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July 16, 2008
July 12, 2008
Recidotone #004:
In honor of x amount finally joining the world of the iPhone, my previous ringtones have been updated with iPhone compatible files. Simply drag into iTunes and they should be ready to sync.
And here's two new ones (iPhone versions only):
Stephen Colbert - Your Phone Is Ringing
7L & Esoteric - "Be Alert" (aka The Transformers Theme)
June 8, 2008
May 19, 2008
Dirty Drums
"011" sounds quite a bit like a DJ Shadow track. "012" has more of a 70's psych/funk feel, probably because of the live drums. Background here. Official site here.
MRR-ADM - "011"
MRR-ADM w/Malcolm Catto - "012"
(via Strictly Beats)
May 13, 2008
on a black TDK tape
...another lost hip-hop treasure. From an interview with Johnny Juice Rosado, one of the supposed many that did the actual scratches on PE albums, on unkut.com:
The next night, A Tribe Called Quest was doing 'Scenario'. I got pictures of that shit, too. It was me, Dinco, Busta, Jarobi was there - everybody was in that motherfucker - Dres from Black Sheep was there, both of 'em, Chris Lighty, Mase and Pos from De La, all them motherfuckers rhymed on 'Scenario'. I can't find that copy - I have that tape somewhere in my archives, lost in my attic or some shit. Everybody rhymed on it but Q-Tip, and the best motherfucker on that shit was Posdnuos. He fuckin' destroyed it, and he ain't even like the beat! And after he finished rhyming, everybody went back and rewrote their rhymes!
We was at Unique Studio, that motherfucker finished rhyming, he came out and goes, 'That shit was wack.' That's what Pos said. In the middle of his shit, everybody was like, 'Damn, yo!' That's how nice that shit was. He made 'em turn off all the samples, 'cos they had like 15 samples in there. They had an 'Engine Number 9' sample, that shit by Wilson Pickett, they had four or five samples on there that came on for different people, and Pos didn't like none of 'em so he just rhymed to the drums, and that motherfucker destroyed it. That shit wasn't even close."
So how come they took Pos and them off the final version?
JJ: I have no idea. Mr Lawnge from Black Sheep rhymed one of the verses from [a song] he eventually put on his album - which was real wack - and Baby Chris Lighty's shit was horrible. He's not a rapper.
That take must go on for over ten minutes?!
JJ: Yo, I remember the rhymes on that shit, man. Phife said: 'Slammin' emcees like if my name was Ric Flair/But since I'm dark just call me Coco Beware!' That shit was crazy. Dres ripped that shit, he said some shit about, 'Never chose to listen, never chose to look/Never saw the movie, never read the book/Never something something/Never read the paper/Like Encyclopedia Brown I chose to close the caper!' Even Mase rhymed! Mase's shit was dope. He said: 'I got gift of gab and gift of hustle/Yeah I'm fat but I still got muscle/Some motherfuckers still wanna tussle/I smack that ass without no trouble.' That shit was kinda funky.
So you have that version of 'Scenario' on cassette?
JJ:Yeah, but I can't find it. When I made a copy of it, it wasn't finished - I didn't realise that later it would be a totally different song and it would become the song it did. Now I'm pissed off that I can't find that shit! Four or five people that I know that heard that tape at one time are like, 'Juice, you have to find that fuckin' tape!' It doesn't even say 'Scenario' on it - it actually says 'Unique Recording' right on it, on a black TDK tape. I remember that shit to this day and I can't find that bitch!
May 5, 2008
Radiohead - Nude (DOP Remix)
Hit the VOTE button.
Radiohead - Nude (DOP Remix)"
April 6, 2008
You Are The Best
(You are the best)
Keep fighting and trying
(To pass the test)
So try to keep fighting
(You are the best)
Fight your best fight
And try to fight best
Try your best
Try to fight through the test
(You are the best)
Fight try test fight try best
(You are the best)
Try fight fight try best try test fight
(You are the best)
The best
March 27, 2008
The title of my next album:
March 26, 2008
...12 cars, 5 planes, 10 acres of land, a wedding reception...
To the muxtape crew.
December 4, 2007
mentally Holiday Inn
smoothed on the Best Western tip
with an assisted living appeal
(via Mic To Mic)
December 1, 2007
The best soap from the heavens above, that's Dove.
November 11, 2007
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Shillak,
Ween - "Your Party"
Love, Mr. & Ms. DOP
I would say this song sounds a lot like Flight of the Conchords, but that wouldn't be very respectful of Ween. It's probably more accurate to say Conchords has taken a few notes from Ween.
November 5, 2007
True Hip-Hop Stories
as told to (just call me) D-Nice
via So Much Silence
October 30, 2007
Va-J-J
"Now, vajayjay's just a given for me," Ms. Rhimes said. "It's a word I use, a word my female friends use, a word I've heard women in the grocery store use. I don't even think about where it came from anymore. It doesn't belong to me or anyone at the show. It belongs to all women."
No, it belongs to Paul Barman.
MC Paul Barman w/Princess Superstar = "MTV Get Off The Air Part 2"
August 26, 2007
Interlude: Found
The search is over.
1619 Bad Ass Band - "Step Out"
August 22, 2007
jbiz's liver is named dwc
DJ Assault - "Ass-N-Titties"
August 14, 2007
Recidotone #002:
Possibly maybe yesterday's loops were a little too much for your family, punk rock, or businessman. Here are some shorter ones.
ringtones in your phone all day:
Bob James - "Nautilus (Ringtone)" iPhone
Money Mark - "Cry (Dust Brothers Remix Ringtone)" iPhone
Björk- "Possibly Maybe (Ringtone)" iPhone
your phone call is disturbing Q-Tip:
Beastie Boys - "Get It Together (Q-Tip Ringtone)" iPhone
August 13, 2007
Recidotone, first in a series. #001:
With the introduction of new do-everything cellphones, and hacks for said phones that allow your own ringtones, it's time for us to start making our own. I'll start with some straight loops.
A robotic, futuristic, George Jetson ringtone:
Craig Mack - "Flava In Ya Ear (Ringtone)" iPhone
Geechie Suede got cha wiiiide:
Camp Lo - "Luchini (Ringtone)" iPhone
100x times better than "Axel F":
Van Halen - "Jump (Ringtone)" iPhone
(My personal fav) For all the doo-doo chump punks:
Digital Underground - "Humpty Dance (Ringtone)" iPhone
June 26, 2007
a whoa
Shadow & Cut recreating De La's 3 Feet High And Rising with nothing but 45's? (drool)
May 29, 2007
you guys bring the sauce
April 26, 2007
Sopranos Hooray
I live and die for Sopranos
this is Sopranos today
I give props to Sopranos
so Sopranos hooray...
April 24, 2007
Unsigned hype #002: Peter Pan Syndrome
Continuing the series with a band that I know very little about, other than the fact that I really like all 4 songs I've heard. The lead singer sounds a bit like Regina Spektor, but with only half the accent. "Sic Endgame" definitely sounds like a demo, but it's a great song nonetheless. "Like Braille" is newer, and has a much fuller band sound. Check the rest of their music out on myspace.
Wendy Darling - "Sic Endgame"
Wendy Darling - "Like Braille"
April 2, 2007
Do you understand how rap works?
The Daily Show has been bringing back the funny lately, mostly due to the new guys (John Oliver) coming into their own and some great guest correspondents (John Hodgman, Demetri Martin, Larry Wilmore). Wilmore especially, and no more so than when he teamed up with John Oliver last week for a report about the "N-word".
It took me forever to find a non-edited clip.
March 13, 2007
March 1, 2007
2 Bigg MC
he came to, turn this just-like-a-mini-mall out!
[via unkut]
December 29, 2006
Top 10 RSF8ATML in 2006
RSF8ATML = Rap Songs From '88-'92 Added To My Library
1) The D.O.C. - "Lend Me An Ear"
2) Special Ed - "Come On, Let's Move It"
3) Big Daddy Kane - "Wrath Of Kane"
4) 3rd Bass - "Brookyn-Queens (UK Power Mix)"
5) Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud - "Girls I Got 'Em Locked"
6) The Jaz - "Put The Squeeze On Em'"
7) Father MC - "Lisa Baby (Hip Hop Fat Mix)"
8) Double J - "Double J'z Tantrum"
9) Divine Styler - "Get Up On It"
10) Everlast - "I Got The Knack"
Thanks to the following blogs for much of the above: Unkut, RapChwast, To The Break Of Dawn & Bust The Facts.
PS - From my count, 7 of those songs contain James Brown-related samples.
December 25, 2006
December 2, 2006
more blubber than a Ruben Studdard
A new Ghostface album is about to drop. After hearing the first track that uses Eric B & Rakim's "Juice (Know The Ledge)" instrumental and another track that is based around this, you'd think it was one of those bootleg mix albums, but it's a real Def Jam release. I edited the first 2 minutes out of "Ghost Is Back" because it's just Ghost and (I think) Tracy Morgan yelling at each other about New Years, which sounds 100 times more entertaining than it actually is.
Ghostface Killah - "Ghost Is Back"
Ghostface Killah - "You Know I'm No Good (w/Amy Winehouse)" (Amazon)
November 29, 2006
Ergo, love.
How To Avoid a Staff Mutiny
Michael Scott
Regional Manager, Dunder-Mifflin Paper Co.
November 28, 2006
***ERIC IS A FAG***
Wikipedia Celebrates 750 Years Of American Independence
Although if you want the truth, try the Colbert Nation's Wikiality.
November 14, 2006
don't a mess with me, vanilla face
November 2, 2006
Power Song, first in a series. #001:
I dare you to play Kenny Loggins' "Danger Zone" in the middle of your workout and NOT break into a full out sprint.
September 27, 2006
Take a penny, leave a penny. #003:
Black Sheep - "Whodat?"
A new Black Sheep song in 2006 couldn't possibly be any good. Could it?
September 8, 2006
What a long, strange trip-hop it's been
I'm not sure I agree with most of what's on this list of trip-hop precursors, so here's two of my own.
Donovan - "Get Thy Bearings"
Issac Hayes - "Walk On By"
dance, ya know it
The Rev. Al Sharpton supports Tucker Carlson in "Dancing With the Stars":
We are living in trying and uncertain times. That’s why now, more than ever, we need a strong leader who will stand up for what we believe. Better yet, we need a leader who will dance for what we believe. Tucker Carlson is just such a dancer. Watch Tucker do the cha-cha and then call in your vote to make sure he advances to the next week’s show. You can call as often as you like. Remember: Voting in celebrity dance contests is not just your right in this country, it’s a privilege. … If you sit back idly and fail to perform your civic duty, lesser dancers could win this competition. America simply cannot afford that.
[via reality blurred]
September 7, 2006
trip-hop, we hardly knew ye
Blah blah blah, trip-hop!
Mono - "Life In Mono"
Mono - "Life In Mono (Alice Band Remix)"
September 6, 2006
where have all the trip-hop gone?
I should have explained two things yesterday:
1. That was the first in a series of trip-hop posts
2. I always try to only post songs that I don't think my fellow Recidivists already have in their collections
Prince Paul likes vocal samples that go "ah one, two; ah one, two" and so do the Al recommended Sneaker Pimps.
Sneaker Pimps - "6 Underground (Nellee Hooper Edit)"
Sneaker Pimps - "6 Underground (Perfecto Mix)"
September 5, 2006
what ever happened to trip-hop?
My definition of trip-hop has always been hip-hop beats with a singer instead of a rapper. I guess one could consider the Gorillaz or Gnarls Barkley to be trip-hop by that definition. For me, the last good trip-hop album was the first Goldfrapp record, before she got all glammed-up and started rocking the poodle head.
Pale 3 w/Goldfrapp - "Bodo"
Goldfrapp - "U.K. Girls (Physical)"
September 1, 2006
Now I’ma Network admin by trade..
I don't have any other reason to link to this article, other than the fact that the one-and-only Kool Kim of the UMC's name-dropped Recidivism's very own X amount in the comments.
UMC's - Jive Talk
August 24, 2006
let me see that...
How does one remix a classic cut-n-paste track? Get a bunch of the original records, add some new but still pertinent vocal samples (or Sisqo), and update the scratch techniques. Amazingly both the ’89 Skratch Gangstaz (DJ Pone & Snayk Eyez) and the Scratch Perverts (2-time DMC Team Champs) update classic cut-n-paste tracks - by Double Dee & Steinski and Grandmaster Flash respectively - without ruining them. Neither are necessarily better than the originals, but they're both entertaining.
’89 Skratch Gangstaz - Extra Credit (Lesson 3 Remix) (Amazon)
Scratch Perverts - Adventures On The Wheels Of Steel (Amazon)
August 16, 2006
I really thought it was "hold on"
I learned two things from this week's Rockstar: Supernova: the correct lyric is "oh Lord" and black people love Phil Collins covers (quick cut @1:28).
From I Love Music:
the coolest thing about "in the air tonight" is how he was performing it live on stage one time and he totally witnessed this murder by this dude right there in the audience so then he got the cops to come to the next show because he figured the guy would be there again and so he performed the song again and during the climactic part he sings "it's no stranger to you or me!" and points right at the murderer and the cops move through the crowd and arrest him! and then phil collins wrote this song about it all! which... he performed ... when ... it ... uh... happened.
August 15, 2006
Elmo is an annoying tool.
Elmo refused to be interviewed for this column.
a tropical contact high
Per the introduction, both The Beatles and The Beach Boys will max out The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s at 5 songs each. Neither of the originals of these Ben Kweller covers will make that list (some for more obvious reasons than others), but that hasn't stopped me from listening to both of them non-stop for the past week.
Ben Kweller w/Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes - "Wait" (Amazon)
Adam Green w/Ben Kweller - "Kokomo" (Amazon)
August 1, 2006
Beck on Hank Williams
Beck - Your Cheatin' Heart (Amazon)
Beck - (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (Live on KCRW)
July 30, 2006
bring that beat back
Despite what your favorite MC likes to think, the most important ingredient to a good rap song is the beat. Anything the rapper does is a distant second. Do you think "It Takes Two" is one of the greatest rap songs of all time because Rob Base is a great MC?
Now we all know that Public Enemy is not what they used to be. But is it really due to a huge drop in Chuck D's skills, or the lack of Bomb Squad production? To prove that it's the latter I submit Exhibit A: a track off last year's New Whirl Odor but this time with a vintage N.W.A. beat.
Public Enemy - "Superman's Black In The Building (Mauly T Remix)" (Amazon)
N.W.A. - "Real Niggaz Don't Die" (Amazon)
July 26, 2006
40 f's - that's his name
Hilarious Louis CK jokes from 2001 followed by the exact same jokes told by Dane Cook in 2003 except decidedly less funny.
July 11, 2006
Shame on me!
Unsigned hype #001: Summertime music alert!
As I am always on the lookout for the next unsigned hype, my minions have reported back from Southern California with an EP from a band called The Botticellis.
Because it's melodic California pop you get the obligatory Beach Boys reference, but there's also been some nods to The Shins. I think they sound like Rooney, but The Botticellis 5-song EP already has better tunes on it then the other guy's 11 track LP.
The Botticellis - "Killing Spree"
The Botticellis - "The Timing"
Self-titled EP is unavailable for purchase, but you can download two more of their songs from their myspace page.
June 30, 2006
Gettin' Down To It
In 1969 at the height of James Brown's career he recorded a jazz album with the Dee Felice Trio. It features versions of such Frank Sinatra standards as "That's Life", "All The Way" and "Strangers In The Night". After recently playing it for my James Brown & Frank Sinatra loving Dad he remarked, "I can see why I've never heard of it." Touché. There are however two jazzed-down James Brown originals that are very good.
James Brown - "Cold Sweat"
James Brown - "There Was A Time" (Amazon)
If, like me, you hear the opening to "There Was A Time" and think, "I should sample that. It would make a great early 90's hip-hop track." Just know that Chubb Rock beat you to it 15 years ago.
Chubb Rock - "Treat 'Em Right" (Amazon)
June 27, 2006
Swingle... In Space
I don't know for a fact if that's a sample of the Swingle Sisters in this new Cut Chemist track, but I do know that he used a chunk of this song for that Jem remix he did from last year.
June 26, 2006
I thought you should know
June 8, 2006
what did Craig Mack say?
Computer! How ya do boy?
Mr. Lif - Murs Iz My Manager (w/Murs) produced by Edan (Amazon
June 3, 2006
"Nerds are going to be soooooo mad."
May 24, 2006
Power Song
Zack de la Rocha & DJ Shadow - "Instrumental 3"
May 18, 2006
Reasons to live in LA
There's Largo and then there's sales of props from your favorite TV shows. I am currently drawing a blank on what the perfect item would be to buy from this. Tobias' cut-offs? Buster's claw? The banana stand? A cornballer?
May 5, 2006
Beastie Boys vs The Mohawks
X asked me about other good Beastie Boys fan remixes. Here's the entire list. Feel free to find all those and pull out the three good ones. I have two that use source material from Alan Hawkshaw's library funk band The Mohawks. You may remember them from the classic break "The Champ". The first one is by The Soulsavers. It is semi-legit since it was pressed on wax. The other is credited to a P3ibol.
Beastie Boys - "Alive (Soulsavers Remix)"
Beastie Boys - "Intergalactic (Incredible Thump Mix)"
The Mohawks - "Beat Me Til I'm Blue"
The Mohawks - "Senior Thump"
May 1, 2006
Happy Birthday, "Planet Rock"!
24 years ago this month Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" was released. In '92 Tommy Boy did a 10-year anniversary project. An unknown at the time, DJ Shadow was asked to contribute a remix.
Edited excerpt from an interview with DJ Shadow in 33 1/3's book on ...Endtroducing:
The next thing I know, a guy named Albee from Tommy Boy is asking me to remix Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock," which is one of the most influential records ever made, bar none. I accepted because I didn't want to blow this chance at an inroad with Tommy Boy. This was the first time I had set foot in a real studio on my own. Tommy Boy gave me a dub of the original 2-inch reel. I had no idea what reels were. This was all so new to me. I had no idea how we were going to do it. There was an engineer. Fortunately, he was able to help navigate. I didn't know how to sync things up. I didn't know how I was going to do it. Tommy Boy gave me $750 up front, and that was going to pay for food, gas and studio rental for that one day. I had to go in and do it all in one day. I was terrified. But we got through it. And the result, I thought, was OK. I mean, back then, I felt like everything I did was OK. But I was crushed because I sent the result to Albee at Tommy Boy, and then I couldn't get him on the phone for two weeks, and then, when I did get him on the phone, he goes, "Uh, yeah, I got it, I got it. You know, we were all real disappointed." I just go, "Oh, what? Really? What do you mean?" And he's like, "Yeah, it just wasn't happening." I was crushed. It was also when I learned a major, major lesson: never do anything just for the money.
So, gathering dust on a shelf somewhere is DJ Shadow's remix of "Planet Rock". While DJ Magic Mike's remix below is great stuff, everything else on the 10-year anniversary remix album is not. So was Shadow's remix really that bad? We'll probably never know. Recently there was a panel discussion about the making of "Planet Rock". It sounds like it was both boring and had some great moments. We'll probably also never know who “Man with 808” was.
Afrika Bambaataa - "Planet Rock (Bass In The Planet Mix)" (iTMS)
April 30, 2006
Girls do that?!?
Foo Fighters - "Darling Nikki" (Prince cover)
April 28, 2006
Televised Programming Bulletin. #010:
This Sunday on 60 Minutes:
Stephen Colbert On Insincerity.
April 20, 2006
what wubida whena
Fatboy Slim remixes it:
James Brown - "Payback (The Final Mixdown)"
Jean-Jacques Perry - "E.V.A. (Fatboy Slim Remix)"
April 19, 2006
The Right Thing To Do
It initally reminded me of Gondry, but it was done by a Nagi Noda. He ripped off his own video for Yuki's "Sentimental Journey".
Make sure you at least fast forward to the very end.
April 15, 2006
neither them or Parker Lewis knew us
Fun post over at unkut.com about Corky Nemec aka Parker Lewis, Ed Lover's birthday party, and MF Doom.
April 14, 2006
If this were The Breaks...
I would play this J-Live track right after the Cut Chemist from earlier in the week.
J-Live - "Don't Play"
Mass Influence - "All Out"
L'Roneous Da'Versifer - "L'Chemy" (Amazon)
April 13, 2006
Cal Tjader's "Soul Sauce"
One of my all time favortie bossa nova songs plus a remix.
Cal Tjader - "Soul Sauce" (Amazon)
Cal Tjader - "Soul Sauce (Fila Brazillia Remix)" (Amazon)
April 11, 2006
bossa nova samples
Laurindo Almeida & The Bossa Nova All-Stars - "Desafinado" (Amazon)
as used in Beck's "Readymade"
Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfá (w/Maria Toledo) - "Saudade Vem Correndo" (Amazon)
as used in The Pharcyde's "Runnin'"
April 10, 2006
Bossa-Hop or Hip-Nova
Cut Chemist's other new track from the forthcoming The Audience's Listening. And the bossa nova vocal sample.
Cut Chemist - "The Garden" (iTunes)
Astrud Gilberto - "Berimbau" (Amazon
April 7, 2006
Random Instrumental Hip-Hop
At least twice as long as it needs to be, but X will like it anyway.
Mantronix - "King Of The Beats" (Amazon
April 5, 2006
Random Rap. #008
The original BBD. With a Prince vocal sample. On the strength!
Black By Demand - "Dearly Beloved" (Amazon
April 4, 2006
Random Rap. #007
DJ Mark The 45 King in '87 on both the beat and the mic.
The 45 King - "A King Creation"
(via Unkut.com)
April 3, 2006
Random Rap. #006
Bear witness.
I'm the one that does the rockin', all my sounds are legit.
Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud - "I Gotta Good Thing (Remix)"
(via the now dead Vinyl Addicts)
March 31, 2006
It's just my opinion, but it's true.
March 29, 2006
something, something
We previously discussed the Ultimix, which is not to be confused with an Ultimatum Mix. Those are all done by the Stereo MC's. And knowing is half the battle.
Jungle Brothers w/Q-Tip - "Black Is Black (Ultimatum Mix)"
March 22, 2006
Televised Programming Bulletin. #008:
This Sunday is the Ricky Gervais episode of "The Simpsons". If you weren't sure about recording it, that live action intro that was floating around the net will be used as the actual intro.
Also, tonight is the premiere of what I hope will be the horribly fantastic "Unan1mous". It's good to know that it's only a half hour show. Should be easier to get through even if it's not quite the "Paradise Hotel" I hope it is.
March 20, 2006
Blazin out Yo La Tengo
March 18, 2006
die muthaf#!*a, die muthaf#!*a, die
I wish I still had a radio show, so I could do a whole show about tracks that have been taken to court because of sampling. I would obviously ignore this judge's decision and play "Ready To Die" anyways (and have a fun time making a clean version before the show.) I love imagining the song being played in court. "You ready muthaf#!*a? We gonna kill yo ass." I would then play the following:
Kool G Rap & D.J. Polo w/Geto Boys & Ice Cube - "Two To The Head"