This track comes to you from experimental hip hop singer and dj Sumach Ecks. Better known as Ganjasufi, this San Diego native made his appearance on the hip hop scene in the early 1990s, but has more recently gained recognition after his vocal appearance on the 2008 album Los Angeles from California artist Flying Lotus. Continue Reading →
Going into something with preconceived notions seems to always result in the opposite outcome. Such is true for a movie that gains hype after only its first showing; a required read that is considered a literary classic, and a landmark destination that is thought to be God’s fingerprint. Stubbornly enough, despite the whispers of Treasure Island Music Festival being a San Francisco must, my heart would not allow me to acquiesce that an indie rock music festival could be all that spectacular. I stand corrected. Treasure Island Music Festival turned out to not only be a must for those people living in the city of San Francisco, but a must for anybody that likes music, dancing, and being in the clouds. Only getting to participate in the first day of the festival, I am hesitant to claim with conviction that it is the best festival in the Bay Area, but I can imagine that thought would resonate well with many islanders from this past weekend.
Many eyes were opened along with many festival gates this summer where bass rattled brains and synths brought out the love. The electronic genre has grown exponentially fast in the United States Of America with new tracks being released on the daily and shows selling out in all major cities. One of those artist who has many dub lovers hearts is Minnesota who just concluded a long summer of traveling, Djing, producing, and partying all over the country. He recently just played at Abstract Festival which featured artist Mimosa, Arty, Flying Lotus, Tommy Trash, and more. On his Facebook he noted that he hadn’t released any new tracks to his SoundCloud followers lately, so he decided to give us his summer reject mixtape FREE that is loaded with six fresh tracks to bob your head to until the fuzzy redhead is in your neck of the woods spinning fire.
Here’s a couple tracks on the tape to give a listen:
Speak To Me – Breathe (Minnesota Remix)
Last Jungle (Minnesota Remix)
Link for the zip package!
Minnesota: Summer Rejects
HARD Halloween in Los Angeles was crazy. Could it’s distant cousin in HARD NYC Turkey Soup keep the ball rolling? Over Thanksgiving weekend I had many things to be thankful for; beautiful weather in New York, being surrounded by friends and family, long nights, rough mornings, a hearty Turkey dinner, and bass to the face. My expectations were high for Turkey Soup; maybe a little Too High. TH. TH.
Destructo, the man behind the mask of all the HARD events, opened the venue, like he usually does; ‘spect. Not only to I admire him as a visionary for bringing HARD to the nations top spots, but he remains somewhat out of the limelight, like batman before Gotham knew he was Bruce Wayne. Quiet through the night, Destructo does his thang, takes a step back, and lets the true disk jockeys and reverb specialists rock the house.
After Destructo came to a close, next up was Yelawolf. This 8-Mile-esk prodigy from Alabama can spit the motha fuckin shit. Check him out here, you may remember his appearance in the BET Awards “Cypher”, how could you not. He kills it (fast forward to 1:56). He grew on me. I’m not really all about white rappers. Most of which are so-so, but they get cred because…well..they’re the only ones rappin. Well, that’s not the case for this cat. Hes got rhythm, just watch Wiz clownin in the back of that video hahaha! He’s feelin it too. NYC loved Yellawolf. That was very, very apparent.
Next up was Miike Snow (DJ Set). Incredible! Starting off with classic remixes of Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP’s “We Speak No Americano”, “Somebody to Love Me” by Mark Ronson, and Miike Snow’s very own “Animal”. Their energy was craaaazy. It would have made your Grandma scream “BINGO!”…and she didn’t win.
And NOW…A-Trak. Talk about a BLASTY. He calls New York his 2nd, or adopted home. Although the venue, the crowd, and the set up wasn’t as insane as HARD LA, there’s something about the expererience of an A-Trak show that captivates you…and you won’t really know, until you know.
However, I was a little dissapointed because it was almost the exact same set as he played at HARD LA, minus the 2 minute “New York-specific” intro.
Here’s a short snippet from the review by BrooklynVegan.com, who was also in attendance. Read the full review and see more photos here.
“A Trak has proven himself to be one of the most talented DJs around, period. I had a chance to watch his set from the “backstage” area at Terminal 5 last night and was thoroughly blown away. Flying Lotus put on an incredibly energetic performance that set the stage for A Trak, who rocked his turntables in a tuxedo atop a 2 story platform covered in lights and LCD screens. Visually, it was a spectacle in its own right. Needless to say the crowd lost it for dance floor anthems like ‘Anyway’, ‘Barbara Streisand’, ‘Shake It Down’ and his ‘Indestructible’ remix. Amidst the furious scratching and beat juggling he is famous for, you could hear hints of hip-hop rhythm working their way into the electro until ultimately you found yourself dancing to straight up rap music.”
4th due up was Flying Lotus! Bass, live drums, a mixer, and a beat pad. That’s all he needs. Very grungy, percussion oriented, FL was one of the most memorable and enjoyable sets I’ve heard. Very groovy.
Flying Lotus – I Feel Like Dying Remix
Next up was Tiga. I got a very old school, basement/warehouse after-party vibe from Tiga. AND A-Trak enlightened us with a little history lesson. Tiga first booked A-Trak as a 14 year old kid, DJ-ing at his afterparties! It was all beep bops and wamp wamp’s after that. Anywho, after all the 16 year olds left to make their midnight curfew and catch another re-run of Glee before Sunday Mass in the AM, Tiga destroyed it with some ear blasts from the past.
Check out more pics here:
HARD Halloween was crazy. Could it’s distant cousin in HARD NYC Turkey Soup keep the ball Rolling? Over Thanksgiving weekend I had many things to be thankful for; beautiful weather in New York, being surrounded by friends and family, long nights, rough mornings, and bass to the face. My expectations were high for Turkey Soup; maybe a little Too High. TH. TH.
Destructo, the man behind the mask of all the HARD events, opened the venue, like he usually does; ‘spect. Not only to I admire him as a visionary for bringing HARD to the nations top spots, but he remains somewhat out of the limelight, like batman before Gotham knew he was Bruce Wayne. Quiet through the night, Destructo does his thang, takes a step back, and lets the true disk jockeys and reverb specialists rock the house.
After Destructo came to a close, next up was Yelawolf. This 8-Mile-esk prodigy from Alabama can spit the motha fuckin shit. Check him out here, you may remember his appearance in the BET Awards “Cypher”, how could you not. He kills it (fast forward to 1:56). He grew on me. I’m not really all about white rappers. Most of which are so-so, but they get cred because…well..they’re the only ones rappin. Well, that’s not the case for this cat. Hes got rhythm, just watch Wiz clownin in the back of that video hahaha! He’s feelin it too. NYC loved Yellawolf. That was very, very apparent.
Next up was Miike Snow (DJ Set). Incredible! Starting off with classic remixes of Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP’s “We Speak No Americano”, “Somebody to Love Me” by Mark Ronson, and Miike Snow’s very own “Animal”. Their energy was craaaazy. It would have made your Grandma scream “BINGO!”…and she didn’t win.
And NOW…A-Trak. Talk about a BLASTY. He calls New York his 2nd, or adopted home. Although the venue, the crowd, and the set up wasn’t as insane as HARD LA, there’s something about the expererience of an A-Trak show that captivates you…and you won’t really know, until you know.
However, I was a little dissapointed because it was almost the exact same set as he played at HARD LA, minus the 2 minute “New York-specific” intro.
Here’s a short snippet from the review by BrooklynVegan.com, who was also in attendance. Read the full review and see more photos here.
“A Trak has proven himself to be one of the most talented DJs around, period. I had a chance to watch his set from the “backstage” area at Terminal 5 last night and was thoroughly blown away. Flying Lotus put on an incredibly energetic performance that set the stage for A Trak, who rocked his turntables in a tuxedo atop a 2 story platform covered in lights and LCD screens. Visually, it was a spectacle in its own right. Needless to say the crowd lost it for dance floor anthems like ‘Anyway’, ‘Barbara Streisand’, ‘Shake It Down’ and his ‘Indestructible’ remix. Amidst the furious scratching and beat juggling he is famous for, you could hear hints of hip-hop rhythm working their way into the electro until ultimately you found yourself dancing to straight up rap music.”
4th due up was Flying Lotus! Bass, live drums, a mixer, and a beat pad. That’s all he needs. Very grungy, percussion oriented, FL was one of the most memorable and enjoyable sets I’ve heard. Very groovy.
Next up was Tiga. I got a very old school, after-party vibe from Tiga. AND A-Trak enlightened us with a little history lesson. Tiga first booked A-Trak as a 14 year old kid, DJ-ing at his afterparties! It was all beep bops and wamp wamp’s after that. Anywho, after all the 16 year olds left to make their midnight curfew and catch another re-run of Glee before Sunday Mass in the AM, Tiga destroyed it with some ear blasts from the past.
Check out more pics here:
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