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something to relax by vol. 1

A Allen — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:52:19 +0000

something to relax by vol. 1 from alexindc on 8tracks.

smoky bar music vol. 1

A Allen — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:13:02 +0000

smoky bar music vol. 1 from alexindc on 8tracks.

rimar – higher ground

A Allen — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:56:16 +0000

can you say “groovy?”

download full album for free here:

http://rimar.tumblr.com/higherground

downtown calling

A Allen — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:03:59 +0000

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

N Amabile — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:01:49 +0000

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.

blood orange – sutphin boulevard

A Allen — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:05:38 +0000

little tempo – jemima

A Allen — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:55:31 +0000

dj mitsu the beats – promise in love, feat. jose james

A Allen — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:51:52 +0000

plan b – she said

A Allen — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:07:19 +0000

jamie woon – night air

A Allen — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:03:01 +0000