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Smack the Mic 259

Sun Chaser

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THERE IS NO "Takes" " you either get it or you don't

4 Feet High And Rhyming

Uncle Old School

Party Time

Over several years, to 2019, I re-edited Keith LeBlanc's classic "Major Malfunction" album to make it "full length", according to an imaginary concept in my head.

The full story, in gory detail, is here: https://jrbinks.wordpress.com/2019/12/28/major-malfunction-reimagined/

This is the first time I have made this full length, 2hr 16m version publicly available.  A 2hr edit was featured On The Wire in October 2019: https://otwradio.blogspot.com/2019/10/playlist-26th-october-2019.html

What did Keith think of it?  Well I told him I was doing it, he showed some interested and thanked me for asking his permission, but didn't respond when I sent him the final versions and other commentary.  So I don't know ... and now I never will.

In memory of Keith LeBlanc.

Major Malfunction (Re-imagined)

Keith LeBlanc - Major Malfunction Re-imagined: Version Excursion [Fab Gear]

Back Like I Never Left (Jimmy Green remix)

The sHaPeShIfTeRs - 3rd Pin Torture

This is my twentieth entry in The Producers Corner "sample challenge", where everyone is given the same source song from which to sample, and the results are diverse and entertaining. The source this week was the album "Goëtia - Dark Magic Music", by Peter Gundry; a gothic treasure trove of chorus, piano, and strings. It took me a while to settle on a catchy hook, but once I re-timed a swingy section of low woodwinds, I had my foundation and was able to sprinkle on about eight other loops and snippets. I then added my standard layers of breakbeats, drum programming, keyboards, and scratching, trying to keep things a bit simpler and head-bobbing this week. I hope you enjoy the result, and please everyone be careful and stay healthy!!!

PS - Upon completing this piece, I tossed an Imani Coppola acapella (acoppola?) on top, time-stretched to fit, and it turned out to be precisely in key and aligned to the same arrangement. I extended the music, added and changed a few things, and this is the result:

https://soundcloud.com/type4/imani-coppola-dont-touch-that-microphone-caterpillar-snacks-remix-by-matt-reyes-of-type-4

Instrumental version (essentially an extended version of this beat) here: https://soundcloud.com/type4/dont-touch-that-microphone-instrumental

Let me know what you think!

Caterpillar Snacks

Caterpillar Snacks (TPC Sample Challenge #135)

Key Dokie

After decades of recording and touring, and many turbulent ups and downs, Bostonians TYPE 4 are still going strong.  They've never let go of that golden age of hip-hop, still digging through vinyl for musical samples, and digging through life for lyrical stories.  Tommy O'Deed, Matt Reyes & Bill Ierardi make hip-hop for grownups, the old fashioned way: for the love of it.