GROOVEMENT

Meet Leo, the Groovement cat…

moar funny pictures

Smooth… Amongst the general madness of this weekend past, Saturday night saw both Gift of Gab from BLACKALICIOUS and the FUN LOVIN’ CRIMINALS hit town: Groovement managed to catch quick conversations with both. Here’s the first I’ve got edited, in which Huey shoots the shit about finances, lack of lordship, his dog and the new LP Classic Fantastic. Lovely bloke, MASSIVE tour bus.

Click Huey to download, or have a listen on the player below the image.

Chris Bachalo is one of my favourite contemporary comic book artists purely from his recent work on the now weekly post-Brand New Day universe of the Amazing Spider-Man. Here’s his big-man GHOSTFACE cover for METH*GHOST*RAE’s WU-MASSACRE long player…

And here’s the METH cover…

Wow. Fantastic to finally see and hear a long length and in-depth interview with JAY ELECTRONICA, down at the Red Bull Music Academy currently taking place in London for the next week and a half: I only wish I’d done the interview! Found out about more about this hive of creativity here. Groovement alumni at the project include Tokimonsta, Illum Sphere and Kidkanevil.

Jay Electronica swept onto the hip hop scene in a wave of enigma late last decade. The effect of his quirky, emotional sound was compounded by the erratic methods of their release, drifting out unannounced via the internet – the Myspace leak of Act 1: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge), a fifteen minute opus laced with movie samples and beatless film soundtracks, represented the beginning of an astounding surge of interest in both the man and his music, back in 2007. Since then, the New Orleans-born MC and producer has garnered heavy support from everybody from Nas to Gilles Peterson, and has worked heavily with soulslinger Just Blaze, dropping two instant neo-backpack classics, Exhibit A and Exhibit C. Only recently he partnered with New York-based “idea studio” Decon, working on his debut album as well as a video project with label founder Jason Goldwatch. With more anticipation around his Act II track than the rest of hip hop’s class of ‘10 combined, and another project with fellow supa emcees Mos Def and Curren$y in the making, the future couldn’t look brighter for Jay. To paraphrase his recent collaboration with Talib Kweli und Hi-Tek: he’s only just begun.

Hoya Hoya mainman Jonny Dub’s slot on Groovement today was complimented by a surprise appearance from LA Victoriana-head Daedelus, who span some exclusive iiiish to accompany Dub’s massive tune selection. Tracklisting of sorts will be forthcoming.

This is the raw recording at 320kps, consequently there may be a minute or so of dead air at the end. Big. Stream below or click on the image above to download direct: you’ll have to add the badge yourself, sorry!

A massive thank you to both musos for a BANGIN show.

Originally broadcast on www.UnityRadio.fm on Sunday 7th March 2010.

Next week: NORVUN DEVOLUTION

Both representing at IN THE LOOP in Manchester tonight together with MCs, DJs and live musicians from the MOUSE OUTFIT. Here’s a selection of beats from their respective Souncloud accounts…

Pitch beats
Frameworks beats

Frameworks – Workin progress  by  Frameworks

Flyin’ Low  by  Pitch

First Step  by  Frameworks

Frameworks – What ya gonna/888/Fold  by  Frameworks

Common Origin  by  Pitch

world go round  by  Pitch

Ahhhh, Soundway. Record label extrordinnaire … I had the pleasure of hooking up with Sofrito’s Hugo Mendez a few months ago and hearing a whole night of Soundway-style tropical rhythms at ROOTS BEFORE BRANCHES in Manchester. Grande.

The phenomenally well-received NIGERIA SPECIAL receives a sequel, click on the pic to listen to a track by the TWINS SEVEN SEVEN taken from the record over at SOUNDWAY’s site.

Oo! Oo! It’s the first mixtape in a long time from the man like DANNY DRIVE THRU who will be joining us down at IN THE LOOP tonight…

As if Don’t Panic’s little bags of wonder weren’t full enough of glorious flyer-related nom-ness, along comes Banksy with an exclusive for the company.

Details:
After almost a decade since his last Don’t Panic collaboration, we are over the moon to announce BANKSY as our new Don’t Panic Poster artist! Celebrating the launch of his new film Exit Through the Gift Shop, the poster features a 100% EXCLUSIVE piece entitled ‘Forgive Us Our Trespassing’.

Please feel free to let us know what you think of the artwork!

Ah, one of my fave Bullion joints, the remix of Hustle by Paul White. With Slum Village. Escucha y download…

Big up DAPPA DUBS!

bullion vs slum village (dappa dubs edit)  by  Dappa Dubs