Out For Stardom

Lil B 'White Flame' Mixtape

2012-02-02T20:04:00.000-08:00

After weeks of teasing, Lil B finally drops White Flame, showcasing his re-embrace of darkness. The tape’s Soulja Slim-referencing cover art is by far the best in B’s Flame series (Red Flame, Black Flame and Red Flame Evil Edition, among others), and it finds the Based God mixing No Limit-leaning throwbacks (“Fuck that Sucka,” “Bitch of the City,” “I’m Fabio”) and soulful pathos (“Surrender to Me,” “Neva Switch,” “I’m Down 4 Hire”). Keep an ear out for “Fed Time,” which samples Prince’s “I Would Die 4 U” Shouts to Keyboard Kid for handling a good chunck of the production work.

'OMG LIL B IS BACK BEING EVIL FOR SOME REASON HES REACHED A LEVEL ’2nd LEVEL BASED DEMI GOD’ THIS IS NOT GOOD' - Lil B

'WOW THIS IS RARE LIL B IS GOING THROUGH A RARE PROCESS IN BASEDWORLD, HE HAS REACHED A LEVEL I MUST I DONT NO IF ITS GOOD OR BAD RIGHT NOW… BASEDWORLD STAY POSITIVE THATS THE ONLY WAY LIL B WILL GET BACK TO NORMAL' – Lil B

Lil B, White Flame mixtape

Century Linkstep

2012-02-01T16:34:00.001-08:00

Cedaa 'Patagonia'

2012-02-01T15:20:00.000-08:00

LA's up-and-coming Fade to Mind imprint has announced the start of an "official bootleg" series with this whimsical tune from Pacific Northwest bass aficionado Cedaa. Producer Simon Ho melds together oddball sound bytes, crushing bass frequencies, bubbly synth tones, and an array of percussive elements on "Patagonia," which collectively evoke some kind of alien marshland dance party. Big stuff from the Bellingham bad man.

Cedaa - Patagonia

Swerve Hump Mix #11

2012-02-01T14:58:00.000-08:00

Like we always do about this time! Yeah. DJ Swervewon back up in the mix with the usual Wednesday steez. Party with him all day and all night, hit the jump and download the mix (peep the tracklist too) to soundtrack your day and then roll on out to Moe Bar tonight to get your souls rocked. DOWNLOAD HERE

Tracklist:
The Hump Vol. 11
Kyle Rapps & Diwon “Tick Of The Clock”
Bjork vs. Omar Souleyman “Chrystaline (Jabo Remix)”
Doc Adam “Es Gibt Kein”
Gorillaz “Clint Eastwood (Mischief Moombahswag Remix)”
Deadmau5 “Strobe (Moombahton Remix)”
Fatboy Slim “Praise You (Moombahton Remix)”
Kapo “A$$ What (Original Mix)”
LA Yaute “Ah Oh Oh Ah (Original Mix)”
Cubic Zirconia “Take Me High (Bart B More Remix Edit)”
Pase Rock “LVLZ”
Mojek “Feeling Good”
Clicks & Whistles “Neva Get Caught (Tittsworth Remix)”
Outkast “Spottieottiedopalicious (Shorthand Remix)”
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble “Spottieottiedopalicious”
Avatar Young Blaze “Cowabunga”
Rick Ross ft. Pharrell, Meek Mill & Stalley “MMG The World Is Ours”
JPSTYLA “Hold You Down”
Yung Dollas “Navy Based”
EvergreenOne “Bangin’”
Gangrene “Vodka & Ayahuasca”
Rude Hi-Fi “El Hoyo (Barriobeat Jungle Remix)”
ScHoolboy Q “Raymond 1969″
SOFI “Bring Out The Devil (The Sonixx Remix)”

Alive & Well

2012-01-31T16:25:00.001-08:00

Store opening tomorrow. Come by for a bit and check the new space. I will be DJing along with a bunch of other knuckleheads.

Fresh Espresso Poster

2012-01-30T22:59:00.000-08:00

Fresh Espresso is back at it!! Playing this show March 9th. P Smoov flying in from Michigan for this one! Be there or be lame. BUY TICKETS HERE

2 Posters

2012-01-30T20:49:00.000-08:00

Atlas Sound and Juice Box posters. I'm feeling yellow and pink today I suppose.

Spraypaint Landscape

2012-01-30T16:56:00.001-08:00

Bob Ross can suck it.

Beard Beanies

2012-01-29T16:15:00.000-08:00

Instantly transform yourself to a North Westerner... no matter where you are.

I want one of these.

We do love us some beards over here

#BASEDTREASURE

2012-01-29T13:38:00.000-08:00

Another mixtape from Keyboard Kid. #RARE #BASED Big things coming up in 2012 for the guy.

Keyboard Kid May Not Be Here Forever.. I Said This Today On Twitter "all the people that hit me saying they luv the music man it means more than gold..the people are the gold" ... So This is For You #BASEDTREASURE Collect all The Gems

- Keyboard Kid

BASEDTREASURE by KeyboardKid206

The Exciters

2012-01-27T20:06:00.000-08:00

I've been listening to a lot of them lately and this video just brings me joy on top of it all.

National Good Day Day

2012-01-27T19:50:00.000-08:00

Thank you, Larry, for showing me this. This guy took the time out to figure out what the exact date was that Ice Cube was talking about in his song "Today Was A Good Day".

CLUE 1:
“went to short dogs house,they was watching Yo MTVRAPS”
Yo MTV RAPS first aired: Aug 6th 1988

CLUE 2:
Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on: Feb 23 1993

CLUE 3:
”The Lakers beat the Super Sonics”
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release of the single FEBRUARY 23 1993 where the Lakers beat the Super Sonics:
Nov 11 1988 114-103
Nov 30 1988 110-106
Apr 4 1989 115-97
Apr 23 1989 121-117
Jan 17 1990 100-90
Feb 28 1990 112-107
Mar 25 1990 116-94
Apr 17 1990 102-101
Jan 18 1991 105-96
Mar 24 1991 113-96
Apr 21 1991 103-100
Jan 20 1992 116-110

CLUE 4:
Dates of those Laker wins over SuperSonics where it was a clear day with no Smog:
Nov 30 1988
Apr 4 1989
Jan 18 1991
Jan 20 1992

CLUE 5:
“Got a beep from Kim, andshe can fuck all night”
Beepers weren’t adopted by mobile phone companies until the 1990s. Dates left where mobile beepers were availible to public:
Jan 18 1991
Jan 20 1992

CLUE 6:
Ice Cube starred in the film “Boyz in the hood” that released late Summer of 1991, but was being filmed mid-late 1990 early 1991 and Ice Cube was busy on set filming the movie Jan 18 1991 too busy to be lounging around the streets with no plans.

Ladies and Gentlemen..

The ONLY day where:
Yo MTV Raps was on air
It was a clear and smogless day
Beepers were commercially sold
Lakers beat the SuperSonics
and Ice Cube had no events to attend was…

JANUARY 20 1992
National Good Day Day

Thaddeus David - Maven

2012-01-27T19:37:00.000-08:00

Filled with a combination of beats Thad dug up via the internets and random beat happenings, coupled with a handful of original jams from the likes of Ski Team, Tele Fresco, Kuddie Fresh, DJ Semaj & Jester. The guests are few, long time SEA microphone rep Onry Ozzborn shows up twice. Thaddeus’ teammate Parker held down a hook. Otherwise this is strictly a affair for Mr. David. Here he is shedding away something, freeing himself up and giving you just a hint of what he is about. I remember him playing some solo cuts of his on tour and needless to say I'm glad he has put it out with Members Only. Congrats!

Maven by Thaddeus David

Blue Scholars - Seijun Suzuki

2012-01-27T19:33:00.000-08:00

These guys have put together a very beautiful video with Jon Jon filled with samurai swords and grey suits. Thig making the grand gentlemen's cameo.

BLUE SCHOLARS [seijun suzuki] from Jon Jon on Vimeo.

Avatar Young Blaze - UK Grime Video

2012-01-26T07:16:00.001-08:00

This beat is dummy. New shit from the Seattle Russian gangster.

The Hump Poster 12

2012-01-25T12:59:00.001-08:00

Tonight let's do it. Servewon's new mix HERE

DON'T TALK TO THE COPS!

2012-01-24T11:22:00.000-08:00

I am happy to announce that we have a new addition to Out For Stardom! Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome DON'T TALK TO THE COPS! to our family and imprint. It was pretty much a no brainer for us to get behind this project which embraces everything that we are about: being original, pushing boundaries, and grinding non-stop. DtttC! are a part of Mash Hall and there has always been a sense of family and community within, which is exactly how we operate. Over the past few years, it has been great to get to know them as not only musicians, but also as people. In the ever increasing roles of the do-it-yourself artist, they are a great addition to our roster as we look to expand and grow in the future. A lot of the best music coming out of Seattle is a member of OFS and we are going to continue to bring attention and support to those bands that we think you should be paying attention to. Go hard, party smart. Love Family, indeed.

Don’t Talk To The Cops! have just finished recording tracks for their 2nd album, Let's Quit, due out on Valentine's Day 2012. The release pairs deceptively simple lyrics, themes, and break-beats with heart-attack inducing electro-punk-hop production. Let's Quit showcases the talents of djblesOne and emecks along with guests OCnotes (Metal Chocolates), Rachel Ratner (Partman Parthorse/Butts), and Hollywood Holt (Chocolate Industries). djblesOne is an accomplished dj/producer whose influential productions and DJ mixes have helped shape the last decade of b-boy culture. His partner in crime, emecks, clocks in at only half his height but her larger than life style and pro dance moves bring outsized attitude to this dynamic duo. Their combined dance vision is abetted by hype man El Mizell, providing backup vocals and pops of energy to an already tight live setup.

DON'T TALK TO THE COPS! - Swag Treated Treated Swag by djblesOne

To help celebrate this glorious day, please enjoy a free download & video of the song "Swag Treated Treated Swag" off of Let's Quit. This song is especially meaningful to all of us because it was the theme song on the last Mad Rad/Mash Hall tour. Literally every night after leaving the venue, all 7 of us would pile into the stretched out white van, turn this on to full blast, and bang our heads straight for the entirety of the song. Most nights, it stayed on loop until we arrived at the hotel and it was an ultimate pick me up for whoever needed one. We hope it does the same for you!

Let's Quit release show is Saturday, February 4th at The Baltic Room with Portland duo Purple & Green.

Lil Woody's will be celebrating the album by adding a Don't Talk To The Cops! "Murderburger" to the menu from February 4th through February 13th.

Don't Talk To The Cops! Let's Quit will be available on iTunes and in stores on Tuesday, February 14th.

Don't Talk To The Cops! Let's Quit
TRACKLIST
1. I Like Nerds (feat. Rachel Ratner)
2. Hey... Don't Eat Those
3. Murderburger Official Motion Picture Trailer
4. Murderburger (feat. OC Notes & Rachel Ratner)
5. I Don't Like Rachel
6. LAOS! LAOS! LAOS! LAOS!
7. Swag Treated Treated Swag
8. Tip Toe Right By Em
9. Girls Buy Me Drinks Remix (feat. Hollywood Holt)
10. Tattoo My Name
11. Someday I'm Gonna Be Rich
12. Puke Party (feat. Rachel Ratner & El Mizell)

Shaolin Jazz

2012-01-23T18:53:00.000-08:00

Classic bop recordings with Wu-Tang acapellas? Sign me up! I think these guys did a great job of not only finding samples and records that work well with the lyrics, but ones that also embrace them. It's not just some boring 4 bar jazzy beat loops but whole records in place of the original Wu instrumentals. CLICK HERE to download.

I am pretty sure that this mixtape had to be inspired by these works by Logan Walters. To see more of the Blue Note inspired Wu-Tang album covers CLICK HERE.

Soft Guerilla

2012-01-23T15:00:00.000-08:00

A clever series of weapons made by Kyle Bean from harmless materials for a feature article centred around the topic of 'Guerilla Gardening' and 'Yarn Bombing'. These are smart and simply beautiful. MORE HERE

Braille Burgers

2012-01-23T14:38:00.001-08:00

Great campaign for the blind who love a tasty burger.

Wimpy Braille Burgers from wes on Vimeo.

Zebra Katz 'Imma Read'

2012-01-19T12:51:00.000-08:00

Zebra katz - Ima Read from Mad Decent on Vimeo.

Fresh from self releasing his lo-fi mixtape “CHAMPAGNE”, ZEBRA KATZ serves you his debut release, Ima Read feat. Njena Reddd Foxxx on Mad Decent’s Jeffree’s Imprint. Pulling from a multimedia /performance art background, Zebra Katz brings a slo-mo dark delivery to his rhymes set over a the minimal unencumbered beat on “Ima Read”.But what does “Ima Read” even mean? Simply put, “reading” is an old voguing term describing someone verbally insulting an opponent about something not so apparent to the average viewer. A good reader could tear you apart with one simply sentence.

Zebra Katz - Ima Read feat. Njena Reddd Foxxx by Mad Decent

GET WASTED IN THE SNOW

2012-01-18T15:03:00.000-08:00

Wih us!! You're favorite Wednesday night party people are bringing it tough tonight with special guests and special drinks. Sled on down and we can melt this snow together.

Larry Lovebone

2012-01-17T20:13:00.000-08:00

1st To Do It / Larry Lovebone from BankShot on Vimeo.

Jam Jam Poster

2012-01-17T16:53:00.000-08:00

Jam Jam is now at Chop Suey. Take note, take toke.

Floyd Campbell 'Visions' Mixtape

2012-01-17T15:01:00.000-08:00

Future Detroit Sounds. That pretty sums up what I have have to say about the new Floyd Campbell mix, containing 100% all original productions and giving a glimpse in what to expect from him in the future. Hailing from Los Angles and dropping his debut EP on Body High this coming spring, Mr. Campbell looks to be an artist to watch in 2012.

Floyd Campbell - Visions by BODYHIGH

MSHVB "Gone Again"

2012-01-17T13:21:00.000-08:00

A gorgeous vibrantly colored short film by Mt. St. Helen's Vietnam Band returning from a brief hiatus. This video based on their last album "Where The Messengers Meet" was shot in the Olympic Mountains and includes the songs Gone Again and Cadence. The visuals alone are striking and epic. The smooth crooning of Benjamin Verdoes keep your eyes and mind focused on all the subtleties. I want this to be a full length film! The band has been recording their new album which I am overly excited for and are playing a show April 5th at Neumos.

Mr. Seventh Heaven himself had this to say:

"Tristan did a fantastic job of bringing the characters from the story to life. We met several times and discussed the narrative. I gave him sections, timelines, and diagrams to sift through. He chose a scene that he wanted to interpret, and then spent an incredible amount of time and effort making what is essentially a short film depicting a pivotal moment in the Where the Messengers Meet tale. He cast actors, scouted the entire Olympic Peninsula region searching for the perfect shooting locations from the Northwest Raptor Center in Sequim to the Hoh Rainforest Trust west of Forks. The majority of the cast involved were non-actors from Port Angeles who were excited to get behind his ambitious vision and after a soaking wet three-day expedition, the project was completed. Hopefully, we will work together to fill out other scenes from the story in the near future."

ROARRRR

2012-01-16T12:40:00.000-08:00

I made this gif last week. For some reason it makes me smile.

MLK County

2012-01-16T12:32:00.000-08:00

Happy Martin Luther King day to everyone! A great day to celebrate a man who did so much for the civil rights movement and lived an entirely too short life. I just found out that King County, the county I live in, was changed to honor him in 1986. I'm so glad they did, I couldn't imagine embracing this beautiful city as much as I do if they hadn't. The original guy was such a fucking douche bag. READ HERE

Moonrise Kingdom Trailer

2012-01-14T15:20:00.000-08:00

Wes Anderson is at it again..

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, MOONRISE KINGDOM tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore -- and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. Bruce Willis plays the local sheriff. Edward Norton is a Khaki Scout troop leader. Bill Murray and Frances McDormand portray the young girl's parents. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as the boy and girl.

Fresh Espresso x Caffe Vita

2012-01-14T15:04:00.000-08:00

You can now go into any Caffe Vita and pick up your very own postcard record of Fresh Espresso's single "Show Me How You Do". It is simply fitting to collab the two together. I'm going to go pick up mine with a huge cup of coffee.. err shot of espresso.

Happiness Remix

2012-01-11T17:36:00.000-08:00

djblesOne’s official BBOY REMIX of Happiness by Malice & Mario Sweet feat Choklate! Video starring Mash Hall Love Family’s THEM TEAM! Junior, Dialtone, Cha Cha, Tim The Pit, Chico & Thesis! Video by djblesOne.

Shaprece x Reva Poster

2012-01-11T13:38:00.000-08:00

These two sultry ladies are doing a co headlining show at The Crocodile next week. Get all sexy, glamorous, and dolled up to see these fine ladies in action.

Swervewon - Hump Mix #8

2012-01-11T13:02:00.000-08:00

Swervey is back at it with another mix for another week. Come kick it with us at The Hump tonight at Moe Bar. CLICK HERE

Boomanji @ Glo's

2012-01-10T13:31:00.001-08:00

Its going down this Thursday at Glo's. Stoked to get up and see my Bellingham people again.

Chicken & Waffles

2012-01-09T12:08:00.000-08:00

Every Tuesday, Captain Blacks has DJs spinning all 45s from some of your favorite people. Tomorrow Hundy Proof is playing and I will for sure be listening and glistening. Kenny Raw... Where are you?!?

Moustair Radjaw

2012-01-08T18:51:00.000-08:00

Moustair is so hilarious!! I had to make my own.

Truckasauras Rooftop

2012-01-08T18:05:00.000-08:00

"Dingus and the Buttf***s" Live at the Lo-Fi, Seattle WA from sauco on Vimeo.

Over the summer Octopus Fest happened at LoFi, Black Lodge, and Victory. An all day music festival that I was lucky enough to be a part of. This video is a gorgeous interpretation of what happened that early evening. Truckasauras was rocking out on LoFi's rooftop at dawn as the sun was setting behind the Needle. I just finally got to see the video and I must say I was very thankful to be DJing all night after this set. I didn't want to help unload gear down that treacherous ladder hole in the roof! I would have broke one of their many many pieces of gear. I want to play on a roof!

Nightvisions

2012-01-07T11:57:00.000-08:00

NIGHTVISIONS from Christian Palmer on Vimeo.

A new short film by Christian Palmer, commissioned by Cairo Seattle for exhibition at Expo 89.

This film was created over a series of three evenings, and all of the dialogue is improvised. We shot with two iPhones and a little Kodak HD camera that I borrowed from Linas Phillips.

The actors drank a lot of beer but we all held hands and I cast spells on them and waved burning sage in their faces and demanded wrestling, tackling, piggyback rides, yelling, and lighting fireworks- everything you do when you meet someone new and fun.

Natalia Fabia

2012-01-07T09:56:00.000-08:00

Very talented Natalia Fabia blows my mind away with her work, its so beautiful and realistic. She has her first solo exhibit Jan. 14- Feb 11 at Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York City.

"Her work has been featured in numerous gallery exhibitions including Thinkspace Gallery, M Modern and The Shooting Gallery. She has been featured in Angeleno, Juxtapoz, and New York Arts magazine as well as appearances on Miami Ink, Fox 11 News and Indie 103.1."

Natalia Fabia

Keyboard Kid 'Cosmonaut' LP

2012-01-06T16:51:00.000-08:00

Another damn instrumental LP from the golden child of based, The Keyboard Kid. Gonna let him explain this one.

'This Album Was Made To Simulate What A Trip Through #BASEDWORLD Moving @ High Flying Speeds while Swaggin To The Max With a Spaceship Full of Green Alien Bitches That Have 3 Huge Tits Smoking and Rolling Up Loud Is Like..Trust I have Done This With The BasedGod. The BasedGod Sent Me Back To Share The Experience...He Also Crowned Me NW God'

- Keyboard Kid

<p>&amp;lt;a href="http://keyboardkid206.bandcamp.com/album/cosmonaut"&amp;gt;Cosmonaut by Keyboard Kid 206&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</p>

I See Dead People

2012-01-06T16:03:00.000-08:00

Take some of your favorite albums and photoshop out the members that have passed. This is way too brilliant to me today. CLICK HERE

via Line Out

Alice

2012-01-05T18:13:00.000-08:00

Hype Williams 'One Nation'

2012-01-05T15:41:00.000-08:00

Last week I (finally..) stumbled on to Roy Blunt (aka Roy Nnawuchi) and Inga Copeland, a duo from Hackney and Estonia that are the psychedelic redefinition of lo-fi known as Hype Williams. Enigmatic and deliberately elusive, their name was blatantly stolen from famed video director and their style defies any attempt at traditional classification. It is an impossible puzzle of low quality sounds, twisted rhythms, electronic noise, slices of pop culture and acid humour which against all the odds, has received unceasing acclaim from the specialist critics. The LP I have been into the most is "One Nation', released on Hippos In a Tank is a testament to the term bedroom producer. Also have been feeling there most recent release on Kode 9's Hyperdub label. Entitled Kelly Price w8 gain ep vol II is a great continuation in the vein of not only their established and quirky musical style, but also their zero-day pop-culture-rip-off naming policy. Gwan.

Hype Williams - One Nation by Hippos In Tanks

HYPE WILLIAMS - KELLY PRICE W8 GAIN VOL.II EP (HYPERDUB) - 07/2011 by aimlowmusic

WC Closing Sale

2012-01-03T18:46:00.000-08:00

Go cop something on the cheap. I got mad love for these guys. To bigger and better things, gentlemen!

"We are inviting you to the closing sale for our Capitol Hill location. The Winner’s Circle is not going out of business but rather expanding and opening doors to incredible new opportunities! We have been growing our brand and presence over the last 7 years and are eager to offer the Winner’s Circle across the country and even more exciting around the globe. Riding the great success of the Winner’s Circle Workshop Portland we did last month, WC will continue to tour the country with great art shows and awesome WC products in our favorite city’s."

Flosstradamus 'Total Recall'

2012-01-02T14:25:00.000-08:00

I havent heard much from Chicago duo Flosstradamus since somewhere back in '09. I had always been a fan of there stuff back in the day when they first started floating around with their quirky edits and remixes. To kick of the new year, following the release of their Jubulation EP on Fools Gold last month, they dropped this free single and video today entitled 'Total Recall'. A Trance Traphouse affair, with epic breakdowns, hardcore Rotterdam Rob Gee kick drums and lion-hearted, enchanted lady from the sea vocals. Check out the free download and video below. Everything from raving in Ibiza to Toyko drifting.

Total Recall by Flosstradamus

The Seventh Letter

2012-01-01T11:30:00.000-08:00

"This video documents the process of Roid’s painting a signature T-Shirt design for TheSeventhLetter line on a recent trip to Detroit. Roid uses a unique process of painting half the letters upside-down, only to be revealed in the reflection of a murky puddle of water below."

TheSeventhLetter: Roid - Reflections from TheSeventhLetter on Vimeo.

Buy the shirt here

2011-12-31T15:26:00.001-08:00

2012 is looming... Chop Suey tonight.

The Weeknd - Echoes Of Silence

2011-12-30T16:02:00.000-08:00

The Weeknd has dropped his third mixtape of the year bringing some of that big booming R&B crooning you've come to love. I swear on some of these songs he sounds like the second coming of MJ. DOWNLOAD HERE

Dishes

2011-12-30T15:46:00.000-08:00

Belgian photographer and designer Jean-Francois De Witte featured objects that can be found in the kitchen such as dishes, forks, spoons and cups in his latest series of conceptual photographs. These objects are transformed into animals, flowers or people. His photographs spark imagination that can easily put a smile on your face.

DTTTC! Stranger Cover

2011-12-29T13:38:00.000-08:00

Nice work guys! You are well aware that Team Cover is playing New Year's Eve, right?! Well get on that! Also, nice write up by The Stranger staff talking about their favorite music of 2011. DTTTC! and Katie Kate are mentioned in the article.

DJ Swervewon: Hump Vol 6

2011-12-28T13:12:00.000-08:00

Sixth installment in Swervey's ongoing mixtape series. Something to keep your work week going and your booty shaking. Come see us tonight at MOE BAR.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Untold “Stop What You’re Doing (James Blake Remix)”
Chris Brown “Look At Me Now (Shorthand Refix)”
La Roux “In For The Kill (Skrillex Remix)”
David Banner ft. 2 Chainz & A$AP Rocky “Yao Ming”
Drake ft. The Weeknd “Crew Love (DJ El Grande Remix)”
Bei Maejor ft. J. Cole, T-Pain, Trey Songz & Wale “Trouble (Remix)”
Big K.R.I.T. “Moon & Stars (Clams Casino Remix)”
Hi-Life Soundsystem ft. Thadwick Tristen Trevor III “Turn It Up”
Slum Village “Raise It Up (Doc Adam Moombahton Remix)”
Skrillex ft. Sirah “Bangarang”
Tyga “Rack City (Grandtheft Bootleg)”
J. Cole “Mr. Nice Watch (DJ eSenTRiK Remix)”
Kenton Dunson ft. Passion Pit “Top of the World”
Clouds “Articles (Ado Remix)”
Arty “Around The World (Tocadisco Remix)”
Mord Fustang “We Are Now Connected (Original Mix)”
R3hab & Swanky Tunes “Sending My Love (Cazzette’s Already Super Human Remix)”
Kaskade “Turn It Down (Deniz Koyu Remix)”
Steve Aoki ft. [[[zuper blahq]]] “In The House (R3hab Remix)”
Bird Peterson “79″
Chuckie “Who Is Ready To Jump (Dada Life Remix)”
Crookers “Hummus (Astronomar Remix)”

GLAMOUR - The Lost POB Remixes

2011-12-27T13:46:00.000-08:00

A new yet old dosage of beats and caffeine from The Prince of Ballard. This time the lost remixes of Fresh Espresso's Glamour which really throw it back on some old timey shit. I love these versions. From POB:

"Lemme drop the backstory first....... Back in feb. 2010, fresh espresso released their entire glamour album in accapellas and your boy jumped all over the opportunity with the intensions of making the perfect remix album for the upcoming summer. i started throwing their verses over old beats i already had and simple soul loops only to have my computer crash weeks into it. thats where the story and project ended.......untiiiillllllllllll NOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!

Seriously though, this is the "un-mixed, un-mastered, and un-finished rough draft project I started and forgot about." and i think its a good listen so here it is almost 2 years later in its original form for ya'll to enjoy."

DOWNLOAD HERE

The Good Sin

2011-12-26T14:23:00.000-08:00

Two new videos in the past month by the big homie Sin off the project with 10.4 Rog. Real chill laid back and perfect for just lounging. I'm glad to see some visuals for these hard working men. Take a nap, Sin!

Christmas Rap

2011-12-24T14:20:00.000-08:00

If you haven't seen the ever classic Beat Street, you need to. Treacherous Three and Doug E. Fresh. Jin-gle, jan-gle!

Astronomar - Back To The Beat

2011-12-23T20:45:00.000-08:00

The homie Astronomar is doing some mighty big big things over there with Mad Decent & Jeffree's. Congrats, Mar!

Astronomar - Back To The Beat by Mad Decent

"Astronomar's simple but effective productions are bringing fun back to our dance scene. A formula that has seemed to been lost in the late 00's til present day when huge "in your face" synth's became common place. Back to the Beat caught our ear a while back when it was dropped by the LOL boys at one of the now infamous Well parties in DTLA. Swordfight is a new track with an addictive ascending synth drop and space sword fighting sounds and weird bells to fill out the rest. With a great tune "Got To Move On" on Discobelle already and a new release from Top Billin in the near future plus more, we're very glad to add Astronomar to our family."

*Bonus Christmas Remix*

Astronomar - Back To The Beat (Xmas Version) http://jeffrees.tumblr.com/ by astronomar

SALE! WINNER'S CIRCLE

2011-12-23T12:45:00.000-08:00

Last minute shopping? Go over to Winner's Circle and buy some clothes. Support local

Complex Magazines Top 25 Artists of 2011

2011-12-22T14:05:00.000-08:00

Complex magazine put together a list of the top 25 most important artists of 2011. Names such as Revok, Patrick Martinez and Retna are on this list. Plus many more.

Also on the list, Mr. Steve Powers (ESPO). Remember this Vice video?

Ron English is also on the list.

If you aren't familiar with Ron English's work, get familiar, this guy does some of the coolest and most detailed pieces I have ever seen. I have been wanting to dedicate an entire post to Ron's work for a while now, it'll have to wait.

For now check out Milk Made

And the rest of Ron English's work here

Xmas Eve @ Moe Bar

2011-12-20T18:50:00.000-08:00

I will be serving up some of the finest holiday drinks including the world famous, one of a kind Greg Nog. OCnotes will be providing the music for the evening. We will be showing Christmas movies. He will be showing Emerald City Sequence. We will all be kicking it, drinking and being marry. Santa will probably stop by and there might just be all types of holiday miracles! Let's party, Scrooges!

Mr. Onions: B & O Espresso

2011-12-20T11:30:00.000-08:00

Sometimes you go to a restaurant for the food and other times you go to a place for the atmosphere. When one of your friends is working you most likely will stop in, have a drink, and say hello. Then there are places so conveniently close to you, you must go to them. Sometimes you don't want to grocery shop, or walk 20 blocks, or hop on a bus for 40 minutes to hit some of your favorite watering holes. You go there because of location. It's right next door. People are inside everyday seemingly enjoying themselves so it must be good. Right?

I have lived near B & O for almost 2 years and I cannot remember one time where I have actually enjoyed anything. I keep trying. I keep wanting something good to come out of this dimly lit shit hole. They continually let me down. The coffee tastes like burnt tar. The quiche lays there like a lifeless, soaking wet corpse. The service has usually been from the slowest humans on the planet. Every time I enter, a group of chubby mustached men greet me with a sweat drenching hello. Why are there three to four of you? Why are all of you sweating so profusely? What am I getting myself into?!

My lady and I were heading back home after a nice evening of drinking and partying with DTTTC at Winner's Circle. It was an early 10pm. We were just hitting our groove. Our buzz was perfect. We reached the moment of the night that no matter what we did, it would be a grand ol' time. Both of us were easy to please with big smiles on our faces. I didn't want to stand on the corner of Belmont & Olive for 25 minutes trying to figure out where to go. I wanted a hot meal that I didn't have to prepare. We decided that this was their absolute last chance. If they ruined this moment then I would continually walk by this place forever.

After a solid 20 minutes of waiting for our appetizer, our Stuffed Dates had arrived. We each took one bite of these pancetta wrapped, blue cheese filled bird droppings and immediately wanted to gag. This had to be one of the grossest things I've eaten in a while. It tasted like one of the old dried up raisins that gets stuck to the bottom of the box. It was dry. It was chewy. It was Charleston Chew chewy. I reluctantly washed down another one with a big gulp of ice water. This place had immediately sucked all the positivity and fun right out of me.

Another 20 minutes later our entrees finally arrived. I ordered the Grilled Flank Steak. Medium rare. I felt like it was the easiest item on the menu to not fuck up. It was served with a helping of mashed potatoes and sauteed spinach. Meat, potato, vegetable. These three items together have been my staple for the past 10 years. Of course, somehow this place has ruined a simple meal for me as well. The spinach was soupy and lacked any apparent flavor. The potatoes were delicious but served cold. Ice water cold. Like, I am about to pick it up and make a potato snow ball and throw it across the room cold. My flank steak was prepared to a nice overcooked temperature of well done. It was covered in erratic splashes of port wine. I didn't bite the steak. I didn't want to. I had had enough and sent it back. I never send anything back! The server knew it was wrong. It was like he expected it to be wrong and apologized before I complained. He was genuinely bummed when stating how inconsistent the cooks were.

I told the waiter I'd just pick on my lady's plate for the remainder of the meal. She got the Arabesque. A bowtie pasta with salmon tossed in a lemon, garlic, and caper dill cream sauce. Upon first bite I longed for my meal that I had so recently returned. This was tasteless mushroom soup. I piled on the salt. I loaded up on pepper. It was fishy yet gamey. It was mushy and chewy. It was hot baby food for adults. No real salmon, just the the lips, eyes, and assholes of the fish. It was chum the sharks wouldn't eat. My taste buds were climbing out of my mouth fully enraged. They hopped onto my face to smack me around for making the bad decision of taking another bite. They thought I was playing a cruel joke on them and haven't trusted me since.

The server returned and offered up dessert, the one thing this place actually does right. As much as my lady enjoys the Red Velvet Cake here, we decided against it and just had to get out. I do appreciate the server, I will tell you that much. After all we've already been through, he did his job and still tried to sell us on more. He knew how terrible everything was and wanted to get us something that we might enjoy. I'm glad that the staff knows what they are selling their customers, and I'm glad he did all he could to appease us. My sister-in-law worked here many years ago and I remember that not only was the service great, but the food was equally delicious. Some things do change and not always for the better.

When we stepped outside, I couldn't help but comment on the "Notice of Proposed Land Use Action" that had been up on the side of the building for well over the past year. Apparently, B & O will be closing at the end of the 2011 for what will be a new housing project. I haven't been a huge supporter in all the pop up condominiums that have been gentrifying my Seattle neighborhood. This is the only time I say hurry up and tear this place down. Shut it down TODAY. It is long overdue! Put up condos! Please!! Build me a Wal-Mart! Anything! Throw in a Tully's or Seattle's Best Coffee on the bottom floor and make parking on my street even more unbearable. Bring on the yuppy fucks that I will soon call my neighbors. Anything is better than this glorified soup kitchen on my busy street corner. Bring on the cranes! Build it now! Within a year, I hope not to be tripping over the blood filled syringe a few steps away from my apartment. Someone must have eaten here and tried to kill themselves. I was close.

Mr. Onions Rating (on a 1-10 scale)
Food: 0 Service: 6 Atmosphere: 3
Overall: 3

OCnotes - Emerald City Sequence

2011-12-20T09:59:00.000-08:00

If you haven't been paying attention since July, the beat maestro himself, OCnotes has reworked "The Wiz" visually and musically. Even after all the uploading drama of copyright issues you can finally take a look and listen online. If you haven't watched this or listened in, sit back, relax, and enjoy. I think the idea behind this project is original, innovative, and fresh. Great fucking work. CLICK HERE to watch.

Macklemore Tour

2011-12-20T09:51:00.000-08:00

Welcome home, Mack. Looks like the tour was way amazing. Next time, put me in your band and I promise to VOTE for you for XXL magazine.

1000th Post

2011-12-18T14:28:00.000-08:00

Thanks for reading the OFS blog for the past three years. We promise to continually showcase everything that we love and create. Thanks to everyone that reads the blog regularly, contributes to it, and shares it with others. Keep coming back for another thousand.

Jumped

2011-12-14T13:21:00.000-08:00

Buff writes a beautiful piece and cover story for The Stranger about an instance that happened not too long ago. CLICK HERE to read. Great work, Nathan.

Hump Mix #4

2011-12-14T13:16:00.000-08:00

Swervewon is back with another weekly installment of his HUMP MIX. Click here to download.

The Roots - Undun

2011-12-14T12:00:00.000-08:00

The Roots 'Undun' Short Film

The Roots - UNDUN from The Ghettonerd Company, LLC on Vimeo.

Cedaa x Ill Cosby x Tony Goods at The Living Room

2011-12-12T14:41:00.000-08:00

Head over to the Living Room tonight for Car Crash Set label owner and NW bass music guru Ill Cosby's monthly night, Street Halo. Our favorite dude from up north, Cedaa will be stopping in to play some tunes. Warming up, a mysterious new Seattle producer named Tony Goods. Free all night. Ill see y'all there.

Dub Phizix & Skeptical feat Strategy - Marka

2011-12-12T11:35:00.000-08:00

Shout out to Cedaa for putting me on to this track. Its been on full repeat the past couple days. Dub Phizix and Skeptical's brand new track Marka is set to hit the streets on December 19 and if the demand for test presses is an anything to go by, then this could be one of this years biggest drum & bass releases. It took just 11 minutes for every white label copy to be snapped up when they went on sale earlier this week as the track which features the brilliant vocals of Broke-N-English’s Strategy flew off the digital shelves.

Released on dBridge’s Exit Records, Marka showcases tribal beats coupled with jaw-clattering sub-bass levels and vocals like you've never heard before. It's a sound that can't be pigeon-holed into a particular genre other than being damn good. BAD TUNE

Winner Circle's Holiday Drop

2011-12-09T14:08:00.000-08:00

More stuff over at HERE at the Winner Circle site

3BallMTY 'Intentalo' LP

2011-12-08T22:30:00.000-08:00

3ballMTY - Ritmo Alterado by LATINPOWERMUSIC

The 3Ball supergroup of Monterrey, MX consisting of Erick Rincon, Sheeqo Beat and DJ Otto now proudly release their debut album “Intentalo” through Penca Music / Latin Power Music. Leaving their sample heavy remix formats, 3BallMTY now aim at the charts and radio with a whole set of vocal features. Listen to a snippet mix of the album here on Youtube:

Showcase Thursday

2011-12-08T21:31:00.000-08:00

Omega

Check out Rime's site for more madness

Roid

Check out Revok's blog for daily treats

These guys are always so proper.

Enjoy

Paul Devro Mixtape For Mixpak Records

2011-12-08T20:45:00.000-08:00

Mad Decent A&R and global bass guru Paul Devro drops a soild mixtape for Dre Skull's imprint Mixpak Records. Paul is never afraid to drop something bizarre next to another hidden gem. I’m not even going to get into the range of genres he dabbles in on this mix or we’ll be here all day.

Tracklisting:

Introh
Markrophone – 777 (Paul Devro Opal Dubplate Mix)
Mr.Vegas – Certain Law (Murlo Refix)
Assassin – Cruise & Go Round Dem
Khago – Bloodbath
Busy Signal – Mad Mi
Dj Chuckie – Nu Ga Je Dansen Klootzak
Douster – Pop That Bubble
Murlo – Borvo
DJ Kiff – KickPush(TeamFranklin & TeamCypherAnthem)
Chris Brown -Make A Movie (DeeJay CMoNeY Remix)
DJ Rell – FlowerBombsd
Ghettotech White Label – Between Me & You
Uk Dub White Label – Tears
Sinjin Hawke – Like That (mastered 16-bit)
Sadie Ama – Falling
Tribo da Periferia – O Que eu Acho
Pacificadores – Vai Morrer
RodStar – Alarme
Rav – Grave Bomba
K-Liber – Tambu (Bubblin Tag Mix)
El Chinero – Pon Lo Patra
Suhe Ve Cheereya
Outroh

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Major Lazer 'Original Don' Video

2011-12-08T11:32:00.000-08:00

Been canning this tune to death. I had to wait a year and a half for this god damn song to come out. Well worth the wait if you ask me. Great video to boot.

Keyboard Kid 'The Mind Is So Complex When Your Based'

2011-12-07T17:51:00.000-08:00

After finding out that the based god Lil B's producer was based here in Seattle, I had to find out who he was. Enter Keyboard Kid. The 25 year old has made quite a name for himself already. Besides making hits for Lil B, Kid has been on his grind dropping mixtape after mixtape. My favorite so far has to be the aptly named, Video Games & Blunts. A trip into the new experimental hip hop sound that has been floating around, i.e. Clams Casino, Zomby, etc. Keyboard Kids beats represent a coup d'état of the old guard of hip hop. Fuzzy / Unmixed / Trap / Future Juke / Codine Influenced tracks. This new tape, curated for URB Magazine which features Kid blending 30 min of original material into a 'based' rap instrumental affair.

THE MIND IS SO COMPLEX WHEN YOUR BASED by KEYBOARD KID 206

DL my favorite cut of the moment. Appearing on Video Games & Blunts. Digital Trap Music. 4 real. Slapper Approved. Based. Alien Technology (Mediafire Link)

Calibre 'Condition' LP

2011-12-07T16:34:00.000-08:00

Clocking in at his eighth LP, Calibre, my all time favorite drum and bass producer has crafted another classic gem. The 'Condition' LP was just released on his own imprint, Signature Records about a month ago. This could be the record that gets me back into playing drum and bass again. Dont trust my words though. Calibre weighs in on his latest release.

Calibre - Condition [SIGLP007] by Surus

"Condition is my drum and bass follow up to 'Even If'. I originally wanted to make an album that was more dance floor influenced, to have a more light hearted approach, in some ways it has that, but I couldn't stop myself from making the deeper material. For years I have wrestled with the subtle side of drum and bass, my journey has been one that tries to attain the simple groove, to keep removing the layers of this music, this album is an expression of this, and how I'm still feeling the underdog waiting for the cycle… it came about as it always has and thats the way its supposed to, enjoyable and moving fast to discover the stillness."

- Calibre

Locals Only

2011-12-05T15:45:00.000-08:00

Douster 'Boom Shaka Laka'

2011-12-05T09:59:00.000-08:00

Many a star has produced a Boom Shaka Laka tune, from Apache Indian to Junior Reid, but now Douster offers up a BSL club track for 2011, as part of his new EP dropping on Mad Decent's new sister label, Jeffery on the 22nd of December. In the words of the producer himself: ‘On that Bubblin/Freestyle/Carnival tip, those are meant to be played LOUD!’.

Boom Shaka Laka // Bubble Pop preview by douster

Los Rakas 'Cueria'

2011-12-04T15:21:00.001-08:00

Ive been looking to get these guys up here for sometime now. Thinks its gonna have to happen. Soon. They have had singles, edits & remixes out in the past, but ‘Chancletas y Camisetas Bordada’ marks Los Rakas official EP debut. “Cueria” is a tune that appears on the record. Badman business.

Artist statement:

‘Cueria’ is completely fictional, but cinematic reminder of the tensions felt between law enforcement and citizens across the world. ‘Cueria’ was written and conceived by director, NASIR, with Los Rakas making their acting debut.

Shot in Oakland, California, directed by NASIR, with cinematography by Justin Potter, and Nick Crispen as Officer O’Leary, new LOS RAKAS clip ‘CUERIA’ stars Raka Rich & Raka Dun in the role of two cousins on a mission to avenge the killing of their teenage friend.

A news anchor reports on a recent murder: “14 year old Julio Alvarez, known by his friends and family as Lil Ray Ray, was shot dead, in cold blood, not resisting. Outrage. Officer O’Leary has been released on bail.”

The clip cuts to the confused, angry and intent-filled characters driving through the deserted streets of industrial Oakland, planning their next move as Panama’s most celebrated salsa singer, Ruben Blades, foreshadows what is to happen next: ‘Un carro pasa muy despacito por la avenida.’ A car passes by slowly through the avenue…

Blades celebrated salsa narrative, ‘Pedro Navaja’ about a knife-wielding crook (read more about the song here) who meets his match after attacking an armed prostitute, continues to sound in the background as Panamanian patron saint, Cristo Negro de Portobelo, plays witness to the discussion of what to do next with the kidnapped Officer O’Leary, ending in a dark demise and subsequent ‘CUERIA’ (Translation: ‘Take out’).

“He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword. Life gives you surprises.” -Ruben Blades (Pedro Navaja)

LYRICS:

ITUNES

Shot in Oakland, CA.

Video Director: NASIR
Twitter: @NASIR__
http://vimeo.com/nasirr

Shabazz Palaces - "Black Up"

2011-12-03T14:12:00.000-08:00

Shabazz Palaces - "Black Up" from WHAT MATTERS MOST on Vimeo.

Samo & Cedaa XLR8R Podcasts

2011-12-03T11:00:00.000-08:00

Ive been following XLR8R for almost ten years now. Was always my favorite magazine back in the day. Ever since they went online and started their Podcast series, I never missed a mix. Low and behold the last two they put out were the dudes Samo Sound Boy & Cedaa, back to back. Large up the guys. Always like to see the homies doing it big.

SAMO SOUND BOY XLR8R PODCAST 224

Over the past few months, a lot of space on XLR8R has been devoted to the exploits of Los Angeles DJ/producer Samo Sound Boy, a Trouble & Bass-affiliated artist who recently struck out on his own with Body High, a new label he's launched with Jerome Potter of LOL Boys. The pair have also begun producing together under the name DJ Dodger Stadium, a project which delivered the inaugural Body High release in early October. Only six weeks later, the young imprint is humming along nicely, having dropped a second EP from the mysterious DJ Funeral, with several more releases already lined up for the months ahead. As such, we figured now would be a good time to invite Samo Sound Boy to put together an exclusive mix for the XLR8R podcast series. Flying through 21 songs in just over 40 minutes, the mix showcases his ability to combine club-ready house and bass music with bombastic rap rhythms. It's more or less a mission statement of what Body High is all about, something that's strengthened by the fact that nearly half the tunes—several of which are unreleased—come from the label's still-growing stable of artists. Also worth noting is that nearly all of the artists in the tracklist hail from the US; after several years of UK acts getting the majority of the electronic-music shine, perhaps things are shifting back toward the American side of the pond, and it appears that Samo Sound Boy and the Body High crew are right in the thick of it.

01 Samo Sound Boy "Intro / As You Walk In"
02 Dubbel Dutch "Heartbruk" (Mixpak)
03 Floyd Campbell "Multipass" (Body High)
04 Deebs "Untitled" (Pelican Fly)
05 Drake feat. Nicki Minaj "Make Me Proud" (Young Money)
06 Samo Sound Boy "Shuffle Code (Ikonika Remix)" (Trouble & Bass)
07 Sam Tiba "ZigZag" (Marble)
08 Tim Dolla "Trina Bytch"
09 Travis Porter "You Don't Know Bout It" (Jive)
10 DJ Soulja-Man "Eski-Tech" (Body High)
11 DJ Funeral "The Killing" (Body High)
12 DJ Jayhood & DJ Joker "Jersey Anthem"
13 DJ Dodger Stadium "MF Hustla" (Body High)
14 DJ Funeral "Last Breath" (Body High)
15 DJ Sliink "Whine For Me"
16 The Ethics "To The Beat of The Drum (Floyd Campbell Edit)"
17 DJ Dodger Stadium "2 Plus 2" (Body High)
18 DJ Dagwood "My Baby Wants To Ride" (Underground Construction)
19 Clicks & Whistles "Serious Bidness" (Embassy)
20 Myrryrs "I'm a State of Mind" (Body High)
21 Roscoe Dash "Sexy Girl Anthem" (Futuristic Swagg)

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CEDAA XLR8R PODCAST 223

While many young producers have taken up the bass and juke mantle in the past year or two, few have done so while matching the quality of the output being produced by 21-year-old Cedaa (a.k.a. Simon Ho). Currently spending his days as a college student in Bellingham, Washington, the Bubblin' beatmaker has already dropped a number of releases and has also been instated as a member of Kingdom's new Fade to Mind crew. While his first Fade to Mind release is still in the works, we twisted Cedaa's arm and got him to put together an exclusive mix for the XLR8R podcast series. Moving through tunes at a lightning-quick pace—most of which are also produced by young, Soundcloud-reared producers like himself—the young artist begins with edgy, R&B- and hip-hop-flavored bass music before cranking up the tempo and diving headlong into upfront, juke-referencing sounds. Unlike many producers who dabble in the genre, Cedaa never forgets the dancefloor, eschewing overly complex experimentalism and always maintaining the groove. It's a fun—and forward—listen, and only builds the anticipation for what Cedaa will do next.

01 Sinjin Hawke and Lucid "Fizzy Drink"
02 Panteros666 "Javelin (Richelle Remix)" (Forma T)
03 Daniel Klauser "Dance and Disaster (Look Like Remix)" (Get Flavor)
04 Kingdom "Let You No" (Night Slugs)
05 Myrryrs "Burn and Turn It Up" (B. YRSLF)
06 DJ Soulja-Man "Eski-Tech" (Body High)
07 MikeQ & Angel X feat. Jay Karan "Let It All Out 2012" (Fade to Mind)
08 Jim-E Stack "Come Between" (Good Years)
09 Astronomar "Swordfight"
10 5kinandbone5 feat. YG "Stomp (Cedaa Remix)" (Grizzly)
11 Jaws da Jormungand "Falling Fire"
12 KNC "Let It Go" (Paradisiaca)
13 Cedaa "Varsity"
14 Diamond "Money in the Clutch"
15 Fuzzy Logik feat. Jada Pearl "All My Love (Slick Shoota Remix)" (Safe & Sound)
16 Clicks & Whistles "Endo"
17 Max Ulis & Self Evident "Eastsiders (Cedaa Remix)" (10pin)
18 Robbie Tronco "Walk With Me (160 BPM Edit)" (Heavy Street)
19 Sonora "Dime Pa"
20 Wheez-ie "Weird Gumby Thing"
21 Clicks & Whistles "Saved"
22 Outkast "Unhappy (Deebs Bootleg)"
23 Melvin "White Space Conflict"
24 Massacooramaan "I'm OK with The Knife (Instrumental)"
25 Cedaa "Patagonia"
26 Murder Mark "Bad Bitches Drop It Low (Slick Shoota Remix)" (Zoo On Mars)
27 Trey Songz "Bottoms Up (Instrumental)" (WMG)

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Bebup Issue #1

2011-12-02T15:29:00.000-08:00

Bebup is a newborn record label curated and managed by Benjamin “Blanco” Collet and Dj & Producer Hugo Douster.

The label isn’t focused on one specific genre but works more on “coup de coeur” from us. We want to give opportunities to unknown producers begining in the music game but also provide a playground for established producers that wants to experiment.

Our first release, planned for Mid-January is from young and gifted french newcomer Roma who drives us into a dark, yet trippy, bass journey into the life of a suburban french youth. The second one is from Latino American techno supergroup Grupo Ecuador. We’re then gonna keep the next releases oscillating between new wave feelings, afro-pop rhytms, soulfull house and future rap.

Assuming that our tastes in music will be predominant for our releases, we decided to build a little introductory mix showcasing our influences. Since you can’t resume a whole life of music (as young as we are) in a 45 min mix, be sure it’s just the first of a long serie.

BBP ISSUE #1 - A mix by Douster & Blanco by BEBUP

Download :

1 - Pink Floyd - Echoes
2 - Tity Boy ft.Gudda Gudda - Getting To the money
3 - The Clipse - Comedy Central ft. Fabulous
4 - Easy E -Real Muthaphuckin G’s
5 - Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice
6 - Group Home - Stupid MF’s
7 - The Showboys - Drag Rap
8 - Beastie Boys - Sure Shot
9 - DAF - Sato Sato
10 - Nitzer Ebb - Join in the chant
12 - New Order - Beach Buggy
13 - Charles B - Lack Of love (club mix)
14 - Extasy Club - Jesus Loves the Acid
15 - The Horrorist - One Night in New York City
16 - Sven Vath - Dein Schweiss (Thomas P Heckmann rmx)
17 - Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator
18 - Scientist - Supernova Explosion
19 - The Talking Heads - I get Wild, Wild Gravity
20 - Joey Musaphia - I Miss you
21 - Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts #3
22 - Ark - Hey Glizz
23 - Virgo 4 - Sex

Nguzunguzu's Remix Gang Gang Dance

2011-12-02T12:42:00.000-08:00

LA's world-bass duo Nguzunguzu remixing "Chinese High" by NYC world-psych band Gang Gang Dance. The two outfits have actually toured together before, and this reformatted tune—the original version of which is lifted off the East Coast group's excellent Eye Contact LP from this year, is a piece of propulsive, percussion-heavy club music that's as twisted and massive as just about anything else we've heard from the production pair. You can download "Chinese High (Nguzuznguzu Remix)" for free from the widget below

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-24T11:40:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving from TeamOFS

DJ Swervewon - Hump Mix 1

2011-11-23T15:16:00.000-08:00

Every Wednesday we do our thing at Moe Bar, so come out and party with us. CLICK HERE to download.

Mr. Onions: Tango

2011-11-22T14:17:00.000-08:00

I completed AP Spanish during my sophomore year of high school. It gave me joy to see my hard work pay off by completing an all senior student class. Only problem was, since I was not a senior, I could not attend the annual trip to Spain. Forreal?!? Young 15 year old Onion himself could speak, write, and understand all aspects of the Spanish language better than anyone else in the class and I had to stay home because of my age?!? I’m allowed to take the class and advance myself as a human, but when it comes to taking in the motherland, my age makes me a liability? This was bullshit. I knew it. My teacher Señor Ecklin knew it. Even the principal of the high school knew it. He said there was nothing he could do because they have "rules." Well here's a rule for you, pendejos: Premiar a los estudiantes que sobresalen en sus estudios. ¡Me cago en tus muertos, putos! After all these years, I am still bothered by this fiasco and my Spanish speaking has dwindled as such. I'd still like to visit Spain. I want to bathe in the wine, enjoy the cuisine, and dance to the music late into the night. Unfortunately for me, tapas right on the cusp of Capitol Hill is all I have.

My lady loves tapas and claims they are the smart way to drink. A little food here, a little drink there, a little more food, another drink. Repeat. Repeat. Enjoy. This sounded like fun and I figured I'd give it a try. We arrive on a Tuesday evening and immediately head toward the bar for the all night happy hour. The hostess had completely ignored us so we took it upon ourselves to find a spot. I find an empty dirty booth which appeared was no longer occupied. I asked the hostess, "Can we sit there?" She looks up with her darkly rimmed cloud smoked eyes and snarls "No." I stand there for exactly 46 seconds looking at her looking down and then say, "Why not?" Her response, "We have to clean it." Listen, I can tell you hate your life but please do not ruin my mine. I know you are here going through the motions. The stacking of menus, opening and closing of the reservation book, and staring down scraping the black polish off of your fingernails is really a trying job. I hate to inconvenience you with sitting at a table that you don't even have to seat me at. If you're not going to clean the table, tell someone else to. Do something! Put down the fourth book of The Twilight Saga, throw a smile on your face, and welcome me to this little part of the world known as Spain.

Upon perusing the menu, little did I know Tango didn't just embrace Spain. There are hints of Cuba, Argentina, and other parts of South America occupying my menu with little hints of Latin fusion. Latin fusion! Ugh! Gross! Where am I?? Something about Americanized Latin restaurants really bugs me. Can't we just pick one fucking country and go with it?! Do we need to integrate eight countries into one brand new type of cuisine? Nothing seemed to make sense as I looked around. I felt like I was deep inside the Mall Of America. The giant roman numeral clock and brightly colored paintings look plum picked right out of an Ikea catalog. The cheesy fluorescent light bulbs glared into my pupils forcing me to look down at my menu. RJD2's Ghostwriter seemed to play on repeat for the entire evening. The constant cackling of nearby downtown co-workers had taken my focus away from the menu. I'm sure you guys are having a good time, but it cannot be that damn funny every single 20 seconds. Shove a napkin in that hyena pie-hole of yours so I can enjoy this upcoming comida auténtica. Luckily, my server arrived and we could get this show on the road. ¡Vamos!

Our waiter was a nice Asian white guy with spiky frat boy hair who was way too excited about everything. He was polite but just a little too over the top for me. I really just wanted him to stop winking and shooting his finger gun at me every time I spoke. I could tell his TGI Fridays training and flair had completely taken over any real chance of seeing his true personality. He was definitely happy to be where he was which made me believe this place couldn't be all bad, can it? At the very least I knew I could get an adderall and Red Bull.

Plates then started to assemble in front of me one at a time every few minutes. It first started with an adorable wooden plate holding warm Spanish corn bread accompanied by a sweet jelly butter. I didn't ask for it, they just brought it. I like that. The butternut squash soup shortly arrived after. I've never had something be spicy and bland at the same time. How can you make something with such a kick, and then it finishes into tasting like the liquid Holy Eucharist? It's like they blended up cotton balls, a habañero pepper, and a few drops of E160b orange food coloring dye. My lady somehow enjoyed this pulpy mediocrity while I was ready for my Carnitas Del Puerco. The plate had just arrived with a bowl of shredded pork and four warm tortillas. These self made tacos were delicious. The multiple flavors were enticing. I closed my eyes and imagined myself walking through Valencia with this in one hand and my beautiful woman in the other. Mi vida era perfecta. I then continued to eat another tiny taco burrito and grease started exploding onto the table. My tortillas were oozing out of control, dripping and dropping pork juice all over. I think that first bite really had me fooled into thinking this was something that it wasn't. It basically was just a glorified taco that I had to put together myself. I was over it. This dish was getting cold now, and it had immediately lost every sense of nostalgia.

The vampire hostess then arrives with my Penn Cove Mejillones and bulls them onto the table. Her mean mugging emo goth face makes me want to stab her right through the heart. She grunts as I say thank you, walks away, and steps back into her coffin of doing nothing. I can't believe she actually lifted a finger in this joint, someone must have promised her a Marlboro Red cigarette for her sixth borrowed smoke break of the evening. It's really hard for me to not like mussels, but this place succeeded in destroying everything else that comes with them. The broth was filled with peppers, onions, and little chunks of nothing as I ate one shellfish after the next. The onions were stringy and chewy. They drowned in the broth as lifeless as the door gal. My broth lacked any type of real desire to be something. At least my soup earlier had spice! This was just a bowl of hot water with a bunch of shit and mussels thrown into it. I ate some and had Captain Sugar Rush take it away.

The Spanish Coca Flatbread and Quest Azul Souffle had arrived immediately after disposing of the crap I was just eating, and I was enthralled with trying yet another tiny plate of food. It seemed like the flatbread was there just to piss me off though. It was one giant bagel bite. Did they microwave this from a frozen box? I could have just put some bread in the toaster oven, cut up a pepper, and then call it something fancy in Spanglish. This was so stupid, I had no idea Mama Celeste had started doing delivery. Luckily we had this blue cheese soufflé to occupy us. It was so rich in flavor. Oh so airy in texture. Finally!! All of these countries have made something together that actually tastes good. The blueberry compote was a perfect compliment to the pungency of the queso. The dish was no bigger than the size of a JFK fifty-cent piece, but man, each minuscule bite was to die for.

I kept wondering when the ordering of drinks would come in to compliment my tapas, but never had a chance. I was never asked, "How is everything?" or "Would you like a nice red to pair with this dish?" To me, a little hospitality goes a long way. Granted, the food was expedited quickly and everyone besides The Blood Countess was pretty nice to me, but I'd like to know that you are concerned with how I'm feeling at your place. At that exact moment our waiter returns and pre busses our table asking me how everything was. This guy was good, too good. He made me feel like everything was okay even if my meal wasn't. We asked about the famed El Diablo dessert, and he gave me immediate jazz hands ranting and raving about it. I told him we were pretty full and couldn't handle such a big dish. He gladly obliged to make us a smaller version of the Food Network featured dessert. God, I'm actually starting to love this guy! He is taking care of me and my needs. I want to go back to his dorm room at Seattle University and do keg stands with him. I want to be his partner in beer pong. Yes, I will watch Community with you. This dessert came and it was insane. The burnt meringue was covered in lumpy chocolate goodness and then dusted with dark cocoa and chili powder. The tequila caramel on the plate was scraped up for every deliberate bite. The race was on! Neither my lady nor I wanted to lose a bite to the other and we plowed through this treat.

We decided to slow down towards the last few bites and embrace this final dish until the evil one walked by again. She was so furiously rolling her eyes and shrugging her shoulders at everyone. I prayed for the sun to come up at once so she could shrivel down into a ball of Hot Topic black denim and purple smoke. I wanted every emotion that she exuded to come back and haunt her like her ugly face does me. I wanted her to feel the true pain of this world. Times are so tough with your Eastside father paying your rent and buying you more black lipstick. I know you can't wait to go drink a tallboy with your boyfriend's shitty emo punk band, but at least acknowledge that I am leaving. I must get out of here! Adios, muchacha!

Mr. Onions Rating (on a 1-10 scale):
Food: 6 Service: 6 Atmosphere: 4 Spanish Professor: 0
Overall: 5.3

Slow Dance - Risk It All

2011-11-22T14:08:00.001-08:00

These two wild and crazy guys have finally put out their album and will celebrate that later this week at Nectar. CLICK HERE for free download.

The Rap Board

2011-11-21T15:35:00.000-08:00

Hours of mindless rap sayings.. CLICK HERE

Scanwiches

2011-11-21T15:31:00.001-08:00

If you know me, you know I love sandwiches which is why I cannot stop staring at these gorgeous scans of sandwiches. That, and I haven't eaten anything today yet. These scans as well as the sandwiches are visual works of art and they all look soo fucking tasty. MORE INFO

Lou Pal

2011-11-19T04:02:00.000-08:00

Is at my house. Omar was here last month. Thanks, gentlemen... I love ya'll motherfuckers.

Cowboy Boogie/Ron Ceasar from Emerald Gold on Vimeo.

MACKLEMORE - Bumbershoot 2011

2011-11-16T20:30:00.000-08:00

Just in case you didn't make it into Key Arena at Bumbershoot this year, I got some footage of Mack and Ryan killing the Main Stage.

They murdered it. Makes my job real fucking easy to be honest. It makes it even easier with the crew I had. Billy Summers, Zak Downing, Bret Seeger, Daniel Torok, and Jordan Nicholson all contributed on this piece. All of them were on point.

Peep Mack, Ryan, Owour, Andrew, Ray Dalton and many others, doing big things for the town this year at Bumbershoot in this video.

Punchout GIF

2011-11-16T11:44:00.000-08:00

If I had a tumblr this would be on there via Brother Brain

Steve Powers x Vice

2011-11-16T11:40:00.000-08:00

Remember this Love Letter from two years? The artist formerly known as ESPO, Steve Powers, talks about his continued work now.

The Hump Poster 9

2011-11-16T10:56:00.000-08:00

Metal Chocolates "Opium Of Love"

2011-11-15T11:36:00.000-08:00

This is just gorgeous. Take Rik and Otis fill their lungs with opium and surround them with beautiful women? I knew I should of went down there for this shoot!! Never again will I miss one. Stephan Gray captured this beautifully. More brilliant work by Metal Chocolates, Stephan, and team OFS.

METAL CHOCOLATES - "Opium Of Love" (Official Music Video) from Stephan Gray on Vimeo.

Silver Jackson Cover Art

2011-11-14T12:56:00.000-08:00

Just finished the album art for Silver Jackson's debut album due out in the next few months. Silver, aka Nick Galanin, is the homie up in Alaska that runs Homeskillet and has helped get a lot of Seattle talent up into the North Northwest. He is also a very talented fine artist ranging from sculptures to paintings to jewelry. I'm real excited for him to get this music out to the world after making it during such trying times. The project was created as a way for him to get through some very dark times which included divorce and the loss of loved ones. The alterna-folk psychadelic thing is working for him musically and I wanted to embrace that visually.

He just recently dropped a video for his song "On A Boat" which is gorgeously shot on Super 8 film.

On a Boat by Silver Jackson from Cassandra Bull on Vimeo.

Here's a song he did on his upcoming album with our very own OCnotes.

Silver Jackson - "Our Love" by RPMfm

NYE Poster

2011-11-13T19:32:00.000-08:00

This New Year's Eve... EVERYONE MUST DIE.

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djblesOne Mixtapes

2011-11-13T17:31:00.000-08:00

Every mixtape ever by the true bboy of Seattle? Fucking YES PLEASE. Christmas comes early this year, my friends. Bles had this to say:

"Today I’m releasing all my djblesOne BBOY/BGIRL mixtapes in their original entirety on my http://soundcloud.com/djblesone ! Because we just finished our new DON’T TALK TO THE COPS! album: “Let’s Quit” (coming soon!) So I want to start giving everyone the some of the history behind the bboy of the crew that led to DtttC! starting with grimey cassette mixtapes from 1996 & on… The first wave is the BBOY/BGIRL mixtapes that I made for dancers around the world. These were the training grounds for DtttC!’s style of production & vibe to make you move! They’re heavy in digging, skratching & different samples, always on a mission to find new music to get down to, now we’re trying to make that new music to get down to with DtttC! Here we go…"

This is Bles' favorite mixtape he ever made.
djblesOne - Straight Outta West Coast (bboy/bgirl mixtape 2005) by djblesOne

CLICK HERE FOR ALL HIS MIXTAPES

BLU - Doinnothin; ft. U-God

2011-11-13T05:06:00.000-08:00

Such filthy visuals to go along with this Flying Lotus produced track.

BLU - DOINNOTHIN' FT. UGOD (PRODUCED BY FLYING LOTUS) from david m. helman on Vimeo.

via Soulever Lift

Lykke LI - Follow Rivers

2011-11-11T15:30:00.001-08:00

I cannot stop listening to her new album. So fucking good, I'm in love.

MORE INFO

Slow Dance - Fever Sleep

2011-11-10T15:18:00.000-08:00

New video by the new duo. This one a little more epic and the visuals a bit more trippy. Catch them Nov 25th at Nectar with P Smoov & Type for their album release.

Mr. Onions: Toulouse Petit

2011-11-09T13:47:00.000-08:00

I am constantly told that I’m the absolute worst person in the world to dine out with. There's always something for me to complain about, whether it be the food, the service, or the person next to me. I'm no critic. I'm just right. After talking with Trent, he felt I should take my cynicism to the blog and start writing restaurant reviews. So, as Mr. Onions, I will be venturing out to various Seattle eating establishments and reporting back. These restaurants better have their shit together because I'm going to make someone cry.

First stop: Toulouse Petit. I was, as always, very much excited to get lunch with my lady there. We usually try to make it before the breakfast happy hour ends, but on this day we decided to sleep in. We arrived around 2:30pm to an almost empty restaurant. I can’t believe there was an actual host needed to seat us. I ask for a booth. A request that causes this poor, miserable host to roll her eyes. This place has like 30 booths. I can't sit in one??! What the fuck?? I know you’re busy, with this huge line of imaginary people waiting at the door for a table. I'm sorry to take you away from reshuffling unused menus, looking out the window twisting your stringy hair, and thinking of where to put your damn "Q" on Words With Friends. But you know what? I want this big comfy golden velvet booth, and I'm taking it. Put your fucking “Q” on Quat, bitch.

We sit, and nothing about the place screams New Orleans meets the French Quarter. There's two overly vibrant televisions playing SportsCenter on loop and Marcy Playground's Sex and Candy blares through the overly trebled speakers. The golden wallpaper sparkles, reflecting the sun, and the light fixtures are reminiscent of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. The bartender is "freshly squeezing" orange juice as she pours it from the gallon that it came in. Authentic right there. The decor bothers me. Can I get some French doors or maybe a chandelier? Perhaps a fucking fleur-de-lis?!? They tried really hard, but had no fucking idea what the hell they were doing. That, and I'm fucking starving.

Finally! Water! I'm sure glad her whipping boy busser was here to fill it four times because I know she's terribly busy right now with her combined two tables. She needs to be in the back with a wad of scotch tape wrapped around her hand getting all of that cat hair off of her red ragtag v-neck sweater. I can't stand dealing with this "B" team. Can't I just deal with the busboy? At least this guy is here to actually do something for me.

I've never been let down by the food at Toulouse Petit. For our edible selections, we start with their Fried Chicken Gumbo. Holy lord, it's some good shit. Huge succulent slices of spicy sausage, delicate chunks of fried chicken, onions, potatoes, and everything but the kitchen sink thrown into this little bowl of mine. Goddamn this is so good! I can only let my lady take one bite. Definitely not two.

After that quick demolishing of liquid aperitif our server resets our table with a steak knife and a bottle of ketchup. A bottle that is almost empty and covered in gross dried up bits of ketchup. Looks like someone forgot to do their side work today, and I’m the one that has to suffer. There's only one other table in here and you give me a disgusting dirty bottle of ketchup? Did you notice how filthy it was? Don't worry, the 4pm night crew will be here soon, and you can hurry off to your mangy-ass apartment with your boyfriend to watch the new episode of House followed by Dancing With The Stars or whatever goddamn shitty television programming you are Tivoing right now. Shit, just pull a seat up at the bar. Watch TV. I'm sure they won't mind changing the channel for you.

Next, is the meatloaf sandwich. I missed Thomas Gray's amazing meatloaf night earlier in the week. Something was still inside of me yearning for the loaf that is of meat. I take my first bite… and it’s tasty. The red peppers resonated on my palate and embraced all that is cow on bread. The sandwich was lukewarm though, at best. The server said, “Yeah, it's supposed to be served at room temperature.” Room temperature meat loaf?!? What?! Who in the world serves room temperature meatloaf?!?!? This gal is trying to sell me on it because she's lazy and was too busy sexting with her significant other. Isn't that in the food danger zone? I don't know what your mother told you but you should never serve meatloaf cold. That's fucking retarded. Your mother is probably just as mangy as your apartment. I ate half of my cold sandwich and asked for a box. I later reheated it to 165 degrees fahrenheit, the way it should have been in the first place.

Our chocolate torte arrived to much fanfare by myself and my lady. It was sooooo rich and chocolaty, and oh so soft and caramelly. Damn, this was some quality dessert. The little hints of sea salt floated on my tongue like a bee pollinating a flower. It was the perfect combination of PH balance, and my mouth was applauding me. As we were finishing up, our server returned and put our check on the table. She didn't bother cleaning off the dirty plates, sauce filled ramekins, and crumbled up napkins. Can you actually be this shitty of a waitress?! You’re pushing me out of the door and you don't even bother to pre bus my table?! It really pisses me off when I get a check at a dirty table. Don't worry, I’ll pay right away and get out of here so you and little miss hostess can tag photos of each other on mobile Facebook. I get it. You two went to a Sounders game with your stupid Xbox-green scarves, drank a few pale ales, and you must remind every one of your friends how consistently lame you are.

Thanks, Toulouse. You are delicious, but I'll remember to come back when your all-stars are working.

Mr. Onions Rating (on a 1-10 scale):
Food: 8 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 4
Overall Experience: 5