Friday, July 24, 2009
TAKE A TRIP!!!!
EXCLUSIVE PODCAST FOR THR FOLKS OVER AT BEATSNCRATES.COM.. ON THIS 1 WE WANTED TO GIVE SOME OG'S JUST TO HELP THE KATS WHO AINT KNOWIN. AND TO RIDE WITH THE ONE WHO KNOW...PLEASE BELIEVE ALL SELECTIONS ARE VINYL ORIGINAL PRESSINGS NO RE:ISSUES.... 1NCE AGIN BIG SHOUT 2 THE HOMIE AARON OVER @ BEATSNCRATES.COM.......
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
WE BELIEVE IN THE FUNK....
WE WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME OUT TO THANK ALL THE 4FATHERS OF THE FUNK AND ONE OF THE MAIN PLAYERS IN THE MOVEMENT...WAS THE MAN HIMSELF, STRAIGHT OUT OF DAYTON OH.////ROGER TROUTMAN////. SALUTE BROTHA....
Friday, May 22, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
**NEW PODCAST** GROWEYEZ - "45 YALE STREET"
THIS IS A PODCAST OF ALL 45'S I FOUND WHILE BACK HOME IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS AT MY GREAT-GRAMMA'S HOUSE... SEEIN' THE FAM IS ALWAYS NICE BUT FINDIN HEAT LIKE THIS IN YA GRANDMOTHER'S ATTIC... PRICELESS! SO HERE'S A TASTE OF MY FAMILY'S SOUL... HOPE U ENJOY!
45 Yale Street - GroWeyez
TRACK LISTING:
1. THE TEMPTATIONS - RUNNING AWAY (AIN'T GONNA HELP YOU)
2. LITTLE SISTER - SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU
3. KING FLOYD - GROOVE ME
4. BOBBY WOMACK - WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT
5. THE DELLS - MEDLEY: CAN SING A RAINBOW/LOVE IS BLUE
6. ALFRED "PEE WEE" ELLIS - LITTLE GREEN APPLES*
7. MIKE & THE CENSATIONS - A MAN AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A MAN
8. JERRY BUTLER - JUST BECAUSE I REALLY LOVE YOU
9. STEVIE WONDER - DON'T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU
10. THE DELFONICS - I'M A MAN
11. MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL - YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY
12. RONNIE DYSON - JUST DON'T WANNA BE LONELY
13. THE EMOTIONS - SO I CAN LOVE YOU
14. EARTH, WIND, & FIRE - CLOVER
15. THE FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION - I NEED YOU
16. DONNY HATHAWAY - LITTLE GHETTO BOY
17. MOMENTS - SEXY MAMA
18. THE THREE DEGREES - MAYBE
*RECORD SKIP... THE BEAUTY OF WAX!
45 Yale Street - GroWeyez
TRACK LISTING:
1. THE TEMPTATIONS - RUNNING AWAY (AIN'T GONNA HELP YOU)
2. LITTLE SISTER - SOMEBODY'S WATCHING YOU
3. KING FLOYD - GROOVE ME
4. BOBBY WOMACK - WOMAN'S GOTTA HAVE IT
5. THE DELLS - MEDLEY: CAN SING A RAINBOW/LOVE IS BLUE
6. ALFRED "PEE WEE" ELLIS - LITTLE GREEN APPLES*
7. MIKE & THE CENSATIONS - A MAN AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A MAN
8. JERRY BUTLER - JUST BECAUSE I REALLY LOVE YOU
9. STEVIE WONDER - DON'T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU
10. THE DELFONICS - I'M A MAN
11. MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL - YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY
12. RONNIE DYSON - JUST DON'T WANNA BE LONELY
13. THE EMOTIONS - SO I CAN LOVE YOU
14. EARTH, WIND, & FIRE - CLOVER
15. THE FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION - I NEED YOU
16. DONNY HATHAWAY - LITTLE GHETTO BOY
17. MOMENTS - SEXY MAMA
18. THE THREE DEGREES - MAYBE
*RECORD SKIP... THE BEAUTY OF WAX!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
NEW MUSIC FROM///J1///
THIS IS JUST 1 TRACK FROM A NEW PROJECT I'M WORKIN ON...TITLED THE YOUTUBE EP..ALL THE SOUNDS YOU HEAR WHERE TAKIN FROM CLIPS FROM THE SITE... THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO ONE MY HEROES..(((STEVIE WONDER)))...TITLED "STEVIE" ft. SONIA BLUE ON THE VOCALS... I HOPE YOU ENJOY AND STAY TUNED FOR THE EP COMIN SOON...
stevie.mp3 - J1
stevie.mp3 - J1
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
SALUTE TO THE BIG HOMIE(((DJ HOUSESHOES)))
Thank You Jay Dee / Free Your Funk from MASSCORPORATION.COM on Vimeo.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
THAT'S RIGHT YA'LL ITS THAT TIME... ATTACK OF "THE DEER" IS HERE.... BEATTAPE FROM J1 14 JOINTS STR8 OUT THE MPC.. HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AND PLEASE SEND US THAT FEEDBACK AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK..... MAN DOWN..CODE 10...HOLLA
.http://www.hvw8.com/site/2009/03/30/attack-of-the-deer-free-download/
.http://www.hvw8.com/site/2009/03/30/attack-of-the-deer-free-download/
THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!!!!
“Yo!
So this is the beat Charles Hamilton CLAIMS he created. In short, when I was in Austin to perform and check out SxSW, I caught his set. He performed one of his tracks, ‘Shinin,’ which I thought was dope. However, come to find out the instrumental that he used for that track is a beat I produced a while back. After he was done performing, I let him know that I produced the beat and asked him where he got it from. In the back of my mind I know that the only place he really could have gotten it from was off my MySpace page. When I told him I produced the track and liked his lyrics, he still continued to say that HE produced the track with some dude….FALSE. He said he cleared the sample and that he is the one singing ‘Shinin’ in the background and also that his homeboy was playing the keys on the track.
Now mind you, the background ‘Shinin’ vocals that he claims he laid were not laid in the studio at all. I know this because I sampled them by singing directly into the MPC.
Basically, the Frankie Beverly & Maze sample at the beginning is from when I put the beat up on MySpace. The whole point of putting that part in the track was to show that I was about to produce, from that part, my own version of the sample. So, if you don’t hear the Frankie Beverly & Maze sample in the MP3 I am sending you, that is why.
Peace,
Black Spade aka Stoney Rock”
So this is the beat Charles Hamilton CLAIMS he created. In short, when I was in Austin to perform and check out SxSW, I caught his set. He performed one of his tracks, ‘Shinin,’ which I thought was dope. However, come to find out the instrumental that he used for that track is a beat I produced a while back. After he was done performing, I let him know that I produced the beat and asked him where he got it from. In the back of my mind I know that the only place he really could have gotten it from was off my MySpace page. When I told him I produced the track and liked his lyrics, he still continued to say that HE produced the track with some dude….FALSE. He said he cleared the sample and that he is the one singing ‘Shinin’ in the background and also that his homeboy was playing the keys on the track.
Now mind you, the background ‘Shinin’ vocals that he claims he laid were not laid in the studio at all. I know this because I sampled them by singing directly into the MPC.
Basically, the Frankie Beverly & Maze sample at the beginning is from when I put the beat up on MySpace. The whole point of putting that part in the track was to show that I was about to produce, from that part, my own version of the sample. So, if you don’t hear the Frankie Beverly & Maze sample in the MP3 I am sending you, that is why.
Peace,
Black Spade aka Stoney Rock”
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
A SUITE 4 MA DUKES....
I TRULY BELIEVE THAT LAST NIGHT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST MUSICAL MOMENTS I HAVE EVER WITNESSED..... THE VIBE WAS STRONG...SO MUCH FAM IN THE HOUSE...2 MANY NAMES TO NAME... YOU JUST HAD TO BE THERE.... I CAUGHT THIS POST FROM THE HOMIE///PROH MIC/// AND I THINK HE GAVE A DOPE BREAKDOWN OF THE NITE....THIS WAS HISTORY....REAL TALK....
THANK GOD I WAS THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This shit was incredibly FILTHY. If you missed last nights performance of the "Suite For Ma Dukes" Orchestra you truly missed something special. Me being a producer, I can't even explain what I was feeling watching this orchestra do MUCH justice to Jay Dee's catalogue. These cats were playing shit off his beat tapes, Welcome to Detroit, Donuts, and various cuts he did with other artists as well as songs he sample from artists like Herbie Hancock, Amad Jamal and Gap Mangione. And the special guests (Bilal, Posdenous, Talib, Common, Amp Fidler, Dwele) sealed the deal. Extra super big-ups to Miguel Atwood Ferguson for arranging and conducting the music in a way that showed just how great Jay Dee was. He gave the beats bridges and preludes and what not giving them an even more musical feel.You can tell Miguel really felt the music spiritually.
Here's the set the orchestra played:
-Anitiquity
-Nag Champa
-Find A Way
-Fall In Love
-Welcome To Detroit Intro (WOW! I couldnt believe they came with this)
-Donuts Intro- Alternate version (this shit was too nasty)
-Dont Nobody Care About Us (with NO drums. I think this was Miguels favorite track)
-Jealousy (I believe they played the O.G sample then the S.V. version)
-? (I couldnt figure out what Dilla beat was being played here)
-The Official (first they played the O.G. version. Then the Jaylib one)
-Untitled (No words could explain this. These cats was even doin the drops. "You know you ca-can't stop...ca-can't quit", RIDICULOUS! They even played the "Fantastic!" interlude that comes right after this song)
THEN the features started coming out:
-Runnin' (Diana Moreira sang the lyrics to the original sampled song while Bilal, Amp Fidler, Shafiq Husayn did background vocals.
-Dont Nobody Care About Us (WITH Karriem Riggins on the drums. WHEW!)
-A.N.G.E.L (Dwele came out and sang the lyrics.)
-Reminice (They played the original sample then Bilal came out and killed the song it as usual).
Then they finished the night off with:
-Stakes Is High (They played the Amad Jamal version 1st then then the original De La version and Posdenous and Talib came out and performed it. Then they brought all the guests back out and started chanting "VIBE!"....."VIBRATION!"
This shit was like church LOL. I think I even forgot to list a couple more beats but you get the gist of it.
This type of shit only happens in LA.
WHERE WAS U?
THANK GOD I WAS THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This shit was incredibly FILTHY. If you missed last nights performance of the "Suite For Ma Dukes" Orchestra you truly missed something special. Me being a producer, I can't even explain what I was feeling watching this orchestra do MUCH justice to Jay Dee's catalogue. These cats were playing shit off his beat tapes, Welcome to Detroit, Donuts, and various cuts he did with other artists as well as songs he sample from artists like Herbie Hancock, Amad Jamal and Gap Mangione. And the special guests (Bilal, Posdenous, Talib, Common, Amp Fidler, Dwele) sealed the deal. Extra super big-ups to Miguel Atwood Ferguson for arranging and conducting the music in a way that showed just how great Jay Dee was. He gave the beats bridges and preludes and what not giving them an even more musical feel.You can tell Miguel really felt the music spiritually.
Here's the set the orchestra played:
-Anitiquity
-Nag Champa
-Find A Way
-Fall In Love
-Welcome To Detroit Intro (WOW! I couldnt believe they came with this)
-Donuts Intro- Alternate version (this shit was too nasty)
-Dont Nobody Care About Us (with NO drums. I think this was Miguels favorite track)
-Jealousy (I believe they played the O.G sample then the S.V. version)
-? (I couldnt figure out what Dilla beat was being played here)
-The Official (first they played the O.G. version. Then the Jaylib one)
-Untitled (No words could explain this. These cats was even doin the drops. "You know you ca-can't stop...ca-can't quit", RIDICULOUS! They even played the "Fantastic!" interlude that comes right after this song)
THEN the features started coming out:
-Runnin' (Diana Moreira sang the lyrics to the original sampled song while Bilal, Amp Fidler, Shafiq Husayn did background vocals.
-Dont Nobody Care About Us (WITH Karriem Riggins on the drums. WHEW!)
-A.N.G.E.L (Dwele came out and sang the lyrics.)
-Reminice (They played the original sample then Bilal came out and killed the song it as usual).
Then they finished the night off with:
-Stakes Is High (They played the Amad Jamal version 1st then then the original De La version and Posdenous and Talib came out and performed it. Then they brought all the guests back out and started chanting "VIBE!"....."VIBRATION!"
This shit was like church LOL. I think I even forgot to list a couple more beats but you get the gist of it.
This type of shit only happens in LA.
WHERE WAS U?
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
NOW THIS IS SOME BULLSHIT....
Friends and associates,
As you may have heard through the grapevine by now, Daptone was broken into last night. Unfortunately, there was a lot of equipment (mics, pre-amps, monitors, turntables, guitars, amps, computers, etc.) stolen and damaged. It is going to take us a while to go through everything and take full stock of what was stolen, and we are not supposed to touch anything until the cops come back to collect fingerprints so we can only guess what's missing from some mic drawers and cabinets.
And, no, we did not have insurance. We had been shopping around with different companies earlier this month but had not signed a check, so nothing was insured. We are working on replacing the gate in front, installing an alarm system, and getting insurance, but it is President's day so it's not going as quickly as we would have liked.
Nydia's computer was stolen (which wasn't backed up) and the modems/ phone system was ripped out, so we'll be relatively out of commission for a few days.
I would like to ask for everyone's help first in keeping an eye out for all of our stuff showing up on ebay/craigslist/local music shops, and secondly (and more realistically) keeping an eye out for good deals on headphones, mics, pre-amps, etc. I could really use a heads up on any kind of studio package for sale or studio equipment to be possibly bought or borrowed as soon as possible. We have a session scheduled for Friday to lay down some music for (I know this sounds
surreal) Rod Stewart, and I'm going to have to get the studio running by then. I know I'm going to need to find headphones, cables, mics, and pre-amps by then. I'm not sure what else yet.
List of gear and Gabriel Roth's letter continued below...
FROM GABRIEL ROTH
Upon first glance we are definitely missing:
Fender Super Guitar Amp in case
Fender Deluxe Guitar Amp
A whole bunch of headphones and wires
Nydia's HP laptop computer
One Desktop MacIntosh Computer
One Purple Audio API style lunchbox with four Purple Audio Biz mic pre-amps
2 Yamaha NS10 monitors
Vintage Harmony Rocket Guitar
One steel string acoustic guitar
Martin Tenor sax in a gig bag
Technics 1200 turntable
Ion USB turntable
Teac Receiver/stereo amp
Sony dual deck CD burner/player
All of our modem/phone system stuff was ripped out and taken.
A whole bunch of condensor and dynamic microphones (I still need to figure out exactly what's missing) The power supply for my Trident console was tossed and the board was moved (probably not gently) so the status of that is still questionable.
A baldwin organ was tossed and is probably broken.
Lacie External hard drive
Over the next few days, as we sort out the rubble, we are going to figure out what else we lost.
We are putting in a roll down front gate, alarm system, and finally getting our insurance happening this week. We are also going to hire a security guard to watch the house for tonight as the cops and alarm guy seemed pretty confident that they will be back with a truck now that they've seen what's in here.
Thanks for keeping eyes open for us. AND PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ALONG TO ANYONE YOU THINK MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US.
Thankfully, we all still have our health, ambition, tape machines, and sense of humor in tact. You can slow us down, but you can't stop us. Sleep well knowing we here at Daptone will continue to...
Keep putting Soul up,
Gabriel Roth
P.S. On a lighter note, it seems like the burglars did drop a few items in order to lift Alex's old safe out of here, which was VERY heavy, VERY unwieldy, and also VERY EMPTY
As you may have heard through the grapevine by now, Daptone was broken into last night. Unfortunately, there was a lot of equipment (mics, pre-amps, monitors, turntables, guitars, amps, computers, etc.) stolen and damaged. It is going to take us a while to go through everything and take full stock of what was stolen, and we are not supposed to touch anything until the cops come back to collect fingerprints so we can only guess what's missing from some mic drawers and cabinets.
And, no, we did not have insurance. We had been shopping around with different companies earlier this month but had not signed a check, so nothing was insured. We are working on replacing the gate in front, installing an alarm system, and getting insurance, but it is President's day so it's not going as quickly as we would have liked.
Nydia's computer was stolen (which wasn't backed up) and the modems/ phone system was ripped out, so we'll be relatively out of commission for a few days.
I would like to ask for everyone's help first in keeping an eye out for all of our stuff showing up on ebay/craigslist/local music shops, and secondly (and more realistically) keeping an eye out for good deals on headphones, mics, pre-amps, etc. I could really use a heads up on any kind of studio package for sale or studio equipment to be possibly bought or borrowed as soon as possible. We have a session scheduled for Friday to lay down some music for (I know this sounds
surreal) Rod Stewart, and I'm going to have to get the studio running by then. I know I'm going to need to find headphones, cables, mics, and pre-amps by then. I'm not sure what else yet.
List of gear and Gabriel Roth's letter continued below...
FROM GABRIEL ROTH
Upon first glance we are definitely missing:
Fender Super Guitar Amp in case
Fender Deluxe Guitar Amp
A whole bunch of headphones and wires
Nydia's HP laptop computer
One Desktop MacIntosh Computer
One Purple Audio API style lunchbox with four Purple Audio Biz mic pre-amps
2 Yamaha NS10 monitors
Vintage Harmony Rocket Guitar
One steel string acoustic guitar
Martin Tenor sax in a gig bag
Technics 1200 turntable
Ion USB turntable
Teac Receiver/stereo amp
Sony dual deck CD burner/player
All of our modem/phone system stuff was ripped out and taken.
A whole bunch of condensor and dynamic microphones (I still need to figure out exactly what's missing) The power supply for my Trident console was tossed and the board was moved (probably not gently) so the status of that is still questionable.
A baldwin organ was tossed and is probably broken.
Lacie External hard drive
Over the next few days, as we sort out the rubble, we are going to figure out what else we lost.
We are putting in a roll down front gate, alarm system, and finally getting our insurance happening this week. We are also going to hire a security guard to watch the house for tonight as the cops and alarm guy seemed pretty confident that they will be back with a truck now that they've seen what's in here.
Thanks for keeping eyes open for us. AND PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ALONG TO ANYONE YOU THINK MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US.
Thankfully, we all still have our health, ambition, tape machines, and sense of humor in tact. You can slow us down, but you can't stop us. Sleep well knowing we here at Daptone will continue to...
Keep putting Soul up,
Gabriel Roth
P.S. On a lighter note, it seems like the burglars did drop a few items in order to lift Alex's old safe out of here, which was VERY heavy, VERY unwieldy, and also VERY EMPTY
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
THANK GOD 4 GOOD MUSIC....
WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET BLESSED WITH SOME SPECIAL JOINTS FROM THE FOLKS @ MOCHILLA & ART DON'T SLEEP..
THESE ARE SOME EXCLUSIVE JOINTS FROM THE PERFORMANCE "A SUITE FOR MA DUKES" FEB 22ND @ CAL STATE LA....
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY... AND NO DOUBT....WE LOVE DILLA....
.
1.find a way - http://www.sendspace.com/file/wqhkyt
2.anitquity
3.fall in love
4.nag champa - http://www.sendspace.com/file/zehsur
with the help of ArtDontSleep and Mochilla, Carlos Nino and Miguel Atwood Ferguson have produced a four song orchestral EP of music originally produced by James "Jay Dilla" Yancey. the pair will also perform the EP, along with other Dilla compositions, with a 36 piece orchestra at a live concert in Los Angeles on February 22nd with the help of VTech
the EP is now available on iTunes and will be on sale physically on April 1st.
proceeds from the EP go to Ma Dukes
iTunes link - http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=302734357&id=302734353&s=143441
embedded button for EP on iTunes -
for more info on how to help Ma Dukes- http://rensoul.com/madukes.php
THESE ARE SOME EXCLUSIVE JOINTS FROM THE PERFORMANCE "A SUITE FOR MA DUKES" FEB 22ND @ CAL STATE LA....
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY... AND NO DOUBT....WE LOVE DILLA....
.
1.find a way - http://www.sendspace.com/file/wqhkyt
2.anitquity
3.fall in love
4.nag champa - http://www.sendspace.com/file/zehsur
with the help of ArtDontSleep and Mochilla, Carlos Nino and Miguel Atwood Ferguson have produced a four song orchestral EP of music originally produced by James "Jay Dilla" Yancey. the pair will also perform the EP, along with other Dilla compositions, with a 36 piece orchestra at a live concert in Los Angeles on February 22nd with the help of VTech
the EP is now available on iTunes and will be on sale physically on April 1st.
proceeds from the EP go to Ma Dukes
iTunes link - http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=302734357&id=302734353&s=143441
embedded button for EP on iTunes -
for more info on how to help Ma Dukes- http://rensoul.com/madukes.php
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
SALUTE TO THE ALMIGHTY::KAIDI::
WE HERE AT THE COALITION WANT TO SHOW SOME LOVE TO A BROTHA WHO'S BEEN HOLDIN IT DOWN FOR YEARS WITH COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF MATERIAL...AND JUST AS MANY ALIASES...HE IS A DEFINITE GENIUS THAT HAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SOUL...HE'S WORKED WITH ACTS SUCH AS: 4HERO//BUGZ IN THE ATTIC//DKD// SILHOUETTE BROWN///AND MANY OTHER SESSIONS THAT HE'S PROVIDED THE VIBE!!!! WE LOVE HIS MUSIC AND WE HOPE THAT YOU DIG IT..AND GO OUT AND COP SOME OF HIS WORK.....
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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