briefcase rockers

back to back? really doe?

2009-03-23T03:27:00.000-07:00

so everything that can be told can be sold from this day forth. dances from the hood come in abundance and I guess people just dress like this now. what with huevos's old post about that singing program and these last 2 videos, motherfuckers are out of work and this is going to become a craigslist in a sec...

SXSW deez nuts special AKA "I hope you read this....."

2009-03-20T11:07:00.000-07:00

this is to show you what is waiting for you if you go get a record deal off the strength of one song. this is your competition and they barely even have to sing a song, so you had better be prepared with an exploding chicken or a guest appearance by Gary Coleman, Bill Murray or Tyra Banks or some type of thing. first it was that new song by Unison that had me sprung to the point of disbelief and then an old german lady saw me in the park today and threw up her fist while screaming "OBAMA, OBAMA!" and I was juiced. once I saw this, I was even more hyped because I know how the industry works and I figure these dudes will be playing next year's South By, even if they DON'T have an album out! if their plan is to let the homie just come out on stage like DJ Kool and do 16 words of a hook and dance around for a while, then I may as well retire again.

As it is, this format of the blog/site is getting a short retirement any day now in favor for a spa treatment and facelift. we will have a whole new format on there rocking away, as well as this dedicated section for these kooky downloads we keep hitting you over the head here and there. as always, we have some stuff in the works and the comp is making it's way down the pipe slowly but surely. the matte black EDITIONS gang will be on there as well as some briefcase rockers and maybe even a couple of "alumni" as well!

in check in news, I got a record dropping in russia next month called "nerves of ice" and it's a mix of old and new material. old being stuff from the first half of the 2K millenium and the new being stuff from the 2nd half. some of the stuff has been heard, but not by most folks and the other stuff is crev detail, so it's moving. I made a lot of beats, small is beautiful made 2 beats and a couple of other folks did one or two. I hear huevos, calamalka and BD1982 have lots of material ready and low leaf said she was going to drop a EP last week but she probably ate a weed brownie and forgot. no one has heard from debmaster since he went to egypt and look out for the matteblackeditions.com "blog and other" site we have prepped to come up. AND the 2nd radio show is turned in and should drop NEXT WEEK....

Finally.

2009-03-19T12:52:00.000-07:00

Whup rockers? Finally postin in the paint like Dwight. Been busy as all hell on the grind find which is good in these dire times. It's beginning to feel like spring out here in Gotham which is a great thing, looking forward to the bloom boom in more ways than one. Biz-wise I'm working on some logo concepts for the BriEfcAse Rockers gang as well as Matte Black Editions, hopefully those will soon be all set to live on upcoming releases, T's, stickers, what-have-you. Holla hola at a dude if anybody needs a hand with anything. Be well people.

BEAT ROOT SAMPLAYER CD

2009-03-18T17:33:00.000-07:00

Grettings folks, just dropping a line to show the beat compilation i'm glad to be a part of. A Hawaii first.

Free for the first 100 folks that show up to the grand championship.

a-ux remix of "sharp drest" at the chrome kids blog

2009-03-18T12:44:00.000-07:00

cardiff's chrome kids have been killing it lately with remixes, their own tracks, and a sick new mixtape called hulk hop vs crunk rock. they also run a music blog focused on dubstep, hip-hop, glitch, and bass music. earlier this week, they posted an electro remix of "sharp drest" by new york producer a-ux. i hadn't heard before and it's off-the-wall good.

the original version of the track - by me, mochipet, and oonceoonce, is available on mochi's album microphonepet and can be downloaded for free at rcrd lbl (and other places too - see previous posts). you can also hear it in the soundtrack to nba 2k9 and catch a bunch of other great remixes of it at the remix microphonepet page.

MusSck News 001

2009-03-14T09:44:00.000-07:00

what up peeps: the random black guy keeping you posted on the latest stuff

first of all i want to say thanks for the love for still always wonder ep, it was a great achievement for me to work with great beat smiths from the camp i am planning to make a part 2 later on during the year

i am putting in work for a internet radio station which based in new york, i've been representing the station for the last 3 years and going to be dropping material soon but where ever go my fam follows so the man with snow in his blood small is beautiful material will be featured, also in talks on my behalf to promote b.e.a.r. and matte black editions to get your material played on the station as well as heading to new york to sort some other stuff out: more info soon on that

take care of yourself peeps

Blow Leaf Webisode # 3

2009-03-12T16:40:00.000-07:00

meanest man contest remixes daedelus for "friends of friends volume 1"

2009-03-11T13:31:00.001-07:00

friends of friends is a new label started by the homie leeor brown. the concept for fof's first release goes like this:

fof invites an artist to join the fof family by signing on to do a split ep; they in turn invite another musician or group to complete the split release and commission a designer to create the ep’s artwork on a limited edition t-shirt which will include a download card. included will be the release, exclusive remixes and special content.

friends of friends volume 1 features daedelus, who asked jogger to contribute music for the second half of the split and kozyndan to design the project's cover art/t-shirt design.

the bundle, available for purchase at the fof store, features remixes by michna, eliot lipp, nosaj thing, grahm zilla of thunderheist ... and us! we remixed the daedelus track "off to the races" and got our li'l buddy cuzzo to drop some smooth lyrics on it. rcrd lbl debuted the track as a free download today. give it a listen!

daedelus - "off to the races (meanest man contest remix feat. cuzzo)"

you can read more about the project at xlr8r and pitchfork. there's also an interview with leeor about it at amoeblog.

i wants.

2009-03-11T12:33:00.000-07:00

anyone wanna help low leaf's 'i wanna touch the noises' fund???
i'm serious.

sneakmove minicomp at the anticon store

2009-03-10T16:14:00.000-07:00

our pals at the anticon store have added the 7inch vinyl editions of sneakmove minicomp 2 & 3 to their catalog (get volume 2 here and volume 3 here). the minicomp 1 vinyl is still available at sneakmove, and free mp3 downloads of the tracks from all three volumes are still available at rcrd lbl (volume 1, volume 2, volume 3). the project features exclusive short tracks by briefcase superstars like subtitle, crunc tesla, and meanest man contest, as well as 27 other crevmatic artists. CHECK IT 4 RILLZ.

waves n crash

2009-03-10T12:09:00.000-07:00

okay okay, yeah the ceiling is black for real on this one, but you can use your imagination (editor's note: in my attempt to make a witty reference to one of my songs, i failed to realize that the only thing NOT black in this vid IS the ceiling). occasional strobe pops via a footswitch reveal your boy in a state of crev, much like a yeti or johnny depp without the pretty face, no homo. crash overdrive is hard as fuck, expect more bang in the near futura from us truly.

love y'all.

5000

two meanest man contest songs in "tap tap revenge 2"

2009-03-09T12:35:00.000-07:00

what's good, briefcase homies.

check out meanest man contest's tracks "partially smart" and "the tenderloin" in tap tap revenge 2 - the new edition of the top iphone game, which was released last week.

from wikipedia:

tap tap revenge is a rhythm game by tapulous available as an application for the iphone os. the game has a simple interface, while the game itself is quite similar to popular games such as guitar hero and rock band. the goal of the game is to tap each of the colored balls when they reach the line at the bottom of the screen. if the ball is hit on the beat, the player gains points, but if not, it counts as a miss.

the game is available as a free download for the iphone and ipod touch. "partially smart" is available in the "hard" section and "the tenderloin" is under "extreme." which makes sense, because our music is both hard and extreme.

you can take screenshots of your scores - so email yours to us at heymmc at gmail dot com and we'll send a little package of fun stuff to the person who gets the highest score on one of our songs.

even if you're like me, and not lucky enough to have an iphone, you can go to rcrd lbl to download free mp3's of "partially smart" and "the tenderloin."

and for more mmc-meets-video-game fun, check out "sharp drest" in nba 2k9.

BRIEFCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE!

You're Sleeping Dunn

2009-03-07T15:33:00.000-08:00

You're sleeping, you're sleeping, you're sleeping. What? You don't know? Go get a late pass.

JMV & Rob English are Panthere bitch!!! Support the extended fam.

Panthere Myspace

Le Branche Website

itunes

ORTHO ACUSTO -EARTH INSIDE OUT VIDEO

2009-03-07T08:10:00.000-08:00

I made this video piece last night(sKdaaanked)to hype the song before it´s out physically on the LEADERS comp! Until we get a pro to work with us, this is the punked out truth!

EDH - Les Chanteurs Americains

2009-03-06T09:28:00.000-08:00

One of many sick outings available from the homegirl Emmanuelle de Hericourt aka EDH. This haunting number came out sometime in 2003, but like all her shit... it sounds like tomorrow. Do yourself a favor and pick this shit up then head over to her website to survey her catalogue for other gems.

BUMP THIS SHIT!

Asonic Garcia - Senzu Beans EP

2009-03-06T07:22:00.000-08:00

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y3TDWCNY

Senzu Beans are a are a kind of mystical bean whose texture is said to be a cross between an uncooked bean and a celery stalk. The beans are exceedingly powerful and are well known for their extraordinary healing capabilities. It is noted in lore that the Senzu's healing capabilities are potent enough to restore a severed limb. Of course, if you arent a Dragonball Z character, these muhfuccahs won't help heal your neck after you listen to this nod inducing opus from the homie Asonic Garcia. You can try some turtle beans, but thery're likely to only lead to gas.

BUMP THIS SHIT!

blow leaf webisode #2

2009-03-05T18:40:00.000-08:00

i make weekly videos. this week's poor presentation will be redeemed by next week's digital masterpiece. sorry, no titties this time. we'll have to suffice wit booty shakin morning time sobriety!

Vanilla Ice says sorry for being Vanilla Ice

2009-03-05T06:50:00.000-08:00

lambda, lambda, lambDOMA OR "see? thoth is all about it!!!"

2009-03-04T01:22:00.000-08:00

I pride myself on hanging with cool ladies who are up on all sorts of esoteric shit, but our buddy Janice has everyone
on here smoked. I have no idea how she finds this (I do, she majors in library studies at school and builds sound
generating instruments) but I'm thankful that she puts me up on game and lets a nickel post this for real...

MICHAEL BLACK ELECTRO FULL ALBUM AVALABLE TO LISTEN FOR TWO WEEKS.

2009-03-03T19:15:00.000-08:00

go visit and hear things.

Hawaii's Beat Root Championships

2009-03-03T17:08:00.000-08:00

yeah it can get popin out here too. after at total of 6 monthly battles (i've taken part in 2 of them) its time for the championship.
i'll be live on the mighty 505 with a few bangers on deck, with some good homies on serato free tables. should be fun.

Prosperous spotted in Barcelona 1999

2009-03-03T14:48:00.000-08:00

Those days! 180 ollie up the stairs, switch hardflip, then off to get some gin and pass out at apollo!

Ola G skating to Comb aka Prosperous beat

2009-03-03T06:57:00.000-08:00

Another homie rocking the useless wooden toy in Gothenburg, Sweden to the unreleased juxtaposed clitches demo..this on is Laroshell by Comb (Prosperous of ortho acusto)Enjoy!

this bettered my monday

2009-03-02T17:52:00.001-08:00

MusSck - Still Always Wonder

2009-03-02T13:23:00.001-08:00

Just got this today from my homie MusSck this dude has been killing it and putting in mad work! repping B.E.A.R to the fullest. MusSck doesn't waste anytime collaborating with his peers from BriEfcAse Rockers & Matte Black Editions. Keep an eye of for this dude! Look out for MusSck Remix track feature on Esgar Remix ep.

Track List

1. Put It On Ya Flip ft. BEARMOD

2. Necrospiritual Rmx ft. Micheal Black Electro

3. Birth Control ft. Juan Huevos

4. Post Cruz Rmx ft. Thavius Beck

5. Ready To Wear Rmx ft. Subtitle

6. Reason 4 aka Loose Change Rmx ft. Thavius Beck

7. Devil Go Away ft. Nathaniel Eras

8. Anti Gravity Rmx ft. Asonic Gracia

9. The Tenderloin Rmx ft. Meanest Man Contest

10. Things Are Looking Up ft. Small Is Beautiful

Click here to download