One of Korea’s most formidable disc jockeys is blessing New York this week with rare grooves of yesteryear. Hailing from Seoul, DJ Soulscape is rockin’ at Von and Turntable Lab for his New York City award tour. Check the flyers for more information and peep his “Sound of Seoul” mix below for a sample of what’s in store.
SYNERGY & FREE LVE’s Official CMJ Showcase takes place at Hiro Ballroom this Thursday at 7pm with some great local and out-of-town talent that ranges from New York’s ASAP Rocky to Miami’s Stephen A. Clark. A jukebox of genres will be represented to please a wide array of musical preferences. Make sure to RSVP to the email address below if you don’t have a CMJ pass.
Jeremy Asgari, DJ Synapse, Jamie BX and Lady J. Femme Present:
SYNERGY X FREE LVE
Official CMJ Showcase
Hiro Ballroom :: 7:00 PM :: Thursday 20 October 2011
Synergy & Free Lve present a night of live music performances and art projections, a true synthesis of fine sounds, faces, visuals, and vibrant energy.
Featuring art by OG Chino, Smurfo, Tono and music performances by:
King Fantastic
Love Automatic
ASAP Rocky
Navegante
Trouble Andrew
Adam Tensta
Albert Vargas
Steven A. Clark
Rocky Business
Rhyme Calisthenics MC Competition
DJs: Wonder, Troublemaker, Getlive and Synapse
Hosted by Jamie BX & Kinetic NRG
Hiro Ballroom :: 88 9th Avenue :: Doors open at 7:00 PM
Fresh from signing to Warner Bros., Rich Hil drops the latest visuals to his song “Wouldn’t Let You Go” from his “Support Your Local Drug Dealer” project. Video was directed by TopshelfJunior and edited by Bryant Robinson.
Slow Roast Records‘ newest addition to the roster, Codes, is highlighted in a new video by Oaklyn Shoots. He describes his inspirations, how it’s been working with DJ Craze & Klever, and getting signed to the electronic music talent agency AM Only. Slow Roast Records 2011: The year of the pig!
Dom Kennedy waxes poetic at his listening party for “The Original Dom Kennedy” at Prohibit NYC and announces that the sequel to his lauded “From The West Side With Love” will be released in May. Respect due to Chace Infinite and Bun B who makes a quick cameo in the video.
Dead Prez, Idle Warship (Talib Kweli & Res), Ninjasonik and The Wellington Papers all perform live in full effect this Thursday, February 10th, at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Purchase your tickets HERE.
This week, the LTD Magazine team brings you it’s inaugural music post dedicated to artists who are either not signed or might not be on your musical radar yet. We have an amalgamation of musicians that happened to all be from Florida, the state with the most concealed weapons permits, a.k.a. the Gunshine state. Mazel tov!
Willie Evans Jr. was dubbed as one of the next 50 important Hip-Hop artists by being picked for the “Rawkus 50″ in 2007 and, as of recent, now in the company of Homeboy Sandman & DJ Spinna at High Water Music. His first single is entitled “Communication” and features The Perceptionists’ Mr. Lif. This track draws you in immediately with that sweet soul sample juxtaposed with Will’s monotone flow that’s remniscient of Guru & DOOM. A few seconds into his first verse, Willie Evans Jr. makes sure to remind everyone that he has bars:
“Play me in the summer, drumming beats, bumming five decibels/I’m definite, with a skeptic I get eclectic/find a minute to mutter on front stoops, stupid all over the world/music is the universe, i’m trying to loop it.”
Check the track out for yourself:
Here’s a dope video of Willie & Paten Locke performing “Stay Classy”. Peep the visual steelo:
Moving on down to Miami-Dade County, we have the Free Love collective.
First up: Albert Vargas. He’s a singer/songwriter with an acoustic based sound that any City & Colour fan will appreciate. Here are the visuals for the lead single from his debut EP “Love, Love, Love”:
Next we have Steven A. Clark, not to be confused with the sportscaster Stephen A. Smith, who is another singer/songwriter with more of a rhythm & blues feel to the music. His single, entitled “Super Hero”, in which he attempts to dispel the belief in external super heroes who save you from your woes. In essence, Steven is telling you to stop the pity party and help yourself, that we can all be super heroes for our damn selves. Not your typical R&B song topic, right? Album is set to be released on February 16th.
Lastly, there’s Mr. Familiar, a collective of producers who have done work with Solange Knowles, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Timbaland, and more. They produced both the Albert Vargas and Steven A. Clark tracks posted directly above. Here’s a sample of their work with the newest member of Shady Records, Yelawolf:
Now that you’ve got through that musical gauntlet we’ve weaved, let us know what you think of these artists. Hit us up on Twitter @LTDMag and give us your opinions.
Breaking the Swagtastic Legion of Doom off with more Based God footage from the Highline Ballroom performance in New York City. This video consists solely of Lil B’s most entertaining talking points from that night.
CMJ is presenting a very special edition the “Leaders of the New Cool”. Featuring some of the illest up and coming rappers, the concert will feature performances by The ILLZ, Slim E, Emilio Rojas,
Grip Plyaz, Sir Michael Rocks (from the Cool Kids), Laws, Ro Spit, brandUn DeShay, The Kid Daytona,
Tabi Bonney, Haziq Ali, Stalley, Danny Brown, Kaimbr, Phil Ade, Tom Hardy, Neako, Rockie Fresh,
Curt@!n$, Money Making Jam Boys, Dom Kennedy, and Wil May. Sponsored by some of the streetwear staples, this is one concert you dont want to miss out.
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