RIP ONE - EPITOME EP 2 (2008)

Long time no blog, but new records! Here is a new release on the japaneese label Subcontact, that I want you to take a closer look at. Rip one has release two EP's containing most of the songs from his full lengt album "Epitome" wich, during to wikipedia, means a later author reproducing older material that's gone lost over the years. The title is a statement.

The sound is jazzy, with some salsa and breakbeat influences on some tracks, Rip has also got some help from some eccelent Mc's. They are new to me, and i will keep an ear on their work in the future!

Brain Is Like A Factory...

/ JayWalk

http://www.subcontact.net/
http://www.myspace.com/innernational
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BLACKBEARD REWORKS/TALIB KWELI - GET BY (2004)

I bought this record from Germany about four years ago. I dont know why I bought it and i actally didn't like it when I got it so I put it aside and forgot it, as you do when you get a bunch of records and one record is'nt as good as the others at the moment.

About one month ago I found it again and put it on when I was mixing! It sounds great! Some jazz and some sleezy keyboard, very cool actually! I dont know anything about this "blackbeard", but he have a myspace with some fresh funk on. Check it out!

/ JayWalk

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http://www.myspace.com/blackbeardsoul

THE DONUTS - ALL SAMPLES CLEARED EP (2007)

Ouch! This is so hot. Imagine Dilla the last months of his life, lyin down in his hospital bed sampling theese real classics that y'all recognize from "Donuts". That's deep man, that's deep.

Of course the right way to do it is to dig yourself each record appearing on this EP but because of my lazyness, my fetisch for whitelabels and my opinion that every fresh vinyl record from the pressing plant is a good record. And the fact that this record contains the ground to what (with some help from Dilla) was one of the best records 2006 makes it a worthy pick-up next time you buy records.

My personal favourite is of course every song on the record, Dilla's got the taste, but "Undisputed truth - walk on by" and "Jerry Butler - Just because I really love you", is the most played around here at the time.

The record is released on "Nuts", A japaneese lable that's not known for anything yet.

/ JayWalk



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THE 49ERS - BREATH OF FRESH AIR (2007)

Yes! An (almost) new 12"/EP released on japaneese label Goon Trax. Goon trax logo is always a good quality assurance for a good hiphop record containing that extra jazzy sound. About the group, I dont know anything about them that's not on their myspace. They are a group from Delaware, USA, but they seem to have their fame in japan.

They have recently released a CD for the japaneese market and this 12" ,japan only of course, contains three tracks from the full length.

I won't lie if I say that the song "Music" is one of the best i've heard this year, the beat is genius, and the song is about loving music, cute! You just have to check out this group in some way, they seems kind of slept on outside Japan. Sad!

/ JayWalk

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http://www.myspace.com/the49ers

http://www.myspace.com/goontrax

TRAINSPOTTERS - FEEL THE VIBE 12" (2007)

Representing Sweden for the first time in this blog. The group is Trainspotters and they're from the very northern parts of our country. Umeå to be more precise. And while they tumble around in the snow with icebears they come up with a warm sound with influences of jazz and soul, and thats what i like! This 12" is released on the japaneese label Chataudisc and contains a remix of original song named "Jetbeat Jazzy mix". Highly Recomended!

Trainspotters is George Kaplan and Rewindable, they're members of the "Random Bastards Crew" containing Snowboarders, Skaters and some other random bastards.

Another faourite with Trainspotters is "Growing up", you can hear it and download it on their myspace.

Peace / JayWalk

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http://www.myspace.com/trainspotters

http://www.myspace.com/chateaudisc

HIP HOP JAZZ 90'S VOL 2 (2008)

Hip hop, Jazz and 90's, to me i'ts the perfect combination, golden age, beats with a great dynamic sound, soulful loops and concius lyrics. I was way to young in the 90's though so my vinyl addiction had not started to disturb my peaceful life yet. Lucky for me, kind people from France is releasing an update in what was happening back then. This is volume 2 (of 2) but I hope for a third volume soon! I've missed to pick up the first one but it sounds real cool too...

This makes me wanna dig in some dusty crates for some hiphop gold, not so common with crates like thatm in Sweden though..

My favourite songs on the Vol 2 is "Blaque Spurm - Days & Days" and "BSB - How I Live" (remember this was before Back street boys).

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/ JayWalk

SHINSIGHT TRIO - EVERYTHING STEADY GOIN DOWNHILL/ LUCKY DAYZ/ HEART (2007)

Shinsight Trio is the rapper Insight, the producer Shin-Ski and Dj Ryow. Their project shinsight trio is a side project to their many other projects and of course, as almost every new promising project theese days, it's released a japaneese label. This time it's Tokyobased Bad News turn to put their name on the sleeve.

This EP/12" contains at least 2 REAL bangers, so they give you value when you buy this expensive import record. "Everything steady going downhill" is very easy listened, based on a energic jazz loop and Lucky Days is a more laid back track with some more soul! IF somebody know or recognize the original break to Lucky Dayz, I would be happy if you let me know!

Today was a lucky day!

/ JayWalk

www.badnews.co.jp
http://www.myspace.com/shinsighttrio

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SOUND PROVIDERS - AN EVENING WITH THE SOUND PROVIDERS (2004)

Sound Providers!
First of all for those that dont know the Sound Providers is from San Diego, California
and consists of Jay Skillz (Producer) & Soulo (Dj & Producer). Profile (Mc) use to be in the group
but left it and started other projects.

Now about the record.. "An Evening With The Sound Providers".
It's really got that jazzy boom bap sound that you searchin for now a days, really dope!
Even if the record is 65% instrumental it got a nice guest line up: Maspyke, The Procussions,
Asheru, Little Brother And Wee Bee Foolish.

I get a really nice vibe from these cats! They really want to keep that real boom bap sound.
i want to give the record 5 of 5 but they need a Mc! even if they rap on some tracks themselfs.
4 of 5 from me! dont know if this record is sold out now but all hiphop jazz heads better check it if you havent!

1 Track of the album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCw38LSUm3s


/ Ches

SHADES OF BLUE : MADLIB INVADES THE BLUE NOTE (2003)

This is no news! I just found this records in my crates when i was looking for some good jazzy stuff to mix. I'd forgot it actually. So I played it and found out once again that it's a fucking good record by madlib! I bought it in Manchester some years ago when madlib had released the "Shades of blue, madlib invades the blue note LP", probably i was out of money but wanted a taste of it anyway so i bought the sampler instead. Something I hardly ever do if a record is available on full lenght wax, especially not back then.

Nuff said! It's a cool sampler where Madlib uses some old blue note tunes by Donald Byrd, Ronnie Foster and Bobbi Humphrey to create a real jazzy sound! Medaphoar is also appearing on one track and thats kind of nice too.

Hey Madlib, Invade more things!

/ JayWalk

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ZION I & THE GROUCH - SOUL SEARCHIN/MOVES THAT MAKE ME (2006)

I got this 7" for free with a previous order on HHV.DE. The record is limited to 1000 copies, but isn't that pretty much for a vinyl record in theese days?

However, it contains two fresh songs thats not relased on any 12" or LP before so this is vinyl only, and they're kind of dope! Thats why I put them here. I also like the fact that they squeeze in two tracks on each side on the record.
For you who havent heard the full length LP "ZION I & THE GROUCH - HEROES IN THE CITY OF DOPE"
I would happily recommend it! It's dope!!

/ JayWalk

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