Tag: detroit

alexis = colectivo futurecast 024!

this month’s colectivo futurecast installment is a very special one, as it features a recording by one of our most avid collaborators and supporters. originally from colombia, but currently based in valencia, alexis has been following our footsteps from the early colectivo days. to call him a DJ would be inaccurate, in our mind he’s more of a sound researcher and connoisseur. for this occasion, he’s prepared a 70-minute selection of proper electro (the detroit kind) that features both old and new cuts with a clear inclination for what they call bass musics. check out the tracklist and the set after the jump…

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01 Arne Weinberg (AW-Recordings, 2009)
02 Gerard Hanson (Frustrated Funk, 2007)
03 Theo Parrish (NDATL Musik, 2009)
04 Projektname Unbekannt (Uncanny Valley, 2011)
05 Andre Holland (Underground Resistance, 1995)
06 Boris Bunnik (Clone West Coast Series, 2011)
07 Nick Dunton (Open Mind Recordings, 2010)
08 Submersible Machines (Lunar Disko Records, 2010)
09 Anthony Shakir (7th City, 1998)
10 Kyle Hall (Hyperdub, 2010)
11 Zyntax (Zyntax Motorcity, 2099)
12 Andrea Parker (Quatermass, 2001)
13 Mark Stewart (Modern Love, 12″, 2006)
14 Gerald Donald, James Stinson (Underground Resistance, 1996)
15 Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia (KK Records, 1993)
16 Michael Diekmann (Zyntax Motorcity, 2009)
17 Mark Stewart (Ai Records, 2003)
18 Darren J. Cunningham (Werk Discs, 2004)
19 James Stinson (Flourescent Forest Rec., 1991)

alexis – colectivo futurecast 024! by colectivofuturo

1 Comment by el colectivo futuro on September 18, 2011

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tagged alexis, bass musics, colectivo futurecast, colombia, detroit, electro, valencia

colectivo digs mayer hawthorne!

if you haven’t heard mayer hawthorne‘s modern soul cuts, STOP! what you’re doing and go do so now, for your own good. having grown up just outside of detroit (ann arbor, michigan), mayer grew up surrounded by some of the best music ever made, including gems by isaac hayes, smokey robinson, and curtis mayfield, to name a few. after signing with stones throw, the self-taught multi-instrumentalist and singer released his debut album, titled “a strange arrangement“, and hasn’t looked back since. taking both north america and europe by storm with his old meets new fusion of motown inspired soul.

you’d be hard-pressed to find catchier, funner cuts than those on his first full length, where tracks such as “green eyed love” or “just ain’t gonna work out” will stick to your head for days! although the album is full of funk and energy in itself, it’s on the live circuit where mayer and his band, the county, excel. we had the pleasure of catching them live in madrid not long ago and left the concert wanting more, only to come back home with the consolation prize of playing his album non-stop once again.

you can keep track of mayer’s tour dates and news via his twitter: @mayerhawthorne or thru his stones throw profile

listen to “a strange arrangement” via spotify or get your very own copy of it on amazon

No Comments by colectivo on June 5, 2010

filed in colectivo digs, sounds

tagged ann arbor, detroit, mayer hawthorne, motown, music, soul, stones throw

stussy + j dilla = 3 part documentary!

recently, clothing brand stussy produced a 3 part documentary on the life of beat-master extraordinaire j dilla. the short film focuses on dilla’s life during his later years in los angeles. born on february 7, 1974, james dewitt yancey emerged from the mid 90′s detroit underground hip-hop scene. he is most known for his productions for busta rhymes, de la soul, and common, among others. upon his death in 2006, jaydee’s influence on hip hop production became more apparent, due to the amount of interest surrounding his unreleased catalogue.

check out the documentary below for a better insight from the people surrounding dilla in his final stages

for more info on the producer, check out his site on the internets @ j-dilla