Although I'm tempted to divide a line between Kedar's Neo-Soul, OK Player, Soulquarians, and this, let's PLEASE not turn this thread into a tiresome debate over what the boundaries are.
If we just remain in the center here of what's what, we can continue with the jams for now.
I'm kinda dissappointed in the G&D project, but the 2Tall feat G&D so far isn't bad.
Waiting for Tiombe Lockhart & J*Davey to come in.
Haven't listend, but Steve Spacek's Space Shift came in. Dimension 5ive has given me a slight bit of cynicism about the listen though.
What more should I know about Bangladesh (insert joek here)?
― Giorgio Moderator (PappaWheelie V), Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:22 (fifteen years ago) link
he produced "A Milli" and "What's Your Fantasy" among other things
― super ws bros (The Reverend), Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:23 (fifteen years ago) link
no duh rev but you know i'm partially right darn it
― Dimension 5ive, Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:32 (fifteen years ago) link
it's easy to keep going back in time on this, the black avant-garde did not even start with sly stone as you know but a lot of this stuff sounds like dubbed-out remixes of there's a riot goin' on
― Dimension 5ive, Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:37 (fifteen years ago) link
I was more talking in regards to the start of this current scene (as I'm sure you were) but lets not get lost in these sort of arguments. Please.
― super ws bros (The Reverend), Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh, and why do I have to be the big booster for the Foreign Exchange album?
"Daykeeper"
cover of Stevie Wonder's "If She Breaks Your Heart" (my current last.fm count: 43)
― super ws bros (The Reverend), Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:44 (fifteen years ago) link
I got it now rev. Wonderful stuff. Thanks for your rec on this!
― Giorgio Moderator (PappaWheelie V), Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:46 (fifteen years ago) link
XD
― super ws bros (The Reverend), Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:47 (fifteen years ago) link
b-b-but i wasn't trying to...OH FORGET IT, I WILL GO BACK TO MY OLD MAN KIOSK AND LISTEN TO GOMEZ
― Dimension 5ive, Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:49 (fifteen years ago) link
I still need to listen to that Foreign Exchange album, I'll try to do it tomorrow.
Anywho, more Swedish weirdness, Kissey Asplund:
http://www.myspace.com/kisseyasplund
― The Brainwasher, Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:55 (fifteen years ago) link
I meant to ask about Kissey Asplund, I heard something or other by her and liked it.
― super ws bros (The Reverend), Sunday, 21 December 2008 05:58 (fifteen years ago) link
This is my THREAD!
Rodney, is it time to xpost this:
http://www.last.fm/group/afrofuturists
???
― Giorgio Moderator (PappaWheelie V), Sunday, 21 December 2008 06:03 (fifteen years ago) link
haha, I forgot I started that group! If you are on last fm, please join it!
― super ws bros (The Reverend), Sunday, 21 December 2008 06:10 (fifteen years ago) link
liking this Kissey Asplund track
― super ws bros (The Reverend), Sunday, 21 December 2008 06:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Indeed
― Giorgio Moderator (PappaWheelie V), Sunday, 21 December 2008 06:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Non-rap Bangladesh:
Kelis - "Bossy," "Aww Shit"Beyonce - "Diva"Ciara - "Hotline"M.I.A. - "Hit That"
Shawnna's "RPM" (obv. rap, though) never got enough attention.
― Andy K, Sunday, 21 December 2008 13:35 (fifteen years ago) link
The new Steve Spacek album is really good...The Sa Ra Creative Partners Thread, finally...Underground R&BSpacek - Microsoul? (*shudder*)
― Andy K, Sunday, 21 December 2008 13:42 (fifteen years ago) link
"Sa-Ra ft. Rozzi Daime - So Special"
this track is like something from 1992.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Sunday, 21 December 2008 13:46 (fifteen years ago) link
Some other releases, not yet specifically cited, for which I will rep:
Pattie Blingh & the Akebulan 5 - Sagala (GA Muldrow plus a little Declaime/Perkins; later Samiyam mix of "To: Re" is also pretty much messed up)
Dabrye's off-center R&B'ish remix of King Midas Sound's "One Ting"
Steve Spacek's pair of solo 12" for Jazzy Sport
Rahsaan Patterson - "Pitch Black," with the Cure bassline and bubbling tarpit FX:
― Andy K, Sunday, 21 December 2008 14:02 (fifteen years ago) link
still lovin Sy Smith's 'Conflict'
― Timezilla vs Mechadistance (blueski), Sunday, 21 December 2008 14:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Snippets of Asplund's Dorian Concept-produced 12":
http://www.hardtofindrecordsrecordstore.com/mp3/MR281498_1.mp3http://www.hardtofindrecordsrecordstore.com/mp3/MR281498_3.mp3
― Andy K, Sunday, 21 December 2008 15:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Good thread.
― chap, Sunday, 21 December 2008 16:26 (fifteen years ago) link
super duper work yall
― Sherlock HOOS's Baker Steen Motherfuckers (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Sunday, 21 December 2008 17:45 (fifteen years ago) link
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― Dimension 5ive, Sunday, 21 December 2008 18:07 (fifteen years ago) link
haha WHOOPShttp://www.youtube.com/v/lOMqutXWf4Q&hl=en&fs=1%22
― Dimension 5ive, Sunday, 21 December 2008 18:08 (fifteen years ago) link
okay i knew nothing good would come of my trying to come back here, sorry everyone, delete effed-up post plz
― Dimension 5ive, Sunday, 21 December 2008 18:09 (fifteen years ago) link
― Andy K, Sunday, 21 December 2008 18:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Why is there no info online about Hello My Name is Tiombe Lockhart?
Not even her bling47 entry:http://www.bling47.com/index.cfm
Did I find a bootleg or something?
― Giorgio Moderator (PappaWheelie V), Sunday, 21 December 2008 18:51 (fifteen years ago) link
"Sa-Ra ft. Rozzi Daime - So Special"this track is like something from 1992.― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Sunday, December 21, 2008 8:46 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Sunday, December 21, 2008 8:46 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark
I knoiw, right?
Sounds like Young Disciples or seomthing, lightly remixed by SA-RA
Have you seen Rozzi's photos?
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f185/PappaWheelie/RozziDaime.jpg
― Giorgio Moderator (PappaWheelie V), Sunday, 21 December 2008 19:02 (fifteen years ago) link
This thread is an example of why I stay on ILM
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Sunday, 21 December 2008 20:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i thought it sounded like chante moore...
im reinvestigating this last van hunt album. more of a new wave influence on it but it just seems so derivative. some nice touches here and there but barring a few tracks on each album where it all comes together, he still seems to have absolutely no certain identity of his own.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Sunday, 21 December 2008 21:19 (fifteen years ago) link
he sings too tepidly too. argh. i just want to slap him.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Sunday, 21 December 2008 21:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Anyone know a good place to get mixtapes (err, CDs) of this stuff? The bling47 website isn't selling any at the moment...
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Sunday, 21 December 2008 21:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Buy links on Waajeed's myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/waajeedandthebling47group
― Giorgio Moderator (PappaWheelie V), Sunday, 21 December 2008 21:59 (fifteen years ago) link
i love janelle monae but she only has one KO song so far - smile. if anyone could take this stuff mainstream, its her... but ive a feeling this stuff will stay underground with the gilles/benji b listeners and straight no chaser/shook readers.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Sunday, 21 December 2008 22:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Szechuan dumplingsAfter the deal has been done
http://bossip.files.wordpress.com/randyandguest2.JPG
"randyand'guest'" -- oof.
― Andy K, Sunday, 21 December 2008 22:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Off topic I know but woah Andy "R.P.M" is amazing.
Will check out a lot of the stuff in this thread. I like that first Foreign Exchange youtube vid.
― Tim F, Monday, 22 December 2008 00:25 (fifteen years ago) link
I know we're doing our best to steer clear of boundaries here, but I think Foreign Exchange is more of a Darien Brockington/Eric Roberson/Dwele thing.
DJ Spinna's neo-soul efforts probably too.
― Giorgio Moderator (PappaWheelie V), Monday, 22 December 2008 00:32 (fifteen years ago) link
OMG I feel so behind on this thread. Pappa, your new screen name rocks.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than Your MIDNITE POWERTOOLS (Bimble), Monday, 22 December 2008 01:51 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/10/19/sa-ra-creative-partners-fantastic-vampere-featuring-erykah-badu-herbie-hancock/
Eric H. just posted this on the Sa-Ra thread and oh fucking man is it doing my head on. The talkbox/Herbie coda ffs
― The Reverend, Monday, 22 December 2008 08:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Thanks bim.
And Eric H/Rev, this Sa-Ra/Badu thing SMOKES
― Giorgio Moderator (PappaWheelie V), Monday, 22 December 2008 08:23 (fifteen years ago) link
ok im not sure what the boundaries are on this but does meshelle ndgeocello count? what about that bilal album from last year?
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Sunday, December 21, 2008 4:01 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
this is so rong dude -- many moons???
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Monday, 22 December 2008 09:31 (fifteen years ago) link
also i dont think it works the same way in the u.s. as it does in the u.k. as far as 'underground-mainstream'
theres a really niche-but-large slow jamz audience out there that some of these artists can easily get slotted into
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Monday, 22 December 2008 09:32 (fifteen years ago) link
anywayz awesome thread!!
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Monday, 22 December 2008 09:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Me'Shell was never as good as she was here IMO. But this was amazing:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=30QtMpCnmS4
― Tim F, Monday, 22 December 2008 09:57 (fifteen years ago) link
I really like her whole first album though.
― Tim F, Monday, 22 December 2008 10:01 (fifteen years ago) link
ha thought that was gonna be the basement jaxx track
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Monday, 22 December 2008 10:01 (fifteen years ago) link
That was probably her next peak TBH. Though really I wouldn't know about the last few albums.
― Tim F, Monday, 22 December 2008 10:02 (fifteen years ago) link
greg tate on MeShell Ndegeocello's The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams: "stupendously, consistently genius"
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Monday, 22 December 2008 10:15 (fifteen years ago) link
me'shells cover of hendrix's may this be love might be the best thing shes ever done.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Monday, 22 December 2008 10:16 (fifteen years ago) link
anyone here listen to black grapefruit? think they fit this thread and are also pretty wonderful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOOBRAcV99c
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 16:16 (four years ago) link
They fit the thread, but that’s kinda the problem. They’re not doing much new with this approach. Not bad . Just ok imho
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 16:44 (four years ago) link
Maybe you don’t always have to do something “new,” but there’s something missing from the Black Grapefruit song that keeps me from being wowed.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 26 June 2019 16:47 (four years ago) link
reread this whole thread the other night. really miss this meta-genre lane in my ilx reading
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Monday, 1 February 2021 16:49 (three years ago) link
curmudgeon was otm about black grapefruit i think, i am easily mesmerized by aesthetic
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 1 February 2021 17:00 (three years ago) link
https://terence.bandcamp.com/album/v-o-r-t-e-x
really liking this! debut from someone more famous as a filmmaker
― imago, Tuesday, 1 November 2022 15:21 (one year ago) link
listening to J*Davey the beauty in distortion for the first time in 10+ years. Sounds f’in great. Love all the warm distortion.
― brimstead, Monday, 16 October 2023 16:34 (six months ago) link
The Niecy Blues record is really really good (sorta minimal, 'lo fi', spacey r&b)
https://niecyblues.bandcamp.com/album/exit-simulation
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Monday, 27 November 2023 20:53 (five months ago) link
https://jouskajouska.bandcamp.com/album/suddenly-my-mind-is-blank-2
i liked this jouska album a fair bit
― ufo, Monday, 27 November 2023 21:15 (five months ago) link
yo niecy blues is dope af. just gave the whole spotify availabilities a marathon run. got DAMN. from gothy ethereal sounds to ambient drones to straight up modern r+b... really thorough stuff.
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 21:27 (four weeks ago) link
also she kinda sounds like amber from we are king.♡
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 21:32 (four weeks ago) link