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Congratulations!

http://www.youtube.c...feature=related http://www.youtube.c...feature=related I don't know who can afford this book, but I've looked through it at book stores and it seems relevant and contemporary. http://www.amazon.co...s/dp/1584231971

This doesn't reveal anything about how Dilla's music sounds to those unfamiliar with J Dilla's music (because it is so low in the mix), but it does reveal how much his peers thought of him. If you are at all interested in hip-hop, and you have not yet listened to Donuts, this is your next move. Being turned on to Dilla almost turned me off of other hip-hop, Madlib and much of Stones Throw being the exception. Please bear in mind that I am not a hip-hop expert by any stretch and I have no hypotheses or theories on anything. I just think his music is beautiful. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=ZLVtAZQixOA http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

thanks.

Agreed - though there is indeed rap on Voodoo (the one track where Method Man and Redman guest, and although it's lewd it's also pretty awesome). The story of how Voodoo was made is cool - it sounds like D'Angelo eventually wrote and performed most of the material himself, but it came out of this sprawling marathon where he and Questlove and others would often just play whatever struck their fancy, old 70s soul covers, you name it. Would love to see a DVD showing some of the more interesting moments. Yeah. I forget about that track for some reason. Not to mention the invisible hand of Dilla. Have you heard this?

Jazz will be just fine if people stop taking it so god damned seriously. Same with hip hop. Let it be. It is so much better that way. Anyone with doubts ought to listen to D'Angelo Voodoo in its entirety. Hip hop at it's finest and there is zero rap or turntablism. Then find Dwele. The new this or that. Dismiss it or accept it, but these folks talking about cop killing and misogyny shouldn't be involved in the conversation to begin with. Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. Someone with real knowledge on the subject, similar to some of y'all's knowledge on hard bop, wouldn't know where to begin with this discussion. Like a bunch of interior designers analyzing contemporary architecture. If you don't understand it, you make the decision to either try, or not. Simple. Just say so.

PM on Way Out West

Why do you burn your mp3s?

Haven't had any issues in a long while. It was terrible and I was browsing with Firefox for a while though. Yes. Find what works for you!

If you are using a recen Mac, and your OS is up to date, I highly recommend Safari. Otherwise, they are all neck and neck in my experience.

Technically, they're not radios at ALL. Or internets. Discus amongst yourselves.

ps These things are much more than internet radios.

"Mr. Kramer is in Studio A this week. He’s mixing a new Jimi Hendrix album, he said, and he looked excited." 8/25/10

At Club Baby Grand Vol. 2 was an early favorite. Live At Smalls, for whatever reason, took a while for me. I'm listening now and I have NO IDEA why. Bizarre. I even tried to sell it either here or on the Blue Note board years ago and the buyer returned it to me because there were minor scratches. Anyway, I guess I am attracted to distortion.

I've had a Squeezebox v.3 for a while now. Recently been listening to WWOZ out of NO quite a bit. I also listen to last.fm often.

Why is he demo'ing this indoors? At his parent's house, no doubt...

Isn't Jimmy Smith's sound distorted from the first note on Live At Small's?

he spent most of his time here on the prog thread.

Congrats Dan.

Happy Birthday Tom! Thanks for turning me on to some great music so many years ago.

Not B3, but I love the way that Pandelis Karayorgis utilizes distortion and Fender Rhodes to great effect on certain tunes.

Happy Birthday Mike!

Just read that Bernard Stollman is now heading ESP.

The NC Lottery is using this concept for their tv spots now.

Dude, go get a trombone and have a good time making music!