Here is an interview with Wake Your Daughter Up hiphop and audio blog. It originally ran right before the launch of Never Knows Best on June 15th, 2008. WYDU: For those out there in the blog land that might not know who you are, can you give us a brief introduction? Yameen: Sure. My name’s Yameen aka “Stinke”. I’m a…
The Sound Design of Walter Murch
Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The Godfather II, THX 1138…What do all of these movies have in common? The sound design of one, Mr. Walter Murch. Walter Murch is one of the OG analogue sound benders, his work on Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation and Apocalypse Now as well as George Lucas’ THX 1138 in particular proving especially influential on me.…
Yameen Pixel Art Persona for Firefox Web Browser
I just noticed Firefox 3.6 and higher lets you re-skin the browser using “Personas” to give it a unique, personalized look. I thought it would be dope to make a Yameen one featuring some of the pixel art we’ve been working on. Check it out (click for a larger view): That’s me on the wheels of steel playin the dope…
Rest In Peace, Nujabes
I just caught word Japanese producer, Nujabes died in a car crash on February 26, 2010. Because of the producer’s personal and private lifestyle, many did not find out until just this week. This is a very unfortunate loss for hiphop music, and certainly for the Japanese hiphop community. Homie was only 36; an extremely prolific and much admired producer.…
New EP: Never Knows Encore, In Stores Now!
The new EP, Never Knows Encore is in stores now! This is the final album in the Never Knows series. It features the remix instrumentals from Never Knows More (featuring Mark de Clive-Lowe, Blockhead, Mike Ladd, and myself) as well as an alternate “Spirit Walker” vocal mix by Mike Ladd we are calling the “Pajama Jammy Jam Mix”. Here’s a…
Hieroglyphics, Souls of Mischief, Del The Funky Homosapien Pics from 1997
I was going through some old discs and found a stash of photographs we used for the Hiero Emporium online store redesign on Hieroglyphics.com back in 1997. Thought I’d share em cause they’re pretty nice. All photographs are the property of Jacob Rosenberg. Ya’ll know Saucee Jake: He can be heard on Del’s “Pet Peeves” getting hyphy on Del. Jacob…
Co-Host, One Of Swords Activision Podcast: DJ Hero, Guitar Hero, Modern Warfare
I was invited to co-host the official Activision video games podcast, One of Swords this week with the show’s host (and my good friend), Dan Amrich. We spoke about the DJ Hero titles, Guitar Hero, Rez, rhythm-action games and much more. Have a listen: Here are the links: » Get the MP3 Download Get the podcast on iTunes Get the…
Snow, East Coast Storm: Time Lapse
The homie Rodney was keeping heads up on Facebook by posting pics of the East Coast snow storm currently doing it big in Virginia, DC, Philly, NY, NJ and the rest of the eastern seaboard. Check it out. These are from Rodney in Muuuurlan: February 5th, last night: Then next morning, February 6th (still snowing): Once the snow stopped in…
Def Jux Folds As The Record Industry Transforms
It’s a crazy time right now for artists, label owners and especially fans of music. We are well into the transitioning from physical goods bought and sold in brick and mortar retailers into a world where music is streamed, downloaded, purchased and consumed in everything from phones, to car dashboards, and even videogame systems. The frail, faltering war drums of…
Stitch – “Before We Go Any Further” EP Download
I was digging through the (virtual) crates and came up on my man Stitch’s EP, Before We Go Any Further. This is a true gem from a producer I really respect and admire. This has never been released before and I asked Stitch if it would be cool to share it here on the blog. Not only was he down…