Audio: Cyphanetik - Loose Ends

Here's a song I wrote and recorded in 2008 but due to a problem with the beat it has sat on the HD gathering dust the last few years. The song was intended to be my last ever release as Cyphanetik. It may or may not still be that, I can't decide. Anyway, I thought I'd get it out there; better late than never. An ode to the rat race of hip hop popularity.

Cyphanetik - Loose Ends by breakinwreckwordz

Audio: Saia FT - Language & Perception

Sft - Language & Perception by Saia F. T.

Audio: DHDFs x Tourettes - Almost Out Of Water

Free Download: Alphabethead Mixtape (60s & 70s Vol II)

Alphabethead says...I’ve been gathering old vinyl since long before I became a DJ. I got my leg up in record collecting through inheriting countless LP’s from relatives and family friends. In 2000 it seemed all the Baby Boomers I knew were spring cleaning, purging records and discovering the Compact Disc. Recording my extended family’s LP’s onto CD was a small price to pay for getting to keep them! In digitizing vinyl I was exposed to bands I normally wouldn’t touch (I was a strictly Hip Hop kid). Most of these records were vibrant mono recordings by 1960’s ‘British Invasion’ bands such as The Beatles, The Yardbirds, The Animals and The Zombies. Every so often a King Crimson, Tangerine Dream or Kraftwerk album would crop up and leave me forever changed. I can still remember the day Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ arrived on my turntable!

Perusing ones records can give such an insight into the psyche of a person. I was consistently surprised in seeing who listened to what. The most straight-edged investment banker could be rocking out to Captain Beefheart (true story)! An uncle of mine was a devout hunter, rugby player, gardener, and ‘good old’ kiwi bloke. When he passed on I was gifted his modest stack of 25 records, all of which were tender female folk singers; Joan Baez, Melanie, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joni Mitchell et al. What a guy!

This is my second mix of 1960’s and 70’s music. It’s assembled from vinyl, in various conditions, all of which I inherited – the fuzz, crackle and other spurious record noise are all included! Once again it’s mostly pop and psych although this time a little more hard rocking due to the inclusion of Led Zeppelin, Hendrix and May Blitz, a monstrous band on Vertigo records. I made sure I included some Kiwi groups from the era; The Underdog Blues Band, Human Instinct and The Fourmyula’s quintessential Sixties tune ‘Nature’ all make an appearance. Other tracks of special interest are The Beach Boys lesser known ‘Feel Flows’ which is in my opinion their most psychedelic tune and Spirit’s ‘The Other Song’ which Gonjasufi used as a rhythmic canvas last year. It’s mixed in a Hip Hop style with scratches, drum-breaks and cut-up sample segues! Please give it a spin – I hope you enjoy.

DOWNLOAD: “Music From The 1960’s & 70’s (Volume II)”



DOWNLOAD: “Music From The 1960’s & 70’s (Volume II)”

JC's Legacy Lives On

I'm gonna be heading down Chirstchurch this month to host a new battle comp setup by my bro Mike Pipes. If you haven't seen some of the battles these dudes are doing check this battle between our own Jay Roacher and a very impressive Devast8r. Both these dudes gonna be battling at this event and way better than that it's named after Justin Cunningham. Anyway, this is the breakdown as I understand it.

There is 6 battles, all accapella. I think 3 rounds each, similar to the KOTD/Grindtime battles. The first battle is an exhibition curtain raiser, Hash (Christchurch) vs Hegz (New Plymouth). The other 5 battles are all Auckland emcees vs Christchurch emcees. The city with the most wins take home the Cunningham Sheild (It's kinda like the Ranfurly Sheild but relevant).

Jay Roacher, Orakle, Seka, Basic and Karizma will be representing Canterbury. Spearman, Mike Pipes, Dlar, Barry Bonza and the Devast8r holding down Auckland. Its all gonna be free up on the net to watch or to come down and witness (if you in Chch) so you know this isn't another fly by night promoter trying to cash in on something they know nothing about. Mikes done this shit real good and i'm fully backing it. hopefully this the shit to get some young bucks inspired or pull some old fellaz out the woodwork.

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Louie Knuxx Euro Tour Dates

07.01.11 Germany Karlsruhe Die Stadtmitte
08.01.11 Italy Cesena Vidia Club
09.01.11 Italy Thiene (Vicenza) Yourban
10.01.11 Switzerland Zürich Dynamo Werk 21
11.01.11 France Decines – Lyon Warm Audio
12.01.11 France Paris Peniche Alternat
13.01.11 UK London Underworld
14.01.11 UK Bristol The Croft
15.01.11 UK UK Leicester Sumo
16.01.11 UK Manchester Moho
17.01.11 UK Glasgow O2 Academy 2
18.01.11 UK Leeds The Well
19.01.11 UK Plymouth White Rabbit
20.01.11 UK Southampton Joiners
21.01.11 Belgium Brugges Entrepot
22.01.11 Netherlands Alphen a/d Rijn Kasteel
23.01.11 Germany Schweinfurt Alter Stattbahnhof
24.01.11 Austria Wien Arena
25.01.11 Germany München Feierwerk
26.01.11 Germany Berlin Lido
27.01.11 Germany Hamburg Molotow
28.01.11 Sweden Stockholm Deadfest
29.01.11 Germany Leipzig Conne Island
30.01.11 Germany Bochum Matrix

Video: Jay Roacher vs Devast8r Battle

Audio: Tourettes - Boys Dont Cry Live on BFM

Boys Dont Cry - Tourettes by Tourettes

Photos: GNT @ Teen Wolves

Audio: Alphabethead - Like A Boss

Alphabethead says...

Slim Thug is one of those rappers who I listen to not so much for what he says but how he says it. His voice is dense and cavernous and I love the way his syrupy flow blurs words. His tone reminds me of a baritone saxophone! Method Man, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and MF Doom are other rappers for whom I can just switch off the brain and let their timbre and cadence wash over me. As far as life and lyrical content goes Slim’s pretty much the polar opposite to me; I certainly don’t “supply all the rocks, sponsor all the spots”. I can only relate to his drug-toting tales filtered through what I’ve experienced second-hand in watching The Wire (an HBO TV series)!

With this tune I was aiming for an industrial, assembly-line feel. The song was originally meant to begin with the machine-talk groove that comes in at 3:10. On hearing the skeleton of this section Slim Thugs archaic flow was the first thing I thought of setting to the beat. I had to slow him down to a sluggish 68 BPM but with Slim Thugga even playing at half speed doesn’t really detract from his drawl! I hope you enjoy.

DOWNLOAD: Slim Thug X Alphabethead “Like A Boss”

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