Sunday, July 27, 2008

Fresh from d'oiseaux...




dj frank niao mini release off the fall Make Nice EP on d'oiseaux recordings.
sweet...
catch it from now on at:
http://www.musicv2.com/artist/b__p__d_oiseaux
Last MC (t'ai ch'i remix)

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Favorite Song of the Week: Criminal


We've got a dj named frank niao who's doing a few good things.
And this week he turned us onto our favorite cut of the week:
Criminal by the Roots, featuring Saigon and Truck North.
The hook is a true melodious gem; audio freakin' lovely!

...And another example how a very icy hip-hop instrumental can be a great ftw lyrical cannon.
kaboom.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Inspiraton: eMC & AFTA-1



ss’me yo.
wow. one thing about emceeing...
REAL hip-hop inspires you.
Just feeling a little Organized Konfusion, Akinyele, Company Flow, and it put me in the proper state of mind to finish a cut that was screaming for me to dig deeper into my soul for the last verses. And I felt just about to throw up, but eMC pushed me over the edge.
See, if you write, you need hip hop to inspire you to go at it up a level. You have to- and it must be YOUR thing. Like graf. Anyone can learn technique: letters, fill in's, what have you...but now..
back to the music...

...’tell you what I mean.

Masta Ace has straight California love (we car culture up and down, West motha f&%n' Side), simply for his ‘Born to Roll’ cut from 1988. Dude (Duval Clear) was born same day as my son, December 4th. ‘cept M.A. was hatched back in 66’. My little 'm' blessed me in 2004.
So imagine, could YOU reinvent yourself with a straight up dope rhyme crew like EMC when YOU’RE 42 years old? (email me when you get there, son...or ‘fille’)
yo, i’m SMILIN here!
c’mon yo, COULD YOU?!
just check out ‘EMC, what does it stand for?’ or better yet, ‘On the Grind’
better yet, find and listen to Masta Ace’s ‘Born to Roll’ and see what an amazing feat it is to stay ill 20 years later.
really, it’s a feat.
That just goes to show you how down and truly fresh this cat is.

And from the sounds of talent and the status of the industry these days, folks might have to get that old, just to make hip-hop right.
But of course there are exceptions.

The great thing about the underground is that no matter what you’ve heard or think, real good music is always there- you’ve just yet to discover it.

btw, i want to give a little shine to a real tight brother who’s making some ill chill music for your lounging pleasure: AFTA 1
pick up his new stuff entitled, Aftathoughts Vol.1, if you likes...
no kidding. it’s the realness, particularly when you want to hear something fresh and not sampled and recycled....not that there’s anything wrong with that! (tee,hee)
Catch up with this fellah’ at http://www.myspace.com/afta1

at your service,

-b.phelcksi parmella
(all for bwlp)

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Dennis: Pop Dutch Discovery


Freaky deak.
Okay player.
Theres’ a lot of pop shine glowin’ up bay area rappers the ‘Bayliens’ these days.
So what did we do? Like any self respecting netster we hit up YouTube for a listen and a look-see.

Well, it was ok. Let's be kind...these brothers are getting their hustle on. And it looks like press. So big up's to ya. Kids need a little sprinkle too! (yo, we're smiling, here!)

There was also something else that was OK.

Her name is Dennis.
Braces. Soulful little Dutch bird.

If you like your pop music loud when you’re sketching your next aerosol takeover,
we recommend Dennis for inspiration.


THIS HAS BEEN AN POP-MUSIC report of appreciation.

word-at’

love,
b.phlecksi parmella

Monday, July 14, 2008

Dream Academy Visit











Son & I took us a little trip to the Dream Memorial.
I knew Mike Dream. He was tight with an 'Go & 'Pe
TDK ktd TDK represent.

Just a flash of love here to let you know...
we're serious about ours.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

pull up a box...

welcome to Birds Who Like Pomegranate.

it's time for a new space and place for you to get the full versions of the mixed media magazine founded by by b.phlecksi parmella of d'oiseaux recordings.
we have sooooo many treats coming your way:
t-shirts
customized items here & there
mixes
graf collections
the skinny on our favorite hip-hop

underground classics only


it's more than d'oiseaux...
it's the entire hip-hop lifestyle.

so check out our partners in cryme:

http://www.musicv2.com/artist/b__p__d_oiseaux
doiseauxrecordings.blogspot.com

we look forward to your company.