That Old Real Shit Suite. 20 years of Count Bass D

happy 20th aniversary to my favourite producer of all time CountBass D

keep it up g

on repeat: Count Bass D - Sorrow

ye, ye. another one. I know. isn't it awesome when one of those rarest things happens that prove that god does exist? one in a million of things that prove otherwise? like, say, the fact that one's favouritest hip hop producer is also one of the most prolific ones? (I'm not gonna mention the cutest coz this post is meant to be about my love for the music and not my crush on the dude, but hey, is that you god?). if I am repeating myself here it is not because I love repetition. though I do. I do. it's because it is the truth. this fucker is a motherloving G. if I was to be a fly? on a wall?

If somehow you no know about count bass d then go fucking know already. and buy this. or something else. the choice is vast. all genius. next time ima jus copy paste innit

on repeat: Grandmaz Nutz by G like Count Bass D

It is impossibly hard to write about your favourite musician. I know, I've tried and tried and tried.

I somehow stumbled on the video for Down Easy some time in 2007 I think and fell in love with Dwight Conroy Farrell at first sound. I stole BEGBORROWSTEEL - still one of my favouritest albums ever, now on bandcamp people! - right away, then all the other albums and for days listened to nothing else. I'd loved hip hop before but never felt so strongly about it. I discovered I had hip hop in my blood when I discovered Count Bass D and never looked back. some six years on and I find what he does with sound as fresh, unique and familiar as then and am as much in love as ever. I don't even know any more if the guy's music is actually that awesome or is it the unconditional tough love I filter it through every time with every release - and recently there's been many! - that makes me love it so fucking much every fucking time. I'm just saying this for the dramatic effect dontchano, I do actually know: shit is beautiful. every fucking time. every beat, loop, sample, distortion, vocals, lyrics, flow. pure joy, all of it, can't get enough. I occasionally disagree actually with some things the man says but still love the way he does it. I'll keep trying to write aboout it, meanwhile, a new beat tape just dropped and guess what.. I love it.

love it. buy it.

last nite a dj made my month

Got an unexpected present last night half way trough a wicked and not entirely unexpected hip hop set. shimmy's back from japan with stacks and stacks of records and knows what to give me to alleviate the jelousy. went round to drag him out (back) to the vinyl pimp's new shop opening party and did.... two hours later. like I said not entirely unexpectedly...I love you shimmy. I love you more Count Base D I'm serious