platinum pied pipers/sa-ra/the new downbeat-rnb thing: why don't i like this stuff more?

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Anyone out there have a copy of Woebot's Sa-Ra CDR they'd care to YSI?

― Crocus Behemoth (modern dance), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 18:01 (eighteen years ago) link

i'm not sure what cdr woebot has, but back in may on this thread i posted a link to probably what he's talking about. it's the first place i heard about SaRa (and became addicted). 20 or so tracks.

www.brucewang.com/adoru/sa-ra.zip

link's still active.

― jaxon (jaxon), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 18:13 (eighteen years ago) link

It amazes me that the good Woebot would embrace something championed well over a year earlier by Straight No Chaser and Gilles Peterson.

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 18:21 (eighteen years ago) link

And Pépé Bradock -- wait, it's a trend!

What next, Ursula Rucker?

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 18:23 (eighteen years ago) link

Thanks for the link, Jaxon.

― Crocus Behemoth (modern dance), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 18:41 (eighteen years ago) link

Here's Woebot on the subject of Sa Ra:
http://www.woebot.com/2005/12/sara.html

― Crocus Behemoth (modern dance), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 18:42 (eighteen years ago) link

haha i just saw that pepe bradock post! i had never seen those sleeves before (curse of mp3 culture, cough cough). they're pretty hideous, though delightfully unexpected given that i kind of expected mirrored sunglasses and tanned bodies.

― cancer prone fat guy (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 20:54 (eighteen years ago) link

he missed my favorite.

― vahid (vahid), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 20:59 (eighteen years ago) link

gah!

― cancer prone fat guy (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 21:00 (eighteen years ago) link

that kinda reminds me of the scene in alien where they're dissecting the face hugger after it's detached from ash

― cancer prone fat guy (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 21:02 (eighteen years ago) link

okay, as a present, here's dj language's art of customization mix from last year. spacek/sa-ra/jay dee/stones throw/random soul bits/a little broken towards the end/demo mix of ayers' "sunshine"/etc. i'll try to find the sleeve when i get home so i can do a tracklist since i cant find any info about this anywhere online.

― cancer prone fat guy (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 22:07 (eighteen years ago) link

anyone? anyone? bueller?

― cancer prone fat guy (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 01:34 (eighteen years ago) link

omg people, did you listen to my weather report upload?

― jaxon (jaxon), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 01:56 (eighteen years ago) link

thx strongo!

art of customization

1. Dollar - Steve Spacek
2. Now or Never - Platinum Pied Pipers
3. Hideyaface [Instrumental] - Prefuse 73
4. I Don't Care - Black Spade
5. Simply So [Sa-Ra Remix] - GB, Steve Spacek
6. Glorious - Sa-Ra Creative Partners
7. The Hop - Radio City
8. Reverible Top - Steve Spacek
9. Time Has Come - Exile, Slum Village
10. Can't Hold On - M.E.D.
11. Broad Factor - Quasimoto
12. Listen - Black Spade, Darien Brockington
13. Move, Pt.2 - Daz-I-Kue
14. Show Me the Way [Seiji Remix] - Zap Mama
15. Everybody Loves the Sunshine [Demo Version] - Roy Ayers

― vahid (vahid), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 04:00 (eighteen years ago) link

oh, while this thread is open, for anyone that might care, the new Daybre (remixes etc) sux. it's really boring. there's one good beat that's RUINED by terrible vocals. luckily there's an instrumental version of that song.

― jaxon (jaxon), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 04:44 (eighteen years ago) link

I listened to the Weather Report track, thx Jaxon. Best handclaps on a fusion record ever?

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 05:46 (eighteen years ago) link

i was only kidding about really wanting to know if people listened to that track. i was mainly making fun of jess and vahid. it's a good song though, huh?

― jaxon (jaxon), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 06:58 (eighteen years ago) link

for anyone who didn't dl the DJ Language mix above, here's GB ft. Steve Spacek "Simply So (SA-RA Vocal Remix)"
i'm still not really loving Spacek, and i have no idea who GB is, but this might be the best thing i've heard from Sa-Ra so far. i love the horns. i'd love to hear Outkast work with these guys.

― one time gaffled 'em up (one time gaffled 'em up), Thursday, 19 January 2006 09:05 (eighteen years ago) link

seven months pass...

Vahid that radio mix was great, much belated thnx for it. After listening to the new Dilla all weekend I listened to the mix again on my ipod on the way to work and I realized I need more of this. Does anyone (you? jaxon?) have any more stuff from Deviation, or any good comps/mixes? There's a DJ who spins this kind of shit pretty regularly at clubs in chicago now and he's pretty great. I think whats so interesting about this stuff (well, in the abstract anyway) is the way its v. much an intersection of varying music fans, a blend of hip-hop, soul and dance that manages at its best to avoid the mushy pitfalls all that implies.

I remember at one point benji b says that "next week" he'll tell the listeners about some compilations and mixes that cover the same ground as he does....but i dont have a next week. :-(

― deej.. (deej..), Thursday, 7 September 2006 04:00 (seventeen years ago) link

i have tried to find stuff like that mix without a lot of success.

dj language is a little bit too much on the hiphop/rnb side, most broken beat stuff is a little too generic-dancey (weak vocalists?) ...

avoid the "galactic soul" comp

― the art ensemble of chicago house (vahid), Thursday, 7 September 2006 04:53 (seventeen years ago) link

WHOA Benji B will be in Chicago this september.

― deej.. (deej..), Friday, 8 September 2006 15:36 (seventeen years ago) link

hmm this september being now. But I mean

09/21/2006 10:00 PM - Mighty, San Francisco
, San Francisco, CA 94101 - Unkown

09/22/2006 10:00 PM - King King, Los Angeles
, Los Angeles, CA 90001 -

Manhattan, NY, New York, NY 10001 -

09/29/2006 10:00 PM - Underbar, Boston
, Boston, MA 02101 - Unknown

09/30/2006 08:00 PM - Sonotheque, Chicago
, Chicago, IL 60601 - Unknown

― deej.. (deej..), Friday, 8 September 2006 15:42 (seventeen years ago) link

oops
09/26/2006 10:00 PM - Canal Room, New York
Manhattan, NY, New York, NY 10001 -

― deej.. (deej..), Friday, 8 September 2006 15:42 (seventeen years ago) link

wowzers. that SF Event is:

thurs 21
TRIPLE 5 SOUL:::
Soul Sessions Tour faeturing:
Theo Parrish
Rich Madina
Waajeed . Benji B
Ge-ology
J Boogie |9pm-3
FREE EVENT w/
RSVP HERE>

― jaxon (jaxon), Friday, 8 September 2006 16:14 (seventeen years ago) link

but the info for the LA show isn't on that King King site

― jaxon (jaxon), Friday, 8 September 2006 16:15 (seventeen years ago) link

sonotheque's calendar has been down since mid-august so i have no idea what the deal is here.

― deej.. (deej..), Friday, 8 September 2006 16:24 (seventeen years ago) link

i have 1 disc of a 2 disc DJ Houseshoes mix if you're interested. he's a detroit dj who plays all sorts of jay dee/slum inspired stuff. the beats are all pretty great, but the mcs are a bit too backpackery for me. lemme know and i'll try to find it and upload.

― jaxon (jaxon), Friday, 8 September 2006 17:31 (seventeen years ago) link

Annual Soul Sessions Tour
Goes International In 2006
http://www.triple5soul.com/site/news/images/20060815.tourbanner.jpg

For a second year in a row, Triple Five Soul will be taking its ongoing interaction with the most cutting-edge of underground music culture on the road. The T5 SOUL SESSIONS TOUR will be expanding internationally in 2006 to include both Montreal and Tokyo amongst its visited cities (NYC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Boston).

Set to kick off in conjunction with the Fall 2006 collection at retail, the major legs of the tour will visit Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, Montreal and San Francisco between September 21st and 28th. The 2006 lineup will include Aloe Blacc (Stones Throw), Black Spade (Reca.Sto), Blu Jemz (Turntable Lab/Money Studies), DJ Spinna (Wonder Wax/Beyond Real), Ge-ology (Female Fun/Time Warp NYC), Low B (Hollertronix), Platinum Army (Waajeed and Tiombe Lockhart), Roger Yamaha (Moonwalk Records), Theo Parrish (Sound Signature), Twilite Tone (Great Weekend), Valida (Proper) and T5 Soul Sessions 5 resident Benji B (Deviation/Radio 1XTRA UK).

Performances will include in store sessions at the T5S flaship store in Soho and top T5S retailers Villain’s Vault, Untitled, Fred Segal, Karmaloop, and Style X-change, as well as evening events at Mighty (San Francisco), King King (Los Angeles), Sonotechque (Chicago), Canal Room (NYC), Underbar (Boston) and The Cabaret (Montreal). Media support for the tour will be handled by the fellow music/fashion lovers at The Fader.

For specific tour date/city/rsvp info, please visit www.triple5soul.com/soulsessions2006

date: city: venue: rsvp:
in store:
9.21 San Francisco Mighty sfsoul@triple5soul.com Villain's Vault, 5-7pm
9.22 Los Angeles King King lasoul@triple5soul.com Fred Segal (Santa Mon./ Melrose), 4-6pm
9.26 NYC Canal Room nycsoul@triple5soul.com Triple Five Soul (SOHO), 6-8pm
9.27 Boston Underbar bostonsoul@triple5soul.com Karmaloop, 5-7pm
9.28 Montreal Cabaret montrealsoul@triple5soul.com Style X-Change, 6-8pm
9.30 Chicago Sonotheque chicagosoul@triple5soul.com Untitled (Lincoln Park), 2-4pm
TBA Tokyo TBA TBA TBA

― deej.. (deej..), Monday, 11 September 2006 18:54 (seventeen years ago) link

so, i'm listening to the Georgia Anne Muldrow "Odesi" album. it's really fucked up. it's like Sun Ra + Sa Ra. shit is really out, like June Tyson singing over Jay Dee beats. tons of crazy vocal overdubs. none of the melodies are sticking yet, but i still really like it. jess said the latest Spacek album was whispy like air and nothing there. this is like a harsh gust of wind. her mom sang w/pharoah sanders and i think i heard she was Dudley Perkin's (aka Declaime's) girlfriend. my friend's seen her live and says she puts on an amazing show.

http://www.stonesthrow.com/georgia/

― jaxon (jaxon), Monday, 11 September 2006 19:57 (seventeen years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Went to this, Benji B was great.
Theo Parrish sounded like he was trying to destroy sonotheque's speakers.

― deej.. (deej..), Monday, 2 October 2006 14:58 (seventeen years ago) link

can anyone re-up the waajeed bbc1extra mix (somehow)??

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Monday, 2 October 2006 15:12 (seventeen years ago) link

yes

― HUNTA-V (vahid), Monday, 2 October 2006 15:44 (seventeen years ago) link

The crowd was very 'be-seen' and dancing was pretty restrained. but it was still an interesting crowd and one of the dudes from the molemen (i think?) was there. I saw some of the Usual Suspects from your average Chicago hip-hop events, which was interesting; i guess they're pulled in by aloe blacc? I donno.

Is the Aloe Blacc record good?

― deej.. (deej..), Monday, 2 October 2006 15:46 (seventeen years ago) link

one of the dudes from the molemen (i think?) was there

ITEM!

― and what (ooo), Monday, 2 October 2006 15:47 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/character2.article.jpg

― deej.. (deej..), Monday, 2 October 2006 16:00 (seventeen years ago) link

aloe blacc record not as good as i hoped, but not bad if you don't mind lots of "i'm a guy who grew up on hip-hop tryin to play latin now" tracks. it might be a grower.

― shabba ranks (dubplatestyle), Monday, 2 October 2006 16:08 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.sendspace.com/file/697610

― HUNTA-V (vahid), Monday, 2 October 2006 16:36 (seventeen years ago) link

i liked the aloe blacc roy ayers rmx

― and what (ooo), Monday, 2 October 2006 16:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Does anyone know if Sa-Ra's Black Fuzz is ever actually coming out? Last time I checked, amazon had relisted the release date as December 31, 2025, which means "we have no clue whatsoever." I finally tracked down the track ("Big Fame") Pitchfork panned in their track review section, and while it's definitely a step below "Double Dutch" or the "Hangin' by a String" cover, it's nowhere near as bad as they made it out to be...

― Telephonething (Telephonething), Monday, 2 October 2006 16:49 (seventeen years ago) link

i thought it was "Set Ups And Justifications", I got an album sampler for it from work the other day, so I'm assuming it will be released soon (??)

― gaseous (gaseous), Monday, 2 October 2006 22:53 (seventeen years ago) link

It and Hell Hath No Fury.

― Hoosteen (Hoosteen), Tuesday, 3 October 2006 00:05 (seventeen years ago) link

thanks vahid!

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 3 October 2006 14:42 (seventeen years ago) link

"i'm a guy who grew up on hip-hop tryin to play latin now"

this is pretty much sa-ra/andre3000/dudley perkins/many others in a nutshell, just replace latin with soul/funk/etc.

― titchyschneider (titchyschneider), Tuesday, 3 October 2006 19:27 (seventeen years ago) link

"i'm a guy who grew up on hip-hop tryin to play latin now"

Anyone heard the new NORE?
OK this belongs in the rolling rap thread

― deej.. (deej..), Tuesday, 3 October 2006 20:14 (seventeen years ago) link

i wanna hear it if its all reggaeton beats.

― titchyschneider (titchyschneider), Tuesday, 3 October 2006 20:43 (seventeen years ago) link

thx vahid :)

― chaki (chaki), Tuesday, 3 October 2006 20:45 (seventeen years ago) link

id love to hear that mix vahid put up but i keep getting an error message saying the file is corrupt when i try to unzip it
any ideas?

― robin (robin), Wednesday, 4 October 2006 15:37 (seventeen years ago) link

i got that too, but then i used stuffit expander and it wuz all good

also make sure it's really finished downloading

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 4 October 2006 15:43 (seventeen years ago) link

thanks for the response...
i went and downloaded stuffit though and it still doesn't work,it says engine error:unknown format

anyone else getting this?

― robin (robin), Wednesday, 4 October 2006 17:09 (seventeen years ago) link

its not a corrupt file

― chaki (chaki), Wednesday, 4 October 2006 17:49 (seventeen years ago) link

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