Masters Of Reality - European Tour - Summer 2013

by Delicious Vinyl Posted on June 07, '13



Hot on the heels of Chris Goss' recent live appearances with Dave Grohl's Sound City Players, Masters Of Reality are back! The band is touring Europe throughout the month of June, in support of the recently released Masters Of Reality: Deluxe Edition, available now on 2xLP or 2xCD. Masters Of Reality: Deluxe Edition features the 1988, Rick Rubin-produced, debut self-titled LP (including all tracks from both the Def American & Delicious Vinyl versions) as well as their rare 1997 LP How High The Moon: Live At The Viper Room. Get yours now!

Masters Of Reality:
        Chris Goss - vocals / guitar
        Dave Catching - guitar
        John Leamy - drums
        Mathias Schneeburger - keyboards
        Paul Powell - bass

6.8.13     Sölvesborg - Sweden                   Sweden Rock
6.9.13     Copenhagen - Denmark               Pumpehuset
6.11.13    Cologne - Germany                     Luxor
6.12.13    Amsterdam - Netherlands           Bitterzoet
6.14.13    Landgraaf - Netherlands             Pinkpop
6.16.13    Donington - England                   Download Festival
6.17.13    Glasgow - Scotland                    Cathouse
6.18.13    Islington - England                      o2 Academy Islington
6.21.13    Neuhausen ob Eck - Germany    Southside Festival
6.22.13    Berlin - Germany                         Citadel w/ Queens Of The Stone Age
6.23.13    Scheeßel - Germany                    Hurricane Festival
6.25.13    Düdingen - Switzerland               Bad Bonn
6.26.13    Zurich - Switzerland                    Komplex Klub
6.29.13    Luxembourg City                         Rock-a-Field
7.2.13      Vienna - Austria                             Stadthalle w/ Queens Of The Stone Age



Bizarre Ride Live Summer 2013 European Tour

by Delicious Vinyl Posted on June 04, '13



Several months after opening shows at Los Angeles’ Roxy (video) and San Francisco’s Low End Theory (video), Fatlip, Slimkid3, J-Swift, L.A. Jay and Delicious Vinyl have taken Bizarre Ride Live - the performance that recreates The Pharcyde’s classic 1992 debut Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde onstage – from Canada to Japan to Singapore and back (video). Bowing to popular demand, they now announce their return to Europe for a series of summer dates across England, Ireland, Scotland, Austria, Italy, France, Holland and Germany.

Original Pharcyde emcees Fatlip and Slimkid3 combine with Bizarre Ride producers J-Swift and L.A. Jay as well as former Wascals emcee K-Natural, blurring the lines between a straight up hip-hop show and a theatrical performance. Expect animated hip-hop, energetic raps, bright colors, b-boy throw-downs, magnetic visuals, a heavy dose of humour, and absolutely everything in between.

Bizarre Ride Live commemorates the 20th anniversary of Delicious Vinyl’s release of the LP Kanye West calls his “favorite album”, re-released as a 3-CD deluxe edition (view here), and revisited by UK deejay Chris Read for his Wax Poetics-sponsored 20th-anniversary mix, which blends many of the alternate versions found in the deluxe edition (listen here). Since embarking on Bizarre Ride Live, the crew have been featured on District MTV (watch interview here), Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds’ Juan Epstein podcast (listen here) and the Tim Westwood show (watch here).

Bizarre Ride Live - Europe Summer 2013


June 20    Lille - France
June 21    Vienna - Austria
June 22    Hannover - Germany
June 23    Den Haag - The Netherlands
June 24    Frankfurt - Germany
June 25    Erlangen - Germany
June 26    Heidelberg - Germany
June 27    Glastonbury - England
June 28    London - England
June 29    Manchester - England
June 30    Glasgow - Scotland
July 1        Liverpool - UK
July 2        Paris - France
July 3        Venice - Italy
July 4        Munich - Germany
July 5        Münster - Germany
July 6        Rotterdam - The Netherlands
July 7        Dublin - Ireland
July 8        Brighton - England

Previously Unreleased Music From J Dilla Available Now On Vinyl, CD, MP3, Lossless

by Delicious Vinyl Posted on February 06, '13



New from Delicious Vinyl and Yancey Media Group, previously unreleased music from J Dilla - The Lost Scrolls Vol. 1 and the long-awaited official release of Frank-N-Dank 48 Hours (Produced by J Dilla). Also available, Yancey Boys "The Throwaway (feat. Frank NItt)" digital single, which includes instrumental, acapella and clean versions of the cut found on The Lost Scrolls. Each of these releases are available digitally in mp3 or lossless wav format. The Lost Scrolls Vol. 1 is also available as a limited edition 10" vinyl EP, while 48 Hours can also be purchased on compact disc as well as on 12" vinyl.

J Dilla - The Lost Scrolls Vol. 1
    10" vinyl EP
    mp3 @320kbps or lossless wav

Frank-N-Dank - 48 Hours - Produced By J Dilla
    vinyl LP
    mp3 @320kbps or lossless wav

Frank-N-Dank - 48 Hours Instrumentals - Produced By J Dilla
    vinyl LP
    mp3 @320kbps or lossless wav

Frank-N-Dank - 48 Hours + Instrumentals - Produced By J Dilla
    2 x Compact Disc

Yancey Boys - The Throwaway (feat. Frank Nitt) - digital single
    mp3 @320kbps or lossless wav


Bizarre Ride II Europe DJ Competition launched with Mixcloud

by Delicious Vinyl Posted on December 23, '12

In February 2013 Bizarre Ride Live will be hitting European shores, touching down in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the UK, to continue celebrations for the twentieth anniversary of Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde.
To offer fans of the classic hip hop album a unique opportunity to warm up for Bizarre Ride Live on one of their european tour dates, Delicious Vinyl have teamed up with Mixcloud to launch the 'Bizarre Ride II Europe DJ Competition'.

For full details on the competition guidelines and how to enter, check out the Bizarre Ride II Europe Competition page on Mixcloud now!

 

The first video and single from J Dilla - The Lost Scrolls - out now

by Delicious Vinyl Posted on December 19, '12

Yancey Boys "The Throwaway" featuring Frank Nitt - produced by J Dilla
Available now on iTunes



Delicious Vinyl's partnership with Yancey Media Group, the family-operated company administering the catalog of late, great producer James Yancey aka Jay Dee, aka J Dilla, brings you "The Throwaway", the first release from what J Dilla Music Catalogue Curator Frank Nitt has dubbed 'The Lost Scrolls' — previously unreleased productions from the considerable body of work Dilla left behind.

"The Throwaway" is available now at iTunes, and will be released on 10" vinyl in early 2013.



Bizarre Ride Fest Dec. 29th At The Roxy - ON SALE NOW

by Delicious Vinyl Posted on December 08, '12

Bizarre Ride Fest
Saturday Dec. 29th
The Roxy Theater - 9009 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE!

General Admission ALL AGES: $20
21 & over Freak City VIP (includes On The Rox admission): $35

Bizarre Ride Live - Fatlip, SlimKid3, J-Sw!ft, L.A. Jay
Overdoz
Polyester the Saint
Kid Named Breezy
Quelle Chris
Cazal Organism & The Zzyzzx
plus
Mandy Mayhem's Hip Hop Karaoke
visual by Michael Allen
also
upstairs at On The Rox: Freak City VIP

A portion of all ticket sales will go to the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center, a non-profit organization that provides arts instruction to under-served students in South Los Angeles


Delicious Vinyl delivers new Yancey Boys single "The Throwaway"

by Delicious Vinyl Posted on December 04, '12
   

December 5, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Delicious Vinyl delivers new Yancey Boys single "The Throwaway"

First offering from Jay Dee aka J Dilla's 'Lost Scrolls'


(Los Angeles, CA / Detroit, MI):

Delicious Vinyl is proud to announce the release of "The Throwaway" — the new single by Yancey Boys featuring Frank Nitt, produced by the late great J Dilla.

A digital-only release, "The Throwaway" is the initial offering from from what J Dilla Music Catalogue Curator Frank Nitt has dubbed 'The Lost Scrolls' — previously unreleased productions from the considerable body of work Dilla left behind. This particular premium production has been laced with new verses and hooks from Illa J (Dilla's younger brother) and Frank Nitt (Frank & Dank).

Dilla heads, fear no retreads. "The Throwaway" is a keeper. A heady grid of battle drums and keyboards cascade as Illa J steps up: "I'm so sick with the flow the doctor said I had the flu/ they saw my eye of the tiger and sent me to the zoo...."

"When Illa J played me what he'd done with Dilla's track, I thought it was incredible," says Frank Nitt. "I was suggesting other MC's who could jump on the track, but Illa told me he wanted me to rhyme on it, so who was I to disagree?" Indeed, Frank's verse is well worth it: "I am the beacon for which you came forth/ I light up the path / I am the damn torch/ so you can do it right or get burned..."

"Fact is, a lot of beats Dilla made were on tapes or discs that weren't always labeled with the date," explains Frank Nitt. "But I believe the beat for 'The Throwaway' dates from the mid-'90s, just from the tempo and where Dilla was at creatively. To me it feels like the heat he was giving the Pharcyde at that time."

As Dilla's disciples are well aware, Delicious Vinyl has significant history with the producer. In the mid-'90s, Dilla (then known as Jay Dee) placed his first beats on an official release on The Pharcyde album Labcabincalifornia (including the hit single "Runnin'") and remixes for Brand New Heavies. In 2009, Dilla's younger brother John "Illa J" Yancey laced a cache of previously unreleased Jay Dee beats to create the critically and popularly acclaimed Delicious Vinyl album Yancey Boys.

Now here comes "The Throwaway" — throwback fast rap, right on time




Masters Of Reality Deluxe Edition Release Party Dec. 15

by Delicious Vinyl Posted on December 03, '12

Available on DOUBLE VINYL and DOUBLE CD 



On Saturday, December 15th, 2012, Masters of Reality frontman Chris Goss and album cover artist/drummer John Leamy will perform live and sign copies of the limited edition re-release of Master Of Reality's classic debut and live albums. The event will be held at the new Delicious Vinyl Record Shop on Sunset Boulevard. And at 10pm that night, Goss and co. will perform an intimate live set at The 3 Clubs in Hollywood. 

These performances celebrate Delicious Vinyl's release of a Master Of Reality double-disc pack combining their 1988 debut album Masters Of Reality with 1997’s How High The Moon: Live At The Viper Room. The reissue combo comes with a fold-out poster and new liner notes, and is also available on premium-grade double-LP vinyl.

Originally signed by Rick Rubin to Def Jam, Masters Of Reality are a totemic heavy rock band whose blues-wise weight positioned them as heirs to Cream and Led Zeppelin. MOR's 1988 debut album, deemed "an all-out attack on diminished senses" by UK publication NME, has long been regarded as a high point in the mystical rock continuum.

Masters Of Reality's formidable frontman Chris Goss is the godfather of the California desert rock scene, having produced multiple albums by Kyuss and Queens Of The Stone Age. Album cover artist John Leamy (whose classic painting inspired the album's colloquial title, 'The Blue Garden') currently mans the drum throne of Masters Of Reality. Come out to meet these livin', lovin' legends.

Watch the Masters Of Reality in-store acoustic set at DV Record Shop live : www.ustream.tv/channel/delicious-vinyl-tv

Masters Of Reality events details:

—Sat. Dec. 15th, 4 p.m. Acoustic in-store performance and signing at Delicious Vinyl Shop, 6611 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028

—Sat. Dec. 15th, 10p.m. Masters Of Reality intimate live performance at The 3 Clubs, 1123 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90038


Delicious Vinyl Black Friday Sale

by Delicious Vinyl Posted on November 23, '12

BLACK FRIDAY SALE - Exclusively at DeliciousVinyl.com

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Delicious Vinyl and Yancey Media Group Declare Partnership

by Delicious Vinyl Posted on November 20, '12

Announce Forthcoming Releases from Jay Dee aka J Dilla's 'Lost Scrolls'


(Los Angeles, CA / Detroit, MI) Storied hip-hop label Delicious Vinyl (Tone-Loc, Young MC, The Pharcyde) proudly announces a new partnership with Yancey Media Group, the family-operated company administering the catalog of late, great producer James Yancey aka Jay Dee, aka J Dilla. The fruits of the partnership will include new releases from what J Dilla Music Catalogue Curator Frank Nitt has dubbed 'The Lost Scrolls' — previously unreleased productions from the considerable body of work Dilla left behind.

Delicious Vinyl has significant history with J Dilla. In the mid-'90s, Dilla (then known as Jay Dee) placed his first beats on an official release on The Pharcyde album Labcabincalifornia (including the hit single "Runnin'") and remixes for Brand New Heavies. Then in 2009, Dilla's younger brother John "Illa J" Yancey laced a cache of previously unreleased Jay Dee beats to create the critically and popularly acclaimed Delicious Vinyl album Yancey Boys.

“Dilla was my closest childhood friend," says Frank Nitt. "I went with him out to L.A. that first time in 1996. I met [Delicious Vinyl founder] Mike Ross then and saw he was giving Dilla the opportunity to get his beats out. Fast forward thirteen years, after Dilla passed, Illa J makes Yancey Boys, and again I go out to L.A. to help with promotion. Mike Ross asked to hear what I was doing, and Delicious Vinyl wound up releasing my Jewels In My Backpack EP. So Delicious Vinyl goes back with Dilla to the beginning, and has always been part of furthering his legacy properly. We're doing doing this with Delicious Vinyl with the total approval of [Dilla's mother] Ma Dukes, who's known and trusted Mike from way back.”

The first release from the 'Lost Scrolls' cache will be digital-only single "The Throwaway" this December. The song, credited to Yancey Boys feat. Frank Nitt, features new verses from Illa J and a tight hook from Frank over a vintage Jay Dee beat.

Subsequent releases in 2013 will include a 10-inch vinyl release of unheard Jay Dee cuts featuring the producer himself rapping. The new year will also see the first official release the oft-bootleged Frank & Dank album 48 Hours, the only LP ever produced by Jay Dee without any samples. Frank Nitt is set to host the Second Annual Dilla Day in Detroit on February 9th, 2013. The flame of the Yancey legacy keeps on burning.