This one’s for all my production nerds and assorted beat heads out there.

Michel Rouzic at Photosounder, audio-editing software that uses sound-image manipulation to offer enhanced sound editing capabilities, claims to have used images created by his program to extrapolate individual instruments from a sound recording. Other programs have made similar claims, but the quality on this is the best of the bunch that I’ve thus far.

Check out how he isolated the synths and the drums and vocals from Ohio Players’ “Funky Worm“:

You can read the specifics on his process on his blog.

Time will tell how practically this method can be applied to other songs, but it seems legit. And just the idea of it all is kinda blowing my mind right now. This could open up a lot of doors.

BuhbOmp undercover agent Jef Cashless gives an inside scoop on what went on at the SXSW music conference.

Saturday, March 21     
• 11:45 AM cashless – And so it begins. I don’t like you, Austin, and you don’t like me. Let’s see if we can make it 36 hrs without one of us dying.
• 11:59 AM cashless – At the corner of San Jacinto & 2nd, kinda just playing the waiting game.
• 12:01 PM cashless – In front of Mongolian Grille, shout out to Mei C.
• 12:10 PM cashless – Austin makes me feel fat. Wait, I’m fat.
• 12:19 PM cashless –
  I just touched dahn…
• 12:38 PM cashless – Just got the good word from my man Panama Black. About to hit the Frank 151 / OkayPlayer jump.
• 12:44 PM cashless – Frank 151 / OKP then the Fader Fort. Still haven’t hollered at my hookup.
• 1:21 PM cashless – Rooftop of Speakeasy. Randomly met Squincy Jones
  
• 1:28 PM cashless – Just jumped in the ride with Mary Blas. Blast from the past, for real, for real.
• 1:36 PM cashless – Charles Hamilton just rolled up to Speakeasy. Wearing a pink shirt. Ha~!
• 1:37 PM cashless – Dekay of The Foundation & Garden Seeker Prod in the building!!! Must eat though.
• 1:39 PM cashless – Pics and more later.
• 1:53 PM cashless – <frustration> So the car we’re taking to go eat at a FARMER’S MARKET has broken down. </frustration>
• 1:54 PM cashless – Where’s a Yellow Bike when you need one?
• 2:51 PM cashless – Dude? Dude.
  
• 2:54 PM cashless – Maudie’s Cafe with Mary y Monica.
  
• 3:11 PM cashless – Hollering at Tate la Rock in a few possibly. Just worded up with Hater Magazine
• 4:32 PM cashless – Was that Asher Roth or random UT frat trash?
• 4:44 PM cashless – At the BRMG showcase looking for Protegé. Dj Rhettmatic is here.
• 4:49 PM cashless – Random Mike Swing sighting. Also HISD chilling at Speakeasy.
• 4:52 PM cashless – Quick shot to Dj Morsy & Dayta with Platurn spinning. WOW!!!
• 4:54 PM cashless – Roof of Speakeasy.
  
• 4:56 PM cashless – Got the much sought after Fader Fort wristband. Everyday I’m hustling!
• 4:58 PM cashless – Platurn is KILLING it!!!!!!!
• 5:09 PM cashless – You shoulda seen dude hit the deck.
  
• 5:12 PM cashless – Dj Morsy of nanachill.com / NYC
  
• 5:24 PM cashless – Yo. The MUH FUGGING Fly is in the jawn.
• 5:52 PM cashless – Amanda Diva lounging downstairs. I feel bad for knowing people’s twitter ID’s.
• 5:57 PM cashless – Formerly the home of the Dolla Holla show.
  
• 6:03 PM cashless – Pikahsso & Tahiti of Fat Albert in the Hood sighting
• 6:05 PM cashless – Crossing I-35 to the Fader Fort SXSW
• 6:10 PM cashless – Follow the trail of dirty hipsters
  
• 7:27 PM cashless – Sorry I haven’t updated, but my phone’s battery died. Happening right now: Kanye & G.O.O.D music @ Fader Fort. This is so real!!!
• 7:31 PM cashless – Charging my phone & twittering, Kanye is performing with GLC right now. Not sure that I care. He’s got a hell of a denim vest on though.
• 7:33 PM cashless – Dj Blaqstarr & Brick city kids earlier. Dead Prez too here at Fader Fort SXSW

Sunday, March 22

• 9:38 PM cashless – Had a GREAT time at SXSW with some of the best people alive.

RECAP: Despite my utter lack of scheduling, and preparation, I still managed to eek out a great time in slightly less than 36 hours. We did however run into some technical issues during that time, most notably when the battery of my G1 died shortly after arriving at the Fader Fort. So I wasn’t able to blog/tweet much about the great performances of Bun B, Jadakiss, the entire G.O.O.D. Music family featuring Kanye West or the Diplo/Blaqstarr I Heart Comix afterparty. Actually, by the time that Kanye hit the stage I was on triple stage inebriation and probably couldn’t have posted much to begin with. It was a short trip, lasting only a day and a half, but possibly one of the best music conference trips I’ve gone on since my first. Shout out to DBDR.

Saw this on Grinch‘s facebook this morning.

I remember Cipher hipping me to the original tune back when Fantastic, Vol. 2 came out, many, many moons ago. That shit tripped me out. “Claire.” *SMH*

Here’s the Slum V tune:

This made me laugh. Also, I’m old.

[audio:http://www.shotthen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/remix-medley-1.mp3|artists=8-bit Hip-Hop Medley]
[ download available here (right-click and save as) ]

Jay-Z — Dirt Off Your Shoulders
T.I — What You Know
Chamillionaire — Ridin’
Ludacris — What’s Ya Fantasy
Bonecrusher — Neva Scared
Twista & Kanye — Overnight Celebrity
Ludacris — Move Bitch
Lil’ Jon — Get Low
Kanye — Gold Digger

Things have been busy as hell lately, so the mid-March edition of 5ives ALMOST got pocketed. Almost. It’s a solo mission this time around, as everybody else is off conquering the world, or hatching a youngin, or hitting up SXSW. We’ll come back strong in April with more goodies. For now, hold these five tunes, and keep checking back with us when you get a chance.

(Click the song names to take you to the off-site sharing pages where you can download the tunes. For detailed instructions on how to navigate the sharing sites where we host our files, we’ve got instructions at the end of this post)

dj lil tiger | all by my lonely

The Supremes – Stoned Love (Joey Honey Delegation Mix)
Joey Honey, who sometimes (rarely?) contributes to this site, put this little gem together, and I love it. A lot. As he says (tongue firmly in cheek): “Who would EVER have guessed the Supremes x disco would be a good fit?”

Madeline Bell – That’s What Friends Are For (Danny Krivit Re-Edit)
This is a wonderful rework of a tune that makes me feel great every time I hear it. Danny Krivit is, of course, a living legend and an inspiration. I saw him spin at Deep back in L.A. a number of years ago and he was amazing. Actually, now that I’m thinking about it, I’m mad at myself for not checking him out here in the city. I need to get on that. Anyway, if you’ve yet to be touched by the brilliance of one of Danny Krivit’s infamous re-edits, you have no idea what you’ve been missing. Also, you’re welcome.

AphroDisiax – Unfinished Business (links to Juno where you can listen to and buy the record.)
This is a killer House tune (that also fits neatly into the (UK) Funky umbrella) from AphroDisiax, a West London crew that melds house, tech and broken beat for a deeply soulful sound. This shit is fire.

Update: The label, Jus’House, just released this tune on vinyl with an expected digital release soon to follow. The link above will take you to a site where you can purchase the record. The label contacted me asking to take down the free download link, and out of respect to the label and to the artists, I have agreed. It’s not my intention to cut into anyone’s way of life with these welfare offerings. I just want people to hear good tunes. So, please do follow the link above and support the artists. You can hear the brilliance of this tune there (just click on the headphones next to the song name on the Juno site). I’ll update this post later with a link where the mp3 can be purchased once it’s officially released.

Ghostman – 25th Hour
Another sick sick sick Funky beat. Peep Ghostman’s myspace page for more soulful goodness.

Babatundi Olatunji – Long Distance Lover
On of my favorites from Olatunji, the late great Nigerian master of percussion. Off the Love Drum Talk album.

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Don’t forget to check out our Welfare archives.

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** INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING **
We host all our Welfare downloads off-site, so what you need to do to download them is to click on the song name in the post, and then look for a download link on the page that that takes you to.

We mostly use divShare, so for divShare follow these steps to download the songs:

– Click on the name of the song. That will take you to a divShare page.

– On the divShare page, on the right-hand side, there should be a link that says “Download Original”. Click that link.

– That will take you to another page that says something like “You will be redirected to the download page in 15 seconds”. If you just wait a little while, the file will automatically download for you. Or, you can click on “Skip This Ad” at the top right of that page, and the file will start to download right away.

That should do it.

If the file is hosted on some other site besides divShare (like ZShare or MediaFire or something) then just look for a link on that site’s page that says download. When you click on the download link, it will probably do something similar to divShare and make you wait a handful of seconds before it starts the download (or offers a specific link to the download).

Hit us up in the comments if you need further instruction. We’re here to help. Thanks.

French producer DJ Melik (Dedicace/Diaspora Records) has been spinning quality music in France and across the globe for almost 20 years. The good folks at Restless Soul have tapped his selection skills for their latest podcast. Peep below to hear DJ Melik’s Inspired and Informed collection of soul, funk, jazz and boogie:

[audio:http://restlesssoul.co.uk/podcasts/DJMELIKINSPIREDANDINFORMEDMIX.mp3|artists=DJ Melik – Inspired and Informed Mix – Restless Soul]
** DOWNLOAD the mix here (right-click and save as) **

Here’s the playlist:

1 – McCOY TYNER – LOVE SURROUNDS US EVERYWHERE
2 – SEAWIND – WHAT CHA DOIN’
3 – GEORGE AND GLEN MILLER – EASING
4 – THE McCRARYS – NIGHT ROOM
5 – BLUE MITCHELL – THE MESSAGE
6 – DIZZY GILLESPIE – STOMPED ANS WASTED
7 – THE NITE-LITERS – VALDEZ IN THE COUNTRY
8 – JOE THOMAS – POLARIZER
9 – KELLEE PATERSON – TURN ON THE LIGHT
10 – GOOGIE AND TOM COPPOLA – MISSING LOVE
11 – BRANDYE – HOW LONG
12 – CANDY STATON – BEST THING YOU EVER HAVE
13 – PAULETTE REAVES – DO IT AGAIN
14 – SPINNERS – IF YOU WANNA DO A DANCE ALL NIGHT
15 – CHEYENNE – FEELINGS
16 – WANDO – NEGA DO ABALUAE
17 – LOWRELL SIMON – LOVE MASSAGE

My man LP of the mighty G13 SOUND INTERNATIONAL has been flooding my inbox since the start of the year with ill soca tunes that he picked up before, during and after hitting up this year’s T&T Carnival (I am so jealous). LP and Double L have been championing the soca scene for years with their Home for Carnival mix CD series (I have all four so far and they’re all slammin’), and they recently put together a quick mix of the latest soca jams for Mad Decent Radio.

Double L describes the mix as:

… an in-your-face, 30-minute high-octane Soca mix which only us at G13 Intn’l can execute & deliver as such.

These dudes are really serious about their soca, and they know their shit top to bottom. Peep the mix below and hear for yourself:
[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/maddecent/mad_decent_worldwide_radio_45_G13_SOUND.mp3|titles=Mad Decent Radio #46 – G13 Sound Int’l Soca Mix]
** DOWNLOAD the mix | Check out the Mad Decent Radio podcast **

And here’s the tune selection:

(fyi, the island that the artist(s) represent are in parentheses, for those who didn’t know)
1. bunji garlin- clear d’ road (TnT)
2. fayann lyons- meet super blue (TnT)
3. machel montano hd- won’t stop (TnT)
4. patrice roberts f/ machel montano hd- simply everything (TnT)
5. patrice roberts- sway in d’ mas (TnT)
6. machel montano hd- ravin’ (TnT)
7. machel montano hd- wild antz (precision road mix) (TnT)
8. taxik f/ claudette peters- bring it on (ANU)
9. destra garcia- bacchanal (TnT)
10. skinny fabulous- head bad (SVG)
11. nnika francis f/ fayann lyons- getting’ on wild (GND/TnT)
12. roy cape all stars f/ blaxx- tusty (TnT)
13. ricky t- wheel and come again (SLU)
14. shurwayne winchester & y.o.u.- you (energy) (TnT)
15. kes the band- we own (TnT)
16. krosfyah f/ edwin yearwood- we on d’ way (handle yuh bizness) (BIM)
17. roy cape all stars f/ olatunji yearwood- wajang (TnT)
18. d’landlord- find me dey (dijital road mix) (SVG)
19. triple kay band- colours (Dominica)
20. kmc- i will (TnT)
21. nu vybes band- everybody lose it (SKN)
22. ricky t- ole (up in d’ air) (SLU)
23. skinny fabulous- get on bad (SVG)
24. machel montano hd f/ pitbull & lil jon- floor on fire (TnT/USA)

DJ Neil Armstrong‘s Sweeet mix CD is a gotdamn classic.

We here at BuhbOmp have been waiting a long time for the follow-up, and after three years, finally, Sweeet Part 2 is on the horizon. (We give him some slack for the long delay, since he’s been busy touring the world as Jay-Zs DJ, Barack-ing the house for our newest President, and generally just conquering the world).

The Sweeet series is a portal into Neil’s softer, lovier side. In his words:

It’s on the lovey dovey tip like the 1st one, with that style that you’ve gotten used to me bringing. Official Release date TBA soon…

You can catch a sampler of the new mix below:
[audio: http://www.5thplatoon.com/audio/sweeetpart2sampler.mp3|titles=DJ Neil Armstrong – Sweeet Part 2 Sampler]
** Click here to download the Sweeet Part 2 sampler **

We’ll keep you posted on the official release.

[ Note: This shouldn’t be confused with his Bittersweet series, which is a different beast that we featured here a while back ].

I hate Jimmy Fallon. And … I’m pretty gotdamn tired of The Ruuts. But this is damn funny:

The homie Matt Sonzala at SXSW just unleashed the official Hip-Hop roster for the music conference this year. In his words:

Below you will find the schedule for all the OFFICIAL hip-hop showcases happening at SXSW 2009. There’s so much happening officially, and of course if you do a little digging around you’ll find that there’s plenty of all day and all night parties this year that feature a lot of hip-hop. But I work with SXSW Officially, so I wanted to make sure you know just how much hip-hop is coming to Austin next week, and why. …

The shows run Wednesday March 18th – Saturday March 21st. Every night, multiple venues. It’s really goin’ down.

We’ve got the whole schedule for you after the jump » (more…)