” Piero Umiliani – Continente Nero “
WHEW…
If you need more groove morale in your life, I suggest that you don’t sleep..
“Piero Umiliani was born in 1926 in Florence-Italy. He was a composer of film scores, most famous for his song “Mah Nà Mah Nà” of 1968, that was originally used for a Mondo documentary about Sweden (Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso) and became world-famous in 1977 when performed for The Muppet Show. The song was also an anthem of the Benny Hill show. In his long career Piero Umiliani composed and recorded 190 soundtracks, 40 library albums and 35 TV title themes.”
TRACKLIST-
1. Rivoluzionari
2. Nel Villaggio
3. Nuove Realta
4. Antiche Tradizioni
5. Nuovi Fermenti
6. Sole Percussioni
7. Piffero Africano
8. Continente Nero
9. Riscossa
10. Ultimo Stregone
11. Continente Nero
12. Preparativi
13. Oasi
14. Tribalismo
15. Giorno Di Mercato
16. Flauto Africano
” Final Level : Raekwon “
After looking at the features on the new Raekwon album (FILA), I have been reluctant to give it a listen….Regardless, I have a tremendous amount of respect for what he has brought to the table over the years…
On the FINAL LEVEL podcast ICE-T & RAEKWON go head to head for over two hours..All types of gems are being dropped so make sure you give it your full attention..
” African Funk Mode “
Here is a recent mix from the peoples over at VOODOO FUNK-
“I still have record shipments coming in from Ghana and Nigeria and I’m also working on various re-issue projects about which I will post here on the blog as they are hitting the market but for the next few years I will spend most of my time with non-record-related activities, away from nightclubs and away from the internet. However, I might still play the occasional party around Latin America and in October, when the rainy season here gets a bit too wet for my liking I’ll return to Europe and Asia for some dj parties. Just keep checking to your right under “dj gigs”. Here’s a Nigerian funk mix, I put together with some recent new discoveries. Sorry, I’m not publishing track lists anymore but there’s a ton more mixes all throughout the other posts of this blog and all of the older ones come with complete track lists. Enjoy!”
” These Handz : Proceed With Caution “
THESE HANDZ (Cloud City Projects) has some 2015 flavors for you to rock out with…”Proceed With Caution” featuring REV, TRUTH CLIPSY, GATSBY with nice, well timed cuts by DJ GRAZZHOPPA to round things off…
” Blog Jewelry On Deck “
If your on the hunt for a blog that strictly rocks rare, under the radar, slept on Hip Hop gems from the 90’s, I highly suggest heading over to the RHH 90’s spot for an avalanche of action…
When you head over there make sure to tell them the grimey dude from HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD sent you jack!!!
” Divine Styler Speaks “
The man, the myth, the elusive former RHYME SYNDICATE cat with the unorthodox patterns and approaches – Mr. DIVINE STYLER recently emerged from the shadows with a new release “Def Mask”….
I haven’t heard it in it’s entirety as of yet, but after reading this interview with LA RECORD I’m going to get my order in….
Certain acts are being promoted as indie artists though they’re really backed by a major company via proxy.
Yeah. C’mon now—it’s still a billion-dollar industry and one of the most influential industries America has in the world. Who is making money? There is money somewhere. It appears there are fewer people making money so there has to be something deeper. That’s what I’m interested in. How can I do this so it works for me and not against me and I don’t have to make mixtapes and give away content for free? It’s hard to make a record— it’s not easy. You need resources, you need a place, you need to have your bills paid and take care of yourself. How are you going to do that shit? Get an investor who wants 200 per cent return on his investment?
” Rub A Dub Steez “
JACKPOT SOUND takes us on a RUB A DUB journey through extra heavy crates on this episode of “Come In A Dance”…..1979-1985
Please do not sleep…..
” Gensu Dean : Jointz “
Not sure if I posted this when it initially dropped back in 2012, but I was listening to this again last night and it had some joints (No pun intended) on it that deserve repeated listening….
HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICK “Unplugged Remix”
” DJ Fleg : Japan Funk & Breaks Mix “
Some of the most rewarding moments of fatherhood thus far, involve watching my son naturally respond to breaks….As soon as he hears that heavy percussion he trances out with his little 5 year old body rock, and makes his father proud..When I played this mix by DJ FLEG he instantly turned into a human tornado..
Do the right thing and scoop this up….Extremely rare Japanese breaks, doubles, renditions,etc…
” Tuesday Sureshots “
Here are a couple KOOL SPHERE (Verbal Threat) joints that will perk your ears up if your in tune with certain hardcore frequencies…..Perfect for mixtape / mixshow burn.
” Saipher Soze & Danielson : 90’s Feel “
VIC GRIMES provides the sonic backdrop for Saipher Soze & Danielson to flex their greasy bars over….”90’s Feel” should help you jump start your week correctly…
Turn the volume up a few notches and catch a zone duke…..
” Cratery 73 “
JOHN KONG (Do Right Music) hits us with a session that is loaded with all types of interesting selections…
Give us a memorable digging story.
There are probably too many for me to zoom in on one particular moment. Collecting records has been a part of my life for so many years now that it’s incorporated into my day. I can be going down the street for lunch and I just pop into June Records or Cosmos Records and take a flip. The same goes for when I’m on the road: if I’m in London or Tokyo, my dealer friends there know the kind of stuff I’m looking for, which is a pretty wide variety, so I just decide whether I want to pay their asking price. I get my hands less dirty these days but I pay the price, I guess.
Share your fondest memory of the Movement era.
There was the time Keb Darge flying in with a box of 7’s worth the downpayment on a house. Or when Warwick, Nav, Aki, Jason Palma, and I convinced Gilles Peterson to DJ out of our crates when his records didn’t arrive on the plane. Musically, we could play whatever we wanted to a receptive audience without any sort of limitation. When was the last time they put anyone on the cover of NOW Magazine for playing jazz records?
TRACKLIST
1. Jerzy Milian – Wsrod Pampasow
2. Kaokiri – Memme Vaev
3. Ahmad Jamal – Tucson
4. Novi Singers – Five, four, three
5. Maki – Untitled
6. Four-um – Day Dreaming
7. Copa 7 – Copa Sete No Samba
8. Bemibem – Jajecznica
9. Cristina Camargo – Moral Tem Hora
10. Robson Jorge and Lincoln Olivetti – Gingo
11. Sweet Blindness – Maaria
12. Barbara Fisher – Bad Advice
13. Pete Dunaway – Supermarket
14. Guitar Red – Disco from a space show
15. Francis Lai – Number one
16. Pyramid – Song for Bobby
17. The Chosen Few – We are the chosen few
18. Malone/Barnes and Spontaneous Simplicity – Moonstruck
19. Juan Pablo Torres – Y Viva La Felicidad
20. Release Music Orchestra – Torso Im Sommerwind
” Hank Shocklee Speaks “
Back in the days I would have done almost anything to see footage like this..One of my production heroes Mr. Hank Shocklee opens up with the NPR crew for some Q&A action….
ALI SHAHEED does an excellent job, but I really do not understand why his cohort is in the mix whatsoever…
Running time : 90 minutes…
” Boxcutter Brothers Connect “
Even though AYATOLLAH & I have a instrumental project dropping tomorrow (BOX CUTTER BROTHERS) I wanted to ask him questions about certain things in his illustrious career that led up to this point in time (Granted I already knew SOME of the answers, but I felt that the BATTLEFIELD readers would enjoy the responses as well)…
I wanted to ask about the gold plaques, the drive, the accolades, the ups and downs, the determination, and the mindset that it took for him to get where he is at in the world of beats…..Please make no mistake, AYATOLLAH is far from a slept-on producer…His name rings bells worldwide due to the tremendous amount of work he has put in for the last twenty years….
As a protege of the great MARLEY MARL, AYATOLLAH has truly created his own lane in the world of Hip Hop production….So walk with us as we drop heavy conversation….
1.HHB- What inspired you to start making beats?
I used to listen to the radio on Friday’s and Saturdays in Queens NYC as a teenager..I was engulfed in Hip Hop culture, not just the music, the culture..When I could afford equipment, turntables, drum machines, records, I began making beats..
My everyday surroundings inspired me to make the music…
2.HHB- What was your first commercial release, and what type of equipment did you use?….
First commercial release was the “Ms.Fat Booty” release with MOS DEF….I used the Akai MPC60 2 drum machine…
3.HHB- I have read that Marley Marl gave you your first sampler,what production techniques did you learn from him?…
MARLEY MARL gave me the SP12 Drum machine to make beats..It was the same sampler he used to make the beat “The Bridge” for MC SHAN. I wasn’t able to master it, I gave it back to him and he provided me with aa Akai MPC 60 2 sampler and the rest is musical history….
4.HHB- What was it like growing up in queens in the 70’s and 80’s?
QUEENS NYC in the 70’s & 80’s was very gritty but at the very same time beautiful..Hard working people, crime, creativity, and a lot of soul…I grew up on 145 Rockaway Blvd, 5 blocks away from Baisley Park, South Ozone.I enjoyed every moment there…
5.HHB- That Iron Sheik record with TRAGEDY and IMAM THUG was incredible….What was the vibe like in the lab for those sessions?
The vibe in the studio was chill at first..Not many people in the recording studio with us..TRAG & IMAM brought a couple of friends with them..I went by myself on the train, me and the drum machine..
Once I plugged in the sampler and began to play beats the studio vibe got intense..TRAG & IMAM began to write to the beat..A lot of lyrical and musical intensity that evening..
6.HHB- You have a impressive CATALOGUE with many placements on top notch albums, but many people do not know that you rhyme as well….Can we expect to hear more Tollahmania on the mic in the future….
I began writing to my beats about 2 years ago…After working with so many stellar artist I began to think to myself, that I have my own story to tell..I remember letting LARGE PRO hear a song I had recorded called “TOLLAHMANIA”..
He told me it reminded him of NAS in 1994 and went on to say he “enjoyed it and wanted to hear more”…I took it as a compliment and a ego boost for me to continue with the writing process…
7.HHB- Are there still plans to release a Thug Angelz record with Shabazz& Hell Razah?
Unfortunately there are no plans to release an album..Creative differences, and politics.
8.HHB- You were close with the late great KILLA SHA, what type of dude was Sha?
I met KILLA SHA through TRAG…Every studio session I did with TRAG, SHA was right there..Bad weather, lack of money, and even when he was sick he would come to the studio and record..Always laid an epic verse…
I admired him and he admired me as well..His drive was uncanny, and he was a no holds barred type of person..He was a short dude, but I seen him back down individuals 6 foot and better..KILLA SHA, but I knew him as PRINCE A.D.
9.HHB- When it comes to beats, do you lay your drums down first, or do you map out your samples first?
For me drums first, samples second…
10.HHB- What other producers are you feeling at the moment?
JOSH CARTER, MARLEY MARL, RZA, LARGE PRO, WIDOWMAKERZ, you (DRASAR MONUMENTAL) got heat…
11.HHB- If there were 3 things you could change about the music industry, what would they be?
Ego, ego,and ego…..
12.HHB- Out of all the instrumental joints you put out, which is your favorite and why ?
The “Wendee album”..I dove into different musical chambers, parameters, time signatures, offsets and emotion..Just a very well rounded album…
13.HHB- What advice do you have for young producers trying to get their name heard?
God..Belief in yourself…Master your craft…
14.HHB- What is the BOXCUTTER BROTHERS shit all about, and please tell the people why we linked up for this release…
The BOXCUTTER BROTHERS is about musical precision and musical discipline..You and I linked to put our vision out to the masses, be creative and express ourselves..We both want to leave a legacy for our family, friends, and fans who enjoy what we do..
The BOX CUTTER BROTHERS is currently available over at VENDETTA VINYL…If your in the mood to hear an array of sample based, original, provocative chop work – get your copy now before they disappear…..Big up to the 5 star general MF GRIMM for connecting two “real live” Hip Hop dudes..
” Attack Of The Killer Demos 14 : Repost “
The overwhelming majority of the time I analyze a project from front to back before letting it fly on the BATTLEFIELD…But I will make an exception to the rule today…
I just got my paws on this ultra rare JACK THE RAPPER- PHAT TAPE 93 joint that is stacked with all types of demo action…..
“This previously mysterious tape immediately went to the top of my wantlist after hearing clips – there were just too many banging tracks with that perfect 1993 sound. Based on the beats, I was also under the impression that everything here probably came out of NYC. When I was finally able to find a copy and read the liner notes to fill in the gaps, I thought it was interesting first off to discover that these tracks came from all over the east coast and midwest… but also to discover that there is actually a good amount of history behind this compilation! For example, this tape features some of the earliest work of Blahzay Blahzay (here as Hostile Takeover) and DJ Spinna & the Jigmastas, as well as production by Eddie Matos, A.J. Woodson of J.V.C. Force, and a few artists with known indie 12″s out (Double Dose, Poppa Doo, Da Enna Cirkle).
Due to its super elusive nature, it’s still going to seem like a straight demo tape to me, and it basically was… these were all demo submissions to Jack The Rapper. But if that ’93 sound alone in the clips doesn’t make you NEED this, now its additional historical value has been revealed too… keep your eyes out for this massive tape!”.
*Update – After a few listens I would have to give the championship belt to “L.E.S NIGGAS”…If you never heard this slept on hardcore jewel, I suggest you scoop this up with a quickness…
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