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This Week’s:
Clutchy Hopkins – Sleepers Never Dig, Diggers Never Sleep [Mix]

Los Angeles/Apple Valley producer Clutchy Hopkins returns with a new mixtape for 2006. He got on the 1’s and 2’s with his brother one day and created this mix after a fat blunt session. Limited to 100 copies.
- Part 1 (15:49)
- Part 2 (17:39)
Black Milk - Tronic [Buy]

- Long Story Short feat. Dwele
- Bounce
- Give The Drummer Su
- Without U feat. Colin Munroe
- Hold It Down
- Losing Out feat. Royce da 5′9
- Hell Yeah feat. Fat Ray
- Overdose
- Reppin For U feat. AB
- The Matrix feat. Pharoahe Monch, Sean Price & DJ Premier
- Try
- Tronic Summer
- Bond 4 Life feat. Melanie Rutherford
- Elec (OUTRO)
Mark Farina – Mushroom Jazz Vol. 6 [Buy]

- The Jazzual Suspects – This Beat
- Smooth Current – Fools Competition
- Ta’Raach – Baaaby
- Kero One – Groovin’
- Jamal – Jamal 141
- Colossus – Dopebeatz
- Brawdcast – Calm Down (Instrumental)
- J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science – Alive (Instrumental)
- Gagle – Scene #2 (Instrumental)
- Uneaq – Just Checkin’ (J’s Stripped Down Instrumental)
- Colossus feat. G-off & The Whooligan – The What?
- Rubberoom – Bodysnatchin’ (On the Isle)
- Flash – Wasn’t Really Worth My Time
- Mark Farina – Life
- The Jazzual Suspects – Ba Dada
- Super Smoky Soul – Untitled 005
- Choice37 – Way Back When
- Colossus – Transit
- J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science – Day at the Beach
- Dave Allison – Reflections
Q-Tip – The Renaissance [Buy]

- Johnny Is Dead
- Won’t Trade
- Gettin’ Up
- Official
- You
- We Fight / Love feat. Raphael Saadiq
- Manwomanboogie feat. Amanda Diva
- Move
- Dance On Glass
- Life Is Better feat. Norah Jones
- Believe feat. D’Angelo
- Shaka
Illa J – Yancey Boys [Buy]

- Timeless
- We Here
- R U Listenin’? (feat. Guilty Simpson)
- Alien Family (By Frank Nitty)
- Strugglin’
- Showtime
- Swagger
- Mr. Shakes (a.k.a. Affion Crockett) (Skit)
- DFTF (feat. Affion Crockett)
- All Good
- Souds Like Love (feat. Debi Nova)
- Everytime
- Illasoul
- Air Signs
Blue Sky Black Death - A Heap Of Broken Images (CD2) [Buy]

CD1
- Skies Open
- Days Are Years
- Chloroform
- Not Here
- They Came Around
- Dream Of Dying
- From Suns Angle
- Rap Creature Land
- Heroin For God
- Guilty Ones
- The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter
- Still Asleep
CD2
- Engage My Words Ft Jus Allah Wise Intelligent And Sabac Red
- Street Legends Ft A-Plus And Pep Love
- Floor Chalk Best Reprise Ft Guru And Chief Kamanchi
- Scriptures Ft Lil Sci
- Long Division Ft Rob Sonic And Mike Ladd
- I Catch Fire Ft Holocaust
- Grimey Styles Ft Mikah 9
- Brain Cells Ft Virtuoso
- Everything Ft Awol One
- It Wasnt White
Murs – Murs For President [Buy]

- Intro
- I’m Innocent
- Lookin’ Fly Feat. Will.I.Am
- The Science
- Can It Be (Half A Million Dollars and 18 Months Later)
- Everything
- Road Is My Religion
- Soo Comfortable
- Time Is Now Feat. Snoop Dogg
- Think You Know Me
- Me and This Jawn
- Love and Appreciate II Feat. Tyler Woods
- A Part Of Me
- Break Up (The Oj Song)
- Breakthrough
Loosies:
Evidence – For Whom The Bell Tolls Feat. Blu, Phonte, & Will.I.Am (Prod. By Khrysis)
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So after nearly a year, Ive grown very tired of tumblr. I also registered eclecticsoundclash.com for $2.19/yr (GoDaddy.com coupon code: 199TEST).
Guess i’ll continue where i left off then..

Serious props to Andres (Classic Drug References) for puttin this shit together.
If you miss this show..
youre just a straight up retard.
Recommendations:
Shawn Lee & Clutchy Hopkins – Clutch Of The Tiger
- Full Moon
- Two Steps Back
- Things Change
- Bill Blows It
- So Easily, So Naturally
- Leon Me
- Dollar Short
- When I Was Young
- Across The Pond
- Bad Influence
- Till Next Time
- Indian Burn
Johnson & Jonson (Blu & Mainframe) – Powders & Oils

- J & J
- Up All Night
- Half A’ Knot
- Mama Told Me
- The Gusto Room (feat. Stand Up By Bobo Lamb as Jack Johnson)
- Wow!
- The Only Way
- In The Building (feat. Vocalist Miguel as Jontel Johnson)
- Bout It, Bout It (feat. Raps By Mainframe As Jon Johnson)
- Spell Check (feat. Gang Sign Language By Big D Menace)
- Long Time Gone
- Still Up All Night (feat. Co$$ as Troy Johnson)
- A Perfect Picture
- Anything Is Possible (feat. Raps By Randy & Jon Johnson)
- The Oath
- Hidden Bonus Track
Now On – Dont Call It A Mixtape (Hosted By DJ House Shoes)

- House Shoes
- The Now On Show
- Keep Goin’
- I’m Sayin’ [Remix] feat. Aloe Blacc
- Get Yours Freestyle
- I Try feat. Mello
- Glory Days feat. Buff1
- Nevermind That – E Reece feat. Buff1 & Now On
- My Heart And I Need Space To Grow
- Sandineaston Freestyle feat. Aloe Blacc
- For You
- Up At It Again [Black Milk Remix]
- To The Top feat. TiRon
- This Time Around [Snippet]
- True Colors – Buff1 feat Now On
- Party Like A Politician feat. Buff1 & Tenacity
- Jihad feat. Isis Wise
- White Girls
Wee Bee Foolish – Brighton Beach Memoirs

- Intro
- Whatcha Need
- Energy
- Triplets
- Don’t You Cry
- Funk Keeps B
- This Kid
- Envelope Pusherz
- Breeze
- Pimpflomein
- Chedda Chasers
- Midtro
- Turn It Out
- Main Attraction
- Remember
- Properly Done
- La Celle
- It’s Only Right
- Tiger Books (LP)
VA – Ghostly Swim

- Michna – Triple Chrome Dipped
- Dabrye – Temper
- The Chap – Carlos Walter Wendy Stanley
- Dark Party – Active
- Tycho – Cascade [Live Version]
- JDSY – All Shapes
- Deastro – Light Powered
- Matthew Dear – R+S
- FLYamSAM – The Offbeat
- Cepia – Ithaca
- Aeroc – Idiom
- The Reflecting Skin – Traffickers
- School of Seven Bells – Chain
- Ben Benjamin – Squirmy Sign Language
- Kill Memory Crash – Hit + Run
- Osborne – Wait A Minute
- Milosh – Then It Happened
- 10:32 – Blue Little
- Mux Mool – Night Court
New Jack Hustle [Newman (of Giant Panda) & Shawn Jackson] – Sound Check

- First Newport
- Theme Music
- More
- Inglewood
- Sooner Or Later
- Lionel
- New Shades
- Suprise
- Wow
- Saturday Night
- Sunday Morning
- Ronald
- Last Newport
Foreign Exchange – Leave It All Behind (CD2)

- Daykeeper
- Take Off The Blues (feat. Darien Brockington)
- All Or Nothing / Comming Home To You (feat. Darien Brockington)
- I Wanna Know
- House Of Cards (feat. Muhsinah)
- Sweeter Than You
- Valediction
- If She Breaks Your Heart (feat. Zo! & Yahzarah)
- If This Is Love (feat. Yahzarah)
- Something To Behold (feat. Munsinah & Darien Brockington)
- Leave It All Behind
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Sorry its been a while since i posted weekly recommendations..moved into a new place and just havent found the time. Heres somethin to hold you over till Tues:

Click ^ for a pretty sweet 1 hour mix-track from Thes One of People Under the Stairs ..and dont forget to cop Fun DMC on the 30th.

Click ^ to download the album sampler. Foreign Exchange’s (Phonte & Nicolay) 2nd LP, Leave It All Behind drops on October 7th as a digital download (w/ instrumentals) hard copy on October 14th.
Tracklist:
- Daykeeper
- Take Off The Blues
- All Or Nothing/Coming Home To You
- I Wanna Know
- House Of Cards
- Sweeter Than You
- Valediction
- If She Breaks Your Heart
- If This Is Love
- Something To Behold
- Leave It All Behind

Now i know there are probably a lotta Doom haters these days after all the Doom-poster shit hes been pullin..but you cant deny his talent..and its not like we pay for his cds anyways ;] I’ll have the album up as soon as it leaks so check back around October 21st.

New Clutchy Hopkins material drops October 21st in a collaboration with Shawn Lee called Clutch Of The Tiger. ” It’s dusty and mysterious junkyard jazz that’s powered by sly beats and other-worldly funk.” -Ubiquity Records
Click tracks below to hear audio snippets:
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Criminally slept on, People Under The Stairs continue to produce quality music album after album. Above is a video of Thes One breaking down his creative process on the MPC, then a video of Thes and Double K clowning around in their home studio.
This week’s:
People Under The Stairs – The Om Years [Disc1, Disc2]

DISC 1 (Best of The Om Years):
- Intro
- San Francisco Knights
- 43 Labels I Like
- Time To Rock Our Shit
- The Cat
- We’ll Be There
- Youth Explosion
- Code Check
- Give Love A Chance
- Jappy Jap
- The Suite For A Beaver Pt. 1
- O.S.T. (Original Soundtrack)
- Empty Bottles Of Water
- The L.A. Song
- Hang Loose
- Acid Raindrops
- The Breakdown
- Montego Slay
- Yield
- Play It Again / Outro
DISC 2 (B-Sides & Rarities):
- Invisible Blunt
- I-15
- Tour Guide
- Schooled In The Trade (Instrumental)
- Big Daddy Brown
- Hang Loose Pt. 2
- Sunroof (Instrumental)
- The Bomb Combo
- Afternoon Connection
- Out Da Club
- We’ll Be There (10 Seconds Remix)
Karl Hector & The Malcouns – Sahara Swing

- When The Sun Breaks Through
- Nyx
- Followed Path
- Transition “J”
- Sahara Swing
- Psycles
- Transition “I”
- Koloko Pt. 1
- Debere
- Transition “Z”
- Jabore Pt. 3
- Mystical Brotherhood
- Timely Interuption
- Transition “W”
- Mellow (Version)
- Rush Hour
- Transition “W”
- Toure Samar
- Passau Run
Phonte (Little Brother) – The Phon-Tigga
- Intergalactic Soul
- Backstage Girl
- The Animal (Featuring Murs)
- Feelin Alright (Featuring Big Pooh)
- Beats N Rhymes (Featuring Kev Brown & Oddisee)
- Let it Be Known (Featuring Sean Price)
- Pure (Featuring L.E.G.A.C.Y.)
- Make it Hot (Featuring Sean Boog & Joe Scudda)
- The Perch (Featuring Oddisee & Tor)
- No Fear (Featuring Cool C Brown & Asheru)
- Whos That (Featuring Sean Boog & L.E.G.A.C.Y.)
- Birdz (Featuring Buckshot & Keisha Shontelle)
- (Bonus) It’s My Life (Featuring Polyrhythm Addicts)
- (Bonus) Ladder of Success (Featuring K-Hill, Wordsworth & Masta Ace)
- Live at Home – (remix, feat. El Da Sensei)
- The Bed (intro)
- Day to Day – (feat. Apani B Fly)
- Lyricist, The – (feat. J-Live)
- Monotone MC’s
- Phone Bizness – (feat. Mr. Complex)
- Record Lovers
- Time Is Right, The – (feat. Asheru Of The Unspoken Heard)
- Time Is Right, The – (Mother Chunker remix, feat. Asheru)
VA – 7Heads R Better Than 1 Vol. 1: No Edge-Ups In South Africa

- BMIG – Asheru
- Braggin Writes (Domecracker Remix) – J-Live
- The Gusto – Audessey The Sound Sci Of Mass Influence (feat. Apple Jac)
- Backstage – Wordsworth
- Full Blown – El Da Sensai
- Mood Swing – Asheru (feat. Talib Kweli)
- Reflections On A Heart Attack – RLD & Richy Pitch
- Mr. Dynamite – Djinji Brown
- This Is Hip Hop – Oddissee & Kenn Starr
- Queen City Remix – BJ & Piakhan (feat. Akil)
- Say Cheese – J-Live
- Night Shift – Audessey The Sound Sci Of Mass Influence
- Bosoms – J-Live, Wordsworth, Eric Krasno & Neal Evans Of Soulive, and Adam Deitch Of Lettuce
- Trackrunners – Asheru (feat. J-Live & Grap Luva)
Clutchy Hopkins & Misled Children – People’s Market

- 3:25
- 4:52
- 1:52
- 2:59
- 2:53
- 1:17
- 3:35
- 5:00
- 1:14
- 3:41
- 3:00
- 1:38
- 3:24
- 3:38
The Budos Band – The Budos Band

- Up From The South
- T.I.B.W.F.
- Budos Theme
- Ghost Walk
- Monkey See, Monkey Do
- Sing A Simple Song
- Eastbound
- Aynotchesh Yererfu
- King Charles
- The Volcano Song
- Across The Atlantic
Podcast:
Heliocentrics have a new single on Now-Again Records coming in the Fall. Gaslamp Killer is from SD, works in LA and has a record coming out on Money Studies at the end of the year.
Clutchy Hopkins meets OG Mickey
“Steamboat Clutchy”

Download The Life Of Clutchy Hopkins
Tracklisting:
A1 3:06
A2 3:02
A3 4:08
A4 3:25
A5 2:15
A6 3:11
B1 2:07
B2 3:26
B3 3:34
B4 3:05
B5 3:14
B6 3:24
[Finally found it on the internets.. or you can be cool and pick up the LP @ Access]

Also found his latest album Walking Backwards
Tracklisting:
01. Sound Of The Ghost
02. Song For Wolfie
03. Love Of A Woman Feat. Darondo
04. 3rd Element
05. Para Los Ninos
06. Horny Tickle
07. Percy On The One
08. Rocktober
09. Alla Oscar
10. Good Omen
11. Swap Meet Me At The Corner
12. Last Time For Your Mind
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First things first. I no longer have internet at home. Dont know when that will get resolved..so sorry if updates start becoming less frequent [luckily not much is going on at work today.] Next, They finally announced San Diego’s
The Pre-Lineup:
Recommendations:
Clutchy Hopkins – MF Doom Meets Clutchy Hopkins
The Gaslamp Killer – I Spit On Your Grave [Access]
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Real Emotional Trash
Buddy Peace – Wolf Diesel Mountain [MiniMix]
T-Love – Long Way Back [Access]
Common Market – Black Patch War [Access]
Wax Poetics article of the week:
Who is Clutchy Hopkins?
Mystery funk from the California desert
By: Dominic Wagner // 04.07.08





