LOW BUDGET / NO BUDGET COMPILATION

I mentioned this briefly in last week's post and I finally got the master last night, uploaded it and now G.I. is off to SXSW! Enjoy and feel free to respost:

THE LOW BUDGET / NO BUDGET SAGA:
Some point and time around Summer 2009: Earlier in the year I had just been mowed down by a lady driving a brand new Infinity while I was riding my bicycle to work. I sustained a broken elbow, which meant I could not work and the next few months would be consumed with physical therapy, surgery and more physical therapy. I was unable to DJ, unable to play shows and was essentially going insane having been deprived of ability to create noise, an obsession that is typically insatiable even with two good elbows. I had a lot of time on my hands and not much to do. I got my cannabis prescription. I reunited with my homie MC Stinkweed who I had previously worked with in the Shadow People and Shed Dwellaz and introduced him to Luke Sick. Stinkweed was out of work and Luke was working part time so my house became the weekday hangout spot. One day we entered the studio and emerged with “Brain Exploder” which served as the catalyst for this comp. I hit up some of my beat making homies (T.C. Bonelocs and G-Pek) to see if they were down to contribute a couple beats with the plan being to record and release a compilation as cheaply as possible and give it away for free. I invited a bunch of MC’s to come through and rip the tracks and the result is what you are now listening to. Of course, nothing is easy. During the course of the project the motherboard in my Mac needed to be replaced, the hard drive with all the sessions on it crashed and the data needed to be retrieved and two of the MC’s featured were locked up (Tizoe DaVinci is still locked down as I type. Keep your head up homie!). So enjoy and feel free to share this with all your friends. I ended up putting a lot more time and money into this than I planned but the original intent was to give it away for free and that’s just what we fin to do!
Aight chill,
DJ Eons One
625/ UM/ AS/ Gurp City
3/16/10

http://lowbudgetnobudget.bandcamp.com/

COLD HAND IN THE BAY GAME

It's no secret the blog has been mad slow with the updates recently. For a minute we were able to hold down a weekly post, but that seems like ages ago. I feel like we straight up fell off on posting. Truth be told, Smooth Triumph and I have been pretty busy putting together the latest Grand Invincible album, "Cold Hand In The Dice Game" which is available now from ZeroFriends. We also put together a limited collector pack for the ultra nerds which you can get here. The video above is one of the songs off the new album. We've also been working hard on the forthcoming "Low Budget / No Budget" compilation which will be available for free download very soon. Stay tuned!

I also wanted to drop links to stuff a few of our rellies have been working on. 2010 we fin to give y'all a dose of the mega-flex:

Eddie K just dropped a new album called "Future Spit" which is available through Gurp City Digital. Grab it here.

The Machete Vox crew just released a new Z-Man ep for FREE called "Show up, Shut Up and Rap". It should also be noted that Eddie Def scratches on 3 of the tracks! Errry!

Gus Cutty of the mighty Fist Fam has also unleashed a new blog aimed at collecting all press releases, show announcements, etc. from our growing crew of Bay Area DIY hip hop groups. Simple and straightforward, I suggest bookmarking it for future reference. Gus also promises to get a podcast up and running ASAP. Check it out: fogbreaks.com

Bay Area refugee TopR Holiday now resides in North Carolina where he has found a new podium for his drunken philosophizing. Once again teaming up with partner Foul Mouth Jerk, the two MCs and a myriad of guests talk about whatever the fuck pops into their head on their weekly Worst Case Scenario radio show on Ashville FM. Check em out here.

And lastly, long time college radio DJ and ROBME supporter Japanic now has a page set up to archive past radio shows. He's got a killer Spiderman tribute mix he put together up right now. http://soundcloud.com/japanic

RIPPED OPEN RADIO #2

Second episode. Eons on the tables and Luke gets down with the Realistic talk box with the wood paneling. Once again, the selections are bonkers. No one called in and won the contest for the life-size Diamond Shell cardboard stand up. We gotta check these phonelines. Better luck next week!

Ripped Open Radio #2

1. Beatnuts - "Get Funky" (remix)

2. P Bros. feat Sadat X and Money Boss - "Come on Down"

3. Stetsasonic "Sally"

4. Scotty Luv- Cold Rocking It

5. I walk on gilded splinters

6. CPO- Ren's Rhythm

7. Ed O.G. - Sayin' Something

8. Ice T - "Hunted Child" Remix

9. KNT "Cycles"

10. Arsonists "Halloween"

11. Shyheim "Five Elements" feat. Rubbabandz, Pop the Brown Hornet, Downlowreka, Junelover

12. Royal Flush "Worldwide"

13. Gil Scott Heron- "Angel Dust"

14. Freestyle Professors- Grit Dat Grime

15. Spice 1- 187 Proof part II

16. DJ Chuck Chillout & Kool Chip- "Time to Rhyme"

17. Black Sheep "Still in the Ghetto"

18. Tragedy- Iron Sheiks beat

RIPPED OPEN RADIO #1: NEW PIFFCAST

Debut of the new Ripped Open podcast. Recorded live in the Invincible Lab - runnin' rickety offa some scratchy records, shitty cables and a Ball jar of sativa. Broadcasting on 66.6FM, it's KOLD Radio. Since our limited broadcasting range only reaches a few feet outside of the Buddha Chamber, we present y'all with an archive of the inaugural show in mp3 format. Tune in next week to win a Royal Fam slipmat!

Ripped Open Radio #1

Playlist:

1. Agentstriknine "Ditch 'em, Diss, & Dismiss 'em"

2. 3rd BASS "3 Strikes 5000" (SD50 Bonus Beats)

3. Conspiracy Music "Slippin' Into Darkness" Feat. Tupac??? that's what the label says

4. BIG TWINS "B.I.G.T.W.I.N.S."

5. Grandaddy IU "Pick Up The Pace"

6. Mystidious Misfits "I Be" (Digga remix)

7. CPO "The Movement" (Remix)

8. Stark Reality "Shooting Stars"

9. Monty Alexander "Love & Happiness"

10. The Navy "Port Authority Bus Blues"

11. Hugh EMC & DJ X1 "Gangsta-matic"

12. Double X Posse "The Headcracker" (remix)

13. Trigga Da Gambla feat. DV Alias Christ "Hit Man For Hire"

14. some BoB James space shit

RELEASE PARTY

GRAND INVINCIBLE: PURSE THIEVES 12" OUT NOW

After way too many headaches caused solely by constant fuck ups on the part of the pressing plant, the Grand Invincible "Purse Thieves" 12" is finally done! It contains 3 songs from last year's "Ask the Dust" album plus bonus instrumentals and an accapella. Remember when 12"'s had cool shit for the DJs??? All the tracks can be heard on our myspace page. We have a record release party in SF on January 23 at House of Shields. Strike through if you are in the area. We'll have limited versions of the 12 at the show. For those who can't wait or live out of town, I'm doing some direct mailorder and So Far West also has copies in stock. Anyone who can help with distro, get in touch! We should have em in all the local stores by the end of January. The 2nd album "Cold Hand in the Dice Game" has been mixed by the almighty Hiro Matsuo at the Cornerstore and is awaiting mastering. Expect it's release in early '09.

New mailorder link:

GI WEBSTORE

MY DIRTY UNDIES, MY FUCKING WHITES

It's been a minute, time to do some laundry. Smooth Triumph hooked up this dope ass Gurp City instore at Rasputin's in Mountain View on August 22nd. If you are in the area be sure to juice up your ultras and strike through. Big ups Matt Loomis who killed it with the flier.
We've also been busy putting together the Grand Invincible - Purse Thieves b/w Elephant Tranq 12" which will be the first music release from the Zero Friends collective. Props to Lord Quake for making it happen. Stay tuned.
My boy Imhotep started a new blog geared towards the loud and ugly side of punk rock, hardcore, metal and lo-fi weirdness. Peep Mummified Transmissions.

Smooth Triumph and I have some good eats stewing in the olde dusty crockpot but you know how long those things take to cook shit. That's right, we're moving at the speed of a crockpot. Our gravy moves 1/4" a day. Sure you have to wait, but this shit is gonna stick to your ribs when it's done.

Ripped Open Mixtape #2

ALL SEASONS WE KEEPS IT GULLY

January 20 marks the live debut of Luke Sick and myself's new group, Grand Invincible. If you're local, come on out. If you're not, check the Myspace page for a taste of some tracks off our forthcoming debut album "Ask the Dust". Imagine Paul C and Godfather Don smoking black grass on Breakbeat Lenny's front stoop. Traditional hip hop shit from back when it was all about the sampling and having dope drums. We're currently wrapping up our 2nd album "Cold Hand In The Dice Game" and have already started laying down the schematics for the 3rd one. Stay tuned.