It has been a decade since Will Holland aka Quantic released his first album on Tru Thoughts. Twelve albums later and Quantic has a vast discography; funky, soulful vibes with the Quantic Soul Orchestra, Flowering Inferno’s reggae infused dub, cumbia with The Combo Barbaro, and more. The Best Of Quantic album highlights the stunning range of his work, bringing together some of the biggest tracks from across his many projects.

To celebrate the release and a decade of music from Quantic, the world famous J.Rocc (one of the finest DJs on the planet), created the Best Of Quantic Mix that perfectly incorporates electronic, jazz, dub, hip-hop, cumbia and the many more styles to come from Quantic over the span of ten years.

Best Of Quantic Mix by J.Rocc by Tru Thoughts

Tracklist after the after….

Tracklist:
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”

J.Rocc appears courtesy of Stones Throw / Beat Junkie Sound
Artwork by Roland LeFox c/o Sweden10
www.quantic.org
www.stonesthrow.com/jrocc
www.tru-thoughts.co.uk

The Best Of Quantic album is out now digitally and on double CD/Vinyl.
Tru Thoughts direct: http://bit.ly/bestofquantic_etchshop
iTunes:http://bit.ly/oaKTSQ
US Physical CD/LP: http://amzn.to/oKzQKK
UK Physical CD/LP: http://bit.ly/bestofquantic_juno

“They came from Cerritos”

That’s what the headline read in a 95-96 issue of Rap Pages that featured DJ’s rockin’ Green Lantern rings’ (way before DJ Green Lantern). The DJ’s rockin’ em were/are known as The World Famous Beat Junkies Since then they have gone from mixtapes & ITF/DMC battles to being part of a late night television show band, radio, part of many iconic hip hop groups (Jaylib, Dilated Peoples & The Visonairies… to name a few). They all can hold the fort down in their own right any given day of the week – but when they Voltron? Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiet. If you know then YOU KNOW! If you don’t then this is your chance to learn you some trill schitt before the rest of the community finds out you can’t tell shit from chocolate. Don’t trip. Blind I will help. This Saturday October 23rd VTech Phones presents the 2nd installment of their monthly event out in SF known as ‘Frequency‘. Last month we were in the house to witness the album release party/Bay are debut of Black Milk & that schitt was LIVE SON!! So you know this is bout to pop as well. VTech has given Blind I a couple of tickets to bestow upon a lucky soul to witness the freshness this Saturday. To enter simply shoot us a email (submit@blindiforthekids.com) with your first/last name & 1 solid sentence explaining why you need to be the winner. We will unveil the winner on Friday October 22nd @ 3PM PST. May the force be with you.

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Oh how I love that song. Anyways… if you in LA you know what to do! & if you aint you know what you NEED to do. Peep the official statement after the jump. & once again major Jedi Respecognition to the entire Fat Beats staff!

Fat Beats is excited to present yet another send-off worthy of their hip-hop legacy. Following the recent close of their New York location and a successful string of in-store performances from such artists as Just Blaze, DJ A-Trak, Pete Rock, and DJ Premier, Fat Beats is planning a week long series of in-store performances and music industry panels for to close out the Los Angeles location. These in-stores will provide an opportunity for fans to celebrate the legacy of one of the strongest music brands in the company of their favorite artists, while learning about the history of Fat Beats and what the future holds for the music industry. Everyone is welcome to come and all events are free.

Today marks the official start of the week and a half long in-store series for the Los Angeles location. This location will host artist performances every day starting this weekend until it closes its doors for the final time on Saturday, September 18th, 2010. Additionally, the Los Angeles Fat Beats location will be selling limited edition commemorative t-shirts, as well as discounted music and merchandise. Says owner, Joseph Abajian aka DJ Jab, “California has supported us since day one and we’re looking forward to putting on great shows for our final week.”

The schedule for the Los Angeles location is as follows:

Tuesday, September 14th: Trek Life, Percee P & Mellow Man Ace & others
Wednesday, September 15th: Tiron, Ayomari, Bambu, Tunji, & others
Thursday, September 16th: Producer Showcase – Exile, Rhettmatic, HouseShoes, Shafiyq, & others
Friday, September 17th: Kurupt, Bishop Lamont, Dilated Peoples, EM Eiht, Ras Kass, Planet Asia, Affion Crockett, Funkdoobiest, Strong Arm Steady, & others
Saturday, September 18th: Special guest DJ’s and performers all day
*FINAL DAY* Sunday, September 19th: DJ’s Showcase – DJ Revolution, Rhettmatic, J Rocc,& others

Despite these farewells, Fat Beats will continue doing what it does best – bringing hip-hop to the people. Fat Beats Distribution has been renamed FB Distribution and continues to work with both independent and major labels. Likewise, Fat Beats Records is pllaning rleases from a number of artists from their impressive roster, including ILL BILL, TruMaster/KRS-One, Black Milk, Trinity, Sha Stimuli, Q-Unique and more. The company’s online store, FatBeats.com, which carries everything available in their retail locations and more, will remain the number one destination for hip-hop fans for all their music needs. Though these two landmarks may be closing, Fat Beats’ persistence during tough times for the record industry proves it is still very much alive and well.

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Hey hey! Since last month’s go round, summer has officially started and I’m feeling great. The weather is warmer, opportunities are blooming and we all have a lot to look forward to. I’m a city girl (NYC to exact) and for the first volume, I included songs with  good energy that reminded me of the pulse the metropolis exudes. This version is a little smoother, but somehow it puts me in the mindset of all the lights and the action. Making these is really abstract process, so it’s better to let you play it than explain it. Y’all know my formula by now. Enjoy. Everything you need is after the jump.

DOWNLOAD MAIYA PRESENTS…ELECTRICITY VOL. 2 [MEDIAFIRE]

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LMMFAO@ THE DISCLAIMER THEY GOT ON STONES THROW!!

Sometimes it’s just isn’t your month to be awesome. My laptop crapped out on me for a month and that meant I was behind on everything. Thus why my comp is coming out a couple days behind schedule. Yeah, boo hoo buddy. Well I hope you all enjoy this months offering. 10 tracks of mood music for this moody day (it’s finally raining in San Jose). I’ll get through this problem and I know you all will get through yours.

DOWNLOAD DANDIGGITY’S ECLECTICUTS VOL.15 [MEDIAFIRE]

I gave into the flesh on that last post. My bad y’all. To make up for it , here is some true schitt the good folks over @ DubLab are doing with J.Rocc, Daedelus, Ras G. & Nobody. Schitts major!

COP THIS ISH!!

(comes out Feb 9th 2010 tho, so hold tight)