J-Live.

Ugly cover. Yeah. But rapper, producer and DJ J-Live is kind enough to provide quality stuff so we'll be nice in return.

Here's his latest product, a free mixtape filled with new hip hop tracks, ranging from Kendrick Lamar to Zion I, through Rick Ross, Robert Glasper, Brother Ali, and so much more.

Frankly, J-Live doesn't disappoint. And it's available on Bandcamp.

Breakbot.

Looks like I'm in an electro mood. Maybe so. 

The dude Breakbot infused a little bit of modern disco into the electro-dance universe of Ed Banger. His influences are really broad. But, as demonstrated by his playlist for RMBA, music has to make people dance. Nice to see Daft Punk (kinda obvious), Prince, IAM, MJ and others included. 

A nice listen. 

Diplo don't sleep.

Halloween is mad bullshit, but I must confess I like how artists enhance the "trick or treat" policy on such a date. So, that's a free treat from Diplo, and some serious one. Or two.

The mixing dinosaur did a 2-hour set on BBC, completed by a bonus mix by friend System D 128. This spooky mix is just dangerous and ridiculous at the same time. Legendary.

Not enough for you ? Here's more from the same source : the "Got Stoned And Mixed Really Old Records For Half An Hour" mix.

Pump up the volume and act stupid at home. Dance.

misc. but mainly itws.

I've been away, and now back with a basket of info to share. Music related of course. 

Crate Kings directed to this awesome line of drawings about crate digging. Really creative and so damn true... 

It's Psychedelic Baby did two interesting interviews, one with Yves Rakotomalala, the folk singer from Madagascar, who did "Cagibi" and "Ce Matin Encore", and the other one with a member of now cult Zambian band WITCH Emmanuel Jagari.

Another interview, absurd and funny, but this one in French, with Sébastien Tellier, by French website Mowno. The guy wants you to call him "mom"...

Once again, an interview, this one with rap legend Prince Paul, and conducted by the one and only Unkut. be ready for a history lesson.  

Alright, it's interview galore. Here's Flying Lotus on Pitchfork, talking about his latest album to date "Until The Quiet Comes". Expect free beats soon enough. Hopefully. 

Not exactly an interview, but almost, here's the new episode of "Crate Diggers", featuring a dandy-like Just Blaze with his weed carrier, going over a couple of shelves. Though Blaze knows his stuff, it sometimes hurts to see him treat records like meaningless items. 

A good read about vinyl in New Hampshire. As the youngsters are getting into it, this thing ain't about to stop. 

And oh, a pretty useful read if you're new to eBay. This thing is hilarious at times, but so damn true. 

reissue galore.

Reissues are all over the place nowadays. Usually, it's old albums which are repressed to fulfill the demand. But lately, relatively recent albums have been announced. The latest two ones : "Illmatic" by Get On Down and "Voodoo" by Light In The Attic.

While Get On Down teased fans with a simple announcement and no further info, you can expect a limited extended edition with goodies, if the good guys at Get On Down keep on providing the rap fans with those crazy boxes. 

Even more recent, the cult album by D'Angelo, "Voodoo" (even though I'll forever prefer "Brown Sugar"), will be reissued by Light In The Attic. This is surprising. Good news anyway. 

But the even better news would be the official announcement of D'Angelo's new album...

DJ Jazzy Jay.

This is some real Zulu Nation flavor Fuse infused right there... DJ Jazzy Jay, ladies and gentlemen. A figure ? "Four to six hundred thousands". Yeah. Crazy. A question : do all crate diggers store vinyl at their mom's house ?

Mr. Wilson.

Who's the author of the msot expensive record ? Elvis ? Wrong. Lennon ? Wrong. MJ ? Wrong again. Led Zepellin ? Prince ? Miles Davis ? The Doors ? Wrong, wrong, wrong, all wrong !

The guy's name is Frank Wilson. Well, was. He died. RIP.

A songwriter for Motown, Mr. Wilson recorded a rare northern soul tune, "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)", which is believed to exist in only two physical copies, one of which having sold for £25,000. Yeah, that much. 

To have an idea of his (more famous and less expensive) work, Frank Wilson wrote "Stone Love" by The Supremes, or "Chained" by Marvin Gaye. 

RBMA.

The Red Bull Music Academy is an initiative by... Red Bull. The idea ? Gathering some of the most innovative young minds of music, whatever their nationality, their gender, their style... Of course, as a sign of the time, lots of electro and hip hop heads made the cut, but anyone can apply. If you think your music's worth a listen, go for it and win a stay in a cool city surrounded by cool guys and the best equipment, listening to lectures by the most seminal artists alive... 

Alright, I guess I sold it pretty well, and now RBMA made the yearly  compilations available for download. Beware of the too-long file names though.