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1995/1996 remastered demo from unknown Bronx duo called the Midnight Eez..any further info on this pair get in touch!

So this is how the story goes.. A long long time ago in a galaxy far away, that is to say pre-internet, 1995 or 1996 to be not very exact, All City co-founder Splyce found himself on one of his regular record buying sojourns to New York. Approached outside the Fat Beats store by two guys who had heard he was a DJ from out of town and were eager to spread word of their production work outside their homeland, he was given a mix tape demo of their beats. Named The Midnight Eez, from the Bronx, they were one of thousands of budding production units on Manhattan Island. The tape came only with a name and pager number, which hardly surprisingly now goes unanswered in 2011, but after relocating that same tape in a recent house move, in the spirit of musical altruism we have decided to give it the proper vinyl release it deserves. Hopefully this release will see The Midnite Eez them get some belated but deserved shine. Tracklisting is precisely as per the original cassette, with 30 minutes of hip hop music over the two sides..
Cover photo courtesy of NY photographer Sue Kwon http://suekwon.com

The Midnight Eez - Childhood Memories (ACTMELPx1)

The new release of the Expansions Collective in association with Mellow Orange Music, First Light, is out today! 23 tracks of beats & rhymes from Submerse, Freddie Joachim, UNDA, Amin Payne, QSTN, Dutchy and a whole bunch more!


Grab the Limited Edition Cassette over at Expansions BandCamp. Follow the "Buy" link. Strictly limited to 50 copies - grab one while you can!
Includes unlimited streaming of First Light via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
shipping out on or around 17 June 2015 edition of 50.
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We’re proud to present our new compilation “First Light”, released in conjunction with our extended family Mellow Orange. Spanning 23 tracks, the compilation features some of the freshest and most innovative talent in the Hip Hop and Instrumental Beat scenes from around the globe.

From the 8bit inspired synths of Submerse’s “Makise’s Blips” to the boom-bap drums of Dutchy’s “This Could Be Us” and the jazz excursions of Mecca:83’s “Open”: First Light documents the diversity and constantly expanding sound of the scene. We think it’s one of our finest releases to date and we hope you do too.

Compiled by Mecca:83 & Yusai
Cover Art by Joël Van Der Knaap

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cassette/digital 

Bidesoob

Free DLL: 
https://jakartarecords-label.bandcamp.com/album/autumn-in-jakarta

After "Summer In Jakarta" and "Winter In Jakarta" it was time for another season comp by Jakarta as it's also our 10th birthday as a label. 15 unreleased tracks from Jakarta artists and people we are just friends with / like. Full release dropping as a free DLL in mid november. Some retailers will also have a free cassette tape version.

We have been friends with Oddisee since 10+ years. I booked him to the shitty youth club of my hometown during his first Europe tour in 2003 or so when I was still going to school. It's incredible to see how is sound has evolved since then and we're more then grateful that he had something for "Autumn In Jakarta" when we asked him.

https://soundcloud.com/oddiseemusic

Oddisee - Untitled (Taken off "Autumn In Jakarta)

old beat from 2009.

https://bugseed.bandcamp.com

tastes blue (2009)

From the album "The Fisherman Abides" - out NOW on Alpha Pup Records: BreathingEffect.lnk.to/TheFishermanAbides
On September 29th, The Breathing Effect will release their sophomore album The Fisherman Abides, returning with Los Angeles based Alpha Pup Records for its release across vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital platforms. Following up the success of their debut album Mars Is A Very Bad Place For Love, The Breathing Effect's songwriting approach has become more vivid and pronounced with their new effort, offering a wider extension of their vision. Powerful harmonies and vocal cadences glide over dynamic drum grooves and bass lines, extending their personal lives into the DNA of every sound across the new works.

Capturing the entirety of The Fisherman Abides at the Cosmic Zoo recording studio in Los Angeles with renowned engineer Daddy Kev, the duo completed tracking in the span of just one week. With singer/keyboardist Eli Goss residing in Los Angeles and drummer/bassist Harry Terrell located in New York, the logistics of putting together the new album were intensified from the condensed window offered. Committing to twelve-hour sessions each day, they had the Cosmic Zoo locked down. The results of this focused effort offer a unique snapshot of the musical prowess they express with their collaborative project. It also exemplifies the tactical and complex approach when a window to capture large scale ideas is so small. 

Conceptually, The Fisherman Abides began with a poem Eli Goss wrote while sitting on the Venice Beach pier on a cold day in January of 2016. As Eli began to study his environments and the many different intersecting forms of life, inspiration transferred into the written form, and the name for their new album was created. "The title is the last line of the poem," explains Eli Goss, "which has a loose meaning. A state where one remarks on the very subtle and simple parts of life that are profound once you acknowledge them. The beauty in the intricate web of events all occurring simultaneously, waiting to be observed and admired." 

This had a direct effect on the impressions they walked away with while looking at the aerial view of the album's meaning and its connection to their personal lives. "When that idea translated to lyrics and songwriting," Eli Goss adds, "it started to shift into feelings of solitude and introspection. Reflecting on your personal place in that intricate web, and watching yourself be changed by it."

The eight songs that comprise The Fisherman Abides present a multitude of genre types, blending together soul, rock, and jazz in a completely new form. A panoramic lens is offered in tone, emotion, and vibe, where one can find a sleek and propulsive moment in one instance and a magical and gentle one in the next. Truly a sound all their own, The Fisherman Abides continues the legacy of The Breathing Effect at Alpha Pup Records. 


Track Listing

1. Water Static (Blinding Phoenix)
2. The Morning Swim
3. The Grove
4. Walking Backwards
5. Driftwood Dialogue
6. Josephine
7. The Pier (New Eyes)
8. The Ode

The Fisherman Abides

Vinyl / Download

The Breathing Effect "Water Static (Blinding Phoenix)"

Day Drunk On Writing is here yall! First project of 2019. Featuring some incredible guitar work by my bro RVRSR. I hope yall dig!

art work by Max Wilkins - http://maxwilkinsillustration.com/

Stream on you platform of preference!

SPOTIFY - https://spoti.fi/2stXff6
Apple Music - https://apple.co/2VV7kiD
Bandcamp - https://bit.ly/2VQXL4p

Day Drink On Writing

Day Drunk On Writing

Spotify

Day Drunk On Writing [Full EP]

_____recorded the morning after my apartment flooded and car got towed  -_-

Surfing Thoughts

Painless

Heyday EP

Origami Dinosaur

Say The Sun

"The guitar was played by Letherette and Ben Modley (who played on D&T). The wulitser played on here was recorded at Stephen Wilkinson's studio.  When ever we're out in the country on walks / bikes etc I like to play this track."

Download on iTunes - glnk.it/1x5
Buy 'Letherette' at the Ninjashop - bit.ly/letherette
Buy at Amazon - glnk.it/1yj

http://letherette.com
http://ninjatune.net

Letherette

Say The Sun

Buy on iTunes

Bugseed
"Tokyo born beatmaker, making authentic hip hop tracks full of inspired by 90s boombap & abstract underground hiphop sounds. started to making beats since around 2008 from back into late teenage after passed Skateboarding experience."

Artist artwork by Alyssa Valenti
https://www.instagram.com/valenti.visual/

Releases.
https://linktr.ee/bugseed

tastes blue (2009)

bugseed

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