One of the premier producers from the east coast of Canada, Hotbox, has just put the finishing touches on his new album Number Theory. The album features a heavy-hitting posse cut entitled Oatmeal Lumps featuring verses from Milla Thyme, Sampson, Lee Fitz, Sheist, Marlo, Markit, Jesse Dangerously, Johnny Hardcore, and Radar. You can play the track in the player underneath the album cover… for more information on the album, check out Hotbox on twitter @hotboxbeats
Markit’s Bandcamp page is finally set up. This great site allows you to listen to the entire discography online and buy the albums digitally or physically! But remember it is FREE to listen, so go check out the tracks, and if you’re feeling some you can download the albums in any audio format imaginable. The website address is http://markitmusic.bandcamp.com
Legato Block - All A Lounge Town was released exactly one year ago, with only 230 pressed in individually numbered metalic tins. For the one year anniversary of its release, we deem it appropriate to make the album available for FREE DOWNLOAD. Click the picture above to treat yourself…
It should be noted that there are less than 20 physical copies available for purchase. So if you are feeling the tunes, and are into the movement, buy one before they’re gone for good! Rumor has it that another Legato Block project is in the works… keep your ears to outer space!
Click the image below to get the FREE DOWNLOAD of Something Good - Greatest Hits: The Debut Sampler
Consider this a prelude to the soon to be released album Just Add Water, and for those of your who would prefer a physical copy, there are still a few available.
This week is the Holiday edition, so your gift is an unreleased track over an industry beat. The song called “Meaning” was recorded about a year ago. Hope you enjoy it!
More music being played across the nation, this time on the CBC Radio One’s program Go!. The show which aired on December 20th, 2008 was hosted by J-Roc from the Trailer Park Boys, and the episode was called J-ROC’s Christmas Joints. He added Something Good - Grow into the great blend of tunes featured on the show. Click below to hear the song’s introduction:
This week we’re working with a song from the 2007 released Backpackers Union - Keys To The Studio. The collaboration is track 12 on the CD: Spesh K, Flexxman, Markit - That Style. The choppy style beat was hooked up by producer Weapon X of ArchNME, who have a soon-to-be-released digital EP featuring Ill Bill. Check em out!
This week we have an oldie. In 2005 Markit collaborated with old time pal Brendan Croskerry for his debut project Tapas EP. The track is called Bonjour! All my Montrealers, familiarize yourselves!
Since then Brendan has been doing big things in Spain, and has released a new album with Contactados Factoria Musical. Check out his stuff at www.brendancroskerry.com
Hiphop duo Luksus + eNBe, hailing from Poland, have recently released their album “Spokojnie To Tylko Awaria” (2008). Markit is the only featured artist on the album, making an appearance on the third track: Chill. This appearance is a milestone for Markit’s musical experimentation, as he starts his verse rapping a few bars in Polish, before making the transition back to English. For a full tracklist + review of their album, check their album hosted on www.hiphop.pl
In the meantime, feel free to listen to Chill, and see how Markit gets down in two languages!
The track for this week is Thoughts by Markit, Fatt Matt, and Boy-ill, also including the ending of obscene ranting by b-boy legend B-Little. The song was released in 2006 on the Dirty Crew release 4716: The Official Bootleg. Shouts to Fatt Matt + everybody in van city…
