The long awaited FKi mixtape, Transformers n’ the Hood, has finally dropped and available for free download at livemixtapes.com. Awhile back, we posted a this video/track by FKi, a new project that was being backed by two of my favorite ATL producers, Heroes & Villains and Mayhem.
Check out the video (above) for lead single, On A Roll, Produced by Mayhem, DJ Spinz & FKi. This track has everything I’ve ever wanted the dubstep genre to embrace, including rapping and original lyrics. There’s more to dubstep than the drop! Nothing is more annoying than a track that repeats the same word or phrase for 10 minutes straight. On A Roll is the perfect blend of lyrical irreverence and wobble that the kids love.
Download the entire mixtape here. Damn, this thing kills!
I have always thought of myself as a bit a tech-nerd. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have a subscription to MACWORLD or anything like that. It’s just a keen interest on where technologies are headed and what the market is thinking that interests me. This one, I believe, isn’t one of them: the new 700-pound and 8′×4′x4′ iPod dock known as the iNuke Boom by Behringer. The iNuke Boom was recently introduced at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Behringer describes the dock as providing “concert quality sound”, but the $29,999.99 price is like that of owning a luxury box at Carnegie Hall. This is obviously keeping up with the trend of the giant iPod Touch.
Our design school buddy, Dave Werner, hits us with his versions of hit songs from 2011 with a few extra words lyrics per bar. It’s also nice to see him rocking one of the graphic tees we printed for him way back in 2006. Watch the video after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Manual is a new song by Atlanta-based indie-folk-prog outfit, We All, featuring industry friends of ours, Mike Boutté and Joel Edwards. Rock on guys & gal! If you like Mike’s tee, you can pick one up at over at We Are the Process.
LESTAT’s Lovelife EP is the first collection of “cyberpunk dance music” tracks from the NY-based outfit. I’ve been listening to this EP in my headphones for quite some time now. It’s great to get work done to.
Charlotte’s Black Sheep Skate Shop has teamed up with Alien Workshop for a limited edition deck that will be released on Friday, December 2nd, 2011. The original artwork was created by Alien Workshop co-founder Mike Hill. To celebrate this release, Black Sheep has teamed up with CharlotteSkate for a photo retrospective of the skateboarding scene in Charlotte featuring over 20 years of local skateboard history from photographers, including Brian Tucker, Richie McCorkle, Jason Waters, and Mark Hansen.
Jamie Hewlett, the visual artist behind the virtual group, Gorillaz, has designed a series of Gorillaz-themed prints for a Gorillaz Chuck Taylor All Star collection. Converse will be releasing the collection in February of 2012 which features 3 more designs which are yet to be revealed. Rumor has it that this collaboration has been in the works for over 10 years.
Gorillaz will release a new song for Converse’s “Three Artists. One Song” series, which recently included a collaboration between Matt & Kim, Soulja Boy, and Andrew W.K. The release of this song will coincide with the February release of the collection.
Gorillaz and Converse are hosting an launch event on December 1 featuring Gorillaz Sound System, a Gorillaz-endorsed audio-visual experience that includes music, live percussion, and projected visuals. The event will take place at 100 Club in London. I wanna go!
Gorillaz will release a new greatest-hits compilation, The Singles Collection, on November 29.
Have a case of the Mondays? Hopefully therapboard.com can provide a few minutes of joy for you. Click on a rapper’s face and hear their signature lines instantly. Turn that volume up!
Transformers N The Hood is a mixtape from FKi featuring prod from Diplo and We Are the Process brand homies, Heroes + Villains and Mayhem. It’s a crossover project bridging Hiphop and Dubstep and will release in full on Mad Decent in a few weeks.
The above video is a semi-retake on the Britney Spears track, Toxic, from 2004. I don’t think I’ve every heard anything quite like this before. In fact, I kinda love it. The right amount of dubstep, rap lyrics, a pop hook, hipster chicks, and indie credibility. The sample for the hook is sung by Yael Naim. Don’t know who she is? Remember this?
I’m a month late on this, but I just recently came across Mates of State’s performance on Letterman and was completely blown away. Palomino is now on my list of Fall 2011 Superjams.
