DJ Sneaks #20 Too Many T's

Yes yes!

Finally back with another DJ Sneaks and hopefully a selection of superb mix tapes later in the week.

This DJ Sneaks edition we're bringing in the Hip Hop. Fresh from the Camberwell streets......well maybe a comfy bench in the Camberwell Tiger (South London's finest boozer for those that don't know).



Too Many T's step up this time round with a mix spliced together by their occasional collaborator and DJ on hand Mr Biscuits. But first a little bit about the boys themselves.

Too Many T's.... aka Ross Standaloft and Leon Rhymes are two lovable cheek mongers of an Emcee duo. After forming in the summer of 2011, Too Many T's have been gaining attention from all directions with their tight but tongue in cheek take on rap all laid down over real sounding funk and Sesame street soul influenced hip hop beats. Check out the below video for their track "Medina life" to get an example of this if my use of descriptives above has left you a little lost. The video recorded in on the streets of Marrakesh last Spring and released in December it definitely gives you an idea of what the boys are about.



The Kicks.
Was pretty hyped to get Too Many T's to step up for the kicks mix as i know Leon Rhymes is a bit of a trainer addict as well. Up Towns all the way with Leon selecting a pretty different pair of Nike Air Force 1s for show and tell. Here's his bit about them.....

"Trekking around New York's Lower East side looking for some fresh kicks at the end of 2011 I stumbles across these fresh AF1s in a vintage store - unworn but without the box - in perfect size and had to have em. Love the double set of red and pink laces and the splatter mid soles to give it that extra pop. Now i know they were release in 2008 and it turns out they're Supremes - and women's - but I'm now in touch with my feminine side, and anyway, they look fresh as fook"



The Mix -

A corker of a mix laid down from a selection of Too Many T's influential jams. Mr Biscuit brings the skills in big time as well, with every track cut, rubbed and mixed too a T....
Featuring classic Eric B and Rakim right through to classic UK beauts by artists including Jehst and Foreign Beggars. Most definitely one for the download. Check it on the Soundcloud player below also featuring the DL link.



Find more deets on Too Many Ts on the links below and for the London crew check out their high energy live show, Friday the 9th March at the Hoxton Pony, Shoreditch.

www.youtube.com/TooManyTVs
www.facebook.com/toomanyts
www.soundcloud.com/too-many-ts
www.twitter.com/toomanyts
www.toomanyts.com

We'll be back later in the week and on the usual house music tip.

Peas.
O
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Artworks Amsterdam, Throwing Snow XLR8R mix, J Dilla tribute tape

Sorry for the small amount of content recently, the last few weeks have been rather busy and our broken promises of a new DJ Sneaks and all the rest have been noted so we'll try and pick things up for you soon.

A few little nuggets to make you aware of today.

Artworks Amsterdam
Firstly we're going to be in Amsterdam this Thursday (16th Feb) laying down some tunes at the Artworks exhibition and after party. The exhibition itself will be featuring work by Super A, M Jay, Collin Van Der Sluijs and Rutger Termohlen. We'll be joining the Hear No Evil team in providing beats along side Throwing Snow and Blende. Check out Ross Throwing Snow's XLR8R mix from January over on the XLR8R site here for some serious tune selection as well as a number of his own Jams.

It's Our first trip to the Dam so any Dutch readers out there drop by and say hello. Heard big things about the Artworks exhibition parties. RSVP here - exhibition@glassworksamsterdam.nl for entry with full deets of the event here and the exhibition flyer below.




J Dilla - A Tribute to the Drum.
Made aware of this by the missus so props to her for for alerting your ears to this one.
Last week was the anniversary of the passing of one of hip hops greatest producers.

James Sewitt Yancey aka J Dilla was one of the true masters of the MPC. His beats are the basis of what hip hop is to me and his productions for a Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Erykah Badu and many many more are some of the greatest examples of smooth soulful sampling ever laid down .
The below is a collection of influenced tributes and Dilla remixes that you need on your music player and it's all up for free download.




And as i said earlier, more posts, mixes and general banterbury to come soon so hold tight.

Going to finish with this.

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The Weekend!

So, the weekend (and pay day for a lot of people) has finally come round. And unfortunately due to a mad list of things to do before 6pm we haven't got a big post for you today. Hold tight for a bag of new mixes coming in next week including a DJ Sneaks from Too Many Ts (taking us on a wee UK hip hop tip).

For those of you heading to Trouble Vision tonight and/or tomorrow night we'll see you there. It's looking to be a massive one to kick off 2012 and i am more than excited.

We're going to leave you with something fresh and smooth to ease you in to a weekend of sweaty warehouses and noisy beats.

I had the pleasure of meeting this dude last night and he's also joining us for his first UK rave adventure tonight. Jake Kost is over visiting the UK from his home lands of Portland Oregon, US of A.

Turns out he writes a few words here and there and has also put those word down over some very smooth beats and produced a couple of pretty cool videos to go with them. It's definitely rare to hear new US hip hop of this quality over in the UK these days as the flow of major label mush and over produced rubbish is all up in our faces. The influences of acts like People Under The Stairs and The Pharcyde sadly no longer grace the ipods of todays average British youths.

Anyway, ease it all in with a listen of the below and we'll catch you on the other side. If you like the videos check out his Soundcloud here and show some love.

Safe weekends.

O

DJ Premier - Old Skool New Year 2012 mix

Ok.....No house today. Something a little different to keep your ears fresh.

DJ Premier is bit of a hero of mine to be honest. Simple but perfectly placed cuts and one of the finest creators of straight up sampled, raw and real hip hop beats. Gangstarr was definitely the in car and "mini disk" player soundtrack of my teenage years and is still something i have to listen to at least once a week.



So i thought I'd alert your ears to this if you haven't had the pleasure of hearing it already. Premo, lays down a superb selection of old skool cuts to bring in the new year. Perfection on a hip hop platter brought to us by DJ Premier blog radio.

Live From HeadQCourterz (12/30/2011) by Dj Premier Blog Radio on Mixcloud

DJ Sneaks #17 Si Tew + New Album

Back again with a fresh DJ Sneaks Mix for you today from UK producer and Dj Si Tew.

We got sent through Si's new album "When The Clouds Ran Away" a few weeks back and after the first very impressive listen we decided to see if the man likes his kicks. Turns out he indeed does and he's sent us over a superb DJ Sneaks edition as well as the album preview below that.



We're loving the album a lot, with a perfect laying out of atmospheric electronic sounds, hip hop freshness and general soulful goodness. Get on a preview listen of the album at the bottom of the page and go buy it. Its out now on Atzjazz records and after a listen on the below Soundcloud player i think you'll agree it is definitely worth your pennies

Si's Kicks.

Another very nice pair of air max 90s to the Sneaks catalogue. From the mad but very cool colour scheme on these I'm guessing they are custom IDs but let me know if I'm wrong there. Good to see they are getting worn as well.



Si sent a wee quote over with the pic as well.

"I love a bright pair of air max, even though these are a little mashed up they are still getting worn on the daily!"

Si's Mix-

A great selection once again taking things off the usual run of housier stuff we post with most DJ Sneaks editions. Si's mix is as eclectic in tracks as his album sounds which really shows where he's coming from musically. Definitely one for playing out loud.

Get a listen on the Mixcloud player below with Track listing available on the Mixcloud site

Si Tew - Sneaker Mix by Si Tew on Mixcloud

Si Tew - "when the clouds ran away"

A full listen to this is a must. Make sure you get over to Si's web site here and grab yourself a copy.

Si Tew - When The Clouds Ran Away by Atjazz Record Company