DJ Raff - Digital Rain (en el desierto) video

Click here to download DJ Raff's 'Latino & Proud' album via iTunes

BreakScience - Monolith Code (Free album download)

01 Forest Of Illumination
02 Light Speed Transit
03 Whole World Locked
04 Resistance March
05 Beaming Up
06 Victory

Click here to download via PLMusic site
Also, please support the artist and donate if you can...this helps them continue doing what they do!!

Cuarto Poder - New Mixtape (FREE DOWNLOAD)

This is the follow-up to their Nacional Records release “In Tha House,” which is available on iTunes.

The mixtape features 7 new songs that the Caracas-based rap crew has been playing recently at their live shows. Check the mixtape video here below from some more info on the project.

via

Bonobo - Black Sands Remixed album

video added Feb.8, 2012



Click here to download the album via iTunes.

CD + 5" bonus vinyl (ZENCD178X)5" vinyl
A1. Eyesdown (Machinedrum Remix 5" Edit) - free download
B1. Prelude (Lapalux Remix 5" Edit)

CD
01. Prelude (Lapalux's Finger on the Tape Remix)
02. The Keeper (Banks Remix)
03. Kiara (Cosmin TRG Remix) - listen
04. Eyesdown (Floating Points Remix)
05. Eyesdown (ARP 101 Remix) - listen
06. Eyesdown (feat. Andreya Triana & DELS)
07. All In Forms (FaltyDL Remix)
08. Ghost Ship
09. Stay The Same (Mark Pritchard Remix)
10. Eyesdown (Machinedrum Remix)
11. All In Forms (Mike Slott Remix)
12. Stay The Same (Blue Daisy 'Not Quite the Same' Remix)
13. Brace Brace
14. Black Sands (Duke Dumont's 'Grains Of Sand' Reconstruction Edit)
15. Kiara (Funkineven Remix)

Snowgoons - Terroristen Volk Snippets

Snippets:


Video below added March 2, 2012:


Vom neuen Snowgoons Album Terrorist People mit Pal One, Lakman One, JAW, Laas UNTLD, Absztrakkt, Torch, Antihelden, Liquit Walker und mehr!

in other words, off of the new Snowgoons album Terrorist People (out March 16, 2012) with Pal One, Lakman One, JAW, Laas UNTLD, Absztrakkt, Torch, Antihelden, Liquit Walker and more!

01 Du bist Terrorist (Intro)
02 Der Terrorist (feat. Marph)
03 Erhelle die Finsternis (feat. FaZ)
04 Von der Hand in den Mund (feat. Absztrakkt)
05 Futter Erde (feat. Amewu)
06 Königshaus (feat. Laas UNLTD.)
07 Das Leben der Anderen (feat. Liquit Walker & Dra-Q)
08 Geld regiert (feat. Pay)
09 Mikrokosmos (feat. Revilo)
10 2012 (feat. Illyricum)
11 Schatten auf der Stadt (feat. Skuzzle, Lakman One, Ferum, Dezz, Crop & Chamber)
12 www = 666 (Skit)
13 Survival Of The Fittest (feat. Adolph Gandhi & JAW)
14 Pseudonym (feat. Pal One)
15 Wie Kings (feat. Torch & Virtuoso)
16 Weckruf (feat. Antihelden)
17 Killerinstinkt (feat. Kamikaze)
18 Produkt des Systems (feat. Irie D)
19 Geschrieben vom Leben (feat. Crop & Dezz)
20 Dunkle Seite der Macht (feat. Phreaky Flave)
21 Endzeit (feat. Toby Ses & Abroo)
22 Schatten der Wahrheit (feat. Ferum & Benja)
23 Armageddon (feat. Marph)

preorder via iTunes or via Amazon

Gonjasufi - MU.ZZ.LE (download)

Gonjasufi is the truth...Nickels and Dimes is from the new album MU.ZZ.LE coming out January 24, 2012 (stream below thx to the good people at Fader).



Tracklist:
01. White Picket Fence
02. Feedin’ Birds
03. Nikels and Dimes
04. Rubberband
05. Venom
06. Timeout
07. Skin
08. The Blame
09. Blaksuit
10. Sniffin’



The Blame video added Feb. 24, 2012:

K'Naan ft Nas - Nothing To Lose video

Check out the new Lyric Video for NOTHING TO LOSE ft Nas. It's the first new track off of K'NAAN's upcoming 5-song EP, MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN SILENCE. Click here to download via iTunes.

K'Naan ft Nelly Furtado - Is Anybody Out There (added Jan. 23, 2012):

Rasheed Chappell 2012 tour dates

FEB 03 – Hitl / Zürich/Switzerland
FEB 04 – Bla/Oslo/Norway
FEB 05 – Bazaar/Brussels/Belgium
FEB 07 – Blue Note/Düsseldorf/Germany
FEB 08 – Rust/Copenhagen/Denmark
FEB 09 – Kaserne/Basel/Switzerland
FEB 10 - Bonsoir/Bern/Switzerland
FEB 11 - Babel/Malmö/Sweden

Nutso - Bangtime (free mixtape)

01. Nutso Feat. Tre-Seven, GabGotcha & Dynasty - Gangstaz (4:21)
02. Nutso Feat. Taje & Gif Majorz - What Chu Talkin' Bout (3:39)
03. Nutso Feat. Nipsey Hussle & Iyaz - Blow Up (2:30)
04. Nutso Feat. Chuck Dangerouz - Yall Can't Ride Wit Uz (2:03)
05. DJ Mickey Knox Feat. Blaq Poet & Nutso - Let The Guns Blow (2:45)
06. Nutso - Side Streets (3:49)
07. DJ JS-1 Feat. iLLa Ghee, Guilty Simpson & Nutso - Queens Soldiers (3:56)
08. Camiliano Feat. Nutso & Thruway - Queens Shit (3:29)
09. Crazeology Feat. Blaq Poet, Kool Sphere & Nutso - NY Minute (3:42)
10. DJ Doom Feat. Pacewon, F.T., Punchline & Nutso - Flatline (4:07)
11. El Da Sensai Feat. Nutso & Soul Khan - Nu World (Remix) (3:29)
12. Dirt Platoon & Nutso - Double Shot (3:45)
13. DJ Concept - Southpaw Cipher (7:23)
14. DJ Doom & Nutso - U Belong 2 Me (2:34)
15. Nutso Ft. Capone-N-Noreaga, Royal Flush & Khadafi - Galaxy Of Queens 3:08)
16. Soulbrotha Feat. Nutso & Large Pro - Beats By The Pound (3:41)

Click here to download and/or stream below:

Santigold - Big Mouth (music video & download

Produced by Switch & Buraka Som Sistema
Click here to download this track for FREE right now


via santigold.com

Matisyahu - Running Away live (download)

Quantic & Alice Russell - Look Around the Corner

“Look Around The Corner”, out on deluxe full-colour 10” vinyl and digital download on 20th February 2012, is the first single from Quantic and Alice Russell’s hotly anticipated collaborative album of the same name, which follows in April on Tru Thoughts.

A multi-layered, intricate and stunningly realised song, “Look Around The Corner” is as enticing an album opener as one could hope to hear, enveloping the listener in a bittersweet embrace of soul, blues, folk and gospel with the inimitable swing of Quantic’s world-renowned band, the Combo Bárbaro. Alice Russell’s soulful, powerhouse vocals, Quantic’s trademark warm production, the big string sections and spine-tingling harmonies, and the uplifting vibe and unshakable hooks will no doubt see it gracing playlists the World over.

Tru Thoughts’ two all-time biggest selling artists, Quantic and Alice Russell have previously collaborated on a handful of immensely popular individual songs, for The Quantic Soul Orchestra and for Alice’s solo project. Displaying a fresh yet deeply authentic and passionate approach to their crafts, they both played a considerable part in fuelling the UK’s funk and soul resurgence of the 2000s (out of which sprang the hits of artists including Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse and Adele) and have established themselves as much-loved British independent artists, with an ever-growing international fanbase and coverage across the World’s music and cultural media.

The combined talents of singer Alice Russell and producer/musician Will Holland (aka Quantic) have always been a match made in heaven, but ‘Look Around The Corner’ is the pair’s first full long-player together. Recorded at Quantic’s Sonido del Valle studio in his adopted home city of Cali, Colombia, the album finds them delighting in their innate musical chemistry and revisiting the spirit of their hugely popular previous collaborations, and this time they raise the bar yet again with backing from the Combo Bárbaro. Pushing the concept of their previous work together, reflecting the locale and the players’ backgrounds, they have infused the style with a Latin undertone. Rather like the soul records made in Miami and New York in the 70s, or the disco from the Bronx, this accent of Latin players still allows the blues and soul sound to take centre stage. Chicago’s Chess label was a big influence on the production aesthetic, and a mutual love of Minnie Riperton fed into the vocal melodies, particularly on the lead track.

The record features Mike Simmonds (Alice Russell’s regular strings guru who joined them in Colombia from London for the recording), as well as the revered pianist Alfredito Linares, bassist Fernando Silva and conga player Freddy Colorado, all from the Combo Bárbaro. Wilson Viveros, from coastal town Buenaventura, was an invited drummer - more known for playing timbales for Guayacan, Fruko and Joe Madrid, he is also an incredible kit drummer. Also on drums for some songs was Larry Joseph, a talented Jazz drummer who resides and plays in Cali. Alfredito is the instrumentalist star of the show, sprinkling his magical and charismatic brand of bluesy, boogaloo piano throughout the album.

Quantic and Alice Russell will be touring extensively throughout the USA, Europe and the UK in March-May, with a hand-picked group of players comprising members of the Combo Bárbaro and musicians from Alice’s own band.

Coachella 2012 line up

I kind of stopped posting festival lineups just because...I still get the press notices and all, but ehhh...until I saw this shiii I was blown away...damn, Radiohead, Black Keys, M83, (motha effin..)AMON TOBIN!!, Beats Antique, Explosions in the Sky, Santigold, Miike Snow, Feist, La Roux, Beirut, the Weeknd, Cat Power, etc...you get the idea...this lineup is straight bonkers!!
I can still think of a whole bunch that should be on there, but hey...not sure what Dre & Snoop are doing there, but I would love to see them cuz I've never seen them together...should be cool...Childish Gambino?? still don't know what he does plus I think he was at the last Rock the Bells I was at (2011)...might have to google him, ehhh, not really interested just by the name...lol....

buy your festival pass now!!

Ana Tijoux - Shock (video premier)

As I announced waaayy back in a previous post on October 25, 2011, the release of Ana Tijoux's sophomore album, La Bala, is finally almost around the corner...the video for the lead single is out today, so enjoy and make sure you support real music & click here to pre-order the album right now!!! La Bala will be released January 24th on iTunes and January 31st in stores.

For now, go download Shock, which out today on iTunes!!



Tracklist:
01. La Bala 3:01
02. Shock 3:30
03. Desclasificado 3:25
04. Sacar La Voz (feat. Jorge Drexler) 4:13
05. El Rey Solo (feat. Curumin) 4:27
06. Quizas (feat. Monica Blaire) 4:52
07. Si Te Preguntan (feat. Los Aldeanos) 5:13
08. Las Cosas Por Su Nombre 3:04
09. Mi Mitad (feat. Javier Barría) 4:41
10. Las Horas (feat. Solo Di Medina) 4:55
11. Volver 3:57

also check out the previous post on January 2, 2012 Fault Lines: Chile Rising video, which includes an acoustic version of Shock

Fault Lines: Chile Rising

Chilean students have taken over schools and city streets in the largest protests the country has seen in decades.

These actions are causing a political crisis for the country's billionaire President, Sebastian Piñera.

The students are demanding free education, and an end to the privatization of their schools and universities. The free-market based approach to education was implemented by the military dictator Augusto Pinochet in his last days in power.

As the demonstrations in Chile coincide with protests erupting globally, Fault Lines follows the Chilean student movement during their fight in a country that is among the most unequal in the world.

This episode of Fault Lines first aired on Al Jazeera English on January 2, 2012 at 2230 GMT.

Also includes an acoustic performance of Ana Tijoux's new single "Shock" (to released on iTunes this week!) at 21mins 40secs ...

Snowgoons DJs – New Years Eve Mix-CD!

Upper Cutz and HipHopShows.ch presents:
Snowgoons DJs XRated, Crypt and Illegal
FREE Download Mixtape

DJ Crypt:
01. Intro
02. Chali 2NA – Dont Stop
03. Soulbrotha ft. Large Pro & Nutso – Beats By The pound
04. Blitz The Ambassador – B-Boy Massacre
05. Reef ft Jus Allah & Sicknature – Euthanasia
06. M.O.P. & Snowgoons – Back At It
07. Ghostface, Killah Priest & GZA – Purified Thoughts
08. Blaq Poet ft MC Eight & Young Maylay – Aint Nuthin Changed (Remix)

DJ XRated:
01. Logic – Addiction
02. Fong-Sai-U – Hip Hop Music
03. Drag-On – Money
04. Roots Manuva – 9 Dubs A Year
05. Estelle – Come Over
06. Janelle Monae – Tightrope (Wondamix Remix – feat. B.o.B. & Lupe Fiasco)
07. Logic – All I Do
08. Snowgoons ft. Banish, Crooked I & Beenie Man – We Nah Play
09. BE.water – Raw Footage
10. M.O.P. & Snowgoons – Opium

DJ Illegal:
01. Funk Intro
02. Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg – Nuthin But a G Thang
03. Ice Cube – You Know How We Do It
04. Da Brat – Funkdafied
05. Dogg Pound – Let’s Play House
06. Eazy E – Eazy Street
07. Above The Law – Untouchable
08. Coolio – Fantastic Voyage
09. Domino – Physical Funk
10. LBC Crew – Beware Of My Crew

DOWNLOAD mp3 mixtape here

WFUV Presents Diego Garcia

Supporting Acts:
Emily Greene , Monica Lionheart
Saturday, Jan 28, 2012 7:30 PM EST (6:00 PM Doors)
Highline Ballroom, NY
tickets

The Weeknd - Echoes of Silence (free mixtape download)

If you haven't heard the first two mixtapes then do yourself a favor and go now!!!

Click here to download the free mixtape (Echoes of Silence)

or you can stream below:



via the-weeknd.com

Thievery Corporation - Unified Tribes ft. Mr Lif

Brand new music video for Thievery Corporation's single "Unified Tribes." The track features Mr Lif on vocals and is a dedicated to the Occupy movement.

Common - Celebrate (Official Video)

Common's official video for Celebrate

Download Common's new album The Dreamer/The Believer on iTunes now!!

L.E.O. ft. Eye Rule - Mental Vitamins

Some new fire from the Flushing, Queens homie, L.E.O.!! This particular (unmastered) track is produced by DVSMiddleFingaz and features Eye Rule. It's part of the upcoming All In A Daze Journey LP by Fifth Column. The beat is dope and I'm really feeling their natural cohesive flow on this. I'm sure we'll be seeing more collabos from L.E.O. & Eye Rule soon...Once more info on the All In A Daze Journey LP is available, I will be sure to post here. Rumor has it that there might also be a possible Guillotine Cuts collabo in the near future, as well...but in the meantime, enjoy these bangers.


This second track is off of the upcoming Have A Nice Day....Somewhere Else LP produced by Xplicit, the unofficial sequal to Blue In the Vein. L.E.O. really goes deep on this and really makes you want to hear more...production is official, as usual, the homie Xplicit goes at it on his mastered craft...Xplicit is best known for producing Acknowledge by Masta Ace and also In the Sun by Large Professor & Q-Tip...

Click on the image below to access some snippets of Blue in the Vein, but trust me you might as well go download that, asap...cuz you're gonna end up downloading it after the snippets anyways...it's def worth it...Make sure you join the Unleashed By Science page on ReverbNation where you can download the entire Blue In the Vein album for free. Released back in 2002 & produced by that monster, Xplicit, Blue In the Vein is definitely a classic on its own...I still pump it to this day...




Also, if you haven't done so already, go download the Spiritual Intelligence album that I posted back in 2008. Really official material there, intellectual lyrics and entirely produced by the legendary Large Professor, mixed by J-Zone. You can also grab that for free on the Unleashed By Science ReverbNation page...

For more information, check out & join these pages:
DvsMiddleFingaz on FB
Unleashed By Science on FB

also see previous posts:
4/20/08 L.E.O. - Spiritual Intelligence (free download)
4/20/09 4.20.09 (free download)

Talib Kweli - Distractions video

Track from Talib Kweli's upcoming album, Prisoner of Conscious, out in 2012 on Blacksmith/EMI. Distractions is produced by Oh No.

The music video is directed by Darryl Phillips, of ICU Media.

Download the MP3 of the song for free

Los Rakas - Sueño Americano (free download)

recorded by Freddy Stylez
mixed by Deegan Mack Adams
mastered by Mike Denten at Infinite Studios (Alameda, CA).

R.I.P. Cesaria Evora

It breaks my heart to hear of another legend passing away in 2011. This year has been rough to us. I do remember hearing that she had cancelled the remaining shows of her tour back in September 2011 because she "needed to rest"...I was hoping that she would get that rest and be back on the road...I actually paid for everyone of her albums...cuz they were just that good...may she get the rest she deserves and she will always live through her music...



one of the songs she is best known for:

Karbanjak - Best Of Kabanjak

Hit Squad Reunion Show

with Redman, EPMD, DAS EFX, K-SOLO, Keith Murray, Flex, Ready Roc, and special guests Sean Strange and more.

Day: Fri, Feb 24, 2012
Showtime: 9:00 PM
Doors open: 8:00 PM
Days until show: 16
Ages: 16 & Over
On sale now
Click here for tickets: $29.50-$35.00

Air – Le Voyage Dans La Lune

I'm excited about this one because I still have Love 2 on my iPhone, they're paying homage to silent filmmaker George Melies' 1902 silent film also named Le Voyage Dans La Lune (the voyage inside the moon)...I love Air's trippy, ambient electro sounds...album due out February 7, so pre-order now via iTunes.





Tracklisting:
Astronomic Club
Seven Stars
Retour Sur Terre
Parade
Moon Fever
Sonic Armada
Who Am I Know?
Décollage
Cosmic Trip
Homme Lune
Lava

via

Miike Snow - Devil's Work (stream)

The Black Keys - El Camino & 2012 Tour Dates

3/9/12 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
3/10/12 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
3/12/12 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
3/13/12 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
/14/12 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
3/16/12 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
3/18/12 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
3/19/12 - Chicago, IL - United Center (fan presale for this show will be 12/13)
3/20/12 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
3/23/12 - Norfolk, VA - Constant Convocation Center
3/24/12 - Charlotte, NC - Bojangles Arena

You can preview five songs from El Camino now HERE.

Preorder now and get an instant download of Lonely Boy (video posted a while back).

Adele - Live At The Royal Albert Hall (DVD/CD)

I love Adele, and the video speaks for itself...preorder that ASAP!! Also includes covers of Bonnie Raitt's If I Can't Make You Love Me and The Steeldrivers If It Hadn't Been For Love

Track Listing:
01. Hometown Glory
02. I ll Be Waiting
03. Don t You Remember
04. Turning Tables
05. Set Fire To The Rain
06. If It Hadn t Been For Love
07. My Same
08. Take It All
09. Rumour Has It
10. Right As Rain
11. One & Only
12. Lovesong
13. Chasing Pavements
14. I Can t Make You Love Me
15. Make You Feel My Love
16. Someone Like You
17. Rolling In The Deep

preorder now via Amazon

Paper Diamond - 2011 - 2012 Tour Dates

TOUR DATES
11-12-2011 Atlanta, GA at The Masquarade Buy tickets
11-16-2011 Oxford, MS at The Lyric Oxford Buy tickets
11-17-2011 New Orleans, LA at Republic Buy tickets
11-18-2011 Austin, TX at The Parish Buy tickets
11-19-2011 Dallas, TX at Tree’s Buy tickets
12-01-2011 New York, NY at Webster Hall
12-02-2011 Philadelphia, PA at Union Transfer Buy tickets
12-03-2011 Silver Spring, MD at The Fillmore Buy tickets
12-03-2011 Breckenridge, CO at Three20South
12-30-2011 Dallas, TX at Dallas Convention Center Buy tickets
01-07-2012 Aspen, CO at Belly Up Aspen Buy tickets
01-09-2012 - 01-14-2012 Ft. Lauderdale, Haiti, Jamaica at Jam Cruise 10 Buy tickets
01-18-2012 Fargo, ND at The Venue at the Hub
01-19-2012 Minneapolis, MN at Varsity Theater
01-20-2012 Oconomowoc, WI at Winter Warmer Fest
01-21-2012 Pontiac, MI at Clutch Cargo’s
01-25-2012 Bloomington, IN at Bluebird Theater
01-26-2012 Madison, WI at Majestic Live
01-27-2012 Chicago, IL at Bottom Lounge
01-28-2012 Stevens Point, WI at Laird Room, University of Wisconsin
02-01-2012 Blacksburg, VA at Awful Arthur’s
02-04-2012 Asheville, NC at The Orange Peel
02-08-2012 Tallahassee, FL at The Engine Room
02-09-2012 Auburn, AL at Bourbon Street Bar
02-10-2012 Memphis, TN at Newby’s
02-11-2012 Tulsa, OK at Cain’s Ballroom

Nutso f/ CNN & Royal Flush - Galaxy of Queens [prod. SPKilla]

I mentioned this track a while back on my Oct. 6, 2011 post (Nutso ft. Noreaga, Imam Thug & Royal Flush - Galaxy Of Queens)...but without further ado, here is the official video!!

Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures

Lioness: Hidden Treasures out 5th Dec. Pre-order now: http://bit.ly/AWlia

Electric Guest - American Daydream

Yesterday KCRW's track of the day was Troubleman by Electric Guest, who has had some real hard buzz lately...

Click here to download Troubleman or American Daydream via Amazon

Anything Danger Mouse touches makes its way to my favorites...look out for the Danger Mouse-produced debut LP in 2012

via

Diego Garcia - Live From SoHo EP

His new unplugged album “Live From SoHo’ is a 6 song EP recorded live at the Apple store in NYC and available exclusively on iTunes, featuring 5 songs from ‘Laura’ plus a classic Kinks cover.

Laura album now available on vinyl, click here to order your copy now!!

Download the new Stay (Gnotes Remix) above

via NRecords

Dax Medina Feat ARK of TWeaponz - Whats Up!? (Produced By TORES) DL Link

Dax Medina Feat ARK of TWeaponz - Whats Up!? (Produced By TORES)

For The Whip in The Crib on The Ipod/Iphone Whatever You Like Just Bump That!!!

DAX Medina Album Coming Soon.....

http://www.mediafire.com/?1k3h1b0zb7ih80i

Action Bronson Achemist Album coming soon!?

The Rubens - My Gun

The Rubens are Three Brothers and a Friend four piece band from Australia Indie Music...

Be on The Look Out!!!

Support Real Music,Indie Music...

Ruste Juxx & Kyo Itachi Feat R.A. The Rugged Man-No Prints

First Single off Ruste Juxx & Kyo Itachi Album

"Whats up !?" DAX MEDINA Feat ARK Prod : By DJ TORES & LUMINARY

New shiiii from the Q boro!!

WHATS UP!!? DAX MEDINA/ ARK
PROD: DJ TORES & LUMINARY FOR FULLY AUTO PRODUCTIONS
Square Deal Media 2012