hip-hop

Eric Lau has a new EP called Kilawatt. The opener features the vocal talent of Muhsinah, another fave, and Oddisee and Kaidi Tatham! Deep jazzy beats!

The Internet is shaken today with news that one half of Gangstarr and jazzy hip-hop originator Guru has suffered a cardiac arrest and is currently in a coma. Our thoughts and prayers are with Guru, hoping he pulls through.

Our generous friend Ernesto Gonzales from Exponential Music tipped us about their annual freebie compilation for SXSW a few days ago, incl. but not limited to The Heliotronics, Jahcoozi’s Robot Koch, James Pants, Sutekh, Deceptikon, Mochipet, Shlohmo and Ernesto himself.

WFMU recently copped Black Ant’s Free Beats Vol. 3 for Free Music Archive. Short beat sketches from this wild Hollywood, Florida youngin’. He’s quite prolific too, makin’ beats like tomorrow! You can get more beats from his myspace for 5 bux. Support this guy!

Whoa, week 8? Missed a lot in between. Here’s a quick recap of the ones that stick with us: Balmorhea & Machinefabriek exclusive mixes via Fluid Radio. Two from our own Zafer and Cenk Akyol. Turkish episode on the Nahat Radio Show. Mixes from Shlohmo & Nguzunguzu and more.

Russian Alexey Devyanin whom we know better as Gultskra Artikler is fulfilling its country’s ages old dream of getting down to warmer waters with his new alias Pixelord.

This week’s surpriser flew into our inbox from the duo Berry Weight. Music for Imaginary Movies is their debut on their own label Hypnophonic Records, and it’s apt in describing the music involved.

Happy birthday dear Muzo B!