rimar – higher ground
September 30th, 2011 by
A Allen
can you say “groovy?”
download full album for free here:
http://rimar.tumblr.com/higherground
downtown calling
September 24th, 2011 by
A Allen
yo, attended a screening of downtown calling last night at the corcoran. rad movie – watch it if you have the chance. 1970/80s nyc was too legit. so much raw, unbridled creativity and energy. makes you wonder if that vibe can ever be repeated in today’s disneyfied culture…peep the clip below.
DITC
September 13th, 2011 by
N Amabile
It’s been too long since I stopped by my local record store. I happened to be in the neighborhood last weekend, so I popped in. I found one of my holy grails: Oran Juice Jones self titled LP, featuring the “hit” In the Rain. If you don’t know, better ask somebody:
http://youtu.be/9dZW1C3neao
The LP, produced by Russel Simons, Vincent F Bell, Kurtis Blow, and a than you credit for Rick Rubin, only has a couple of electro R&B tracks. The rest of the songs are in a late 60s sweet soul style, which is kind of odd next to the early gangsta aesthetic of In the Rain.
In addition to a couple of soul LPs, I picked up a bunch of 80s rap 12″s. Some record stores under price the early rap stuff, especially out here on the west coast. Dealers out on the east coast all run in the same collector/record show circuit and can figure out what’s collectable. Picked up a couple of Freddy Fresh 2 star joints (see Rap Records), including this one from the LA Dream Team.
