新多倫多 音樂‧籃球‧城市/BUN DEM. TRACK BREAKDOWN, THE RAPTORS AND THE 6 GUIDE


Bun Dem – Lord Juco ft. Falcon Outlaw (prod. by Ol Man 80zz)
https://lordjuco.bandcamp.com/track/bun-dem-ft-falcon-outlaw

Interview : Nick D

We caught this track on the strength of FalconCrest being involved in the mix. Lord Juco’s name had a familiar ring already, having featured on Chong Wizard’s, The Power Stone EP. Ol’ Man 80zz? I swore Jordan C. had his production in a Top10EN, but it must have been his clever flip on the Zig Zag logo that got stuck in the mind! I digress.

To the matter at hand though, Lord Juco’s, ‘Bun Dem’ is a track that exemplifies a stylistic sound of Toronto. That Hip Hop inflected with a strong Caribbean/West Indies vibe. This banga is straight head nod with a minimal beat of 80% slap your skull up drums, and some sinister keys. Lord Juco sets it off callin’ an end to the fxckery he sees, ‘you hide like Anne Frank… put you in a hole like Hussein’. Big Falcon Outlaw fills throughout with his patois chant, and closes with a second verse reinforcin’ why you don’t bring it ’round here. This is some straight 90’s Smif N Wessun ish (Not a Toronto group lol)!

Since all heads were from the Toronto area. We figured why not get all hands on deck to share some insight on the track for ya’ll. Chop it up about some basketball since the Raptors are in the playoff hunt with some real possibilities, and just share a few down to earth recommendations about the city for you readers. Things like some spots to hit on a night out, and where to grab a hearty plate! A Hip Hop guide to Toronto, truly!


Lord Juco

Lord Classy – Lord Juco X Fortes
https://lordjuco.bandcamp.com/album/lord-classy

SPITGAN : So you big basketball fans?
Lord Juco : Haven’t followed Ball in a long time, I catcha one two raptors games here and there, but can’t say I’m a fan.
Ol Man 80zz : Huge fan of Ball. I get legit hurt when the season ends lol. My obsession wit ball has got to the point where I get in bad moods if my squad loses.
Falcon Outlaw : I’m a big Raptors fan!

SG : Who’s your favorite player?
FO : Kawhi Leonard.
LJ : Tracy McGrady then, probably Kevin Durant now.
OM8 : I’ma definitely go wit Jordan on this one, but if we talkin’ Raptors then I’d say VC, Demar & the boy Kawhi. I definitely fuxs wit Lowry as well.

Punisher Kills The Marvel Universe – Lord Juco produced by Unlucky Bastards (Chong Wizard’s Power Stone EP)
https://gourmetdeluxxx.bandcamp.com/track/punisher-kills-the-marvel-universe-ft-lord-juco-prod-by-unlucky-bastards

SG : Who’s gonna win it all this year?
OM8 : That shxts easy!!!!!! We The North!!!! RAPTORS all day haha. I can’t front tho, the Bucks, Warriors & Rockets are nice wit it. I could see any of these squads makin’ it deep.
LJ : I’d like to see Houston.
FO : Come on mannnn! The RAPTORS!

WAAAAY MORE GOODNESS HERE. THE INTERVIEW CONTINUES >>

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醇厚/LUSH SOUNDS. LOW LEAF INTERVIEW


拍攝/Photos : Courtesy of Low Leaf
訪問/Interview : Jordan C.
翻譯/Translation : Essy Chiu

Los Angeles’ Low Leaf is the latest in a proud line of strong, spiritual women that strum the extended strings of the harp. And this is not a gimmick, LL might be slight of frame but she handles the large instrument like a seasoned session player. If you’re not familiar with her chilled out sounds and need a co-sign, she dropped a collabo single, A Light Within, with noted beatologist King Britt in 2014.

<< English continues after Chinese >>

近日樂壇出現了一個充滿靈性的女音樂人,來自美國洛杉磯的Low Leaf雖然還沒有太大的名氣,但她以彈得一手好的豎琴而引人注目。若果你對Low Leaf這個名字及她的Chill out音樂感到陌生,聽一聽她在2014年與以做節拍稱皇的King Britt合作的專輯《A Light Within》,你便知道我所言非虛。

這位才華洋溢、對多種樂器均揮灑自如的美籍菲律賓音樂人,感性而又充滿靈性,與Erykah badu有著很多共通之處。在以下的訪問中,她不但向我們分享了豎琴對她在音樂創作上的影響,更講述了她的音樂歷程及她的最新大碟背後的深厚意義。

SPITGAN:可否為我們讀者介紹一下你自己,你最為人所熟悉的是什麼?
Low Leaf:我覺得應該是彈奏豎琴…以電音混合豎琴制作音樂。我同時會彈鋼琴、結他、做節拍及唱歌。

SG : 可否講一下你的音樂背景?
LL : 我五歲開始彈鋼琴、接受古典音樂訓練。四年級學了一年豎琴,但當時教我豎琴的老師退休了,我亦沒有學下去。其餘的樂器都是自學的,像怎樣以結手作曲、怎樣以電腦錄歌、怎樣做節拍。直至2009年我才再開始彈豎琴,那時我覺得自己在豎琴方面什麼都不懂,於是我決定胡亂的做一些歌,我當時還對自己說,“我很爛,不如還是唱唱彈彈算了。”

SG : 是什麼讓你再重新拿起豎琴?
LL : 當我正在改變我的音樂風格的時候,有人向我推薦了Alice Coltrane的音樂。老實說當時我只想將豎琴混入我做的節拍當中,但後來,我覺得可能是因為自己成熟了,當我彈豎琴時,發現它原來是一種很特別的樂器,值得進一步去發掘,而不單單只是作為採樣的一部分。當我愛上Alice Coltrane及Dorothy Ashby的音樂的時候,我發現了豎琴的另一面,並被它深深的啟發著。我當時在想,我應該以自己的風格去開拓豎琴,在我的音樂進化的路程上,豎琴是非常自然進入其中的。

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Women you love being photographed. A send up to you. We appreciate you in all your beauty and travesty here at Paul’s Corner. Do you and we will do we. From spitting lasers outta your butts, meme wisdom, and human debauchery, you’ve got it all here. Rated disturbed, 18+ and NSFLIFE. Enjoy!

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Oh no you didn’t…Oh yess you did! All up in Paul’s Corner again! Up to no good, laughing at others! NSFW, rated disturbed. Take one to the dome!

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