mercredi 22 mars 2017

Little Larry & Bas One (Psychoplasmz) - Cytoplasmic



I got to know Psychoplasmz while looking for Insiduous Urban Records releases.
That bay area label released all the Mission:/CCR records and related (Headnodic), Foreign Legion, solo Bas-1 stuff, the classic DJ Serg westcoast mixtape, and a couple of more obscure stuff, including a Psychoplasmz 7'', a group consisting of Bas-1 (Oakland) and Little Larry (Berkeley).

This is a compilation from 2011 put together by Little Larry and consisting of all the materials by the group. You even got the 2 tracks from the 7''.

Here


Am I Deranged?
Pass Me The Blunt
Land Of The Nymphos
I'm Back Snitch
Legendary Lyricist
The Recipe
Let's Not Lose It
Psycho By The Candle Lite
Sneek A Peek
Watergun Fun
World Dance
Little Larry (Instramental)
Bas One (Instramental)

samedi 11 mars 2017

Camp Crystal Lake - S/T


This one is a special treat, made possible by Kaliyuga Pro from the great Ghetto Tyylit.

That Camp Crystal Lake self titled 7-track cassette is allegedly from around 1996-1998 and feature Zest The Smoker and his crew. No idea if it's anything official or just a compilation of tracks put together randomly.
From what I get, it was the demo for their Souls Owed To The Lake album that never got out (still you can find various tracks on Zest's discography as well as his soundcloud), then again, it's just a guess.
The artwork used here is just a screenshot from their defunct website.

I got a cassette dub of this 13 years ago through another finnish connection and lost the tape in a flood. I tried to look for it without success, remembering how great it was.


Until a few days ago, the homie Kaliyuga Pro ripped his own dub and sent it to me.

There's no tracklist or info on our dubs but KP figured some of the tracks had resurface on Zest's 'Smoker Filez' years later (first track aka "Red Hot" and track 5 aka "SJC" that was shortened on Smoker Filez, track 3 was "Louisianna Spice" from the Camp Crypt B-Sidez compilation.) but still, some of the most notable tracks that stood out in my memory I couldn't put my hands on.

Track 2, the one I'm referring to in this post, is called Zono, same name of the MC from the Unisuns. It's from 1993. Then you got the awesome posse cut that finishes the tape, unfortunately roughly cut at 3:05 (mine was too).


On a strictly rap standpoint, this is golden. The styles are super raw, so is the production, but these guys completely kills it. Treat yourself with this and much props to Kaliyuga for the help.



KYNIVN BASTARDZ - Redhot
ZONO - Zono (AKA Dracula)
UNISUNS (WOLF PROGRESS & ZONO) - Louisiana Spice
WOLF? - ?? (Magnification?)
? & ZEST THE SMOKER - SJC (Full Version)
DAVE DUB - ??
ZEST, ZONO, ? & WOLF - ??

mercredi 8 mars 2017

Plankton - Moments To Ruin


This one has been kindly sent to me by Renti (along with another one that I might share too at some point). Another hard to find pause mixtape by finnish DJ / Anti-Party Music head Plankton.
It's from 2006, first side is obscure westcoast indie rap, the flip is indie rock only. 
Great selection as always (anyone knows who Adura is? What's the name of the tape?) and a good way to share almost-impossible to find cassette content. Like the hand-drawn artwork too.



A

ADURA - Ain't Ready
SIDUS IDIOM - Moments Til Ruin
DIVERSE - I Wish I Had That Power (Rmx)
MPX - Endlessly
TOMMY V, JOE DUB, TABU, HEDGEHOG, STEPHEN, JESTER - Bright Future
ALEX75 & CHAZ - 3rd Bass Shirt
BAY AREA ART COLLECTIVE - Kick BAAC
ANACRON - My Other Pair
PEEKABOO - Live Bonus

B

LOU BARLOW - Be Nice Me
KATHLEEN HANNAH - I Wish I Was Him
JEFFREY LEWIS - 3/4 Moon
KIMYA DAWSON - Time To Think
DANIEL JOHNSTON - I Live For Love
MUCKAFURGASON - South Dakota
MUCKAFURGASON - Bad Ass Fucker
LOU BARLOW AND HIS SENTRIDOH - No Matter What
LUKE KELLY - ??
LUKE KELLY - ??
THE MOLDY PEACHES - Jorge Regula