May 2008Archive

My friend Nujabes compiled his most influenced songs, and releases the album from his label Hyde Out Productions on June 6th.

This is not just a compilation album but the album you can experience the imagined scenery (心象風景) of Nujabes along with the sequence of flowing music.

The Roots 10th album "Rising Down" is out on May 25th.

I have been disappointed with their previous releases since after Illadelph halflife.
It's still not enough but their spirit of HipHop music is now back again.
I think the first album is the classic album like Nas, Illmatic. (Releases after Illmatic are all crap.)

At least on "Rising Down feat. Mos Def & Styles P" and "Get Busy feat. Dice Raw & Peedi Peedi", you can feel their organic and rugged sound.

Other guest shots are Malik B, Porn, Truck North, Saigon, Mercedes Martinez, Talib Kweli, Common, Wale, Chrisette Michele, Patrick Shump, and Wahud Ahmad.

Film editor and fixed rider of Sessions, Burd Phillips asked me to contribute my tracks to Vol.2 two month ago. I couldn't have much time and concentrate for making tracks after that.
But, one of sample tracks I made about 10 years ago as test was used for the end part of the film.

I am happy to hear that, and reglet I couldn't devote complete tracks.
Anyway, I will make good one for the next volume.

Powerset can semantically search what you want to know in Wikipedia database.

You are sometimes disappointed with Wikipedia and jumped into Google search because Wikipedia often tells you "No article title matches".

On Powerset, you can use natural language to search for concepts you are looking for.

I wrote also on Techlog about Powerset and its example.

(quoted from Reuters news)

I found a funny song video, titled "Go Away Paris Hilton".

The singer on this video is wishing Paris Hilton must go way from America and wrote it in his song.

She is one of crazy celebrities, and sometimes acting like horrible. But, I like Paris Hilton.
I guess he doesn't need ban her from America. This type of woman is necessary for America's entertainment.

Anyway, this song sounds good and as pop as Paris Hilton's album.

Watch the video on BREAK.

Recently, I like Flying Lotus 2007 Album "ResetEP" and songs from the forthcoming album.

This album is a good example of mixture of Electronica and HipHop. Based on minimal breaks and loops, but not too synthetic and too much electronica easy-constructed clicking sound. In the sound with rugged analog mentalism, I could feel what I want in new music passed through HipHop music.

I just upgraded Logic Express to Logic Studio recently. So, I am heading for the type of this music.