Surely the whole point of Hip Hop is to make people dance? Well...no. Can't say I agree. It's a form of musical expression like any other with a wide variety of styles and "uses". The fact that it traditionally is very vocal/lyrics-centered makes it especially suitable for sending out jus...

Thank you very much for all of your suggestions! There's some cool stuff in here! The last video is cool because it really features someone having to phrase their rhymes over an eighth-note subdivision, which gives it another dimension of "using your voice as an instrument", something I al...

Thanks a lot for your suggestions, Morgenthaler and circh! I'll check those out; I might have already heard some Steve Coleman if they had Sean Rickman on drums at some point? Odd times and hip hop... just isn't the nature of that beast I think. So much of hiphop is built around very catchy, very si...

It's bound to happen, and it probably already has happened in more underground circles, but I haven't really heard a lot of hip hop in anything other than 4; perhaps the odd 6/8 or 12/8 beat.

Suggestions please!

jean krupa wrote:NEW RIZMA DUE SOON 2012 !!!

Vinnie Colaiuta w/ KARIZMA is due to release some time soon
next year. I understand content is new studio tracks and some
live tracks.

Any word on this? Jean krupa? Has anyone else heard something about this?

If you're right, I apologize. And yes, you're right that I don't actually know what went on there, so best not comment. I have a pretty good ear for that sort of thing though, and I find it hard to believe that it was a live recording. If it really was, then he could possibly be the most talented s...

I'd prefer hearing them without all the pitch-correction and protools crap. I wasn't there for the recording/mixing of Baby, but I've known and played with these guys for a number of years now, and I can tell you that nailing those vocals in a studio environment is not a big thing for Jonah (withou...

DSOP wrote:That music doesn't do anything for me. As for his drumming, playing aside, his drums sound horrible in every single clip. Not just bad, but HORRIBLE. That says a lot.

Fair enough. Did you check out the Omar Rodriguez Lopez Spotify link?

I have a feeling this might be a case of the old "if you have to ask, you'll never know", but to those who are interested, check out Zach on Omar Rodriguez Lopez' "Cryptomnesia" or on Hella's albums. They're on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/0yhVoWxyFn3cP2G9fIfQT1 http://...

Cool video, amoergosum! Here are some more; some great Hella stuff and check out the Vans commercial at the bottom (edited and unedited): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PafUgFiaaw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYPjdaUOwAg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jso7hSWF3n8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO...