time warp: freddie gibbs & madlib // shame


 
It’s 2014 and this time out I am stepping into the Time Warp. It’s a new feature in which I take you back and wrap your dome around something fly, but perhaps forgotten. Here, I’m shaking off the track Shame by Freddie Gibbs and Madlib. It’s classic, so listen close and take it all in.

FYI. Madlib has been a pivotal figure in hip hop/rap game for well over 20-years and he’s still going strong. With a resume touching all corners of the groove spectrum he has left (and continues) an indelible touch, working with such hip hop/rap luminaries as Erykah Badu, DOOM, Ghostface Killah, J. Dilla, Lootpack and Mos Def. With a atom splitting style and genre defying approach his life work is as chill as it is self-aware and groovenotic.

Also, let it be known I don’t do this without reason. Check the calendar, February will see the release of Pinata, a newcollabo with Freddie Gibbs and yours truly Madlib out courtesy of Madlib’s Invazion imprint. This will be followed up by new material in the sound, shape and form of a Mos Def record. Lastly, there may be a DOOM + Madlib sequel to 2004’s Madvillainy, if the star are in perfect alignment and the herb is most righteous. Peace. Continue reading “time warp: freddie gibbs & madlib // shame”

feed me & crystal fighters // love is all i got

listening to this new song by feed me & crystal fighters, “love is all i got” has me stoked!. hearing it over and over just gives me goosebumps atop my goosebumps. simply amazing and infectious multiplied by about a trillion. the super electro/dance music guru and uber-producer feed me adds just enough “dubstep spice” to take this one completely off the rails. but you’ll have to wait, the track won’t officially drop until november 11th. but rest assured crystal fighters are hard at work putting together there yet-untitled forthcoming sophomore album to released spring of 2013. and if you reside in europa (or if you just got it like that) you can catch their london show at the koko on thursday may 23rd 2013, they’ll be playing the new album live for your utter enjoyment. peace. Continue reading “feed me & crystal fighters // love is all i got”

Crystal Fighters – Champion Sound (Acoustic)

Allow me to introduce you to Mimi, Laure, Gilbert, Graham and Sebastian. Perhaps not my BFFs. Even better, they’re collectively known as Crystal Fighters and they make such a joyful noise.  And like the corrida de toros of their homeland España, they aren’t to be taken lightly. Listen to their potently tender rendition of their beautiful song “Champion Sound.” It’s like having an IV filled with Sangria. I think you’re going to want a refill too, so head over and visit CF’s soundcloud page and pour yourself another round. Peace. Continue reading “Crystal Fighters – Champion Sound (Acoustic)”