MF Doom Paints a Wall in London

 MF Doom has a gig here next week and Adidas did a lil interview with him whilst Doom painted a wall in Shoreditch, opposite the Village Underground....

MCA Tribute At The MCA

I've only just discovered this this week. Brilliant idea.
Ad creatives James Beswick and Dan White remembered the late Beastie Boys rapper Adam "MCA" Yauch with a guerilla art installation at the MCA (Museum of Contemporary Art).
Their tribute, which is in aid of Cancer Council, involved hiring a professional human statue, decking him out in classic MCA gear and creating an unauthorised exhibit in one of the galleries. A placard resembling official signage was stealthily blu-taced to the wall beside the performer to help the illusion and explain the stunt to museum goers.

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DJ Krush Gig Competition

ESPVisuals have teamed up with Soundcrash once again, for a competition to give away 2 FREE TICKETS to go see DJ KRUSH & Many More Artists on the 28th January @ HMV Forum.

All you have to do is email us with an answer to the simple question; 

"How long will DJ Krush's set be?"

 Please mail your answer to selphespcrew [at] g mail . com The deadline is January 25th so have a long hard think about the achingly obvious answer!....

 The undisputed Godfather of the electronic beats scene, DJ Krush, celebrates 20 years since his first ever live gig with a very special 3 hour set sure to delight his legion of fans!

DJ Krush’s importance as a music producer cannot be underestimated and without him some of the biggest artists Soundcrash puts on would simply not exist, at least in their present form. But despite his enormous influence, DJ Krush has always been a live performer at heart, honing his skills to perfection throughout the years and now capable of building layer after layer after layer of drum samples to the point where his audience have no choice but to completely lose it and immerse themselves fully in the wonderful, dark, and downright genius world of DJ Krush.

Main support on the night comes from a legend in his own right making a very rare appearance to pay respect to the sensei. Pioneers in the art of remixing, founding fathers of Ninja Tune Records, as well as the creative force behind what is regarded by many as the best mix ever recorded in “Journeys By DJ”, Coldcut’s list of accolades goes well beyond what most artists in the filed today can only dream of. Now dj’ing only when the occasion merits it (Jon More’s last London appearance was at the Ninja XX bash at Ewer Street Car Park) tonight he will play a very special set commemorating 20 years of Dj Krush.

Line-up: DJ Krush (3 hour 20th anniversary set – live)
Coldcut’s Jon More (dj set)
Anchorsong (live)
Kidkanevil (live)
plus more tbc

Excellent new Paintshop Studio animation

Our friends over at Paintshop Studio have put together this nice animation on a shoe string budget. Produced over a single evening, Dep and Tizer came up with this for DJ Format for his new album Statement of Intent. Definitely a company worth keeping an eye on, you can see more of Tizer's work here and Dep's work here. Enjoy!

DJ Kentaro Concert Ticket Giveaway

Soundcrash Music & ESPVisuals have teamed up again to give away a pair of tickets to see DJ Kentaro (Ninja Tune) play at XOYO, Saturday 21st May!!
This is a very special opportunity to see Japan's, and the world's best DJ in one of East London's most exclusive venues for an intimate night of turntablism.

All you have to do is email us with an answer to the simple question;

"Where is DJ Kentaro from, Hong Kong or Japan?"

Please mail your answer to selphespcrew [at] g mail . com
The deadline is 10am Friday May 20th so have a long hard think about the achingly obvious answer!....

Shellshock Noisia Foreign Beggars Music Video

One of ESPV's favourite tracks of 2010...."Shellshock" Noisia feat. Foreign Beggars has now been made into a video and has been Directed by Tonytruand.VISION/HKCORP/DENTED©2010

NOISIA ft. Foreign Beggars - Shellshock from TONYTRUAND.
Thanks Studiocreme!

Foreign Beggars & Machinedrum on Brick Lane

Foreign Beggars team up with French graffer/rapper GREMS and get the track produced by Machinedrum!! The video is shot in various locations on Brick Lane..nice to see BERP, SPUT & SAMER et al. getting featured in the background!

Grems ft. Foreign Beggars - Brokabilly / Machinedrum remix.

Again, thanks to Studiocreme for this!

RIP Nate Dogg

Just heard the sad sad news that Nate Dogg has died, aged 41.

Nate Dogg suffered a stroke in 2007, and then succumbed to a second one in 2008. Since then he had been undergoing physical therapy.
Although he did not release much solo material, his collaborations with hip hop's finest found him great success.

Hood-Lum Site

Really feeling the pictures/portraits HERE...I usually wouldnt post about these infinity scroll wordless blogs who don't link back to anything, but this one really caught my attention...nostalgia all the way...

Pieces Of A Puzzle - Dialectrix

One of the best Aussie rappers I've heard. Love this tune!

The Wudos Band

"The Budos Band is an amazing 10-piece funk band from Staten Island. The Wu-Tang Clan is the best hip-hop group ever. Put em together and you get The Wudos Band, produced by Tekst of The Higher Concept, producer/engingeer for artists such as RZA, Inspectah Deck, Kool G Rap, GZA, Sean Price, Remedy, Trife Diesel, and plenty of other notable artists; brought to you by Shaolin’s own Cloud Kicker Original and Emilio Sparks. This is a mash-up of classic Wu-Tang verses over beats sampling the gritty funk sound of The Budos Band."
Words & Info [VIA]

Check out some of the tracks:
Wudos Band – Kobra Klutch
Wudos Band – Scorpion Style
Wudos Band – Won’t Last Long

Enter the 37th Chamber by El Michels Affair

Why has no-one shown me this band: El Michels Affair before? A whole album doing instrumental covers of Wu-Tang?


Led by saxophonist/organist Leon Michels and producer/engineer Jeff Silverman, El Michels Affair began as a loose collaboration of session musicians (including members of top-selling acts the Dap Kings & Antibalas) that looked to blend some of the vibrant quality of soundtrack records with the recording aesthetic of early reggae, and the rawness of 60’s rock–they called it ‘Cinematic Soul.’


The buzz generated from the album led to an invitation by Toyota’s Scion division for El Michels Affair to accompany the rapper Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan for a promotional concert. As avid Wu-Tang fans, not only were the band leaders thrilled with the opportunity, but Michels found that the ‘Cinematic Soul’ sound was consistent with the moods of RZA’s gritty soundscapes on the classic Wu-Tang releases. The concert was such as success, El Michels Affair went on to play several more concerts nationwide backing Raekwon and other members of the Clan, and the shows led to the recording of two smash 7” singles featuring instrumental reinterpretations of the Wu-Tang classic songs “C.R.E.A.M.” and “Bring Da Ruckus.” The singles combined to sell an extraordinary amount of over 7,000 units worldwide, and their success led to a contract in 2007 with indie hip-hop powerhouse Fat Beats Records to record an entire album of Wu-Tang Clan interpolations entitled Enter the 37th Chamber.

N.A.S.A. Project Strange Enough Video

This is a new music video from The NASA Project: "Strange Enough," featuring Karen O. of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fatlip from Pharycyde, and Ol Dirty Bastard of Wu Tang. Art by Stephan Doitschinoff aka CALMA.

Nigerian Kids Let Me Clear My Throat

These kids could whip anyone at dancing!
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DJ Connect & IDE - Ideology

New album out soon.

here is a sample

Ide ft. Ill Bill - Rearrange the state

Necro - Die!

The king of death rap has a new album dropping may 18th.

1. asBESTos
2. Pit
3. Thugcore Cowboy
4. DIE!
5. Set It
6. Brutalized
7. Serpent's Bite
8. The Kink Panther
9. Hey Now
10. The Asshole Anthem
11. Sorcerer of Death's Construction
12. First Blood
13. Thin Line Between Love & Hate
14. Bedbugs
15. Viva Necro
16. F.U.B.A.R.
17.The Human Traffic King (White Slavery Pt. 2)


asBESTos- Die!