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Blind Faith

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Lost Ones Produced By Talos

From the upcoming album "Dark Comedy," available June 10th from Mello Music Group.

ABOUT THE ALBUM:
One famous Oscar Wilde aphorism claimed: “if you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise, they’ll kill you.” Open Mike Eagle lacks the capacity to tell anything but the truth. In a nation that prizes self-aggrandizing buffoons and artful liars, morbid humor might be the sanest response—a tourniquet to stop the toxicity from spreading. 

If this sounds heavy, it’s probably because it is. Dark Comedy, the Mello Music debut from the critically revered Los Angeles rapper, is mostly about the failure of Karl Marx’s Proletariat Revolution. Yet its brilliance stems less from the novelty of its ideas than from the ingenuity of its wordplay, its caustic whimsy, and infectious melodies. 

Opening track “Dark Comedy Morning Show” operates as a shorthand manifesto. For those who haven’t heard, Eagle’s bad at sarcasm, so he works in absurdity (when trying not to wish death on the upper class). The airing of grievances includes racial stereotypes, inner-city warfare and Facebook logging all of his favorite sandwiches. It’s Slug’s “Modern Man’s Hustle” if the Atmosophere frontman had been haunted by James Baldwin’s ghost instead of heavily tattooed exes. 

Lead single “Qualifiers” finds Eagle subverting the notions of traditional rap braggadocio and lyrical terrain. His revolution isn’t just some abstract political ideals, but at the crux of his approach to art. This is intended to dump Coconut Water and whiskey on the unsuspecting heads of those with false ideas of authenticity or what rap should be.  

Lest you mistake him for a meditating yoga-panted rapper, the rapper raised on the Southside of Chicago, wields wordplay as sharp and weird as any of his peers. He proclaims himself “the King of all rappers who don’t condone date rape.” Molotov Cocktails are helpfully tossed from fellow conspirators Kool AD and comedian, Hannibal Burress.

Former hockey star Luc Robataille is rhymed with the Kobra Kai Dojo from Karate Kid. In the same breath, Eagle cracks about being too old to die. It’s absurdity in the sense that Joseph Heller deployed it in Catch 22. He will live forever or die in the attempt. 

If you’re just tuning into Eagle’s stellar career on album number four, the LA Weekly anointed him last year as the hottest thing in indie rap. Pitchfork called him a “whiz with matching easy-going hooks to intimate personal reflection.” But Dark Comedy could be the best thing he’s ever done—a record that captures the perennial struggle between art and commerce, the last half-century of widening class rift, and the need to be funny or die. 


Open Mike Eagle - Dark Comedy Morning Show (feat. Toy Light)

The Bailey Intelligent Drum and Bass mix is one of the best mixes from 1996, alongside the Peshay Studio Set. They define the sounds of the genre, and are a fantastic journey through the sound of the 90s.

"The tracks are sourced largely from CDs in lossless quality and a few vinyls and 320k MP3s for the few of the most obscure songs. Since the tracks are unedited, the album is quite a bit longer compared to the tape. All the songs have been volume adjusted to the same(ish) level." - blade, the guy who posted this Mix on youtube. Here is his video so you can find the secret link to download this music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNVg9nO2R0o

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It's a momentous day. Like-minded individuals Kola Nut and 
Selectabwoy have joined forces (... KolaBwoy? SelectaNut?) to plan and create some rather special themed mixes. This is our first offering: dreams versus nightmares.

Kola Nut's Dreams Mix:

01. DJ Crystl - Sweet Dreamz [Dee Jay Recordings - 1994]
02. Mikey James - Do You Dream [Suburban Base - 1995]
03. Rising Sons - Dreams Of You [Creative Wax - 1995]
04. Double O - Dreamin' [AKO Beatz - 2017]
05. Intense - The Dreamer [Rugged Vinyl Records - 1993]
06. Noise Factory - Dreams [Kemet - 1993]
07. Foul Play - Open Your Mind (Nookie Remix) [Moving Shadow - 1993]
08. DJ SDR & Subsonic - Paradise [Shoebox - 1996]
09. The Chameleon - Just Close Your Eyes & Listen [Good Looking - 1995]
10. Foul Play - Chrysalis [10 Inch Press - 1996]
11. Spring Heel Jack - Wide As The Moon (Hyper On Experience Remix) [Trade 2 -1996]
12. Kola Nut - Dream [R-Whites - 2020]
13. Inta Warriors - Your Love Is Yours [Dee Jay Recordings - 1993]
14. Funky Technicians - Deja Vu [C.I.A. - 1996]
15. DJ Undacut - Floating [Deep & Dark Recordings - 1993]
16. DJ Crystl - Meditation [Dee Jay Recordings - 1993]
17. Dr S Gachet & Audio Maze - The Dreamer (Dr S Gachet Remix) [Urban Gorilla Recordings - 1995]
18. Source Direct - Secret Liaison [Good Looking - 1996]
19. Bukem & The Peshay - 19.5 (The Reprisal) [Good Looking - 1994]
20. PFM - Dreams [Good Looking - 1995]

Nightmare mix here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/the-nightmares-mix

Please enjoy respsonsibly

The Dreams Mix

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