Sunday, April 25, 2010

The LDub Experience Episode 13: Let's Ride


Hello World! Lucky #13 is here! This is the kind of mix you groove to take a ride to. Tracks by Thievery Corporation, Lisa Shaw, The Rurals and more!

Thanks for your continued support of The LDub Experience and my blog, itsgoldenlady.blogspot.com if you haven't seen it, check it out and join the fun! This mix is dedicated to one of my favorite MC's Guru (Keith Elam). Gone too soon but never forgotten. Click the post title to listen...let's ride!

King Britt in Charlotte

King Britt celebrates the release of his new ablum Intricate Beauty (out 4/20) in Charlotte this Saturday! Intricate Beauty is Britt's final conventional dance album but not to fear Britt is only gearing up to bring us music we've never heard before. Click the post's title above to get the details on his rare but exciting Charlotte appearence.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

My favorite things: Musicianship

In the age of Auto Tunes and 808 machines it's refreshing to see house music producers keeping the tradition of musicianship alive. Now don't get me wrong I know house/dance music is also created electronically hence its title "electronic music" but house music's roots run deep in live instrumentation.

A recent example is Micky More's remix of the Angela Johnson track “Better“. More's version which dropped December 2009 exclusively on iTunes is a nicely done 123 bpm house version, with live instruments.

Watching this video is cool on so many levels. We get a glimpse into music production and are reminded that no matter what new machine or device is created nothing beats music created my people. It definately puts the soul in soulful house music and that's why it's one of my favorite things.


 
Check out the orginal version by Angela Johnson.
 

Thursday, April 8, 2010

DJ Kneeka: The first lady of Charlotte house music

James Brown may have professed it’s a man’s world in his classic tune, but Nicole Williams aka DJ Kneeka turns that theory upside down every time she steps behind the DJ booth and does her thing. DJ Kneeka is cool, down to earth and an amazing DJ. Hard to believe she's be at it less than 5 years! Click the article title to check out my recent chat with her and find out for your self.