Reading-based rapper Ash The Author drops his latest 7″ vinyl "Phantoms / Subterranean" on Village Live Records, featuring production from DJ Drinks and George Fields, with additional cuts from Mr Brown on the A-side.
That 12" was posted by my man Umberto Massimiliano Lampasona a long time ago, and to be honest I had never heard of this kat named Gene Tatum (G.T.) a.k.a G.T. the Lyrical Snyper a.k.a G.T. Tha 5-0 from Dallas, Texas at the time. To make a quick recap about his Bio, G.T. was born in Southwest Philly and raised in Fort Worth, TX. He began rapping at the age of 16 at house parties, backyards, school functions, and later talent shows. GT's constant grind started paying off ; he put out his first EP on tape in 1993 entitled "From the Streets" (released on CD in 1994), which caught the attention of Brad "Scarface" Jordan.
This 12" which came out on Central Funk Records in 1992 was a very good surprise because even if the track "It's Goin Down" produced by Jungle Style Productions on the G-Side isn't really my shit, the track "Mad Skillz" produced by Audio Assault Squad & G.T on the T-side is really dope and is the main reason why you should try to find this record.
1. Everybody - Basement Khemist
2. Detour To The Left - Ghetto Chilldren
3. Dedicated - Digable Planets
4. The Ultimate - Nomaads
5. Say Word - Boogiemonsters feat. Bahmadia
6. Illuminated Sunlight - Mood
7. And Justice For All - Circle Of Native Vibes
8. MCs - World Renown
9. Mothership - A.D.A.N.T. Foundation
10. Caught Up - Kinship
11. Markd4death - Deda
12. Rhyme Trainin' (Remix) - Mathematik
13. Life To The MC (Remix) - Mass Influence
14. Nonoxynol Rhymin - Blaque Spurm feat. Fyne
15. Explanations - Homeliss Derelix
16. Trilogy - E.C. Illa
17. Onementality - Sic Sense
18. Wonderlust - Rob-O
"The first Hiero Day took place on 9/3/2012 in Oakland but two decades earlier on 9/18/93 on Hip Hop Slam TV on Soul Beat in Oakland when the Hieroglyphics collective, including Del The Funkee Homosapien, Souls of Mischief, Casual, Extra Prolific, Shamen and Domino, stopped by the live weekly four hour TV show to be interviewed by Turntable T. Video executive produced by Billy Jam with graphics by Geoff/Dawg Eat Dawg and camera by Raymond Ulibarri + later additional editing/production by DJ ALF. Additional contributions from C-Note and Robin Young." - courtesy of Billy Jam
High Focus Records will be back soon with a reissue on physical format of King Kashmere's album "In The Hour Of Chaos", originally released by Receptor Records in 2006.
In The Hour Of Chaos was a passion project for me and Thomas Browne. Being my best friend, he had always had an extreme belief in my potential and was my biggest supporter. We wanted to put together something special! Our ambition was to be in the league of the people we looked up to. The Dr Octagon album was a huge influence on us growing up so it made sense that we wanted to do something highly conceptualised. At that time I started to get interested in the occult but through the lens of the John Constantine hell blazer comics (DC/VERTIGO) and various other sources. This clearly informed the direction of the album. I played a Constantine-Esque character maneuvering through the minefield of the physical realm and the other side, battling demons both externally and within. I stumbled across the concept of chaos magic and was very intrigued. We went as far as to design a chaos medallion and have it forged from pure silver. The man that did this for us had his workshop which was built by Loch Ness! We shot a video for 'Playing With Fire' in rural Ireland and a video for 'The Ark' deep inside Chislehurst caves. These are memories that I will cherish forever.
Unfortunately, in 2014, my best friend, my brother from another mother, passed away. He was a man that was loved by all. It's something I'll never get over but for every move I make, I often ask myself “what would Tom think of this?”. So with great pleasure, I along with the good people at High Focus Records present to you the re-release of this album. Some of you may be familiar and some of you may not be. All I’ll say is, sit back, relax, close your eyes and let this album ride. Peace." - courtesy of King Kashmere
For now, the full album is only available Digitally
"This 7″ is DJ Spinna’s Remix to the “The 5th Beattle” By AG of D.I.T.C. Spinna takes this track to the next level as only he can. The original version is on the B-Side produced by DJ Crucial. Both tracks have bonus beat instrumentals." - courtesy of F5 Records
300 copies only ...
