Category Archives: Sidenote

BK IN THE BLUE

Saturday: December 25, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Sidenote 1 Comment

Merry Christmas from The Stuyvesants!!! “BK in the Blue” is yet another unreleased track from our Stuyvesants project. This is a bright, upbeat track…one that AL and myself liked a lot, a WHOOOOLE lot, but couldn’t find a spot for it on the album, so this is our gift to the listeners. Enjoy…

The Stuyvesants / BK in the Blue

REMEMBERING CLOCKERS (A SPIKE LEE JOINT)

Saturday: December 18, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Sidenote 1 Comment

1995′s Clockers is one of my favorite films, underrated for sure, but definitely one of Spike Lee’s best “joints”. The cinematography, photography, story line, and soundtrack were all on point. Character development and the selection of cast members played a huge part in why this film sits high on my list of cinematic favorites. Finally, Spike Lee can capture the essence of Brooklyn the way that it’s supposed to be captured, he’s mastered the art of that. If you haven’t checked this film out yet, do so when you get the time, you won’t regret it.

Crooklyn Dodgers / The Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers

Marc Dorsey / People in Search of a Life

Bring the Strings (Unreleased)

Sunday: December 12, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Sidenote 4 Comments

“Bring the Strings” is an unreleased track from our Stuyvesants project (this track is the distant cousin to “Bring the Horns”, which was track 4 on the album). This is a heavy, dirty, string sample that made for a pretty dope instrumental, however, the sound didn’t quite fit the vibe of the other tracks on the album so we sat it on the bench. Enjoy…

The Stuyvesants / Bring the Strings

RUNAWAY MONDAY

Monday: October 25, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Sidenote Leave a comment

Kanye Runaway

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Kanye West does it again! Pushing the envelope and continuing to be thought-provoking as well as innovative in his approach to the music that he’s creating. He successfully paints an abstract visual picture for us to interpret however we may. I am absolutely blown away by the juxtaposition of elements, the color, the cinematography, the story, the sets, etc. Impressive to say the least. Enjoy the visual preview, but peep the extended gallery on my creative inspiration site, here…

THE STUY

Thursday: October 21, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Sidenote 4 Comments

This is a recent video by Fresh Daily (a dope Brooklyn-bred emcee), that he was inspired to create over the “Stuyvesants Swing” track from our Brooklyn’s Finest record. It meant a lot to me and AL that people were influenced enough by the sound of the record to go out and create to it. From a visual standpoint, this is a well shot vid! To Fresh…much respect. Enjoy…

THE STUYVESANTS @ KATRA WED 10/20

Monday: October 18, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Sidenote Leave a comment

BLAP

The Stuyvesants (Algorythm and myself), will be participating in this monthly beat showcase hosted by Guerrilla Words, and producer Illmind. Come out and support us if you can. The legendary Buckwild will be in the building! If you don’t know his production work…PLEASE GET FAMILIAR WITH IT!!!

Taaffe Place Theme (Unreleased)

Tuesday: October 5, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Sidenote 6 Comments

The Stuyvesants

Exclusive / This is an unreleased track from our Stuyvesants project that we released back on June 1st. The “Taaffe Place Theme” is an ode to our folks living on that street in Brooklyn (L, Matt, Mal…), it follows in a line of other homage tracks on the album, such as “Greene Ave. Anthem” (my street) and “Jefferson Ave. Theme” (AL’s street). Enjoy…

The Stuyvesants / Taaffe Place Theme

CAMP LO (DEMOS)

Sunday: September 5, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Sidenote 3 Comments

Camp Lo

Since posting the “Luchini” video, I’ve gone back to all of my Camp Lo records and tapes just rediscovering their sound past and present. I came across their demo tape and thought I’d share it with you all. These guys were so far ahead of their time, listen to the way they rhymed back in 1995…these are rhymes that still stand VERY strong even today. Poised, focused, on purpose, innovative, creative, just a few words that describe what the Lo brings to the table. Enjoy…

Camp Lo / Bubblin’ (Demo)

Camp Lo / Coolie High (Demo)

Camp Lo / Feelin’ It (Demo) – Note: This beat was intended to be used originally for Camp Lo, not Jay-Z

NEVR CAN SAY GOODBYE (PHARRELL REMIX)

Monday: August 30, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Sidenote 2 Comments

Michael Jackson

MJ / Happy Birthday MJ! Your music will live on forever, so we as fans NEVER can, and NEVER will say goodbye…R.I.P. Michael Jackson.

Jackson 5 / Never Can Say Goodbye (Pharrell Remix)

THE STUYVESANTS ON EAST VILLAGE RADIO

Wednesday: August 11, 2010 Posted: Darien Victor Birks Category: Sidenote 6 Comments

The Stuyvesants

That’s me on the left! Hahaha…we (The Stuyvesants) were invited by DJ Jon Oliver to come and do a guest spot on his set, The Main Ingredient on East Village Radio last night (BIG shout out to Jon!). We had a blast answering questions, talking about the album, art, life, and good music. If you missed it, you can check it out here.

By the way, our listening party for “The Stuyvesants” album will be held this Friday, August 13th at CLOUD in Bed-Stuy…hit me up for details! Hope you all can come out…

Peace.

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