Podcast eighteen features two excellent mixes from Portland, Oregon locals. First up is the coyote beat conductor known as PlumbLyne with an incredible mix of all original production, fallowed by crew member Brownbear with a stellar mix of spaced out future beat warmth. Artwork by Rebekah Long.

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

PlumbLyne tracklist:
1. PlumbLyne – Intro w/ Michael Meade
2. PlumbLyne – In Deep
3. PlumbLyne – Pilgrimage
4. PlumbLyne – Again Begin
5. PlumbLyne – Flavor Saver
6. PlumbLyne – Noire Oh When
7. PlumbLyne – Radio Space Breaks
8. PlumbLyne – Dragon up
9. PlumbLyne – Occupado
10. PlumbLyne – Horizon w/ Tihou Beyatene

Brownbear tracklist:
1. Brownbear – Plane Language
2. Misel Quitno – Treehouse, Leaves Blowing (Brownbear Flip)
3. Brownbear – Donegal
4. Jazzo & Melodiesinfonie – H I
5. Brownbear – As We Recalled (II)
6. Brownbear – China Melt
7. Brownbear – Lift Locked (II)
8. Shut-Ins – Tropical Obstacles
9. Citymouth – Holodecker (Brownbear Remix)
10. Brownbear – Boxicles
11. @peace – Time Traveling
12. Dimlite – Heroine Roof

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.

The seventeenth episode of the Dropping Gems podcast series brings together Portland’s very talented BoneS with an an all original mix of straight heat, followed by Devonwho repping Klipmode and All City with fantastic mix including some yet to be released tracks. Special thanks to Frsh Slcts for premiering this episode. Artwork by Rebekah Long.

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

BoneS tracklist:
1. BoneS – The Pipes
2. BoneS – Clap
3. BoneS – LooPCC01
4. BoneS – FakeLuv
5. BoneS – SummerSalt
6. BoneS – Solipsism
7. BoneS – JB41 (Featuring VVO)
8. BoneS – BootyJuice
9. BoneS – Rugged Inst.
10. BoneS – Slikish
11. BoneS – NexTime
12. Lord Douglas – Trees
13. BoneS – 3gk
14. BoneS – BegiNES
15. BoneS – Hashed
16. BoneS – GameS
17. Lord Douglas- Klapt
18. BoneS – BoneGrizzle (BnS x Lord DouG) – Duggy Duggy
19. BoneS – Planetary
20. BoneS – B-Rich
21. BoneS – PlayTime/Playtime(glitchflip)
22. BoneS – Heavyer-err

Devonwho tracklist:
1. Mndsgn – AstralProjex2011
2. LDFD – Pinheiro
3. Savath and Savalas – Paths in Soft Focus
4. Mndsgn – Post98
5. Knx – (Hell?)Pretentious
6. Lapti – In the Point
7. Mndsgn – Trance.dance ft. Devonwho
8. Shigeto & Devonwho – Reren
9. Martyn & Mike Slott – Pointing Fingers
10. Damfunk – Burgundy City
11. Hudson Mohawke – All Your Love
12. B. Bravo – Substances ft. Lady Alma
13. Devonwho – Strangebrew

]]> http://www.droppinggems.com/teebs/feed/ 0 http://www.droppinggems.com/gumar-at-future-beat/ http://www.droppinggems.com/gumar-at-future-beat/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:35:58 +0000 Digifid http://www.droppinggems.com/?p=1221 Catch Gumar at the 12th installment of Future Beat Wednesday, December 9th at the Goodfoot in Portland. More information and RSVP here.

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

More information on our showcase, the festival and tickets can be found here.

Wuhn is the debut release from Dropping Gems family member DJAO, aka Alex Osuch. The tracks appearing on Wuhn represent some of the most characteristic sounds found in his repertoire: organic rhythms, rolling sub-bass, and the enveloping presence of human voices. It attempts to describe, from beginning to end, a journey through a kaleidoscopic array of natural environments, each with their own tone, tempo, topography and synesthetic color scheme. The humid grittiness of “Underbrush” bursts apart to reveal the vast openness of “In The Fields,” which climbs in elevation until the listener is deposited into the fertile rarefication of “Taigamoss.” From these heights the listener is transported, during the night, to the depths of “Moon Sun Ravine,” and after a prolonged psychedelic march he or she stumbles into sunrise and finally into the secluded oasis of “Green Lake.” By the EP’s end, attentive listeners may be surprised to find tree leaves lining their pockets, or creek pebbles in their shoes. The EP also represents the immense amount of loving support that Alex has received since beginning to make music in earnest, and exists to both reflect and transmit that feeling in return to his community and the world at large.

Wuhn is available as a pay what you want download and limited edition T-Shirt on Bandcamp.

Tracklist:
1. Underbrush
2. Through The Fields
3. Taigamoss
4. Moon Sun Ravine
5. Green Lake

Podcast Fifteen features mixes from LA’s Groundislava of the Wedidit collective and Friends of Friends as well as our very own purveyor of #trippy beats Citymouth. Photo by Patti Miller.

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

Groundislava Tracklist:
1. SM – Empty Spaces
2. Ford And Lopatin – Break Inside
3. Groundislava – Sail Fin
4. Trey Songz – Grub On
5. Smash TV Feat. Takis – I Need
6. Oliver Huntemann and Dubfire – Terra
7. Groundislava Feat. Jake Weary – Very Basketball Remix
8. Groundislava – Sketches

Citymoth Tracklist:
1. Gumar – Darkest Dreaming
2. Ursula Bogner // Pill Wonder (COLLAGE)
3. yuk. // DJAO // Citymouth at the Gemplex (JAM SESH)
4. Oscar McClure // Hobbess (COLLAGE)
5. S. Maharba – Something In The Way She Moves
6. quick flip of this luther vandross cassette
7. Lapalux – Cousin If
8. Swarvy – MndOVrmttEr
9. WINE 3000 (Rapclassik)
10. tireduniverseman – Sungodown (ft. Citymouth)
11. Zeroh – High and Pondering