Any Quasimoto fans in the house? Good news - the rapper's Astronaut EP, which was released only once in the UK as a single-sided 12" record, is now available worldwide from Stones Throw. According to the album's description:These tracks, made at the same time as The Unseen, have not been released on any album to date, but "Am I Confused" in particular is a stand-out favorite of many, and cert...
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Later on I'll be sitting in my basement,smokin some sour diesel listening to this Quasimoto A.K.A. Madlib track.
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I have been listening to Quasimoto for about as long as any Stones Throw artist, but not until recently when I purchased my first cd of his did I actually take the time to look into who he is, and madlib's stoner rap alias is just that. I've seen cases of chronic schizophrenia that begin as a simple alter-egos, and develop into a split personalitites that shrowd the importance of ones own born...
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While I've never been panhandled by a junkie on the bus, I have seen some strange things aboard the SF Muni. On the 22 Fillmore, there was a game of "three-card monte":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-card_Monte going down in the back. Do people still fall for this? It's the oldest con in the book.Quasimoto led to my discovery of Madlib. His jazzy beats are packed full of flavor. Quasi...
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Release Date: Feb. 19th, 2009 When I found out that kidrobot was slated to release a vinyl Quasimoto figure later this month, I had 2 thoughts run through my head. The first was that it was a great idea and the second was, "Wait! Why didn't this exist already?" A collaboration involving "planet Earth's premier creator & retailer of limited edition toys" manufacturing a vinyl collectors fig...
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As any Beatsmith worth their MPC2000XL will tell you, soundtracks are a producers best friend. From the schticky patriotism of the Rocky theme (sampled by Brand Nubian amongst others) to the sublime funk work in Lalo Schifrin's Enter the Dragon S/T (sampled by Alkoholiks and Dre etc etc.) it seems that some soundtracks refuse to go away. One S/T in particular that has consistently entertaine...
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