By DJ Fusion
What’s up Planet Ill fam!
It’s time for the latest Indiesent Exposure installment, Planet Ill’s weekly music column where I drop some FREE music downloads & info about quality independent music artists of different genres who deserve serious credit for keeping things lively & original in the music world.
Indiesent Exposure post by post is set to give your ears some respite from some of the daily audio wackness that bombards the masses through the mainstream radio’s definitions of Hip-Hop, Soul, Funk, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, House, World Music, etc.
If you like what you hear & download, PLEASE support (monetarily and otherwise) these artists as much as you can in the future – hit up their websites, purchase some product, or go to their shows.
The music selections on deck this week represent the Hip-Hop, Folk and Rock spectrums.
Whenever you have the chance, please let all of the talented Indiesent Exposure artists and the Planet Ill crew know what you think of the music in our comments section!
Let’s get into it – download, sit back, relax & enjoy.
Baltimore’s Mark Milly (a.k.a. Lucky) has been putting in work for over a decade in the independent Hip-Hop scene; building his base on the local DC-MD-VA front in the States and beyond.
His last few solo mixtapes (including the insanely brilliant promo flood of #FcukMarkMilly: The Brief-Tape) along with releases from his Young Hustlaz Gettin’ Money collective have been deservedly getting his buzz up both on the streets and via the ultra-critical music world of the Internets.
His latest release with Now or Later EP displays a focused young MC in top form over the pounding hard Soul, almost mid-late 1990s-esque production of long term collaborator Probz.
Mark Milly gives you a nice throwback vibe to thes street rap of old, where you could be that braggadicous outlandish cat, but still be free enough to not place yourself in a box expressing feelings about what’s going in your surroundings a la Freddie Gibbs. With straight-edged, yet powerful delivery, he skillfully tears through each track with ease and keeps the flows and content steady and interesting throughout the 6 track release.
This is a nicely balanced piece of music goodness, especially for listeners who aren’t too beat for extra rounds of “Hipster Rap” or too much “Scarface/Tony Montana pre-shotgun to the chest” fever dream Hip-Hop that’s currently on the airwaves.
The Now And Later EP is for my listeners who like their street rap up-to-date, smart, lyrically on-point & respectful of not just past Hip-Hop greatness, but striving to keep the artform alive in the future. If Mark Milly keeps on this grind, he’ll be another one of the new wave of dope MCs on the Washington, DC Metro area set to rise to the top. Get more involved with Mark Milly’s music, views, shows and other goodies over at his official website, http://www.TheIncredibleCreation.com.
Mark Milly – Now or Later EP (Download)
Preview:
Tracklisting:
1. Mark Milly – The Sun *
2. Mark Milly feat. Tra’ Holiday – R.A.I.N (Reign As Incredible Names) *
3. Mark Milly feat. Daysia Star – Somebody
4. She Told Me (She Said…)
5. Smile In Ya Face (Intro)
6. Mark Milly feat. Tragedy – Smile In Ya Face *
* Personal Favorite Tracks
Music Video #1: Mark Milly – Callin All Shots
Callin All Shots {Visual} from Mark Milly on Vimeo.
Now & Later [Official Trailer] from Mark Milly on Vimeo.
One of the main purposes with the WPA to keep high values of strong community and creativity maintained for the populace during what was one of the worst times in the country’s history – The Great Depression.
Santa Barbara, California’s WPA aims to keep the tradition of it’s namesake musically with combining two very traditional forms of Americana – Rock & Roll + Folk Music – into something fresh and creative.
The Works Progress Administration Live E.P. is sturdy & smooth 5 song introduction to WPA’s vibe, featuring mostly medium to rollicking tempo songs that both balance out and show the relations of Rock and Folk music with great organic interchanges between the instrumentalists and singers throughout the release.
If you want to mellow out a bit, and you dig lush audio soundscapes, the Works Progress Administration should be right up your alley.
Check out more of the creative process, upcoming tours, music releases and other good biz from Works Progress Administration over at their official website, http://www.WPAMusic.com.
Works Progress Administration Live E.P. (Download)
Preview:
Tracklisting:
1. End This Now *
4. Not Sure
* Personal Favorite Tracks
Music Video #1: Introducing Works Progress Administration
Music Video #2: Work Progress Administration – Long Hot Summer Days (Live at Joe’s Pub in NYC; 08.19.09 )
DJ Fusion’s E-Mail: djfusion@planetill.com (Back Up: fuseboxradio@gmail.com)
DJ Fusion is the creator and co-host/mix DJ of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast (http://fuseboxradio.podomatic.com/ for the radio show archives) and the website BlackRadioIsBack.com, two areas trying to fight audio B.S. one day at a time…check folks out around either way when you can. 🙂
Also feel free to touch base with a sis on the Twitter Expressway at http://twitter.com/FuseBoxRadio.
If you dig the music vibe I’m on & want to download some free mixtapes from the FuseBox Radio/BlackRadioIsBack.com collective, hit up my constantly updated Bandcamp page over at http://fuseboxradiobroadcast.bandcamp.com/.
2 thoughts on “Indiesent Exposure: Mark Milly On Them Now And Laters, WPA Gets Live”