Music for Perfect People

The following video was a submission by Tuomas Vauhkonen and Jeremias Nieminen for the Stones Throw Video Contest, which was launched back in April and wraps up today (July 1st.) The featured track is J Dilla‘s “Last Donut of the Night,” which comes off the late, great’s Donuts.

Man, I sure do love waking up with an excuse to listen to some Dilla …

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Back in April, Stones Throw Records held the first of their 15-year anniversary Direct to Disc events at Capsule Labs in Los Angeles. During the event, Mayer Hawthorne recorded a live set that was recorded directly to vinyl. You can order your copy of the set here, and enjoy the release on the double vinyl, with music on three of the sides.

Mayer Hawthorne & The Country Direct to Disc tracklist::
A1. Make Her Mine
A2. Maybe So Maybe No
A3. Gangsta Luv
A4. I Need You
A5. I Wish It Would Rain
B1. No Strings
B2. Green Eyed Love
B3. Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out
C1. The Ills
C2. Time Will Reveal
Side D is blank.

[via]

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From Stones Throw:

We’ve been talking with Lotus for a long while about a mix for the Stones Throw podcast. Here’s one he just sent over … no theme, no loops, just “records found in the valley.” Lovers Melt, mixed by Flying Lotus. No track list available at the moment.

DOWNLOAD :: Stones Throw Podcast 66: Flying Lotus – ‘Lovers Melt Mixed’

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Dam-Funk has recently churned out a killer remix of the Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti track “Fright Night (Nevermore).” Grab a listen to the track below, and enjoy the boogie.

DOWNLOAD :: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – “Fright Night (Nevermore)” [Dam-Funk REMIX] [via]

Dam-Funk tour dates::
05-05 Los Angeles, CA – The Smell with Master Blazter & Vex Ruffin
05-28 Detroit, MI – Detroit Electronic Music Festival
05-29 Danbury, CT – B.O.M.B. Fest with Snoop
05-30 New York, NY – Rocks off Concert Cruise with Master Blazter & Steve Arrington
06-09 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
06-25 Cleveland, OH – Cleveland Museum of Art
07-31 Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Festival, Piknic Electronik

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Earlier today, Stones Throw announced the release of Madlib Medicine Show #9: Channel 85 presents Nittyville, which looks to be a full-length hip-hop album featuring Detroit’s Frank Nitt, Madlib (duh,) Oh No, and MED. There is currently a pre-order for the album, which will be available on May 31.

DOWNLOAD :: Madlib & Frank Nitt – “What Can U Tell Me” [ft. MED] [via]

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From Stones Throw:

Mayer Hawthorne on the decks with a 33-minute mix for the third edition of what we call Hawthorne Radio.

Track list::
Barbara McNair “Steal Away Tonight”
Barbara Randolph “You Got Me Hurtin’ All Over”
The Earles Inc “Let’s Try It Again”
The Vibrations “Wind Up Toy”
Tammi Terrell “This Old Heart Of Mine”
The Manhattans “I Call It Love”
The Ethics “Look At Me Now”
Brothers Of Soul “Try It Babe”
Little Carl Carlton “Drop By My Place”
Cheryl Williams “Everybody’s Happy But Me”
Barbara Mason “Half A Love”

DOWNLOAD :: Stones Throw Podcast #65 – Mayer Hawthorne Radio Ep. 3

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Check out the track “L.A. California” that Madlib has released from Beat Konducta Around The World, the bonus disc from Madlib Medicine Show #11: Low Budget High Fi Music.

This is a mini-album of instrumental hip-hop beats produced by Madlib, 14 tracks, running a total of 18 minutes. Each track represents a part of the world, although Lost Gates and Keebler Elf Forest might be hard to locate on Google Maps.

DOWNLOAD :: Madlib – “L.A. California” [via]

Damn .. this is one smooth soulful jam.

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Check out “Alone,” the latest single to be released from James Pants‘ self-titled album, which is due out on Stones Throw on 4/19/2011.

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During a visit to BBC Radio 1, J Rocc dropped a preview of some material off his upcoming release Some Cold Rock Stuf, which is rumored to see the light of the day at some point in March through Stones Throw.

DOWNLOAD :: J Rocc Some Cold Rock Stuf preview

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From Madlib Medicine Show #11: Low Budget High Fi Music, we have the previously unreleased track track “Louder” that should have appeared on the never-realized second album of Madlib & J Dilla (aka Jaylib.)

Madlib and Dilla collaborated primarily through the exchange of beat tapes, occasionally reworking each others material, or chopping the same beat in a kind of recorded call-and-response. [via]

http://soundcloud.com/stonesthrow/jaylib-louder-blast-your-radio-theme

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On Stones Throw’s 64th Podcast, PB Wolf was put in charge of creating the 50-minute mix that showcases some of the new music ST will be releasing in 2011. Follow the link to download the mix and check out the tracklist … you should immediatly notice that there is a new track from Madvillain (aka MF DOOM and Madlib.) “Avalanche & Victory Lap” is rumored to be from the duo’s upcoming LP.

DOWNLOAD :: Stones Throw Podcast #64 – [LINK]

Madvillain: Avalanche & Victory Lap
Madlib: Two from Rock Konducta
MED: Even Though & Play with You
Dam-Funk feat. GT: Rest in Peace
Dam-Funk: I Wanna Do Some Things Wit U
Steve Arrington: Good Feeling & Higher
Jonti Dan AKA Danimals: Hornets Nest & Christmas Worm
The Stepkids: Shadows on Behalf & La La
James Pants: Kathleen & Beta
Vex Ruffin: Walking Sideways & Avalanche
Myron & E: Let Me See You Do It & On Broadway
CX Kidtronik feat. Jon Wayne: The Buddykrak
CX Kidtronik feat. 4 5th: She’s A Murderer
J. Rocc: Rocchead’s Delight & Supersound
Anika: Terry & No One’s There
Mayer Hawthorne: Drums (Demo)
Bryant K Steward: Daisy’s Grow
Unknown Artist: Same Thing Tomorrow

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For those who want the shortcut to the Madvillain track, look no further:

DOWNLOAD :: Madvillain – “Avalanche / Victory Lap” [via]

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In January 2011, Stones Throw Records will be releasing an anthology of rare & unreleased 1982-1986 recordings from Tony Cook, The J.B.’s drummer and creator of “the Granddaddy of all House Records”. Below, we have the track “What’s On Your Mind,” which was originally recorded in the 80′s and is now being released with vocals by Dam Funk.

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Enjoy the video of Aloe Blacc‘s cover of the Velvet Underground classic “Femme Fatale.” This track was featured on Mr. Blacc’s latest release Good Things and also on a 7” through Stones Throw.

DOWNLOAD :: Aloe Blacc – “Femme Fatale” – [MP3]

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Stones Throw has partnered with SanDisk for a J Rocc mixtape featuring Mayer Hawthorne, Dam-Funk, Koushik and others, many of which are new and exclusive. This mix is a free download at wakeupyourphone.com (registration required). [via] One of the featured tracks on the mix is “Gangsta Touch (I Can’t Hide It)” which shows Dam-Funk bringing some heavy hitting bass and interstellar synths. Check it ..

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Stones Throw has added a new 12” EP from J. Rocc to its store and man oh man this should get all the beat heads out there excited. Take a listen to “Play This Too” and enjoy all those wonderful layers of drums + sound ..

DOWNLOAD :: J. Rocc – “Play This Too” – [MP3]

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