I’ve got a pretty strict policy to never re-buy LPs that I already own but this official edition of Madvillainy 2: The Madlib Remix is looking a helluva lot nicer than my white-sleeve, no-frills promo. It comes with a comic book, and it’s the closest thing you will get to a new Madvillain album until [...]

Stones Throw pulls an essential reissue out of its massive back catalog. For most people, myself at least, Soundpieces served as the introduction to Madlib, simply one of the most prolific and talented musical minds of our generation. It was also a launching point for Quasimoto, MED, Dudley Perkins, and Oh No. Pretty huge record [...]

Lost in the shuffle between eight and ten, the ninth entry in the Madlib Medicine Show series has finally shown its face. “Channel 85 Presents Nittyville” is a straightforward collaborative rap album from Madlib and Frank Nitty. There are some guests here and there, but those two pretty much run the show on this one. [...]

It seems like it’s been awhile since we covered any Stones Throw releases, but let’s be clear, they’ve still been cranking out the goods.  First up in the new batch is the “Psych Funk Sa-Re-Ga!” compilation from the always-impressive World Psychedelic Classics crew (they’re also behind the Psych Funk 101 and Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas [...]

Wow, what a beautiful box of hip-hop vinyl!  The new Stones Throw 10 x 45 box set, produced to celebrate 10/10/2010, includes ten 7″ records of hip-hop never before released on the seven inch single format.  Classic tunes by Madvillian, Quasimoto, The Lootpack, Jaylib, etc. are included, plus the packaging is beautiful.  At only $39.95, [...]

The seventh entry in Madlib’s monthly Medicine Show series may just be the best looking one yet.  “High Jazz” collects three records full of brand-new, original Madlib jazz productions, including 30 minutes of music exclusive to the vinyl release.  It’s amazing how far he has come with his jazz tunes, the new ones sound superb.  [...]

Continuing their insane series of monthly Madlib Medicine Shows, Stones Throw went extra deluxe with the vinyl release of #5, The History of the Loop Digga.  This anthology collects Madlib’s beat tape material from 1990-2000.  It is presented as a 3xLP with a unique screenprinted jacket.  You can grab yourself three records of head-nod for [...]

Holy shit, Madlib just may be the most prolific musician on earth.  The third installment in his MONTHLY series of Medicine Show albums is “Beat Konducta in Africa”.  This one was inspired and fueled by the afro-beat, funk, psych-rock, garage-rock & soul records of Africa.  In addition to the two songs posted below, you can [...]

The amount of must-buy records coming out lately is killing me (but c’mon, I love it).  Unlike Madlib’s usual forays into jazz fusion (think Yesterday’s New Quintet), his Young Jazz Rebels moniker is responsible for some absolutely batshit avant-garde free jazz.  The record has intentional static and an intentionally worn cover, giving it a decidedly [...]

Holy shit, I could not have purchased one of these faster.  Madlib’s newest jazz-fusion project, The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble has released an album on vinyl!  “Miles Away” is a 2xLP that comes packaged in a beautiful, heavily 60′s-70′s influenced gatefold jacket.  I can promise you right now that if you like [...]