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Mayer Hawthorne grew up just outside of Detroit, and vividly remembers, as a child, driving with his father and tuning the car radio in to the rich soul and jazz history the region provided. “Most of the best music ever made came out of Detroit,” claims the singer, producer, and multiinstrumentalist, who counts Isaac Hayes, Leroy Hutson, Mike Terry, legendary songwriting and production trio of Dozier, Holland, and Holland Jr. The “retro” tag is added to almost any contemporary work that sounds like it was originally recorded between 1966 and 1974, and Hawthorne, among the newest contributors to the genre, is aware of how trends come and go. After being introduced to Stones Throw label head Peanut Butter Wolf, even the label boss was skeptical. “He showed me two songs and I didn’t understand what I was listening to,” Wolf recalls. “I asked him if they were old songs that he did re-edits of – I couldn’t believe they were new songs and that he played all the instruments. stonesthrow

Below we have a first listen of the new album..We’re only allowed to post snippets, but even the snippets will motivate you to buy the album when it drops 09.09.2009…

Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement

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Mayer Hawthorne – Make Her Mine

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Mayer Hawthorne – Shiny And New

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written by Nevill \\ tags: dam funk, mayer hawthorne, stones throw

Welcome to the future! Dj Buzz presents: “Comsic War of The Planets”. From an old italo – us science fiction movie, Buzz seperated audio and video samples in order to give the movie as well as the music a new look and feel. Have a look at the first video edit and single release “Stardust“, featuring Detroit’s finest Frank Nitty & viennese future funk expert Dorian Concept. On July 3rd, Dj Buzz drops his new baby on Personal Records on July 3rd. Buy the 7″ online at HHV and on iTunes!

DJ Buzz – Stardust (Feat. Frank Nitty & Dorian Concept)

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written by nilez \\ tags: cosmic war of the planets, detroit, dj buzz, dorian concept, frank nitty, hhv, itunes, personal records, vienna stardust

Very nice Vimby video on one of the most promising new soul artists around…Jesse Boykins III. Nice, personal tour around Jesse’s house and some nice inside info on his last album “The Beauty Created”.

written by nilez \\ tags: brooklyn, circulations, jesse boykins III, the beauty created, vimby

Our friend AFTA-1 & GAS’D are proud to present “Love Is Real Vol. 3″. This selection of audible love is exactly what we needed over here at MOOVMNT, so I know you’re going to ▲❍▼❏ is as well.

For this latest installment of Love Is Real, GAS’D has completely entrusted AFTA-1 with your ears, to take you on an hour long ▲❍▼❏ experience through some of his favorite listening material. “Selections of Audible Love” is a sound scape of tracks old and new, featuring a collection of good friends, contemporaries, and other artists influential in my own musical journey. “sit still,” twist one up, light the incense and enjoy.

One hell of a shout out to Viv, Imani Waddy and Manuel for spreading the ▲❍▼❏ like crazy. Download the entire “Love Is Real Vol. 3″ selection HERE (320kbps) and check out the tracklist after the jump! Oh and volumes 1 & 2 can be downloaded HERE.

AFTA-1 – Love Suite 2 (Sit Still)

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Dwilt Sharp ft. Lorette Fleur – I Need You Close (pt.1 & 2 edit)

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written by nilez \\ tags: afta-1, afta1, boom clap bachelors, dam funk, dilla, dwilt sharp, gas'd, i need you close, imani, j'davey, jesse boykins III, lorette fleur, love is real, love suite 2, op swamp 81, PPP, sa-ra creative partners, steve spacek

It’s been hectic here and we didn’t want to hit you guys with some corny ass Michael Jackson post. So we waited to bring you this beautiful Lady Alma & Mark de Clive-Lowe rework of “I Can’t Help It”. Lovely and suiting tribute to the king of pop. The entire MOOVMNT crew was a big Michael Jackson fan, so needles to say we too feel sad he passed away recently. You might remember we posted a snippet of this a while ago, but the final version is our way of paying homage to the world’s greatest…R.I.P.

Lady Alma & Mark de Clive-lowe – I Can’t Help It

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written by nilez \\ tags: broken beat, homage, i can't help it, king of pop, lady alma, mark de clive-lowe, mashibeats, Michael Jackson, tribute

We just got word that both DJ Spinna’s “Sonic Smash” album and Fresh Daily’s “Fresh Daily is the Gorgeous Killer in Crimes of Passion” album, have been pushed back. Get Spinna’s album July 21st and Daily’s album August 13th. To make up for this, we are leaking this Fresh Daily joint produced by DJ Spinna entitled “Gotta Go” that isn’t on either of their albums. As if this wasn’t enough we decided to share this killer track from Spinna’s upcoming album. “Still Golden” features Tiye Phoenix and is one of the hottest tracks on Sonic Smash in my opinion. Massive thanks to Jonathan and High Water Music…

DJ Spinna – Still Golden Feat. Tiye Phoenix

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Fresh Daily – Gotta Go Feat. DJ Spinna

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written by nilez \\ tags: DJ Spinna, fresh daily, gorgeous killer in crimes of passion, gotta go, high water music, sonic smash, still golden, tiye phoenix

Hawthorne Headhunters are Stoney Rock (perhaps better known as Black Spade), Ced No and Proh Mic . I can’t remember when I first heard from the HHH, all I know is that we posted their single “She Wanna” a long time ago..so if you slept on that..here is a free download. The second track “Get Up” won’t be on the EP, and will probably be featured on the Kenny Fresh HHH tape.  Their upcoming EP will be released on HVW8 on July 27th.

Hawthorne Headhunters – She Wanna

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Hawthorne Headhunters – Get Up!

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Hawthorne Headhunters -  A Song for Her (Ced No’s Remix)

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written by Nevill \\ tags: black spade, ced no, hawthorne headhunters, hvw8

Shame on me! Now apparently I’ve had this Method Man & Redman – “Mrs. International” – joint for months, but never got around to listening to it. Luckily my cuz Mr. Speak told me about this wonderful track last week. Since the official video is out, I thought it might be nice to share it with ya’ll. There’s a cameo for the green eyed bandit Mr. Erick Sermon as well. Am I the only one that slept on this…I wonder. Lets call this a “Slept on Mondays” or sumthin. In case you were wondering where to buy…look no further, cuz iTunes is the solution. Thnx to Onsmash for the video.

Method Man & Redman Feat. Erick Sermon – Mrs. International

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written by nilez \\ tags: blackout! 2, def squad, erick sermon, method man, mrs. international, onsmash, redman, Video

The original BB Queen Bahamadia, with her distinctive smooth-monotone flow, has quietly faded into the background. Her first album “Kollage” was a hiphop classic and till this day still brings a smile to my face whenever I hear it. Don’t even get me started on that remix the Roots did for “I Confess”…
Anyway, in 2000 she came back with yet another (so forgotten) classic! For many people “BB Queen” was the first time they ever heard Dwele sing and produce & that joint with Slum Village…still sick!

It wasn’t a total surprise that Bahamadia left us with a 5 year hiatus again to come back in 2005 with the slept on album of the week “Good Rap Music”. In my opinion it’s not her best album, but still it does have a couple of nice joints on it worth checking out. The title track was produced by Kev Brown and it also features producers like King Britt and Hezikiah Davis. You gotta love the smart-ass rhymes and buttery flow she’s become so well known for. In case you’re curious and want to buy this album…try Amazon!

Oh peep this DJ Rahdu “Total Wreck: The Encyclopedia of Bahamadia” mix posted by our friends over at BamaLoveSoul. Since their podOmatic reached it’s bandwith be sure to download it HERE.

Bahamadia – Good Rap Music

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written by nilez \\ tags: bahamadia, bamalovesoul, bb queen, dj dez, dj radhu, dwele, good rap music, hezikiah davis, i confess, kev brown, king britt, kollage, remix, slum village, the roots, total wreck

Get ready for the third installment already of the “Producer No.2″ 7inch series. This release is the will consists of four singles that are set to feature Ras_G, Daedelus, Low Limit, Tandy Love and Anagram Jam, Illum Sphere, Carlos Nino and Mr. Dibiase..

San Fran based Low Limit, one half of Lazer Sword, describe their sound as “your favourite top 40 rap shit chopped up into a tronado filled with razor blades and molasses or Frank Zappa rocking the home made Lil John tank top at the rooftop party”. This pretty much sums up “Inspirational Jumpsuit”.

Straight out of Southern California, we bring you Brainfeeder’s Charles Dickerson aka Mono/Poly with electronics beats that will shake the ground you walk on. Be on the lookout for his upcoming release on Faces Records. “Oil Fields” might be an oldy, but damn it’s still on and crackin’!

Buy this release and support all these wonderfull artists…HERE.

Low Limit – Inspirational Jumpsuit

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Mono/Poly – Oil Fields

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written by nilez \\ tags: anagram jam, brainfeeder, carlos nino, daedelus, faces records, frisco, illum sphere, inspirational jumpsuit, los angeles, low limit, mono poly, mono/poly, mr dibiase, oil fields, producer no. 2, ras g, tandy love