FRESH SELECTS RADIO #1

Kenny Fresh — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:01:25 +0000

Today marks the debut of my new podcast, simply titled Fresh Selects Radio. Even though this is the first episode, it feels like the second in a way, because its more or less a follow-up to the Loose Joints mixtape I put together last fall. Just like that, its a collection showcasing both new and unreleased tracks from some of my favorite artists, some projects I’ll be working on in the near future, artists you should be on the lookout for, and more. I’ve also thrown in a few tracks that have been previously been posted on the site that you might’ve missed. But unlike the Loose Joints .zip, this podcast is one single track, which freed me up and allowed me to include some super-exclusives that I know I couldn’t post as individual downloads.

Originally, I was going to host the podcast like a radio show – but instead I decided to let the music speak for itself. If you feel like it sounds unfinished, I left the instrumental interludes I was going to talk over in the mix, so feel free to fill in the blanks yourself. However, if people get on some bullshit and rip some of the exclusives from the mix and re-post them as downloads on other sites, then next time out I’ll have to talk all over all the good shit – so just behave yourselves & act right and I’ll be able to keep bringing you the latest & greatest without any problems.

I might still write up some liner notes to go along with the tracks, but it might be a while. We’ll see what the feedback & response is like first (*cough*leaveacomment!*cough) and then take it from there. So yeah, lemme know what you think. In the meantime, the tracklisting with the artists’ MySpace links is listed here and then you can download or stream the mix below.

1. DaveNotti – FSR Intro (Thrilla Music Group)
2. Blu – Say Say (CD-R)
3. Finale feat. Invincible – The Waiting Game (prod. Khrysis) (iM/Universal)
4. Waajeed – Fat Bottom Girls (Bling47)
5. Konphlict – Socialize (prod. TaRaach) (Lovelution)
6. M64 (Ragen Fykes & Ohmega Watts) - Helium (prod. Ohmega Watts) (TBA)
7. Hi-Res – Yahhhhh (Pt. 2) (Thrilla Music Group)
8. G&D feat. MED & Rapper Big Pooh – Endure (prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow) (Mello Music Group)
9. MAGr (DistantStarr & Al Mighty) – Butterfly (prod. Hudson Mohawke) (TBA)
10. Ras_G & The Afrikan Space Program – Been A Min… (Brainfeeder)
11. Cubic Zirconia (Tiombe, Nick & Todd) – I Wanna Freebase You (TBA)
12. PPP feat. Coultrain & Karma Stewart – Rocket Science (prod. Waajeed) (Ubiquity)
13. Hawthorne Headhunters (Black Spade, I, CED & Proh Mic) feat. JimiJames & Coultrain – She Wanna (HVW8)
14. Exile feat. Muhsinah – Stay Tuned (Stay Here) (Vocal Remix) (Plug Research)
15. TaRaach vs. Tiombe Lockhart – Kalifornia (Instrumental) (Lovelution)
16. DJ Cadik feat. Invincible & Finale – Don’t Look Back (All Soundz)
17. Devon - Shoes (Thrilla Music Group)
18. SA-RA Creative Partners - High Moon Lust (Rawkus)
19. Luck-One – The Coolax (prod. Dekk) (Architect Ent.)
20. Johnson&Jonson feat. Miguel (Jontel) - Stadium (CD-R)

Artwork courtesy of Lyle Owerko & Wuzz Magazine.

DOWNLOAD: Fresh Selects Radio #1

STREAM: Fresh Selects Radio #1

SUBSCRIBE: Through iTunes or Google

ALSO CHECK: Fresh Selects – Loose Joints mix .zip

Miguel (Jontel) – Mischief: The Mixtape

Kenny Fresh — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:22:40 +0000

Brand new free-download EP from young L.A.-based singer/songwriter and rising star, Miguel, entitled Mischief: The Mixtape. While waiting for his debut album to be released by Jive, Miguel (also known as Jontel) has been keeping busy with collaborations with underground favorites Blu (Below The Heavens, Johnson&Jonson), Exile (Dirty Science), Daz-I-Kue (“Move Part 2″) and Esthero (the internet leak “The Many Times”) – as well as major label writing credits for artists like Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige and Usher.

All of the 8 tracks on Mischief are self-written by Miguel, and almost all of them are produced by him and his crew, Fisticuffs Productions, who have already produced for Ne-Yo and Jazmine Sullivan. The feel of Mischief is definitely more pop/mainstream-oriented than the rest of the music I’ve posted so far, but I still dig it for what it is. From radio-friendly singles to club bangers to acoustic ballads, Miguel’s talent still shines throughout them all.

You can preview two tracks below & then download the full EP at the bottom. Also, stay after the jump for some of Miguel’s guest appearances & songwriting placements.

Miguel “Dig”

Miguel “Overload”

DOWNLOAD: Miguel – Mischief: The Mixtape

BONUS TRACKS

Exile “Summertime In L.A.” (feat. Miguel Jontel)
from Dirty Science (Sound In Color, 2006)

Johnson&Jonson “In The Building” (feat. Miguel as Jontel Johnson)
from Johnson&Jonson (Tres, 2008)

Musiq Soulchild “If U Leave” (feat. Mary J. Blige) (co-written by Miguel)
from the forthcoming album, Radio (Atlantic Records, 2008)

Usher “Revolver” (co-written by Miguel)
from Here I Stand (Deluxe Version) (LaFace, 2008)

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