SOUL FULL OF HOUSE

Sunday: July 4, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Mix 12 Comments

Soulful House Cover

Flwrpt / Soul Full of House

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Tracks / V. – Born Again (Boddhi Satva & Mr. V Touch Remix) / Tortured Soul – I Might Do Something Wrong (Osunlade Lonely Mix) / Peven Everett – Sexy Makeup (Tarantulaz Remix) / Sofia Rubina – Make Me Beautiful (Reelsoul Remix) / Shaun Escoffrey – The Music In Me / Alison Crockett – Crossroads (DJ Spinna Remix) / Nadirah Shakoor - Touched My Soul (Osunlade Remix) / Vanessa Freeman – The Way (Restless Soul Vocal) / AG Thomas – The 1, 2 (Reelsoul Vocal Mix) / Heavy – Do For You (Yam Who? Remix) / Jon Cutler – You Groove Me (Main Mix) / Grupo Batuque – Na Batida Do Agogo (Osunlade Remix) / Ed Motta & Nature’s Plan – Without Words (4Hero Remix) / Goapele – Closer (DJ Spinna Remix) / Anita Baker – You’re My Everything (DJ Spinna Remix)

DILLATUDE

Thursday: June 24, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Photography, Sidenote 1 Comment

Dillatude

Dillatude The Flight of Titus

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT

Wednesday: June 23, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Video 3 Comments

The other half of The Stuyvesants, my buddy Allan Cole sent me this video today which uses a song (Do Anything) from our debut release a few weeks back, Brooklyn’s Finest. If you haven’t checked that out already, please do so…

But this is a little history lesson on Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn, NY. The team over at MVMT did a whole series of videos which use our beats, covering other neighborhoods in Brooklyn as well, such as Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, etc. You can view them here. Brooklyn stand up!

HEAD HUNTER

Saturday: June 12, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Video 2 Comments

Head Hunter is a staple barbershop in my community of Bed-Stuy (Brooklyn, NY). Charles le Brigand created a mini-documentary on the shop, and though it’s a short video, it’s shot very well and has some nice photography stills. Background music is J Dilla with the James Brown “It’s a Man’s World” chop. For all my fellow design nerds, peep the incredible hand-drawn typography on the doorway of the barber shop, especially the script font. Enjoy…

THE DRAMATICS

Friday: June 11, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Photography Leave a comment

The Dramatics

Legendary soul group, The Dramatics.

WAXPOETICS 41

Monday: June 7, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Sidenote Leave a comment

Waxpoetics 41

On stands now…issue 41 from my favorite magazine out there, Waxpoetics. This is the third hip-hop issue and it features two separate front and back cover images (I’ll definitely try to get my hands on both, it’s the collector in me). Ice Cube and Ice-T (West) on one, KRS-One and EPMD (East) on the other, each being legends in the game. Go support, and be sure to check out the Waxpoetics Storefront, there you can find anything from records, digital downloads, books, dvd’s, cd’s, tees, etc!

SONG OF INNOCENCE

Monday: June 7, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Funk, Jazz, Rock Leave a comment

Axelrod

Review / Composer David Axelrod doesn’t disappoint with his debut release, 1968′s Song of Innocence. Axelrod’s albums generally tend to be one long theme, broken down into segments. This particular album is heavy on drum breaks, strings and bass guitar, and it carries on as such all the way through. The sound is funky, dirty, but with a little rock influence sprinkled in from time to time. This record is ahead of its time, I’m still amazed that it was recorded in 1968. Definitely one of my top Axelrod LP’s.

Design / The kaleidoscope is always an interesting solution for a cover design, the result will definitely be visually appealing. I really like the symmetry that it creates, horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. Having the art in these bright colors, within a circle, on black really help the image to pop…which in turn makes this a stronger piece of art. Two thumbs up, this is one of my favorite covers.

Info / Artist: David Axelrod / Album: Song of Innocence / Year: 1968 / Label: Capitol

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