I'm Still Alive!

Moving houses, no Internet, a lack of motivation for blog updating. All rolled into one burrito of sloth equals five months of no updates.

The show is still on! Updates coming soon!

P-P-P-Premier, DJ Premier

This Thursday (the 26th) Ottawa will have the honour of having DJ Premier spin at Heaven nightclub. You cannot miss this show, it will be completely off the chains! Primo has had his paws on an absolutely epic amount of amazing rap music in the past 20+ years and if anybody knows how to rock a party, it is him. Come out and wild out, it will for sure be a crazy evening!

Here are some Primo goodies to get hyped on in preparation for Thursday:
DJ Premier - Crooklyn Cuts Tape C (Part 1)
DJ Premier - Crooklyn Cuts Tape C (Part 2)
DJ Premier - Crooklyn Cuts Tape C (Part 3)
Also make sure to check out all of Tape D (four parts) in the related videos for the above links.

Tracklist for February 12th/2009
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum
Jimmy Castor Bunch - Potential
Aboriginals - Chemistry
The Bar Kays - Soul Finger
Outkast - Millenium
Common - The Light
The Clipse - When the Last Time
DJ Premier feat. J-Live - Braggin' Writes
Gangstarr - Playtawin
Da Bush Babees - Remember We (Remix)
Too Short - The Ghetto
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
People Under the Stairs - San Francisco Knights
Donna McGhee - It Ain't No Big Thing
DJ Shadow, The Roots - Meiso (DJ Shadow Remix)
The Soul Searchers - Ashley's Roachclip
Last Emperor - Charlie
Roy Ayers - Brother Green
Zion I feat. Aceyalone - Cheeba Cheeba

Some classic Talib Kweli and Mos Def on this week's show. Talib is the man, simply for the fact that he dropped this line in Respiration: "It's a paradox we call reality. So keepin it real will make you casualty of abnormal normality." In terms of this track, Hi-Tek creates one of the most laid back beats ever in 2000 Seasons, piano loop with snap-crackle of the record it is from laid on low volume under the heavy snare hit and background ambient sound- just beautiful.

Anyway here's a link to the tracks from today:
Reflection Eternal - Fortified Live/2000 Seasons

Tracklist - February 5th/2009
Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin'
KMD - Plumskinzz
Reflection Eternal - Fortified Live
Reflection Eternal - 2000 Seasons
Rascalz - Funky Migraine
Problem - Street Theory 101
Choclair - 21 Years
Mic Geronimo - Masta IC
KRS-One - A Friend
Ras Kass - Won't Catch Me Runnin'
Erule - Listen Up
Thrust - Emcee
Redman - Can't Wait
Aboriginals - QNA
Biz Markie -Make The Music With Your Mouth
Most Desh - Hip Hop Is Livin'
De La Soul - Dinninnit
The Nite Liters - Eleanor Rigby
Common - I Used to Love H.E.R
The Meters - Here Comes The Metermen

Now for something completely different...

Check out Montreal's Hatchmatik. Just do it.
http://www.myspace.com/hatchmatik

I just realized that this past week's show had a ton of old mainstream classics. Nothing better than "The Blast", I probably have a groove in my Reflection Eternal/Train of Thought CD where that track is.

Tracklist, January 22nd/2009
Pete Rock feat. Redman - Til' I Retire/Best Believe
The Fugees - Zealots
Rick James - Mary Jane
Choclair - Rubbin'
Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, Checkmate, Thrust, The Rascalz - Northern Touch
Jurassic 5 - Ducky Boy
Das Efx - Jussumen (Pete Rock Remix)
Commodores - The Bump
Zion I - Trippin'
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
Das Efx. feat Redman - Rap Scholar
Saukrates feat. Choclair - Body Language
DL Incognito - Spit Forever II
Nite Liters - Damn
DJ Honda feat. Mos Def - Travellin' Man
LL Cool J - I'm Bad
Biz Markie - Vapours
Roy Ayers - Get On Up, Get On Down
The Roots - Step Into The Realm
Ralph Macdonald - On The Groove
Nas - The World Is Yours
Roots Manuva - Dreamy Days
Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek - The Blast

Edgar Allen Floe??

Yes the Justus League member has far and away the best stage name I've personally ever laid eyes upon. I played some of his songs just to make sure that I wasn't dreaming and it turned out they were for the most part complete bangers so not only does the man have a superb name but the beats are 9th and the lyrics are fire. WOO.

Edgar Allen Floe - The Righteous Way To Go

Defari and Justus League - What It is

Check out the Hall of Justus website and their star crew including, Little Brother, 9th Wonder, Justus League, and many more at: http://www.hallofjustus.com/

Tracklist - January 15th/2009

Edgar Allen Floe - The Righteous Way To Go

HEZ - The Zip

Curtis Mayfield - The Makings Of You

Curtis Mayfield - No Thing On Me

Lewis Parker - Rise

The Bar-Kays - As One

MF Grimm - Scars and Memories

Barry White - You're My First, My Last, My Everything

Kazi and 9th Wonder - For The Record

Homeless Derelix - One Concept

Down To Erf - Rhyme Training (Original Version)

Moodyman - Don't You Want My Love

Gil Scott Heron - Inner City Blues

The High and Mighty - Cranial Lumps

Pete Rock - What You Waiting For

A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God (Remix)

Common - The 6th Sense

Cameo - Your Love Takes Me Out

Binary Star - Glen Close

Heiroglyphics - Classic

Imagine houdini, puffin' two beanies, watchin' the same thing on two TV's

L-Swift and A-Butta - Hey Hey Hey
L-Swift - Check Da Style

Happy New Year!!

After a month-long hiatus Fundamentally Sound returns stronger than ever for 2009! Big things in store this year, with January packing a Drew James a.k.a. KO interview so be on the lookout for that in the next couple of weeks. For now, some Natural E will have to suffice.

Keep it locked to CKCU 93.1 FM every thursday from 12-2 p.m. to get your fix.

Tracklist - January 8th, 2009

Mobb Deep - Temperature's Rising (Remix)
Outkast - SpottieOttieDopaliscious
D.J. Rogers - Bail Out
Ludacris - Splash Waterfalls
Sam Dees - Child of the Streets
Defari feat. Phil Da Agony, Xzibit & Tha Alkaholiks - Likwit Connection
Frederick Knight - Trouble
Dilated Peoples - The Main Event
Declaime - Song In D Minor
Citizen Kane - Black Rain
Defcon - The Addiction
Raydio - For Those Who Like To Groove
Common - The Light
Tony Mason - Take Good Care
Defari feat. Justus League - What It Is
DJ Shadow - Dark Days
The Pharcyde - Pack the Pipe
Baby Blue Soundcrew feat. Kardinal Offishall - Money Jane
Lenny White - Peanut Butter
Dynamic Superiors - Leave It Alone
Craig Mack - Flava In Ya ear (Easy Mo Mix)
Funkdoobiest - Rock On (J+B Remix)