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AFTA-1 and Nikko Gray team up once more for another sexy EP. Still waiting for miss Nikko and Manuel to come to Amsterdam, but all in due time. Head over to their Bandcamp to purchase this EP or to give the entire project a listen. AFTA-1 & Nikko Gray – Words We Dance [128kbps] Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
We knew this “SOULECTION” compilation was going to come, but what we didn’t know is that it was going to be this scrumptious. A bit behind schedule yet right on time. Together Joe Kay, Andre Power and 96 (responsible for the artwork) form this collective and have just released a FREE compilation. A lot of talented producers on this one, so be sure to visit our brand new colleagues to grab that download! AFTA-1 – 4nia Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Cazeaux O.S.L.O. – Happily Neva AFTA DEAL Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Young homie Joe Kay from Cali dropped another mix on us and we decided to host it. He named the mix “Telepathy” and it sounds hella refreshing if you ask me. The artwork looks crackin’ and was done by 96 from France. Download this free mix below and check the tracklist after the jump. Enjoy your weekend! Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
So here we are back in Amsterdam again. I wanted to write something in Frisco, but I decided to hang back and relax. Enjoying the Bay to the fullest was what I did, so sorry for the post lagging on my part. In L.A. we met up with the Bravo Bros. and had some good old fun with dem sexy hoochie mama’s. The Brasilian house party was the icing on the cake and we had hella fun (except for the racial slurs). We drove all the way to Frisco the next day and drank a couple if Tsingtao’s at Sweater Funk. After some shopping at Haight, we had a blast at Change The Beat where AFTA-1 was playing. Nice meeting Dibiase, Low Limit, B.Lewis, Spinnerty and of course the CTB crew (Centipede, Dials & Salva). We went digging for records, checked out the Park & Coultrain and hung out with the Bayonics for a while. Just some random pictures, some taken by K-Murda and some by me. Next year I’m going back to Cali..
Tomorrow all our SF heads should come out to Change The Beat at the Som Bar. We’ll be playing alongside AFTA-1,Low Limit, and Centipede. Spinnerty and Buddy Bravo are celebrating their release on Record Breakin as well tonight. I suggest you drop by and show some support. We might give away some shirts as well, so see you tomorrow?! Shout outs to AntVa, Junior, Salva, K-Murda…’that’s hot’. Dials, Centipede & Salva sent over this last minute mix that you can download HERE…so enjoy!
You might have read that me and Marcelo are currently in L.A. right now and chilling at Venice Beach at the moment with my man Anthony Valadez. First thing we did when we got here was go to the Timeless show with Arthur Verocai and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson show. Eventhough we were tired as f*ck and almost fell asleep (cuz of the jetlag), we enjoyed the show tremendously though. Arthur Verocai – Na Boca Do Sol (Live at Los Angeles Theater Center) Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. I took some random shots (check them after the jump) of what we’ve been up to, so I hope you like them. We visited Samiyam at his house and hung out for a bit, whilst sippin’ on some coconut juice with chunks in it. He has some sick ass shirts, which we will might be selling in the near future as well. Heard some dope new stuff of his upcoming album that’s dropping on Brainfeeder and some other remixes he did. Also we met the homie I-Ced, AFTA-1 and the ever so beautiful Nikko Grey. Loved watching her perform live tonight and looking forward to that project she was talking about with AFTA-1. Hope to be able to post some more stuff on here later this week so stay tuned. Do-Over, Funkmosphere, Low End Theory and more coming up.
The vision for AFTA-1‘s latest “F O R M” release, was to transcend the idea of being a “producer” and really any title that we as creators limit ourselves to. True love for art lies in the freedom to exist and create freely through whatever medium feels right. To acknowledge that the only boundaries ever present, are the ones we put up ourselves. F O R M, like LOVE, is infinite. That being true, Manuel was inspired to create a piece of art inclusive of more than one sensory dimension. Something to see, something to touch, something to keep, a physical interpretation of the same LOVE energy that created the music. Enjoy, ▲❍▼❏ and BUY! AFTA-1 – Brooklyn Sunset Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. AFTA-1 – Become Still Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
LA’s lovelyness Nikko Grey just dropped her “Love Seen” EP and it’s all ▲❍▼❏ of course. My man Nev2U did all the productions except for “Angel > Demons” which was co-produced by AFTA-1 who comes correct wit dat reggae twist. In case you wanna show some support…head over to Nikko’s Bandcamp to purchase the EP. Nikko Gray – Angel > Demons
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Whilst cruisin’ past the GAS’D website, I came across this lovely Valentine’ss Day joint from AFTA-1 & Nikko Gray called “Chemical Reaction”. One ▲❍▼❏ to Manuel, Imani and Nikko for keeping it fresh and lovely! AFTA-1 x Nikko – Chemical Reaction Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Dutch youngin’ Jameszoo (Beatt-apes crew member) has been DJ’ing for quite some time now and has played along side of people like Cinnaman (Beat Dimensions). Also keep an eye for him on the production side, but more about that on a different note. His style is very electronic and experimental, yet he tries to put some soulfulness in the mix. Clothing brand No Rest For The Obsessed decided to approach him to make a mixtape and here it is…“NRFTO MIX 001″. Y’skid did the recording, Tommy Smits the photography and NRFTO did the cover. |
