Steely Chan’s been on the blog recently. Dude’s a beast. Originally from Vancouver but now making music in Toronto, Steely Chan CRUSHES. I love this stuff. Check these guys out on their Soundcloud

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Simon Says Windy Stallion - Pharoahe Monch vs Shawn Lee - Steely Chan’s Blender Mash - Steely Chan speeds up Pharoahe Monch’s “Simon Says” and layers it over Shawn Lee’s “Italian Stallion” and “Windy City”. It’s masterful and once the beat drops - -heyooooo.

Real Paul Newman Hip Hop - Das EFX vs Lefties Soul Connection - Steely Chan’s Blender Mash - Diggity Das EFX! Dope mashup/remix. Dig it.

My Travellin Man World - Mos Def vs Lee Fields & The Expressions - Steely Chan’s Blender Mash - Cheah.

Steely Chan is always showing up in my inbox and I’m very pleased with that. This dude makes amazing remixes. Out of Toronto, Canada, the dude combines hip hop with funk, soul and jazz to make dope new sounds. Check out his Soundcloud. Dig.

Cairo Beast Mission - Reflection Eternal vs Shawn Lee - Steely Chan’s Blender Mash - Right Click/Save link as to download. Click the play arrow to the left of the title to play.

They Reminisce Over Sling Shot - Pete Rock & CL Smooth vs Lefties Soul Collection - Steely Chan Blend - Right Click/Save link as to download. Click the play arrow to the left of the title to play.

Keep on Looking - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Steely Chan’s FLCL Mix - Right Click/Save link as to download. Click the play arrow to the left of the title to play.

I found DJ Daigo on Soundcloud and am glad I did. His music is really cool. Here are some of my faves from the Sydney, Australia DJ. Enjoy.

Soul Superstar - Jazzanova vs Lupe Fiasco - Daigo Re-bake mashup - Right Click/Save Link As to download

Dangerously Wild - Busta Rhymes vs Common & Lily Allen - Daigo RE-bake - Right Click/Save Link As to download

Mama Belly Dancer - Walkerman vs Kardinal Offishall - Daigo Re-bake - Right Click/Save Link As to download

Nasty One - Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes vs UMC’s - Daigo Re-bake - Right Click/Save Link As to download

I’m pleased to introduce (to those of you who didn’t already know) to the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. This 9-piece Chicago ensemble is a veritable “band of brothers” as 8 of the 9 members are sons of Phil Cohran the legendary jazz trumpeter. The 8 brothers all play horns and are joined by Gabriel “Manuels” Wallace on drums. These guys are tight and have played with some of the best musicians of our times. Enjoy these tracks below. And buy their album from iTunes: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

War - Hynotic Brass Ensemble ft Jay-Z, Freeway and Beanie Sigel - Nick Catchdubs Mashup - This is a mash of HBE’s track War and the song “What We Do” from Freeway’s album “Philadelpia Freeway”. via

Welcome to the World of Plastic Beach - Gorillaz ft Snoop Dogg and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - via

Sweepstakes - Gorillaz ft Mos Def and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - via

New York dj’s Freqnik & WDRE are quite prolific and always clogging up my inbox (haha). I have to give it to them, they are committed to the game and should be ‘cuz their music is dope. I dig their sound and respect the work ethic. Enjoy these jammers from them and check them out on their Soundcloud.

Beatnuts vs J Rawls - Freqnik & WDRE - F & W mashed Beatnuts’ “Off the Books” and J Rawls “Bonus Track”. Right Click/Save Link As to download.

Quiet Storm Samba/Hip Hop/Jazz Mashup - Mobb Deep - Freqnik & WDRE - Mobb Deep’s Quiet Storm done a la style Samba.

One Love Hip Hop/Jazz Mash Up - Nas - Freqnik & WDRE

Earlier this fall, the music world was rattled with the untimely death of unbelievably talented songstress, Amy Winehouse. Amy’s posthumous release, Lioness: Hidden Treasures is incredible do yourself a favor, BUY THIS ALBUM. Enjoy a few tracks below.

The Girl from Ipanema - Amy Winehouse - This song is a jazz/bossa nova standard originally recorded by Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz in 1964. Amy does a great job on it. However, I LOVE Astrud Gilberto’s voice. Her song “Gentle Rain” is one of my faves and was remixed by another fave, RJD2. You can check that here: Gentle Rain.

Halftime - Amy Winehouse - Another cut from Lioness: Hidden Treasure. Heater.

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