Criminology Sample

 So the other day I was listening to "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..." again, and decided to find out what samples had been used in Criminology, my favourite track. One of the samples was by a group called Black Ivory. I've come across them before because Madlib sampled them for his track "Understanding". Anyway, this Criminology sample, "You Keep Asking Me Questions" is just too massive not to share...



Will make available for download on request...

Jamie Woon - Lady Luck

Heard this a lil while back, still waiting to see if the whole EP will be released because it is RIDICULOUS. If you havent already heard of Jamie Woon then slap yourself. Backhanded preferably. Check out "Night Air" because that tune was also highly RIDICULOUS. For those that are in the know, this is another very good Woon track and the HudMo and Debruit remixes are TREMENDOUS (I couldnt bring myself to write ridiculous again, tremendous will have to suffice). You can purchase the original as a single, but as I said, the EP isnt available yet, as far as I am aware...

Lady Luck & her remixes by woon

Oneirology Review

Right then. I have given this album a fair few listens now and feel I can make a decent judgement on it. When I first heard it, truth be told, I was utterly disappointed. My expectations were probably too high, being a massive fan of their past work, so I decided to listen a few more times. With further listens, I found that the album wasnt as bad as I had first thought, but I still dont like it that much. I'm a fan of Kno's production, but on this effort, a lot of the tracks sound a bit confused, like they're trying to take too many different directions. Also, they appear to have attempted to make some tracks more commercially appealing. "Dreams" sounds more like a Drake track than a Cunninlynguists track, and the chorus on "Stars Shine Brightest" is ridiculously gay. I also found that although this album is lyrically good, something about the flows and production didn't really gel on certain tracks. That being said, I did really like "Get Ignorant", the message in it is very true. The tracks that Tonedeff appears on, on any Cunninlynguists album, seem to be very good, and "Enemies With Benefits" is no exception. But the few good tracks here are not enough to carry this album.
Perhaps its just me, as other internet mandem apparently really like it. But it wasnt for me.

 Tracklist:
01. Predormitum (Prologue)
02. Darkness (Dream On) f. Anna Wise of Sonnymoon
03. Phantasmata
04. Hard As They Come (Act I) f. Freddie Gibbs
05. Murder (Act II) f. Big Krit
06. My Habit (I Haven’t Changed)
07. Get Ignorant
08. Shattered Dreams
09. Stars Shine Brightest (In The Darkest Of Night) f. Rick Warren
10. So As Not To Wake You (Interlude)
11. Enemies With Benefits f. Tonedeff
12. Looking Back f. Anna Wise of Sonnymoon
13. Dreams f. Tunji & B.J. The Chicago Kid
14. Hypnopomp (Epilogue) f. Bianca Spriggs
15. Embers

Best tracks: Get Ignorant, So As Not To Wake You (Interlude), Enemies With Benefits
Worst tracks: Stars Shine Brightest, Dreams

Rating:

3 Brocolli out of 7

Cunninlynguists - Oneirology

New Cunninlynguists album, Oneirology is released on March 22nd in all good record stores. Cunninlynguists albums are always good, so I have very high hopes for this one, and will review it shortly. You can purchase it now off their bandcamp instead if you wish...

Chanes

Do mans even know about Chanes? The internet mans have flopped hard here, because Chanes is a SICK producer, and mans havent even got a clue. Who is Chanes? Who are YOU blad?? Why this guy has not been heard more is beyond me. I downloaded his album for free from his bandcamp ages ago somehow, when I was lookin for some HouseShoes beats, and I rated it a lot. Its now still up but its $5 (still, $5 is minor, the tracks are banging). "Lights Off" is massively wedge, one of my favourite tracks of last year, slept on by so many. Check it, see what you think...

Requiem For A Dream

For those who havent yet seen this film, watch it. Now. Drop whatever the hell you are doing, go home, get semi-naked (only semi) and put on this film. One of the most striking aspects of this film is its incredible score, by Clint Mansell. Although like all great soundtracks, this one has been rinsed by countless other TV shows, it still goes ARD.

Doggy Heaven

Its quite unfortunate that the first post of this brand spanking new blog should be about death, but unfortunately, Nate Dogg died yesterday, and so I felt it was necessary to dedicate this post to him (as feeble a dedication as that may be).



Allow that stupid youtube promo beginning, kmt. Anyway, Dr Dre better have recorded some choruses with Nate before he passed, otherwise Detox will be terrible (probably).  RIP Nate Dogg, you brought a truly unique and incredible voice to the game.