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Ah yeah. I STAYS late, pimp. This is my September joint. It was from the Cee & Bekah 'The Soul Movement Volume 3' sessions, but we ran out of room on the tape for it. I really wanted to find a way to get it out, so this seemed like the perfect fit. 'The College Dropout' is one of my favourite and most influential albums of all time, so I had to go in on this one.
Oh yeah, son! The kid Notion finally dropped his debut single 'Young & Crazy' on y'all! Produced by Sydney's P.R, this is one of my fave tunes we've ever released, straight up.
It's up on iTunes right now and it's only $0.99 - bargain, eh. Maybe $1.69 in Australia. Bastards stay jackin' up prices.
Yeah, son. So in the span of four months, I managed to drop three volumes of my debut mixtape series and create a piece of art with both the music and the visuals that were solely conceived of by myself (of course with the help of Nosh [mixing/mastering], Josh [photography/art] and Tiff [model/support] to make it happen). I'm really proud of this shit. I've only ever been in groups since I started recording and performing 10 years ago (goddamn, time flies eh), so to go solo was a huge step for me. This third and final volume sees the culmination of the 27 songs of the series, completing The Indie Experiment. There's a bit of a mix of tunes on this one; about my girl, my city, my art, my stories, some shit talking, and some truth. I think it caps it off nicely.
Yup, late again on these posts. But I just moved to another province so that's my excuse this month. Aight so I dropped a joint with my brother Notion last month over this cut that Miguel released on his 'Art Dealer Chic Volume 2' mixtape called 'Broads'. He left the verses open so we just went in. The quality of the beat was pretty shithouse, so Nosh did what he could with it. Good for a laugh, anyway. Cop it free from www.ceetmf.com, cunts.
Yes, bitches! Volume 2 out this. For those who ain't know, this is the second volume of a three volume series of mixtapes where I try to do something that I haven’t heard anyone else do; rap over indie rock/electro/dubstep/alternative/folk/indie songs, while leaving the original tune intact and integrating my rhymes with the theme of the tracks. It’s also my first ever solo mixtape release, so I hope y’all dig it.
Of course, even though the blog has been out of action, the hustle hasn't quit. June was the last month of my monthly cuts leaking from 'The Indie Experiment' series, so get ready for some fresh shit come July.
What up, folks? So the blog is (sorta) back in action. At least it doesn't look like shit any more. My boys are working on a new design for us right now, so hopefully we'll have a fresh look in a few weeks.
That said, I'm about to do a quick update for all the shit we've released in the past couple months, starting with Notion...
Sigh. Once again, my bad on the extremely delayed post... This is the first volume of a three volume series of mixtapes where I try to do something that I haven't heard anyone else do; rap over indie rock/electro/dubstep/alternative/folk/indie songs, while leaving the original tune intact and integrating my rhymes with the theme of the tracks. It's also my first ever solo mixtape release, so I hope y'all dig it.
This is getting ridiculous eh? We need a blogger lol. Aight, for March, Uncle Nosh and I came with some heaters.
Nosh laced another cut with TruStylz, this time 'It's On' is the banger in question. Huge. Grab it free from Notion's Bandcamp page.
Grab it free from The Movement Fam Bandcamp anyway; it's a really great collection of music, regardless of the theme. There's two exclusive cuts this year, both from Cee & Bekah. The first is 'Close To Mine', over Trey Songz' 'Wonder Woman', and the other joint is actually an unofficial remix of Tony Williams' single 'Dreaming Of Your Love' (remixed by Kiri Kanes), which Tony himself actually asked us to do. Tony is Kanye West's cousin by the way, so it was a big fuckin' deal to us back in the day.
For the shortest month, Uncle Nosh dropped 'Level We At', a fuckin' banger with the homie from back home TruStylz. I love this one, definitely a personal favourite of all the joints Nosh and Truey did before we dipped. Cop it free from Nosh's Bandcamp.
My project is called 'The Indie Experiment'. Over the last couple of years, I picked up the guitar again (I've been playing on and off since I was 9) and discovered rock/indie/electro/alternative music, and it had a huge affect on me. I decided that I wanted to undertake my first ever solo project by adding my vocals to some of my favourite indie tunes, but instead of chopping the songs up like most rappers tend to do, I left the original song intact and placed my vocals around those of the artist, creating a whole new dichotomy for the song.
A youthful barrage of neu-disco, progressive and electro-sprinkled synths, J-Lah's Time Trap EP contains sounds for every EDM lover. The lead single, Time Trap, provides an alluring steady climb of introductory synthesizers and, after much foreplay, spontaneously combusts into a drop of rich, characterful melody with an enormous amounts of energy. Conversely, You Don't Understand conveys more intimacy - a contemplative homage to influences of past, present and future. The Time Trap EP is JLah's first official record release, and we are extremely proud to welcome him into the Burner family.
The good homies You And Your Music, who we've performed with a number of times before we dipped from Oz, have worked for 9 months putting together a fantastic video for the remix version of their single 'Keep On Spinning', which details the daily struggles of the bicycle courier. It's picked up some steam amongst the two-wheeler crowd, and in anticipation for the launch next month, the boys dropped a teaser for the video. Peep game. Also, you can catch the boys live with The Fam's own Bekah at the St Kilda Festival in a couple weeks!
Aaaaaaand we're kicking 2012 off with a foot to the balls, son. Notion plans to drop a track a month; and I'm gonna put my nuts on the line and say I'ma do it too.
So as promised, Nosh comes with the goods on his 'So Cold (Freestyle)'. Absolute banger, and you can download it free. Win.
The big homie Purpose has finally dropped the third volume of his 'If The City Had A Voice' series, right before his album hits y'all. Peep the press release and links below... After experiencing large underground success with If the City Had A Voice Pt. 2, touring the country twice and spending countless hours in the studio, Purpose rounds out the year by presenting the 3rd installment of his mixtape series. If the City Had A Voice pt. 3 will be released as a free download this Wednesday, November 30th.
It features 14 tracks from the Adelaide MC/producer and is mixed by DJ Hacksaw once again, showcasing the growing on track chemistry they have developed in such a short space of time. It also features Prime & Motive of Pagen Elypsis and production from Purpose himself, Rob Shaker, Answer & Debate.
‘It’s a little something to show you where I’m at in my head after having a good year and looking to even bigger things in 2012…’ - Purpose
This release marks Purpose’s 7th project in build up to his highly anticipated album Where It Starts due for release mid 2012 and is sure to tide fans over for the Summer. Download 'If The City Had A Voice Part 3'
Purpose - If The City Had A Voice Part 3
Official Website: ifthecityhadavoice.com
Twitter: twitter.com/purposepe
Facebook: www.facebook.com/purposepe
Youtube: youtube.com/purposeadl
So we were all like, 'fuck it. Let's make November big.' And we did. We got two new joints for y'all from both Notion and Cee...
First up, Nosh rips this fuckin' gem of a double time cut, 'Wassup (Okay) Freestyle'. This is the first time Nosh has knocked out some serious double time since like 2004/2005, so I for one was excited as hell to hear this. Peep game, and download it for free:
Notion - Wassup (Okay) Freestyle
And finally, I got my ass into gear (pause) and got around to getting my solo career started. Now keep in mind, I haven't purposely released a solo track (aside from my contribution to the homie FlamesYall's 'InternationYall' album last month) since like 2002 or something. So this is a big ass deal for me.
While my girl was in Jamaica, I rocked a cut over Game x Chris Brown's "Pot Of Gold" joint. Breezy's hook is amazing, and I felt like I had to speak my mind about why things have changed lately, and where my passion for music lies.
Please 'Like' the Cee Facebook page to get it up with The Movement Fam, Notion and Cee & Bekah pages, and download the track for free from my Bandcamp! Cee - Pot Of Gold
Cee - Pot Of Gold
Aight, for those who haven't signed up to The Fam eNewsletter (chuck your email addy in on the right side there), here's what just went out yesterday: Notion - Some People Hate
Notion has been going in lately. He knocked out a lil' freestyle over Jay's 'Some People Hate' and you can download it free from his Bandcamp page!
Notion - Some People Hate (Freestyle)
Tokyo Cigar - Operation: Remix The Remix (The Devastator Prequel)
The homie from Balitmore, Tokyo Cigar, just dropped a new album called 'Operation: Remix The Remix (The Devastator Prequel)'. Both Cee and Notion laced joints on here; Cee collabed with Tokyo on 'The Layer Cake', while Nosh rocked it solo on the freestyle tip. Another free download from Tokyo's Bandcamp!
Operation: Remix The Remix (The Devastator Prequel)
FlamesYall - InternationalYall
Now off to the other side of the pond. Straight outta the UK, the homie FlamesYall dropped his anticipated 'InternationYall' album, featuring MCs from the US, Canada, UK, Luxembourg and Australia. Cee contributed a solo cut 'SatisfiedJust...', his first solo joint since 2002 (shouts to Tiff). Of course, this is yet another free download from FlamesYall's Bandcamp page.
FlamesYall - InternationYall
The Movement Fam - No Keys
Wanna peep some new exclusive shit from The Fam? Recorded between 2009 and 2011, this joint 'No Keys' is produced by DaSoundDesigner outta Paris, France and mixed/mastered by Notion. Vibed for y'all to hear it!
Listen to No Keys from The Movement Fam!
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