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Tales From The Road: Angry Cabbies

Bamm — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:15:16 +0000

While behind the scenes of the ‘Jungle’ video shoot, the Illamental fam recounts the story of trying to catch a taxi during a recent road trip, that didn’t go so well…

Bamm Tronics: Superstar f/ Rexx Banner, Akim, & Mighty Ro Young

Bamm — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:23:03 +0000

The “fluid project” flows forward. Another new song by Bamm Tronics, Superstar, features Rexx, Akim, & Mighty Ro! Listen & download Superstar below.

Bamm Tronics : The Gotta Gotta

Bamm — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:36:11 +0000

New song by Bamm Tronics, The Gotta Gotta is available for listening & downloading. Jungle of Ones & Zeros is now a “Fluid Project” (yeah we just made that up) and songs will be added/released as they make the cut.

Dead*Beats : GoNuts

Bamm — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:35:44 +0000

Honestly not much of a story to go behind this one. I had been holding onto this beat for a loooooooong time. Was really feelin’ myself with the way I chopped up the sample and the way it lead me to make that atypical drum pattern (Mr. Tronics does not use break beats or drum loops haha).

I tried passing this beat off to a few people in the camp and even wrote a few verses to it myself. I think it still goes hard, but after so many years of being locked up in the vault GoNuts died of suffocation. Shoulda took small breaths like Phil Cantone.

R.I.P. GoNuts

New Mix CD “Now Boarding: Flight KA301 Berlin Germany”

Akim — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:10:08 +0000

The first in our new series of mix CDs! “Now Boarding: Flight KA301 Berlin Germany” is your accompanying music when flying with us. Hosted and handled by the TrueBeatzCrew, this CD features several tracks from Kamikazi Airlines artists and other guests, preparing you for your final landing in Berlin, Germany.

This mix CD is available for free download. Limited edition physical CD’s coming soon. See below for more artwork, tracklisting, and download link. This mixtape features, KRS-One, Killah Priest, Masta Ace, Edo G, Far East Movement, Illmind, and MORE!

Safety Instructions
What You Know About? – Illnaughty f/ KRS-ONE
Hip-Hops (Last Call) – Epitome & Soda Pop
Marathon Man – Blown Celeb
Melodic Chamber – Illnaughty f/ Killah Priest
Invisable Man – Epitome & Soda Pop
The Hardness – Blown Celeb
Juke Joint – Triple Helix
Wishin Remix – Illnaughty f/ Masta Ace & Edo G
Do Or Die (The Catch) – The Vox Merger f/ Far East Movement
15th Hour – Epitome & Soda Pop
Name Droppin – Blown Celeb
American Pie – The Vox Merger
Electric Flavor – Epitome & Soda Pop
The Blocks – Triple Helix
Don’t Snooze – Community Service
My Own – Mr. J Medeiros
Have Nots – Pkon
Argyle Pimpin’ – The Argyle Pimps
Fashionable Club Chick – The Argyle Pimps

Click Here To Download

Dead*Beats : Bizness

Bamm — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:00:43 +0000

PREFACE: Beats die for various reasons. Wackness is the usual cause of death, but not always. Some of the beats I make die of old age, neglect, or even *gasp* viruses! Because I really only produce songs for the people on the Illamental team, a lot of beats don’t get used at all, even if they are/were bangers. Rather than let these beats continue to rot on my MPC, I’ve decided to at least attempt to give them some kind of shine before they are officially pronounced dead. Welcome to the Dead*Beats by Bamm Tronics.

“Bizness” is one of those beats that died of more than one cause. Old age was one of the causes of death, but the style of the beat created some additional complications. I found these Latin-ish horn loops on a record, and before I even sampled and chopped it up I already knew what I was getting myself into. The beat sounds “extra-joyous” which I must admit is not always the style of the Illamental kids. I figured I’d hold onto it for a while since I was thinking of expanding to producing for outside entities (that still ain’t panned out yet), but now this baby is the first on the Dead*Beats chopping block.

R.I.P., Bizness!

UPDATE: Right as I was about to start throwing dirt on Bizness, I looked closer and noticed the casket slowly opening, a hand emerging, holding a single argyle sock…

Bizness has been resurrected…

The Vox Merger f/ Bamm Tronics: More Reasons (Produced by Kato)

Bamm — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:57:03 +0000

Vox Merge and Mr. Tronics team up again is this follow up joint. More Reasons shows that they could probably go on forever listing the motives behind why “they do what they do” (howz about you…hahahaha….. ahem). Beat heat by ATL Producer/MC/Artist Kato, More Reasons will be featured on Kato’s T.I.M.E. Vol. 2 mixtape. Cuts by the fam, JABAone!

In-In-In-INVASION!

Bamm — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:41:02 +0000

You come to where we are, but we also go to where you are. We’re stepping up our networking game, so don’t forget to use the fresh new links on the right to friend up with us at you favorite social spots.

“Tweet-tweet, mutha f*****!”

Fundraiser in San Diego this Friday

Akim — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:23:35 +0000

via Ree Obana

For those of you who do not know what happened recently in the PI, I attached a press release from our national org AJLPP.

2 days before our fundraiser event on human rights/pro people & 1 day before a massacre that took place years ago of the Native/Indigenous peoples of this land we now occupy, there was a MASSACRE in Magunidanao, Philippines that took place where 46 people have now been confirmed dead/murdered (journalists, their families, organizers). We will fundraise for the typhoon victims and will also use this space as a time to highlight the ongoing killings and inhumane treatment of the people, organizers, activists, journalists who (like us) serve the people.

Press Release

By Alliance-Philippines (AJLPP)
AJLPP CONDEMNS MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE

Alliance-Philippines
Los Angeles
November 23, 2009

AJLPP CONDEMNS POLITICAL KILLINGS IN MAGUINDANAO UNDER THE US-ARROYO “CULTURE OF IMPUNITY”

Los Angeles— The Alliance –Philippines or the AJLPP vehenemently condemned the barbaric massacre in Magunidanao last November 22, 2009 that victimized some members of the Philippine press.

Arturo P. Garcia. West Coast coordinator of the Alliance said that “the AJLPP is one with the National Press Club (NPC) and other democratic forces in the Philippines in condemning this senseless act of political violence. ”

The National Press Club (NPC) and the Alyansa ng Filipinong Mamamahayag (AFIMA) denounced the abduction and massacre of at least 36 persons, including media men, in Barangay Masalay, Datu Abdullah Sangki town in Maguindanao.

The Alliance believes that this massacre is very common of the human rights violations under the US-Arroyo regime. Arroyo won in Maguindanao besting popular Fernando Poe Jr in a dubious election in 2004. Again the Arroyo ticket won handily in a lop-sided 12-0 in the senatorial contest in this province.

Culture of Impunity under US-Arroyo

NPC president Benny Antiporda said in a statement, “The incident came as a humiliating slap on the face of efforts to put an end to the culture of impunity that has caused the deaths of scores of journalists.”

“While we mourn and sympathize with the families of the victims of this dastardly act, we give special concern to members of the press who were killed. There is no word strong enough to describe this barbarism,” the NPC president stressed.

He urged the government to leave no stone unturned in delivering justice to the victims. “The harshest of punishment should be leveled against the suspects, regardless of their political and personal standing,” Antiporda said, adding that the National Press Club would extend assistance to the families of the media

Antiporda urged all participants in the march to Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo to wear black. “We want justice for these victims and we do not want a cover up on this,” he said.

Vox Merger Friday Nite @ Thin & Onyx

Bamm — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:10:36 +0000

San Diego – we’re coming back to our “home away from home” Friday the 20th. Live show with Vox Merger at The Onyx Room. Click the flyer for more info and guestlist.