Our buddies over at Stones Throw teamed up with Serato and the J Dilla Estate for this official J Dilla Serato release, “Donut Shop”. This is 2 discs with six J Dilla tracks, 2 sides with Serato Control Tone (for use with Serato Scratch Live DJ software), and 2 donut slipmats in a package designed by Studio No.1. This will be released May 10th (the day after Mother’s day) and is available for pre-order now.

The J Dilla tracks consist of three previously unreleased instrumentals selected by J.Rocc from the Dilla archives – “Safety Dance”, “Sycamore”, “Bars & Twists” – and three unreleased instrumental versions of Dilla’s production for Mos Def, Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes, each remastered by Elysian Masters who mixed and mastered J Dilla’s Donuts, The Shining and Ruff Draft albums.

J Dilla – Safety Dance

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REPOST: Using “Love Czars” from their Nuclear Evolution album as inspiration, the SA-RA Creative Partners create “Love Czars II”  exclusively for this release. This is not a remix (the music is completely different), and in a clash of heavyweight new schoolers, it features red hot MC/producer Jay Electronica and Ta’Raach on the mic. Also included is “Powder Bump”, a SA-RA track previously unavailable on vinyl.

Please note that this is a very special limited release with the music on one side and the Serato tone on the flip of some very pink vinyl! This is an official Serato Control Vinyl release which works as a conventional 12″ release on Side A, and is a Serato Control Vinyl release on Side B. ubiquity

Sa-Ra Creative Partners – Love Czars II Feat Jay Electronica & Ta’Raach

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Now I ain’t got no Serato and still I’m thinking of copping this Stones Throw X Serato collaboration. You can pre-order this package, consisting of 2 discs (music b/w serato tones), and two slipmats, HERE and they’ll ship out August 18th. The discs are clear vinyl and limited to 2000 pieces.  Here’s full details …

2 DISCS Clear vinyl
2 SLIPMATS Stones Throw logo in Gold
SIDES 1 & 3 Serato Control Tones used to DJ with Serato Scratch Live software.
SIDES 2 & 4 exclusive Stones Throw tracks

Track list…
Dam-Funk – Silver Sunsets
James Pants – Let’s Celebrate
Guilty Simpson – What To Do (Oh No Remix)
Mayer Hawthorne – Just Aint Gonna Work Out (Astronote Remix)
Peanut Butter Wolf feat. Baron Zen – Talk To Me
CX Kidtronik – Aint Even Playin’
J Rocc – Hot Feet
MED – Out of Control (Produced by Madlib)

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