Provoked – The Listening Experience

Provoked

Travelling Download
Stop Trying Download
from The Listening Experience (2007, ProvokedMusic)

Provoked is a name on the rise for west coast hiphop and one to definitely keep a close eye on. The San Jose native calls La Quinta, in the Southern California desert his home. The heat out there is causing a big hiphop following to come up in the area, with denizens of MC’s, DJ’s, producers, Graf Writers, BBoys/Bgirls. It’s a good time for Desert hiphop and everyone is hustling, with people slanging CD’s and their own custom clothing lines out the trunk, in true BBoy fashion. Provoked is no exception.

Earlier this year he unleashed “The Listening Experience” as a taste of whats to come on his Full Length LP “Building My Foundation” (releasing Early 2008). Raw hiphop in its purest form and very unique with on-point and heartfelt lyrics. Trust me, no fake jack stories from this MC. He bases alot of what he spits on the mic on life experiences, from being an MC on the rise to more delicate topics such as the loss of close friends and staying positive.

The production on the album is handled in-house by Provoked’s fam, Source 1st and DJ Smooth Grooves. Combine the incredible lyrical content and the classic production values reminiscent of Primo, Large Professor and Diamond D, The Listening Experience makes you feel like you have travelled to that lost era of hiphop. If The Nonce got ahold of Pete Rock & CL Smooth’s Main Ingredient masters back in 1996, This EP is the present. Just Ill hiphop all the way thru on this project. Get your copy @ http://www.myspace.com/provokedmusic

P.S.
I had the honor to back Provoked as his DJ at a performance this past summer at The Annual Inner Truth Festival, in the Southern California Desert. Here are a few video clips.

Daedelus – Live At Low End Theory

Daedelus

Ready The End Download
Play It Again Download
Rest In Peace Download
From Live At Low End Theory (2008, Alpha Pup)

One of L.A.’s most daring producers, Daedelus weaves together a true “love-sound” that falls between honeyed melodies and avant-electronics He chops and splices disparate acoustic sources into incredible works of staggering resonance. Contrasting IDM styled cut-ups with childlike arrangements from the 30s and 40s, he has refined a style that has no imitators. Exactly the kind of music you’d expect from a scarily well-connected hip hop nut who happens to dress in Edwardian clothing and names himself after an Ancient Greek Legend.

The Daedelus live show, which utilizes a custom-built trigger device called the Monome, has amazed audiences across the world, and secured his reputation as one of the most exciting live artists in electronic music. In 2007, Alpha Pup Records invited Daedelus to perform at their infamous Low End Theory weekly club in Los Angeles, and recorded the performance. Now, for the first time ever, the live Daedelus experience is available on CD and for digital download. With a body of work including releases through Mush, Plug Research, Hefty, Tigerbeat6, Eastern Developments, and Ninja Tune, Daedelus’ rep is long since established. Electronic music fans worldwide rejoice!