Forgotten Treasure: The Roots “Proceed 2.0” feat Roy Ayers
Brilliant re-version of “Proceed” by the legendary Roots crew featuring Roy Ayers on vibraphone.
Forgotten Treasure: Cali Agents “This is my life” (2000)
As I was saying yesterday, this week i’m focusing on some of my favorite overlooked hip-hop jams because i’m playing a gig on saturday called “Hip-Hop History” One of the few tracks from the dark ages of Hip-Hop (1997-2002) that I can still mess with. For those who don’t know …
Forgotten Treasure: Groove Chronicles “Stone Cold” (1997)
Straight up this is probably my favorite 2step track of all time. Yes, it does fall under the whole UK Garage family tree but it is probably one of the few tracks that describe what the whole 2step sub-genre was. Rolling bassline, Skippy beats, Soulful vocal bits. For any of …
Forgotten Treasure: Home Team “Pick it up” (1992)
Seeing as I’m in Florida for a few days, I thought I’d hook up a few down south selections. Not that Florida is known for having the most cutting edge and interesting stuff i’m sure I can manage to dig up a few interesting oddities. Home Team (formerly known as …
Forgotten Treasure: Cunninlynguists “Seasons” ft. Masta Ace (2003)
This track was stuck on repeat for about 3 days last week. A real gem from much underrated rap group Cunninlynguists on their second record called SouthernUnderground. On ‘Seasons’ the crew with tha Masta Ace get on a reminiscent tip while RJD2 drops gliding cinematic flow with bubblin’ beats and …
Forgotten Treasure: Spice 1 “Strap on the side” (1994)
The G-FUNK theme of the week for our “Forgotten Treasures” selections. Some of these tracks have pretty violent images and lyrics, so I hope you can take it all in good fun as we do… Also, obviously we try to dig a little deeper than the obvious Ice Cube, Snoop, …
Forgotten Treasure: Lady of Rage “Afro Puffs” G-Funk Remix (1994)
Ok people, so the theme of the week for the Forgotten Treasures picks is…. drumroll… G-FUNK! So why not start things off with this little known G-Funk version released in 1994, right at the moment when every west coast rap record was all about those G-Funk basslines, sine wave synthesizers …
Forgotten Treasure: Billy Robinson “The Family” (1972)
During the 60s and 70s, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation sought out. the finest jazz musicians in Canada and recorded them improvising live in a small combo setting to document their work for posterity. A few vinyl LPs of each session were pressed up but most this incredible music has been …
Forgotten Treasure: Gino Soccio “You Move Me” (1982)
To tie into the Forgotten Treasure theme this week which is forgotten Canadian Gems, I immediately thought of one track, Gino Soccio‘s jam “You Move Me” from 1982. I could easily find myself listening to the intro of this track on repeat! I love the plucky guitar track that pans …