Beware the ninja! Secret Archives of the Vatican Podcast 59

Episode 59 of the Secret Archives of the Vatican Podcast is a samurai and ninja special.

You can find it here:

MixCloud

iTunes

Libsyn


Tracks

1. Way of the Samurai
   Gary Samurai
   http://garysamurai.bandcamp.com/album/the-way-of-the-samurai
2. Shinobi
   Bushido Blade
   http://bushidoblade.bandcamp.com/album/bushido-blade
3. Shinobi
   Ghettoblondie
   http://soundcloud.com/ghettoblondie
4. Shinobi
   David Legion
   http://soundcloud.com/davidlegion
5. Hiki - Sadako
   Shinobi Klan
   http://shinobiklan.bandcamp.com/track/hiki-sadako
6. Bushido
   Stephen Kachinsky
   http://steffenkachinsky.bandcamp.com/track/bushido
7. The Revenge of Shinobi
   Bushido Blade
   http://bushidoblade.bandcamp.com/album/bushido-blade
8. Giant Ninja Robots Theme
   Giant Ninja Robots
   http://giantninjarobots.bandcamp.com/
9. Dojo
   Robot Ronin
   http://robotronin.bandcamp.com/album/robot-ronin
10. The Cyber Shinobi
    Bushido Blade
    http://bushidoblade.bandcamp.com/album/bushido-blade
11. Ninja
    Mythical Legends
    http://mythicallegends.bandcamp.com/track/ninja
12. A ninja talks about podcasting
13. The Last Ninja
    Azop Corp
    http://soundcloud.com/azop-corp
14. Very Last Ninja
    Mini Melodies
    http://minimelodies.bandcamp.com/track/very-last-ninja

Stand

H2Z#6… Stand… is the sixth episode of The Hip Hop Zone podcast. H2Z is one of the podcasts from Pete Cogle's Podcast Factory and is well worth investigating, even if you think you don't like hip hop. Don't think it's got anything to do with mainstream gangsta bollocks, bitches and hoes, bullshit and bling rap - this is more often interesting, funky, intriguing instrumental grooves from artists you'll never have heard of but should have. If there are raps, they're more likely to be intelligent and actually have something to say. Tunes are from all around the world, too - the American hip hop hegemony does not rule here!



Full details HERE
Direct download HERE

Tracks

1. Apathetic - Burning Bright
2. RKZ - Manintheattic
3. Advertise - Jimmy The Fingers
4. Dub In England - HighMas
5. I Who Have Nothing - Skripnik & Phonsen
6. Lost Hours - Anitek
7. Standing Firm in Taiwan (Lata Refix) - Kou Chou Ching/Bounty Killer/Lata
8. Oasis Of Rhythm - Project Divinity

Thawra: Youth & Hip Hop in the Arab World

My thanks to Andy Kisaragi over at Untimely Sound for drawing my attention to this.

He says:
Documentary in the form of a mixtape, tracing the roots of some of the big players in the Arab hip hop world and how they and their music relate to - and in cases were catalysts of - the revolutionary goings on in the region earlier this year, how the lyrics move from the satirical to the serious as things become increasingly real. Really interesting stuff, the music itself is a mixed bag to be fair, but there are some wicked tunes on there from the likes of Omar Offendum, The Narcicyst, El General and more.

Nomadix Wax says:
Over the past few months Nomadic Wax has been reaching out to Arab hip hop artists around the world. We wanted to hear directly from them how hip hop was affecting the Arab uprisings and how the momentous events that were sweeping across North Africa and the Middle East were inspiring them to write music. The Nomadic Wax team, made up of DJ Magee, DJ Nio, and British journalist Rose Hackman bring you an original mix of in-depth reporting and authentic Arab and Arab-American sounds and perspectives, giving you the story behind the music - or rather the music behind the story.




Link: http://nomadicwax.bandcamp.com/track/thawra-youth-hip-hop-in-the-arab-world-special-news-piece

Chariot of Ascension - Secret Archives of the Vatican Podcast 51

Episode 51 of the Secret Archives of the Vatican podcast is now available. As ever, there's an eclectic mix of tunes, this time mostly with a transnational dubstep and hiphop feel. There are two tunes from Secret Archives of the Vatican's forthcoming album, Barbary Lion.



You can find the podcast here:

Libsyn

iTunes

MixCloud

Tracks

1. Everyday (Netsky remix)
   Rusko
   http://soundcloud.com/rusko-3/rusko-everyday-netsky-remix
2. Red Fuji
   Davwuh
   http://davwuh.bandcamp.com/
3. Secret Identity
   Secret Archives of the Vatican
   http://www.brokendrumrecords.com
4. Goat Ropes
   Thriftworks
   http://jatlas.bandcamp.com/
5. Thrombus (Revolutionari) feat. Caballo
   FLeCK
   http://soundcloud.com/caballo/fleck-caballo-thrombus
6. Turret Error
   Ephixa
   http://soundcloud.com/ephixa
7. Merkabah, Chariot of Ascension
   DProsper
   http://dprosper.bandcamp.com/track/merkabah-chariot-of-ascension
8. Black Dust
   Mandeep Sethi
   http://mandeepsethi.bandcamp.com/
9. The Empty Quarter
   Secret Archives of the Vatican
   http://www.brokendrumrecords.com
10. House of Iyi
    Davwuh
    http://davwuh.bandcamp.com/
11. India Joya (DnB Remix)
    Vandera
    http://soundcloud.com/vandera-175/india-joya-175-mix
12. Raga
    Meier und Erdmann
    http://soundcloud.com/meierunderdmann/

And the night shall be filled with music,
And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs
And as silently steal away.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -The Day Is Done

Boom!

There's a new episode available of Pete Cogle's Hip Hop Zone podcast.

You can find full details of H2Z HERE

Direct download is HERE


Tracks

1. Mr Universe - Mos Dub
2. You Disconnect - DJ Code
3. Echo Boomers - Texture
4. Beaumont is Alive - Dr Kananga
5. Was Fuer Eine Welt (What A World) - Slomo (Zengineers remix feat. Backwater Planet)
6. Lazy Summer - Hypoetical
7. Spalony Lennon - Szubrawy Kot
8. Back At It - Anitek

Poetry is the backbone of the Arab language

Recently we blogged a few times about Iraqi-Canadian hiphop artist The Narcicyst and various projects he's been involved with; we've also written about the North African revolutions and hiphop's connections with changes occurring in the region. One of The Narcicyst's collaborators is Syrian-American rapper Omar Offendum. He was the catalyst for the song #Jan25, a collaboration by international rappers inspired by the protests in Egypt. You can see the video for it HERE.

Here is a link to an interview he gave to The European:

Poetry is the Backbone of the Arab Language

Al Jisr Hip Hop Mixtape 'Bridging Cultures' Part II

Here in the Secret Archives, we like Arabic hip hop. Heard about Lebanese artist DJ Lethal Skillz through Iraq-Canadian rapper The Narcicyst.

Lethal Skillz has just released the second volume of an open-ended series of transnational mixtapes.

It's called:
RE-VOLT & PhonoSapien Productionz Present:AL Jisr Hip Hop Mixtape 'Bridging Cultures' Part II



You can find full details HERE and there's a link to download the mix.

Fareeq El Atrash - Lawein & Ba'ed Min Hon

We like Arabic language hiphop. Here's two tunes in one from Beirut.

They say:
Two songs in one video clip from Fareeq El Atrash's debut album Fareeq El Atrash

As a decade elapses from the 21st century and we look back to a very well documented 20th century, we take a moment to reflect on the events that have marked Lebanon, the Middle East, and the World. Fareeq El Atrash take us on a journey to remember a century of eccentric art and fashion, wars and dictators, actors and musicians...

Times have changed; the players have changed (most of them at least); however the events and the themes are recurrent.

أغنيتين في فيديو كليب واحد لفريق الاطرش

فريق الاطرش يأخذنا في رحلة لنتذكر قرن من الفن والأزياء، من الحروب والحكام المستبدين ، من الممثلين والموسيقيين والمشاهير...لقد تغير الزمن، وتغيرت الوجوه (معظمها على الأقل)، إلا أن الأحداث والمواضيع تتكرر.

H2Z#1... Welcome To The Hip Hop Zone...

We like hip hop. Not your mainstream American gangsta crap, though. We like it a bit more musical, a bit more intelligent. Dare we say it, we like it not American.

H2Z, also known as The Hip Hop Zone is a new podcast series from the UK's leading podcaster, Mr Pete Cogle. Cunningly entitled, it features hip hop.



Episode one has some music from Ireland, Germany, Australia and Morocco as well as the UK.

• Details HERE
• Direct download HERE.

Tracks

1. Angry Mob - Conspiracy Of Mind (Just1 and Nevahmind)
2. Rampant Zoo Sex Orgy - Cube
3. Cheeky Bastard - wAgAwAgA
4. Wha - Jimmy Penguin
5. All I Want Is To Forget - Ganga
6. Let Them Know - Rotes
7. Belong - Thallus
8. Freestylofanko - DJ Titoff

We like The Narcicyst. Here's one of his tunes featuring Shadia Mansour. Video directed by Ridwan Adhami.

Hiphop and martial arts - the perfect combination! Here's a video from Iron Braydz & M9: Devil's Death Day




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LMNZ - Worldwide Rap

LMNZ - Worldwide Rap is a new album release that features one of our favourite MCs, The Narcycist, as well as an amazing collection or MCs from around this planet.




The album features too many vocalists, instrumentalists and DJs to list here but you can read all the details and acquire the album from HERE.

They say: LMNZ had the vision to produce a Hip-Hop album that brings the world closer, a multilingual Hip-Hop album without a limit to musical influence. Musicians with different styles from diverse backgrounds fused together.

The influences range from jazz, soul, blues and salsa to Arabic and Chinese music and the texts do not follow the cliché image of hip hop displayed in today’s media. The album tells of war, societal ills and problems, but also of love, funny daily situations and inspiration. 76 artists from all over the world, who sing and rap in 29 different languages to realize the vision of a worldwide album.

29 languages:
Japanese, Hebrew, German, Swedish, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Turkish, Russian, Dutch, Italian, French, Wolof, Bosnian, Africaans, Spanish, Norwegian, Korean, Persian, Czech, Arabic, Lugaflow, Sanskrit, English, Singhalese, Greek, Diola, Lingala, Patois, Albanian

The album is only 8 Euros from HERE.