MI Radio 18-08-08 Headcount Special, Isaac Hayes RIP, Louis Den and more

Thanks to everyone who made it out to Funkbox on Friday, great night was had and top sets from Guy Carlos, Robin and Rafiki in preparation for Shambala this weekend, unfortunately if you don't have your ticket it's sold out now so make sure your quicker next year.

As I'm sure you've heard Isaac Hayes has passed away, very sad news as he was an incredible musician, go check out his music (and South Park if you want a laugh). As a tribute most of the show instrumentals we were talking over were from the Isaac Hayes (R.I.P.) challenge, again video here Louis Den Beat Battles Episode 27 - Isaac Hayes Samples

New Louis Den Homework up here

Pneumatic, C-Lone, Rinsedog and Mr Grieves from Headcount Records came up to help promote fellow label mate Illustrate new 12" which came out on Monday, artwork below. Happy listening, ignore my ramblings and have a great Bank Holiday!






Main Ingredient Radio Show 18-08-08
Headcount Special
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http://www.rapidspread.com/file.jsp?id=opsmaegb4w

P Brothers feat Milano > Digital B-Boy (Heavy Bronx)
Large Professor > Hardcore Hip-Hop (Gold Dust)

Pneumatic, C-Lone, Rinsedog and Mr Grieves Live in the studio

C-Lone > Be Careful (Headcount)
S-type > Isaac Hayes RIP Beat
C-Lone > Friends > (Headcount Exclusive)
Pneumatic & Mr Grieves > Opera (Headcount)
Mr Grieves > The General (Headcount)
Illustrate > Work (Headcount)
Illustrate > My Hat (Headcount)
C-Lone & MCM > R.E.A.L. (Headcount Exclusive)

Evil Ed & Conspicuous feat Ric Branson > Marvelous (Exclusive)
Grand Puba > Untitled (Sound Table)
DJ K.O. feat Torae, John Robinson, Talib Kweli & Tiffany Page > Someday (Shammen Work)
Skreintax > Breathe feat Graziella (Dented)
Erykah Badu feat Pharoahe Monch >The Healer (White)
Termanology feat Bun B > How We Rock (ST)
Roc Marciano > Game Of Death (456)
DJ Revolution feat KRS One > The DJ (Spectre)
Baritone Tiplove > Tiplove Dont Care (White)
Yungun & Mr Thing > G.M.B. M-Phazes Remix (Grindin)
Joell Ortiz > Memories (Koch)
Q-Tip > Gettin Up (Universal)
Illustrate > Do What You Like (Headcount / Rising Styles)
A Tribe Called Quest > Stressed Out Vinyl Reanimators Remix (White)
Isaac Hayes > Hung Up On My Baby (Stax)

The previous show was deleted for some reason so here it is again

Main Ingredient Radio Show 04-08-08
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http://www.rapidspread.com/file.jsp?id=tw29eu7815
Supastition > Wrong (Domination)
Heliocentrics > Distant Star Strange Version (Now Again)
cOmplex & Ed Strong > Free Dpm (Promo)
Snuff The Ablist feat Koaste & MC Mercury (Dented)
Jazz-T feat Yeshua Dapoed > Front Street (Boot)
Common > Universal Mind Control Inst (Good)
Livestock Live In The Studio
2Tall feat Kashmere > Most High (Abstract Beats)
The Cenobites > Slaves Original Mix (One Leg Up Records)
Tame One feat Sean Price > HaHa Da Rah Rah (Amalgam Digital)
J.Dilla feat MF Doom > Sniper Elite (Stonesthrow)
Symbolic One feat Rapper Pooh & Kay > Mash (Giant Step)
Shawn Jackson feat Guilty Simpson > Strategies Remix (Promo)
Shawn Jackson feat Guilty Simpson > Strategies (Tres)
Nas feat Busta Rhymes > Fried Chicken (Def Jam)
Q-Tip > Gettin Up (Universal)
Rhymefest > Real N!gga Quotes (White)

Livestock Live In The Studio

Kurious feat Del > The Magician (Amalgam Digital)
Verbal Kent > Users & Pushers (Molemen records)
Erykah Badu feat Pharoahe Monch > The Healer Remix (White)

Some bad news for Graffitti, info taken from DJ Snuff's Blog...

"Dark along with 8 other members of the DPM Graff crew have all been convicted on charges of criminal damage & also for the first time in the history of Graffiti culture a charge of conspiracy to criminal damage. 3 have been sentenced to 18 months, One member "NEAS" faces 2 years, one faces 15 months and the remaining 4 were given suspended sentences with community service.

This is an attempt by the courts to make an example of these artist to deter artist in the future.. It wont work. Graffiti will not stop, it is a culture with a strong heritage This sentencing will only serve to bring further notoriety to the artist that make up the DPM crew. Our thoughts are with them, we will support them fully through their time inside. This is an injustice, a waste of public sector money & will not serve as a deterrent. It will in fact be counter productive from that in which the court hopes to achieve. This will not deter artist it will only give them new martyrs. So saying this, well done DPM on your success, galleries await, press await, the biography, TV appearances etc.. the system is flawed and we shall exploit it until people see sense.

Our recommended alternative: Use all of this money (or even a fraction of it) already currently being thrown at the BTP (British Transport Police), Buffering (Cleaning paint of trains), Court charges, Legal Fee's and any other cash being wasted on their little cat & mouse game right now and put it into commissioning the worlds leading artist to paint masterpieces for these trains. The standard will be immense. The art can reflect the varying taste of the artist and the city. Artist and the "Privatized" train companies can even profit together via sponsorship deals incorporating the artist work. (We are already staring at advertising all day every day, why not utilize the talents around us?).. Seeing art of such a standard will also have an effect on the developing artist, they will have inspiration, and with inspiration the art form will improve. Graffiti is here to stay, Jailing artist is no solution, Graffiti doesn't even necessarily need to be a problem, there are issue's that need to be addressed but locking up artist and branding them as vandals is no way to address these issues.

The campaign starts now.

FREE DPM!

We need full press support on this one, we have already secured an exhibition in a leading NYC gallery space, gathered statements of support from South Bank Art Curators (Including Tate Modern & Queen Elizabeth Hall) & various Art publications. We are just beginning. Graffiti is not a crime and Jail Time is not a deterrent.

This is the first case in the history of Graffiti that an entire crew have been trailed on conspiracy charges. On the same day they face trail the Tate Modern are showcasing an international Graffiti exhibition and laws to preserve the work of Banksy have been passed in Bristol city. There are mixed signals in these actions. What is Art? What is Vandalism? and when does Vandalism become accepted as Art?

Those convicted for Conspiracy are:
1 Jack Binnie, 25, from Lewisham
2 Andrew Gillman, 25, from Battersea
3 Ziggy Grudzinskas, 25, from Blackheath
4 Alex McClelland, 24, from Dulwich
5 Matthew Pease, 24, from Lewisham
6 Paul Andrew Stewart, 26, from Lewisham
7 Matthew Tanti, 23, from Streatham
8 James Teasdale, 21, from Dulwich
9 Slav Zinoviev, 25, from Battersea

Also convicted:
10 Mark Goss, 22, from Sidcup (Criminal Damage) tag- "RUST/TURES"

Tags used included:
ANDREW GILLMAN "NEAS"
SLAV ZINOVIEV "ZINO"
ZIGGY GRUDZINSKAS "AKRE" / "EDGE"
JACK BINNIE "GOKS" / "GOX"
MATTHEW TANTI "MYSE"
MATTHEW PEASE "PILS"
PAUL STEWART "DARK"
JAMES TEASDALE "AMSR" / "JPEG"

Check here for the British Transport Police view on this:
http://www.btp.presscentre.com/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=1562&NewsAreaID=2

Even though this sentencing is meant to serve as a deterrent the crew have already secured lasting exhibitions in New York City as a consequence and are continuing to gain public support, including support from with in the art establishment. Sentencing took place Friday July 11th

PS. FAO anyone who were regular at Speakers Corner Brixton. One of the defendants Paul Stewart "DARK" has been a resident DJ with us from the beginnings and is a foundation member of what we do here at Speakers, so this case has extra concern for us. Dark is a creative, and thats what art is, we encourage people to be creative artistically, lyrically and in general. Dark nor no member of DPM pose a threat to the public. Jail is not the answer.

DPM get love in NYC while they rot in jail in the UK - FREE DPM NOW!!


YOU CAN HELP!!

http://www.gopetition.co.uk/petitions/graffiti-artists.html
Take a minute to sign the petition. Free DPM.
This WILL help the case for an appeal

Download track below FREE!!
Free Them [DPM]
Ed Strong [The IRS] & cOmplex
A track recorded in dedication to DPM
Lyrics written and performed by Ed Strong from The IRS
Beat produced & arranged by cOmplex

http://www.zshare.net/audio/15723085b9d19996/

Please pass this track on to any DJ/Radio DJs, Press ect.. We need this
played to help publicize the issue, lets keep this out there..."

Funkbox, Zimbabwe Legit and Free Dutchmassive Music!

Sorry for being quiet again, another busy few weeks so here goes...

Last weeks show with Livestock is up to download in the post below this one, don't sleep!
As a warm up to Shambala Festival next week we've got a Funkbox Festival Session this Friday @ The Yardbird with Robin (Jam Jah), Guy C (Bee's Tour DJ) and Rafiki (Jibbering)

Dope new video from Zimbabwe Legit "Where I'm At" feat Mike G from the Jungle Brothers and out now on the excellent House of Stone CD (pH MUSIC/Pro Se Recordings)

DUTCHMASSIVE FREENESS

The freeness doesn't stop there either with 3 free Dutchmassive related Albums, yeah thats right 3, so show your support and hit em up with feedback, you need all three in your life, just check the guests and production credits if you don't believe me!

(http://www.sendspace.com/file/995cds) <~~ (DOWNLOAD LINK)

(The Drumlove EP) - Produced by Dutchmassive

Free Download: Dutchmassive "The DrumLove" EP

THE HOBBYSHOP HERO presents... "The DrumLove EP"
(designed exclusively for the Blogosphere & beyond)

After a decade of releasing music, Dutchmassive has spent the last 6 months planning a new form of attack (free digital downloading). After releasing several 12 inches in the late nineties and new millenium and his 1st solo album "Junk Planet" in 2004 on CD & Double Vinyl, Dutchmassive was asked by close friend and Rawkus A&R, Slopfunkdust to participate in the RAWKUS 50 project. In which fifty of today's leading independent hip hop artists would each release a digital album on Rawkus Records. Dutch, having A few projects in the works gave Rawkus "Crush Your System" which featured the lead single "Better Man" (feat. Median & Von Pea) - Produced by illmind. The Album will be released on CD in Fall|Winter of 2008 on Domination Recordings and will feature 5 Bonus tracks not on the original Rawkus release.

To hold his fans over and in an effort to reach an entire new audience. Dutch has decided to put together a small instrumental project around 25 minutes long setting the tone and mood of his upcoming projects. Futuristic, vintage, jazzy, mellow, boom bap, dusty yet so clean, basically just really good music. So get ready for Crush Your System / Music 2 Sleep To / Quit Work Make Music & The NEXT Final Fantasy. Not only does Dutch has 4 Full Length albums ready to unleash, but 1 of them is a double Cd, and another one will be released with A Theme based mixtape. In closing, Dutch hopes to spread "The DrumLove EP" to every Music, Fashion, Sneaker, Toy, Entertainment blog humanly possible. Coming soon will be another free digital download EP of fresh new songs with vocals.

For more info on free downloads, upcoming projects, etc. please visit:
Myspace.com/Dutchmassive & Thehobbyshophero.blogspot.com

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(http://www.sendspace.com/file/ep4u3k) <~~ (DOWNLOAD LINK)

Rawkus presents....Crush Your System - DUTCHMASSIVE

Digital Album Available : I Tunes, Amazon, Zune, Rhapsody, etc. Via RAWKUS RECORDS

01 - "Crush Your Intro" - produced by RoxStar w/ cuts by Dutchmassive

02 - "Ghibli" - produced by Dutchmassive

03 - "Show me" - produced by Funkghost

04 - "Vibrate" - produced by SlopfunkDust

05 - "I want Her" - produced by Cliffnotes / "Beat Tape Interlude" - produced by Dutchmassive

06 - "Far Away" - produced by Rik Marvel

07 - "Positive Contact!" (f/ Main) - produced by Dutchmassive w/ cuts by Dj Balance

08 - "Better Man" (f/ Median & Von Pea) - produced by ILLMind w/ cuts by Dj Ragz

09 - "7th Day" (f/ Will Widdoss) - produced by RoxStar

10 - "Kill em in 8bit" - produced by Samiyam

11 - "The Main Vein" (f/ NapsNDreds) - produced by Mo0 the Beatfanatic /"Launch" Ver 3.0 - produced by Dutchmassive

12 - "Blood Rush" (f/ Buff1) - produced by Sebmaestria

13 - "Life Lines" (f/ Surreal) - produced by Surreal & Dutchmassive - cuts by Dj Balance

14 - "Butterflies" - produced by Dela / "She's Ansi" & "Ghost in the shell" - produced by Dutchmassive

15 - "Kelleys Dream" - produced by Dutchmassive

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Bonus tracks - taken from the mixtape (album between album) "Project: REACH"

16 - "Project: Intro" - Produced by Dutchmassive

17 - "Project: REACH" - Produced by Madlib

18 - "Little Drummer Boi" - Produced by Natural Resource

19 - "Art of the Collar Pop" - Produced by Tzarism

20 - "Season Emcee" - Produced by Dj Spinna / Produced by J Dilla

21 - "When Life Throws you lemons, Make Juicy Jazz" - Produced by Oddisee

22 - "My Apology" - Produced by MF DOOM & 9th Wonder

23 - "Project: Outro" - Produced by Dutchmassive

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24 - "Dream Suite" - Produced by Take

25 - "Shipping & Handling" (2 beats) - Produced by Dutchmassive

26 - "Love is complicated tommorow - St mic (feat. Dutchmassive & Unknown) - Produced by Unknown

27 - "Love is complicated today - St Mic (feat. Dutchmassive & Mudd) - Produced by Mudd

28 - "Get it on" - Muneshine (feat. Fresh Daily & Dutchmassive) - Produced by Mudd

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TheHobbyshopHERO - Act I "March of the Goonies"

Running Time: 41 mins 56 secs

"Fascenations" - Rythm Hut ( f/ DutchMassive - Produced by Celph Titled

"Yikes!" - Scienz of Life ( f/ MF DOOM)

"Avengers" - Mr Lif ( f/ Akrobatik)

"Mulitple Power ups" - ???????

"Warp to level 8" - Benefit

"BoomStick" - (DoubleDragNbass) - ???????

"Fortruss" - Walkmen Produced by Celph Titled

"Kill em in 8-bit" - Dutchmassive Produced by Samiyam

"Be Alert" - 7L & Esoteric

"Chump" - Oh No

"The Ride" - Oh No

"Immortal" - Apathy

"Bring it on" (remix) - Organized Konfusion

"Mind Tricks" - Supernatural

"Raw D*ck Sh*t" - Tame One

"Put your quarter up" - Slug, Aesop Rock, MF DOOM

"Pulse Cannon" - Mr Lif

"Smart Bomb" - Safiir

"Metal Gear" - Cannibal Ox

"Offspring" - Del (feat. El-P)

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PLEASE READ BELOW AFTER YOU DOWNLOAD ALL 3 PROJECTS by DUTCHMASSIVE

Most People that spend this much time on this much material do everything possible to gain monetary rewards for their hard work.

Dutch on the other hand is trying a different approach and giving away 3 Separate projects that focus on 3 different talents/skills (A Production showcase, A Mixtape, And A Full Length Album.

All Tho the album "Crush Your System" can be purchase virtually anywhere on the World wide Web you can download Mp3's and The CD Version will be released before the end of the year. He Still chooses to spread his work of love free of charge. With the single hope you will enjoy it and spread it to any and everyone who you believe would enjoy it as well.

If you have Myspace, Copy and Paste This all Into a Bulletin and Or Blog,

If you have a website... Put the Drumlove up for Download,

If your a DJ, well you get the Idea...... 2008 is the year of the FREE MUSIC CAMPAIGN.....

2009 be on the lookout for the following projects from Dutchmassive

"QUIT WORK MAKE MUSIC"

"Music 2 Sleep To"

MI Radio 04-08-08 Download w/ Livestock

Heres last nights show with Livestock, happy listening...

Main Ingredient Radio Show 04-08-08
Click Here To Download

Supastition > Wrong (Domination)
Heliocentrics > Distant Star Strange Version (Now Again)
cOmplex & Ed Strong > Free Dpm (Promo)
Snuff The Ablist feat Koaste & MC Mercury (Dented)
Jazz-T feat Yeshua Dapoed > Front Street (Boot)
Common > Universal Mind Control Inst (Good)

Livestock Live In The Studio

2Tall feat Kashmere > Most High (Abstract Beats)
The Cenobites > Slaves Original Mix (One Leg Up Records)
Tame One feat Sean Price > HaHa Da Rah Rah (Amalgam Digital)
J.Dilla feat MF Doom > Sniper Elite (Stonesthrow)
Symbolic One feat Rapper Pooh & Kay > Mash (Giant Step)
Shawn Jackson feat Guilty Simpson > Strategies Remix (Promo)
Shawn Jackson feat Guilty Simpson > Strategies (Tres)
Nas feat Busta Rhymes > Fried Chicken (Def Jam)
Q-Tip > Gettin Up (Universal)
Rhymefest > Real N!gga Quotes (White)

Livestock Live In The Studio

Kurious feat Del > The Magician (Amalgam Digital)
Verbal Kent > Users & Pushers (Molemen records)
Erykah Badu feat Pharoahe Monch > The Healer Remix (White)

Great news for Artifacts fans as the unexpected happened at this years Rocksteady Reunion in Newark NJ...


More posts to come, got some bits in the works...

Have a great week

Cro