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slevelt, 1 day ago to HipHop

a copy of Ice-T’s Power on vinted, with a specific part of the cover repurposed 🤣
#HipHop @vinylrecords

slevelt, 2 days ago to vinyl

#NowPlaying Steel Pulse – Handsworth Revolution @vinylrecords

I think more than any genre I am at the moment enjoying #reggae on #vinyl – also, I have so much still to discover here; to my shame I only vaguely knew this fantastic Birmingham (UK) band until recently.

Vinyl record cover of a collection by Steel Pulse, with a drawing of the band members as fishermen. The music playing is the reggae song 'Handsworth Revolution' by Steel Pulse, with an instrumental intro, and then a sung part: 'I say the people of Handsworth, know that / One hand wash the other so they say / So let's join hands my bredren'.

slevelt, 3 days ago to vinyl

good morning! #NowPlaying Miles Davis - We Want Miles #vinyl #jazz @vinylrecords

one of the records I grew up with, courtesy of my budding trumpet player older brother, and still one of my absolute favourites, so I got myself my own copy.

slevelt, 5 days ago to vinyl

good morning! #NowPlaying Cannonball Adderley - Somethin’ Else #vinyl #jazz @vinylrecords

I love Cannonball Adderley and in particular his collaborations with his brother Nat, but on this instead we get Miles Davis on probably the best record where he’s credited as session musician.

slevelt, 5 days ago to HipHop

an intermittent 🧵 of great 90s #HipHop by acts that never made it big. please add yours!

Channel Live - Reprogram https://youtu.be/14fwSAqxLrU (prod. KRS-One)

slevelt, 6 days ago to HipHop

always sounds to me like so much of 90s West Coast #HipHop tracks its sound and aesthetic to Roy Ayers. e.g., Dr Dre only sampled this track once, for a Detox track, but I can't help suspecting he took much more from it for his sound.

the "my life, my life, my life" tag was true Cali staple, used by Tupac, Ice Cube, Mc Eiht ("my life, my life, my life, with a tech nine").

#NowPlaying Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves the Sunshine #vinyl @vinylrecords

Record cover of Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves the Sunshine, with a photograph of the artist in a yellow t-shirt. The music playing is the title track, with a low bass grove, a piano riff, and a high-pitched continuous synthesiser sound. The lyrics start with "my life, my life, my life, in the sunshine".

slevelt, 6 days ago to HipHop

always sounds to me like so much of 90s West Coast #HipHop tracks its sound and aesthetic to Roy Ayers. e.g., Dr Dre only sampled this track once, for a Detox track, but I can't help suspecting he took much more from it for his sound.

the "my life, my life, my life" tag was true Cali staple, used by Tupac, Ice Cube, Mc Eiht ("my life, my life, my life, with a tech nine").

#NowPlaying Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves the Sunshine #vinyl @vinylrecords

Record cover of Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves the Sunshine, with a photograph of the artist in a yellow t-shirt. The music playing is the title track, with a low bass grove, a piano riff, and a high-pitched continuous synthesiser sound. The lyrics start with "my life, my life, my life, in the sunshine".

slevelt, 8 days ago to vinyl

weather has turned back to standard UK fare, so to compensate #NowPlaying Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves the Sunshine #vinyl @vinylrecords

slevelt, 9 days ago to vinylrecords

I know fewer tracks make for (potentially) better sound, but if you end up with only 2 tracks to a side, shouldn’t that double LP just have been a singleton after all? 🍋 @vinylrecords

slevelt, 11 days ago to bookstodon

this is a weird book in many ways, not the least of which is Chatwin’s attention for, ahem, detail when meeting women. 🙄 @bookstodon

Close-up photo of a page from a book with printed text, including the phrase “Two full-bosomed women”.
Close-up of a printed book page with text describing a character's appearance, including the phrase “Her breasts were firm”.

slevelt, 12 days ago to vinyl

#NowPlaying Ultramagnetic MC's - Watch Me Now #vinyl #HipHop @vinylrecords

Record cover of Ultramagnetic MC's Critical Beatdown, with a photo of the members of the group standing on top of a person lying on the ground. The music playing is an instrumental opening of a funky rap track. One of the members of the group then asks 'Yo, Kool Keith—why everybody gotta watch you?', after which Kool Keith starts rapping: 'Well, I'm the ultimate—the rhyme imperial / I'm better, but some don't believe me though'

slevelt, 14 days ago to vinyl

Good morning! #NowPlaying Cannonball Adderley - Somethin’ Else #vinyl #jazz @vinylrecords

slevelt, 15 days ago to vinyl

Good morning! #NowPlaying Miles Davis Quintet - Freedom Jazz Dance (The Bootleg Series vol. 5) #vinyl #jazz @vinylrecords - it’s like having the quintet rehearse in my living room 🔥🔥🔥

slevelt, 18 days ago to vinyl

have been wanting a copy for a while - just found at the local record fair. The cover is a bit discoloured, but the vinyl looks great - fingers crossed it will be when listening later today. 1982 Japanese pressing. #vinyl #jazz @vinylrecords

slevelt, 23 days ago to vinyl

#NowPlaying John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (ex-library copy) #vinyl #jazz @vinylrecords

slevelt, 26 days ago to vinyl

#NowPlaying Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers - Any Other Way To Go? #vinyl #GoGo @vinylrecords (just testing the present I got for @gijslevelt - it’s got a little wobble, but plays perfectly. Run Joe!!!)

slevelt, 29 days ago to vinylrecords

was recently in a Leeds BHF store looking for @vinylrecords and I have to say while not actually surprised (the UK being what the UK is) was nevertheless appalled to come across several Al Jolson records stacked between the rest. 🤬

slevelt, 1 month ago to bookstodon

only 8 pages in and I am entirely hooked. thank you, @buffyleigh, for the recommendation - perfect for what I was looking for. @bookstodon

slevelt, 1 month ago to vinylrecords

only just realised this is also an entirely appropriate #420day post. @vinylrecords

https://hcommons.social/@slevelt/112302129014409786