Access Newsletter 7-30-09

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Sun., Aug. 30 @ 3 PM: BIG IN-STORE with AESOP of the Living Legends.
Aesop will be here to get on the mic & celebrate the release of his
long-awaited new CD, "Living the Dream While Awake"!
Also performing: The Understudies, Ro Knew, & Influence.

Check out details on shows around San Diego here:
http://www.accesshiphop.com/events/


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UPCOMING RELEASES YOU CAN PRE-ORDER NOW:
The Gaslamp Killer - My Troubled Mind 10" EP 8/04/09
Frank Nitt - L.O.V.E. / Hollyhood 12" 8/04/09
Kool Keith - Lost Masters Collection 3xCD 8/04/09
Solillaquists of Sound - No More Heroes CD 8/04/09
Illa J - Sounds Like Love 12" 8/04/09
Poison Pen - The Money Shot CD 8/04/09
Scratch Perverts - Beatdown CD 8/11/09
Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse CD 8/11/09
Carlos Nino - High With A Little Help From CD 8/18/09
Flying Lotus - LA EP 3 X 3 12" EP 8/18/09
Stones Throw x Serato - Stones Throw x Serato 2xLP 8/18/09
ENTIRE PRE-ORDERS LIST HERE:
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/preorders.php


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NEW GEAR:

Abstract Rude - Rejuvenation T-shirts
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?a...Rude&page=gear
New shirt with art from Ab's new album, Rejuvenation!

Atmosphere - T-Shirts & Hoodies New Designs and Restocks!
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?a...here&page=gear
New Atmosphere logo designed by Keith Williams, playing on the title
of their latest album, with a graphic of a lemon on a red shirt. It
says: "Atmosphere: Est. 1970. Squeezing the sour from your lemons"!

Cold Chillin' - T-Shirts
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?a...n%27&page=gear
Get the classic logo from the original old-school label. Or the
graphic of the duo: Biz Markie & Cool V. Or the photo of the entire
posse (Masta Ace, Craig G, Big Daddy Kane, Marley Marl, MC Shan,
Tragedy, Biz Markie, Kool G Rap). Or grab all three shirts!

Biz Markie - The Diabolical Biz Markie T-Shirts
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?a...rkie&page=gear
Also from the Cold Chillin' collection, to accompany the
just-released, long-awaited Ultimate Diabolical CD+DVD.

Haiku D'Etat - Mike, Aaron & Eddie Tour T-Shirts
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?a...Etat&page=gear
That's Abstract Rude, Myka 9 and Aceyalone on the front, with their
tour dates on the back. Not promoted this time as Haiku D'Etat, but
we know the Access heads won't forget the group moniker.


NEW MAGAZINE:

Wax Poetics #36
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17826
The Brazil Issue! Featuring articles on Gilberto Gil, Airto Moreira,
Tim Maia, Arthur Verocai, Jards Macale, Joel Stones Record Rundown,
Triorganico, Jose Roberto Bertrami, Joyce, Ceu, Black Rio 2 and
Marcio Local and more.

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NEW RELEASES:

Black Mikey - Blackula CDR
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17887
Some more of that San Diego gangsta 'ish from Black Mikey with guest
appearances by Damu, hometown hero (of the genre) Mitchy Slick and
even a track produced by Mr. Ridley.

Dudley Perkins - Holy Smokes CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17650
Funk-hop done right! Dudley Perkins has always been a soulful cat and
since teaming up with Georgia Ann Muldrow things have taken an even
funkier twist. His collaboration with her on G&D was trippy and
abstract, and his appearances lately have shown his singing side.
With almost fifteen full-lengths to his name as well as under the
alias Declaim and other side-group efforts, Holy Smokes is a
culmination of all the work he's put out in the last decade, and you
can tell he's having fun with it. This a return to rapping for the
artist, topics ranging from political to spiritual: it's funk, it's
soul, it's hip hop and it's dope! Released on the SomeOthaShip
Connect label and produced entirely by Georgia Anne Muldrow.

Georgia Anne Muldrow - Umsindo CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17649
Also bringing the funk this week is Ms. One herself! Well known for
her unorthodox soundscaping and inspired traditional African song
structuring combined with funk and hip hop, her cameo performances
with artists such as Dudley Perkins, Madlib, Wildchild, and Erykah
Badu have helped her come into her own as an artist, with growing
critical acclaim, fanbase and opportunities. Umsindo (which means
sound in Zulu) is her second full length under her name but that's
certainly not counting out her other full length collaborations and
projects under different monikers. The album tells a story, with
subject matter ranging from world politics to the metaphysical
sciences all infused with her many musical inspirations again
ranging from her unique vocal stylings, playing her own instruments,
funk, hip hop, soul and organic world music. If you thought her
previous more recent work was a little too different, you're right,
they were supposed to be...but don't worry, fans of her 2006
Stones Throw release, Olesi, will find that this is a return to
Earth.

Eric B & Rakim - Follow the Leader (180 g) LP
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=7026
Legendary hip-hop duo Eric B. and Rakim's second album Follow the
Leader from back in 1988 gets a re-issue on vinyl! This follow up to
Paid In Full was proof that hip hop was ready for a change as it
broke out of its early 80's formalities and prepared us all for the
90's! Of course hip hop fans love to reference the Golden Era when
it comes to the classics but to truly respect the art form as it
changed before our very eyes and ears you have to go back grab some
of the late 80's freshness that broke all the rules, reminding the
world that hip hop was here to stay. Word!

KRS One & Buckshot - Robot / The DJ 12"
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17798
A pairing for the ages! KRS One and Buckshot (Black Moon) present
the first single off of their upcoming collaboration album Survival
Skills coming out this September on Duck Down Records! "Robot" is
produced by Mobb Deep's Havoc with the b-side produced by DJ
Revolution.

Paul Nice - Drum Library 2xCD / Ultimate Block Party Breaks CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17767
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17875
Now available on CD! Volumes One through Five of Paul Nice's best
selling vinyl series which compiled drums, loops and breaks catered
specifically for DJ's and producers alike! Also available for the
first time on CD is a rendition of Ultimate Block Party Breaks which
featured some of the most sought after classic party breaks of the
late seventies and early eighties. This reworked version isolates
and extends only the breaks and is also very DJ and producer
friendly!

Sareem Poems (Sharlock Poems) - Black and Read All Over CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17683
With production by Theory Hazit and Oddisee, former LA Symphony
member Sharlock Poems drops his follow up to Blooming Sounds now
under the name Sareem Poems. Black and Read All Over is in keeping
with his positive rhymes and often spirituality but never comes off
too preachy, more observational with easy to understand messages.
Excellent beats provided throughout and a host of like-minded guests
including Ohmega Watts and Othello of Lightheaded, Pigeon John,
Scarub, Georgia Anne Muldrow (yes, again!), LMNO, Stro of The
Procussions and more.

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Prefuse 73 - Forest of Oversensitivity 12"
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17735
Follow-up EP to Prefuse 73's latest on Warp featuring re-workings of
a select few tracks from Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian.
Forest of Oversensitivity is a balance of Prefuse 73's original
style from previous releases, which are grounded more in hip hop and
adds some of the new psychedelia stuff seen in recent years, kind of
a marriage of what he does in other groups he is involved in. For
fans of the recently released Koushik or Bibio albums. Very limited
vinyl: don't think you can wait & pick it up later!

Quannum MCs - Live in San Francisco 2005 CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17891
The influential MC's of Quannum - Lyrics Born, The Gift of Gab, and
Lateef The Truthspeaker - performing together for the first time as
"The Quannum MCs" in San Francisco in 2005, with special guest DJ
Mike Relm on the wheels of steel. The trio of truth played this
monumental house-shaker in front of a VERY sold out home-town crowd
delivering all their collective and individual hits, as well as
other rarely performed numbers. This is one for the books, y'all.
Featuring songs from Latyrx, Joyo Velarde, Blackalicious, Lateef,
Lyrics Born and more! With 29 tracks (80 minutes) this is a must-
have for any Quannum, Blackalicious and/or Gift of Gab fan.

Randam Luck - Graveyard Shift CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17597
Brand new from the hardcore hip hop group that originated in San
Diego and now mostly resides in LA. Making big moves and dropping
this follow up to Conspiracy of Silence only a year later, their
second on Babygrande, the Graveyard Shift features guest appearances
by Big Left, Ill Bill, Vinnie Paz, Reef the Lost Cauze, Planetary
(of Outerspace), Snowgoons, and San Diego's very own Jimmy Powers
and more. For fans of La Coka Nostra, Army of the Pharaohs, Jedi
Mind Tricks and all other related material.

Walter Gross (Youth:Kill) - The Death of a Samplesman CDR
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17888
Walter Gross might have us all fooled, he's either the most talented
motherfucker I've ever heard or he's the strangest most bizarre self
taught aspiring DJ/producer out there (and he is "out there")...the
two would fit nicely together but the assumptions of the listener
will define him in the end. His collaborations with K-the-I?? have
won him a small following and he's slowly starting to make himself
known in the right circles. I'm going to assume his living and music
making quarters look like a scene out of the movie Se7en. Death of a
Samplesman is an experiment in sounds as collages with the base
being the art of sampling of course. In this age of digital
ingenuity, music making has become a lot more accessible to some of
the most untalented wannabees you'll find on myspace, so it's
refreshing to know that this is all built from a certain amount of
scratch and utilizing the turntables and other primitive equipment
in ways thought to be too time consuming. In Walter's own words,
"I'm here buying 35 cent bin records, and 25 cent tapes and choppin'
the hell out of them, and playing everything out by hand, and I
wanted to get that idea across through this record in a fun trance-
inducing kinda way". I'll admit...I liked this guy from the
start...I like a little chaos and eeriness in my music and this
takes it to a whole 'notha level...it's what death metal must be to
a head banger, and in hip hop we're head nodders, in a way it makes
you want to do both upon listening, if you haven't already pulled
your hair out. Contains seven lengthy and original tracks, plus an
insane remix by San Diego's elusive mad beat scientist Tenshun, and
in true DIY fashion, the covers are all individually handmade.

Cecil Otter - Rebel Yellow CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17870
Recently picked up by Strange Famous Records, Cecil Otter is a
co-founding member of the Twin Cities crew Doomtree. Producing and
emceeing became his passion at a very young age, and living in the
Midwest in areas rich in American history and once full of wholesome
values in our country have kind of made him an old soul. Picture a
wandering poet from the past before the explosion of modern industry
in the early 1900's as we built upwards. He is somewhere between
Walt Whitman and the beat generation, a humble, down on his luck,
take what he can get kind of guy, full of stories about real people,
hardships and heartbreak. Rebel Yellow gets its proper and wider
re-release thanks to Sage Francis as he continues to sign new
artists to his label. Cecil's follow up Porcelain Revolver is said
to come soon. For fans of course of Doomtree and their respective
members, Rhymesayers, early Anticon and all other related material.


RESTOCKS:
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/restocks.php

Large Pro - Main Source 2xLP
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=16626

Sleep - Hesitation Wounds CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17413

Themselves - theFREEhoudini deluxe CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17311

DJ Thumbprint - Penasquitos Nights CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=12926

GZA - Liquid Swords CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=6130

Jay-Z - 99 Problems 12"
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17464

Jeru the Damaja - Sun Rises in the East CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=1987

Domu - One Offs Remixes & B-Sides 2xCD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17713

DOOM (MF Doom) - Special Herbs Boxset 3xCD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=10298

Quantic & Combo Barbaro - Tradition In Transition CD / 2xLP
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17718
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17719

A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=398

Ghostface Killah - Ironman CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=12796

Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=414

DJ JS-1 - No Sellout 2xCD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17574

El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead 2LP
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=12923

Jedi Mind Tricks - Greatest Features 2xCD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17482

Madvillain - Madvillainy 2LP
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=6510

Mayer Hawthorne - Maybe So, Maybe No 12"
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=17216

Murs - Murs 3:16 (9th Edition) 12" EP
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=6683

Myka 9 (Mikah 9) - 1969 CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=16311

Sadistik - The Balancing Act CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=16578

The A-Team - Who Reframed the A-Team? CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=11514

Atmosphere - Lucy Ford CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=468

DJ Muggs & Planet Asia - Pain Language CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=15979

Jean Grae & 9th Wonder - Jeanius CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=15719

Old English - Under Surveillance CD
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=16231

Zion I - Juicy Juice 12"
http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=16398