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HYPNOTIC BRASS BAND – STARFIGHTER

In high school I used to take the CTA Eastbound Blue Line from Racine to Washington to catch the Number 6 bus home every day. Now, for those familiar with the janky ass Chicago Transit Authority and their routes, you might ask “why go two stops past Jackson to catch the number 6?” Two reasons: 1) if I got off at Jackson with the rest of you jerk-offs I’d be one of you jerk-offs standing on a bus in rush hour traffic instead of one of the cool cats actually sat down in a seat and 2) I loved listening to the Hypnotic Brass Band play on the corner of Washington and State. These guys have been killing it for a bajillion years its dope seeing them go from humble street performers selling burned CD’s hand-to-hand (one of the best $5 bucks I’ve ever spent) to an internationally-known and sampled group. I almost felt obligated to post this. So please do yourself a favor and familiarize yourself with Hypnotic’s music by listening to and downloading their track Starfighter below. For those fortunate enough to be in LA on the 23rd of this month they’ll be performing at Exchange LA. More details on that after the jump.

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Tags: HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE, SINGLE, STARFIGHTER

MAIYA AND NO PRESENT…ALL THAT JAZZ VOL.1

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The first time we decided to collaborate on a compilation it was for Grimey, which was three volumes of hardcore hip hop. And  during the process of selecting songs, we discovered that our individual musical tastes were very similar and complemented each other well. We have some dope compilation ideas for the future but for now we proudly present… All That Jazz Vol. 1. Some of the songs are strictly jazz, while others just have the smooth vibe like “Autumn’s Evening Breeze.” In the tracklist, the songs in blue were picked by Maiya and teal by NO and we alternated taking turns. It’s cold outside and the perfect time to throw this compilation on and let it ride.

TL & DL after the after…

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Tags: ?uestlove, ALL THAT JAZZ, BILL EVANS TRIO, BOBBY HUTCHERSON, CECILIA STALIN, COMMON, D'ANGELO, DAVID SANCIOUS, De La Soul, ESPERANZA SPALDING, FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP, GARY BARTZ, HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE, John Coltrane, KENNETH WHALUM III, KOOP, LOUIS BORDEAUX, MACEO PARKER, MAIYA, MAIYA & NO, MILES DAVIS, NINA SIMONE, NO, ROBERT GLASPER, RONNIE FOSTER, SOUND PROVIDERS, Yukimi Nagano

MAIYA PRESENTS…UNTITLED

Why hello Blind I faithful. Don’t you love my super creative title this month? Yep. Impressive for sure…Okay so I normally come up with a theme but the songs I felt like using didn’t have any correlation. There’s a mixed bag here. Musical trick-or-treat if you will. Dig in and lemee know whatcha think. Deal?

Tracks/links after the jump.

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Tags: ALICIA KEYS, AYOMARI, BLACK THOUGHT, BLIND I, BUFF 1, Cee-lo, Clipse, CORTEX, drake, GEORGE MCCRAE, GZA, HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE, James Pants, Kissey Asplund, KOOP, MAIYA PRESENTS UNTITLED, muhsinah, RENE COSTY, SALVADOR SANTANA, TiRon

FOOTAGE: GOLDEN SILVERS – ARROWS OF EROS (FEAT. HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE)

Golden Silvers – Arrows Of Eros (DL Sharebee)

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They killed it. Golden Silvers man. I particularly like this excerpt from their Wikipedia page:

The band released its debut album “True Romance” on April 20, 2009. Describing the new album, The Guardian‘s reviewer wrote “flamboyant lyrics, references to Greek myth and big, elastic bass lines dominate”.

Tags: Golden Silvers, HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE

HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE | THE MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON QUINTET | MADLIB [LIVE L.A.]

What can I say other than I love the hell outta the Yay but miss the frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrack outta my hometown L.A.!!! The homies @ Vtech & Mochilla are bring another mind blowing legendary experience to the south land this Friday with the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (Mos Def/Erykah badu) & The Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Quintet (Mochilla/Art Dont Sleep Timeless Series). STUPID SICWIDDIT!!!!! B+, Coleman & the Beat Konducta himself, Madlib will be providing DJ sets as well.

It goes down this Friday @ The Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles Ca 90026

$15 presale :: $20 at the door
Limited presale tickets available online at: http://www.ticketweb.com
21 + wiser | 9pm-2am

*for more information please visit: http://music.vtechphones.com

Tags: ART DONT SLEEP, B+, COLEMAN, HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE, MADLIB, MOCHILLA, THE MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON QUINTENT, VTECH

PUT ME ON IT PRESENTS…WE LOVE VOL. 1 & 2

Our good friends over at Put Me on It compiled a dope mix with new music from our favorite artists.  As you can see from the tracklisting, this will make a great addition to your iPod as you usher the Winter in. Be on the lookout for more from Amelia, since she will be contributing and the bringing the London flavor to Blind I. Cheers!

Links after the jump.

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Tags: Big Pooh, Bilal, BLIND I, BREAKSTRA, BUG, CAM'RON, Clipse, COMPILATIONS, DABYRE, Dam Funk, DEE DEE SHARP GAMBLE, Diamond District, Exile, FLAKO F/ AMENTA, HUDSON MOHAWKE, HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE, Janelle Monae, NNEKA, ORCHESTRE POLY RYTHMO, PUT ME ON IT, SHAFIQ HUSAYN, VOL. 2, VOL.1, WE LOVE