KEROHAND RECORDS - DAT ROIT EP

Just a few of Kero's toyz...
Click the blog title to get to the Vinyl France page and find DAT ROIT EP!! This BRAND NEW release came up really fast, originally scheduled for Feb. 3rd, but it's out now! Thanks to the work of Detroit/Atlanta's Kelli Hand (K-HAND) and Detroit Underground's KERO. K-HAND has run the label ACACIA for the last decade and is well known as Gorsch, on top of many other aliases (see a couple posts down for a few examples). This label has and will deliver techno, electro and I'm sure some IDM influenced dubstep, among other fusions. Whatever it is, expect all Detroit-based, innovative sounds from the Queen of electronic dance music and the King of mind-numbingly danceable idm. K-HAND has over 300 releases out on various labels that she started up, fused together or just contributed to, while Kero's published releases range from Bpitch Control to Warp, Touchin' Bass and Shitkatapult. Both K-HAND and Kero are excellent producers (seriously, the top), DJ's and remixers, to say the least, and have had their hands in the development of a variety of different electronic music genres, from Detroit to the World.

Join the facebook fan page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/K-HAND/57597163783?ref=ts and dig on her discography to see what I mean.

Here's some of Kero's, too: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kero
Bonus, www.kero.fm has tracks you can listen to, just click around!

AND speaking of Kero...

crazy funky

Black Star•••Definition
Brand Nubian••• Concerto in X Minor
Slum Village•••Fall In Love (demo)
DJ Mike Smooth & Lord Finesse•••Back to Back Rhyming with A.G.
Jay Electronica & 14KT•••Swagger Jackson's Revenge
Q-Tip•••Manwomanboogie ft. Amanda Diva
Asylum 7 & Zo!•••Crushing ft. Ab
Blackreign & Ohkang•••Blue Bird
Self Says•••This Evening produced by Samiyam
Buff1•••Never Fall ft. Black Milk
Nametag•••The Beaten
Finale•••Jungle Music
Lupe Fiasco•••Kick, Push
Danny Brown•••Squeeze Precisely
One.Be.Lo•••FastFoodRemix (ft. Magestik Legend)
Slouch•••The Wires
Madvillain•••Curls (Koushik Remix)
Rideout & Terry •••Ways To Lose Detroit
dial81•••Dehydration
5-iLL & Asylum 7•••Real Talk
Blake Eerie•••Let's Go
Lordru•••Losing Focus
Now On•••Weight Up ft. Phat Kat
Detroit CYDI•••It's Nothin' ft. Stryfe & Stray
2 Mics & A Kit•••8-bit Apocalypse
Invincible•••The Emperor's Clothes
Bronze Nazareth•••The Pain
PPP•••Shotgun (ft. J Dilla)
Snowman Jack•••Late Night Drive ft. Guilty Simpson
Aesop Rock•••Daylight

Mudgie's is Really Delicious

Last night Kero, Corbin Davis and I all went to Mudgie's Deli (owned by local electronic artist Greg Mudge). Located in the Corktown area, it was situated off-the-beaten path on Porter St. They specialize in creative and healthy sandwiches, soups, salads and home-cooked comfort food (in the evenings on weekdays and all day Saturdays).

I had the Ivey, since I'm a vegetarian (well, sometimes I eat fish...which makes me a "piscatarian" or something), and ingredients include complete freshness: Mudgie-made spinach spread (mmm garlicky!), alfalfa sprouts, havarti (which i sub'd for Pepperjack), romaine, tomato, avocado and shredded carrots, all on yummy, soft, multi-grain bread. Came with a little home-made "pickle" which really just tasted like a salt & vinegar mini-cucumber, it was delicious, and a slice of canteloupe. I'm getting hungry just thinking of it!

Kero had The Mudgie, which was stacked high with roast beef on an onion kaiser and had lots of yummy looking fixin's in there. I was too busy lookin' at my own huge sandwich to really notice anything but the beef, to be honest.

Corby had a selection from their "comfort food" menu, a hearty plate of Mudgie-made meatloaf with smashed potatoes (skin ON) and gravy.

The waitress there was super-sweet and brewed some fresh coffee (nice and strong, and gave me tons of cream, just how I like it) and the cook prepared everything exactly to our liking.

You may remember, a couple months ago having been there for Docile aka Andy Toth's record release party. Yep, that's right, Mudgie's is a "rave" spot AND a restaurant!

They serve Michigan's famous Faygo in glass bottles, and you can create your own sandwich with a list of ingredients (meats, veggies, condiments, breads, homemade stuff, whatever!) which makes this a choice place to eat for the pickier side of you. It's very reasonably priced as well! 3 of us ate and had drinks for about $30.00, tip not included.

And if that's not enough for you, Greg Mudge himself brought us out some of his delicious desert creations: Using a waffle-iron, he bakes brownies and cake-like things that remind you of your momma. We tried the Sweet Ruth and The Fudgie Brownie" (the menu is at their website, just click the title of this blog entry). Topped with warm caramel, ice cream AND whipped cream, it was incredibly delicious.

Afterwards we went to Corbin's apartment where I practiced my (still very weak) turntable skills, and Kero passed out on the couch, full bellied and satisfied, only to be woken up by Corbin & I laughin at his snores.

A sweet night all around thanks to Mudgie's and the Detund crew! xD

Rock, after all was born out of country music...

If anyone knows who made this track, please stand up!

Thanks Kero... I love dubstep

This is the playlist to the interview w/ Now On, 14KT and Buff1. Dope fellows.

download the interview at www.cjam.ca
Kero... On Acid Again
Self Says... Same Space (Just Easy)
dial81... Rocket Less ft, Skrapz
87 Things for the Future... $5 (drapo)
Invincible... Sledgehammer!
Invincible... The Emperor's Clothes
14KT... When My Sunsets (The Golden Hour)
Now On... Weight Up ft. Phat Kat
Buff1... There's Only One
Buff1... Goodness Music
RJD2... Sweet Piece (Cadence Weapon's Ladykiller Remix)
Rideout & Terry Cole... Ways to Lose Detroit
Jay Electronica & 14KT... Swagger Jackson's Revenge
Roots Manuva... Buff Nuff (Cadence Weapon Tuff Mix)
Notorious BIG ft. Guilty Simpson & Busta Rhymes... Dangerous MCs (Astronote Remix)
Buff1... Food Chain Gang
NTA... Six
Koushik... Nothing's the Same
Now On... The A ft. Buff1
Xoom... Athletic Mic League
The Atari Krishnas... Minus One Degree
The Atari Krishnas... Breaking Apart

Wow, I'm really lucky to have been able to speak with such talented musicians. I have a lot of admiration and respect for the whole A•Side crew, and hope to be able to speak with them again, perhaps in-person for a full length interview. Check out the whole team:
www.asideworldwide.com

KEROHAND Records

Kero (Detroit Underground) and Atlanta/Detroit label-maker/musician/producer Kelli Hand (some aliases include K-Hand, By Kely, Etat Solide, Gorsch, KMH) have gotten together to deliver more good music to the world via their NEW label, KEROHAND. Love the name!

Definetly two of Detroit's most innovative electronic music leaders, I'm excited to hear what they release from this new junction. The first release, Dat Roit EP, is scheduled for its debut February 3rd, 2009 and will feature pure "Detroit electro beats & soul". You can sample some of the tracks at the link below.

http://www.vinylfrance.com/label_result.php?labelnum=3617

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.

What I heard at work all day today

I work at Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre and today we were holding Royal Conservatory of Music exams. During the breaks between the tests, the adjudicator would practice this tune: Ravel's Jeux d'eau ( "Water Games" )

"IDM."

LOOSE - Comin' up this and every Wednesday

Found this listing on Facebook, and since I think it's healthy, I've selected it and reposted it for you.

Sky Children members Sonny Star and DJ Graffiti, in conjunction with Motivation & Burn Rubber, present the dance night you've been asking for!

DJ Graffiti w/guest residents DJ Benzi and Frankie Banks spinning Electro, Club, Baltimore, New Wave, Hip-Hop, Ghetto Tech & whatever else they feel like throwin' in.

Hosted By: Sonny Star of AML
Special Guest DJ: JAN 28th
Chuck Inglish of the COOL KIDS!

18+ w/ID - $4
Sponsored by: VTech
@ The Fifth Quarter
210 S 5th Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2216

Mind Over Matter?

Love this playlist.

artist song
Masia One... Pulau
Dante ft. Octane... Shiny D
Zapp & Roger... California Love
K-Hand... For Detroit
Vacuum... Shooting Blue
E.Spleece ft. Perilelle... Every Square Inch
Self Says... Sleeping Beauty
Self Says... Mess Produced by Knowledge
14KT... Can We (Chill Again)
Self Says... This Evening (Samiyam produced it)
Wizdom Life, Matt Fingatip & Shawn J.Period... Fruits of Labour
Mr. Dibbs... Iron Maniac
Slum Village... The Look of Love (9th Wonder remix)
Alf-1... All Wrong
Blackdaylight... Cali (ScrewD)
Eliphonthorse... Less Hungry Than Hollywood
8.bliss... 80 Percent
Medium Parnell...from Bummy Penta
Meanest Man Contest... Sorta Sad When You See Them
Tech Itch... L.E.D.
Buff1... Supreme (ft. Invincible & Guilty Simpson)
Black Milk... Hell Yeah (ft. Fat Ray) fatbeats
Cielo... Diagonal - Rational Jeans Mix
Exchange Bureau... Two Steps Back ( British Knights remix)
Asylum 7 & Zo!... The Lineup ft. Metasyons, Finale & Buff1
The Sound Providers... Pacific Vibrations
Asylum 7 & Zo!... Mentality Maker
dial81... Whistle Through A Chipped Tooth
Emalkay... Bats In The Belfry

The Session (not) on Minced Meat

DJ 3PM/Skinny Larry and drummer T.Loyd won't be truckin' it all the way from South Bend, Indiana (i hoped the roads would be decent, but they're not) to record a demo for a show they're hoping to get at Notre Dame.

The Session( DJ 3PM & T.Loyd) are a multimedia fusion of both turntables and drums, and we had it set up so that they could broadcast a live performance from the production studio at CJAM. We'll have to reschedule to say the least, but having learned how to properly operate the sound and mixing boards along with recording gear in the basement there, I'll be able to host more live in-studio, on-air performances. Sound like fun? :)

Stay tuned...

"more great music to come"

BISC1 - THe Strange Love Project

BISC1 publishes an online art gallery featuring visual interpretations of the songs off of his 08 release When Electric Night Falls. The project also features an 11-track Strange Love Remixtape with remixes by Omega One, Snafu & Broke MC +++.

Minced Meat, officially K-Fresh'd!

artist song
Dabrye... So Scientific
Scaffolding... Attempt
Mr. De'... Superugly (Funk Piano Mix)
Nametag... Forfeit ft. Marv One & Quest McCody
Guilty Simpson... Piglets (Oh No Remix)
Mayer Hawthorne... Just Ain't Gonna Work Out (Astronote Remix)
dial81 ft. Kadence... Money Kill Taste
Q-Tip... Manwomanboogie ft. Amanda Diva
Asylum 7 & Eddie Logix... Whatever You Feel
Faze (Blue Les Goon)... Horror Film Rap
87 Things for the Future... Bio Zombie Remix
87 Things for the Future... I Was A Teenage Bio Zombie
Brown Study... River and Saint
Waajeed... Knives Out ft. Monica Blaire (Exit Music EP)
Moodymann... Heaven (Det.riot '67)
Mr. De'... Whonleone
The Black Ghosts... I Will Do Whatever It Takes
Detroit Grand Pubahs... Earth Hoes (Nuttin' Butt Funk)
DJ Godfather... Scooby Snacks
Moodymann... Hello Tomorrow (Det.riot '67)
Finale... Saturday
J Dilla... Beat Tape Instrumental
Harmonic 313... Battlestar (ft. Phat Kat & eLZhi)
J Dilla... Octopus
Monica Blaire... Computer Love
King Midas Sound... One Ting (dabrye remix)
Active Audioworks... U Blow My Mind
Trackademicks... So High
Havana... It Ain't New
Andres (DJ Dez!)... El Ritmo di Mi Gente! Ft. Lady
Moodymann... Det.riot
Danny Brown... My Father's Gun
Danny Brown... Work Song 1
8.Bliss... Chocolate Dreams
Isaac Hayes... Randolph & Dearborn

Check out www.cjam.ca and the MP3 Archives to get this mix.
Thanks to everyone for tuning in!

Last Week's Plays (JAN 5/09)

Artist Song
The Great Mundane In Theory
Karma Stewart Waiting in the Wings
The Interior Project Either Way
Hot Pink Karma All Skulls Go To Heaven
Asylum 7 & Zo! Overdue Process
Havana Feel My Love (Musical Architecture)
Chanes Mellow
Houseshoes The James Version: Chapter 1
Nametag The Beaten
DJ Kid Cut Up & Common Resurrection
DJ Kid Cut Up & Common Universal Mind Control
Detroit CYDI Too Cool
Jay Electronica Swagger Jackson's Revenge
Masta Ace The Count
Finale Jungle Music (All Day)
DJ 3000 Marauder
Dante & Bus 16 Crew Bust 16
Royce Da 5'9" Let's Talk
Tree City / Black Milk Headnod Gospel
Black Milk Reppin' For You
Eliot Lipp & Leo123 Dark Party
Detroit People Mover In Darkness (Transitions)
D1 ET
C2 Crowd Control

Minced Meat Gets Fresher!

DJ K-FRESH will be gracing CJAM's turntables with me this SUNDAY JANUARY 11th at 12AM for a set of great hip hop, and maybe a few extra genrebending treats.

Heather and I (and a host of local heads & celebrities) heard him spinnin' last night at his weekly event at TV Bar, STOOPIDFRESH, with DJ Dez of SV fame (it was his b-day, a slippery one! happy bday DEz!) and they both layed it out and chopped it up beautifully for us.

Spread the word!

AND if you haven't made it out to TV Bar yet, go. It's comfy, stylish and full of great people that you want to dance with -- a great way to support local music.

On top of that, K-Fresh is the keeper of the most relevant blog/site to Detroit's Hip Hop network...
Click www.rensoul.com and learn something!
photo courtesy of DSE

Here's a link to the MetroTimes Calendar detailing STOOPIDFRESH!
http://www.metrotimes.com/calendar/event.asp?whatID=117279

New Music, and a couple of shows to go to.

Tomorrow night! Phog Lounge, FAM Party! See you there :)
Houseshoes brings you the KING JAMES (Yancey) VERSION of the bible, it's an epic blend of music from Dilla's own record collection, and the music that inspired his production style. You can get the First Chapter at www.freshselects.net (see blogs I like).


I'm excited about this one: Zo! and Asylum 7 put together "Overdue Process" for your listening pleasure. Their deep musical history and unique talents combine to make this the first highly-anticipated underground hip hop album of 2009. Get it online January 6th, or today at www.tastefullicks.com

Two GREAT musicians and friends get together to show you whats up in terms of producing using fresh new gadgetry in innovative ways. Kero & Drumcell, ya just can't beat 'em! These guys do demos and lectures about new gear from Native Instruments to the Monome, Machinedrums, Torq, etc etc etc. For the tech-heads who like stimulating music.

A couple of fresh new nights to start the year off right!

AND don't forget about the monthly Blue Collar Gentlemen shows that USM, Boombox Entertainment, Havoc and crew put on each month. It's always at the Old Miami on Cass in the University district. This week, of course, with Asylum 7 (you can probably hear new music from his brand new album with Zo! see above) Ill Legit, DJ's Sleepy Biggs & Crate Digga +++. See www.myspace.com/usmdet, and thats whats up.