Buff1, Now On & 14KT Interviews

Photo: Buff1 by Public Media Group Photography

This week on Minced Meat I am happy to say I'll be speaking live on the air with some of the area's finest musicians, currently represented by LA/Ann Arbor label A-Side Worldwide.

They'll be calling in to the studio at about 12:30AM Eastern time to chat with me about their most recent and upcoming projects. Find out a little about A-Side Worldwide as well.

I know you're excited, so in the meantime, peep Now On's (Haircut aka Mayer Hawthorne, Jackson Perry, IX Lives) video, "The Willows" from their latest release on A-side Tomorrow Already:

A personal favourite, Tomorrow Already fuses R&B and rhymes with catchy melodic compositions. Featuring guests Aloe Blacc & Buff1, with production from The Lab Techs, Astronote & Jake One.

And here's the video for the title track from Buff1's Beat the Speakers Up EP, also featured on his latest full-length, There's Only One. The latter album, produced by The Lab Techs & Black Milk (did you get Tronic yet?) is receiving critical reviews across the board, making him a key figure in Detroit's hip-hop renaissance. For example... here's an interesting piece from Mark Abraham from earlier this summer: www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/3871/buff1-theresonlyone-2008 and another one from artofrhyme.com: http://artofrhyme.com/reviews/Buff1_There's-Only-One/124/


Much respect to 14KT who won this year's Red Bull Big Tune Detroit accolades:
and has raised the bar with his LP The Golden Hour, a consistently solid instrumental album, a departure from his work with AML and The Lab Techs (but equally as fresh) and progressive with lots of shiny post-bump pressure beats. I think Buff1 refers to it as "electrosoul" and it's obvious why: KT takes sounds from early Detroit electro & blends it with Dilla-esque vibes, and some sweet discordant vocals that remind me of Georgia Anne Muldrow. THIS is what I mean by hip hop & electronica!

14KT, Buff1 & Now On are all on iTunes -- highly recommended for any hip hop fan who wants something that sounds fresh and represents whats going on HERE, musically.