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A BLOG CALLED FRESH-UNTITLED MIXTAPE

I’m kind of weird about my tunes. Whenever I see a mix is in a single Mp3, normally I don’t bother fooling with it. Why? I’m lazy and I don’t want to skip through to find the parts I like (kinda like a cassette tape, no?). But, A Blog Called Fresh compiled it, and I spotted it over at Dirtywork so I downloaded it. And I played the entire thing. So now I’ll return the favor.

Pop the hood for tracklist. We got some bossanova, funk, old school, hip-hop and the like. Just trust my judgment.

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Tags: AZYMUTH, BANDA BLACK RIO, BLIND I, EDDIE KENDRICKS, EL MICHELS AFFAIR, Gang Starr, JACKSON CONTI, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, MADLIB, MARCOS VALLE, MF DOOM, OHMEGA WATTS, THE JAMES BROWN ORCHESTRA

STABLISHED 2009 MUSIC COMPILATION

The fam over @ Stab Labs has compiled 41 tracks of dopeness that they featured in their posts for 2009. A few joints from some of your favorite Blind I comps are on it as well. There is no track list, the cover you see here is not on the songs, they left all that alone in case You wanna find those artists albums or what have you, just some freshness to have playing while you designing or Twittin or whatever the hell u do all day on the comp.

DOWNLOAD STABLISHED 2009 MUSIC COMPILATION [STABLABS]

Tags: BARBARA MENDES, Bilal, Blue Scholars, CORY BLUNTZ, DARIEN BROCKINGTON, DENIZEN KANE, DJ ACE, DJ Vadim, DON PRAHFIT, drake, DWELE, EL MICHELS AFFAIR, Exile, GUDDA GUDDA, HI-TEK, ILLA J, J DILLA, J MITCHELL, J.RAWLS, Jabbawockeez, Jay Electronica, Jazzanova, KATCHAFIRE, Kid Cudi, KURL BOOGIE, LIL TWIST, Lil Wayne, LITTLE BROTHER, LITTLE DRAGON, MARCELA MANGABEIRA, MELANIE RUTHERFORD, MIDDLE CHILD, Mos Def, MR.P, NAPOLEON, NASTY KNOCK, OHMEGA WATTS, PHAT KAT, PHONTE, PUG ATOMZ, SHAWN JACKSON, SLICK RICK, SLUM VILLAGE, STABLISHED, TALIB KWELI, Tanya Morgan, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, THE ROOTS, TITA LIMA, ty & kory, YOUNG RJ, ZO!

DEL | EL MICHELS AFFAIR

So it goes like this… El Michels Affair dropped their Enter The 37th Chamber which consisted of them playing out live instrumatation versions of some of the Wu Classics. NOW… they Enter The 38th Chamber. A chamber that invites MC’s such as Diamond District, Del The Funky Homosapien, A-Plus of Souls of Mischief, Kam Moye, Nightclubber Lang of Boom Bap Project, Sandpeople, Von Pea of Tanya Morgan & much more. This is Bay Areas own Del The Funky Homosapien‘s take on Bring Da Ruckus

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DOWNLOAD DEL | EL – BRING DA RUCKUS [AUDIBLE TREATS]

Peep Diamond District’s PJ’s Remix & DL after the J…

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Tags: A-PLUS, AUDIBLE TREATS, BOOM BAP PROJECT, Del The Funky Homosapien, Diamond District, EL MICHELS AFFAIR, FAT BEATS, Hieroglyphics, KAM MOYE, NIGHTCLUBBER LANG, ODDISEE, SANDPEOPLE, SOULS OF MISCHIEF, Tanya Morgan, URB.COM, VON PEA, X.O., YU

EL MICHELS AFFAIR- A TRIBUTE TO ISAAC HAYES

El Michels Affair pays homage to the late great Isaac Hayes via this dope cover tribute album. For the soul fans!

“Walk On By”

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1. Shaft
2. Walk On By
3. Run Fay Run
4. Hung Up On My Baby
5. Red Rooster
6. Bumpy’s Lament
7. Walk On By (Edit)

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Tags: BLIND I, EL MICHELS AFFAIR, Isaac Hayes, TRIBUTE

BLIND I SAYS GO! MAY 2009

What up Blind I faithful! May marks the beginning of some consistent heat in your area, and with Blind I being a reflection of real life happenings and what not, we gotta keep up! This month’s collection of joints features a whole host of roller-coaster riders with just enough tracks, boasting everyone from Chester French to De La Soul. You should enjoy yourselves with this one, I know I do. And feel free to tell your friends about this! Twitter it, share it on Facebook, or post it on your blog! It ain’t no fun if you can’t put somebody else on to the real & the raw! So with no further ado…

Download Blind I Says GO! May 2009 (Sharebee)

Track listing after the jump.
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Tags: Asher Roth, Az, Big Sean, BLACK THOUGHT, Blind I Says Go, blu, Chester French, De La Soul, Diamond District, EL MICHELS AFFAIR, Erykah Badu, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, J DILLA, Kid Cudi, Mayer Hawthorne, Method Man, Mos Def, PHAT KAT, RAEKWON, Raheem Devaughn, Redman, SLICK RICK, Tanya Morgan, The Cool Kids, Zero 7

ENTER THE 37TH CHAMBER

Listen to this…

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The world moves faster than ever these days, and even in the digital age, things can always be counted on to go in cycles.  Despite all of the advances in computer recording technology, home studios, and electronic instruments, there is a flourishing interest in analog recording techniques and in recreating the mood and sound of vintage soul records.  With one foot in the past but their eyes firmly set on the future, El Michels Affair are among the leaders of a resurgent funk & soul movement from New York City that’s sweeping both the music community and the charts.

Led by saxophonist/organist Leon Michels and producer/engineer Jeff Silverman, El Michels Affair began as a loose collaboration of session musicians (including members of top-selling acts Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, The Budos Band, and Antibalas) that looked to blend some of the vibrant quality of soundtrack records with the recording aesthetic of early reggae, and the rawness of 60′s rock–they called it ‘Cinematic Soul.’  This delicate balance was evident on their 2005 debut album Sounding Out the City, which earned critical acclaim and acted as the inaugural full-length release for Michels and Silverman’s burgeoning label Truth & Soul (also the moniker for the duo as a production team).
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Tags: EL MICHELS AFFAIR, RAEKWON, WU TANG CLAN