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206 Friday, May 25, 2012

Video / 206 Fatal Lucciauno's "Big Bro," Star Spazzin's "From the Block"

Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on Fri, May 25, 2012 at 10:44 AM

Two new local rap clips from Central District-minded Fatal and Starr:

The title "Big Bro" is actually kinda misleading: the song's all about the femme fatales that Fatal has on his team—Biggie called them "murda mamis." A rose by any other name would still pop your fucking top off, so if you play in those streets, keep to their good side. This is in fact Fatal's first actual video for a song of his, and it looks great, capturing well the menace that can at times surround him. Plus a Prometheus Brown cameo for your daily requirement of town business.

Starr's been around for a minute if you didn't know—he's been variously known as Shawn Starr, YungStarr, Spazzavelli, Choppavelli—I first peeped him on an unreleased D.Black track in 2007, and he's stayed at it ever since. His verses are bare bones and real: "working at the Papa Murphy's didn't deserve me"—but the stirring cloud-rap production is what really struck me about it. Hard raps and heady, hazy beats just go so well together—and immediately recognizable in this video is of course Fatal Lucciauno, who I would love to hear over some emotive production exactly like this.

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

206 Pete Rock Is Talking Crazy

Posted by Charles Mudede on Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:20 PM

MTV.com:

On Tuesday, the heralded hip-hop producer took to Twitter and lashed out at the Chicago MC for recording "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)," a remake of his and CL Smooth's 1992 single "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.),"

...The original "T.R.O.Y." serves as a dedication to Pete Rock and CL Smooth's fallen friend Troy "Trouble T" Dixon and samples Tom Scott's 1967 jazz record "Today." After hearing Lupe's "Around My Way" on Tuesday, Rock took to Twitter to express his displeasure with the 2012 version of the song he popularized. "No disrespect to lupe fiasco and i like him alot but TROY should be left alone. Feel so violated,the beat is next to my heart and was made Outta anguish and pain. When it's like that it should not be touched by no one," he wrote.

Pete Rock, what fuck are you talking about? It's not hiphop to talk like that: "violated," "left alone," "not be touched by no one." Lupe is keeping it hiphop by exactly sampling your sample of an old tune from the trash bin of jazz fusion.

And, yes, I still rate Pete Rock as the third greatest producer in the history of hiphop. First is RZA, second is Premier, and fourth is Dilla.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Video / 206 New Witch Gardens Video!

Posted by Bree McKenna on Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:00 AM

I love the new Witch Gardens video for "Aunt Shae/Mean Colleen"...it kind of reminds me of the Supergrass intro to Clueless, except the local punk foursome indulges in occult activities that wouldn't have made the cut for Cher and Dionne's Noxzema commercial. Trading So-Cal's mall culture for Washington's hills and craggy beaches, the song sets a Henry's Dress/Heavenly-esque twee soundtrack to an adventure short that finds them magically frolicking and picking up members of their urban coven along the way (feat. cameos by members of M Women and Stephanie!) The video was directed by Bobby McHugh and the song is from their record R-I-P, which came out 4/20 on Waterwing Records.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

206 Av Young Blaze & Nacho Picasso - "It Ain't On Me"

Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on Wed, May 16, 2012 at 1:14 PM

Arguably the two biggest villains of Seattle rap team up for some much-welcome bad will:

Now this is a team-up that I for one would like to hear more of. Looks like the Estonian-born Av Young Blaze is doing some shows in Moscow next month, and that same month, Exalted—the Nacho Picasso's third album with Blue Sky Black Death—drops (you can go see him perform some of it at Block Party).

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

206 Who You Calling a Bitch?

Posted by Charles Mudede on Tue, May 15, 2012 at 4:17 PM

I forgive Jay-Z for everything. His wife (and the mother of his daughter) is not a bitch. She is the most beautiful woman in the world.

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Monday, May 14, 2012

206 "Stand Behind Your Bars Like Max B"

Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on Mon, May 14, 2012 at 12:18 PM

Some breezy new Cloud Nice biz from the wistful Sax G, featuring Nacho Picasso and Jerm D:
<a href="http://saxg.bandcamp.com/album/e-iluvme-go-ft-nacho-picasso-jerm-d-single">e(ILUVME)go ft. Nacho Picasso & Jerm D (Single) by Sax G</a>
I love the contrast whenever Sax's thinking-and-feeling-man rap meets the bellicosity of Mr. Picasso. Also, not sure why Nacho Picasso is in jail right now, but hopefully whatever weekend wild-out it was, it won't mean more than a couple shitty baloney sandwiches and a Monday afternoon release from County; I'm sure he'll be back to terrorizing the town soon enough. The guy's got some catching up to do, as there's probably a couple tattoo appointments he missed, and at least a half ounce he could've smoked.

Live video from TH3RDZ, calling for a city-wide rising tide:

Candidt, JFK and XP kick some real shit; why would you be wasting your time bemoaning or nitpicking the moves of your neighbor, especially when they're blowing up? You know why; ain't shit but some Basketball Wives-ass jealousy, no matter how you try to spin it. Simply get your shit popping in the style you see fit and you won't have to worry about the next man misrepresenting.

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Friday, May 11, 2012

Album / Upcoming / 206 Nacho Picasso & Blue Sky Black Death's Exalted Out 5/28

Posted by Mike Ramos on Fri, May 11, 2012 at 2:13 PM

Seattle rap Bad Guy Nacho Picasso ("the Tat in the Hat/what you call an overdose, he just call that a nap") and production duo Blue Sky Black Death just announced that Exalted, part three in their ongoing series of collaborative albums (see also: For the Glory, Lord of the Fly), will be released May 28th. Though at first listen Lord of the Fly seemed like For the Glory Pt. 2, repeated spins showed clear progress in both Nacho's cross-faded, reference-packed flows and Blue Sky Black Death's menacing, outer-space trance slaps. Judging from that leaked cover art, you can fully expect Exalted to follow suit and push further into the hostile galaxy of gothic thuggery they've created.

A related note: For all the historical bitching local heads do about Seattle rappers never blowing up nationally, the level which the city has been sleeping on these guys, who have plenty of other sources buzzing right now, strikes me as a bit odd. Hip thyself to the albums if you haven't yet, follow Nacho's riotously inappropriate Twitter account (seriously one of the most entertaining in the city), and catch his opening set for fellow Moor Gangster Jarv Dee's Dopamine release show at Chop Suey on the 18th, or both of them at the Capitol Hill Block Party in July.

Check out the latest BSBD-directed video for LotF standout "Staring at the Sun" below.

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Monday, May 7, 2012

Video / 206 New Videos From Katie Kate & Steezie Nasa

Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on Mon, May 7, 2012 at 3:11 PM

Filmed at FRED Wildlife Refuge by Stephan Gray, featuring appearances by Metal Chocolates, Radjaw, Buffalo Madonna and Trent "Golden Grain" Moorman (peace to OFS). Good shit, with an effective monochrome—plus there's dogs on chains and 40 ounce tippin', like a Naughty By Nature video! 'Unabashedly Filthy' being her goal, Katie calls the shots; on this past 5th of May I witnessed her conscript three awkward young males from a Bellingham crowd to be her backup dancers. Also, I know she will not hear me on this but she so needs to make a clip for the jammin'-ass "Bodyout Princess".

When Steezie AKA P. Steez reps the "eastside," he's not talking about the bum-ass burbs some of y'all are secretly from (J/K J/K), he's referring to "East Seattle", a newer hood designation courtesy of certain local sets; to me, this is just as viable a DIY rezoning as all you shameful gentrifying scumfucks who live on 21st and tell people that you live on Capitol Hill. Steez is, in his own words, "influenced by the bullshit", and as such, this video ends with him getting revenge, much like his clip for "Maintain". This joint also features a machete-wielding Nacho Picasso. (Directed by Harry Clean, and shouts to Officials Vintage.)

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

206 Kingdom Crumbs - "The Mezzanine"

Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on Thu, May 3, 2012 at 1:04 PM

Cloud Nice supergroup Kingdom Crumbs (Tay Sean, Mikey Nice, Jarv Dee & Jerm) has released the third song off of their upcoming album, all about elevation. You can kick in like Shinobi via their Kickstarter. I fully support this project, as the minds behind it are producing some of this town's finest and most forward-thinking hiphop. (And yes, this most excellent song helped inspire the name of a local podcast featuring the Times' Andrew Matson, Witch Gardener Casey Catherwood, The Stranger's most based Mike Ramos, and some other guy.)

Kingdom Crumbs - "The Mezzanine"

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

206 Starring Khingz

Posted by Charles Mudede on Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:35 PM

You know Khingz. You know he and GT formed Abyssinian Creole and hit the scene with unexpected force in 2005. Well, here he is (the "Blaq Han Solo") in a short film/video called "For Colored Boys Who Consider Suicide":

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Upcoming / Business / 206 Funhouse Documentary Trailer

Posted by Trent Moorman on Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 8:15 AM

Funhouse Documentary Teaser from Ryan Worsley on Vimeo.

Featuring: Dan Halligan, Mark Ostler, Eric Bruckbauer, Rachel Ratner, Beth Lind Jackson, Larry Jackson, Gary Smith, Jeff Albertson.

Slow-motion shots of the bland greed-gauze of construction that continues to wash away the character of our city. Funhouse's Brian Foss says the place is still NOT sold, and until that gets resolved, everything about the Funhouse future is speculation.

A Seattle without The Funhouse would be a dreaded Seattle.

Here's to a speedy relocation, when and if Funhouse is forced out.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

206 The Future of Local Rapper Sol

Posted by Charles Mudede on Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:02 AM

Sol's big announcement...

Did I ever tell anyone how much I love his cut "Stage Dive"? Not Farewell, but fare forward, voyager.

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

#1 Fan / 206 I <3 Tomten

Posted by Mike Nipper on Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 1:03 PM

I don't typically pay much mind to contemporary music, like, I have PLENTY of OLD records to keep me busy and insulated from what passes as relevant or (ahem) cool. Well, occasionally and unexpectedly, a fantastic record from a NEW band will fall into my lap. Yup, my jaded, cold lap got a sooprise...and this time it just happened to be from local group Tomten. They got a new EP, Ta Ta Dana. Goddamn. What a good showing.

Right, well, so Tomten, on this record, seem to favor creating an atmosphere of reverence; it's like they've written hymns. Not sacred hymns, but hushed pop hymns, slightly flecked with lysergic glints of radiance. Well, at least it feels that way. It could be the reverb, but I reckon it's their strictly focused writing/playing as filtered through the pop side of '60s Merseybeat/beat and mid-/late-era Velvet Underground. A mix which is easily the premise for a shit ton of indie AND post-indie bands, has been since the mid-'90s, OBVIOUSLY, but Tomten don't rely on '80s born/'90s popularized recycled/cliché indie riffs. It's obvious they're in the know about '60s playing; they're economical and reserved, but are not clouded by the contemporary aural misconceptions of the psychedelic '60s. Their knowingness is then mated to open, crisp, contemporary production, giving them a strong '80s paisley pop sound. It just all FITS. So much so, they play the kind of song I wish Mazzy Star had fleshed out their LPs with, rather than padding 'em out with dodgy blues and Doors-ish "psychedelic" nonsense. I kinda feel if Tomten tried, they could reach as far out as early Tim Buckley... maybe. Anyway, my fave track off the EP is "So So So." This is the single. This is what should be on the radio and in your brain. Jesus. CHRIST. It's good...it reminds me of the Zombies, in the best way possible. I've been listening to this end on end all week.

Here is a clip of Tomten live from EMP's Sound Off! 2011 competition, a competition they won. I'm impressed they can pull off some sweet rural sike ca. 1970. DAG.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

206 Viper Creek Club Enters the Region of Burial...

Posted by Charles Mudede on Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 11:50 AM

....with this remix of Usher's "Climax." The original is also pretty fresh.

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

206 OC Notes' New Cut on Mezzanine

Posted by Charles Mudede on Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 3:52 PM

The cut opens the show. The cut is called "Why Do Birds." The cut is sweet and bright...

The cut takes you there. The cut reminds you not to forget OC Notes. The show also has an ill beat by Fergus Farley.

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Monday, April 2, 2012

206 FRCxBNE- "Outlandish"

Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 8:28 AM

Dyme Def's Fearce Villain and BeanOne (still seriously one of the best thangs smokin' from the town), fresh off the triumphant welcome-home hurrah of DD's Yuk the World, are back with a new, more earthly testament. This video takes place in Fremont's Officials Vintage, where I used to clock some hours myself. "Outlandish" is off of FRCxBNE's upcoming free album There Goes The Neighborhood, which drops May 1st; expect more visuals, apparently including a video for the longtime runaway DD fan favorite, the Fearce solo cut "Let It Be". Oh, YUK.

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Friday, March 23, 2012

Video / 206 New Videos: Grynch, Fly Moon Royalty, Av Young Blaze

Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 10:47 AM

As Grynch (and director Zac McConnell) filmed during the recent Perspective CD release party at Neumos, this video's a family affair; you could definitely feel it that night, as the room was full of folks, myself included, that were fully proud to see the G-Child doing his thing. I reviewed Perspective here—and this, the opening track, set the tone immediately with Jake One's graceful strings (Jake knows Grynch's sound well) and Grynch's grateful bars.

Down at the SXSW Seattle showcase last week, during Fly Moon's set, the sub blew, the mics went off, and all, it seemed, was lost. Not so, as, Adra Boo's strident voice never stopped, and the crowd gathered closer, clapping the beat for her and Action Jackson. By the time the sound returned, the sleepy folks that had stumbled into the early day party were totally locked in on them. Now that is making lemonade, homeboy. Check the speakeasy vibe of this video directed by The Note.

Av Young Blaze continues his ignant reign of terror. This video kind of reminds me of the Star Trek remake with all of those flares—but this is a really nice looking video, with one classic rap-vid element: namely, the neon reflections on the whip. Shouts to Arm for this larger-than-life visual.

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206 Never Played A Guitar, Never Gotten A Tattoo

Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 8:42 AM

As everyone knows, after the XXL Freshman list, there is the nevitable cipher. Here is the one Macklemore is in, along with Kid Ink, Don Trip, and the "runaway slave master", Aussie rapper Iggy Azalea.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

206 Keyboard Kid & Darwin: 808's & Space

Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 4:28 PM

On-the-rise local producer Keyboard Kid and Out For Stardom 's savvy early-adopter Darwin teamed up to bring us a new mix. It's so far a stellar soundtrack to my bus ride to Austin-Bergstrom International, where I will catch an experimental spacecraft (powered by it's passengers' based midichlorians) back to Seattle.
Seattle artists Keyboard Kid & Darwin have put together a mix of original productions, remixes and tunes they have been feeling as of late. They will be performing them together live, this Friday, March 23rd at The New Museum in NYC. The mix contains sounds ranging from the mystical melancholy of Keyboard's remix of Kid Smpl's 'On' to the early Acid House stylings of 666-RAVE.

All in a BASED mind-set

TRACKLISTING

Fire Walk w/ Me Intro

Clipse - Mr. Me Too (Jaw Jaw Remix)

Nah Like - Boss

Obey City - Fuck That Wobble

Keyboard & Darwin - The Bellz

Hype Williams - Break4Love (Karate Chop Edit)

Balam Acab - Now Time

KidSmpl - Over (Keyboard Remix)

Keyboard - God Devil

Keyboard - Lost Love

Keyboard - Youngin

Keyboard & Darwin - 666-RAVE

Keyboard - Vid Game Swag

Keyboard - Party Rock Based