Myself & my trusted resident DJ, Doc Adam,
have collaborated w/ Los Angeles-based clothing line, Twelve Bar
to bring you a special two-part Fresh Selects Retrospective mix.

This first installment of The Porch Sessions,
is meant to be a time capsule of sorts –
an audible freeze frame of the first 12 months of music posted on Fresh Selects.
I wanted to compile everything from the site’s first year
just to kind of sum it all up,
put a period at the end of the sentence,
& cement the foundation for us to build on for the next steps.
It can also serve as a starter kit
for anyone who found out about the site after the fact,
as well as a thank you to everyone that’s been down since day one.

I went through all of the posts from the site’s first year
& selected some of my personal favorite tracks,
plus all of the ones that garnered the most response.
Almost all of the songs included in the mix were exclusives
released or premiered thru the site
& they all played a part in shaping the sound & style that I had been going for.
To convey the full progression as it unfolded,
I wanted to put them all in one mix
(which actually ended up being two separate, hour-long mixes
because there was just too much music)
& let them play in chronological order.

Since mixing songs in order of release,
& not by BPM/tempo/mood, etc.
basically goes against all the most basic rules of making a mixtape -
I knew I had to get the very best to make it happen right.
Enter Doc Adam (no pause).
Plus his apartment has The Porch, so it was a no-brainer.

Included are some kind words from the even kinder people @ Twelve Bar,
who presented the mix & co-premiered it on their site today as well,
+ the tracklisting w/ links to all the original posts
so you can get the full versions & back stories on all of the songs.
I’m still in the process of updating some of the older posts
from the first version of the site,
so if you find any dead links just leave a comment & I’ll fix it.

Free download of the one-track, hour-long mix can be found below,
& be on the look out for Part 2 of The Porch Sessions RTRSPCTV coming soon.

There is a lot we could say about FRSH SLCTS – the Portland-based digital label and multimedia platform that has been providing you with the best in hip-hop, soul and cutting-edge music since 2008. All of it would be good. But the main thrust is right there in their name, albeit without the vowels as is their style. Seemingly everything they do is fresh. Freshly presented, freshly considered, freshly packaged, and freshly curated. And that is the second part right there. Because the “selects” element of the name is also key, as they hand-pick artists and songs with the educated touch of a musical magician, never failing to bring out the very best available. And so when the chance came to bring you the exclusive FRSH SLCTS Retrospective mix, an anthology of some of their favorite songs from their early years, we jumped at it.

1. devonwho – Dungeonraps (2088 Archives)
2. DaveNotti – Notti Break #5 (Notti Breaks 2008)
3. PPP feat. J Dilla – Shotgun (Waajeed’s Plinky Remix) (single)
4. TaRaach & Konphlict feat. Big Tone & Kawshus – Socialize (single)
5. TaRaach & Konphlict – 10 Feet High (Giraffe Pussy) (single)
6. Miguel – Overload (Mischief: The Mixtape)
7. Little Dragon – Twice (live) (FRSH KPT SCRT)
8. M64 – Rhythm Of The Drum (single)
9. M64 – Helium (single)
10. Invincible & Finale – Don’t Sleep (single)
11. PPP feat. Coultrain – Angel (Waajeed Remix) (single)
12. Coultrain – The Wanderer (single)
13. SA-RA feat. Bilal – Master Teacher (demo #1) (“Master Teacher” EP)
14. SA-RA feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow – Master Teacher (demo #2) (“Master Teacher” EP)
15. SA-RA – Master Teazer (KenBts.’ Revenge Edit) (“Master Teacher” EP)
16. Hi-Res – Thisworld (FRSH SLCTS – Loose Joints)
17. devonwho – Hold Up Zelda (FRSH SLCTS – Loose Joints)
18. Finale – Ice (FRSH SLCTS – Loose Joints)
19. Knxwledge – Relief. (FRSH SLCTS – Loose Joints)
20. Fatima – Wildchild (FRSH SLCTS – Loose Joints)
21. Noni Limar – Monogamy (FRSH SLCTS – Loose Joints)
22. Super Smoky Soul feat. Guilty Simpson – Knockout Kings (New Worlds PRVW)
23. Karma Stewart – Withdrawal (The Karma EP)
24. PPP feat. Coultrain & Jamila Raegan – Synchronicity (Abundance Mixtape)
25. PPP feat. Coultrain & Jamila Raegan – Can’t You Feel It (Abundance Mixtape)
26. Fatima – Do I Know You? (FRSH KPT SCRT)
27. Ab & Daru feat. T3 – Dirty Soul (A Work In Progress PRVW)
28. Blu – Say Say (FSR #1)
29. SA-RA Creative Partners – High Moon Lust (FSR #1)
30. Cubic Zirconia – I Wanna Freebase You (FSR #1)
31. Johnson&Jonson feat. Miguel – Stadium (FSR #1)
32. Suzi Analogue – SageBurns (World. Excerpts 1-9)

Selected by KNNY FRSH
Edited by Doc Adam
Presented by Twelve Bar
Artwork by Twelve Bar & Dennis de Groot
Hosted by ♎ & ♐ for Team 1984

There’s a lot going on in this one.
We recommend a deep breath before stepping in,
& then…
a proper, full basking of all that is offered in the following.
Thank you & you’re welcome.

Following up on the MONSTA-rous first half released last week,
we now complete the cipher w/ the second, Analogue half of their two part tour mix CD.

For her mix, miss Suzi Analogue used her 30min time slot
to concisely release some of her own old, current & upcoming tracks
from the vaults of her sought-after Analog catalog.
Included are 14 tracks, all self-written & produced,
save for a few covers for good measure, as well as two of her other collab pairings,
L∆V∆ w/ fashion SWRViette & renaissance man, Jamerson
& Loud On Da Block w/ the bearded beatstro himself, devonwho.

Also included below are a number of bonus items:
the exclusive COVRS 3P – which collects 2 of her recent SoundCloud covers,
Trick Daddy Dollar‘s “I’m A Thug” and The Strokes’ “Is This It?,”
w/ her previously unreleased rendition of Radiohead‘s most G’est offering to date,
“You And Whose Army.”

Aaaand if all THAT wasn’t enough,
we also have a catch-up on all three of Suzi’s video klip/companion pieces to
her self-released cassette, NNXTAPE,
which was one of my favorite releases of last year,
& apparently I’m not the only one -
as Blu has said numerous times that it partly influenced his upcoming NoYork! opus.

Future collaborations for Suzi include work on NoYork! itself,
plus a still to-be-titled new group w/ both Blu & Detroit emcee/producer, Quelle,
as well work with Soweto dance artist, Spoek Mathambo, & the man the myth, Mndsgn.

But!
Before any of that – there is NNXT -
an upcoming 7″ yellow-colored vinyl single made up two earlier recordings,
the self-produced “The Thing” – the first recording she did while living in Japan,
& “The Program,” (produced by the incomporable Georgia Anne Muldrow
& featuring the inFONKable Dudley Perkins on the hook) –
which was just one of many collaborations that were recorded
in a special Vegas desert session w/ the trio a while back.
Needless to say, this vinyl debut of hers has been a long time coming
(in fact, these songs were already done
when FRSH SLCTS first introduced Suzi back in Feb 2009)
& its almost here now, thanks to emerging Dutch label, Dopeness Galore.
Along with the colored 7″ – there is also a deluxe box set version available,
with a limited edition sticker & t-shirt combo pack to fully bring NNXT to life.
See the purchase link below for full details & ordering options.
As for the title & concept, Suzi tells us…

The title NNXT was originally inspired by the name of a sampler in Reason (beatgeek alert), but the true meaning of the title is that now is the time for creative progression and expansion in our movement + culture…don’t be afraid to go there!

See… that deep breath helped, right?
Okay — now…
full tracklisting for the mix, 3P download, videos & support links can all be found below.
Enjoy.

1. L∆V∆ – Pasmo (co-prod. JMR$N)
2. Loud On Da Block – Hot In Here (prod. devonwho)
3. U & Who? [Radiohead Covr]
4. Soy Crisps
5. FlameCatchr
6. A$ U R [Nirvana Covr]
7. NXT MSG [Original]
8. Up Jumps Da Boogie [Analogue Jr.]
9. Jump Rooooope
10. BronxInternship
11. Ordinaire
12. Function01010101
13. loudR
14. L∆V∆ – The Most Important (co-prod. JMR$N)

July 17th, 2010

Yet another Portland music moment captured by us & beamed to you – & this particular moment happened to be important for a number of reasons. It was the debut of the four-headed beat collective monster known as Klipmode at Portland’s most respected hip-hop night, The Fix. It also marked a PDX homecoming for Klipmodian, devonwho – as he, along with fellow ‘moders, Knxwledge, Suzi Analogue, and Mndsgn, were the very first group to perform a “beatset” at the longstanding Fix party and further helped bridge the gap between the city’s often seperated hip-hop and electronic scenes.

Sandwiched between DJ sets from the three Fix residents – DJ Kez, Rev Shines and Dundiggy, who all got to delve a little further into their experimental beat crates than they normally would for their Fix sets – Klipmode performed to a diverse crowd of hip-hop kids and burners alike, thanks in part to this be a special FREE show. And with the electronic-heavy EMRG+N+SEE festival happening the following weekend just outside of city limits – the Mode was joined by a handful of their peers in the crowd as well, including Teebs, Mux Mool, Shlohmo, Yuk, and more.

Captured in the video (once again by the man the myth, Paulius Kontijevas) – we have a montage of the Klipmode set – which featured solo beat sets from all four members, with Suzi singing/hosting during most – as well as a final Voltron formation set with all them coming together as one – all set to the soundtrack of the knXwledge solo track, “Wait” from his album, Klouds.

Curated & Produced by KNNY FRSH for Fresh Selects
Filmed by Paulius Kontijevas & Daniel Evans
Edited by Paulius Kontijevas
Audio Mixed by Doc Adam
Art Installation by Tawfiq Mardini

The Fix DJ’s:
Rev Shines
& DJ Kez
& Dundiggy
& your host Ronin Roc

After recently relocating from Portland to the new beat mecca, Los Angeles – Fresh Selects family member since day one, devonwho, is about to release his very first for-sale release. The project, entitled Funraiser Vol. 1: Thumbtracks, is the first in the series from the Klipmode collective – consisting of devon, Knxwledge, Suzi Analogue and Mindesign. All of dev’s fellow Klipmodians appear on a track each on the album and will be releasing their own Funraiser volumes as well.

Thumbtracks collects 17 of dev’s instrumental excursions and sorts them all into one concise album ripe for the head nodders and space cadets alike. Included below is the full stream of the album, via devon’s Bandcamp. I’ve also included an exclusive download of the non-album non-thumbtrack, “lovefunk duex” – one of my personal favorites from the set that somehow didn’t manage to make the final cut of the album.

Funraiser Vol. 1: Thumbtracks will be available as a digital purchase this Tuesday through the Klipmode site and will be sold in limited quantities on CD as well. Also, if you’re in L.A. be sure to catch dev and the full Klipmode squad rocking live at the Breaking Atoms at the Grand Star Jazz Club on August 11th.

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by devonwho
Artwork by Suzi Analogue

For the second installment of my new Weekend Beats series, I’ve got the latest from the homie (and possibly the #1 FS commenter), devonwho. This latest offering, the WaVES EP, mainly consists of some recent highlights from his ever-changing MySpace player, but he also threw in some all new exclusives as well. Included in the EP are five instrumentals, a track each with both singer/Fresh Kept Secret gradute, Suzi Analogue (who also did the artwork), and also one of the nicest MC’s currently residing in Portland, Theory Hazit, and also a white label remix of Frank N Dank‘s “Shut It Down.”

So thats about it – let the WaVES be your weekend soundtrack and lemme know what you think. Also, be on the lookout for much more from devonwho coming soon to both right here and elsewhere. You can check out three streams from the project before you get the free download below.

1. Withstands Pt. 1
2. About You Redux (LODBmix) (feat. Suzi Analogue)
3. Peppa Jack
4. Somethingelseagain
5. FrankNDank Shutitdown RMX
6. Whiteplastic()
7. The Finder
8. The Heimlich (feat. Theory Hazit)

Produced & Mixed by devonwho
Artwork by Suzi Analogue

For the latest installment in the Fresh Kept Secrets series, I present to for your consideration, another figure I seeing doing big things in the near future: Suzi Analogue. Suzi is a Philadelphia-based singer, writer & producer who is making moves worldwide, through not only being signed to the Amsterdam-based label, Dopeness Galore, but also a future release on Japan’s Jazzy Sport. Along with her own solo releases, she also has upcoming collaborations with artists such as Georgia Anne Muldrow, Dudley Perkins, Frank Nitty (of Frank N Dank), Ras_G, Onra, Noni Limar, Melodee, Sterile Action Figures, Ragen Fykes, Knxxwledge, Devon, Swingkid, Portformat, and Cerebal Vortex.

As an introduction to Suzi, or a furthering for those already up on game, we have World. Excerpts 1-9 – a sampler of sorts of some of Ms. Analogue’s upcoming projects. Included in the album line-ups are her vocal projects, Lights On, The S Files and her instrumental project (under the name Suzilla), BEDBOOM. And while most of the tracks included in the sampler are self-produced, Suzi also gets some help from some similarly forward-thinking beatmakers, Knxwl3dg3, Mindesign, and Devon.

For more on the Excerpts, Suzi left these words from her press release with her initial transmission: “Like a true sound scientist, Suzi Analogue has compiled nine recent excerpts created during her experiences in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Tokyo respectively. The project blends style, arrangement, and a passion to love the world around her with a clear honesty and without boundaries. Unafraid to mix grime with softer sounds, the intent of Excerpts is to open a window into her world to come.”

I think that about sums it up. Preview three personal excerpts below and then get your free download at the bottom. And after the jump, check out $@’s self-made clip for the Devon-produced, “Hot In Hear” from their forthcoming project together, Loud On Da Block – which was actually a part of my very first selection – so it’s all coming full circle already. Now let’s re-invent the wheel.

2011 UPDATE: Since this meager introduction, Suzi Analogue has gone on to conquer the world – one note at a time. Recent collaborations include work with Blu, Quelle and TOKiMONSTA (with who she has teamed up with to form Analogue Monsta).

World. Excerpts 1-9
1. Son// (prod. Mndsgn)
2. VanashingPoint (instr.)
3. AboutYou (prod. Knxwledge)
4. ForkRevisit (prod. Suzilla + Knxwledge)
5. StatQuo (prod. devonwho)
6. UnfairPort | LA (instr.)
7. Good Reason
8. SnareAbuse (instr.)
9. SageBurns (instr.)

Devon is a forward-thinking producer from Portland, OR and also a founding member of the Thrilla Music Group.

Recent collaborations include work with Hip-Hop Is Music MC, Theory Hazit, and some of Philly’s finest up-and-comers, Knxwledge, Suzi Analogue & DistantStarr. Below is his first offering – a compilation of some of his earlier beat excursions.

Artwork by DaveNotti.

2011 UPDATE: Devon now goes by devonwho, and after the Thrilla Music Group disbanded – he later want on to form Klipmode with Suzi Analogue, Knxwledge & Mndsgn. Recent collaborations include work with DāM-FunK, Dibia$e, and Ghostly Intl. arist, Shigeto, among others – as well as solo releases on All City Records and tracks licensed by Gilles Peterson‘s Brownswood Recordings label. And it all started here.