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REVIEW: IV The Polymath

.:ALBUM REVIEW: IV The Polymath - New Vs. Old

In the past few years, instrumental hip-hop albums have started to garner widespread attention. Previously, MCs used to seek out beat tapes to practice their rhymes or find producers for their albums. Nowadays, producers can release entire projects that don’t sound out of place without a rapper spitting over the tracks. This tradition of showcasing beats without rappers started back in the mid 90s with the help of artists such as DJ Shadow and his album “Endtroducing.” The latest release to come across my desk in this genre is IV the Polymath’s “New Vs Old.”

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INTERVIEW: Moka&Chief

.:INTERVIEW: Moka Only & Chief -- Word Is Bond Exclusive Interview

We told you about Moka Only and Chief's show at East Village in London for Doctor's Order previously with our review and we posted some great pictures courtesy of Ruben Cruz of Kraken photography, but it is now time to present our exclusive interview with the duo, recorded a few hours before the show, where they tell us about London, Crickets and more.

Big shout out to Spin Doctor for providing a place for us to conduct the interview and of course to Moka Only and Chief, who took some time to chill with us and answer our questions despite jet lag and tiredness.

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MIX: DJ FYO – Beats To The Vibes 2

.:MIX: DJ FYO - Beats To The Vibes 2 -another side- (WIB EXCLUSIVE)

Japanese DJ and Word Is Bond affiliate DJ FYO has once again blessed us with an exclusive mix. You should know the deal by now from his previous mixes; 40 tracks blended with some additional gems showcasing the sounds of WIB and DJ FYO's own musical palette.

Previous Beats To The Vibes mixtapes have now become available for download, you can find them via the link...

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EVENT: Idle Warship

.:EVENT REVIEW: Idle Warship at the Key Club (Los Angeles)

In the City Of Angels, no matter what day of the week it is.. if you're a fan of any particular artist, chances are you'll be coming out to see them. In this case, this past Wednesday night was no different, as the Key Club became a fully packed house, waiting for Idle Warship artists Talib Kweli & Res (w/their band) to come out and jam for their fans. You can even see the anticipation on the audience's faces that once they got started, it was definitely going to be a good night, brought to you by Move Forward Music & Fusicology.

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    Kelly

    From the sevenlies.com website:

    http://www.sevenlies.com

    http://soundcloud.com/sevenlies

    Seven Lies is releasing their 3rd album in two weeks called DEVOTED.

    The third album from Seven Lies continues their evolution and includes a more electronic dance sound. Their new album “Devoted” is full of rhythm drenched dance tunes like “Follow You” “Devoted” and “Play That Music Loud”, some stylistic moody electronica like “Come Down” and “Bang Bang” and well written ballads like “Make Up Time” and You’re So Beautiful” that can really sweep you up into refection.

    Devoted will be released worldwide on October 23, 2010 and the first single (TBA) will go to radio Canada wide. Sneak previews are available on the band website. This will follow their previous radio success with “Letting Go”, “She’s So” and “Endure” that earned a Canada wide listening audience with over 50 stations adding them to their playlists.

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    Do you accept submissions from underground artists/labels? If so, is there a general email address?

  • http://peanutgallerynetwork.com The Gallery Network

    Do you accept submissions from underground artists/labels? If so, is there a general email address?

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    Hey whats up, I noticed you posted one of our tracks last year, wanted to thank you guys for that, also that I’ve released a mixtape with my group Dead Bully which features ‘Get you Down’ the track you posted. That track also was picked by Talib Kweli for his Blacksmith Community mixtape…. So when you get a chance, please have a listen to our mixtape http://deadbully.bandcamp.com/

  • http://deadbully.bandcamp.com/ Dukus

    Hey whats up, I noticed you posted one of our tracks last year, wanted to thank you guys for that, also that I’ve released a mixtape with my group Dead Bully which features ‘Get you Down’ the track you posted. That track also was picked by Talib Kweli for his Blacksmith Community mixtape…. So when you get a chance, please have a listen to our mixtape http://deadbully.bandcamp.com/

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