Loaded Bare

Check out the 80′s instruments with a brand new feel. Dam-Funk uses analog synths for some dance-worthy flava. A widely-palatable array of poppy synths stacked on a hiphop/dance feel. Choon.

A(nother) Day at the Carnival (Sahy Uhns’ Cosmic Songbird Remix)

Mad Decent Block Party coming to phila this Saturday July 31, 2010

I usually don’t post for concerts/events but this is one event that I would highly recommend to just about anyone. Last year it was nothing less than nuts. With a lineup including Diplo and the rest of the Mad Decent bill, it will surely be bumping. Not to mention it is FREE and last year the only thing close to cops being present was the band POPO.

Get there early and enjoy the friendly atmosphere.

For more info about other cities and the full lineup please visit the block party website!

Okdeen

-JoeyV

This song, no bs, may be my favorite song of all time currently. The build up is smooth, the transitions keep it building up throughout, and every other little piece plays a part in making an overall great tune. Keljet is a production duo from the Netherlands, and if their other work turns out to be half as good as this I’m on board with them.

The Temper Trap – Love Lost (Keljet Remix)

It is hard to find good music these days in our point and click generation. The Roots and John Legend have teamed up to put together a wake-up call album of pure soul grooves covering the Philadelphia sound of the 70′s. This song is anxious soul cover with a little hip hop influence in the form of Common.

Download “Wake Up Everybody”

This is a dubstep track made by my boy Kevin, an African prince from Cameroon. Actually he’s a a white student in PA but anyway, give it a listen and be on the look out for more material from him in the future. He samples “Honey, Honey” by Feist in this tune.

Kevin Foley – GRIMe

My boy Bobadilla turned me onto Phil Adé, a rapper from Maryland. “The Letter” is off his upcoming mixtape “The Letterman” which is hosted by Don Cannon, which drops July 6th. Phil has a similar sound as Andre 3000 when he raps.

Bonus Track:

Another track of “The Letterman” it’s got a Wale go-go feel to it.

Phil Adé – My Story

Wale, as most of you already know, is a rapper from DC. This is a remix of his song “Freaks” done by a DJ from Sacramento, California. Anyway, solid track. Give it a listen.

Wale – Freaks (Bird Peterson Remix)

The Dime is a duo from Richmond, California who go by the names Chioke and Nightshift. They have a nice and easy flow as they go over a J. Dilla beat, and their styles definitely work well together. Real laid back song.

The Dime (feat. Bink$ Win$ton) – Weave

OK here it goes, the last of the mash-ups (for now). DJ Philistine is a DJ from Connecticut, most of his other songs are exclusively electronic (but I like this exception), if you want to check him out he has his own blog. He blends Mike Jones’ “My 64″ (Which samples Eazy-E’s “Boyz-n-the-Hood”) and Fatlip/Breakbot’s “What’s Up Fatlip (Breakbot Remix) which results in a very smooth tune, perfect for cruisin’. Make sure to listen past the first 30 seconds and you’ll be rewarded.

DJ Philistine – What Up 64

S-Tone is another guy I could find absolutely no info on, but he’s got skills. This jam is a great mash-up of Lil Wayne’s “Stuntin’ Like My Daddy” and RJD2′s “Ghostwriter”. Really well done, and a hilarious title.

S-Tone – Too Bad I’m In Jail

Bonus Track:

Another Wayne mash-up by The Hood Internet, who specialize in mash-up’s. It blends Wayne’s “Fireman” with Modest Mouse’s “Fire It Up”. This one isn’t as good as S-Tone’s, but worth a listen.

The Hood Internet – Fire It Up, Firemouse