Chop Shop guide to The Electric Picnic

Here's some acts that we at the Chop Shop think u should be checking out at this years Electric Picnic festival in Stradbally House next weekend.


FRIDAY

The first act we recommend is one that we think will one of the festivals highlights this year. Janelle Monae is not your typical R&B/Soul artist. Her debut album "The Arch Android" is about as diverse as a David Cronenberg movie and her live show promises to be much the same.




Kormac and his Big Band have become regulars at the Electric Picnic now. The Dublin born turntablilist has come up under the Body Tonic umbrella of talent and has gone on to become a name in his own right, blending his turntable skills with the big band sound to produce a highly energetic show.





SATURDAY

Next up we have Corks very own Brian Deady. The boogey, soul and electro funk artist debut album "Interview" has gone down well with music heads across the country as well as picking up some heavy rotation on some west coast radio stations in the States. A must see for fans of good music.



I'm sure by now everybody has heard of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Chicago's 9 piece brass band. There performance energy is highly contagious, delivering a live show that has to be seen at least once in your lifetime.



Gil Scott Heron, the poet, author, and spoken word artist has been a part of black music culture since the 1970's and has been associated with militant activism with song such as "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" I for one (if i was going) would not be passing up this chance to see the living legend.



K'naan, the Somalian born rapper/reggae artist has been bubbling around in the music scene for the past few year but recently shot to even more fame when he was tapped by Fifa to supply the theme tune to this years world cup in Africa. If you like your live shows with a bucket load of passion and energy this one is definetily for you,



SUNDAY

To me Mr Scruff is what djing is all about. His live sets take you on a journey with through everything from funk, soul, jazz, reggae and everything else in between. Always a joy to see.




Dam Funk & Master Blaster will be bringing there gospel funk sound to a stage near you on Sunday, you couldn't of picked a better day for it. Everybody has to attend the Church of Dam Funk for an 80's electro, analog, synth oddessy.



And last but not least we have Beardy Man, this London born performer has taken beat boxing to another level, with his use of loop stations and efx modules he re-creates classic tunes with his own twist. Another show not to be missed.



There ya go folks, now we can't make any promises when it come to the weather for the weekend (although it is looking good) but i promise you this, if you see any of the acts on this list you will not be disappointed.

DA MONDAY SAMPLE ( ON A TUESDAY LIKKKEE )

SO FELLOW POOL SUPPORTER & SUFFERER JAY " DA CHOP SHOP " MANG
ASKED ME WOULD I DO A BLOG POST HERE EVERY MONDAY........BASICALLY DROP A TUNE AND THEN FOLLOW WITH TUNES THAT FLIPPED IT AS A SAMPLE / DRUM KIT / BASS SOURCE ETC.

( THESE POST'S ARE NOT GOING TO GET OBSCURE FOR THE SAKE OF IT..WELL NOT YET )

HERE'S PART ONE.

THE EMOTIONS " BLIND ALLEY "

BASICALLY I LOVE THIS TUNE........NEVER EVER EVER BORE'S ME .

IT'S DAMN NEAR PERFECT ( ACTUALLY I'LL STICK WITH PERFECT ) UPLIFTING , SOULFUL AND DAMN FUNKY , IT ALSO HAS THAT EXTRA INGREDIENT OF BEEN ACTUALLY A SAD SONG.

ONE OF MY MANY STARTED NEVER FINISHED MIXTAPE'S WAS GOING TO BE A WHOLE MIX DEDICATED TO THIS BREAK AND UNLIKE MANY HEAVILY USED SAMPLE'S PRETTY MUCH EVERY TUNE THAT HAS BEEN BUILT AROUND "BLIND ALLEY" HAS BEEN A BANGER.....SUN.......

ONE SIDE NOTE.

ON MY MIXX I HAD ABOUT 6 TUNES THAT WHERE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE WORLD OF NEW YORK HIP HOP BUT THE 30 OTHERS JOINTS WHERE ALL FROM THE NEW YORKS BEAT LABS , SO I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT "BLIND ALLEY" IS A NEW YORK BREAK ANTHEM.

ENJOY

GOLDY

www.goldy.vwat.net

THE EMOTIONS " BLIND ALLEY "







BUCKWILD FLIPS IT ALL LOVELY



NICKED KIK & SNARE AND THE DUNG DUNG
















OLD SCHOOL STYLLLEEE ...........TOW COPIES ON TWO TURNTABLES.



KNOWING HOW MUCH THIS BLOG LOVE THERE PRIMO............R.I.P. GURU



AND HOW THE FU_K COULD I FORGET THIS. ( STUPID FU_KING SICK......."YEEEEPPPPPP"

BEFORE " COMMON " STINT......THIS KIDD HAD ONE OF THEM "JUMPING TABLES " NIGHT.......THIS IS BATTLING SUN !!! " LIKE LIKE LIKE THIS..."

GOLDY.

www.goldy.vwat.net

Max Tannone - Dub Kweli

The man behind Jaydio Head and Mos Dub is back with Dub Kweli, repeating the style of his Mos Def project Max Tannone has combined the verses from classic Talib Kweli with some classic dub beats.

Dub Kweli by Max Tannone

Kanye West "Monster" feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver & Nicki Minaj

This is the 2nd track off Jay Z and Kanye's forthcoming 5 track EP "Watch The Throne" Is it just me or has Ye got his groove back? And Ms Nicki Minaj shows Hov and Mr West just how its done on the final verse

Download Monster Here

Qauzedelic - "Reach Out"

"I want you to free your mind right now." This is one of Quazedelic's first lines on "Reach Out," the second track to be released off his forthcoming solo debut, Stan Sly: AnuthaWorld, and appears to be Quaze's credo both in music and in life. The song effortlessly combines his talents, highlighting his ability to blend singing and rapping along with his signature, funky production style.

The song may be, for many, the first glimpse into an all-Quazedelic track. Where his last single, featuring Snoop Dogg (Quaze was briefly signed to Snoop's Doggystyle Records in 2001 and has been collaborating with the West Coast legend ever since) wasa funk-infused hip-hop song, "Reach Out" is more straightforward in its approach. Clearly taking cues from some of Quaze's funkier idols, including George Clinton and Bootsy Collins (both of whom he has worked with, along with rappers ranging from Redman to Daz Dillinger), the cut features a propulsive bass line and shimmering keys, complimented by ethereal background vocals. "Reach Out" lives up to its name by acting as an extended hand, bringing the listener into Quazedelic's world.

Quazedelic's Stan Sly: Anuthaworld will be available October 5th via Georgia Anne Muldrow's and Declaime's SomeOthasShip Connect.

Download Reach Out Here

Trek Life - "Ready To Live"

Following the official release of his sophomore LP, Everything Changed Nothing, Trek Life serves up an inspiring aftertaste with new single, "Ready to Live." A cathartic expression through rhyme, Trek uses the track, which serves as the album's first song, to pay homage to loved ones lost and the infinite future to be found. "Life is hard man/ No life is easy/ No life is exactly what you make it/ Believe me," professes the young emcee. Providing an unassuming quality to the LP, "Ready to Live" is a standout track that highlights Trek's most genuine emotions and adept word painting abilities.

The beat, produced by D.C. native Oddisee evokes a level of imagery in it's own right. Adorned with a layering of deep synthetic undertones, an acoustic piano, and penetrating drum loops the track creates an introspective soundscape for the emcee's inspired lyrical content. On the motivation behind the song Trek says, "it was inspired by the first day we took my daughter to the beach in L.A. It was one of those moments that I felt like everything was all good and seeing her experience new things made me realize that there's nothing in life that I can ever complain about. I try to focus on the good things and realize that life is what you make it."

Download Ready To Live Here

Buff1 - Ghosting (mixtape)

Ghosting is a project that gives listeners insight on the types of artists and music that inspires Buff1. Giving himself one week to write original material, Buff1 created this free project to be released into the blogosphere. Choosing songs that coincidentally had space for Buff1 to spit, none of the original songs have been edited.

Buff felt there were obvious similarities between the music on this project and one of his favorite Ghostface songs “Holla”; on which Ghost raps over the entire Delfonic’s song “La-La Means I Love You”. Ghosting also happens to be a game where one person follows behind another, mimicking their movements as closely as possible, without being detected.

The Ghostface homage, combined with Buff1 trying his best to follow in the footsteps of the artists who inspired him to write this project, made the title obvious. Lastly, don’t sleep on the exclusive bonus track “Better” produced by Slot-A. Grab the download here

Common's Dj, DJ Dummy Live, Dublin '06

Heres some footage of Commons DJ, DJ Dummy doing his thing during Commons gig in Dublin back in '06. Dude is pretty sick!!!!!!!!!!!

DJ Premier Interview with KNOCKSTEADYTV

Here we've got an interview with, simply put, one of Hip Hops greatest producers/dj's. Premier chops it up with the guys from Knock Steady about Guru, producing, his favorite records and a few other things. So sit back and listen to the great one.

9th Wonder talks to Hard Knock TV

Check out this interview with 9th Wonder, as his discusses Drake, Nottz and of course Dilla. I've alway been a fan of 9th and Little Brother but if u ask one of em is suffering more without the other. Anyways as always 9th comes across as his usual down to earth self in this brief interview

Plug'd Records Grand Re-opening

The Ears of the Town: Plugd records from John Callaghan on Vimeo.

I was bitterly upset to here that Plug'd Records in Cork was closing down towards the end of last year. Although i was never a frequent shopper there, any time i ever when in there i always came away with a few gems. So imagine my surprise when i checked my facebook page today and see that one of the best record shops in the country is re-opening this weekend. To celebrate the ocassion they'll be have live performances in store all day Saturday starting from 12 noon. The line up looks a little like this

My Name Is Ishmael
Ten Past Seven
Windings
John Blek And The Rats
Ian Whitty
Ruth Lenihan
and Toby Kaar

A Tribe Called Quest @ Rock The Bells (West) 2010

Here's some footage of Tribe's performance from this years Rock The Bells (West) gig, where they ripped the stage with a performance of there classic album Midnight Marauders. Paul Rosenberg had the pleasure of introducing the historical group.

DJ Premier - Wednesday Classic's

Live On Hot 97 (08/31/1997) by Dj Premier Blog Radio on Mixcloud

Spotted this over @ DJPremierblog.com Every Wednesday they post a classic mix from the king of Boom Bap. Be sure to check em out.

DJ A.Vee Podcast

This is one for you golden era hip hop fans out there. Brooklyn born DJ A.Vee a.k.a Shoe Heffner has been around since 1988, and over the years he's dj'ed for the likes of Black Rob, Masta Ace, J-Live, Afu-Ra, Paul Barmen, and many more. Now a days he's touring the globe with the likes of Jazzy Jeff and Prince Paul and can be heard on Eminem's Shade 45 radio. And if thats not enuff A.Vee takes the time out to deliver a top notch podcast which you can check out here.

Edit Of The Week

As well as lovin Hip Hop round here we're also fond of the odd re-edit or two, whether it be Soul, Funk, Bogey, or Disco. So in that vein once a week we'll be posting our favorite edit and to kick us off we have Onur Engins sublime re-edit of the George Benson classic "Turn Your Love Around". Hope you guys like it.

George Benson - Turn Your Love Around (Edit) by Onur Engin

Apollo Brown - The Reset Instrumentals - Free Download

Renowned producer Apollo Brown releases The Reset Instrumentals today. The smooth, soulful instrumentals allow listeners to get a cleaner listen to the work of Apollo Brown. There is little doubt that fans will use the tracks to create their own remixes and mash-ups using their favorite rappers' acapellas. Even without vocals, The Reset Instrumentals have enough catchy hooks and head-nodding riffs to warrant being a stand-alone album.

Tracks like "Seasons" and "Balance" showcase the producer's ability to show his softer side. "Seasons" features disparate harmonies and an occasional sampled "what you want me to do" vocal over melancholy guitar picking that proves Apollo Brown can flawlessly blend genre's of soul and hip-hop. "Real Detroit" and "Streets Won't Let Me Chill" are still influenced by soul, but have much sharper, heavier beats. It's clear Apollo Brown has a lot of versatility as a producer.

Apollo Brown is not finished for 2010; on the contrary, he will be involved with at least two more collaborations by the end of the year. These collaborations include but are not limited to the album Brown Study as half of the group UPS with Boog Brown, and the long-awaited Gas Mask LP as one-third of The Left with DJ SoKo and MC Journalist 103.

Download The Reset Instrumentals Here

Now On - All You Ever Knew

"French animation artist Cedric Berthier heard Now On's song "All You Ever Knew" from their classic album Tomorrow Already and was instantly inspired to create this video. The trio, which includes Mayer Hawthorne along with IX Lives (son of Larry "Squirrel" Demps of the legendary Dramatics) and Jackson Perry, dropped Tomorrow Already in 2008 just before Mayer's debut."

Mac Miller - Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza

There's some people who claim Hip Hop is still dead, but with kids like this in the game there's hope yet. You can download Mac latest mixtape K.I.D.S. here

DJ Jazzy Jeff Live @ Ten 11.1106

Heres a recording from Jazzy Jeff set in Waterford's Niteclub Ten (now shut down). Over 2 and a half hour of Jeff cutting up Hip Hop, Soul, Disco and Party Anthems. Download it here.

Pogo

Late one night i was using stumble upon to try kill my boredom and after numerous stumbles i finally came across a youtube video featuring the work of an Australian dude by the name of Pogo. The following is taken from his youtube profile "Pogo is an electronic music producer currently living in Perth, Western Australia. He is known for his work recording small sounds from a single film or scene and sequencing them to form a new piece of music.

His most notable track, Alice, a composition of sounds from the Disney film Alice In Wonderland, was received with much success gaining over 4 million views on YouTube as of December 2009. Pogo has since produced tracks using films like Mary Poppins, Harry Potter, Up, Hook, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and Terminator 2: Judgement Day."

Personally i can't get enuff of this guys work, i've never use youtube as much. Anyways here's what i think is his stand out track by far. You can check out the rest of Pogo's work here

Disco Boogie Rap mixed by Jus Me

Discoboogierap.mp3 by JusMe

The title pretty much says it all here folks, enjoy

The Treacherous 3 - Feel the Heartbeat
Taana Gardner - Heartbeat
Sweet G - A Heartbeat Rap
The Sequence - Funk You Up
The Sugarhill Gang - 8th Wonder
Rappers Rapp Group - Rappers Rapp Theme
Jimmy Spicer - Adventures of Super Rhyme
Shadow - Hot City
Ritz - Workin Out (inst)
Unlimited Touch- No One Can Love Me (quite the way you do)
Conversion - Lets Do It
Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde - The Challenge
Sharon Redd - Beat the Street
Twilight- Street Love (dub)
Vaughn Mason and Crew - Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll pt 2
Count Coolout - Touch the Rock (live)
Gaz - Sing Sing
Brick- Aint Gonna Hurt Nobody
Mike and Brenda Sutton - Well Make It
Ritchie Family- Ill do My Best (for you baby)
The Evasions - Wikka Wrap
Steve Shelto - Dont You Give Your Love Away

ARCHIVE: Chop Shop Podcast Vol.1-4

Vol.1 mixed by yours truly goes back to July 07, kicks off on a Dilla tip and continues on a mellow enuff vibe for the most part, building up towards the end. Vol.2 comes from Corks Jus Me, some choice tunage along with some choice cuts and scratches make this a must listen for any budding turntalbalist out there. DJ Fonetik a.k.a. Handsome Paddy arrived on the scene to deliver Vol.3 a pure hip hop party mix, good times all the way. Limericks A2DF supplied the first of his many mixes for us for Vol.4 and his Funk & Soul laden odyssey's are always worth a listen

Vol.1 Mixed By Jay Download Here

Brand New Heavies feat. Q Tip – Sometimes (j.dilla mix)
Slum Village – Climax (Girl Shit)
The Pharcyde – Runnin (j.dilla mix)
DJ Jazzy Jeff feat. Eshon Burgondy & Black Ice – Run That Back
Queen Latifah – U.N.I.T.Y.
Maxwell – Don’t Ever Wonder
Digable Planets – Cool Like That
Groove Theory – Tell Me (dennis blaze blend)
Masta Ace – Sitten On Chrome (rock a way mix)
A Tribe Called Quest – Check The Rhyme
A Tribe Called Quest – Oh My God
A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It
A Tribe Called Quest feat. Eryka Badu – I C U Doin it
Eryka Badu – Back In The Day
Common – Doinit’
Slum Village – Raise It Up
Pete Rock feat. CL Smooth – Rock Da Block
DJ Jazyy Jeff feat. Peedi Peedi – Brand Nu Funk 07
Eryka Badu feat. Angie Stone, Queen Latifah & Bahamadia – Love Of My Life (remix)
Faithless – Mohamad Ali
Guru – Loungin
Gangstar – Just To Get A Rep
DJ Premier feat. Kanye West, Nas, KRS One & Rakim – Better Than Ever (remix)
Aretha Franklin – Rocksteady
Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing)
Common – Dream
Soul 2 Soul – Love Enuff
Coolio – Fantastic Voyage
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime (yam who remix)

Vol.2 Mixed By Jus Me Download Here

Perfect Circle- Lullaby
Dj Krush- No More
Dj Day- Still Aint Hard To Tell
Black Milk- One Song
John Robinson- The Visionary
Lupe Fiasco – I Gotcha (Colm Keneficks Red Hula Hoops rmx) (inst)
C Rayz Walz- The Essence
Bjork- Army Of Me
Beck- E Pro
Buck 65, Dj Flip and Freezemaster Slick- Chokehold
Eddy Senay- Aint No Sunshine
Thes One and Raashan Ahmad- Alright (inst)
Colm Kenefick- Dancin sSkulls
Beastie Boys- Flute Loop
Mustafa Ozkent- Burcak
The Poets of Rhythm – More Mess On My Thing
Billy Garner- I Got Some
Blackalicious- Chemical Calisthenics
El P – Up All Night
Breakout- Planet Rock pt.1
Lee Moses- Reach Out, I’ll Be There

Vol.3 Mixed By Handsome Paddy Download Here

Handsome Paddy vs Lords of the Underground – What I’m After
Quantic – We Got Soul (Rob Life Remix)
Whitelabel – If You Want My Love/ ODB – Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Fire – You Don’t Know (Kenny Dope Edit)
The Bamboos feat. Ohmega Watts – Get In the Scene
America – Slow Down
Alliance – Get On Down
Keno 1 Feat Alice Russel – Ghetto Fly
Ultramagnetic MC’s – Poppa Large / Ultimate Force – C’mon
The Soul Snatchers – Get Yourself Together
The Sweet Vandals – Runaway People
Giant Panda – TKO
Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Go With the Flow
The Go! Team – Ladyflash
Hydroponic Sound System – Uptown Shakedown
Mindless Boogie – Boogie (Wade Nicholls Edit)
Open Souls, The Tornadoes & Tyra Hammond – You Got Me Thinkin
Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators – Feeling Free
Quantic – Transatlantic
Parov Stelar – Kiss Me Twice

Vol. 4 Mixed By A2DF Download Here

Dee Edwards - Why Can There be love
Lynn Collins - Mama Feel Good (people)7
Myra Barnes - Super Good (king)7
Magnum - Funky Junky (the pheonix)7
Incomparible 7 - Funky Grandpa (top hit)7
Funka Fize - Because Your Funky (royce recs)7
The Village Callers - Hector (rampert)7
Charles Wright - Must be Your Thing( warner)7
Wilbur Bascomb - Just a Grove in G (carnival )7
Betty Wright - Slip and Do it (alston)7
Julie Driscoll & The Holy Trinity - Save me (marmalade)7
Marva Whitney - I'm Tired (king)7
Sly Johnson - Ode To The Soul Man(twilight)7
Jackie Harris - Do it Do it (westbound)7
Rare Function - Disco Function (soul ultd)7
Miami ft R Moore - Party Freaks ( drive)7
Clarence Reid - party (alston)7
Firefly - Love is Gonna Be On Your Side (emergency)7
Gino Soccio - Try it Out ( atlantic)
Gwen Mcrae - Love That Im Givin -(cat)7
Miz Davis - Sing a Happy Song(now)7
Eddie Horan - Who Slippin Who (amberst)7
Onaje - I Will be Your Dj (race records)7
Hot Ice - Dancing Free (amor)7
Eastside Connection - Over Please (disco 7)
Creators of a New Beginning - Stick your finger in the ground(grayston)7
Tony Aiken - Better Days (shrylden records)7
The Devils - Xorcists -(people)7
4th Kingdom - Call it Dope(janjon)7
All the People - Cramp Your Style ( blue candle)7
Lloyd Price - Bad Conditions ( turntable)7

Black Milk - Deadly Medley feat. Elzhi & Royce 5' 9"

I guess my first post has got to be a good'n, so with that in mind i present to you this BANGER from a trio of Detroit's finest. Black Milk is about to drop the modestly titled "Album of The Year" next month and this is the lead single. Pretty much what your expect from these dudes, Black delivers yet another boom bap classic beat and the rhymes are well up to par. I for for one hope this album lives up to its name