New Madvillain Beats Mixtape

MADVILLAINZ BEAT CREW MIX, NOV. 21ST 2009, OAXACO, L.A.
RUNNING TIME: 26:04
PRODUCED & MIXED BY: METAL FINGERZ DOOM

Download: Here

A Strange Arrangement

ALBUM RELEASE: FALL 2009
LIMITED EDITION CD & LP PACKAGED WITH 4-INCH VINYL SINGLE containing 2 non-album tracks.

Mayer Hawthorne’s debut album A Strange Arrangement grew out of a childhood steeped in Detroit soul. Raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, just outside of Detroit, he vividly remembers driving with his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul, deep funk and swinging jazz the region provided. As he grew up, and his obsession with soul records grew into a passion, Hawthorne discovered that sweet soul existed on both sides of the commercial divide. He discovered the same beauty in the polished sound of Issac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield as he did in the deeper, darker grit of the obscure Symphonic Four and Detroit-cult soul slingers The New Holidays.

His album draws from the inspiration of Leroy Hutson, Smokey Robinson, and the legendary songwriting and production trio of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland Jr. At the same time that it revels in the raw sounds of those independent musicians who aspired to achieve a level of success akin to their famous peers. A Strange Arrangement is an album full of original compositions and one cover (he had to give The New Holidays “Maybe So, Maybe No” a whirl) that underlies a heartfelt nostalgia to the sweet soul of yesteryear with a clear desire to show that his Strange Arrangement is no passing fancy. “It’s old soul,” Hawthorne explains, without an ounce of irony. “But it’s new.”

Pre-Order & Track Samples Here

BONUS: Exclusive from his twitter Mayer Hawthorne - Little Boxes (Weeds Intro Cover)

40s & Blunts

Check out team getem dropping some new music on SoulAssassinsTV!
Oh No is working on so much fire right now (Dr No 2, ohnomite, Gangrene, Team Getem)

As a bonus here are some remixes Oh No did for the soundtrack of the game BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Download

In the video above mentions hes got more music for games coming out including a song with Raekwon and a song with Talib Kweli for Marvel vs Capcom 2.

Also here is Oh No + Alchemist (Gangrene) GTA Chinatown Wars Mix

J. Rocc Mixes

If y'all don't know who J.Rocc is he's part of the talented crew known as the Beat Junkies and Madlib's DJ.
J.Rocc is very down with posting crazy mixes on the internet and talking random shit on twitter.
I have here Egon, Jrocc & KR Mix on L'Elephant Effervescent
If you wanna hear more from J.Rocc you can check out his blog here.
He also often does live shows on Ustream called The Beat Junkie Radio Show which you can check out here (make sure to watch the archives for some classic guest appearances).
You can also download one of the episodes as an mp3 on house shoes podcast.

The new Dilla album J$P or Jay Stay Paid is out soon on Nature Sounds and J.Rocc has posted a sampler mix of the new tracks here.

Roc 'C' Primo Mix

Here's a new mix of Stones Throw artist Roc 'C' over old Primo beats.
You may remember Roc from his video debut on Oh No's Move Pt. 2 over a crazy Dilla beat.
He recently released an album with up & coming producer IMAKEMADBEATS as The Transcontinental which is top notch.

Found on twitter, still in lossless format.
Download Here | MP3 Version

Roc C featuring Fredro Star "Hustle" from Havana Joe on Vimeo.