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December 21, 2018: Put The Needle On The Best of 2018 Part One
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| Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Format | Comments | New | Approx. start time |
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| The Philharmonic Turntable Orchestra |
Turntable Orchestration
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2018 | From mid March 2018 recorded live over in Japan the accurately titled Philharmonic Turntable Orchestra featured D-Styles, QBert, Kentaro, Rena (12 year old reigning 2017 DMC World Champ), Mr.Switch, DJ Swamp, DJ Ken-one, Kireek (DJ Yasa/DJ Hi-C), Izoh, Generation, Bahn, Baku, Bori, Bunta, Dom-Auto, Doon, Fummy, Hiroshi, Ina Takayuki, Jifrock, Miyajima, Reiko, Sarasa, Shota,To-Ru, Wa-ta, Yone, and You-ki. Stylishly decked out in tuxedos together this 31 member DJ/turntable orchestra made both classical music history and turntablist music history as the "world’s first turntable orchestra” by performing live a sonically pleasing neu-classical skratch piece. Utliizing as their tools were mixers and Technics 1200's (no laptops) while reconstructing the sounds of eight different classical records that included the first ever 12" Long Playing (LP) vinyl record from 1948; Nathan Milstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra’s Mendelssohn Concerto in E Minor. | |||||
| Illingsworth |
Peeves (feat. Open Mike Eagle)
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You're No Fun | Mello Music Group | 2018 | Detroit talent, the emcee/producer and hella nice guy Illingsworth who was recently interviewed on this show on day he dropped this great new album; the mostly instrumental with just four vocal tracks two featuring guests - Open Mike Eagle and Denmark Vessey. | 0:03:26 (Pop-up) | ||
| Evidence |
By My Side Too
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Weather Or Not | Rhymesayers Entertainment | 2018 | Back on March 23rd the longtime Venice Beach producer/emcee/former Graf artist Evidence of Dilated Peoples fame was interviewed on this show about this soul-bearing latest solo album of his; the all killer Weather Or Not (continuing his ‘weather’ themed albums) on which he shared production duties with such talents as frequent collaborator Alchemist, DJ Premier, DJ Babu, Budgie (who produced this track “By My Side Too”), Nottz, Samiyam, and Twiz the Beat Pro. | 0:06:11 (Pop-up) | ||
| The Watershed |
Swamp (MC Pauze, Professa Gabel, Brycon)
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Equipto & Brycon Present The Watershed | 2018 | more great underground hip-hop outta San Francisco that got shine on this show in 2018 | 0:08:34 (Pop-up) | |||
| Cypress Hill |
Band Of Gypsies (feat Sadat & 50)
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Elephants on Acid | 2018 | Cypress Hill back together in 2018 with Elephants on Acid - their ninth studio album and first studio album in eight years - this track featuring underground artists from Egypt Sadat and 50 - go peep excellent accompanying video for this song | 0:11:03 (Pop-up) | |||
| Gwop Sullivan |
Famous Soul
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2018 | Underground/bedroom producer from The Bronx Gwop Sullivan (great name too) whose soulful ear for crafting infectious beats (all one minute in length) drew my attention time and time again during 2018 - find more from him on 2018 archives of this show and on his SoundCloud page | 0:14:39 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Serengeti as Kenny Dennis |
Ok In My Book
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Dennis 6e | 2018 | endlessly gifted and witty emcee from Chicago (though he lived in Bay Area for a bit) and previous show guest (years ago) in his final outing as his alter ego Kenny Dennis | 0:15:36 (Pop-up) | |||
| Master Ace & Marco Polo |
Brukelen / Brooklyn (featuring Smif 'n' Wessun)
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A Breukelen Story | 2018 | what more can be said about Master Ace (the legend) here teaming up with Marco Polo - perfect production partner who first collaborated 11 years ago on a track - Talked with Master Ace earlier this week who due to been over in Europe on tour was unable to be guest on this show -but will be in coming weeks - January we hope | 0:17:56 (Pop-up) | |||
| Kev Brown |
Look At The Way The Words Move
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Homework | Rededifinition Records | 2018 | 2018 was a prolific year for hip-hop talent Kev Brown who dropped few projects including "Homework" | 0:21:55 (Pop-up) | ||
| People Under The Stairs |
Drinking And Jivin'
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2018 | longtime LA hip-hop duo (whose second home is Bay - check out their legendary "San Francisco Knights" track) dropped this gem at the end of the summer - what a great track! | 0:23:53 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Wordburglar |
Je Ne Care Pas
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2018 | another one of those clever emcee tracks by artist I never heard of but fell in love with upon first hearing - Wordburgler from Canada | 0:27:01 (Pop-up) | ||||
| The Du-Rites (J-Zone & Pablo Martin) |
Gamma Ray Funk
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Gamma Ray Jones LP | 2018 | The Du-Rites are an NYC-based instrumental funk combo of Jay Mumford (J-Zone) on drums, keys, bass guitar and Pablo Martin on guitar, bass guitar, keys. 3 albums and 4 7"s deep, The Du-Rites have been paired with a wide rage of talents, from Ghostface Killah, to Eddie Palmieri, to Robert Glasper. Back in April they released the “Gamma Ray Funk” seven inch single (B-side “Fish Sammich”) as a lead single from their late November released 13 track LP, the album “Gamma Ray Funk” | 0:29:43 (Pop-up) | |||
| DJ Nu-Mark & Method Man |
Zodiac Killah
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Hot Plate Records | 2018 | 7" | 7" Single on Hot Plate Records released on recent Black Friday/Record Store Day - sick as fuck track from two legends in their respective fields - delivering killer rapping and cuts and production. Only complaint too short at 1:50 length. | * | 0:32:43 (Pop-up) | |
| Neon Brown |
Critical Beatdown
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L'appel Du Vide | 2018 | Guest on this show as live remote from Denver few months back, Colorado based producer (one time Oakland resident) Neon Brown talked about this album which he never released but shared with WFMU to play. | 0:34:27 (Pop-up) | |||
| Brownout |
Bring The Noise
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Fear Of A Brown Planet | 2018 | wonderful full album reinterpretation of PE classic | 0:35:31 (Pop-up) | |||
| Romanowski |
Dalwala Break
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Tiger Bomb Express | 2018 | San Francisco based producer/dj/artist and longtime European transplant in SF Romanowski - released (For free) this great album in 2018 | 0:40:02 (Pop-up) | |||
| Darko The Super |
Bike Spokes
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2018 | Another sick ass gifted mic wrecker "Just since the top of 2018, Darko The Super has released a myriad of releases including Buzzy Linhart Changed My Life, Doc Heller's Or Do I Eat This Sandwich?! Bogus Poetry In The Dizzy Age, and Creative Casualty on U DONT DESERVE THIS BEAUTIFUL ART (UDDTBA) as well as Stories of a Made Up Year produced by Height Keech on Cold Rhymes Records, The Hell Hole Store's "I'll Take What I Can Get" Feat. Open Mike Eagle on Already Dead Tapes, and "Bike Spokes" as part of The Custodian of Records' Qwuickieleaks Challenge and a few more loosely released tracks." - c/o TheWitzard blog | 0:41:44 (Pop-up) | ||||
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| Black Milk |
Laugh Now Cry Later
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Fever | Mass Appeal Records | 2018 | Just like Canada seemingly breeds so many incredible comedians, Detroit Michigan continually gives the world so many hip-hop talents - many of them multi-talented too as in MCs/producers. Examples include Dilla (of course), Illingsowrth and super-talented (and hella nice guy) Black Milk; the emcee/producer who many came to know from the group B.R. Gunna (with Young RJ of Slum Village and Fat Ray) or Random Axe (with Sean Price and Guilty Simpson) or his work with such acts as the aforementioned legend J-Dilla, Elzhi, RZA, Danny Brown and Jack White of the White Stripes. Black Milk was interviewed by phone on this show back on March 23rd - the same day his wonderful latest solo album “Fever” dropped via Mass Appeal. | 0:43:40 (Pop-up) | ||
| DJ Pnutz |
play that beat mrs dj
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2018 | 7" | San Diego based DJ/producer and longtime friend of this show (previous guest in WFMU NJ studios few years back) dropped this killer 7” inch single back in June followed by her 2018 album of the same name in September which was premiered on this show (archive date Sept 21 2018). Not just an endlessly gifted producer but a needed female representation in the male dominated field. | 0:46:51 (Pop-up) | |||
| Homeboy Sandman & Edan |
#NeverUseTheInternetAgain
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Humble Pi | Stones Throw Records | 2018 | Frequent guest on this show over the years going way back to long before signing with Stones Throw, one of a kind wordsmith from Queens NY Homeboy Sandman teamed up with the perfect collaborator for his 2018 album release (Humble Pi) the legendary, unique, witty producer/DJ/emcee, constant creative collaborator and former Berklee College Of Music student Edan for this excellent album produced by Dan who raps on select tracks leaving most of the mic duties to Homeboy Sandman. Currently doing shows all over, with European dates planned for early 2019, last weekend they played in San Francisco (Thee Parkside) with their next scheduled show happening right after Christmas in Boston, next Friday night at the Once Ballroom Dec. 28th. | 0:50:24 (Pop-up) | ||
| Dr Octagon |
Hollywood Tailswinging
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Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation | Bulk Recordings | 2018 | Two + decades later the combined talents of one-of-a-kind emcee Kool Keith, gifted producer Dan the Automator, and pioneering turntablist DJ QBert reunite to pick up where they left off on 1996’s landmark Dr. Octagon debut with the 2018 sequel Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation also on Bulk Recordings. Tracks include the 2018 version of the single off the 1996 album “Bear Witness IV” as well as Dan the Automator’s other Deltron 3030 (Automator/Kid Koala/Del) collaborator Del The Funky Homosapien. | 0:53:34 (Pop-up) |
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I also have the records and score for dj trio by dj olive and toshio kajiwara (which I participated once).
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