Hip-Hop Northwest

Digging in the Crates: The DNA of Contemporary Music

hiphopnorthwest — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:06:05 +0000

Roland Loessiein’s diploma thesis entitled Digging in the Crates combines artsy design with the dusty fingered work ethic that is the foundation of modern sample based music. The interactive installation seeks “to explore the sampling as a production technology of contemporary music” while taking participants through a history of audio manipulation.

While the cohesive design will certainly appeal to the more visually oriented, vinyl junkies will find it worth watching simply to hear the 9th Creation “Bubble Gum” sample.

Visit Digging in the Crates for more info and installation tour dates.

Spaceman – Greetings Earthlings Mixtape

hiphopnorthwest — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:47:19 +0000

Check the latest mixtape from Seattles own Spaceman.

I will be posting my actual reviews for mixtapes once I can get this blog up and running properly, I’ve registered the domain www.HipHopNorthwest.com so be on the look out for the fully functional blog soon. For now… click the image below get your Space on.

Marco Polo Makes A Beat

hiphopnorthwest — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:49:05 +0000

Check the man Marco Polo workin on a beat.

Vitamin D – “The B-Day EP”

hiphopnorthwest — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:02:44 +0000

It’s always dope to be blessed with beats by local town legend Vitamin D, its another to have him on the rhymes. This right here! Is the truth.

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Happy Birthday Vita.

To Have & To Hold: Vinyl “Musicmentory” f/ Questlove

hiphopnorthwest — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:23:24 +0000

Add this one to your list of must see vinyl inspired documentaries and movies. Director Jony Lyle gives a quick teaser of his upcoming film entitled To Have & To Hold, which Lyle describes as “a ‘musicmentory’ to celebrate the age of vinyl records.”

The film promises enough archive footage, records rooms, music collections, pressing plants, and rare vinyl to satisfy even the most die hard physical music addicts. In addition to its irresistible collectible eye candy, To Have & To Hold, which is scheduled for a 2010 release, features interviews with such notable vinyl aficionados as Questlove, Chuck D, Bobbito Garcia, DJ Amir, Bruce Lundvall, Christian Marclay, and Paul Mawhinney.

Grynch – “The Rapping About Rapping Mixtape (Mixed by DJ Nphared)”

hiphopnorthwest — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:25:44 +0000

As they say its always better late than never! Check the latest mixtape from Seattle’s very own Grynch and DJ Nphared.

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Welcome to Hip-Hop Northwest!

hiphopnorthwest — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:26:33 +0000

Welcome to the #1 place for Northwest Hip-Hop!

We will be adding some beat videos, interviews, album reviews and more shortly!

For now check this out King of the Beats Documentary!

Come back soon!