Archive for Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Blue Scholars – “HI-808” Music Video Preview

Posted in News, Video with tags , , , on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 by Nolan Levenson

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More Blue Scholars for you today.  Here’s a preview for the music video for the track “HI808”. As mentioned in the previous post, the track can be downloaded for free from the Scholars’ website. Enjoy!

Blue Scholars official EP release announcement + another free track

Posted in Art, Downloads, Media, Music News, News with tags , , , , on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 by Nolan Levenson

Today Blue Scholars released on their website/blog the tracklisting for their new EP entitled OOF! The project will be released August 25th via Massline/Duck Down. The inspiration for the album came from MC Geo’s Hawaiin roots and the Scholars return trip last New Year’s. The Scholars claim it will be “their most collaborative multi-media project” working with artist Andy Woebots to create art for the single “HI-808” that will later be printed and sold on a limited edition T-shirt. In addition, they will be working with photographer Aaron Yoshino. A new video for “HI-808” will be released too, made by Hawaii production team Kai Media and edited by DJ/Producer Sabzi’s brother Zia Mohajerjasbi.

The EP will have 6 brand new tracks from the Scholars (and the instrumentals although the instrumental titles are different). The EP will be released digitally along with limited edition 808 CDs. Follow me after the jump for the tracklisting and downloads.

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Raekwon Sheds Some Light on “House of Flying Daggers”

Posted in Media, Video with tags , , , on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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If you haven’t heard the track House of Flying Daggers, you must be sleeping under a rock. The Chef briefly speaks on the monster track produced be J Dilla, and how he feels that this track actually embodies what the Wu is all about. Is it just me, or do the days seem to be getting slower as we get towards September 8th?

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How DJ Shadow Spent His Summer

Posted in Media, Video with tags , , , on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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One of the originators of full blown sampling shows us how he has spent his summer thus far. DJ Shadow takes us on an adventure that involves a lot of vinyl searching. If you’ve ever seen the DVD Scratch, you know that this guy goes to extreme measures to dig for vinyl. There are very few cats in the game that are as ambitious as Shadow. In the background of the video you will be able to enjoy the track “Time of My Life” (I’m sure that’s how Shadow feels when he digs).

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