Or if you're more of a hip-hop head...
This song is also relevant if you're looking for a fly new T-shirt.
101 Apparel - - Turntablelab.com
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Showing posts with label Turntable Lab. Show all posts
Thursday, November 26, 2009
To be covered in a rocksteady style...
Friday, January 2, 2009
Mayer Hawthorne and The County
If you've been in my house in the past three days then I probably played you this 10 inch I just received in the mail.
Fuck that Love Lockdown picture disc , Mayer Hawthorne gets my vote for best heart themed specialty vinyl of 2008. Only 1000 were pressed and turntable lab is sold out (it hit #1 on their sales charts) so if you're looking for a copy you might have to hit up Stones Throw or Hawthorne's myspace. Mark Ronson played this track on his consistently amazing radio show Authentic Shit and gave it a resounding endorsement in October, a few weeks before it was released.
Anyway, the songs are magic. They sound like they're straight out of the 60's, heavily doo-wop influenced but with a modern Dilla drum sound. The lyrics sting with a sincerity and vulnerability reminiscent of Smokey Robinson's work. The recording crackles with vinyl pops, giving it an uncanny feeling of age despite it's Nov. 2k8 release date.
Enjoy it.
P.S.
Looks like I got a little carried away with that picture disc photo and forgot to upload the MP3s.
Mayer Hawthorne and The County - Just Ain't Gonna Work
Mayer Hawthorne and The County - When I Said Goodbye
IMPENDING BONUS:
That Dizzee remix I promised is at a rough mix and hopefully I'll have a better version in the next few days, so keep a lookout.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
10 Record Guaranteed to Rock a Party
This was originally posted on the Bladerunners blog.
It goes without saying, but this is a pretty legit list. It's also a fun "name who sampled it" exercise. One of the best sources for looking up sample sources is The Breaks.
Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun (Larry Levan Mix)
Sample source for:
2 Live Crew - "Get Loose Now"
Antoinette - "Here She Comes"
Bush Babees - "The Love Song"
Busy Bee - "Jazzy on the Mix"
Caveman - "Troglodyte History"
Eric B and Rakim - "Musical Massacre"
Everlast - "Syndicate Soldier"
Grandmaster Flash - "She's Fresh"
Ice T - "Power"
Jungle Brothers - "On the Run"
Lisa Lisa - "Skip to My Lu"
Low Profile - "Funky Song"
Marky Mark - "The Last Song on Side B"
MARRS - "Pump up the Volume"
Nuyorican Soul - "Mind Trips"
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock - "Check this Out"
Tony Touch - "I Wonder Why? (He's The Greatest DJ)"
Ultramagnetic MCs - "Make it Happen"
Ultramagnetic MCs - "Watch Me Now"
Magic Disco Machine - Scratchin'
Sample source for:
C + C Music Factory - "Things That Make You Go Hmm"
Eazy-E - "Eazi-Er Said Than Dunn"
Eric B and Rakim - "Put Your Hands Together"
Mantronix - "King of the Beats"
MC Shan - "The Bridge"
Original Concept - "Running Yo Mouth"
Run-DMC - "Jam Master Jay"
Wreckx-N-Effect - "Rump Shaker"
Freedom - Get Up and Dance
Sample source for:
Beck - "Where it's At"
Boogie Down Productions - "You Must Learn"
Disco Dave & the Cash Crew - "High Power Rap"
Grandmaster Flash - "Freedom"
Kool Moe Dee - "Don't Dance"
LL Cool J - "No Frontin' Allowed"
MC Shan - "Freedom"
Poison Clan - "Rough Nigga Gets Busy"
Positive K - "I Got a Man"
Redhead Kingpin - "It's a Love Thing"
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock - "Get up and Have a Good Time"
SWV - "Anything"
(the-breaks didn't mention "Birthday Party" by Grandmaster Flash, but this is used for that too)
Herman Kelly & Life - Dance to the Drummer's Beat
Sample source for:
2 Live Crew - "Megamixx"
Beats International - "Dance to the Drummer's Beat"
Body & Soul - "Dance to the Drummer's Beat"
Brownstone - "Let's Get it Started"
Cut 'N' Move - "Get Serious"
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "Live at Union Square"
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "Magnificent Jazzy Jeff"
Kaos - "Let the People Dance"
Low Profile - "How Ya Livin'"
Masters at Work - "Jeep Bonus"
NWA - "Dopeman"
Original Concept - "Pump That Bass"
Richie Rich - "(My DJ) Pump it Up"
Rodney O & Joe Cooley - "Yeah Boy"
Two Kings in a Cipher - "Kemit-Cal Reaction"
The-breaks didn't list the song I most recognize Dance to the Drummer's Beat from. It's a great cut off the instrumental pressing of Stones Throw's Third Unheard compilation of Connecticut hip-hop.
Mr. Magic - Party Rap Instrumental
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I bought the instrumental LP a few years ago during an epic record store tour of NYC. I wrote out a list of shops and had my cousin guide me all over the city. I found the record at Fat Beats, where I was bitched out for breaking the plastic seal on some record. It was funny, my visit to Fat Beats was right after I hit up Turntable Lab where I asked politely to open a sealed record and the guys looked at me like I was crazy for asking and told me of course I could open records. Partly as a consequence I have been a frequent Turntable Lab customer since, and have never shopped at Fat Beats again.
BONUS:
Third Unheard - Connecticut Hip-Hop 1979-1983
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
Other Blog Sunday
I read a lot of blogs and it's time to start giving some shout outs to my blogging heros.
Turntable Lab's Estoy Con Estupido Blog
Blog run by the staff and extended family of one of the best online music stores around, Turntable Lab. Some might argue that the store isn't what it used to be, particularly due to the larger focus on clothing. Seriously, why do I get a weekly email fashion update? It reinforces the shallow image theme that really drives me bat-shit about all this DJing non-sense. But regardless of the clothing section, Turntable Lab's vinyl selection and new digital store is still pretty on point, and they also carry a great selection of music related books.
Enough about the store, this is really about the blog. To say the dudes working at Turntable Lab are knowledgeable about music is a no brainer, but this isn't yr "omg check out this rare boogie track" sort of blog. They do let you know when Turntable Lab Radio is streaming a new episode, but you're more likely to read some serious DJ rants, ridiculous posts about the election, sports highlights of the week, hilarious youtube videos, and some cool design posts. Oh, also a bagillion flyers for DJ events featuring the lab crew (the newest contributor is Austin's own DJ Mel). In addition to posting on the Lab blog, most of these guys have their own personal blogs, some of which are among my favs.
Recent gold-star blog posts;
Afrocentric WWF Exploitation
Economic Straight Talk from Wanda Sykes on Leno
DJ Mel introduces himself with some Miami Bass... from Texas.
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