The Musik Lounge

Happy Sunday Y’all! You know what time it is, another grab bag session for your ears to relish in and your bodies to relax too. Or maybe it’s a full day and you just need a solid soundtrack?! Whatever the case may be we are here to bless y’all with 2 hours of gems and jams, all vinyl, all live. Friend of the Lounge YAKOOB! pulled up on me and brought a couple of his latest finds with him to spread a bit of his sonic drip into the mix. This volume stays a bit more centered in a hiphop vein with some soulful and jazzy excursions and a couple stabs of rock for ya. You know we like to keep it well rounded and all! Thank you for listening! Jimi Hendrix “If 6 Was 9” The Soul Society “Afro-Desia” Flatbush Zombies “Fly Away” The Ancestors “Prelude to Writing Together” Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer “Anna’s Organ/Archipelago” Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters “I Keep Wanting You” Clipse “Hello New World” Creedence Clearwater Revival “I Put A Spell On You” Spacek “Light Up My Life” Betty...

Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons. You will find it is to the soul what a water bath is to the body. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes Oh shit! It took me far to long to get up in here with November's heatrocks. Y'all didn't really think I'd drop October on ya and split? Yeah, I feel you. But I didn't I'm right here! November was great and in getting settled back in Seattle I also got to catch up on music both locally and nationally. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm getting heavy into some electronic tunes. Towards the beginning of the month I was listening to this comp Aquatic Lab Sessions and the track “Right Here” from Flash just struck me. Reminding me of Burial and why I got into dubstep to begin with this song is haunting. The vocals will stick with you and the beat is hypnotic. Great stuff! Yesterday I took the time to give BK-One's album Radio Do Canibal a spin and it rocks. Another great release from RSE this year. What else is ...

Like the drug they spit numerous bars about, the Clipse make music with a similarly addictive quality. Sneaking the Road Til The Casket Drops onto the internet just as the year had begun to wind down, Malice and Pusha show us once again how they stayed relevant for four years, even with the those crackers at Jive not playing fair. While my memories of their successful We Got it 4 Cheap series are a bit hazy (can you blame me?) they emerge here sounding as good as ever rocking over a variety of beats. Some you will recognize, like their great take on “Pop Champagne” one of two tracks featuring the now only other member of the Re-Up Gang, Ab-Liva. Can anyone hip me to what went down with Sandman? No one disappoints, but Liva sounds especially sweet on this track with both his flow and voice blending well with the minimalist Ron Brownz track. With the tape serving as a promotional tool to their clothing line Play Cloths ("Stop searching for the E cause the O is long, I spell it how...