As promised, the Jazz Jousters return with their fourth collection of Hip Hop Jazz instrumentals from their Lab Off sessions that pay homage to some of their favorite Jazz legends. The Jousters group took it upon themselves to tackle the ‘Some Other Time’ instrumental by the famous pianist, Bill Evans.
‘Some Other Time – The Jazz Jousters digs Bill Evans’ features productions from regulars, Blue Buttonz, Gadget, Wriggly Scott, Joe Davies, Diligent Fingers, DRTYDRDZ and Mr. Moods featuring vocals from MarLikNun on the closing track.
Millennium Jazz has just begun session number five and the Jousters are about to take on ‘Summertime’ by Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto. This will be released on Sunday 29th July 2012 on the Millennium Jazz Bandcamp page. http://millenniumjazz.bandcamp.com/
Track taken from the EP ‘Crusts 2’ available from http://tpsfam.bandcamp.com/releases for free or as much as you think its worth. At least donate a couple of quid the release is worth it and its the only way the UK scene will grow, by supporting our artists working hard out there!!
Track taken from the Jam Baxter – The Gruesome Features LP, OUT NOW on High Focus Records. Available on CD, Digital & limited edition vinyl format. Featuring Chester P, Dirty Dike, Ramson Badbonez, Fliptrix, Ed Scissortongue, Verb T, Leaf Dog, Mr. Key, Dabbla, Ronnie Bosh, Mowgli, King Kaiow, & DJ Sammy B-Side. Production from Illinformed, Pete Cannon, Kerem Fraiche, Ben 9mm, Philly B, GhostTown, Konchis & Shankles.
Reveal said about these bars “The lyrics are about unity and are about looking at situations from alternative perspectives and are not meant to incite any form of hate or bigotry, that’s not what I’m about. My aim is not to promote an ideology of hate, I’m not talking about tit for tat, or eye for an eye, nothing like that at all, what I’m doing is asking the question to the public : Have you ever put yourselves in the shoes of the so called “Enemy”? I would say that to anyone in any conflict situation, regardless of their race ethnicity or religion. my philosophy is one of love peace and unity between all humanity , that’s what I stand for…..”
PLEASE LISTEN FULLY AND READ LYRICS BELOW BEFORE JUDGING…
We’re living in critical days and I’m wishing that things would change/
The focus shifting from inflicter’s to the victims of hate/
Hope used to exist like a glimmering ray/
until it shrivelled and it shimmered away/
And now my eyes are like mirrors of rage reflecting visions of pain/
Muslims misrepresented in the media every single day/
Until it stings like I got hit in the face/
But its a dull throbbing, the real pain I feel comes from the souls they claimed/
Thousands dead but still no one don’t know their names/
I’ve seen pictures of the people killed in the tube around London/
But have u ever seen pictures of Iraqis after they’ve bombed them?/
They wouldn’t show it on the telly screen, the scenes too graphic/
But I’ve felt it at first hand and them scenes are tragic/
See, bombs don’t discriminate they simply destroy/
And make puddles of blood and flesh out of what was a little boy/
They talk about the tragedy of the tube attacks and I feel that/
But they deal with tragedies everyday in Iraq and that’s real fact/
So on the 7th of July at 12 o clock I broke the silence/
Not as a disrespect but as a reminder to the violence/
To those who knew someone on the tube the 7th was the worst day/
But to the people of the Middle-East its just another Thursday/
Used to seeing bloodshed and living in the worse way/
Parents identify bodies of children by their burnt face/
It makes me sick to the pit of my stomach/
Even more so when I know they profiting from it/
They desecrated the land of the Prophet peace be upon him/
50 people dead is just a fraction of the problem/
don’t get it twisted, there’s no way that killing innocents is right/
I just hope it provides an insight into the flip side/
‘Cos the whole UK relates to Tom, Dick and Harry on the train/
But what about Ali, Akbar and Abdul living in mad pain/
It feels different when the attackers become the attacked/
Would they still be as quick to send their troops back to Iraq?/
What they’re forgetting is that things don’t happen at random/
Every action has an equal or opposite reaction/
So on the 7th of July at 12 o clock I broke the silence/
Not as a disrespect but as a reminder to the violence/
That continues to run through to this very day/
When limbs get blown off, the bloody stump froths like Cherryade/
And if this is too graphic then turn your head away/
But the fact still remains that we’re trapped in a hellish fate/
I’ve actually got family members that have died/
As a direct result of war, that’s not a gimmick, that’s a fact of life/
Also when I say the London bombings affected me, that’s not an overstatement/
Because Edgware Road where one of the bombs blew is my local station/
So now I got a mixture of views and conflicting feelings/
But still there is no justification for indiscriminate killing/
The Prophet brought forth Islam to unite the tribes like none before him/
But know some represent the Devil and do his work for him/
And where we go from here simply isn’t clear/
I’m trying to make people aware so they won’t be living in fear/
For peace and unity I’d give my life and all/ United we stand but divided we fall/
Sonnyjim HD snippet of ‘OneTwoThree’ taken from the ‘Snap Frost & Suede Season’ project with June25thbeatz. The 6 track EP includes features from Eatgood label mate Kosyne as well as the infamous Smokedarg who has appeared on Sonnyjims earlier work in the form of the Trading Standards mixtape.
Minneapolis based Hip-Hop group Doomtree give an exclusive interview to our friends at Hip-Hop Kings during their 2012 “No Kings” tour. As they celebrate the release of the single “Bangarang” Doomtree explain the meaning of the song, how they met with Yelawolf for the tour, and their thoughts on their Minneapolis Hip-Hop music scene. Furthermore they speak on their solo projects planned for 2012, and give some special shoutout’s at the end!
