Dropping Gems is proud to present Gem Drops Two, the second installment of our compilation series Gem Drops. This time we’ve assembled exclusive material from a whole new set of prominent forward-thinking producers and once again paired them with brand new material from our collective’s members. The results speak for themselves: an electric melange of uptempo and downtempo jams, hazy dream melodies, and space station future-flights. As with our last compilation, our basic mission here has been to cull together the “best of” from the diverse range of styles, scenes, head-spaces and localities that catch our ear. We’re happy to call that mission a success, one that we hope to share with fans of the first Gem Drops and newcomers alike. We’re also happy to announce that all of the money raised by Gem Drops Two will be donated to our friends at the American Cancer Society to support cancer research, in the same manner as the first Gem Drops compilation. Listen, download, donate, and join us for another peek over the horizon.

The album is available as a ”name your price/donation” download on our Bandcamp page. We also have a limited run of pro dubbed cassettes with artwork available for those who donate $15 or more.

Preview Citymouth’s track Searches Birches featured by Mary Anne Hobbs on Xfm.

Tracklist:
1. Mndsgn – intenshnns
2. S.Maharba – For Someone (Abandonment)
3. DJAO – Engraving
4. Stangeloop – Duasi
5. Bone Rock – Yellow
6. Ghost Feet – Crystal Pet Part 1
7. Daedelus – California
8. Brownbear – Empty Jars
9. Co. fee – Florence
10. LDFD – SKiFREE
11. Timeboy – Twiddle Dee
12. Natasha Kmeto – Belly
13. Nocow – Sever Ties
15. Citymouth – Searches Birches
16. The Great Mundane – Deplete
17. Rap Class – Da Booth
18. D33J – Stuck
19. Gumar – Hitachi
20. Wires For Salu – WILD

Curated by Aaron Meola / Mastered by Ernest Gonzales / Artwork by ThoughtCloud

Knxwledge will also be playing at BEATS in Seattle Friday, February 3rd with Brownbear and DTCPU.

Flyer by ThoughtCloud.

We have a new run of Dropping Gems t-shirts now available in our online store. White design printed on black American Apparel tee with a gem logo inner tag. Ships worldwide with Dropping Gems sticker and pins. Sizes S-XXL, limited to 25. Photo by Patti Miller.

Podcast Sixteen features mixes from two Portland deejay / producer extraordinaires. First up is Roane of Grand Cooley and Organik Recordings followed by resident dream maker Rap Class. Photo by Patti Miller.

Please download this episode and subscribe to the podcast series through iTunes. You can also directly download it here.

Roane tracklist:
1. Dexter – Astro Thoughts
2. Muhsinah – Always (Smile)
3. Roane Namuh & Reva DeVito – Should Have Known
4. Roane Namuh – Sharkoil Pt. 1
+ Flying Lotus f/ Andreya Triana – Tea Leaf Dancers (Acapella)
5. Marc Rapson – Kalimba
6. Hawthorne Headhunters – A Song About Her (Ced No’s Remix)
7. Sa-Ra Creative Partners – Daylight
8. Jneiro Jarel – Indigo Eden
9. Arthur Verocai – Balada 45 (Jneiro Jarel Remix)
10. Dwight Trible & The Life Force Trio – I Was Born On Planet Rock (Instrumental)
+ Sol Uprising – We Ourself And Us (Acapella)
11. Coleman – f/ Thundercat – Black Bush
12. Gumar And His Magical Midi Band – Sliding Down Rainbows (Roane Namuh Remix)
13. Full Crate – To The Floor
14. Tricera – Cheetoscheetoscheetoscheetoscheetos

Rap Class tracklist:
1. Rap Class – DA BOOTH
2. Mndsgn – Soup
3. Kenjyo Toru – Bun
5. Cappadonna’s verse – Camay
6. Nice Nate – Muse0muse
7. 2pac – Reputations AKA Temptations (Dirty Harry ’97 style remix)
8. Kool DJ EQ – Death of Hip Hop
9. Blu(e) – Beggars/Black Gold
10. Tricky – Strugglin’
11. Showbiz and AG – Runaway Slave (Rap Class ’08 remix)
12. Raekwon – Knowledge God

We were recently interviewed and invited to do a mix for London based Sonic Router. The in depth write up can be regarded as Dropping Gems 101, and gives background info as to the crew’s philosophy and process. Big thanks to Keith Pishnery and Oli at SR for making this happen, we feel honored to have been asked to contribute!

The mix contains exclusive and unreleased material from the whole crew.

1. Citymouth – Singlecycles
2. Brownbear – Pretty Mouth
3. Bone Rock – Chalmers
4. DJAO – Towards The Sun w/ Gumar
5. Brownbear – Empty Jars
6. Brownbear – Wings
7. Bone Rock – First Light
8. Gumar and His Magical Midi Band – Sliding Down Rainbows (Sumsun Remix)
9. DJAO – Pacific City
10. Ghost Feet – Top Papez
11. The Great Mundane – Mustache
12. DJAO – Underbrush
13. Citymouth – Neighborhoodcults
14. Ghost Feet – Bog
15. Hobbes – Telepathic Grasshopper Twins ft. Citymouth
16. Matthewdavid – Dropping Gems
17. Gumar and His Magical Midi Band – Through The Clouds

Dropping Gems is proud to announce the compilation album Gem Drops, our sixth release. As a central goal of the project, 100% of the revenue from Gem Drops will be donated to the American Cancer Society to support cancer research.

We’ve assembled 21 tracks of amazing new material that expresses everything we love about experimental electronic hip-hop-inspired music today. We went to those we trust: friends, family, and artists from all corners of the U.S. who push boundaries and infuse their work with heart and soul. Gem Drops brings together a diverse array of styles, but remains focused on spotlighting the kind of future-sound sensibility that makes modern music worth listening to.

The album is available as a ”name your price/donation” download on our Bandcamp page. We also have a very limited run of handmade CD’s with artwork available for those who donate $15 or more.

yuk. – Sundaze
Download audio file (Sundaze.mp3)

Devonwho – Brushmetal
Download audio file (Brushmetal.mp3)

Tracklist:
1. Ankaa – Tabouli
2. Anenon – Myriad Multiples
3. Citymouth – Circuits Circuits
4. yuk. – Sundaze
5. DJAO – Shore Ghost
6. Culp – Coke N Guns
7. Bone Rock – Karmelwave
8. DTCPU & Filthy Ingredients – The Shaker
9. Juj – Kale Jams
10. Connie Hawkins – Closer To That Situation
11. WD4D – Black Body Glow
12. Gumar – Shift
13. Brownbear – Orginal Face (Timeboy Mix)
14. Natasha Kmeto – Embraces
15. Devonwho – Brushmetal
16. AL_PD – Lime Leaf
17. Shigeto – Cupids In Mud Puddles
18. Ghost Feet – siq 20
19. Sumsun – Stay FRESH Young
20. The Great Mundane – Solar Food
21. Ages – A Coney Island (Of The Mind)

Artwork by Robert Pellicer
Mastered by Twerk @ Audible Oddities
Curated by Aaron Meola

Join us Wednesday, March 16th, at the Goodfoot in Portland to celebrate the release of Bone Rock – Ears. Bone Rock will be doing a live set alongside rhythmic creations from Citymouth and a dee jay set from Rap Class. Joining them will be our pal’s Ryan Organ, Carrier and Brazil. 21+ // 9PM // $3.

Podcast Eight includes a fantastic DJ mix from Tricera representing Grand Cooely and a super dope mix of original electribe beats from Rap Class. Artwork by Roberta Frost.

Please download this episode and subscribe to the podcast series by following this link.

Tricera tracklist:
1. Marz T – Elephant #20
2. Valvoline – Mad Onions
3. Paul White – And Nico
4. Prizz Angelic – Dancin’ In The Moonlight 2
5. Roane Namuh – Dawn
6. Raven Neva More – Bard Song
7. Letherette – Ashtro
8. Headlock – Asset Punch
9. Tricera – Moss
10. STLB3 Try Duh Service
11. Illslur – Last Guy

Rap Class tracklist:
1. Rap Class – Green Speech (gangstarr remix)
2. Rap Class – Well, Well, Well
3. Rap Class – Mushed up
4. Rap Class – Bushwick Bill – Eversoclear INTL.
5. Rap Class – Jump Up
6. Rap Class – Slap Hands
7. Adrian Younge – Anaconda Malt Liquor
8. Rap Class – Whistle for the Whale
9. Rap Class – What God Will Do For You
10. Rap Class – Close Glass
11. Gangstarr – Take It Personal-INTL.
12. Rap Class – Red Punch (Queen Jane Gangstarr Reprise)
13. Rap Class – No More Weeping(Child’s Play instrumental rmx)
14. Rap Class – Gate- (ODB RMX)

Bone Rock:
Dibiase – Machines Hate Me
Toro Y Moi – Causers Of This
Jneiro Jarel – Fauna
Strong Arm Steady – In Search Of Stoney Jackson
Teebs – Ardour

Brownbear:
Dimlite – Prismic Tops
Teebs – Ardour
Shigeto – What We Held On To
Juj – Slack
Bonobo – Black Sands

Citymouth:
Yuk. – a d w a
Pill Wonder – Jungle/Surf
Onra – Long Distance
James Blake – Klavierwerke
Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma

Digifid:
Baths – Cerulean
Robot Koch – Songs For Trees And Cyborgs
James Blake – Klavierwerke
Shlohmo – Shlomoshun Deluxe
Various Artists – Proximity One: Narrative Of A City

DJAO:
Yuk. – a d w a
Toro y Moi – Causers Of This
Baths – Cerulean
Flying Lotus – Cosmograma
E-40 – Revenue Retrievin’: Day Shift & Night Shift

Gumar:
How to Dress Well – Love Remains
CocoRosie – Grey Oceans
Oneohtrix Point Never – Returnal
Brownbear – Touching Scents
Gonjasufi – A Sufi and a Killer

Rap Class:
James Blake – CMYK
Asura/Anenon – Silver Trees / Damiel
Onra – Long Distance
Bullion – Crazy Over You
Sepalcure – Love Pressure

SOMETHING SPOOKY
Halloween Party

Staring…

Gumar and His Magical Midi Band!

Citymouth

Foxdye

Rap Class on the decks

21+ || 10PM || FREE w/ costume, $3 without