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MED-CANDELIGHT F/ GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW

Stones Throw emcee MED (fka Medaphoar) is about to drop his Bang Ya Head III mixtape, and here is the first song from this project. It features Georgia Anne Muldrow, who also produced the track. It’s a slumper. Feels very Cali. Partake.

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VIDEO: ERYKAH BADU PERFORMING AT THE FIX

The homie Kenneth Fresh is at it again! Here’s some footage from the VTech and FreshSelects collaborative show, The Fix, which happened recently in Portland. Her performance was announced just three hours before the doors opened and naturally the venue was flooded. If you’re still able to catch her on the Out My Mind Just in Time tour, make sure you do that.

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VIDEO: QUADRON-SLIPPIN (LIVE) IN PORTLAND

Here is some footage from the recent Quadron show put on by VTech and FreshSelects for their summer series. This was the Denmark duo’s Portland debut, and as usual they put on a stellar performance. Looking forward to their next album via Plug Research. Shouts to Kenny Fresh.

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KEYS N KRATES LIVE @ THE FIX

The homie Kenny Fresh of Fresh Selects did it again @ The Fix! This time around linking up with our good friends over @ VTech to bring the city of Portland a dynamic performance from our homies Keys N Krates! Directed by Paulius Kontijevas of NMDZ.

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A VERY SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO J DILLA

FULL SCREEN The Sounds of VTech / Suite for Ma Dukes in Cedar Falls

A year ago, conductor Jason Weinberger heard Suite for Ma Dukes for the first time.  A long time fan of J. Dilla, Weinberger’s first thought when he heard the music was that he needed to find a way to perform Miguel Atwood-Ferugon’s “stunning reinventions of Dilla’s music.”  ”I’m always looking for ways to open up the traditional orchestra experience to new things anyway, so this seemed very natural.”
After a quick Google search, Jason found Miguel and sent him a message to see if there was anyway to get the Dilla pieces in front of one of the orchestras he worked with.  A few months later they met in LA and connected over Dilla, Flying Lotus, and Lutoslawski, and the rest is history.
Earlier this year, Miguel Atwood-Ferugon and the Mochilla Team flew out to Cedar Falls, Iowa to witness J. Dilla’s music being performed as part of the WCFSO’s (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra) tribute to Great American Composers.  The evening had Dilla’s music performed alongside legends Duke Ellington and William Grant Still.
“As the person responsible for programming the concert, I probably don’t have to explain how exciting it was for me to find myself performing Dilla’s music with the WCFSO.  Even more gratifying, though, were other aspects of the evening – feeling the connections emerge between Dilla and his predecessors William Grant Still and Duke Ellington, taking the orchestra outside of its comfort level and in process to a whole other level of music making, and especially offering our audience the opportunity to abandon preconceptions and discover something special.  In the words of one listener in attendance that night, ‘the music was beyond interesting, especially the movements from Suite for Ma Dukes by J. Dilla…’ we were swept along enjoying sound adventures we never could have imagined that we would enjoy.” – Jason Weinberger
Watch as this video takes you on a sound adventure and witness the magic of Dilla’s music performed on what would have been the eve of his 36th birthday to a sold out audience.  The standing ovation Miguel received was testament not only to the beauty of his work on Dilla’s music, but the power of music.  Sounds ability to open ears, minds, and hearts.
“I think Dilla would have been proud of that.” – Jason Weinberger

Turn It Up!!

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TIMELESS: A SUITE FOR MA DUKES | UNTITLED/FANTASTIC [GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW REMIX]

V-Tech & Mochilla’s Timeless Concert series gets remixed! Last week or so we dropped the Jneiro Jarel’s remix of Verocai’s Balada 45 , as well as the footage from the Timeless DVD set which featured “Untitled/Fantastic”, & today we bring you Georgia Anne Muldrow’s remix of Miguel Atwood-Ferguson’s 60 piece orchestrated masterpiece. I speak for the homies House Shoes, Dwele G & myself that this segment in the film is most touching to all of us Dilla elitists. It’s hard to not get choked up & teary eyed when the strings begin “Fantastic”. Peep GAM’s take on it…

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TIMELESS: SUITE FOR MA DUKES; UNTITLED/FANTASTIC

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ARTHUR VEROCAI – FLYING TO L.A. [VIDEO+MP3]

“I could listen to the (Arthur Verocai) album everyday for the rest of my life” – Madlib

Arthur Verocai is a mysterious figure even in his native Brasil.  He has composed and arranged for such giants as Jorge Ben, Gal Costa and Leny Andrade.  But hip hop heads know him for his often sampled (see Ludacris, MF Doom and Little Brother) self-titled solo album.  The album came out at the height of the Brasilian dictatorship and was a commercial failure.  His performance of this seminal 1972 record complete brought the sold out crowd at the Luckman Theater to a stand still.  According to Verocai, he had never played the record “alive or dead!”  His delight at the opportunity to play this music in it’s complete form can be seen on the Timeless DVD box set.

This song, “Flying to LA” was written specifically for the concert at the Luckman.  It starts with open drums by Mamao from the famed Brasilian trio Azymuth, and then goes on a beautiful harmonic journey.  Enjoy, share and turn it up.

Keep it here as next week we’ll be dropping the exclusive Verocai remix, shortly followed by the amazing special mix by none other than DJ Nuts.  Don’t sleep.

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NIGHTLIFE’S J DILLA TRIBUTE MIX & SLUM VILLAGE LIVE PERFORMANCE

Last month we celebrated the life of hip hop producer JDilla. For those who want to relive the experience, there’s no better way than by downloading these podcasts. From J.Rocc to Mr. Choc, Rhettmatic to A LIVE performance from Slum Village, it’s all here waiting for you.  And those who couldn’t make it out, the music speaks much louder than words ever could.

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OH NO THE DISRUPT CHRONICLES: THE ELECTRIC CHAIR MIX

Stones Throw artist Oh No lays a hammer with this brand spankin’ new mix of unheard tracks of his that I predict you will enjoy it thoroughly. Features  galore! C’mon you know how this works linkage down under.

DOWNLOAD: Oh No The Electric Chair Mix (Usershare)

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