Indiesent Exposure: Joell Says Farewell To Summer, Modern Science

Posted On: September 11, 2010
Posted By: odeisel
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DJ Fusion

What’s up to all of the Planet Ill crew!

It’s time once again for your weekly Indiesent Exposure installment, Planet Ill’s 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 is designed to give your ears some respite from the daily audio wackness, that bombards the masses through mainstream radio’s definitions of Hip-Hop, Soul, Funk, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, House, World Music, etc.

If you like what you hear & download here, PLEASE support (monetarily and otherwise) these artists as much as you can in the future – hit up their websites, purchase some product, go to their shows, etc.

This week’s Indiesent Exposure selections consist of some on point Hip-Hop and Rock Music grooves to add to your music collection.

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 it in – download, sit back, relax & hope you enjoy the grooves:

Brooklyn, New York’s Joell Ortiz has gone on an almost Dante-esque journey through Hip-Hop Circles Of Hell, through both major and indepenent label album pushbacks/delays, crazy contracts and other personal challenges.

Throughout all of those tribulations however, he’s maintained one of the few rounds of well-deseved accolades as being not only an engaging lyricist on the mic, but also one of the few in that category who isn’t just strictly regulated to the “battle rap” category, can write solid songs and has an ear for production that matches his talent.

Having worked with everyone in the business in the past decade from KRS-One & Big Daddy Kane to Dr. Dre & Rass Kass as well as the indie Hip-Hop supergroup Slaughterhouse, Joell Ortiz’s star has been slowly but steadily on the rise.

Now currently under the SRC label, he’s dropped a free 6 song project to keep heads nodding with the Farewell Summer EP.

All of the producers on the project bring their “A” game with hard-driving, soulful, Boom-Bap styled sounds and the guest MCs (Jean Grae, Talib Kweli, Sheek Louch & Brother Ali) perfectly compliment Joell Ortiz’ ravenous flow over tracks that broach subjects from destroying weak mic holders (in the appropriately titled “Battle Cry” and posse cut “So Wrong”) to the 2010 summer reminiscence of good and sad happenings of “Farewell Summer.”

The Farewell Summer EP will definitely keep Joell Ortiz’s fanbase happy & eager for his upcoming album project. It’s also worthy of a listen from heads who love the traditional NY street Hip-Hop style of lyrics and strong beats. Hopefully, his new label scenario will work out well for the brother and get him the props and airplay he deserves. Time to climb up from hell to the industry’s stairway to Heaven (or at least more above ground).

Find out more about what’s happening in the always active world of Joell Ortiz’s music, events, artistic happenings and other cool whatnot at his official site, http://www.JoellOrtiz.com.

Joell Ortiz – Farewell Summer EP (Download ; Backup Download)

Preview:

Tracklisting:

1. Intro
2. Murder (Prod. by Statik Selektah)
3. Battle Cry (Prod. by The Audible Doctor) *
4. Sing Like Bilal RMX feat. Sheek Louch (Prod. by DJ Premier)
5. So Wrong feat. Talib Kweli, Brother Ali & Jean Grae (Prod. by Frank Dukes) *
6. Farewell Summer (Prod. by Don Cannon)

* Personal Favorite Tracks

Music Video (Personal Favorite): Joell Ortiz – Hip-Hop

The indie Rock/Funk/R&B outfit Modern Science has been in existance for over five years, cranking out an eclectic mix of music that can be best described as the audio equivalent of putting 1980s groups The Talking Heads, The Time and Hall & Oates + some New Wave vibes + sweet rock guitars in a blender and removing the cheese. Members Kane Churko and Mike McHugh keep things lively with the Las Vegas crew’s self-titled LP, with all 10 tracks sonically flashing you back when the term “pop music” wasn’t necessarily a bad thing or a marketing tool that equated to watered down demographic B.S. For the listener who wants to have a fun time without pretension in the air and rock out to some well-crafted and catchy tunes, Modern Science’s tunes are right up your ally.

Lots of info on Modern Science’s latest music, shows and other creative goodness can be grabbed at their official website, http://www.ModernScienceMusic.com.

Modern Science – Modern Science LP (Download)

Preview:

Tracklisting:

1. Look Where You’re Walkin’ *
2. Every Little Thing
3. I’m The One (Pick Me) *
4. Baby Please *
5. Whatever You Say
6. U Funk Me Up *
7. Desperately
8. Wrong Things Said The Right Way
9. Can’t Go Wrong
10. The Hardest Part *

* Personal Favorite Tracks

Music Video: Modern Science – Every Little Thing

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DJ Fusion is the creator and co-host/mix DJ of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast (hit up 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. 🙂

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