[MP3] Doomstarks – Lively Hood

New MF Doom/Ghostface track courtesy Adult Swim.

[MP3 + Music Video] Stone Foundation – Beverley

As a Coventry kid who grew up in the Two Tone era, this one, by UK Midlands mod-soul outfit, Stone Foundation from their new album, A Life Unlimited, which came out last month, really touched my soul. Perfect for a mellow Sunday afternoon.

[MP3] Tuelv – One For P (Praverb The Wyse Tribute)

This is way, way late but still worth posting anyway especially now that we are coming up on the anniversary plus it’s got a Sunday kind of feel to it, no? From producer, Tuelv:

I’m writing to present to you my tribute song to MC/journalist/blogger, Praverb The Wyse, who passed away unexpectedly on September 17th last year. On January 7 this year, he would’ve celebrated his 33rd birthday. I made the beat a few days after he passed, but just finally completed it now by adding parts of his vocals to the instrumental.

Today (January 7th 2015) Earl Patrick McNease, also known as Praverb The Wyse, or just Praverb, would have been celebrating his 33rd Birthday. Unfortunately, the MC/journalist/blogger, well known for his selflessness and sincere will to help others become better, passed away on September 17th 2014, leaving behind his wife Vanessa and son Matthew. I personally have never met P, but we’ve been in touch for a few years prior to his untimely passing, and we both supported each other as artists and tried to motivate each other. His sudden death, which was a complete shock to everybody who knew Praverb, deeply saddened me and inspired me to create a tribute beat for him just a few days after this tragic event… However, for a long time I felt it was incomplete and didn’t release it for a few months. It finally seemed like a complete tribute when I added fragments of his vocals from his song Blessed With The Gift.” We never got to collab on a song but I hope you like it, P. Rest In Heaven. Great dude, amazing lyricist and one of a kind person. You won’t be forgotten. One that will always be missed…

[MP3] Take A Daytrip – Calling

Great track to kick off a Saturday night/weekend from New York City-based duo, Denzel Baptise and David Hugh Cosby known collectively as Take A Daytrip.

[MP3] Happy 30th Birthday, Super Mario Bros.

What better way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Super Mario Bros. game than a throwback to Cocoa Bros.‘ “Super Brooklyn” which samples the Mario theme? And what better way to acknowledge this day than this homage to my former New York home borough? Certainly better than considering the ongoing and even more tragic reverberations of those tragic events 14 years ago.