Thundercat: “Evangelion”/”We’ll Die”

Thundercat: “Evangelion”/”We’ll Die” Video
Directed by: Mochilla

East Side Story Rehearsal Day 1 | Knobworld

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MdCL’s ChurchLA: SHAFIQ HUSAYN + THE DOVE SOCIETY plus guest DJ COLEMAN (Mochilla)

this. is. gonna. be. magical. from east to west and back. Church Cali style~

in association with Giant Step, FROLAB + Fusicology…. Thursday 23 August at Del Monte Speakeasy/Townhouse Basement in Venice! Mark your calendars for the 4th Thursday of every month – CHURCH LA!

With Mark de Clive-Lowe out of town for this one, CHURCH is happy to be welcoming live sets from SHAFIQ HUSAYN + THE DOVE SOCIETY plus guest DJ COLEMAN (Mochilla).

DOVE SOCIETY is a creative collective of musicians, vocalist, artist, writers, performers & producers based out of Los Angeles, which consist of Sha

fiq Husayn, Jimetta Rose, J-Mitchell/Melodious Fly, Fatima & Breezy LoveJoy. Dove Society brings a brand of music from a wide range of musical styles that reaches into the past & on onward into the future.

“CHURCH has earned a reputation as one of the premier jam nights in the city… MdCL is an uncategorizably gifted talent…” – LA Times

From the jazz club to the dancefloor, CHURCH is a musical journey of no boundaries and endless surprises. Live sets interpolating jazz, improv, live remixing, beats and dancefloor electronica into a melting pot of sounds and styles unlike any other. Joined by a stellar cast of musicians, vocalists, DJs and spontaneous guests from LA and beyond, each and every month is a totally unique and individual music-lover’s experience…

“A must see event!” – Giant Step New York

Guests at MdCL’s CHURCH have included the finest of jazz and soul musicians including DJ Spinna, Jose James, Coco Owino (Qaudron), Nia Andrews (Common/Janelle Monae), Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (Suite for Ma Dukes), Nate Smith (Jose James/Dave Holland), Sy Smith, Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave (Mos Def/Common), Mark Kelley (The Roots), Jody Watley (Shalamar), Vesta Williams (RIP), Leon Mobley (Michael Jackson), Ohmega Watts, Sy Smith, Greg Hutchinson (Joshua Redman), Dwight Trible (Pharoah Sanders), DJs The Gaslamp Killer, Lefto, Ge-ology, Aaron Byrd, N’Dea Davenport (Brand New Heavies) and many more….

$5 before 10 / $10 after

Ondatropica in Los Angeles on Sunday 7/29!

Mochilla & ArtDontSleep present:

Sunday 7/29/2012

A Special Live Performance by
Ondatrópica
feat: Michi Sarmiento, Pedro “Ramaya” Beltran, Mario Galeano (Frente Cumbiero), Will “Quantic” Holland, Wilson Viveros, Markitos Mikolta, Alfredito Linares, Nidia Gongora, Juan Carlos “Chongo” Puello, y Mas.

Opening Sets By:
Very Be Careful
Buyepongo
Chicano Batman

DJ Sets By:
Sloe Poke (Feel Good Musik)
Canyon Cody (Subsuelo)
Panamami (Bodega)
Ganas (Mas Exitos)

The Mayan Theater :: 1038 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015 :: (213) 746-4674

7pm-1am :: 21 + Wiser

Limited Physical $20 Presale Tickets: The ArtForm Studio
701 E. 3rd St. Los Angeles, CA. 90013 :: 213) 613 1050 

Online Tickets: http://tktwb.tw/M0fjzn

15$ Early Bird :: 20$ Presale :: 25$ @ DoorFrom us to you, a super special Ondatropica Mix to get you ready for Sunday!
Linda Mañana; A Musical Biography of Ondatropica: Mix by Quantic & Mario Galeano
http://soundcloud.com/mochilla/linda-ma-ana-a-musical/

RSVP on Facebook| Buy Ondatropica Tickets  

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 Ondatrópica’s debut album was released on Monday July 16th on CD, 2xCD, 3xLP & download through Soundway Records http://www.soundwayrecords.com/ and through iTunes!

Learn more about the musicans that will be gracing the stage at the Mayan on Sunday July 29th, 2012 

 

fitta happier.

Guilty Simpson & MED featured MCs. Quakers is a 35-person hip-hop collective, centered around three producers – Fuzzface (Geoff Barrow), Katalyst (Ashley Anderson), and 7Stu7 (Stuart Matthews). Quakers 41-track album is out now on Stones Throw.
http://stonesthrow.com/quakers
http://itunes.com/quakers

Video Director: Eric Coleman; Cinematography: Jerry Henry; Editor: Laith Majali; Cameras: Jerry Henry, B+, Mike Park.

MOPLA: An Evening of Photography + Music.

KCRW, Stones Throw Records, and The Lucie Foundation present…

An Evening of PHOTOGRAPHY and MUSIC

Featuring the photography of:
B+ | Eric Coleman | Joao Cañziani | Viviane Oh

Performances by:
Madlib (DJ) | Peanut Butter Wolf (VJ) | Jonti (live) | Gary Wilson (live) | Jonwayne (live)

Featuring the MOPLA Silent Auction to benefit
Lucie Foundation’s at-risk youth photography program, SNAPSHOP!
(Silent auction closes at 10pm)

PLUS: A special projection by the Los Angeles Times & Pro’jekt LA Part One AND: A Preview of the Create:Fixate Snap Flash Exhibition.

A portion of the proceeds raised will be donated to the Pablove Shutterbugs.

Tickets: $25.00 available at http://mopla.eventbrite.com/

An official MOPLA event.

Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Bárbaro (Mini Doc) by B+ | LA show details…

Quantic and Alice Russell will be performing LIVE on a heavy heavy lineup including the Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Bilal and King in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012. SECOND SHOW ADDED: Tickets Available: www.evfamusic.com | RSVP on FACEBOOK

AND
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 SOLD OUT
www.artdontsleep.com

M.E.D. – Blaxican

M.E.D. – Blaxican (Official Video HD – Stonesthrow) Directed by Eric Coleman (Mochilla)

http://stonesthrow.com/​med
Produced by Madlib, from the album “Classic”

Director: Eric Coleman (Mochilla); Editor: Luke Lynch; Camera Operators: Coleman, B+, and Mike Park; Producer: Marybell Chavez

MOCHILLA REMIXED: Photo Selects/Logo Remix Exhibition + After Party!

Save the date: Thursday, October 20th Mochilla & Hit+Run present “MOCHILLA REMIXED” at the Townhouse Gallery in Venice. Some of our favorite visual artists have flipped the classic Mochilla logo, originally designed by Stephen Serrato – check out Augustine Kofie’s version (included). On opening night, these logo remixes will be on display alongside iconic photographs by Mochilla founders B+ and Coleman. Each has selected specia…l photo selects from their vast collection for this exhibition that runs from October 20th-November 12th.

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•Participating Mochilla Logo Remix Artists:
Aaron De La Cruz
Abcnt
Alfred Hawkins
Augustine Kofie
Brent Rollins
Cody Hudson
Eric Coleman
Ernesto Yerena
Patrick Martinez
Retna
Ritzy Periwinkle
Stephen Serrato
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Also running alongside the show will be a pop-up shop with our recent releases and a few classic selects. Keep an eye out for some very special limited edition Mochilla gear that will only be available the night of the show. Don’t miss the opening night after party next door at the Del Monte Speakeasy with surprise guests! We’ll be celebrating our recent Timeless Remixed project on our “Feito Em Casa” Mixes.

• 7pm-10pm* Art Exhibition : Townhouse Gallery
• 10pm-2am* After Party: (Two Doors East) Del Monte Speakeasy

MOCHILLA REMIXED After Party

Live Performance by
Bei-Ru (Beat/DJ Set)

DJing throughout the night
Babu
Ta’raach
Coleman

+some very special guests…

Check http://mochilla.com/ for updates.

Coleman TAKEOVER Wednesday | Footsies

Brainfeeder, Music Box, Los Angeles

BRAINFEEDER L.A. – Filmed by Michael Park Edited by Eric Coleman / Mochilla

Dublab Summer Series at Levitt Pavilion at MacArthur Park

dublab summer series at Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park.

Come join us for a series of dublab presented happenings under the open sky in one of LA’s most incredibly soulful venues, Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park. These shows have all been crafted to illuminate and electrify our community. We hope you can be part of these creative gatherings.

08.13.11 = HEATING UP: A TROPICAL DANCE PARTY with Hoseh, 
El-Haru Kuroi, Mochilla DJs & special guests.

08.20.11 = A BRAINFEEDER RECORDS SHOWCASE with Teebs, Austin Peralta & Daedelus.

08.27.11 = COSMIC HARP : A TRIBUTE TO ALICE COLTRANE with The Universal Consciousness Harp Ensemble under the direction of Radha Botofasina, The Paul Livingstone Trio & more.

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM / Free / All Ages

levittla.org / dublab.com

Flyer by: Diego Herrera

One Take: From Elsie Houston to Carmen Miranda by Iara Rennó

On the Sunday before Stevie Wonder took Los Angeles on a Global Soul journey at the Hollywood Bowl. A different journey was being tracked by a young singer from Brasil in front of Graumanns Chinese Theatre. In one take here unedited, covering the song made famous by songstress Elsie Houston – Iara Renno traced the journey of another young Brasilian of Portuguese descent Carmen Miranda. Iara is a good friend of Mochilla and a third generation singer/songwriter. She looked after us when we went to premiere Timeless in Rio. She has a keen sense of history especially of the twenties and thirties. Her Operatic Ballet based on Macunaíma the famous magical, allegorical novel by ethno-musicologist Mario de Andrade is an inspiring piece. To see her work an unsuspecting crowd on Hollywood Boulevard on Sunday reminds us of the era when CGI and Darth Vader impersonators didn’t exist.

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IN MEMORY OF ELSIE HOUSTON
By Iara Renno

eh eh eh
eh eh ah
where is my turtledove
who fled the cage…

Turtledove, a traditional song, was recorded in the 30’s by Elsie Houston. She was the daughter of a father from the U.S and a mother in Rio. She is Carmen Miranda’s contemporary, a friend of Pagu and Mário de Andrade. Elsie was part of this group of artists who invented indigenous Brazilian culture. Today I find myself entranced by their memory and, like them (Carmen and Elsie), somehow I ended up here in ‘Los Angeles’. My mother has the last name Miranda (no relation), and I am the turtledove, whose destiny is to sing and fly around the world.

Ê ê ê
ê ê ah
cadê minha pomba-rola
que fugiu lá do pombal…

Pomba-Rola, canção de domínio público, foi gravada na década de 30 por Elsie Houston. Filha de pai norte-americano e mãe carioca, contemporânea de Carmen Miranda, amiga de Pagu e Mário de Andrade, Elsie fez parte desse grupo de artistas que trouxeram à tona a cultura genuinamente brasileira. Já não é de hoje minha identificação com esse sentimento… é desse mesmo ponto que parto, e, assim como Carmen e Elsie, de algum modo vim parar aqui na ‘América’. Minha mãe tem Miranda no nome, e minha herança é essa memória genética dos passáros, cujo destino é cantar e voar pelo mundo.

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Big thanks to Benjamin Tierney for the sound mix.

Caltriot: MOODYMANN in LOS ANGELES by Eric Coleman and Mike Park | MOCHILLA

Caltroit: Moodymann in L.A.

“I don’t make music for the masses to dance to, I make music for the small majority that listens.” -Kenny Dixon Jr. (aka MoodyMann)

Moodymann is one of the most inspiring House producers of all time. He is definitely a genius and one of the most outspoken voices in the normally non-confrontational world of electronic dance music. Moodymann is committed to keeping a distinctly black imprint on techno and house. While he may frustrate people with his refusal to be interviewed and insistence on reminding people of the genre’s origins, the soulfulness of his output is unquestioned. Utilizing classic soul and jazz samples, low-slung bass lines and an approach to drum programming that is diametrically opposed to the tendency to push the tempo faster and faster. Moodymann is one of the few electronic artists to create great sketches of music that translate into emotional albums that may not be easily digested but will certainly stand the test of time.

I have been a long time fan of Moody’s hybrid form of techno/house dance music. There have been many attempts to have Moodyman dj in LA but it has never quite came to pass. Mike and I were fortunate to attend two of his three highly anticipated dj performances. This video is a personal homage to one of the best soulful house producers. Moodymann is in a league of his own.

Enjoy.

“Turn It Up”
Coleman
MOCHILLA

Feel. George Duke 1971-1980

Ever since we started working on the Thundercat record we’ve all been listening to the living legend, George Duke so much!
Our friend B+ (Mochilla) put together a mix dedicated to his amazing catalog…

–Brainfeeder

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Feel. George Duke 1971-1980

Thundercat’s recent cover of For Love I Come inspired me to have a listen again to the amazing music of George Duke. When most of the records on this mix were made it was an extraordinarily creative time in LA. A family of musicians were bringing new rhythms, new instruments, new humor, new international influences to jazz. CannonBall was an important figure and his partner David Axelrod – but the new arrivals Airto Moreira and Flora Plurim were also instrumental and then George Duke from the Bay Area who had collaborated with Frank Zappa.

George Duke has been an inspiration to hip-hop for many many years… Back in 1991 an album came out called Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest. You may know the name for another reason but anyways on a song called The Infamous Date Rape Tribe sampled Steam Drill by Cannonball Adderley featuring George Duke and we were off to the races. Ice Cube sampled Duke for True to the Game from Death Certificate that same year. Since then many more beat heads have been attracted to Mr. Dukes amazing keyboard playing, sense of rhythm and unique lyrical stylings. Dilla has definitely listened as has Madlib, Pete Rock, Kanye, Karriem Riggins and now well Thundercat, who for all his youth has actually played with George Duke.

This mix is in tribute to George Duke as it is in celebration of Thundercat.
I think we are in a similarly creative moment now in LA as existed in the mid seventies and it seems fitting to make the link.
Good musicians will make you listen again and
ThunderCats For Love I Come surely made me do that.
Enjoy.

B+
(for Mochilla.com)

DOWNLOAD on BRAINFEEDER
right click [ctrl] and “save link as” or follow link to listen

Braza! feat. B+ and Eric Coleman Party June 3, 2011 @ SOM SF

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Once a month, Braza! is taking a faithful crowd on a musical trip around Brazil to explore the rhythms and sounds of Samba, Funk, Batucada, MPB, Broken Beat, Tropicália, Hip Hop, Forró, House, Boogie, Soul, Drum ‘n’ Bass, Disco, Jazz, Bossa Nova, and so much more this great country has to offer.

Whether it’s Kento playing his recent finds from a Brazilian family visit or Vanka and Elan playing the contemporary rhythms of Baile Funk and Brazilian house you’re guaranteed to see groups of Brazilian transplants moving and socializing. But what gives Braza its lively reputation and charm is the addition of live Brazilian percussion players, iconic Brazilian images being projected onto SOM’s wall, and even food carts serving up native delights.. The party achieves the difficult task of not only bringing the sights, sounds, and tastes of Brazil but most importantly a spirit that usually can only be found 6,476 miles away.

Line up:
Special Guest:
B and Eric Coleman (Mochilla, LA)

Resident DJs:
Kento
Vanka
Elan

Hosted by Antonio Guedes

Visuals by 
Caasi
mochilla.com
facebook.com/​brazasf
myspace.com/​brazasf
som-bar.com

Music

Music & video clips taken from Obrigado Dilla – A tribute to Dilla at the Brasilintime premiere show at SESC Pompeii in Sao Paulo.

POSTPONED “Creating Memory is Our Weapon” Photo Exhibition

Friends,

It is with great sadness that we announce the postponement of the “Creating Memory is our Weapon” Show at the Urban Sanctuary Gallery in Boyle Heights. It had always been a dream of ours to have the show in Boyle Heights. Ten years ago we had shown the photographs at the great Frank Sosa’s space on Silverlake Blvd and it was a great honor to be able to bring the photos East, but sadly the local political terrain proved …too complicated for it to happen at this time. Two days ago it was brought to our attention that several local “artivists” had started a campaign online to boycott the show. Apparently there has been some conflict locally with the management of Urban Sanctuary. We have spent the past 48 hours trying to negotiate a settlement that would allow the show to continue – but in the end with threats looming and an extraordinary amount of anger being expressed we decided to postpone the show until we are able to honor the memory of the Marcha in a more clear environment. It was never our intention to inflame local anger, to incite a boycott or indeed to put our constituency on any side of a local conflict.

Zapatismo has plenty to do with local conflicts but not in this way.

Please accept our humblest apologies if this in any way affects your plans for tonight. Let me also take this opportunity to thank Azul 213 and our own Rocio Contreras for the huge amount of work they put into this show.

We will all reap the rewards of this show in a less contentious space at a later date.

B+
March 11th, 2011

“Our most ancient ones taught us that the celebration of memory is also a celebration of tomorrow. They told us that memory is not turning one’s head and heart towards the past. It is not a sterile remembrance which speaks laughter or tears. Memory, they told us, is one of the seven guides which the human heart needs in order to make its journey. The other six are truth, pride, consistency, honesty, respect for oneself and for the other, and love.”
-Subcommandante Marcos, March 24, 2001

The Zapatistas March on Mexico City

– On Feb. 25 2001, the leaders of the insurgent Indian people of Chiapas launched a two-week mass march on Mexico City to remobilize and extend mass support for the demands of those sections of the Mexican population who have suffered most from the world capitalist offensive-the indigenous peoples.

Twenty three commandantes and one sub-commandante left the autonomous mountains of South East Mexico to travel to the Federal District of Mexico City with three demands: 1. To seek approval of the Indigenous Bill of Rights. 2. To seek the withdrawal of seven military bases from indigenous land and 3. To seek the release of all remaining EZLN prisoners.

On the eleventh of March they walked onto a platform in the Zocalo (Mexico City’s picturesque town square) to see one million Mexicans cheer them and offer support and solidarity. Having secured the support of the National Indigenous Council, the Zapatistas took the city with delegates from forty four of Mexico’s fifty seven indigenous nations.

Bilal – In Depth Interview by Sweeney Kovar

word! » @artdontsleep: » @Bilal_Oliver in depth interview. life, family, death http://vimeo.com/14817984 by @sweeneykovar & @ecoleye

TIMELESS SCREENS IN BRASIL!

VTech and Mochilla have collaborated on many groundbreaking musical events, but the pinnacle was in 2009 with the amazing Timeless Series that was brought to Los Angeles. It truly was the beginning. Where musical borders were no longer seen as obstacles, and where composer arrangers who were once overlooked were wholeheartedly embraced. From the series, celebrated Brasilian composer/arranger was one of three, and now, we find the Timeless series traveling to Arthur’s home country in fitting fashion.

J.Rocc, Coleman and B+ will be in Sao Paulo from February 9-11th screening at the Espaco Unibanco de Cinema and then on the 16-18th at the Unibanco Arteplex Botafogo in Rio de Janeiro. Each film will be screened individually and also J.Rocc will have a chance to do his special Timeless Serato Mega-Mix. There will be Q&As each night with special friends dropping by to contribute.

Share the info, share the music, share the experience. And as always, “Turn it Up!!”

Timeless : Trailer : Brasil

[click on image to watch video]

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Sao Paulo February 9th, 10th, 11th

Rio De Janiero Feb 16th, 17th, 18th

*follow link to watch timeless brasil trailer: http://music.vtechphones.com/2011/01/this-february-timeless-screens-in-brasil

CHURCH!

join us Sunday Feb 6th for one of my favorite monthly musical installments:

Located at the lovely : Angel’s Piano Bar : 2460 Wilshire Blvd : Santa Monica, CA

The fifth installment of MdCL‘s monthly clubnite in LA, ‘CHURCH‘. First Sunday of the month at Angel’s Piano Bar, Santa Monica – next party: February 6, 2011.

From the jazz club to the turntables, each month will be a musical journey with surprise guests and features. Come in early for some dinner, drinks and dessert – the live music kicks off at 9pm with a live acoustic jazz set led by MdCL on piano… and guests. At 11pm for th…e second set MdCL transitions to his rhodes, drum machines, synths and electronic toys for a twisted club set of jazz-infused beats, and the night wraps up with a DJ set from MdCL and guests.

This month features resident guests: Trevor Ware (bass), Paul Legaspi (drums), Nia Andrews (vox), Sy Smith (vox) and some spontaneous surprises (we’ve had Dwight Trible, Jody Watley, Emoni Fela, Vesta Williams, Todd Simon, Ohmega Watts jump up – who’s next?!)… plus this month’s special guest DJ: Coleman (Mochilla).

9pm – acoustic jazz set (seated)
10.30-11pm – DJ set (Coleman)
11pm – MPC club set (not so seated)
12.30-2am – DJ set (Coleman)

$10 entry

if you would like to dine definitely reserve a table: 310-828-2115

Spread the word to your friends and family – CHURCH is your unmissable monthly music fix.

Please email list@mashibeats.com to be on the email mailing list and not miss out on anything! 🙂

The World Is Watching…

and so is big brother, thanks for this golden image Banksy, one of my favorites. 1984isims. ++ congratulations to you and to Mochilla on the Oscar Nomination for “Exit Through the Gift Shop” read more on the film/nomination HERE.

[copy & paste to browser to dig deeper: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_9373000/9373020.stm]

Take Me With You! : Listening/Release Party*

• Join us as we celebrate the release of “Take Me With You” on Friday, February 4th in Los Angeles!

DJ Numark’s : “Take Me With You”

listening party 9pm-10pm | record release party 10pm-2am

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presented by Mochilla

• Friday Feb 4th 9pm-2am | 21+

• FREE before 10pm
$10 All Night + CD for the first 50 people
$4 Rum/Maracuya Special (keepin’ it tropical!)

• e3rd : 734 East 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

“Take Me With You” is Available NOW on: http://mochilla.com/shop

please visit http://unclenu.com | http://mochilla.com for more info*

Hope Road

HipHopDX Presents This historic trip of Nas and Damian Marley to Bob Marley’s Hope Road home, filmed by B+. Nas takes it all in with a Cuban cigar, while Damian looks around home… [READ ON]

»»» Read On + View Video at http://www.hiphopdx.com

Everything In Its Right Place (((AllDay)))

+++ultra nice Radiohead cover by Bilal with Robert Glasper on the keys, always a treat and followed by one of my favorites, Sometimes, coming in at 8:18 ~ w/a fresh photo by Eric Coleman of Mochilla who also took the cover for Bilal’s recent album “Airtight’s Revenge” Out NOW!

A Decade of Mochilla (Parts One and Two)

these two exclusive downloads are sneak-peak gems from Mochilla to you in celebration of the 10 years of Mochilla double CD coming out in 2011* Both are mixed by Eric Coleman of Mochilla. Right click on the link [save link as..], download, enjoy and TURN IT UP!!

♥wyldeflower*

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VTech Presents: A Decade of Mochilla (Part One)
***Download: A Decade of Mochilla (Part One)

VTech is proud to present, A Decade of Mochilla, an epic mixtape, spanning Mochilla’s 10 Years Mixed into one mixtape and shared with you in two parts. This is Part One…

Mochilla is really more than ten years old. It was 1998 when Coleman and I explained to our Mexican producer on the set of the Control Machete video for Ileso that we would only shoot with the equipment that fit in our backpack. It was a Jansport (for clarity!). He replied… “Oh ok, you guys are the Mochila guys, Mochileros”. Of course we loved the word mochilla (the Spanish for backpack) but apparently didn’t know how to spell it thus the two Ls!

In 2001 we released our first project commercially under that name. Keepintime was a photo-essay that under the tutelage of Adam Glickman at Tokion became a short film. He initially thought of it as a piece to put on that new thing – the internet. But when it ended up being 12 minutes long we decided it was too long so we made a VHS to sell – we pressed up a thousand and they flew out the door.

Keepintime: Talking Drums and Whispering Vinyl became a Film Festival favorite and then the calls started. In the ten years since then Mochilla has grown. We have an office now and a micro staff of dedicated, talented people. We have travelled the world, made films about all kinds of music, crossed all kinds of boundaries, worked with people from 5 to 95 years of age and we are having a lot of fun the process. Along the way we have made an archive of photos, videos and audio. It is filled with glorious performances, tough breaks, ambitious harmonies and a lot of soul.

Early in 2011 we will be releasing a two CD Mix of these performances – one live and one live in studio.

As a seasonal gift to our friends at VTech we have decided to sneak you this first 20 minutes of the first volume. This is truly only a sneak peak in to the vast musical vaults of Mochilla. Coleman has sat thru many hours of music, digging in and around multi-tracks of kicks, snares and scratches. It is almost unfair to try to encapsulate all of this wonderful music into 2 CDs, but he did. Next week we will have another 20 minutes from the second CD, the studio sessions.

There’s a lot of memories here. A lot of magic.

Download, enjoy and you know – turn it up!

B+
December 2010

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VTech Presents: Mochilla: 10 Year Anniversary Part 2 (The Studio Sessions)
***Download: Mochilla: 10 Year Anniversary Part 2 (The Studio Sessions)

The response to the first part of this mix has been incredible. Thank you for all the support and retweeting, reposting. Mochilla loves the love. Part two here today for download is stepping the game up and to quote Coleman “I wanted this mix to slap everyone in the face and get them to pay attention.” It is purely rhetorical of course, our version of a slap in the face is the caress of bossa nova, the thump of cumbia or the heart stopping wind sucking gaps of great syncopation. This mix has all of that.

Remember of course these are 20 minute teasers for the full mixes coming in 2011.

Just a quick note on the photo that we used on the cover – I snapped this one at the great “La Marcha” way back in 2001. It was taken in the Zocalo in Mexico City and Maldita Vecindad were performing in solidarity with the EZLN. The kid on his friends shoulders with the El Che shirt embodies all that we wanted Mochilla to be way back in 01 – engaged, excited, energetic and happy. Our brother and design guru Keith Tamashiro flipped it into our first logo and Stephen Serato has reflipped it into our 10 year mix cover.

This will warm your ears, brighten your heart and remind you of the strength of good music, download, hit play and you know – turn it up…

Thanks for all your support and happy holidays,

B+

for TRACK LIST please visit http://music.vtechphones.com

*follow Mochilla on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mochilla

+Wyldeflower Dublab Bornday Set*

I’d like to invite you to join me on dublab.com for their Sounds of Symmetry Proton Drive as I share some of the music that has been in heavy heavy rotation in my Jeep, at the MochillaHQs &/or at the crib since my last solar return. Help me celebrate my bornday by listening LIVE on dublab.com!

+wyldeflower bornday set LIVE on dublab.com
-November 18th 11:30pm-November 19th 12:30

[photo by mike.park for Mochilla]

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The amazing Internet Radio Boombox (IS9181 Wi-Fi Internet Radio) is Also part of the “Flash Pack” Courtesy of VTech with a Proton Drive Donation for Dublab.com.

The VTech Wi-Fi Boombox has become an essential part of the way I start my day and the way I spend it… it makes constructive and creative days at home beam that much brighter… I’ve woken up to some of the most amazing sounds (and rare to top it off!) from brasil to Africa before even leaving my bed. Since it connects to the web I also get a heads up on the weather and can listen to dublab.com without having to open my computer! I completely fell in love with it!

Pick one up for yourself or for one of your music loving friends by visiting dublab.com. Mochilla and Vtech have graciously contributed some special items for the “Flash Pack” [All 3 2xLP Timeless Concert Vinyl Set (+MP3 download card) & the VTech WiFi Boombox!] especially for Dublab’s Sounds of Symmetry Proton Drive fundraiser broadcast which is happening now. (details below)

Hear the World and peep how Exile explores his VTech WiFi Boombox (IS9181) below*

(Click on image or follow link to view + download track: http://music.vtechphones.com/2009/07/vtech-wants-to-know-where-do-you-wanna-go/)

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+wyldeflower bornday set LIVE on dublab.com
-November 18th 11:30pm-November 19th 12:30

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dublab is celebrating 11 years of bright vibrations.  We rely upon bi-annual Proton Drive fundraisers to raise 40% of dublab’s annual operating budget.

From November 1-19th, 2010 dublab djs and our extended family of creative music minds will be broadcasting live on dublab.com, sharing electrifying sounds to inspire support. You can help us send positive waves around the universe by giving a generous Proton Grant at dublab.com!

PROTON DONATION LEVELS:

ANY AMOUNT

+ BRILLIANT RAYS OF GRATITUDE SHINING BACK TO YOU!!!

$20+

+ DOWNLOAD: COVER TO COVER MIX COLLECTION. Exclusive mixes from dublab djs sharing their 11 favorite cover songs.

$50+ (or $10 six month installment plan)

+ DOWNLOAD: COVER TO COVER MIX COLLECTION
+ DUBLAB MIRROR MIRROR STICKER
+ JIMMY MEETS CARLOS MEETS CARLOS MEETS JIMMY DEEP DISCOGRAPHY MIX CD

$100+ (or $20 six month installment plan)

+ DOWNLOAD: COVER TO COVER MIX COLLECTION
+ DUBLAB MIRROR MIRROR STICKER
+ JIMMY MEETS CARLOS MEETS CARLOS MEETS JIMMY DEEP DISCOGRAPHY MIX CD
+ LULLABIES OF UNSUITABLE PLACEMENT HIT+RUN MIX CD BY TEEBS.
+ DUBLAB TONALISM PLAY BUTTON

$300+ (or $50 six month installment plan)

ALL THE PRIZES FROM THE $100+ LEVEL PLUS…
+ WHERE NEXT ZINE BY J.MENDEZ
+ TRACE: THE NEWEST ISSUE OF PIE PAPER
+ DUBLAB / STONES THROW : SOUNDS OF SYMMETRY SPLIT 7 INCH VINYL WITH LIMITED EDITION HANDMADE COVER
+ EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA GEMS (gifts from our stash of cds, dvds, buttons, magazines, stickers, t-shirts and more)

WANT MORE MAGIC FOR YOUR MONEY? CHECK OUT THE CUSTOM FLASH PACKS! THESE ARE LIMITED QUANTITY PRIZES FROM OUR FRIENDS: Warp, Poketo, Giant Robot, Strictly Canadian, Cinefamily, Downtown Independent, Ghostly and more!

PROTON DRIVE LIVE BROADCAST HOURS:

November 1-17th from Monday-Friday: 8am-8pm
+ 24 hour “No Sleep Session” Marathon: November 18th Noon – November 19th Noon
Times listed as Pacific Standard / GMT -7.

Please visit dublab.com/dubstream to see a fully updated programming schedule.
dublab is a non-profit web radio station and creative collective devoted to the growth of positive music, arts and culture.

Sounds of Al-Mashriq: The Land Where the Sun Rises

Mochilla Brings You An Exclusive Music Mix From The East

Sounds of Al-Mashriq: The Land Where the Sun Rises

Mochilla has brought you some beautiful mixes over the past twelve months: Hear the World, Addis to Axum, and the Verocai retrospective, Arranjos e Compisicoes. We value the idea of new old music, treasures that most likely haven’t found their way to your ears yet, and today’s mix is no different.

This past summer, Coleman and myself, along with Jay Electronica and his DJ, TJ the King, Ommar Offendum, and Will Quantic had the chance to go to the Middle East and play. We even made it to Egypt and linked with Kutmah there, but that’s a whole other story… This mix represents some of what we learned. It’s a group effort, but Coleman made the whole thing seem magically coherent…

Please click HERE, on album images or follow link below to download this mix and read the liner notes.

[http://music.vtechphones.com/2010/09/mochilla-brings-you-an-exclusive-music-mix-from-the-east]

FREE DOWNLOAD

Bilal Airtight’s Revenge [Album Art&Tracklisting]

Bilal‘s New Album | Airtight’s Revenge | Out September 14th, 2010 (PreOrder on http://Amazon.com)

Photo by Eric Coleman

Tracklisting:
1. Cake & Eat It Too – Produced by Bilal Oliver & Steve Mckie
2. Restart – Produced by Bilal Oliver & Steve Mckie
3. All Matter – Produced by Bilal Oliver & Steve Mckie
4. Flying – Produced by Bilal Oliver & Nottz
5. Levels – Produced by Bilal Oliver & Shafiq Husayn
6. Little One – Produced by Conley “Tone” Whitfield
7. Move On – Produced by Bilal Oliver & Steve Mckie
8. Robots – Produced by Bilal Oliver
9. The Dollar – Produced by Bilal Oliver & Steve Mckie
10. Who Are You – Produced by Bilal Oliver & Steve Mckie
11. Think It Over – Produced by 88 Keys

[FREE EVENT] August 6th. Jrocc mixes all 3 Timeless DVDs!

TIMELESS : Verocai Screenings (w/Q&A) & LIVE Performance Dates*

falador passa mal rapaz

Falador passa mal rapaz,
Falador passa mal rapaz !
Falador passa mal rapaz,
Falador passa mal rapaz !

Quem mandou você mentir ?
Você vai se machucar !
Novamente aqui estou, você vai ter de me aturar !
Falador passa mal rapaz,
Falador passa mal rapaz !

Quem mandou você mentir ?
Você vai se machucar !
Novamente aqui estou, você vai ter de me aturar !

Que malandro é você ?
Que não sabe o que diz,
Cuidado que muita mentira, você pode perder o nariz !
Olha, eu vou te dar um alô, que é pra você se mancar,
Olha, eu vou te dar um alô, que é pra você se mancar,
Se você saiu por aí, e não conseguiu arranjar alguém,
Deixe que alguém, saia por aí, e consiga arranjar você
!…

T R O P I C A L I

Please join us for a special ONE-NIGHT ONLY as we bring back this party by popular demand to celebrate the HEAT of a new season! a chance to dance to hand-picked selections. from the tropical and equatorial regions of the globe..

a special delivery to be experienced on a proper dance floor in our corner of the world.

T R O P I C A L I

– dance music from around the equator –

– WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31st –

selectors for the night:

B+ & COLEMAN (mochilla)

CARLOS NIÑO (spaceways radio)

RANI D. (soul in the park, lightfriends)

hosted by:

BARDO MARTINEZ (buyepongo, chicano batman)

visuals by:

EQUANIMOUS1 (lightfriends)

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21+ / FREE / 9p-2a

SHORT STOP 1455 w sunset blvd | echo park 90026

PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY!

feel free to rsvp on facebook: here

Keepintime: Talking Drums and Whispering Vinyl

LA: Thursday. March25th. TIMELESS Poster Show. Displayed by TEEBS! Mochilla HQs. 7pm-11pm*

March25th. Timeless Poster Show Displayed by Teebs*

Mochilla HQs: 4124 Verdugo Rd. Los Angeles CA, 90065 [Cross Streets: Verdugo x York]

for more info please visit the event on FACEBOOK

timbiqui, colombia.

Quantic and his Combo Barbaro – Un Canto A Mi Tierra

Dilla x Stussy Video [2]

+obrigada dilla*

TAKE NOTICE with TIMELESS

Mochilla concert series

“Timeless” DVD Box Set 3/30/10

*please visit: http://music.vtechphones.com
for more info & EXCLUSIVE video footage*

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Suite For Ma Dukes Session January 2008

2010 comes 9 days early to L.A! – 12/22/09*

presale tickets: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=796505

presale tickets: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=796505

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Madlib +more!

VTech and Mochilla present:
Friday November 6th, 2009

Live Performances by:
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble

DJ Sets from:
Madlib
Coleman
B+

The Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles Ca 90026

$15 presale :: $20 at the door
Presale tickets available online at: http://www.ticketweb.com
21 + wiser | 9pm-2am

*for more information please visit: http://music.vtechphones.com

Dig Deeper…

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are a family, literally. They are the heirs to the great musical tradition of Chicago. Their father Phil Cohran trained them from aged three to play hard, fast and together. They boast a fan base as wide and eclectic as Barack Obama, David Byrne, Q-Tip, Jay-Z, Erykah Badu, Jools Holland and thousands more. Now with the news that they along with Mos Def and drummer extraordinaire Tony Allen will form the new Gorillaz outfit, you realize that this is no ordinary collective.

The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (HBE), a band comprised of eight brothers, all sons of Sun Ra trumpeter and songwriter Phil Cohran, have been playing since they were three years of age and have inherited a lineage deeper than most bands will ever attain. Raised on the south side of Chicago, their musical heritage is rooted in their genes. They have brothers and sisters that are professional musicians, their mothers are singers and their father, Phil Cohran, a legendary visionary and teacher has music experiences from the 1940s in St. Louis to his seminal role with Sun Ra in Chicago in the 1950s.

As Sun Ra moved to the east coast in 1960, Cohran stayed behind in Chicago to be with his family. As his children grew, Cohran worked as a musical activist and educator, which led to the establishment of the Sun Ark in a warehouse behind their family home. At night while the children slept, they would hear their father rehearsing with his band the ‘Circle of Sound.’ At six in the morning, they were awoken to practice music for several hours before going to school. From an early age they were a central part of their father’s Youth Ensemble. At night they listened to NWA and Public Enemy, and Ice Cube and Eazy-E were their heroes.

By the end of the nineties, with everyone out of school, they concentrated on their music full time. With a mix of their jazz roots and their hip-hop sensibility, they made a living for themselves on the streets of Chicago. While performing on a subway platform, they stumbled upon their name when a man who watched them for hours, missing train after train, proclaimed that he has been “hypnotized” by their music. With their composer skills aiding them to create a sound wholly their own, the group moved to New York City where they played with Mos Def and Erykah Badu.

From a chance encounter in November of 2005, and support from numerous artists, the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble has released an album brimming with musical magic. Recorded on the back of the Africa Express trip to Lagos last October, during a three-day stop-over in London, with the drummer’s stool shared by Malcolm Catto from the The Heliocentrics, Sola Akingbola from Jamiroquai, and the one and only Tony Allen, and other musical luminaries Flea and Paul Simenon, this album is all that is cracked up to be and more.

In May 2009, Blur and Gorillaz’s frontman Damon Alburn’s Honest Jon label dropped the Hypnotic’s first official full length studio album to accolades the music world over. With the sound, form, and structure in their musicianship and songwriting, the HBE have the ability to put on live shows that would put veteran bands to shame.

Video: Hypnotic Underground: http://vimeo.com/3010228
Video: Mercury (War) http://vimeo.com/1418890
The New Yorker: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Documentary:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sashafrerejones/2009/06/hypnotized.html

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
Born into a highly intellectual and creative family that exposed him to everything from classical to Motown to Jazz, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson has been dedicated to music literally his entire life. At age four while on a visit to a Suzuki Program Institute his brother was attending, Miguel was introduced to the violin and immediately developed an affinity towards it. He began composing at 12 and after high school studied classical viola performance at USC.

Taking an unusual route for a string player, Miguel has been adamant about pursuing deeply involving and creative roles in the music making process such as composing, writing and producing original pieces. He has recorded with a vast array of legendary musicians from Ray Charles to Billy Higgins; he has performed with Stevie Wonder and at the Grammy’s, on MTV and BET.

In 2008 he took on the daunting task of adapting the late J Dilla’s music to the orchestral format and made his debut as a conductor at the Timeless: A Suite For Ma Dukes concert where he directed an orchestra performing his Dilla-inspired compositions. One of the most unique qualities about Miguel is his inherent need to challenge himself and master new terrains, he has various different groups he performs with and one day he hopes to build his own orchestra.

Madlib

Madlib is one of the most ambitious and engaging figures in modern hip-hop history. An enthusiastic crate-digger and multi-instrumentalist with a deep reverence for jazz and soul, Madlib has an expansive style and deft touch for composition that makes him one of hip hop’s most sought-after producers.

He began his career with hip-hop trio Lootpack, who debuted on Tha Alkoholiks’ 1993 album 21 & Over; but, it is through his decade-long relationship with Stones Throw Records that he diversified his musical output. Often shying away from the limelight, many of his releases have been under various aliases.

In 2000, he released The Unseen under the guise of his alter-ego, Quasimoto. He followed up a year later with Yesterdays New Quintet, a project that infused his exploration of jazz with electronic style and hip-hop substance.

Since 2003, Madlib has put out several releases reflecting his growing versatility: Shades of Blue, a jazz remix project for Blue Note; Champion Sound with J Dilla under the name Jaylib; and Madvillainy, his partnership with MF Doom. In 2008, he released Sujinho under the name Jackson Conti—a collaboration based around Brazilian percussionist Ivan “Mamão” Conti on Mochilla.

*for more information please visit: http://music.vtechphones.com
visit the event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200724042032

Seu Jorge – Tive Razao

Yashica Mat – 124G

.beautiful.