Carrying on the tradition of the raw, earlier recordings of groups like Funkadelic, Ohio Players, etc. & bringing it anew - we present to you – MUGPUSH. This new, Bay Area-based live band was founded by bassist/guitarist, Bill “Billy Bones” Ham – a Cleveland, Ohio … Read More →
Category Archives: FRSH KPT SCRT
FRSHCLSV DWNLD:
Time Wharp –
GRN EP
An artist I was first introduced to thru the Sonnymoon crew, Atlanta producer Time Wharp has quickly become one of my favorites of the moment, & one who I think a lot more people will be catching on to very soon. The GRN EP is … Read More →
FRSH KPT SCRT:
Sam Trump –
Making Music Like
Its Love, Vol. 1 EP
Ah… a young artist’s self-made debut. There’s really nothing else like it. That freeze frame in time that captures that pure, raw talent still just teetering on the cusp of something great - often times catching an artist @ their most humbled & hungriest, while … Read More →
FRSH KPT SCRT:
Blah Blah Blah
“Why Am I The Only One Laughing?”
Ah… a post that has been long overdue. Today, we introduce to you, Blah Blah Blah - a band from Chicago, whose 5-track demo I’ve been listening to on repeat at damn near brainwashing levels for a little over a year now. While comparisons to … Read More →
FRSHCLSV PRMR:
Flying Lotus
“Zodiac Shift”
(Sonnymoon Remix)
One of my favorite discoveries made during the site’s hiatus last year has to be - Sonnymoon. After first hearing about them through Okayplayer’s The Lesson & Blind I – their self-released album, Golden Age, quickly became the go-to soundtrack-to-insomnia / music-to-impress-cool-girls-with / headphone-traveling-music sleeper … Read More →
FRSH KPT SCRT:
TxE
(Tope x Epp x G_Force) –
Rain In Cali Tour EP
Man – these guys. I can’t even tell you how happy I am this project came together and came out as ill as it did. PRTLND really needed this one – no, hip-hop needed this one. Okay, lemme fall back. TxE (pronounced “T and E”) … Read More →
FRSH KPT SCRT:
yU presents…
Charlie Ross –
The Charlie Ross Project
Keeping in line with this last week’s theme, I’ve got even more DMV area hip-hop for you guys today – and this time its an exclusive first look into an emerging talent from the region. Charlie Ross is a producer/MC that holds true to hip-hop’s … Read More →
FRSH KPT SCRT:
ADaD –
Intro To ADaD Mixtape
Mixed by Tone B. Nimble
Here is the FRSHCLSV premiere of the brand new mixtape from one of my new favorite MC’s, ADaD (pronounced uh-dod). Coming out of Chicago, ADaD has been making a name for himself as part of the All Natural, Inc. crew for years now, releasing both … Read More →
WKND BEATS #6:
Hi-Res –
1080 Beats
Bringing the Weekend Beats back from a brief hiatus with the latest project from a rising Portland talent, Hi-Res. This batch, entitled 1080 Beats, picks up where last year’s Sittin’ Up In My Room left off with more laidback but still headnoddin & bump-worthy beats. … Read More →
FRSH KPT SCRT:
Dolphin –
Mono vs. Stereo Collection
Now this is a post I’ve been meaning to make since before I even started this site – and I finally think that the timing is right. Truthfully, Dolphin is still somewhat of a mystery to me. But I don’t think he’d have it any … Read More →
FRSHCLSV ALBM:
yU –
Before Taxes
(O.G. version)
Today brings us the first ever FRSHCLSV full-length album, courtesy of DC veteran MC/producer (and currently best known as one third of the Diamond District), yU. The album, Before Taxes was first released as a 7 track promo EP a few months back, but available … Read More →
FRSH MIX PRMR:
BoneS x devonwho –
Dropping Gems
Podcast Seventeen
Adding another on the board for the home team, today we have the latest from fellow PRTLND-based label/collective – Dropping Gems from their ongoing series of split podcast mixes, featuring some of the scene’s best talents coming together two at a time. We’re humbled to … Read More →