some babble.

this is how the geeblaster does it. i brought up chris brown a few days ago and today i bring up two indie albums that kick just as much major ass.

first off is the beautiful sounds of eisley and their album "room noises."



as a special treat, i am accompanied by dan the extra funky homogalaposapien on the journey throughout the album. he states "epic beauty" to be the nature among the amazing ride they provide for the audience. the instrumentation is on-point like chris on the tackle in a fierce, intense game of madden 05'. melody, melody, melody, and melodies after that. "i wasn't compared" brings out the best of these talented beings. the introduction is soft, but very commanding. the guitar and the vocals swing together like 2 kids in the local playground. then, the drums make their way to the table, beginning a wandering journey into the meat of the song.



their songs bring out the type of feelings that only shows like "i love lucy" could. i can't characterize it, but it is something along the lines of a wu-tang clan meets kramer/larry david sort. cool calm pete and jaymanila man the group aptly titled babbetron. simply brilliant. time, meaning, the mind, all of it, where is it all in the end of things? SOMEHOW and by someway, these two likeminded individuals have answered the question. evenly matched throughout the entire album is a witt and charisma almost unmatched by any other duo i've heard within the last few years AT LEAST. listen for yourself, they speak volumes.

on live music, the rhythmatic essence of it all...

coincidence.

a holiday r and b treat for that holiday season.

Sleigh bells ringing, people overcrowding shopping malls, lots of red and of course spending some quality time with those you cherish. Ain't nuffin' like the holidays! Usually my joy is often immediately killed when something even remotely depressing strikes my imagination (ie. the Lakers getting close to beating the Heat yesterday). Yet this year, Chris Brown changed that. The dude who I once claimed in Las Vegas to "sing so high it makes me want to pee" has put my doubts to shame. "Yo" or excuse me miss in parenthesis is a song that just shouts out about the simplicity of love. The smooth beat catches you from the start like a Woody Allen introduction. The heart of the song seems like it can reach out and sock anybody in the face helping them to realize they'd just been dancing to Chris Brown, but fuck it I even admit to watching the video and feeling confident enough to try out his own 1-2 step dance moves. I guess it was just a song I needed to hear with the year coming to a close and my life amidst deep change. Thanks C. Brown, as now I finally think I can start approaching girls again! The game is back, not!

beeeeef
listening to:
coolio- it takes a thief

Homegrown: Understanding the Roots Vol. 1 & 2

I can make you dance; I can make you shout... the scripts and the scroll turn the whole party out.

What else can I say but The Roots? Nothing. In fact, I havent not been excited about a single release from the Roots since I started liking hip-hop. This next joint that is to be released sometime next year (www.billboard.com) Im pretty damn keyed up for. But for now, theres this.

So we all heard the news, if not then read about it here. The Roots have left their previous label Geffen and sprung for bigger and better things with Def Jam. Im not going to get into the politics because this aint TNT, and I dont know drama.

Geffen was nice enough to want some extra money out of the Roots by bringing us these Home Grown! The Beginners Guide To Understanding The Roots Volume 1 & 2 compilations. Sweet, count me in, Im all for unreleased, rarity, and live releases just give me some fucking headphones and leave me alone... please! After close analysis and enjoyment while smoking a marijuana cigarette Ive come to the conclusion that these two volumes contain the inferno yall. Shave before you listen to this shit because youll be covered in curled up and singed hair stench if not.

Geffen brings us many of the Roots music that weve all heard before, but in versions we havent. One particular song comes to mind when stressing this point: The Seed on Volume 2. But that song sucks! Ohhhhh no it doesnt grashoppa you HAVE to hear this live version, yes live, with emphasis on the HAVE. The Roots break it down and go off like only a true band could and it sounds fucking insaaaaane! With Blackthought bustin out men at work adlibs and ?uestlove vibin with the band (and a noteworthy percussion) the song spans for over 15 minutes and blends seamlessly with Melting Pot and Web. I had to listen to this track twice (30 minute Roots bumpage) because the recording, band, and sound these fools are capable of producing is worth every single bit of soul living, warm, funk groovin admiration they receive.

Gratefully, the Roots retained all of their rights to their music which is definitely a plus for them as well as their new label: Def Jam [DJ]. There are heads out there who are crazy upset about the Roots signing with DJ, but I think its a great step for them. I know, I know... DJ has done some booty ass hip-hop shit, but it hasnt always been bad. Ever since the somewhat recent Def Poetry Jam on HBO Ive had a newfound trust and respect for DJ that was lost long ago somewhere between the age of DMXs hype and the Survival of the Illest Tour in 1998. Aside from releasing a few ugly things here and there, DJ has held on to its roots fairly well, and respect is due for both DJ and the Roots. The Roots crew, the next movement, you are now in tune to the sounds of the Legendary, Foundation. So stop your fucking whining you fucking sissy bitch newly informed uneducated prematurely manifested hip-hop ninjas, DJ is here to stay with its new friends: the Roots.

I dont know what else to tell you all except:
1. Get these two compilations
2. See the Roots live
3. Get ready for their new Album
4. Im inspired

Blue Scholars - The Long March EP

The EP begins... horns... kick... snare... k'kick, kick snare. Look at these studs:
Cornerstone, rock rock on. Two people, just two people make this sound. One MC, one DJ. SAT Acid flashback - Geologic : Sabzi as MC is to DJ. Smooth seattle sound with creation that even gods hand would be proud of. "Going on marching left.. right.. left.. right.. left.. it goes..." I found it: to every fan of music there are a certain few groups or artists that share your true calling. Artists like j-live (7 heads), little brother, foreign exchange, and blue scholars are some of mine and they all reach me on a level that only good music could. A sense until exposed to certain forms of music remains unstimulated. It's music... no, fuck that it's art like this that makes me proud to be involved in something so pure, so fucking undeniably out of control i could scream so loud only dogs could hear me. With my colorful opinion and orgasmic mess now splattered all over your screen, I take you to the future sound of hip hop... can you hear it?

Sabzi can. that crazy persian fucker - until i read his bio on the blue scholars home page i thought he was white - can do some crazy smooth shit. Think 9th wonder in 2002... No, think primo's bakery... no, wait.. think... think outside the fucking box. Think something so abstract, so original that it's structured. In fact, you can't even hear these beats, they are the antimatter sucking in galaxies and solar systems that nobody knew existed to bring you the sound you feel, and goosebumps they do bring you. And the keys? who the fuck is on the keys? i thought this shit was made in a bedroom? show me a producer making tracks in a multi million dollar studio, and i'll show you a producer who can make heads nod on a budget. fuck the budget, it's about time, and time does tell the amount of effort and passion put into the production. I don't really know the definition of emo, but i could cry at the kick of a drum, a glimpse of the past a lone snare bringing me back.

I heard it. Geologic... Wasn't he a battle MC? so wait... this is the same guy? yep. hmm well, traditionally haven't battle MC's suffered in the past on recordings? yep. well, what the fuck? i don't know. i don't know why Geologic is so much better of a studio (and show - i bet) MC than others before him. that's what is beautiful about Blue Scholars approach to hiphop. it's planned, it's strategic... it's classic and new at the same time, it's experience, it's styles clashing seemlessly, it's true. And true this MC stays to his passion. "I wont rest until my story gets told..." After the previous re-released self titled CD that my lady picked up also released this year... this fool has more to say? well i'm grabbing a chair, headphones, and pointing my walkman to the moon in hopes of reaching that message.

The message. Positivity. A good name for hiphop... who knew there was such a thing? an art form that has such a terrible public image is blessed to have music like the long march ep and the self titled cd dropping in the same year, hell in the same decade. i'm religiously against picking up EP's, but get this one. you see it, you buy it. i'll even give you the link if you can't make it to amoeba: the long march ep. I'm buying their vinlys when i can find that shit (hint hint if you're reading).

Lyrics. Beats. Two people. Art.

Be proud hiphoppers, its music like this that gives us life.

An array of bumpage from mista kimble.

So it started off with a little hint of the classic "Luchini" before the "this is it huh" faded long into the distance. Oh how I remember that vivid Camp Lo album cover. It was definitely a keeper. He then moved swiftly onto the quaint, yet braggadocio sounds of them Mission motherfuckers or the newly titled Crown City Rockers. "Weekend soul" lives out its name in full color. Each vibe captured though the vibrant live instrumentation sparks a new mode of thought. Without a doubt (blatant Jurassic 5 reference) Raashan Ahmad keeps it smooth and lively with his patent vocals that I've locked into memory since "It's the." The list expands with two more doses of WASABI for that ASS via the Supremeex and Tajai project. "Baboo Birth" and "Meaning" travel along opposite sides to the same destination. Nani? The rhythmatic adventure of Tajai's vocals never seems to leave its presence unknown and Supremeex crafts a noteworthy barrage of beats to be laced up like the second pack of laces. One Be Lo then entered the mix with "True Love." It hit right when I heard about a fellow blazer's first hand success at HIGH testing. The beat is dusty, just like how all your records need to end up being for at least one point in time. A good blend of dusty melodies and a hypnotic beat that captures the storytelling ways to which One Be Lo kicks his raps. Lastly on this "Array of Bumpage from Mista Kimble" was "One Night" by Lawless Element. Beastly, the shit had all the ingredients to a freshly baked good: a jazzy hit hat mixed up with no bullshit lines about catching that one girl that makes you say "god damn" after two drinks. Its good, job well done Kimble-san.

currently bumping:
kavet the catalyst- odd to the eye
blockhead vs. omega one- we didn't invent the remix