“Breathtaking sparkles, glimmering fractions. What melodical madness causes such satisfaction?”
Yes, yes…finally it’s here. A monthly selection of gems for everyone to enjoy in the form of a 1 hour mix (give or take a few minutes). Since the number 12 is also known as the number for perfection, we have chosen a birthstone for each month. So if you’re into diamonds by the dozen or you like rubies in the rough, you’re in the right place.
January’s birthstone is the Garnet. It’s name comes from the 14th century Middle English word, gernet, meaning ‘dark red’. Enjoy our first mix of the year and spread the word if you dig this.
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written by nilez
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Headhunters On Plug:
For those unaware it all started out when Black Spade moved to the west and met fellow producer Proh Mic at the Do-Over in LA. They hit it off from the bat and soon brought in I,Ced. Ced was living in Hawthorne California at the time thus the Hawthorne Headhunters collective were born. When Coultrain also joined, the group released their debut EP in 2009 with HVW8. Along the way a lot has changed and Proh Mic and Ced decided to go their own way and persue a solo career. Black Spade and Coultrain recorded their “Myriad of Now” album which will be released next year on Plug Research and has lots of elements of hip hop, soul, funk, pop and electronic influences. It speaks on spirituality, sexuality and everything in between. You might remember us posting “Teleport” of of the “If You Were My Baby” single. Next up is their fresh 5-track EP which is available on  as of today.
Hawthorne Headhunters – No Crying Now, No Lyin Down [128kbps]
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Hawthorne Headhunters – Collage [128kbps]
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written by nilez
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Somebody reminded me of this Ghetto Blastic & Soulition present Nodzilla AKA DJ Needles “Baadasssss” EP today. Don’t know why we didn’t post this a while back, but that’s exactly where the Slept on Sundays are for. Very nice Sunday groove on the stand out joint “Place called forever” featuring Coultrain, Black Spade & Philippe. Enjoy..
Nodzilla – Place Called Forever Feat. Coultrain, Black Spade, Philippe
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written by nevill
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Chicago MC Vic Spencer collaborated with St Louis producer Black Spade for this new “Go Louis” mixtape. The tape contains 12 songs featuring both St. Louis and Chicago MCs such as Naledge, Sulaiman, Tef Poe, Nato Caliph, and Black Spade on the stand out tune “Bounce Rock Skate”. You can download the FREE mixtape over here.
Vic Spencer X Black Spade – Bounce Rock Skate Feat. Brian Fresco & Vic Mensa
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written by nevill
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Now love can come in many shapes and forms. One of them is friendship and our buddy B. Bravo connected us with Teeko who uploaded this brand new “Neva Find Anotha” (All My Love) joint featuring Black Spade and Dwight Trible of his upcoming “Light Up The Darkness” album coming out later this month. Head over to Teeko’s website for a free download of “Young Funklords” and be sure to look for the light in times of darkness.
Teeko – Neva Find Anotha (All My Love) Ft. Black Spade & Dwight Trible [128kbps]
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written by nilez
\\ tags: b. bravo, black spade, Dwight Trible, kenny brooks, light up the darkness, neva find anotha (all my love), rbma, san francisco, teeko, young funklords
Stoney Rock A.K.A Black Spade dropped his mixtape, Build & Destroy today. Brought to you by The Smoking Section, Union LA and Trackstar. Build & Destroy Mixtape is his first and last free mixtape. Features on the tape include Coultrain, Simeon (The Primeridian), Vic Spencer (Brainiac Society), ADaD, Rockwell Knuckles, Corey Black, Vic Mensah, Rita J, J*DaVeY, Wafeek, and more.. Download HERE
Black Spade – Ship Has Sailed (Remix) Feat. Wafeek
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Black Spade – As We
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written by nevill
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Today we visited HVW8 and bumped into Ty and Computer Jay’s girlfriend. Afterwards I-Ced and Black Spade (Hawthorne Headhunters) dropped by and we had a few beers and a whole lot of laughs. Really like this picture I took of them and Anthony Valadez. While he’s listening to and chopping up some Miguel Atwood-Ferguson piano play, I’m writing this. Thank you L.A. for anoher great day!
written by nilez
\\ tags: anthony valadez, black spade, computer jay, hawthorne headhunters, hvw8, i. ced, l.a., los angeles, ty
A while ago we posted some mystery snippets and most of you immediatly guessed who this artists was. Indeed we were talking about Coultrain who is dropping a brand new 7″ on Recordbreakin Februari 23rd. Enough with the clues and guessing…here’s some solid info on Coultrain’s first solo release since his self-released debut “The Adventures Of Seymour Liberty” produced by multi-instrumentalist, I, CED of Hawthorne Headhunters.
Finally some real soul music, because honestly 2009 was kinda low on soul. Thank god for releases like this and Full Crate & Mar‘s “Conversations With Her”. Loving this sneak-peak and I’m curious about Coultrain’s forthcoming full-length album, the next full chapter in the Seymour Liberty trilogy, to be released by Fresh Selects later this year. “The Wanderer” b/w “Balancing Act” drops February 23rd on Recordbreakin on both 7″ vinyl & digital and can be pre-ordered HERE.
Coultrain – The Wanderer
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Coultrain - Balancing Act
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written by nilez
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One of the hardest working producers/musicians in hip-hop right now has to be Daru. Apart from drumming for Talib Kweli, Black Milk, Slum Village and others he also finds time to work on his own projects. He has released a handful of projects this year alone, one of which was the great “A Work In Progress” collaboration with AB. His latest project is his third sampler called “Spirit & Soul-Hop”, which features artists such as Muhsinah, Kissey Asplund and Monica Blaire. The best part? It’s a FREE download, so head over to Daru’s Bandcamp and get your copy!
Jesse Boykins III – Chanel Pt. 2
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Aïscha & Coultrain – Edge Of
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New music from Stoney Rock AKA Black Spade. After recenty releasing the Hawthorne Headhunters EP, Spade is consistently putting good music out. Can’t wait to hear whats next from Black Spade. Thanks to HVW8.
Black Spade – Things Change
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Black Spade – Untitled Mix II Feat. Coultrain
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written by nevill
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