(Audio/Video) Will Sessions – Mix Sessions : Takes One & Two

“Will Sessions impressed many with the meticulous craftsmanship of their studio re-workings of the classic tracks for “The Elmatic Instrumentals.” With their new two-part video “Mix Takes,” the five-piece band is taking a similar approach in recreating some of their favorite songs–only this time it was all recorded and filmed live in real time.”
The Will Sessions – Mix Takes was released on limited edition vinyl from Fat Beats but sold out straight away but is also available from Will Sessions BandCamp page. Also available is a FREE DOWNLOAD of the Real Sessions feat. Guilty Simpson, Phat Kat, Elzhi, Dj Dez & Black Milk.

(Audio) NowtNewOutThere – Original Breaks Mix Pt1

DJ Patience drops a mix of original soul, funk and jazz vinyl that has been sampled by major Hip Hop artists with a few doubles, scratches and samples. Includes Diamond D telling it how it is! …

NowtNewOutThere – Original Breaks Mix Pt1 by DJ Patience

(Audio) Del’s Funky Leak Pack Aug. 2011

Nice little selection of leaked tracks released by the Legendary Del the Funky Homosapien, Ice Cube’s cousin and founder of the Hieroglyphics crew reppin’ Oakland, California. Check ‘em out free through the Bandcamp link here…

(Audio) Outer Galaxies: Dennis Coffey Reinterpreted

A-Side Worldwide’s artists 14KT, Jamall Bufford aka Buff1, Mayer Hawthorne, and Astronote are all over this Dennis Coffey Remix EP. Check the free download.

(Video) Black Keys – Various Video’s

The Black Keys are an American blues-rock music duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. As of October 2010, the band has sold over 1.7 million records.

(Audio) Shaolin Temple Defenders – Gettin’ The Spirit

Shaolin Temple Defenders was formed in 2003 and is composed of 7 members: Lion Of Bordeaux (Emmanuel Guérin-Ponjouanine) on vocals, aka Priest Pierre Petit on guitar, the organ Cédric Lacaze, Jeremy Ortal on bass, Mickey Fourcade on drums, Laure Fréjacques on trumpet and Vincent Fort saxophone.
Originally from Bordeaux, the 7 warriors of the groove are primarily a live band whose performances energetic superheated atmosphere reminiscent of legendary American clubs.

(Audio) Chinese Man Live @ l’Espace Julien

Band, label, brotherhood… Hard to identify at best the three sidekicks of Chinese Man.

A head of a Brazilian favela with an eccentric hairstyle named Zé MATEO, a Buddhist monk specialized in euthanasia aka SLY and a Polish gangster in Long Beach near Lyon, well known as HIGH KU…

(Audio) Stones Throw X SanDisk – Mixed By J Rocc

Stones Throw has partnered with SanDisk for a J Rocc mixtape featuring Mayer Hawthorne, Dam-Funk, Koushik and others, many of which are new and exclusive.

(Video) Chinese Man Records – Jumpin’ In Havana

Who are they? Where are they? And more particularly what are they? If you really wonder, these few lines won’t be that useful…
One‐quarter Cantonese, two‐thirds Manchou, the Chinese man appears to be from the Wu Tang Mountain, not far from Marseilles, France. In 2004, the Chinese man (as we affectionately call him) decided to send his disciples around the world to spread the Zen spirit with old music samples and supersonic bass !

(Audio) A Break from the Norm (Fatboy Slim Samples)

A Break from the Norm is a compilation album arranged and released by Fatboy Slim, under his name of Norman Cook. It was released in 2001.

The album was released to illustrate where Cook obtained a number of his samples for famous Fatboy Slim songs, and as such most of the artists (and tracks) are relatively obscure.