SEEN on Kunley McCarthy (Ward 21).
posted on June 12th, 2011 by Tobias in SEEN on
Munchy sent us this radio studio shot of Ward 21 member Kunley McCarthy representing the SEEN VENOM T-shirt to the fullest.
Nice 1, thanks!
Soundcloud Saturday: Mo’Future, Sting Like a Bee & Gappy Ranks remixes by Trrbo, Cocotaxi and more.
posted on June 11th, 2011 by Tobias in Audio, SEEN Soundcloud Scan
Uprising reggae artists hailing from all over the Carribean and the US, roots reggae’s finest riddims and tunes of early 2011, and an EP full of remixes of Gappy Ranks feat. Lady Chann’s »English Money« – welcome to todays’s Soundcloud Scan.
You have millions of REGGAE MIXTAPES coming out every day. But there is none like THE “MO’FUTURE VOLUME 1 MIXTAPE”!!! This one is full of uprising REGGAE artists hailing from the Carribean (Bahamas, Barbados, St-Lucia, Trinidad….) and from the USA. It’s definitely the mix you need to spice up your summer!!! I can guarantee you that you’ll discover many talented new artists you’ve never heard of before! And if it is not the case, then why the hell haven’t you made this mixtape yet?
THE “MO’FUTURE VOLUME 1 MIXTAPE” by MO’FUTURE
Sting like a bee’s latest One Drop Selection features the genre’s finest riddims and tunes of early 2011 all wrapped up in a smooth and well-balanced blend. Kick back, relax and grab some Knowledge.
Sting like a bee – Knowledge One Drop 2011 1 by STING_LIKE_A_BEE
BIG ‘N’ HAIRY is proud to present the Remix EP “Gappy Ranks Ft. Lady Chann – English Money” featuring as remix artists Sheeqo Beat from Mexico, Robot Koch And Trrbo from Germany, Joelito and Cocotaxi from Sweden, Tipanic from Austria and Paul Marmota from Chile.
BH10 Gappy Ranks Ft. Lady Chann – English Money Remix EP by BIG-N-HAIRY
SEEN on Shotta Paul (Kingston Hot / Sentinel Sound).
posted on June 4th, 2011 by Tobias in SEEN on, Video of the Week
Without a doubt, the Sentinel Sound-hosted Kingston Hot party series in Stuttgart has been Germany’s hottest dance for quite a bit now.
Check the video review (via Pinnacle Clothing) of the latest Kingston Hot session at Rocker33 above – including a nice live performance by Cécile, a mad dubplate by German rapper/soul-guerriero Max Herre and our EVERYBODY IS A STAR tee represented by Sentinel mic-man Shotta Paul.
Nice 1!
»Bloodclaat Terry, a Tricky man, a me!«
posted on May 27th, 2011 by Tobias in Article, Audio, Jamaican Artists, SEEN Interviews
© Peter Dean Rickards
Terry Lynn announces her long awaited return via the dubsteppy new single »Fire« which will be released in early June.
Upfront, we took the chance to get to know what has happened since the release of her last album »Kingstonlogic 2.0«, how touring with Tricky was like and what her goals with her new LP are.
Terry, it has been quite a while since your last album, Kingstonlogic 2.0. Can you briefly let us know what you have been up to since its release?
Since the release of 2.0, it’s been countless touring everywhere across Europe, once across America, and in between time I’ve been here in Kingston writing, then recording new material around tour dates.
What was it like to tour the UK with Tricky?
Ha! well, kinda crazy but a wonderful experience. he’s an iconic character and it was inspiring to tour with him. we were all living on a tour bus and I’ve now certainly learned a few tricks about being on the road…
How did the collaboration originally come about?
In London, I was on the street in front of the studio, I’d arrived before him and was outside catching some air. All of a sudden this guy approached me quick from across the road when I wasn’t looking, I didn’t recognise him, and thought some crazy dude was trying to grab me hollering Terry! Terry! ha…him frighten me so I hollered at him in the street “Yo! Don’t touch me man!” – he hollered back “Bloodclaat Terry a Tricky man, a me!!” -we had a good laugh from it. Cool dude, a family dat.
So will there also be Tricky-produced tracks on your upcoming album?
Yes. The particular track we did that day was IN THIS TIME.
(A snip of that track sneaked into a TV show already:)
Talking about the new album, I would like to look back at the reactions that followed your last LP: I was quite astonished by how much press coverage you got for Kingstonlogic 2.0, even from magazines like Vogue etc. and I imagine that it could turn out really hard to follow up to that success. What are your personal goals with the new album?
I’m really grateful for all the media coverage that came, and my various teams behind the scenes that made it all happen -who I gotta say big respect to. My goal is that I wanna transcend my current environment and evolve. If my last album captured a sense of the wider world around me and the issues that affected my world, my city or my community, with this one I’m trying to balance those issues by also looking in the mirror, instead of constantly pointing outward.
The first single release taken from the new LP, Fire, is produced by High Rankin and therefore, of course, sounds very UKish. Does that reflect the soundscape of the entire album?
High Rankin is the man, but no. The song wasn’t written with the ukish in mind.
Will there be any Jamaican productions on the album, too?
Not at this point.
Anything else to add?
Chicken & Rice Jamaican Spice.
And for the record:
Red Stripe or Heineken?
Mama’s Carrot Juice.
Beenie Man or Bounty Killer?
Major Mackerel.
Bicycle, Benz or Bimma?
MINI Countryman.
Gleaner or Observer?
Star.
Mountains or beach?
The World.
Thanks, Terry! Really looking forward to hear more of that new material!
SEEN on Gappy Ranks (Greensleeves, UK).
posted on May 19th, 2011 by Tobias in Audio, SEEN on
UK artist Gappy Ranks was the headliner of this year’s Keep it Real Jam, an event supported by SEEN. See Gappy wearing our »Words, Power & Sound« T-shirt while hanging out before the show. Nice one!
Thanks, Fabi, for the pics!
Gappy Ranks – English Money (Trrbo & Cat People Remix) by Trrbo
