Paz e Futebol

We decided to celebrate our post number 100 with a tribute to another of our passions: football. This was put together inbetween all the matches of the Word Cup. Quite difficult to find good tunes about football, ain't it?!

World Cup final 1970 - Pelé goal

Marcos Valle - Paz e Futebol

Cesar Mariano & Cia. - Futebol de Bar (Heavy Üsker Mix)

Zuco 103 - Futebol

New Order - World in Motion

Le Grand Popo Football Club - My Territory (Joakim Vocal Remix)

Mano Negra - Santa Maradona

The Bench Warmers - Football (In The Goal)

A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?

Pharrell vs A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It Like That?

Bob da Rage Sense - Nunca estiveste na minha Pele

Pelé - Pelés philosophy

Playspace LIVE at Hipp

Playspace aka Arvid Holm sent us a mix that he recorded live at Hipp, a great bar in Malmö. As always a selection of space, daze and maze... Check out some more Playspace related stuff at Prejka - the home of the Prejka music family.

Reminiscin'... YO! MTV Raps

The other day a friend FB'd me a link to a YouTube-clip with Mary J Blige and Grand Puba performing "What's the 411?" live in the YO! MTV Raps studio. The tune is dope, and the performance is awesome... This made me reminisce how I used to watch YO! MTV Raps 1991-1994 to catch up with the latest jams from the states, crackin' up and laughing to the stupid jokes of hosts Dr Dre and Ed Lover, and watching Fab 5 Freddy's (what I at the time thought were quite silly) interviews with the main hip hop artists of those years. Hip hop was hardly played in Swedish radio and it was really difficult to find hip hop albums in the record stores. To get the freshest rap tunes I used to record the YO! MTV Raps shows on VHS, so I then could connect the TV to my HiFi and record the tracks I liked to cassettes and put together hip hop mixtapes. So, let me take you back in time and share some great LIVE moments from this brilliant TV show...

18 tracks from El Ingeniero

El Ingeniero has joined la gran familia of Kompis! Kompis! with two mixes of 9 tracks each, just like on MJ's legendary Thriller album...

First up, one mix with slick soul , disco & boogie classics:

Mtume - Juicy Fruit
Tower of Power - By Your Side
Michael McDonald - I Kepp Forgettin' (Everytime You're Near)
Keni Burke - Hang Tight
Roger - So Ruff, So Tuff
Roy Ayers - Love Will Bring Us Back Together Again
Cheryl Lynn - Shake It Up Tonight
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out
Ann Sexton - Colour My World Blue



And then one mix with a bunch of old and new killer remixes:

Le Tigre - Deceptacon (DFA Remix)
Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane Remix)
Phoenix - Lisztomania (Classixx Version)
Feist - One Evening (VV Remix)
Hot Chip (feat. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) - I Feel Bonnie (House Mix)
Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better (I'd Go To The Disco)
Scott Grooves - Mothership Reconnection (Daft Punk Remix)
Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (The Neptunes Remix)
MGMT - Electric Feel (Justice Remix)

Skills

We're still mourning the death of Guru, so here's The Cosimist's hommage to this hip hop legend:

I used to listen a lot to Gang Starr during the nineties, and when I listen to them again now it's unreal how fresh this stuff still sounds, some of it almost 20 years old. Don't know if it's Dj Premier's hard, contemplative beats or Guru's monotonic, hoarse drone that does it. Anyway, check out these superb Gang Starr/Dj Premier/Guru songs. This is seminal shit!!

Gang Starr - Name tag
Gang Starr - A long way to go
Gang Starr - Mass appeal
Gang Starr feat. K-Ci & Jo-Jo - Royalty
Gang Starr, M.O.P. - BI vs. friendship
Gang Starr - Execution of a chump
Gang Starr - Tonz 'o' gunz
Gang Starr - Take a rest
Gang Starr - No shame in my game
Dream Warriors - I've lost my ignorance
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Donald Byrd - Loungin'
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Branford Marsalis, Chaka Khan - Watch what you say
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Ramsey Lewis, Brian Holt, Bahamadia - Respect the architect
Kreators feat. Guru, Akrobatik, Big Shug, Krumbsnatcha - Home
Big Shug - Counter Punch
Gang Starr - Nice girl, wrong place
Guru's Jazzmatazz, Bilal - Certified
Gang Starr - Skills
Gang Starr, Total - Discipline

Prendas Públicas Mix Series pt 3 - Spring/Fall Collections 2010

Here's a new collaboration with our friends of Prendas Públicas. A mid season spring/fall collection of fashionable tracks...

Bonjay - Gimme Gimme
Sana Doris - Pseudo Wind
Parallel Dance Ensemble - Turtle Pizza Cadillac (Yam Who Rework)
The Phenomenal Handclap Band - 15 to 20 (The Glimmers Remix)
Lindstrom Christabelle - Baby Can’t Stop (Aeroplane Remix)
Young And Company Dj Blaq Starr Rye Rye - Shake it to the ground (Arthur King rmx)
Chromeo - My Girl is Calling Me (a liar) (Prince Klassen young professional edit)
Will Eastman - Feelin’
Mr Oizo - It Takes Two (Prince Klassen edit)
In Flagranti - The Swinging Co-eds aka Mädchen, die nach München kommen (original title)

Moment Of Truth - RIP Guru

They say it's lonely at the top in whatever you do
You always gotta watch motherfuckers around you
Nobody's invincible no plan is foolproof
We all must meet our moment of truth

Keith 'Guru' Elam (1961-2010)

Since the news about Guru's last journey from planet earth, I've been listening non stop to his music. I've never been a hardcore Gang Starr fan, I don't even have half of the Guru related albums, but I realize that his music always has been in my life since I first discovered the tru essence of hip hop flavor. He was not the illest or most technical lyricist on the mic, but his monotone and always melancholic tone was unique and made a perfect match to Dj Premier's sharp beats filled with jazz, funk and soul. The music of Guru and Gang Starr will always remind me of what hip hop really is about... So here's my humble tribute to this legend, a minimix of my best and most played tracks of Guru and some of his most talented protégés. Rest in peace Guru!

Gang Starr/Guru - Jazz Thing/Intro
Gang Starr - Full Clip
Gang Starr - DWYCK
Gang Starr - Work
Gang Starr (feat. K-Ci & JoJo) - Royalty
Gang Starr - Step In The Arena
Gang Starr - Mass Appeal
Guru & MC Solaar - Le Bien, Le Mal
Gang Starr - Jazz Thing (Video Mix)
Gang Starr - Lovesick
Jeru The Damaja - Me Or The Papes
Bahamadia - Word Play
Group Home - Supa Star
Gang Starr (feat. Jadakiss) - Rite Where You Stand
Gang Starr - Skillz
Gang Starr - Moment Of Truth

Moanin'

Paul Kelly - Only Your Love
Tony Clarke - They Call Me A Wrong Man

Carol Fran - I'm Gonna Try

Richard's People - Yo Yo (O-Dub's Extended Intro Edit)

Professor Longhair - Big Chief Pt. 2

Nina Simone - The House Of The Rising Sun

Trade Martin - Moanin'

Mophono - Tighten Up (remix)

P.E. Hewitt Jazz Ensemble - I'm Wondering Why

Kansas City Melody-Aires - Don't Let It Be Too Late

Georgie Fame - Peaceful

Donnie and Joe Emerson - Good Time

Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information