I'm quite the fan of documentaries, especially ones that discuss music from a variety of genres. And while I've posted many documentaries on Whiteboard Journal's old site, I'm pretty sure one-or-two of you would have missed a few of those excellent shows. So I'd like to start the process of re posting each amazing documentary one-by-one, starting with . And as the title suggests, this 60 minute special delves into the street music of 1970s New York that gave birth to those three genres. The video is split into 4 sections, so please be sure to click the > arrow above to scroll through the shows.
Right then, another concert missed. But as this is the 21st century, I'm able to enjoy 's Amsterdam performence without having to actually be at (one of my favourite spots in Amsterdam). What's more, all of you can also enjoy the king of chillwave's performance by watching the video above, apparently recorded on a camera. His third studio album, , was released a few weeks ago.
is one dope producer. is one outstanding DJ. So one thing led to another and J Rocc decided to release this gem of a mix released on , comprising solely of Quantic's production spanning electronic, jazz, dub, hip-hop, cumbia and the many more styles to come from Quantic over the span of ten years. This mix might be a few years old, but it's still as fresh as this morning's salad. Enjoy folks!
Quantic - "Snakes In The Grass"
Quantic - "Cumbia Clash"
Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - "Dog With A Rope"
The Quantic Soul Orchestra - "Hands Of My Love feat. Alice Russell"
Quantic y Conjunto - "Cumbia de Dilla"
Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro - "The Dreaming Mind (Part 1)"
Quantic - "Infinite Regression"
Quantic - "Perception"
The Quantic Soul Orchestra - "Left & Right" f. Alice Russell
Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - "Cuidad Del Swing"
Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro - "New Morning (Slow Version)'
Quantic And Nickodemus Feat. Tempo & The Candela All-Stars - "Mi Swing Es Tropical"
The Quantic Soul Orchestra - "Tropidelico (Occidental)"
Quantic And His Combo Barbaro - "Enyere Kumbara"
Quantic And His Combo Barbaro - "Undelivered Letter"
Quantic - "Transatlantic"
The Quantic Soul Orchestra - "Super 8"
Quantic - "Use What You Got" f. Sonny Akpan
Quantic - Sabor" f. Tempo
The Quantic Soul Orchestra - "Get A Move On"
Quantic - "Not So Blue"
Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - "Cumbia Sobre El Mar"
At the risk of turning our newly launched website into an fan page, do check out this chat A$AP (born ) did with . As with the other excellent RBMA 'Fireside Chats', the guest takes the listener through his/her life story accompanied by a selection of tracks to enhance the storytelling. Check out RBMA's write-up on the subject matter after the jump.
It’s one of the more obscure side notes of today’s musical landscape, that some of the best, style-defining albums are declared street- or mixtapes and never see a physical release. In 2011, this tendency reached its qualitative peak with seminal free-of-charge releases by , , , and, of course, , all of which pointed r&b and hip hop into directions everyone seemed to have been desperately waiting for. Despite sometimes questionable audio quality, the mixture of ASAP Rocky’s torn personality, ranging from über-flamboyant pretty boy tales to achingly detailed insights, with haunted, drug-fueled productions by the likes of or , created an atmosphere rarely heard on any hip hop album before. Hot on the heels of , Rakim Mayers, who aptly got named after the God MC himself, embarked on an extensive tour with and Kendrick Lamar, graced fanzines, lifestyle mags and late night shows worldwide, and collaborated with everyone from to , and to and . But Pretty Flacko kept his cool, even after signing an intimidatingly remunerated contract for his anticipated major debut . And while a large part of the scene seemed anxious to see him fall short off all self-imposed expectations, he hit them with . And . And . Basically every single sureshot he’s been wisely holding back for his first proper studio full-length. That pretty boy swag continues.
is the story of 5 records bought by 4 different -based record producers: . They received a brief to walk into their local thrift-store, pick 5 records worth $5 and create a completely new track using those purchased pieces of music. To make things extra tricky, they weren't allowed to add any drum machines, instruments or any other extra samples. This video is a documentation of that process, from the selection of records up to how they sliced and chopped the samples in order to create new music. Thanks to for the link.
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