The Musik Lounge

Fresh sounds for your ears once more! Mizo & I got up in the lounge for another adventurous grab bag session. This one stays in our usual lane of none. We hit on the jazz, the funk, the soul, the beats and the rap as well as some ambient and rock. We like to keep you guessing around here. Turn it up loud, let the sounds wash over your ears and take you for a trip! Thanks for riding with us, next week we will be back here for the latest all jazz exploration. And catch us on KXSU.org Saturday nights at 10 pm and Sunday mornings at 10 am Pacific Standard Time! Billy Joel “The Mexican Connection” The Whispers “Can You Do The Boogie” Blood Orange “Dagenham Dream” Telefon Tel Aviv “The Birds” Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Joao Donato “Conexao” Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Brian Jackson “Baba Ibeji” Bwana “Chapumbambe” Asfalto Selvagem “Por Que Brigamos?” Crosby, Stills & Nash “49 Bye-Byes” B.T. Express “Mental Telepathy” American Cream Band “Nocturnal Precogn...

In the early to mid 90’s Hip Hop fans would have been ecstatic to be treated to new Jay-Z and Raekwon albums in the same month, let alone the same week. Today it generated a moderate amount of media attention and a whole lot of internet attention. Bloggers love the superstars and the legends. While Jay-Z may be a bit of both he showed the superstar side of himself a bit more than the legendary skills he took the thrown with. Raekwon on the other hand has never been one for big numbers or mainstream appeal. He has however always repped for the Wu Tang and maintained a loyal following – all of whom should be saluting the man right about now for delivering a suburb follow up album to an album that it could easily be said should have been left alone. What makes Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Part 2 succeed is exactly where Blueprint 3 fails. While Raekwon didn’t go back to RZA entirely, he has the abbot doing what he does best – fitting the appropriate pieces where they should be. Getting Dilla...