jeudi 20 avril 2017

Western Union - Off With Their Heads



This cassette is from 1996, from a California crew called Western Union.
From what I get the WU later became Dojo Pros (producer Asterix aka Sueno One plus mcs L.O.R.D. and Wu Shu -same guy as Contakt?). Pretty straight forward hardcore hip hop with nice uptempo prods, definitely something to check.

In a related subject I'm looking for anything WU/Dojo Pros related, their Look Out 12'', L.O.R.D. solo albums and singles, etc. Don't hesitate to hit the comment section with links if you have some. Thanks.



3/4 To Life
Lyrical Whatever
Blunt Statements
Last Battle
Border Lines
Mind Focus
Union Soldiers
Nightmares
Eternal Journal
Problems
Organize Graffiti
Supreme Beings
Live Or Die
Record History
L.O.R.D.'s Intro

lundi 10 avril 2017

ParanormL - The Paranorml Sickayatrist EP



ParanormL is a MC from Los Angeles. This EP, released in 2000, is his first one.
This is pretty much my favourite thing from him, particularly because of the dope productions by The Nutsons, a beatmaking duo from Norway that handled all the beats and released the EP on their Warm Gravy label. 
ParanormL later developped a more jazz-oriented sound but this is more straight-forward, eerie and aggressive hip hop. You even got Vex from The Boogie Monsters on the first track.
The 4 tracks (plus one little instrumental hidden at the end) are equally good, I'm even surprise this piece of wax isn't more sought after.
I ripped my copy since I couldn't find one. Enjoy!





We Bring 4th The Light ft. Vex Da Vortex
Camouflage = Sabotage
I Am The Paranorml
Aggression
4th Light ft. Vex Da Vortex (Acapella)
We Bring 4th The Light (Instrumental)
Camouflage = Sabotage (Instrumental)
I Am The Paranorml (Instrumental)
Aggression (Instrumental)
Enterlude - Conduct

jeudi 6 avril 2017

Looking for that Anacron 12''



This is my "Moby Dick" item, the one you're chasing year after year, trying to collect info while barely making any progress and dreaming you'll stumble upon it by complete luck.

This is Anacron's very first single: Out There b/w Interstellar Phenomenon.
He made a digital re-release on his bandcamp a couple of years ago and it mentioned a vinyl version existed. I'm collecting westcoast undergound vinyls for years and never even heard of that one, no need to say I was hyped! 
But after a few months, still nothing, not even a picture or somebody mentioning it, nothing even proving it was once sold or being part of someone's collection!
I asked Anacron on twitter and he confirmed: 350 copies were pressed in 1995 and everything was hand sold, mostly in Europe and Japan! 350... It's not huge but it's not nothing either. How come nobody seems to own this?

So here's my call: if you have any info, picture, whatever, you own one, you know someone who owns one or did, you ever saw a copy in a shop, or even better, you're willing to sell one to me for whatever price... please hit that comment section.