another gemm i missed during the last few weeks: ruck n' wiz - years too late remix ep. in case you missed it too- bienne based combo ruck n' wiz released an ep containing 6 very dope remixes.
1. Bee Why - The Boros 2. AK Skills - East Ta West 3. McGruff - Harlem Kids Get Biz 4. Ten Thieves - Straight From The Slums 5. 1st Down - Front Street 6. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Basement 7. Ruck N' Wiz - Outro
as you may have read on our facebook page, i got a nice package from the tru comers in the mail this week! i have not been warned about this release before- so what is it all about?
«what’s good y‘all?!
It’s been quite a while since our last release and during that period quite alot happened also. about 1 ½ years ago we moved our studio into a new location, added a lot of production-gear; we got into a new world of production and surrounding.
so actually that was the start of this new release event hough we didn’t know that at this time. We were just making beats allday ending up with tons of discs and many joints; to make a long story short: out of those beats we took 10, arranged and mixed them, added 2 skits and here you go: CTR-002!!! (btw they fucked up the runout and wrote CRT-022 instead of CTR-002, goddammit)
gear we used: mp2500, mp2000xl and the heart of our production environment 2x S950 and 2x sp1200.
to us this project is kinda special cause it represents the crazy time we just been through. the whole record is kinda like a roadtrip through the last 1 ½ years.
you probably gotta listen to the record several times to really grow into it and feel that ish.
anyway, we just hope ya’ll enjoy the record!
ohh and it's a limited edition of 300 copies– so get yours now!
merry belated christmas and a happy nuyear!
peace, tru comers»
i can only underline their message– it's a real grower! make sure you
order your copy fast, the other 2 releases had been sold out pretty
fast. also. as usual i can provide the full record as mp3. and if that wasn't good enough- i received an extra copy for one of my readers!
competition:
how to win your copy: i need a new slogan for my site. i want to replace "nothing but ag thang". send me an email with suggestions. this competition ends on new years eve.
our homie ed catto and freestyle records are about to release a 2x12" with unreleased big l and silky black material from 1991-1993.
crates of ag: where did you get these tracks from?
ed catto: showbiz and i have been working on this project for almost 1 1/2 years now. ever since we rediscovered these reels we have been working to bring this music out in an official manner which would allow all the original artists to be compensated. we had to work with big l's estate, silky black and the lone outside producer, lord finesse. we weren't sure that we were going to be able to pull it off, truthfully. if you look at the matrix numbers you will see that we had this planned but dropped other projects ahead of it while we worked out various issues.
crates of ag: how come nobody else pressed these up yet?
ed catto: no one pressed these up previously because no one had them or had even heard them besides showbiz, jazzy jay and big l. i don't think sony even had these as the full lp was never delivered to sony in the way that show intended it to be heard, they had started their tinkering by then. when the reels were rediscovered, show came to me because he had been happy with our work together on the showbiz & a.g. - broken chains 2xlp project.
crates of ag: is there more vintage stuff coming from big l or other artists in the future?
ed catto: i don't know for certain if there will be any other vintage unheard material coming from big l. so many original reels were destroyed in jazzy jay's fire. that these escaped is a minor miracle. still, you never know what could be out there or housed at another studio, etc. all i know is that this is all we have at our disposal from both artists that is fit for pressing and that is why we decided on a 2x12" format.
BIG L / SILKY BLACK - DOUBLE PACK 2x12"
DISC 1: BIG L
1. NO ENDZ, NO SKINZ (EXPLICIT OG VERSION), 1991
2. LET 'EM HAVE IT "L" (OG VERSION), 1991
+ INSTRUMENTALS
DISC 2: SILKY BLACK
1. TURN IT UP (PROD. SHOWBIZ)
2. BLOW UP (PROD. SHOWBIZ)
3. 163RD (PROD. LORD FINESSE)
+ INSTRUMENTALS
[limited to 400 handnumbered copies worldwide]
snippets
also check out two more releases on freestyle records dropping at the same time [they can also be purchased as bundles]:
BRANESPARKER & NUTRAGEOUS – DA GRITTY & DA GRIMEY EP
FREESTYLE PROFESSORS – GHETTO GOSPEL B/W STANLEY GRIMES – STANLEY GRIMES 7” (200 copies pressed)
all three projects will be shipping together around July 25th
PRICING OVERVIEW:
Showbiz Presents: The Big L - Silky Black Double Pack 2×12” PC $85
($100/$92 w/shipping Overseas/N. America)
Preorder for $75 ($90/$82 w/ shipping Overseas/N. America)
Branesparker & Nutrageous – Da Gritty & Da Grimey SC EP$18
Preorder for $15 ($30/$22 w/shipping Overseas/N. America)
Freestyle Professors – Ghetto Gospel b/w Stanley Grimes – Stanley Grimes 7”
available as part of Bundle #1 or Bundle #2
it's time to honor the people over at vinyl addicts.
a few years back this guys had a unique and amazing mid 90ies indy blog, which most of you guys knew and loved. similar to my site they did not just post mp3 after mp3 but also tried to give some background info on artists and their projects. i can not recall the year, but one day they quit the blogging scene to return with a new concept and design later on– vinyladdicts.net
smoove, red, maze, ol'eightyfive and atilla now run the vinyl addicts site with its interviews, reviews, forum and last but not least special projects. and the latest one of those projects just found its way over to my place today– sons of sam "the unbirth ep"
yeah baby! while a big part of the indy community (myself included) was/is looking for the sons of sam 12" from '93 called "ooh he got an afro", the va guys managed, apparently with help by bibow, to track down the xav and samson and initiate a release that would follow their previous two projects such as lord finesse & mike smooth and sport g & mastermind.
"This time we would like to present six previously unreleased tracks from Sons Of Sam to you and yours. Many of you will know Sons Of Sam due their sought after 'Oooh He Got An Afro / Charisma' 12" which was released on Workshop Records in 1993. We had the oppurtunity to dig out six previously unreleased tracks from 1993/1994. Result: The Unbirth EP!" [vinyl addicts]
so here's what you can get– an ep with 6 amazing(!) unreleased cuts by sons of sam. in case you purchase two copies of the ep, you'll get a free copy of the equally dope 7" with alternative versions of "oooh he got an afro" and "charisma"! the ep's come with a glossy press photo and press-sheet! the ep's are limited to 250 copies, while there are 100 copies of the 7"– both handnumbered.
SONS OF SAM "THE UNBIRTH" EP '09
1. IT'S LIKE THAT
2. DO MY THANG
3. MOVE FAKIN'
4. NOFIN' NICE
5. GET IT ON
6. BAD MAN
SONS OF SAM 7" '09
1. OOOH HE GOT AN AFRO (ALTERNATE VERSION)
2. CHARISMA (ALTERNATE VERSION)
SNIPPETS
i have to be honest, in my opinion there are way too many dope limited/private record pressings out there. i really had to stop buying everything because it had become super expensive. but after checking the snippets of vinyl addicts' 3rd installment i was like– damn, i have to get this! there's a good chance a few copies are still available, so don't sleep!
on another note, i just wanted to emphasize that the vinyl addicts forum is a great place for mid 90ies rap lovers. you'll find a lot of people with knowledge. similar to the diggers with gratitude board, which in my opinion is more early nineties. speaking of dwg, you can find a dope review of the sons of sam 12" over there.
