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download: the BLX2012 WILDBOUTNOTHIN podcast

felix
conscious
leggo
blvme one
omega one
badtouch

British DJ Jon Cox runs the WILDABOUTNOTHIN podcast and hit me on Twitter about dropping a mix. 24 hours later he had this 15-song, 45-minute mix of some of my recent favorites from my camp - BLX, VJC and our close collaborators - with a couple of choice oldies thrown in. This is the one mix that will instantly bring you up to speed on us. This is not a best-of: that would require a couple of weeks and some impossible choices. This is a spontaneous collage of songs of ours that all just flow together. And it's a fraction of our music. You think you know, but you have no idea. You really don't. Download here.


-Malky
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download: DJ GRAZZHOPPA, "INTRICATE MOVES 2 PROMOMIX"

















Intricate Moves 2 drops 2/27
on Chess Move Cartel
f. Creme De La Creme, Smimooz, Blastah Beatz, Praverb The Wyse, MighGawd, Odilon, Jazz T ,Woody, BoulaOne, Envious Mind, JMega, DjGrazzhoppa'sDjBigband, Kwote1, Monique Harcum, Sen Kevlar, K-Hill, B.B.Z.Darney, Africancuts Amazulu, JabbaThaKut, Iron and Reef Ali



My name is DJ Grazzhoppa. I came to this planet in the year of the funk - 72 - so that's why I'm here; to spread the funk! The first vinyl release I was cuttin' on was the 93 limited edition 12" by Blade (691 Influential) on the B-side of Clear The Way, called They Ain't Shit to Me. I'm European DMC Champ 91, and came third in the world final ITF 98. 


My man Jabbathakut asked me if I would be down to do a DJ / battle album and I said: "Let's goooo!" I've worked on a couple of collabs with Jabba before, and he invited me over to mix. Intricate Moves Vol 2 is the follow-up to Vol 1, which was created by Jabbathakut. I didn't want to bore people with too much scratchin' from start to end, so I invited some MCs and some other DJs to have some different styles of scratchin' on there. I did most of the beats myself on ProTools with the SP12 and MPC3000. I also invited some other beatmakers I've encountered through the years (Smimooz, Reef Ali, Blastah Beats, MighGawd...). It's a three course meal now with starter, main and dessert with lots of different flavours. I just want to keep the listeners entertained with quality music and a bit of humour! I had a ball makin' it; it was all very natural.
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video/download: MALKOVICH & P.U.D.G.E., the "LETHAL VICE" EP








directed by Aaron Godfred
edited by Simon Carmody
mixed by Quickie Mart
mastered by Yamin Semali
produced by P.U.D.G.E.(except "Flatfoots" by Chris Clarke)
featuring Ali Baba Abnormal | Sum | Chris Clarke


Those were The Hot Days. August and September with Pudge at my Palms apartment/sauna - hardwood floors, wooden roof. I threw away a lot of white tees with industrial yellow armpit stains. But we stayed recording. A homey or three would casually swim through to drop verse before running down the stairs sweating and screaming, shirts in hand. But mostly it was just us working on tracks, or the eternal business of staying afloat in L.A.. What day does the landlord really cash the rent check (the 10th)? What are the chances of the couch having magically sprouted some more change between the cushions in the last two days? Are those dudes outside with the bad tattoos still sitting on my car? 


A couple times a day we'd hop off the merry-go-round for pasta, blunts and TV. Lethal Weapon ended up in the DVD player for almost a month, and we started noticing similarities between Mel and Danny's characters and us. He's the black guy, I'm the white guy. He's more laid-back, I'm more aggro. And Pudge and I had inadvertently become partners in the task of getting by in Los Ankkhheles. So we ran with it. We don't give a shit about cops (although I don't mind em at times). But the metaphor works. Every now and then we gotta swing through and lay the law down.


-Malkovich
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video: IAMOMNI, "BLACK & GOLD" | produced by TRICKY














directed by Pat Hartonian






 When I first heard "Black and Gold" it clear that it was not a typical hip-hop track. There is something unique to the song, and I was intrigued by the dark tone and lyrics, as well as the style which was reminiscent of spoken word poetry.
I felt compelled to try something different as well while conceptualizing the video. Omni had mentioned he was interested in approaching the video with the mindset of a short film, which I was very excited about. I thought that "Black and Gold" would work well in the cinematic format, as opposed to a performance video, and soon after I came up with the concept for the video based solely on the imagery the lyrics were painting in my head. This helped to keep the visuals and story as true to the song as possible, as they were literally my interpretation of what the song was saying.
 For me the video works very well on multiple levels: first the subject matter is relevant and topical, but more importantly it works as a metaphor for love, unrequited or not, and the physical and emotional pain and suffering that goes along with it when a relationship goes bad as the song suggests.
-Pat
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download: P.U.D.G.E., "OHMAZING GRACE" instrumental album






















"OHMazing GRACE" is a collection of tracks from the last few years that mostly feature heavy synth chords & oddly chopped drum breaks.
However, believe it or not(though you probably will not)... this project was composed entirely using:
1 porcelain oil burner(sans oil) / approx. 28 grains of jasmine rice / 1 second hand Wahl hairline trimmer / 2 wooden spoons / & a universal remote...from target. and a macbook pro

"OHMazing GRACE" will take you on a peaceful and at times paranoid journey through different types/forms of Grace.
The OHM's you will hear throughout the project are courtesy of a virtually unknown man(besides the millions of youtube views),
that blessed the world with a riveting performance of the classic spiritual "Amazing Grace".
I have included a new version(for those who are not familiar) for your ENJOYment.
This project is be available for d/l on pudge222.bandcamp.com for 5$.
If you enjoy the project please feel free to spread the word, or merely share the music with a friend.

In conclusion...
enJOY...
and THANK YOU for listening.



-P.U.D.G.E.
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download/video: MALKOVICH f. SUM, "WHAT I KNOW"











directed by Ivan Ives near Las Vegas
produced by BecomingPhill repping Namibia, Africa


The approaches we took to this song and video were clearly very simple. There's no complex storyline or contact lenses to make us look like supernatural blowfishes. There's no elaborate costumes, curvaceous women or flocks of nameless dudes standing around and sitting on cars. The song structure is far from revolutionary, and the verses are as straightforward as it gets. There aren't any swimming pools, umbrellas, blunts or barbeque pits. Matter of fact...there's not really anything besides two dudes rapping in the fucking desert. Two dudes who are extremely good at what they do, rapping over a beat done by a producer who's very good at what he does (BecomingPhill). It's a simple video shot by a rapper who's fast becoming a rising star director (Ivan Ives). There's not much to it besides the bare bones of the craft and a message delivered with all the peaceful desperation of samurais doing what they does best; going for what they know as if they're about to die and nothing else mattered.

As simple as this song and video are, I think it's a major statement and a foreshadow of what you're about to see from our camp over the next couple of years. Those of us who've been patiently waiting in the wings perfecting our techniques, getting more deadly with each passing year are finally ready to arrive. There won't be any question about our music savvy, our access to resources, our global brotherhood or where we stand in relation to everyone else. We're in our own lane, and although it took us a while to pave it, we're rolling thunder down the highway. Going for what we know is the mantra.

When Ivan hit us up on a Monday and told us the only chance we had to shoot a video for this song was on that Saturday morning in Vegas, it was clear what we had to do. Plus, I'd never been to Vegas....so what better way to make my debut than on some rap shit? Malkovich wouldn't take my "maybe, but I'll be tired as hell" for an answer, and off we went on one of my favorite musical excursions to date; shooting a video in what was clearly a former bomb-testing site while our camera crew caught heat strokes and tried to hydrate themselves with poached eggs. And here we have it, a video embodying an unofficial Collected Genius mission statement for 2012 and beyond.

Thanks for convincing me to make the trip, Malko.


-Sum
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P.U.D.G.E. live this Friday in NYC





event facebook page




at Tea Lounge, 837 Union St., BK
$5 donation | also performing:
(happy birthday) Eagle Nebula
Yako 440
Paul Josephs of MetroSonics








This Friday in NYC...

I will be performing with Eagle Nebula (Cosmic Headphones/ Love Bomb) & Yako 440 (of Metrosonics & Yako & Baba)
Along with DJ'ing between sets, i will be rocking songs off my "I didnt know u Rap" project & a few of my classics*.
This will be my first official performance since moving back to NYC a year ago(this month).
We are also celebrating the Birthday of Eagle Nebula (which is 10/20) & she will be doing a set of Mostly new material(w/ some of my productions)
As well as Yako 440 who will be playing alongside vocalist Duv. Also Paul Josephs, a talented singer/songwriter will be performing some of his solo material.
You can check out his group the metrosonics(whcih Yako 444 is alos a member of)
We will end the night out with a live jam session/ Open Mic ( additional beat machines / instruments / vocalists are welcome).
Its gonna be a good time with great music & there is a suggested $5 donation at the door, 
but if you dont have it to spend... come thru anyway.
See u there.
Peace

P.U.D.G.E. (VJC/BLX)
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download/video: MALKOVICH, "PALMS"









directed, shot and edited by Malkovich
a month before the "Otis" video
thanks to Ivan Ives and Chris Clarke
produced by X-Man







Jesse almost died during the making of this video. I've seen him almost die three times, and only once I wasn't sure he would die cool. The first two strokes he rode out in the driver's seat of that truck like fevers, nodding at me as I walked up and squeezing out choice words through wet lips. The last time he couldn't walk, all he could do is stand in the middle of the lot and cry in his friend's arms while people drove around them trying not to cry too. He told me he wouldn't survive surgery, he was tired of the hospital, he wanted his mother to fly him home. On the way to his cousin's house he forgot both our names and where we were going. But he made sure I stopped by T&D's on Slauson and Keniston to cop his last cigarette. By his fifth cellphone call to St. Louis from his cousin's lawn he was barely breathing. By the time the third fire truck showed up he had to be talked out of walking off down the street. Pride kills him and revives him, every day. He was mad at me for a while for making that call. And I was mad at him for forcing me to make it. When you're really hurting, you handle that alone. You spare your people your burden. His mother sent me a thank you card. 

Mrs Brown downstairs passed away a couple of weeks ago. The funeral announcement had the first young photos of her I had ever seen; made me wish I had known her then. Don't get buried at Inglewood Cemetary if you have soft-speaking relatives. The planes overhead will drown out every other heartfelt word of their speeches. Lucile was 80; she had a good run. And even when she had fallen out of her walker, she would wait thirty minutes before shouting my name, and she would apologize until I was gone, happy to help, sad that I couldn't. She knew the rules, too well. Nights I lay sweating atop hardwood and bedbug stains, hours after trying to sleep way too early, 15 feet in either direction from two people dying slow. I wish I had been there more for the people around me. But I always was. Just behind a wall. I hope they could feel me. I definitely felt them.


Larry & Angel sent me a thank you card. Lot of thank you cards this summer.




Jesse Servey died on October 31, 2011 peacefully at his sister's home in St. Louis.
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