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NICOLAY WITH THE HOT AT NIGHTS – SHIBUYA SESSION EP

+FE Music proudly presents the “Shibuya Session EP”, a collaboration between Nicolay and the Raleigh-based exploratory jazz trio The Hot At Nights,

 led by 8-string guitar virtuoso (and The Foreign Exchange guitarist) Chris Boerner with Matt Douglas on sax/woodwinds and Nick Baglio on drums.

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The EP was recorded at Sound Pure Studios in Durham NC and features new interpretations and arrangements of eight instrumental compositions from Nicolay’s 2009 album “City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya”.

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MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 15

Another one for the books! The Lucky number 15 and this is a real smooth one. All you ML fans will truly enjoy this one. Alot of tasty treats for your listening pleasure. The cover reperesents music getting into our DNA and becoming a part of us and our life’s soundtrack. So sit back and vibe out to MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 15 , TL on the other side….

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Tags: AB SOUL, Bilal, BISHOP LAMONT, CEE-LO GREEN, Electric Wire Hustle, Fujimoto Tetsuro, J.COLE, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Kris Kasanova, MEEZY, MEEZY LISTENING, MEEZYART, muhsinah, Obie Trice, ONRA, Redman, Silhouette Brown, Spree Wilson, Sulaiman, Sykmark, TERRACE MARTIN, THE ASTRONOTES, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, VIKTER DUPLAIX

DJ MENSA – SEASONS CHANGE

New seasons are coming this way here in Cali going from mostly sunny to cold & sunny …that was a joke, Voila!  I guess I can’t complain, the east coast is much colder.  Anyway I ran across this fresh lil mix from our dude out of Toronto DJ Mensa called seasons change. I usaully  shy away from long mixes but this one rides very nice . Check it out and let me know what you think.

“I let songs breathe, as they’re all deserved to be heard and the vibe is deserved to be felt. Some synths. Some Lo-Fi. A bunch of recognizable names. A couple unknowns. 33 tracks. 81 minutes. In the words of Stretch Armstrong, this mix is “chonky.”  DJ Mensa

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DL and track listing after the jumpoff!

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Tags: 1982 ft. Bun B, Adam Bomb, Al B. Sure, ALOE BLACC, Assorted Flavors, BISHOP LAMONT, Cheri Dennis, Choclair, Consequence, DJ Mensa, D’ANGELO, FREDDIE JOACHIM, High Def, Jessica Kaya ft. Rich Kidd, joell ortiz, Kanye West ft. Mos Def & Swizz Beatz, LAURYN HILL, MF DOOM, N.E.R.D, NE-YO, PETE ROCK, Quadron, Red Cafe ft. Talib Kweli, Snoop Dogg ft. The Dream, Tamia, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, Trackademicks ft. Phonte, Tyga ft. Pharrell

VIDEO: THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE-MAYBE SHE’LL DREAM OF ME

Tags: BLIND I, MAYBE SHE'LL DREAM OF ME, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, Video

MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 14

14 i mean the comp game is mean…
I cant believe there have been 14 of these beautiful babies spreading their musical wing in the world . There is alot of tasty joints on there. I know you will vibe out to this one. The cover represents not being afraid to chase your dreams, it’s kinda the whole vibe around our camp. Sometimes if you leap , the net will appear! Big up to fellow Blind I jedi’s & NO for putting me up on some heat. That guy knows his music. For now sit back and vibe out to MEEZY LISTENIN’ VOL 14 , TL on the other side….
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Tags: AB, Al Green ft John Legend, BAHAMADIA, BLACK MILK, CEE-LO GREEN, Colonel Red, DON PRAHFIT, Electric Wire Hustle, FULL CRATE, HARMONIZE, Haz Solo, HEZEKIAH, I CED, JESSE BOYKINS III, JIMIJAMES, KURL BOOGIE, LAZER SWORD, Mathien, Myka Nyne, N.E.R.D, NEMO, Reggie B, RUFIO, Saukrates, SLUM VILLAGE, SOSH, Stacy Epps, TABI BONNEY, TALIB KWELI, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, TheoMartins, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Wafeek

BLIND I SAYS GO! SEPTEMBER 2010

Happy Friday people! Sorry I’m late but sometimes dopeness requires you put a little EXTRA time on the clock to win the game. Luckily I put up the J at the buzzer and came up with a dope tracklist for this month’s Blind I Says GO!, chocked full of dope shit from the likes of The Wellington Papers, Wiz Khalifa, Tennille, Nas, Hollywood Holt, Rah Diggah, L.E., Slim Thug, Bump J, Jamiroquai, The Foreign Exchange, Cee-Lo, Naledge, Chip Tha Ripper, M.E.D., Snoop Dog, Lupe Fiasco, Twista, Big Sean, Kavinsky, and even yours truly. Quite masterful if I do say so myself. You already know what to do….PARTAKE! — [DOWNLOAD] — hit the jump for the track listing…
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Tags: Big Sean, Bump J, Cee-lo, CHIP THA RIPPER, Hollywood Holt, JAMIROQUAI, Kavinsky, L.E., Lupe Fiasco, M.E.D., Naledge, Nas, Rah Diggah, Slim Thug, Snoop Dog, Sulaiman, Tennille, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, The Wellington Papers, Twista, Wiz Khalifa

THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE-MAYBE SHE’LL DREAM OF ME

We’re usually always fresh, as our slogan touts. But we’re also always busy–so grant us a late pass for this new Foreign Exchange gem “Maybe She’ll Dream of Me.” Their next album, Authenticity is slated for an October release. Definitely something to look forward to as we usher in the fall.

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THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE REVEALS NEW COVER AND TRACKLISTING

Yeah, I’m totally geekin’ off this news. Since we are diehard Foreign Exchange fans here at the Blind-I offices, this is BIG news. The subtlety of the cover suggest things are going to be all right after the band told us to “leave it all behind…”. Autumn brings newness and clarity, and anything Phonte and Nicolay has for us will be taken up with open arms.

Peep the tracklist after the drop and the official press release from the group. And stay tuned to further news folks!

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Tags: CHANTAE CANN, DARIEN BROCKINGTON, JESSE BOYKINS III, Median, NICOLAY, PHONTE, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, YAHZARAH, ZO!

VIDEO: ZO! – THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT

The visuals for the big homie ZO!‘s single This Could Be The Night Featuring the vocal stylings of Erro , D.Brock & Pooh just landed in my inbox. Matt Koza does it again for the FE team! Winning!! & if you have yet to get the song… then get the song.

Tags: DARIEN BROCKINGTON, Eric Roberson, RAPPER BIG POOH, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, ZO!

ZO! | ERIC ROBERSON | DARIEN BROCKINGTON | RAPPER BIG POOH

Our good friends over @ The Foreign Exchange Music are doing their thang! So much dopeness within that circle man & it is a blessing to be in the know & watch their careers sky rocket from when they were first lit. ZO! is the muthafuckin man as you all know & if you don’t know then stick yo self Pretty Tony! ZO! calls on his folks within his circle I.E. Eric “I can’t ever sing anything wack” Roberson, Darien “You aint seen/heard schitt yet” Brockington & Rapper Big “I’m spitting resickulously savage right now” Pooh. You already know, so with that said, nuff said, peep & get…

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Tags: DARIEN BROCKINGTON, Eric Roberson, RAPPER BIG POOH, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE, ZO!