The Sounds of VTech

From Mulatu Astatke to J.Dilla to Arthur Verocai, the Timeless Concert Series touched upon the works of three musical giants. Mochilla is proud to announce the release date of the Timeless Concert Series, a 3-DVD box set with downloadable audio portion, as March 30th,2010.

Pre-Order Limited Edition TIMELESS BOX SET by visiting: MOCHILLA TIMELESS

The box set is extremely limited and numbered edition of 4,000. Each box set includes full liner notes, a free poster exclusive only to this box set, extra features, songs, and slideshow of images used in the original Timeless presentation. There will also be a series of events scheduled around the release date so stay tuned.

When a producer goes into the lab to produce songs for various artists, more often than not, there are dozens of songs that never see the light of day. With “Disrupt Chronicles, Electric Chair Mix,” Oh No gives us a taste of what we’ve been missing. With literally hundreds of songs that have never been heard, he’s opened the doors to some raw and rough hip hop tracks to “shock” you.

Featuring Erick Sermon, Redman, Talib Kweli, Skyzoo, Crooked I, Rapper Big Pooh, Taje, Dem Damb Jacksons, lmno and ld, Pok Dog, Jarren Benton, DJ Doubledose and Oh No himself..   once you hit play, you’ll feel the currents take over as they shock your senses with “a hundred thousand watts of electric funk!”

Don’t be shy. This won’t hurt a bit.

Click to download: Electric Chair: Ohno

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D is for DILLA

The line to get into the EchoPlex last Friday for Nightlife was long. I can only compare its actual length to that of the line I waited in to get onto Space Mountain at Disneyland. Yes, it was amusement park long, but surprisingly, everyone in it seemed to be in good spirits. They patiently waited as it slowly moved inch by inch. They remained loyal and determined, unhindered that they faced a full capacity venue which only let a few individuals in at a time.. but I’m pretty sure it’s because they knew what awaited them inside.

The music inside the Echoplex was beyond good, it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Mr. Choc and JRocc spun their hearts out for the wall-to-wall audience, and they were rewarded with cheers of appreciation. It was exciting and upbeat and reminiscent of Dilla. You could feel the energy and the serious body heat in the air. There were so many people inside that the notion of personal space seemed non-existent. It was a struggle moving from one side of the room to the other without getting an elbow in the gut, brushing against a stranger’s backside, and a drink being poured down the front of your dress. But it was worth it.

And once Slum Village came on stage, the energy level in the place soared to new heights. The audience threw their hands in the air and sang along to every song as if it had rehearsed. You could not avoid being swept up and singing along, or in my case, humming. Music and love was everywhere and we all spent the evening celebrating and remembering J Dilla.

Though its been four years since his death nothing has changed. J Dilla’s music still lives on and we still continue to listen. Since his passing he’s gone from hip-hop to symphony orchestra, reaching new heights and finding new fans, and his legacy only continues to grow. Where there’s music, there’s love, there’s understanding, there’s remembrance. Let’s keep the celebration going this month.. there is nothing better than this.

photos by Azul

If you’re in LA and have no plans this evening, make your way out to Echo Park  to the EchoPlex and celebrate the life and music of James “J Dilla” Yancey. Tonight is not only the fourth anniversary of his passing, but also Act 2 of Songs in the Key of “D.”

J.Rocc, Rhettmatic, Mr. Choc and more will be hosting this event, remembering their good friend. Good music, positive energy and special appearances by Slum Village as well as other special guests will provide you with an evening to remember.

Dilla, we miss you , we love you, and we’ll be there tonight showing you just how much. So, let’s all go down to Nightlife and Turn It UP for Dilla.

Today is the fourth anniversary of Dilla’s untimely passing. People are celebrating his life all month long. At Mochilla, we have spent the past year working on A Suite for Ma Dukes. Until now we have held our cards close to our chest releasing videos and entirely instrumental pieces. But today in homage to the man responsible for all this we are releasing, just to you, the first vocal performance from SFMD.

Dwele sang Angel that night without rehearsal. It is a classic. Miguel’s arrangement is super heavy and Bob Power made it magic.   -B+

Turn it up.

Track: Angel Feat. Dwele
Album: Timeless: Suite For Ma Dukes
Artist: Miguel Atwood-Ferguson

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The Sounds of VTech / Angel Feat. Dwele