Web Series We Love :: beat:repeat NYC
If you've ever been curious about what goes into creating a dancefloor anthem to last through the ages, here is your answer. Take a moment and listen to super producers Arthur Baker & John Robie walk you through the construction of the banger of all hip-hop bangers- Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force's "LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT BEAT"
If you've ever been curious about what goes into creating a dancefloor anthem to last through the ages, here is your answer. Take a moment and listen to super producers Arthur Baker & John Robie walk you through the construction of the banger of all hip-hop bangers- Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force's "LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT BEAT"
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beat:repeat NYC is a celebration of iconic New York City anthems and the drum machines that underpinned them.
Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force’s “Looking for the Perfect Beat” was a warning shot to those who thought they had the producers of “Planet Rock” pegged. Arthur Baker and John Robie spent six months crafting an 808 odyssey, pushing the drum machine to new heights. “Looking for the Perfect Beat” re-imagined what was possible, a sample-ready symphony that has spawned a thousand styles.
ALBUMS WE LOVE :: Blue Note Records Remixed by Mark de Clive-Lowe
Armed with a crateful of classics from Blue Note Records’ genre-defining years, Mark de Clive-Lowe has created a live-remix mixtape weaving from jazz to hip hop classics, to underground house and broken beat.
If you don't know, now you know amigooooo....
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Blue Note Records remixed by Mark de Clive-Lowe
Armed with a crateful of classics from Blue Note Records’ genre-defining years, Mark de Clive-Lowe has created a live-remix mixtape weaving from jazz to hip hop classics, to underground house and broken beat. Recorded and improvised live in one take, MdCL deploys his drum machine, sample pads, rhodes and keyboards on-the-fly bringing unique perspective to moments created decades earlier by the likes of Herbie Hancock, Duke Ellington, and Donald Byrd. From reminiscing samples that we fell in love with through A Tribe Called Quest and J Dilla, to reimagining sax great Joe Henderson riding a broken-afro electronic frenzy, MdCL paints his own vision of what Blue Note means to him.
With guest cameos from rappers Bambu, John Robinson and Illa J, Inglewood CA- singer Nia Andrews, bass master Pino Palladino and rare collaborations with infamously elusive saxophonist Nomad Pendergrass.
#bluenoteremixed vol.1
** PUBLIC FREE DOWNLOAD LINK : http://MdCL.tv/bluenote **
ADVICE WE LOVE :: Finished Not Perfect
Sometimes the best advice is also the simplest, and this wonderful video made by Jake Parker is no exception. It's amazing how many "damn right(s)" I found myself saying during the course of this 1:23 second video.
Sometimes the best advice is also the simplest, and this wonderful video made by Jake Parker is no exception. It's amazing how many "damn right(s)" I found myself saying during the course of this 1:23 second video.
"Finished not perfect" Say it loud and repeat it whenever you feel your creative legs getting wobbly.