o1o (aka AYBEE) surfaces once again with a package of cosmik slap from the Deepblak Hall of Science. On this ride he welcomes the sultry Malena Perez who lends her vocals on the Refuge track. Once again Deepblak broadens the sonic landscape continuing to further the sound.
AYBEE | In The Headspace November 2009
AYBEE | In The Headspace November 2009
Aku9 – Only The Lonely (cdr)
Blaktroniks – Too Complicated
Portformat ft. Obey The Altar Native – Everything U Change
Afrikan Sciences – Thoughts Deluxe
Portformat ft Blakroniks – It’s On
Pirahnahead – Mirror Muse: Internal Inspiration
Gretchen Parlato – Weak
Levon Vincent – These Games We Play
Mike Huckaby -Melodies From The Jazz Republic
Black Jazz Consortium – Believe
Remus Watkins – Dem Nigg#z (cdr)
Miles Sagnia – Relativity
Conforce – Junction (Peak Mix)
Georgia Anne Muldrow – Roses
Jefferey Osborne – Really Don’t Need No Light
Anthony Nicholson – Gotta Have It (GU Techno Soul Rework)
The Clonious – One At A Time
Blaktroniks – Blow You (cdr)
Knowledge/Power – Herbie and Quincy…
Listen Closely to Herbie @ the 5:14 Mark – GAME! Please understand this…
o1o – Refuge featuring Malena Perez
From the forthcoming o1o – Bread and Circuses EP (DBR-D025) coming 11.3.09
o1o (aka AYBEE) ft. Malena Perez – REFUGE from Deepblak on Vimeo.
AYBEE | In The Headspace October 2009
AYBEE – In The Headspace October 2009
Mike Dehnert – Umlaut2 (First Version)
Anthony Nicholson – Gotta Have It (GU Techno Soul Rework)
Joakim – The Cotton Gun
Afrikan Sciences – It’s Kinda Hard Being (cdr)
Two Faith – Stars (Ron Trent’s Nite Grooves Mix)
o1o – Release The Kraken (cdr)
Bobby Caldwell – Coming Down From Love
Joseph Malik – Believe And See (Plastic Avengers Remix)
Cassio Ware – I Love You (Trinidadian Deep Remix)
Jus-Ed – Teckno Soul (cdr)
The Crusaders – Feel It
Stevie Wonder – Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away
Fred P – Teapot Science
James Brown – Hot Pants
Outkast – Yall Scared
Van Hunt – Character
Comfort Fit – Wicked Game
Robert Johnson – When You Got A Good Friend
Floating Points – Shangrila
Erik Rico – Piece of Mind
AYBEE | In The Headspace September 2009
AYBEE – In The Headspace September 2009
Kirk Degiorgio Presents As One – 38 thousand feet
Levon Vincent – Love Technique
Kevin Bryant – Who You Wanna Be (Ananda Project Main Vocal)
The Realm ft. Tony Momrelle – Time
Blue Daisy – Space ex ft. LaNote
o1o – Without Us (cdr)
Cebolla – Fame and Fantasy
Anthony Nicholson – Go
Jeff Mills – A Reluctant Compliance
Damon Bell – Big Beat (cdr)
AYBEE and Erik Rico – Music (cdr)
Pursuit Grooves – Whisper
African Blues – Great Meditator
Shanti Om – Love In Space
Jon Tejada – Beaming Red Oscillator
George Duke – No Greater Love
Joy Jones – Hollywood
Fred P. – Deep Love
Titonton Duvante – Novice With No Vices
The System – This Is for You
Video | Deepblak – The Meeting
Deepblak Recordings crew comes together for a pow wow.
Deepblak – The Meeting from Deepblak on Vimeo.
Knowledge/Power – Understand how Sound Systems work | Alex Rosner Red Bull Lecture
One of the most NEGLECTED aspects of DJ performed music is attention to Sound. People are trying to deliver a sonic experience and know nothing about sound. It is unfair to the music, and robs the listener of an optimum experience. Alex Rosner has had a hand in creating what we know as the modern Club Sound set up. Check out his lecture at the Red Bull Music Academy to get a fundamental understanding of sound and how it should be set up. Promoters pull up a chair…
Video | Deepblak Summer 09
Much movement on the Deepblak scene in this summer of 2009. I don’t quite know where to start so here goes. The summer kicked off with the release of the AYBEE – East Oakland Space Program LP. A huge amount of gratitude to all who reached out to me about the album. Your words of appreciation, and encouragement are the currency that I cash in on my not so creative days. For me as an artist there is a profound sense of humility that comes from throwing your music into the void, and having uplifted voices come back to you.
We then followed up with releases from Blaktroniks with their SlapMatik EP, and Damon Bell with Kush Musik pt.1. I was very honored to be able to champion these cats. Blaktroniks who have been solo pioneers on the Oakland Electronic front since the mid 90’s, in many ways laid the foundation for Deepblak to be born. It was from what I saw them do that gave me inspiration to follow my voice. So for them to release on Deepblak brought things full circle, and has sparked something that I can’t quite find words for at the moment.
Damon Bell since coming to Oakland from So. Cali has been a consistent purveyor of all things Deep. I also feel very blessed to be able to play host to his solo debut, which was his Kush Musik pt.1 EP. Outside of being a solid Producer/DJ, Damon is a solid Spirit that contributes greatly the ethos of the Deepblak mission. Kush Musik has been getting great support (thanks all), so we will try and roll those vibes over into Kush Musik pt.2, which will surface around late fall.
On my front this year is turning out to be the year of the collaboration with projects underway with: Afrikan Sciences, Fred. P (Black Jazz Consortium), Erik Rico, Damon Bell, Trinidadian Deep, Malena Perez, and an EP coming on the mighty Jus-Ed’s Underground Quality label. I am very excited about the coming outputs of these projects. There will be much activity in the Deepblak Hall Of Science…
Late summer will also see the release of the o1o – Bread and Circuses LP for my Celestial Slap heads. With tons of beats and pieces. All this leads into the fall with the release of the BLAKTROPOLIS II compilation featuring new Deepblak material along with music from FAM around the globe. There’s also a new face coming into the Deepblak fold…I’ll just say two words…Aku9 (aka Lady Blaktronika). Brace yourselves for some amazing sonics coming this way this fall.
As you can see I have my work cut out for me, and there are several special treats that I will save for a later date. It will give me another excuse to connect with you. Again BIG respect for the support, and continue to spread the word. Much growth ahead and I hope that we continue to grow together.
Love | Respect | Power
AYBEE
Deepblak Recordings Summer 09 from Deepblak on Vimeo.
AYBEE | In The Headspace August 2009
AYBEE – In The Headspace August 2009
Jeff Mills – Things You Should Know About Your Robot (Axis)
AYBEE – Shadows of Moments (Underground Quality cdr)
Lady Blaktronika – Octavia’s Light (Cdr)
Cebolla – Mosquito (cdr)
Comfort Fit ft. Blaktroniks – Fired Up (Tokyo Dawn)
The Clonious – Emora (Ubiquity)
Damon Bell – Idiya (Deepblak)
Deborah Jordan -You Could Be Here (Masirah Remix)
Jay Leblone – Alma (Francois_DuBois_Remix)
Jus Ed – Deep Grain (Underground Quality)
Glenn Underground – Abstracts
Rain Makers ft. Lady Alma – Rain (Cecil’s Beatdown Mix)
Recloose – Catch A Leaf ft. Rachel Fraser (MDcL remix)
Pursuit Grooves – War Crimes In Space
Griffin – Clockface (Deepsystems)
o1o ft. Malena Perez – Refuge
Trackademicks ft. Moxomore – Topsidin
Searchin For The One – Unlimited Touch
Idris Muhammad – Say What
Ozlem Cetin – More Than The Eyes
AYBEE and AFRIKAN Sciences – Someone (cdr)
Ron Trent – In The Spirit (Peacefrog)
Bobby Womack – Nobody Wants You When You’re Down And Out
The Camelwalk – The Driver
Blaktroniks Vid | Just A Mess
Astral Madness from EPS1…
Video | o1o – Grits
Grits are a lifestyle….from the o1o – Undatow EP
o1o – Grits from Deepblak on Vimeo.
AYBEE VLOG | 7879 | Latenite Lab Work
Sneek peak of joint in progress with the Sis Malena Perez…
Latenite Lab Work from Deepblak on Vimeo.