James Bond audio books re-ups

I decided to re-up the James Bond audio books because some of them were no longer working. Also, they were posted quite some time ago so people who have been here more recently might not be aware these were on the blog. Please check the original post for my descriptions and info on these files. Below are all the new links followed by a link to all of the James Bond posts.

Casino Royale
Live and Let Die
Moonraker
Diamonds are Forever
From Russia with Love
Dr. No
Goldfinger
For Your Eyes Only
Thunderball
The Spy Who Loved Me
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
You only Live Twice
The Man with the Golden Gun
Octopussy
Colonel Sun


Original posts

Mr. Scruff- Trouser Jazz Mix (5 parts)

Here's something I found in my collection that I quite enjoyed. It's a 5 part mix of jazzy grooves with trip-hop, hip-hop and electronic influences. A real grab bag but a good set of mixes. Unfortunately I could not find much information on this mix. If anyone knows some more specifics on this mix, please feel to leave a comment and help us learn a bit more about this mix.

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Contest reminder

There are two contests wrapping up on Tuesday (pending # of entries). Read up on the contests HERE. It's not gonna be an easy victory by any stretch thanks a superb entry from New Zealand. If you got that creative genius in you to come up with a t-shirt design or a banner for the blog then it is time to get that happening! Stay tuned for updates on the contests.

Various Artists- Egotrip's The Big Playback (2000)

It's hard to believe that is amazing compilation is almost 10 years old! This is one of the finest collections of old school classics ever put out. It wasn't just amazing in that it featured classic hip-hop but it featured some amazing songs that not every hip-hop fan would be really familiar with. Even today, this compilation still can enlighten some seasoned hip-hop listeners on lost classics from years gone by. If you don't immediately recognize the artists listed below in the track listings, then you'll want this for sure. If are an old school fan, you will also want to make sure this compilation is in your collection purely because it gives that classic hip-hop sound without running through the usual suspects when it comes to classic hip-hop comps. A must-have and a truly legendary compilation. Enjoy!!!!

1	Divine Force	Holy War (Live)
		Producer - Divine Force
2	Lord Shafiyq	My Mic Is On Fire
		Producer - David Sanchez , Gerald Parks , Rodney Lundy
3	Marley Marl	Marley Marl Scratch
		Producer - Marley Marl Rap [Featuring] - MC Shan
4	MC EZ & Troup	Get Retarded
		Producer - Craig Mack , Teddy Lee
5	Grandmaster Caz	Get Down Grandmaster
		Producer - Ced Gee
6	Positive K	Step Up Front
		Producer - Maxwell Dixon
7	Latee	This Cut's Got Flavor
		Producer - 45 King, The
8	Bizzie Boyz, The	Droppin' It
		Producer - Bizzie Boyz, The
9	Ultimate Force	I'm Not Playing
		Co-producer - Diamond D Producer - Jazzy Jay
10	Alliance (2)	Do It! Do It!
		Producer - Alliance (2)
11	MC Mitchski	Brooklyn Blew Up The Bridge
		Producer - MC Mitchski
12	Rammellzee vs. K-Rob	Beat Bop
		Producer - Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Various Artists- Kings of Funk (2CD) (2005)

Here's a nice compilation from veteran funk compiler Keb Darge and Wu-Tang member and super producer RZA. I guarantee a few of these you won't have heard unless you know this album already. Keb Darge is always on the front end of crate digging and always supplies you with old and new funk classics. RZA's CD is more traditional but it features a great selection of tracks as well. Definitely a nice listen for the funk fans and a welcome addition to any hip-hop collection. Enjoy!!!

1-01	Hank Ballard	From The Love Side
1-02	Ken Boothe	Is It Because I'm Black
1-03	Sly & The Family Stone	Small Talk
1-04	Bobbi Humphrey	Jasper Country Man
1-05	Harlem Underground Band	Ain't No Sunshine
		Featuring - Willis Jackson
1-06	Booker T & The MG's	Melting Pot
1-07	Lyn Collins	Do Your Thing
1-08	Honey Cone	If I Can't Fly
1-09	Ohio Players	Climax
1-10	Ann Peebles	You've Got The Papers (I've Got The Man)
2-01	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings	Genuine
2-02	Quantic	Don't Joke With A Hungry Man
		Featuring - Spanky Wilson
2-03	MFSB	Family Affair 1973
2-04	Brand New (2)	Party Time
2-05	Mighty Generation	The MG Beat
2-06	Zebra (3)	Simple Song
2-07	Madcliff	You Can Make The Change
2-08	Skying High	Getting Off On Your Loving
2-09	Anna Raye	Will You Love My Child
2-10	Dee Edwards	(I Can) Deal With That

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Arabian Prince- Innovative Life: The Anthology 1984-1989 (2008)

Without question, Arabian Prince was indeed an innovator. He was a master of the Electro sound and one of the pioneers of the genre. I read an article with Arabian Prince and Egyptian Lover in an issue of Wax Poetics not too long ago about how they came up, crossed paths and helped create an important sound in the world of hip-hop. You should track that down if you have a chance, it's a very good interview. I remember coming across Arabian Prince when I picked up his N.W.A. era solo project on a trip to the U.S. back in 1989. Over the next few years I caught up on his previous work and also noticed that Panic Zone on the N.W.A. and the Posse album was his track. That still is one of the best tracks on any N.W.A. release. Later on, when I got into the Electro music and learned more about it, it became clear that Situation Hot was one of the most important tracks in the Electro history. The remainder of this CD features some older and some newer highlights from his recording career. Some of you may not be as familiar with Arabian Prince so this anthology is a good way to gauge if you want to go out and start looking to buy some of his releases. Enjoy this compilation of classics from a hip-hop pioneer!!!!

1	Arabian Prince*	Strange Life (6:54)
2	Arabian Prince*	It Ain't Tough (6:10)
3	Arabian Prince & The Sheiks*	Take You Home Girl (8:17)
4	Arabian Prince & The Sheiks*	Let's Hit The Beach (5:25)
5	Arabian Prince & The Sheiks*	Innovative Life (5:56)
6	Arabian Prince & The Sheiks*	Innovator (4:54)
7	Arabian Prince & The Sheiks*	Situation Hot (4:39)
		Co-producer - Kendrick "Buckwheat" Neal*
8	N.W.A.	Panic Zone (3:34)
		Backing Vocals - Dr. Dre
9	Professor X	Professor X (Saga) (4:26)
10	J.B. Beat	Freak City (4:58)
		Producer - J.B. Beat
		Bonus Tracks
11	Arabian Prince*	Simple Planet (3:49)
12	Arabian Prince*	Beatdabeat (2:39)

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R.I.P. Michael Jackson

Sad, sad news. Michael Jackson has passed away earlier today and it's hard to believe. His legacy may, in some respects, be tarnished by his personal life. However, on the music side of things, he was one of the true legends of our time. Likely, a legend of all-time as well. I don't think I ever met anyone that didn't have a soft spot for his music whether it was his contributions to the Jackson 5 or throughout his solo career. He will be missed but at least we have a massive catalog of music to remember him by and a pile of great music videos as well. R.I.P. to an icon.

Big Brother 10 UK

Just checking with the masses if anyone knows of a torrent site that has the "live" segments of this series of BBUK? I'm getting the regular episodes from a great private torrent site but they have not been able to keep up with the live episodes. I'd like to check these out so if anyone is grabbing these can you drop me an e-mail at thesupremeunknown@gmail.com and spare me an invite if needed. Thanks!!!

Third Sight spotlight

Great albums from a super crew that consists out of Jihad, Dufunk and D-Styles.

Third Sight - The Golden Shower Hour(1998)

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Third Sight - Symbionese Liberation Album(2006)

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Malcolm McLaren- Buffalo Gals Back To Skool (1998) re-up

1	McLaren*	It Was A New York Phenomenon (1:57)
2	Da Boogie Man*	Class Is In Session (2:31)
3	Rakim	Buffalo Gals Back To Skool (4:22)
4	Soulson	Bring It Back (4:49)
5	McLaren*	Zulu Nation Party (2:43)
6	Hannibal Lechter	Off The Top (6:17)
7	McLaren*	Bow Wow Wow Show (1:34)
8	World Famous Supreme Team Radio Show, The*	World Famous Supreme Team Show WHBI (Link) (0:36)
9	McLaren*	Buffalo Gals (Original Version - Special Stereo Mix) (3:46)
10	KRS-One	Let It Flow (D'You Like Scratchin?) (3:45)
11	T'Kalla	Psalms (1:48)
12	World Famous Supreme Team, The*	Hey DJ (Original 12" Mix) (6:06)
13	McLaren*	42nd Street (2:06)
14	World Famous Supreme Team Radio Show, The*	World Famous Supreme Team Show WHBI (Link) (2:03)
15	McLaren* & World Famous Supreme Team, The*	D'You Like Scratchin? (Original Version) (3:45)
16	World Famous Supreme Team Radio Show, The*	World Famous Supreme Team Show WHBI (Link) (0:22)
17	De La Soul	Hey DJ (4:29)
18	McLaren*	She's Looking Like A Hobo (3:16)
19	World Famous Supreme Team Radio Show, The*	World Famous Supreme Team Show WHBI (Link) (0:22)
20	World Famous Supreme Team, The*	World Famous (Original Version) (2:27)
21	McLaren* Featuring Burn One And Forrest Gump	Shout Outs (1:35)
		Vocals [Featuring] - Burn One , Forrest Gump
22	Soulson	Buffalo Gals Back To Skool Part 2 (3:54)
23	World Famous Supreme Team, The*	Building / Adding On (3:59)

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1999 DMC World DJ Championships (video)

Barry comes in for the triple play on the videos with this one! I got a bunch more stuff that Barry sent me so the videos will be hot and heavy for a little bit. Save some room on those drives! Or you can be like me and buy a new 1TB external (which gives me 2.5 TB total drive space on three computers and three external drives). Normally I like to upload video straight up but the next few of these will be .rars and you can get at 'em with this free program (IZarc). Easy to set up and easy to use. Just remember to download all files into the same folder and right-click on the first file and select IZarc->Extract here and that's it. Enjoy this cause it's some great turntablism and also historic type stuff too given that it is already a decade old!!!!

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1998 DMC World DJ Championships (video)

More great turntablism for the folks right here! Barry, once again, providing the content to the masses. Big thanks goes out to you!! Normally I like to upload video straight up but the next few of these will be .rars and you can get at 'em with this free program (IZarc). Easy to set up and easy to use. Just remember to download all files into the same folder and right-click on the first file and select IZarc->Extract here and that's it. The files have been reuploaded by me to make sure they stay active. Enjoy!!!!

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1997 DMC World DJ Championships (video)

Thanks to Barry for the links on these. I've uploaded them to my own account to make sure they stay active. Normally I like to upload video straight up but the next few of these will be .rars and you can get at 'em with this free program (IZarc). Easy to set up and easy to use. Just remember to download all files into the same folder and right-click on the first file and select IZarc->Extract here and that's it.

This is a classic as far as Canadians are concerned, except for Tony Prince's butchering of the champ's name (which would later happen again). Don't sleep on DJ Akakabe from Japan and DJ Tommy from Hong Kong and enjoy Crazy B (Birdy Nam Nam) in one of his numerous appearances at the DMCs. I think only Red Alert and Tony Prince have been to more DMC events than Crazy B. It's a great watch and probably one you'll watch a few times at least. Enjoy!!!!

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Art Bell- Interview with Dr. Michio Kaku- August 22nd, 1997

Well, the poll results showed a slim majority for those in favour or neutral towards this content. At the same time, the number of people responding positively towards the content was enough for me to go ahead and add some of these great shows. Now, a good number of you will know Art Bell for having some pretty bizarre shows and guests. That's not untrue, but he also has had some interesting and very worthwhile guests. This show features a lengthy interview with an accomplished and well-respected theoretical physicist, Dr. Michio Kaku. You can read up more on Dr. Kaku below on his wikipedia listing. Most recently, Dr. Kaku appeared as a regular contributor on the History channel's The Universe TV series, which is a great watch by the way. He also is hosting radio programs on a regular basis. This show is thoroughly interesting as they cover topics such as Type 0, 1, 2 and 3 civilizations, String Theory and time travel. The even better thing is that Dr. Kaku has an extraordinary ability to bring these deeply complex ideas into a much less complex explanation that the average, non-physics enthusiast can understand and appreciate. I highly recommend this for anyone looking to listen to something unique or help pass time during your daily commute. I even recommend this for those who have doubts about the validity of listening to something that is at times fantastical. All of these Art Bell files will be on Mediafire, so they are free to get all the time and the files even like this one at 3 hours in length is only 44 MB. I have GBs of these shows so please let me know if you enjoy this and would like to hear more. Enjoy!!!

Michio Kaku wikipedia

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Sunday samplers

Here's a few selections from the samplers I've dug up so far while going through the collection. I got a bunch more and will be posting those as soon as I can dig up the track info on them. Don't sleep on these, if you do you'll miss out on some gems. Enjoy!!!!!

Various Artists- Bluffer's Guide 3: The Tings Of Spring (2001)

1	Funki Porcini	Rockit Soul Music (3:40)
2	Funki Porcini	1, 2, 3, 3, 4 (3:07)
3	Herbaliser, The	Road Of Many Signs (4:55)
4	Herbaliser, The	Let It Go (5:28)
5	Coldcut , Silent Poets	Border (7:42)
6	Coldcut	More Beats & Pieces (DJ Lord Fader Mix) (5:48)
		Remix - DJ Lord Fader
7	Roots Manuva	Jungle Tings Proper (5:06)
8	Roots Manuva	Fever (4:02)
9	East Flatbush Project	Tried By 12 (Squarepusher Mix) (2:56)
		Remix - Squarepusher
10	DJ Vadim	Friction (4:23)
11	Irresistible Force, The	Fish Dances (Plaid Mix) (6:50)
		Remix - Plaid
12	Neotropic	Ultra Freaky Orange (Deep Fried Clams) (6:10)
		Remix - Deep Fried Clams
13	Cinematic Orchestra, The	Diabolus (9:29)

On Deadly Ground Sampler (1999)

1. On Deadly Ground (Version 1) (Street Version) Featuring - Psycho (8)
Scratches - DJ Rip One

2. On Deadly Ground (Version 2) (Street Version) Featuring - Iriscience*
Scratches - Babu

3. On Deadly Ground (Version 1) (Radio Version) Featuring - Psycho (8)
Scratches - DJ Rip One

4. On Deadly Ground (Version 2) (Street Version) Featuring - Iriscience*
Scratches - Babu

5. On Deadly Ground (Version 1) (Instrumental) Scratches - DJ Rip One

6. From The Ground Up (M-Boogie Remix)- The Associates

Quannum MIx CD Volume 1- DJ D-Sharps' June Bug Session (2003)

1	Unknown Artist	Intro (1:53)
2	Lifesavas	What If It's True (3:32)
3	Lyrics Born	Hello (2:16)
4	Maroons	Lester Hayes (2:03)
5	Quannum MC's Feat. Jurassic 5	Concentration (2:05)
		Featuring - Jurassic 5
6	Blackalicious	Trouble (Remix) (2:02)
7	DJ Shadow	Disavowed (1:36)
8	Latyrx	The Muzapper's Mix: Aim For The Flickering Flame / Rankin' #1 (2:53)
9	New Flesh Feat. Gift Of Gab*	Communicate (2:34)
		Featuring - Gift Of Gab*
10	Poets Of Rhythm*	The Jaunt (1:02)
11	Lyrics Born	I Changed My Mind (Stereo MC's Remix) (1:41)
		Remix - Stereo MC's
12	Blackalicious	Make You Feel That Way (Fuzz Remix) (3:03)
13	Joyo Velarde	Sweet Angels (Bam Bam Remix) (3:00)
14	Blackalicious	Art Of Mind (3:27)
15	Lyrics Born	Balcony Beach (1:41)
16	Maroons Feat. Erin Anova	Golden Rule (3:03)
		Featuring - Erin Anova
17	Blackalicious	Alphabet Aerobics (2:47)
18	Lyrics Born	Cold Call (2:43)
19	DJ Shadow Feat. Gift Of Gab*	Count & Estimate (1:45)
		Featuring - Gift Of Gab*
20	Lifesavas	Hellohihey (4:28)
21	Joyo Velarde	Lillet (3:01)
22	Blackalicious Feat. Talib Kweli	It's Going Down (Chief Xcel Remix) (3:03)
		Featuring - Talib Kweli Remix - Chief Xcel
23	Lyrics Born	Callin' Out (6:39)

Deeper and deeper and still deeper

**Thanks to the community for stepping up and getting me a link for Volume 1 which you will find below!!! Thanks MPM!!! If you uploaded it to a different site still e-mail me the link anyway.


Unfortunately on this one, the first in this series has the CD missing from the case and so I will have to follow-up on that later. Strikes me as though Barry might have that one sitting in his collection so send me a message if you have it and can upload it for the masses. The Deep Concentration series was an important compilation series and for the first three volumes it ran very similar to ROTDJ. The fourth in the series ended up being a dedication to the b-boys so it has more lyrical hip-hop on there than the cut-ups on Volumes 1-3. You'll find all the names you'd expect from the turntablism genre and a few new names that end up showing and proving quite well throughout the series. This is a great series and as soon as I track down part 1 I will post it and include a link on here for future visitors. Enjoy!!!!

Deep Concentration (1997)

1	Cut Chemist	Lesson 6 - The Lecture (6:12)
2	Prince Paul	DJ Prince Paul vs. The World (4:14)
3	Radar (2)	Radar Frees Tibet (Gasho Mix) (4:39)
4	Angel, The	Strange Times (5:56)
5	Eddie Def & Ingrid De Lambre	Poeisies, Scene 1 Le Blues (5:33)
6	DJs Wally & Swingsett	Centaurus Space Bass (Cloak & Destroy Mix) (7:47)
7	X-Men, The	A Turntable Experience (4:25)
8	Latyrx	Say That (3:41)
9	Peanut Butter Wolf	They Don't Fall Down (5:07)
		Featuring - DJ Babu* , J Rocc
10	Beyond There	On Wax (4:23)
11	Mumbles	At The Mountains Of Maddness (5:42)
12	Q-Burns Abstract Message	Book Of Changes (7:50)

Deeper Concentration (1998)

1	JC (9) & Sole (2)	What It Is (3:24)
2	DJ Apollo (2) & Fluid Motion	Interstellar Hydroponics (5:18)
3	Beat Junkies	They Don't Understand (3:06)
4	Ming & FS	Madhattan Bound (3:28)
5	J Boogie	Ritual Of The Nile (4:00)
6	Siah & Yeshua daPoED	The Cure For Stagnation (3:36)
7	Mass Influence	Demo Type Shit (4:23)
8	Rob Swift	The Age Of Television (4:33)
9	Unknown Artist	Intermission (Get Up And Stretch) (0:45)
10	DJ Spooky & Organized Konfusion	Murder By Syntax (3:11)
11	Mei Lwun & Saga	Def Con 2.01 (3:24)
12	Ill Media	Brother In The Back (4:04)
13	Mix Master Mike	Schwartz Via Aghaarta (3:44)
14	Task Force (2)	Liquidized Language (3:59)
15	Push Button Objects	Yambooze (3:43)
16	Part 2	Wireless 2012 (3:49)
17	Scratch Perverts	Course Of Action (4:44)
18	Eddie Def	Eddie Def Land (3:43)

Deep Concentration 3 (2000)

1	Ming & FS	The Human Condition (6:26)
2	Radar (2)	Antimatter (3:18)
3	DJ Revolution	Hard Rock (4:14)
4	Musaics	Babylon Rhythm Exorcism (3:29)
		Scratches - DJ Sole
5	People Under The Stairs	Afternoon Connection (4:08)
6	Plagaiwrist	Wristly Business (5:28)
7	Planet Asia	Fresno State Of Mind (3:36)
8	Infamous	Torture (3:09)
9	Space Travelers	Buggin Out (4:00)
10	DJ Craze	Act Up (4:43)
11	DJ Cash Money	3:00 In Da Morning (Circus Of Hell) (5:09)
12	Blak Forest	Lovin Every Minute Of It (4:05)
13	Danny Breaks	U.F.O. (In 3 Parts) (5:43)
14	DJ T-Rock	Where Will You Run (3:28)
		Scratches - DJ Faust
15	Highlanders	Cynicism (5:32)

Deep Concentration 4 (2003)

1	Nextmen, The	31st Of February (3:46)
		Rap [Featuring] - J-Live
2	DJ Format	We Know Something You Don't Know (3:19)
		Rap [Featuring] - Akil , Chali 2NA
3	DJ Zeph & Azeem (2)	Here Comes The Judge (3:41)
4	Sparo	Bullit (3:50)
		Producer - Virgil Howe
5	DJ Presto*	Breath Control (3:44)
		Mixed By - Dave Holdredge Producer - Chris "Presto" Douglas* Rap [Featuring] - LOWD Scratches - DJ Haul
6	Planet Asia	Sinista Scratch (2:51)
		Producer - Architect (2) Scratches - Mista Sinista
7	DJ Tonk	118th Hustle (3:22)
8	J. Boogie's Dubtronic Science	Movin To My Beat (3:08)
		Rap [Featuring] - People Under The Stairs
9	Crown City Rockers	Something (3:47)
10	Strange Fruit Project	Speed Bump (3:43)
		Producer - Symbolic 1*
11	Swamburger	Womanside (4:39)
		Producer - Beef Wellington
12	King Kooba	Callin' Mr. Tate (3:44)
		Featuring - Roots Manuva
13	Mass Influence	A Yo! Atlanta Ya On (4:27)
		Featuring - Flux (4) , Jax (2)
14	Colossus	Freeeked (2:07)
15	Foreign Legion (2)	Feel The Music (4:51)
		Producer - DJ Design

The Grouch, Daddy Kev and D-Styles- Sound Advice (2003)

Its been a while since I posted something, been pretty busy and still am. I just wanted to post something now I have some spare time.

Hope you all enjoy this.

The Grouch, Daddy Kev & D-Styles - Sound Advice(2003)

01 Square One
02 Opening Spit
03 Usually
04 Nowadays
05 Different Everybodys
06 All Gotta Live
07 Dollars For Not
08 Visibly Vocal
09 I Got Class
10 Climax Cleverly
11 Exit
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Ebony Rhythm Band- Soul Heart Transplant: The Lamp Sessions (2004) + bonus

Here's a nice funk treat from the reissue side of things. This band is one of many of late who's music has been rediscovered by a select group of labels that aim to show us that no matter how much you dig, there's still some amazing music yet to be had. I had featured a couple of songs by this group in my Breakonomics series and they still are some of my favourite tracks after dozens upon dozens of listens. Some of the tracks on this CD were new to me and, as expected, the quality remained very high. If I was to describe their sound it would be very much a fusion of soul with heavier funk rhythms. It has a harder sound than the 60's soul music but clearly pays homage to it in terms of melody and the way they use the organ. A little like Booker T & the M.G.'s with The Meters in there if you know what I mean. Definitely well worth your listening time. As a bonus I've included the Soul Heart Transplant/ Drugs Ain't Cool 12". Enjoy!!!!

1		Soul Heart Transplant
2		Light My Fire
3		Ode To Billy Joe
4		Vanilla Fudge
5		Drugs Ain't Cool
		Vocals - John Jackson (6)
6		Get Yourself Together (Smiling Phases/Sunshine Of Your Love Medley)
7		The Thought Of Losing Your Love
		Written By - Vanguards, The
8		Can I Call You Baby
		Written By - Pearls, The
9		Fool Am I
		Written By - Montiques, The
10		It's To Late For Love
		Written By - Vanguards, The
11		Light My Fire (Alt.)

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A		Soul Heart Transplant (2:52)
B1		Drugs Ain't Cool (Vocal) (2:43)
B2		Drugs Ain't Cool (Instrumental) (2:43)

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Various Artists- Ghana Soundz (2004)

Here's a cool comp of afro-beat and funk and fusion. It's funk with a twist. Often times the lyrics are far more social/ political than your average funk tunes and that's a good thing. The music is pretty uptempo on this one so you won't be feeling like sitting down to check this CD out. There's a follow-up to this CD but I have not yet picked it up. I think probably by the end of August, I'll be able to get a new batch of CDs in. Been awhile since I've been able to afford to do that and I definitely look forward to it because there's literally thousands of songs I haven't heard that I need to hear. This might be a bit of a change-up for some of you as far as your listening tastes go but I think if you give this a good, honest listen you will broaden your horizons and become more keen to check out some stuff you might not otherwise have. If you want a good example, the best song on this CD is easily Self Reliance. You get it all in one amazing track with distant echoes of the Go-Go genre. Enjoy!!!!

1	3rd Generation Band, The	Because Of Monkey
2	Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band*	Bukom Mashie
3	Marijata	Mother Africa
4	Ebo Taylor	Heaven
5	Gyedu Blay Ambolley & The Steneboofs	Simigwado
6	Sweet Talks, The	Eyi Su Ngaangaa
7	Ogyatanaa Show Band, The	Ageisheka
8	Honny & The Bees Band*	Psychedelic Woman
9	K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas	Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena
10	Apagya Show Band, The	Kwaku Ananse
11	African Brothers	Self Reliance
12	Rob (5)	Make It Fast, Make It Slow
13	Alex Konadu	W'awu Do Ho No
14	Black Star Sound, The	Nite Safarie

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WAR- Anthology (2 CD) (1994)

This one, although amazing, might not catch too many of you off guard. Those of us who are heavy into funk know that WAR is one of the most important groups of the genre. Recently my brother was able to see them in concert and got this autographed. As you can see by the track listing below, the majority of the important tracks are here. The most noticeable exception being Heartbeat which Rob Swift made very memorable many years ago. As far as anthologies go, this one gets an A+. There's not overly much you're missing out on as a casual listener if you immerse yourself into this 2-disc set. A guaranteed to enjoy type thing so get on it already!!!!

1.01		Tobacco Road
		Featuring - Eric Burdon
1.02		Spill The Wine
		Featuring - Eric Burdon
1.03		They Can't Take Away Our Music
		Featuring - Eric Burdon
1.04		Sun Oh Sun
1.05		Lonely Feelin'
1.06		All Day Music
1.07		Get Down
1.08		Slippin' Into Darkness
1.09		The Cisco Kid
1.10		The World Is A Ghetto
1.11		City, Country, City
1.12		Where Was You At
1.13		Gypsy Man
1.14		Me And Baby Brother
1.15		Deliver The Word
1.16		Ballero
2.01		Why Can't We Be Friends?
2.02		Low Rider
2.03		Don't Let No One Get You Down
2.04		Summer
2.05		L.A. Sunshine
2.06		River Niger
2.07		Galaxy
2.08		Youngblood (Livin' In The Streets)
2.09		This Funky Music Makes You Feel Good
2.10		The Music Band
2.11		Outlaw
2.12		You Got The Power
2.13		Cinco De Mayo
2.14		Life (Is So Strange)
2.15		Don't Let The Man Get You Down ('92 Version)
		Featuring - Hispanic M.C.'s Producer - BIll Walker
2.16		Peace Sign

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Two new contests

Finally, we have a couple of new contests for those with artistic talent!!!!

The first contest is to create a new banner (jpeg) for the TEE. If you've been to TEE long enough you know that the key elements are hip-hop and funk with a heavy emphasis on breaks and turntablism. There's also some graffiti stuff on here and some odds and ends such as audio books and more. So keep those things in mind. It's not that they should all be there but it should be reflective of the content. The contest will be decided with a public poll which will take place for 7 days after the final entry date. You can submit more than one banner design for this contest. The winner of this contest will have their banner design featured on the blog for the foreseeable future. The winner will also receive a multi-CD pack of their choosing from one of my favourite hip-hop music sites. Three runner-ups will receive a special TEE mini-prize pack. This contest is open and will close on June 30th. Send your entries to thesupremeunknown@gmail.com and use "BANNER" in the subject line. You can modify your entry at any time prior to June 30th but be sure to let me know that you are substituting a new entry for a previous one.

The second contest is to create a T-shirt design (jpeg) for TEE. The image resolution should be 200 pix/in or higher and the image should be 10" x 10" and will appear on a white T-shirt. You can submit more than one image for the contest. Be mindful to use at least some of the elements of the blog's content and focus in your designs. The contest will be decided by a public poll which will take place for 7 days after the final entry date. The winner will receive 5 t-shirts with the winning design (sizes of their choosing) and will have their design remain at TEE's online shop (which is still undergoing construction at this time) for anyone else to purchase. The winner will also receive a special membership to a hip-hop label's fan club which includes music, stickers, download access, discounts and a t-shirt. Three runner-ups will receive 1 t-shirt (size of their choosing) with their design and a selection from TEE's mini prizes. This contest is open and closes on June 30th. Send your entries to thesupremeunknown@gmail.com and use "T-shirt" in the subject line. You can modify your entry at any time prior to June 30th but be sure to let me know that you are substituting a new entry for a previous one.

Premiere Play Presents - LOU - excLOUsiv Productions

Not too long ago, I got an e-mail from Lou out in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada). He had a project he had finished up and wanted to give it some exposure and asked if I wouldn't mind giving the OK and post it on the blog. Well, I give it more than an OK. It's a solid series of instrumental tracks. The tracks are diverse, multi-layered and show some real signs of competence and creativity in beat making. You should definitely take the time to have listen to this project and let him know if the comments if you are liking what you're hearing. Below is a brief excerpt from the e-mail request he sent me. Enjoy!!!!

Lou said: I am a beatmaker and I have been working on my 1st project, which is meant to introduce myself and my music to the Hip Hop world. The album is on-line only for the time being. It's a free download, promo only. I'm not selling it. It's a gift to the Hip Hop world. I reside in Edmonton, Alberta. I've been making beats for about 4 years or so. It's my hobby and passion.

Download options:
The Box
ZShare
DivShare

More info:
MySpace
YouTube

Bottom Brick spotlight

Previously on the blog, Home Audio made me aware of a group that was coming up. That group was Advanced Placement and you can still check that post out here. Home Audio just let me know now of another associated group (featuring the guys from Advanced Placement) called, Bottom Brick. I've manged to check these out and there are plenty good tracks on here and a few real standouts. They've also managed to pull up some impressive underground guest spots from well-known emcees Blueprint (Soul Position) and Illogic. The main standouts of all the tracks right now are "Rockit", "Cadillac Rap" and "Anthropology". Big thanks to all these guys for keeping hip-hop going in the right direction and for allowing me to post it up for the masses. Stay tuned for another spotlight tomorrow but enjoy this in between and beyond!!!!

Bottom Brick Bio:

With the perpetual decline of consciousness in the music industry today, Bottom Brick stands as a Hip Hop crew willing to push for a change. The world of Hip Hop and its creative spirit is being overshadowed by a mundane, uninspiring blend of bland music. Bottom Brick hopes to emerge from behind that shadow and regain a sense of integrity that once was the appeal to so many musicians and fans alike.

Formed in early 2006, the three-member crew merged together after years of independent solo careers. With many of the same musical influences, ranging from Hip-Hop to Classic Rock, the band members grew extremely close in an abridged amount of time. Their vast musical abilities extend anywhere from turntablism and production to emceeing and engineering. In addition to managing themselves, Bottom Brick handles all of their own promotion. They also create their own artwork as well as record, mix and master all their albums in their own studio dubbed, “The Brick House”. With all of this group’s attributes and separate skills, these three musicians embrace the fact they can rely on themselves to bring their passion to the music business.

In an industry constantly changing and evolving, here is a crew who offers some consistency in an otherwise chaotic existence. The simplicity of their message is proof of their worth. At a time when originality is becoming increasingly scarcer, the idea of “relaying the foundation” lifts Bottom Brick up into a class of their own.

The Framework (2006)

The Groundbreaking (2008)

The Shrine To The Funky Drummer

My man Avocado Kid has come up with a pretty cool idea. A lot of you frequent visitors to hip-hop blogs will probably recognize his name cause he's always generous with the comments! AK has got a bit of a favour to ask of the frequent turntablism and funk visitors. Rather than lay it out for you, I'll just post what he passed along to me.

Avocado Kid said: Hey, I'm a long time follower/fan of your blog. I sometimes comment as avocado kid. As a total addict of music blogs I totally appreciate the niche you fill so well - I've been a huge fan of turntablism since I saw kid koala and the x-men rock it back in the mid 90s.

Anyway, I'm also a video and remix artist myself, and I'm working right now on an art piece that I'm tentatively titling "The Shrine to the Funky Drummer" that's all about sampling, funk, and DJing.

I thought you would be a good person to ask: I'm trying to hunt down any video clips I can find that depict someone cutting up the funky drummer, sampling it, or better yet b-boying to that break. Can you think of any dmc routines that use it? Or other classic videos?

So far I have a nice audio recording of grandmaster flash cutting it up with Kurtis Blow, and videos from YouTube of rob swift teaching how to beat juggle using the funky drummer. If you can think of any others, I would greatly appreciate it!

If you're curious about the project there's a rough version of a piece of what I'm working on posted here:
http://www.vimeo.com/4841638

Thanks a lot for your help!

Check it out most definitely and if you have some suggestions, post them in the comments. This is one of those things where you know it's been done but trying to place the who and on what mix or at what event is a little trickier and a few hundred heads are better than one. Also, there will be some stuff this weekend from some visitors to the blog. I have finally sorted my job business after almost 5 weeks of limbo so things are looking up and that only means more contests and more goodies to give away to the loyal visitors.

The logo design contest will be announced this weekend as well. It was delayed due to the fact that I didn't know what I could offer for prizes since the finances have been rough. I didn't want to commit my power bill to prizes by accident. But, now we're cool and the prize packages will be cool and you'll have plenty of time to get entries in since this is effectively pro bono work and I don't want you avoiding your daily routines just to get an entry in.

Ultramagnetic MC's- The Four Horsemen (1993) + bonus

This one is going out to Haroon. He had said previously he prefers this release and Funk Your Head Up over Critical Beatdown. I still prefer their debut myself but you can't argue that the quality of the subsequent releases is substantially less than their debut. This is still a great album, as Haroon stated, and for a group to be able to drop three classic albums consecutively is pretty amazing. They just had a way of finding that sound hip-hop fans want and with the steady reliability of Ced Gee and the creativity of Kool Keith, it didn't seem to matter what the track was about. It almost always came out dope. I've included a couple of CD singles from this album as a bonus. It gets you a few instrumentals and remixes to enjoy besides the album itself. I know a lot of blogs have the older singles available but I haven't seen these two often and they are both great tracks and the b-sides are solid as well. Enjoy!!!

1		We Are The Horsemen (3:53)
2		Checkin My Style (2:31)
3		Two Brothers With Checks (San Francisco, Harvey) (4:43)
4		Raise It Up (4:18)
		Rap [Featuring] - Godfather Don
5		Saga Of Dandy, The Devil & Day (4:36)
6		Delta Force II (3:55)
7		Adventures Of Herman's Lust (Moe Love III) (2:06)
8		See The Man On The Street (3:23)
9		Bring It Down To Earth (3:23)
10		Don't Be Scared (5:03)
11		One, Two, One Two (2:44)
12		Time To Catch A Body (3:31)
13		Yo Black (4:23)
14		Big Booty (2:46)

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A1		Raise It Up (Original Mix) (4:21)
A2		Raise It Up (Remix) (4:07)
		Remix - Ultramagnetic MC's
A3		Raise It Up (Instrumental) (4:15)
B1		The Saga Of Dandy, The Devil And Day (Remix) (4:46)
		Remix - Ultramagnetic MC's
B2		The Saga Of Dandy, The Devil And Day (Original Mix) (4:39)
B3		The Saga Of Dandy, The Devil And Day (Instrumental) (6:07)

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A1		Two Brothers With Checks (San Francisco, Harvey) (Clean Vocal) (4:43)
A2		Two Brothers With Checks (San Francisco, Harvey) (Vocal) (4:43)
B1		One Two One Two (Vocal) (2:44)
B2		One Two One Two (Instrumental) (2:50)
B3		Two Brothers With Checks (San Francisco, Harvey) (Instrumental) (4:43)

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3 from J Rocc...

There's probably not enough you can say about J Rocc. He's long been one of the top turntablists in the world. As far as turntablists go he's also rather prolific in terms of the number of mixes he has released over the years. His style is broad and very adaptable to different styles of music. His funk mixes are clean with an appropriate amount of turntablist tricks and techniques, his hip-hop mixes are more spectacular and rooted in classics and finally his battle skills are jaw-dropping. Anything he works with has a very good chance of coming out sounding better than the original which makes his mixes some of the very best to listen to. There's a lot of good turntablists out there but when they become indiscriminate as to what they are willing to play, there's often no set of skills that can recover a commercially oriented, popish mixtape. J Rocc is discerning enough never to venture down that route and always proves reliable in his music selection regardless of the genre or the era. You cannot go wrong with these three gems below. Enjoy!!!!

James Brown and Friends Part 1 (re-up)
No track listing available


"Say It Loud": James Brown & Friends 2 (2008)

1.1		Intro
1.2	James Brown	The Boss
2	J.B.'s, The	Gimme Some More / Happy For The Poor
3	J.B.'s, The	Hot Pants Road
4	J.B.'s, The	Pass The Peas
5	Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s	More Peas
6	James Brown	Ain't It Funky Now
7	Maceo & The Macks	Soul Power '74
8	Maceo & The Macks	Parrty
9	Fred Wesley And The J.B.'s*	I'm Payin' Taxes, What Am I Buyin'
10	Lyn Collins (The Female Preacher)*	Mama Feelgood
11	James Brown	I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance)
12	James Brown	Get Up I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine
13	James Brown	Cold Sweat
14	Dee Felice Trio	There Was A Time
15	James Brown	Funky Drummer
16	James Brown	Make It Funky / My Thang
17	James Brown	Blind Man Can See It
18	Fred Wesley And The J.B.'s*	You Can Have Watergate Just Gimme Some Bucks And I'll Be Straight
19	James Brown	Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn / Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothing
20.1	James Brown	Licking Stick - Licking Stick
20.2	Hank Ballard Along With Dapps, The	How You Gonna Get Respect (When You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet)
20.3	James Brown	Licking Stick - Licking Stick
21	Bill Doggett	Honky Tonk / Honky Tonk Popcorn
22	Lyn Collins	Think (About It)
23	James Brown	Mother Popcorn
24	James Brown	Baby, Here I Come / Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
25	James Brown	Popcorn With A Feeling
26	Lyn Collins (The Female Preacher)*	Take Me Just As I Am
27	James Brown	Take Some, Leave Some
28	J.B.'s, The	Transmograpfication
29	Fred Wesley And The J.B.'s*	Same Beat - Part 1

Cooking Ingredients: Bake for 60 Minutes (2008)

1		Intro Track (1:53)
2		3 Breaks For You (3:00)
3		Smoothed Out (1:53)
4		Sho Is Funky (1:26)
5		Another Smooth One (1:07)
6		Little Bitchard (1:38)
7		$$$$ (3:40)
8		Eugene Edit (2:11)
9		Latin Fuzz Guitar (2:31)
10		Schmit (3:17)
11		James The Preacher Man (2:26)
12		Classic (1:30)
13		Spacey (2:10)
14		Out Looking Inside (2:21)
15		Hoggin (1:33)
16		Gotta Get Away (1:54)
17		Rufus Breaks (0:55)
18		Woman Shut Up (3:48)
19		Windy Edit (4:16)