Classic Kode9 & the Spaceape tune and video. “Audio Addiction” vid directed by Mo Stoebe & Jasmin Jodry…

Kode 9 & Spaceape - Audio Addiction

Ninja Tune is releasing an epic compilation album called You Don’t Know: Ninja Cuts that drops March 11th. It weighs in at 3 CDs, stacked with 50 Big Tunes from 1998-2008, from Mike Ladd to Pop Levi and from Roots Manuva to Wiley! Last year, HearingTest featured a few of the tracks that made the cut:

The version of “Free” by DJ Kentaro on You Don’t Know: Ninja Cuts is actually an “Armani XXXChange Remix” and the version here is the original edit from Kentaro’s Ninja Tune LP Enter. (I don’t have the remix yet)

Tempa just dropped the best dubstep video ever for Benga and Coki’s infectious anthem. Tempa rules! Turn the lights down low, light up a fatty and get lost in this:

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I just received this epic flyer from WARP with loads of news about the new Autechre album Quaristice and a bunch of live shows. I’ll post a full article when I get a chance, I just wanted to share this with you right away. It’s a big image, so it might take a minute to download, but it’s worth it. If you just want to cop the new album, jump over to BLEEP.com now. Check it out: ([More →])

2 Amanda Diva videos - “40 MCs” with Q-Tip and her debut single “Supa Woman” from the Life Experience EP:

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I found a fantastic resource for digitally mobile music fans - Fina. Have you heard of it? They have a super selection of DRM-FREE tunes for download as high quality 320kbps mp3s. They’re run by Thrill Jockey and feature music on Constellation, Badman, Arts + Crafts, Sonic Youth Records, Fat Cat, Editions Mego, Hometapes, No Quarter, Rune Grammofon, Smalltown Supertown and Superjazz, Ersatz Audio, Miamsah, Mosz and Duplex Planet and so many more! ([More →])

Almost a full year after its UK release, Dizzee Rascal’s Maths + English will finally get a proper release in the US. Of course, the album had more UK appeal, from Dizzee’s dialect to his collaborations with other UK artists Lily Allen and the Arctic Monkeys. That might be why it was nominated for a Mercury Prize and a MOBO in the UK but received little recognition across the pond. But the album also features a collaboration with Underground Kingz Pimp C and Bun B on the track “Where’s Da G’s”, so it should do well in the States too. ([More →])

I love this new grime vid with 3Face, Tinchy Stryder, Nolay, wretch 32, and Nasty Jack called “Different World” (Blackjack Remix). Some Alice In Wonderland kind of shizzle…. Of course, Nolay brightens up any mix.

Audio from Kode 9’s SONAR set:

Burial - “Speedball2″:

Burial - “Stairwell”:

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The new Erykah Badu video for “Honey” is absolutely stunning! Check it out:

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A brand new documentary on reggae culture will reveal what really gwaan behind the scenes, on the road, backstage and inna di yard. The 90-minute flick is called “Reggae Uncensored” and features personal interviews with Buju Banton, Ninjaman, Sean Paul, Mavado, Beenie Man, Damien Marley, Macka Diamond, Sizzla, Junior Reid and many many more. The story is helped along by the doc’s host Chyna and English subtitles for the patois-challenged. ([More →])

New year = New TUNES!! I updated the music player in the left sidebar with all new tunes for 2008. There’s an absolutely trippy new Erykah Badu song, a great grime remix with Mumdance and Jammer, some Bassline yumminess and more. I’ll be adding more very soon. It’s been a chaotic few weeks at the ([HT]) HQ as far as internet technology goes. First we lost our DSL for 2 weeks, then the server was half-way down. Luckily, the website worked ok for most of it, but I haven’t been able to upload audio and video all this time, so things really slowed down. It seems we are back in action now, so expect onslaughts of multimedia in the coming weeks.

I’m also putting the finishing touches on a new concert review for the Eek-A-Mouse and Pato Banton concert in SF this month. That will definitely be published this week, so check back or subscribe to the RSS feed.

Also, you might notice that the menu at the top of the page has changed slightly to squeeze in a link for concert reviews. Now there is a channel dedicated to multimedia concert reviews and the link is at the top of every page.

Thanks for reading!!
What are you listening to this month?

The lyrics are en francais but the story told is universal. Here is the mini-movie for Admiral T’s “Ti Moun Ghetto” on the Guardian Angel Riddim:

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The video for Vybz Kartel - “My Scheme” on the Darker Shadow Riddim by Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor:

I live in the kind of haus where random zines and propaganda often appear and disappear like time-traveling nomadic visitors. This week, an issue of Cyclic Defrost from January 2005 appeared on the kitchen table. Cyclic Defrost, one of the most exciting and well produced zines on experimental music culture, is based in Australia; and the fact that I picked up an issue from January 2005 and thought it was something fresh will attest to how ahead of the game their content is. This particular issue featured an interview with DJ/Rupture about his travels, his music, his influences, etc. A Boston-native who was living in Barcelona at the time of the interview, Rupture is an extremely active experimentalist who mashes everything from world music to breakcore and makes it sound good. Rupture recently teamed up with one of NYC’s hottest producers, Matt Shadetek, to form the multi-media platform that we often Big Up on this site: Dutty Artz. ([More →])