Dâm-Funk + stolen library records

2008-12-18T16:58:00.006+09:00

Dâm-Funk's new Rhythm Trax Vol.4 EP on Stones Throw is crazy. Says the label:

On Rhythm Trax Vol. 4 Dam maintains the instrumental theme, displaying his technical mastery of old school drum machines and early 80s analog synthesizers. The soundscapes of this Rhythm Trax contribution provide enough bass to rattle trunks while maintaining colorful melodies perfect for even the most intimate moments.

Here's the track "Purple" from the EP over some Out Run.

Dam-Funk x Outrun from stonesthrow on Vimeo.

Hearing this EP made me finally rip one track from a record I'm currently "borrowing forever" from a junior high school mini-library.

Yuji Toriyama & Ken Morimura-"Night Together"

Bloody Beetroots look like they have fun at shows

2008-12-11T15:10:00.002+09:00

CORNELIUS from borntofilm on Vimeo.

The Good Guys

2008-12-09T16:53:00.002+09:00

This is awesome.

cuizinier feat. teki latex "the good guys" from romain bailly on Vimeo.
Cuizinier myspace

Taliesin: Apricity Mix for Bassfaced

2008-12-05T15:11:00.003+09:00

Another solid and varied mix from Taliesin...Cop the download right hyyyeah!

TRACKLIST:
NGUZUNGUZA - HATE2WAIT (Kingdom Refix)
"?????" - Kubo Remix
Dev79 - In Ya Face
CardoPusher - Low End Legacy
Vybz Kartel - Empire Army
Dead Prez - Politrikkks
Wisp - Whisper
Thark - Apatia
BD-1982 - Seeing Orange
Connor- Belles
Aleister Crowley - Gnostic Mass
Duran Duran Duran - Unholy Dracula Vagina Alien
Flying Lo - RobertaFlack (feat. Dolly)
David Banner - Shawty Say (feat. Weezy)
Saigon - Come on Baby (Inst.)Bi
Mali - Pale Twop
Shit Mat - Big Ben's Big Remix
Jahdan Blakkamoore - Bus it Pon Dem
Small Professor - Kelis

Nerd shit

2008-12-04T20:00:00.002+09:00

So I guess I can watch this video and find those last goddamn scrolls...later.

Menus

2008-12-01T18:38:00.006+09:00

I think I've pretty much gotten over the vast amounts of Janglish ridiculousness that can be seen and read everywhere everyday. But sometimes there's still beacons of hope waiting at out of the way cafes in Ebisu...Don't stop the hope!

Young L

2008-12-01T01:24:00.003+09:00

Young L ( Of The Pack ) - In Here from Colin Tilley DIRECTOR on Vimeo.
It took a minute for me to get into The Pack when "Vans" first popped up but they've been upping the levels recently. This track is ok but dude's got the sickest chain since Ghostface's Wonder Woman Arm.

Newham Generals

2008-11-29T12:39:00.002+09:00

Never really got into Newham Generals too much, though big tracks are obviously good. The new material that's been poppin up is enough to get psyched for the record that supposedly will never drop. This one is Brickman with NG produced by Footsie.

Street Cannibals

2008-11-28T16:23:00.002+09:00

From almost a year ago...damn!

Cassablanca-MZO BULLET

2008-11-28T16:22:00.000+09:00

The Alchemist, Pusha T, Jadakiss, Snoop and zombies

2008-11-19T00:04:00.005+09:00

Directed by Devin Flynn who also did the cover for Japanther's

Starkey's "Ephemeral Exhibits"

2008-10-09T23:16:00.003+09:00

Starkey is ready to blow shit up with his album "Ephemeral Exhibits" out November 10th on Planet Mu Records. Check out clips from the album at the links above and also part of dude's crazy set at Mary Anne Hobb's Generation Bass show....

Fluorescent turtles, mini-Guinness, Arashiyama, old Jungle and some other stuff

2008-09-30T16:54:00.020+09:00

First off...

Code 071-"A London Sumtin(Tek 9 Remix)"

Weird glowing turtle in Center-Kita...They had tons of snakes, lizards and marsupials too but this turtle looked the happiest.

Also in Center-Kita, which has a mini-bubble land kind of vibe anyway, pretty decent Irish pub with mini-Guinness and regular size for only twice the price as Woodside!

Spider and cloud are the same word in Japan.

Arashiyama never gets old...we walked across the river after some tofu ice cream.

This chicken-duck was in Maruyama Park.

I'm tryin to get a whole room with these walls just to chill out in.

Tried to get a video of this badass mantis turning its head at me but no go...

Maruyama Park is pretty wide I guess and there's a huge row of old sports cars lined up on one side that look like they belong to a mob family that takes care of the giant sakura tree.

Pirate cat in Yokohama.

These motherfuckers are everywhere in the summer.

The Foreign Cemetery in Yokohama close to where I went to the dentist.

Chainsaw Maid!

2008-08-30T20:57:00.002+09:00

What up to Freqs Viscera with the heads up!

Black (metal) sunday

2008-08-24T17:33:00.002+09:00

The Archive

2008-08-19T09:51:00.001+09:00

Damn...

The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo.

Seen at Nah Right

Catch up

2008-07-30T12:48:00.003+09:00

Been a minute here's some stuff...

Pick up the dude Kotchy's sick Tricky remix for"Council Estate." Kotchy's album coming soon on Seclusiasis/Civil Music

Ricky Blaze is doin a lot in Brooklyn right now...

Also lookin forward to the Badness/Lava U-Init mixtape with this track...

In The Summertime

2008-07-15T22:36:00.002+09:00

Its hot as fuck in Japan right now. 60-70% humidity rates + air-conditioned lacking junior high schools = some sweat shit.
Wiley's follow up to "Wearing My Rolex" samples that one Daft Punk track from their 2nd album....sounding good.

Wiley-"In The Summertime"

Skulls

2008-07-02T23:40:00.003+09:00

I started working at a couple JHSs around Yokohama station...pretty sweet so far I think its gonna work out nice.

this video is awesome.

New Vordul Mega

2008-06-29T13:35:00.001+09:00

Vordul Mega - Megagraphitti from 2dopeboyz.com on Vimeo.

Saturday Rave Tent in Yokohama

2008-06-22T22:58:00.005+09:00

We stumbled into this outdoor port-themed festival with a lot of old people, live opera, and high school kids selling matcha cake. Then there were these dudes Kamome Sound System in the corner blasting techno the whole day. Actually I said what's up to this dude who was wearing a Skull Disco shirt so I'm assuming there was dubstep played at some point and then later on there was a couple dudes rhyming over some DJ Cam-ish beats.

Sleestaks!

2008-06-17T12:22:00.004+09:00

There's a new Land Of The Lost movie coming out next year and the Sleestaks look sick!

Piece of an episode from the original series...

And "Sleestak Dub v.3" slightly alternate taken from The Bigfoot EP

Beds, Brides, Bread, Bells, and Bitches

2008-06-16T23:29:00.007+09:00

I saw this bed hanging out the window of an aparto down the street today.

I saw this bride a few weeks ago before wasting time for a few hours.

Melissa showed us this bread machine on the way to eat curry in Kichijoji.

We saw this bell tree in Shizuoka on Lover's Mountain.

Kode9 vs. Dillinja-"Backwards vs Thugged Out Bitch"
I got this track from Mad Decent.

Randoms #1

2008-06-03T14:51:00.008+09:00

past few days or so...

Best ramen ever

2008-06-02T10:41:00.004+09:00

Ichiran is my shit. The shops are set up so that you eat by yourself to focus on the ramen, kind've like an SAT exam with the booths and even customizable ordering cards.

Burn Dem

2008-06-01T10:08:00.001+09:00

Big tune. Funny editing.

There's No Place Like Home

2008-05-29T14:41:00.004+09:00

I am a goddamn nerd when it comes to Lost even though I could be nerdier about it. I'm so fuckin psyched to watch the season 4 final episode and I'm really glad that torrents are international. I heard this song from a now in-operable Lost fansite when I was first getting into the show around the start of Season 2. Try not to think about the beginning of the Darjeeling Limited and instead think about the Season 1 story arc.

...and with Mel Ferrer as Murchison

2008-05-28T12:19:00.001+09:00

Yesterday I was in Tokyo on a few job interviews/information sessions. Japan as a whole is ripe with places looking for english teachers and lot of these companies are pretty similar. It's hard to tell straight off the bat what the working environment is gonna be like without knowing someone who already works for that company. I did meet with another company that deals with job recruiting for mostly pharmaceutical industries which would pay a shit-ton of ¥ and would allow me to save also a shit-ton. Not sure if that's gonna work out seeing as I have no previous experience in a a traditional paint-by-the-#'s "business" job but I would be down to try it out for a while and get some stacks.

There's no lack of stimuli in Tokyo though obviously. Just walkin around you can tell the energy here is much different than New York though there are a lot of similarities between the two. Dunno why but I kept thinking about this classic while wandering around yesterday.

Definitely worth checking out as I've noted before on Like Like.

Record find #1

2008-05-26T17:56:00.007+09:00

Went to Gloria in Shibuya a few days ago and picked up a used, but very decent copy of the Sly & Robbie Taxi Gang LP. Recommended for humid, pixelated days of summer 08.

Horse training and Grimetapes

2008-05-26T11:07:00.005+09:00

get your horse riding on in the dept. store mang...

a continually updated source of old grime radio rips and some studio sets!

So far...

2008-05-23T17:25:00.003+09:00

so good. Got in last night...new spot is nice and easy on the 円. Walked around an subwayed a bit mostly in Yokohama def. alot to be checkin out but first things first gettin that gaijin card before makin some careering moves. Also on the list is to go to an indoor water park with wave machine and also vist this izakaya with a monkey waiter...

Yokohama on the radar

2008-05-21T08:58:00.006+09:00

leaving for japan tomorrow...here's a pre-empted piece of an upcoming Symbiosis Radio podcast

Tracklist:
Savage – “I Want It All (BD1982 refix)” (dub)
Demarco –“Duppy Know Who To Frighten” (John John)
Spank Rock – “Backyard Betty (Zomby Tropical Bass Mix)” (dub)
Teriyaki Boyz –“Zock On! (Instrumental)” ((B)Ape Sounds)
Crime Mob –“Shine Cause I Grind (BD1982 remix)” (dub)
Wiley –“The Gerkin Tower” (Eskibeat Recordings)
Delinquent –“Chalace Man” (unknown)
Jammer feat. Kaos, Slickman, C.Gritz, Skepta & Badness –“Shake It” (Neckle Records)
Skinny Friedman –“Uzi (demo version)” (dub)
El Carnicero feat. Warrior Queen –“Next Kingdom (Dev79 remix” (Slit Jockey Records)
Michna –“Triple Chrome Dipped” (Ghostly International)
Kotchy –“1 For the Money (BD1982 remix)” (Seclusiasis)
Tinchy Stryder –“Mainstream Money” (TakeOverEntertainment)
Trimski –“Money Up Front (Cash Till Mix) Instrumental” (Soul Food)
Cataracs feat. The Pack –“Blueberry Afghani (BD1982 remix)” (dub)
BD1982 –“Street Cannibals” (dub)
Starkey –“Gutter Music” (dub)
Badness feat. Chipmunk –“When We Rize” (Aftershock)
Kode9 & The Spaceape –“Konfusion (Dub)” (Hyperdub)
BD1982 –“Globos (demo version)” (dub)
Mavado –“Weh Dem A Do (Acappella)” (VP)
The Daega Sound System –“Pathway”(DPR Recordings)
Vybz Kartel –“Nuh Permission” (VP)
BD1982 –“Blubby” (dub)
DJ Unk –“In Yo Face (Acappella)” (Big Oomp/Koch)

Taliesin promo

2008-05-19T16:22:00.004+09:00

just got this mix from the dude Tally who works with dj/Rupture on his radio show on WMFU...my Cataracts remix is up in there along with a bunch sick dubwise bangers...

Taliesin Summer Promo Mix

Tracklist:

Lazer Sword- Gucci $weat$shirt
Juelz/Wayne/ Make it Work
Grimey String Tune that runs at 80
Oizo- H.A.L.
Missy- The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Cauto- Shy Fx Remix(unrel)
Trill Bass- save me from myself (unrel)
Styles P- Blow Ya Mind (Starkey Remix)
Distance- V
Rusko- Gone 2 far
Cardopusher- Green Disorder (unrel)
Iron shirt- All my Love (Matt Shadetek's all my dub remix)(unrel)
Cataracts ft pack- Blueberry (BD1982 remix)(unrel)
Zomby- Spliff Dub (rustie remix)
T.I What you know about that

Splatter House-Wanpaku Graffiti is really difficult

2008-05-14T05:52:00.002+09:00

don't know why i liked this so much

2008-05-13T15:15:00.003+09:00

NaS-"Surviving The Times (BD1982 Remix)"

2008-05-13T14:44:00.002+09:00

Killer B's (minus Bruza)

2008-05-13T14:32:00.003+09:00

This video's been floating around for a minute but I'm definitely looking forward to this Killer B's project with Badness, Mz Bratt and Bruza.

I'll pick ya brain like the archives

2008-05-13T14:26:00.002+09:00

Getting ready to move back to Japan and deciding on what gear to bring and what to look forward to picking up once there after racking up a decent shit ton of teaching hours...A lot of these tunes were done in the Kyoto spot, hopefully the archives will double up on this second time around.

The Ten Second Test

2008-05-13T13:30:00.003+09:00

10-Second Test
–noun
1. the means of listening or viewing by which the presence, quality, genuineness, or long-lastingness of anything is determined.
2. how to tell if some shit is dope in a short amount of time.