On Feb 21st, 52.5 Records will be twelve years old. As part of our celebration, we will be hosting a food drive to benefit The Lowcountry Food Bank. The goal will be to collect 630 cans of food. (12 x 52.5 = 630. Clever, huh?)
Non-perishable food items may be dropped off during regular business hours, February 20th-22nd.
For the do's and don'ts of donating, and a list of most-needed items, visit this website:
Original Post: http://spacedinvaders.net/index.php/2009/02/album-review-skull-snaps-skull-snaps-1973/ This is one of the most legendary funk albums of the 70's. It's one of those albums that when you find it you will become the envy of any crate digger out there. And thanks to Clay at 52.5 Records he was able to land a copy of this album for me. So you can send your hate emails to me whenever. Anyway, the Skull Snaps cut just this one album and it's blend of hard breaks, soulful vocals, and soaring grooves will continue to make this album a must for any collector for years to come.
I only heard the track "It's a New Day." prior to the whole album. It is a phemominal mix of soul and funk, not to mention the opening break has been sampled by so many rap artists. In fact, some record collectors swear up and down this track gave the rhythm for nearly all the early 90's rap and has been credited as the most sampled drum beat in all rap music.
The album as a whole is just this incredible ride through a funk and soul rollercoaster! After listening to the first side of the album, I was blown away by each of the tracks. The haunting vocals, and the breaks were just insane! I got up and flipped the record over to the B-Side and the ride did not stop. The first song that comes at you is "I'm Your Pimp" and you would swear that should have been used in a Dolemite movie. With lyrics like, "I wear my hat to the side....I walk with a limp..." How could it have not been in that movie?
This is one of the best albums that I have ever heard. This goes to show that digging does pay off, and to stay away from the Top 40. You don't find real soul like this in music today. This album is a perfect example of early 70's funk and will continue to be a collector's item. In fact you can only find re-issues on Ebay and for the actual album, good luck trying to find one under triple digits.
Tracks A1 My Hang Up Is You (4:02) A2 Having You Around (4:30) A3 Didn’t I Do It To You (3:15) A4 All Of A Sudden (3:23) A5 It’s A New Day (3:04) B1 I’m Your Pimp (4:03) B2 I Turn My Back On Love (2:45) B3 Trespassing (4:03) B4 I’m Falling Out Of Love (2:46)
Original Post: http://spacedinvaders.net/index.php/2009/02/the-digitel-debutante-ball/ The Digitel asked the Spaced Invaders to do some entertainment for their Debutante Ball to build a better awareness of their online news publication. It was a total blast! Flatbroke dropped the funk and rocked the party like nobody's business! It was funkier then Fred Sanford havein' the big one. We ended up lighting the whole top part of the Mescons building just to add mroe flavor to the event and hopefully draw more crowds in. Well, needless to say I think it worked. The event had over 200 people show up and get down to party. Ambregre Sloan was also out there and handed out her delicious handmade organic doughnuts. The Spaced Invaders are totally doing Digitel parties again! Hit the jump to check out what they said about the event and to check out the videos they made. They've even got a stop motion video of the beginning part of the event.
Okay I watched most of the game. So what? It was a damn good game. Andit had some good commercials this time around. In fact I've been dreaming about this one forever.
Finally Godaddy.com has put my biggest fantasy from F1 racing in a scenario that I go and search for everyday on the net. I mean come on is there any other reason to watch F1 racing? Well maybe cause the cars can do back flips. Hit the jump to watch.
The Daily Dose 1622 Highland Ave, Charleston, SC James Island, SC 29412
$5 Door Charge goes to the Boys & Girls Club of the Trident Area – Shaw Unit.
On the first Saturday of every month for the last year, Charleston's only video turntablist crew "The Spaced Invaders" has broken out some big toys to draw crowds to their monthly party, "The Stone Groove." Setting up 15 foot projection screens and massive sound systems powered by turntable controlled laptops has drawn both good and bad attention to the party, easily visible (and audible) from Folly Road.
With the new positive energy flowing through the country, they've decided for 2009 its time to use their fan base and unique geek-chic style to benefit a different charity every month – beginning this month with The Trident Area Shaw Unit Boys & Girls Club of America, who has been receiving a lack of funds do to the current financial state of the economy.
Attendees are treated to something very special, a wild visual display of classic music videos, remixed and scratched movies with just plain silly antics combined with the 60's and 70's soul songs that were used to create the 90's hip hop sound that is so rarely heard today. "I looked up to see 50 people staring at the huge screen, nodding their heads with the music" states VJ Scrunchyface Flatbroke, one of the Spaced Invaders. "It was the same mesmerizing look you see when you put a toddler in front of a TV!"
“The Stone Groove party at the Daily Dose is like partying with your closest friends in another friends’ back yard…Just with giant video screens and some good mood food,” says, VJ Sonar, another member of the Spaced Invaders. “Now teaming up with local charities, we have something people can look forward to going to, have a good time, and feel good about giving back to the community. It’s really a party with a purpose.”
For more information please contact: The Spaced Invaders 843-263-3714 get@spacedinvaders.net
Daily Dose 843-225-3367
To donate to the Shaw Unit Boys & Girls Club: 843-577-5545 www.bgclubta.org
Ableton to release Live 8...This will flip the digital music realm on it's head once again.
Original Post: http://spacedinvaders.net/index.php/2009/01/ableton-to-release-live-8this-will-flip-the-digital-music-realm-on-its-head-once-again/ All the things I never thought possible with MIDI or digital production are coming together with the new release of Live 8 from Ableton. It's going to flip the music world on it's head once again. They are dropping so many great features, improvements and new instruments that you need to take some time out of your day to watch the videos. And the APC40 is dropping also. Anyway, I copied this from their site just in case you stumbled to this page before actually seeing it on Ableton's site.
New in Ableton Live 8
Version 8 enhances the Ableton vision of creative, real-time digital music with a wealth of new techniques, effects and most-wanted workflow improvements.
Ableton Suite 8 is a package which gives you a rich world of sound, perfectly complementing the tools and features in Live 8. Suite 8 provides all the instruments a musician could hope for, including a wide range of synths, a powerful sampler, electric and acoustic drums, mallets, numerous sampled instruments: 10 instruments in all. Here's what's new in Suite 8.
Ableton Live 8 and Suite 8 are expected to ship in the second quarter of 2009. Collision and Latin Percussion will be available with the Live 8 release.
To find out about beta testing for Ableton Live 8, click here.
Pricing
New to Ableton Live? Ableton Suite 8 will be available for EUR 549/USD 699 (download). The boxed version will be priced at EUR 699/USD 849. Ableton Live 8 will be EUR 349/USD 449 (download). The boxed version, including the Essential Instrument Collection 2, will sell at EUR 449/USD 549.
Already own a version of Ableton Live? Upgrades to Live 8/Suite 8 vary in price, depending on the Ableton products you already own. To find out your prices, click here.
Collision and Latin Percussion Collision will cost EUR 129/USD 159 and Latin Percussion will be EUR 79/USD 99.
52.5 RECORDS • 561 King St. • Charleston • SC • 29403
