Toro Y Moi - Red Bull Music Academy Lecture [Video]

" The one like Chaz Bundick sits down with XLR8R's Shawn Reynaldo for the Red Bull Music Academy Session in Phoenix. Watch the one-hour-long conversation, as the Columbia, S.C. native touches on everything from gear to touring to music journalist's desperate attempts to come up with adequate fantasy genre names to describe his music. "                                                                                              - RBMA

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RBMA: Various Assets - Not For Sale (Compilation) [DWNLD]

" The 'Various Assets – Not For Sale' compilation holds some of the wild juxtapositions and magical moments that happened when people from all corners of the world found companions in sound - and discovered they spoke a similar language despite contrasting backgrounds and methodologies.

Chances are you might hear some of these artists playing a festival or two this year, or dropping an EP that turns your dance floor upside down. If that's the case, reset your compass points, and join us en route to who knows where. Check the tracklist and download the compilation below. Included in the download is a PDF booklet with the stories behind the songs. "                        - Red Bull Music Academy

The 35 track compilation features artists; Jesse Boykins III, Canblaster, Krystal Klear, Dorian Concept, Full Crate, Mark Pritchard, Om Unit, Brenmar and many more! Listen download the whole project above!

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Ali Shaheed (ATCQ) & Maseo (De La Soul) Speak At RBMA [Video]

Hip Hop legends, A Tribe Called Quest DJ, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Maseo of De La Soul sat down with Red Bull Music Academy earlier this month in L.A. While the two were in town for Dilla Day West, they sat down individually with Cognito of FroLab to talk about their lives, hip hop and of course J Dilla. Check out both interviews below!

Check out Maseo's interview below!

Stretch & Bobbito - Red Bull Music Academy Lecture [Video]

Radio legends, Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia (Kool Bob Love) get together with Chairman Jefferson Mao of the Red Bull Music Academy for this insightful yet hilarious lecture. Radio has never been the same with out these two. Watch the full lecture below!

Pioneering college hip hop radio jocks Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito sit down on the couch for an interview with rap scholar Chairman Jefferson Mao, touching down on the beauty of unprofessional radio and the joy of igniting careers for countless artists like Jay Z, Nas, and Mobb Deep. The interview took place during the Red Bull Music Academy's 'New York City To the SF Bay' lecture series in San Francisco. Oh yeah, and the whole thing is also pretty damn funny. - RBMA

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Deviation String Quartet - Performance On London Eye [Video]

Live from inside the London Eye, The Deviation String Quartet alongside Benji B and MC Judah perform a number of renditions of some classics as well as new hits. The quartet recreate Jay Electronica's Exhibit C, Slum Village's Fall In Love, Erykah Badu's Didn't Cha Know, Dwele's A.N.G.E.L, Drake's Headlines and many more. Catch the exceptional hour long performance below!

Amazing.

MF Doom Interview w/ Red Bull Music Academy [Video]

This is a rare treat! MF Doom is easily one of the most complex musical genius' any music lover has ever encountered. Last year the RVS crew went to what was a typical Doom show in Toronto. He showed up hours late, performed for less then an hour and left leaving everyone feeling duped. "He plots shows like robberies, in and out, 1, 2, 3, nobody's pleased." I will admit however, for about 30 minutes or so there was pure artistry on that stage. Well on this lengthy RBMA interview the masked villain lays it all out there.

Lecture: DOOM (Madrid 2011) from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo.

Previous: Red Bull Music Academy - ?uestlove [Video] | Red Bull Music Academy - Jay Electronica [Video]

Red Bull Music Academy Presents: Various Assets - Not 4 Sale - London 2010 Compilation [DWNLD]

In recent weeks I have posted two singles off of this compilation album and one greatest hits mix as a warm up for the real thing:

Tokimonsta X Lunice X Swede: art - "Alpenglow" [DWNLD]

TOKiMONSTA Ft. Andreya Triana, Oddisee & Tranqill – Jackin4beats Pt. 4 [DWNLD]

MOOVMNT Presents: Red Bull Music Academy’s Most Valuable Assets (Mix) [DWNLD]

The idea of a Music Academy bringing the best from around the world and putting them into the same studio/work space for a week once a year astounds me. It's a fool proof plan destined to bring about greatness as you will see in this album featuring "Various Assets" from RBMA London 2010. Props to RBMA for making this a FREE DOWNLOAD!


Download Link: Red Bull Music Academy Presents: Various Assets - Not 4 Sale - London 2010 Compilation

Check out this video prepared by MOOVMNT to showcase a little bit of the RBMA London 2010 experience:

MOOVMNT at RBMA 2010 London from moovmnt on Vimeo.

Also, if you haven't already heard, Red Bull Music Academy 2011 will be held in Tokyo, Japan! Check out more information about next years RBMA @ RBMA Tokyo 2011

SoundCloud Splash: Mr. Dibia$e - New Joints

I was in the mood to hear some new Dibia$e joints this morning so I checked out his Soundcloud and ended up finding an EP's worth of new tracks (6 tracks) all uploaded yesterday. I smell a new Dibia$e beat tape!

Mr. Dibia$e - Anything
anything by mr.dibiase

Mr. Dibia$e - Atmosphere
atmosphere by mr.dibiase

Mr. Dibia$e - Peas
peas by mr.dibiase

Mr. Dibia$e - Cosignin
cosignin by mr.dibiase

Mr. Dibia$e - Skyhigh
skyhigh by mr.dibiase

Mr. Dibia$e - Paradise
Paradise by mr.dibiase

Check out more @ Soundcloud - Mr. Dibia$e

EnjoY

Flying Lotus - MmmHmm (Music Video) + Cosmogramma Artwork

I guarantee you have NEVER seen a music video like this! This incredible video is for the track "MmmHmm" off of FlyLo's most recent masterpiece "Cosmogramma" which is available on iTunes



Or grab the vinyl that comes with the free artwork shown below like I did from your local record store.

Artwork By: Leigh McCloskey

Check out the video below explaining the story and artwork behind "Cosmogramma"
Inside The Codex: The Art Of Cosmogramma


"Asking Questions About The Nature Of Creation With The Tools Of Creation"

"Holding something both modern and ancient, both something of this age and something for all ages" - Cosmogramma

- SO DEEP

COSMOGRAMMY???

Check Out More Of Flying Lotus @ Warp Records

MOOVMNT Presents: Red Bull Music Academy’s Most Valuable Assets (Mix) [DWNLD]

Another precursor to the upcoming "Various Assets London 2010" album! This is a compilation of the best of "various assets" over the last 10 years of productions. My personal favorite on here is Flying Lotus Feat. Oddisee & Phonte – The Perch.

Enjoy!



Tracklist:
+ Oddisee Feat. Phonte & Many More – All Because She’s Gone
+ Pursuit Grooves Feat. Dennis Coffey – Renew
+ Muhsinah & Jake One – You
+ The Clonious Feat. n.i.a.m.h & Granufunk – Valediction
+ Flying Lotus Feat. Andreya Triana – Tea Leaf Dancers
+ Onra, Fatima & Pursuit Grooves – Are You Satisfied
+ Flying Lotus Feat. Oddisee & Phonte – The Perch
+ Skymark Feat. Steve Spacek – How U Gonna Feel
+ DÈbruit, Om’Mas Keith & Woon – I’m Goin’ Wit’ You
+ CO-LaB – Venture (The North Face Newbalance Version)
+ Studio B – Sambuca Latino Groove
+ T-Man Feat. Chez Damier & Nina Kraviz – The Return Of Love
+ TRG, Benga & DJ Zinc – Benga Woz Here
+ ISkream, U TorSan – St Andreu Lonely Heartthrob Dubs

MOOVMNT Presents: Red Bull Music Academy's Most Valuable Assets:
RBMA's Most Valuable Assets by Moovmnt

Download Link: MOOVMNT Presents: Red Bull Music Academy’s Most Valuable Assets (Mix)

Also check out more from MOOVMNT @ http://www.moovmnt.com/

TOKiMONSTA - Jackin4beats Pt. 4 ft. Andreya Triana, Oddisee & Tranqill [DWNLD]

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Red Bull Music Academy is dropping their newest volume of "Various Assets", this time the "London 2010" edition, on July 19 2010! If you don't already know, the Red Bull Music Academy is an amazing project that brings together a select, highly talented group of applicants every year in a new city and gives them the resources to create musical masterpieces while making some very valuable connections at the same time. RBMA has number of notable graduates including Flying Lotus, Dorian Concept and the most recent from this years class, TOKiMONSTA.
Another great track off the upcoming album produced by TOKiMONSTA and featuring Andreya Triana on the chorus and Oddisee and Tranquill rhyming on the beat.

Also if you haven't checked out the other single off "Various Assets London 2010" yet: Tokimonsta X Lunice X Swede: art - "Alpenglow"

Tokimonsta X Lunice X Swede: art - "Alpenglow" [DWNLD]

One of LA's premier female beat-makers and Red Bull Music Academy All-star, Tokimonsta teamed up with Montreal's Lunice and German producer Swede: art to bring you one of the freshest beats I've heard in a while. This collaborative effort is the first single off of the latest volume of the "Various Asssets" albums presented by Red Bull Music Academy. The likes of James Pants, Katy B, Space Dimension Controller, Dâm-Funk, Hudson Mohawke, and many of the other producers that were involved with this year's RBMA in London will be featured on "Various Assets" on its July 19th release.



Listen & Download Below:
Tokimonsta X Lunice X Swede: art - "Alpenglow" by Rythmic Variations Sound

Download Link: Tokimonsta X Lunice X Swede: art - "Alpenglow"

Red Bull Music Academy - ?uestlove [Video]

?uestlove of The Legendary Roots Crew drops by RBMA.

Lecture: ?uestlove (Seattle 2005) from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo.

By the way, for those of you in Toronto, The Roots Crew is stopping by Toronto on June 29th 2010 as part of the Toronto Jazz Festival! The group is releasing its 11th studio album on June 22nd 2010, so they will be fresh off there release! You don't wanna miss what will be undoubtedly be a legendary performance.

Red Bull Music Academy - Jay Electronica [Video]

Jay Electronica stops by Red Bull Music Academy as a guest speaker to talk about his creative process and his recent success.

Lecture: Jay Electronica (London 2010) from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo.


Jay Electronica - Exhibit A:


Jay Electronica - Exhibit B:


Jay Electronica - Exhibit C: