"House Shoes Presents The King James Version" (House Shoes) is a lovingly and expertly constructed journey through the building blocks of Dilla's beats - the dusty OG vinyl grooves that he sampled. From the basis of a Frank-N-Dank cult favorite, through that of a Fantastic SV moment, to Donuts' irresistible ingredients, Shoes' thorough work shines the light on his friend's ear for a sneaky loop, his affection for perfectly imperfect chops and his knack for extracting the soul from a forgotten mu...
Sep 04, 2011•1 hr 16 min
Hour long instrumental mix live on-air from Erfurt, Germany during tour with Exile in Europe, March 18th 2006... Shouts to Exile, Jon Kim, Tim from MadFlava, Mark from ChoiceCuts, Skor, and Benno from Bounce Radio... Tracks from Exile, ApolloBrown, JonWayne, 14KT, KevBrown, DaisukeTanabe, JRamm, DertBeats, Nottz, Frank Dukes, JordanRockswell, DJ Khalil, Waajeed, Orijanus, Knxwlxdge, Hi-Tek, Ta'raach, Jansport J, Hazel, CreamOfBeats, KanSano, Dibiase, and Samiyam. Special appearances by Jay-Z, Jo...
Mar 31, 2011•1 hr 4 min
When we discussed the idea of putting together a mix focusing on Dennis Coffey's immense history in the world of soul, funk, and hip-hop, House Shoes was our clear first choice. Often referred to as "Detroit's musical ambassador," Shoes is intimately acquainted with Dennis' history, and a first rate DJ to boot. On Constellations - The A to Z of Dennis Coffey, he delivered beyond our expectations. Touching on everything from the psychedelic b-boy soul of Coffey's 70's solo material, to classic re...
Mar 08, 2011•48 min
