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Archive for July, 2011
This is the second remix to Donkey Kong we have heard in the last couple weeks…keep em coming FOLK. This is dope as hell!!
Aleon Craft – Donkey Kong [antiMatter Remix] by antiMatter
Through The Rabbit Hole w/ Aleon Craft, Killer Mike, Grip, Jackie Chain & Jarren (Fri, July 22nd)
21.07.2011
First show in Atlanta, in a few weeks. Gonna be going IN with the folk.
Celebrating the birthday & release of CRAFT SINGLES
I am honored to be on the Atlanta Chapter’s GRAMMY® GPS pannel at the end of the month. Come out and learn from some great minds in the business.
INFO BELOW…
Panelists include Deerhunter’s drummer Moses Archuleta; A2IM President Rich Bengloff; indie hip hop
artist Aleon Craft; Yep Roc/Red Eye Distribution co-owner Tor Hansen, indie artist Rachael Sage,
top producers Mike Clink, Kenneth “Duro” Ifill, Jordan “DJ Swivel” Young and Polow; Emory
University Otolaryngologist Michael M. Johns, M.D, GRAMMY® nominated vocalist Kelly Price;
Collective Soul’s Ed Roland; and vocal producer and coach Jan Smith. Top film music supervisors
PJ Bloom, Maureen Crowe, Joel C. High and Alexandra Patsavas.
The Recording Academy® Atlanta Chapter’s GRAMMY® GPS will focus on providing information to
independent artists, producers, labels and managers who have begun working in the music industry but
are looking for additional tools to further their success. The professional development event will
feature educational panels and will include GRAMMY winning producers, engineers, songwriters, and
top music industry executives in music and film.
Happy Birthday to me!!!
CRAFT SINGLES processed by SMKA & Aleon Craft. S/O to 2Dopeboyz for the love/support!
Aleon Craft: website x twitter x facebook
ABOUT….
Aleon Craft explores the other side of the music spectrum to present “CRAFT SINGLES,” featuring 8 deluxe slices from the indie rock world. Craft makes it no secret that is he often feels misunderstood and unfairly labeled as a “rapper.” He writes, “People think I’m weird because I think abstractly” over Girls’ Carolina, a 7:44 minute master piece. Frequently pulling inspiration from different genres, CRAFT SINGLES was conceived by Aleon Craft after many sessions of listening to new music with 808 Blake of SMKA. “Craft Single is a collection of songs by a few of the artists that I vibe out to on my down time, and who I highly respect. Come take this ride with me, and I know you’ll enjoy it,” says Craft.
TRACKLIST:
1) Aleon Craft w/ Tame Impala – “It Is Not Meant To Be”
2) Aleon Craft w/ Fitz & The Tantrums – “Don’t Gotta Work It Out’
3) Aleon Craft w/ Deer Hunter – “Helicopter”
4) Aleon Craft w/ Matt & Kim – “Cameras”
5) Aleon Craft w/ Cults – “Abducted”
6) Aleon Craft w/ Mansions on the Moon – “Broken Paradise”
7) Aleon Craft w/ TV Girl – “If You Want It”
8 ) Aleon Craft w/ Girls – “Carolina (Speed of Sound)”
COMING SOON…
The Mothership Mashup (a collaboration project with George Clinton)
Solar Hop Chronicals: Arts & Craft
The last leak before CRAFT SINGLES drops on Tuesday (July 19th).
Premiered on DJbooth.net
“As we all predicted, Aleon Craft’s newest release is an ode to the powers of Patron that sounds like is came straight out of a European club. No wait, I’m sorry, that’s what everyone else is doing. Never happy unless he’s swimming against the current, new school ATlien and DJBooth Freestyle alum Aleon Craft is back with another leak and, much like his last leaks Don’t Gotta Work It Out and Broken Paradise, new premiere Carolina (Speed of Sound) draws its inspiration from a very unusual source – Pitchfork darlings and indie rock staples Girls. This time around production crew SMKA takes the original, druggy haze of the Girls’ Carolina and adds some bounce via uptempo percussion (call it a Solar-Hop Remix), giving Aleon the room to rhyme about both his insistence on maintaining an unconventional style and the simple pleasures in life; like, say, perfectly round booties. If this gets you in the mood for more “don’t bend the rules, break them” hip-hop be sure to cop Aleon’s hilariously titled new mixtape, Craft Singles, when it drops this Tuesday, July 19.” – DJbooth.net
[Leak] Aleon Craft w/ Mansions on the Moon – “Broken Paradise” (Solar-Hop Remix)
Listen:Download/Stream
CRAFT SINGLES processed by SMKA & Aleon Craft (July 19th)
Note: July 19th is Aleon Craft’s Birthday
Aleon Craft explores the other side of the music spectrum to present “CRAFT SINGLES,” featuring 8 deluxe slices from the indie rock world. Craft makes it no secret that is he often feels misunderstood and unfairly labeled as a “rapper.” He writes, “People think I’m weird because I think abstractly” over Girls’ Carolina, a 7:44 minute master piece. Frequently pulling inspiration from different genres, CRAFT SINGLES was conceived by Aleon Craft after many sessions of listening to new music with 808 Blake of SMKA. “Craft Single is a collection of songs by a few of the artists that I vibe out to on my down time, and who I highly respect. Come take this ride with me, and I know you’ll enjoy it,” says Craft.
TRACKLIST:
1) Aleon Craft w/ Tame Impala – “It Is Not Meant To Be”
2) Aleon Craft w/ Fitz & The Tantrums – “Don’t Gotta Work It Out’
3) Aleon Craft w/ Deer Hunter – “Helicopter”
4) Aleon Craft w/ Matt & Kim – “Cameras”
5) Aleon Craft w/ Cults – “Abducted”
6) Aleon Craft w/ Mansions on the Moon – “Broken Paradise”
7) Aleon Craft w/ TV Girl – “If You Want It”
8 ) Aleon Craft w/ Girls – “Carolina (Speed of Sound)”
illustration of Aleon Craft
10.07.2011
S/O to KING JERMS VERSION for the dope illustration. #solarhop #fancreatedart
He said he is trying to do a “rapper a week.”Check out the site here
CRAFT SINGLES (July 19th)
“Don’t Gotta Work it Out” is the first leak off CRAFT SINGLES. S/O to Justin Padron for the engineering and vocal work.
Aleon Craft explores the other side of the music spectrum to present “Craft Singles,” featuring 8 deluxe slices from the indie rock world. Craft makes it no secret that is he often feels misunderstood and unfairly labeled as a “rapper.” He writes, “People think I’m weird because I think abstractly” over Girls’ Carolina, a 7:44 minute master piece. Frequently pulling inspiration from different genres, Craft Singles was conceived by Aleon Craft after many sessions of listening to new music with 808 Blake of SMKA. “Craft Single is a collection of songs by a few of the artists that I vibe out to on my down time, and who I highly respect. Come take this ride with me, and I know you’ll enjoy it.”
Big shout out to the inspiration behind this song, Fitz & The Tantrums.
Aleon Craft continues to collaborate with the funkiest of ATLiens. The latest of those is Muzi and Spree Wilson. “Cold Machine” is a journey, enjoy!
Released exclusively on DJBooth.net
Download Muzi -Somnolece
(DJbooth.net Write Up)
– Whether it’s Prince waxing poetic about the allure of a Little Red Corvette or UGK admitting that women “…ain’t tripping on me, they wanna f*ck my car,” artists through the ages have recognized the erotic appeal in the sinuous curves and glossy surfaces of modern-day vehicles. No stranger to the paradoxical allure of a Cold Machine, Muzi carries this theme to the final frontier on a standout cut off his forthcoming mixtape. Making its world premiere in the Booth, this joint finds beatsmith Shoden!1 blending delayed keyboard riffs and mechanical percussion into a sultry 80’s synth pop-informed groove as the headliner pays breathy tribute to a ride so fly that it looks like it could blast off into outer-space at any moment. Fellow A-town innovators Aleon Craft and Spree Wilson assist on the guest tip, the former showing off the speakers on his“smokadelic mothership” and the latter decking his vessel out in old-school wood and candy paint. Enjoyed the ride? Then be sure to check back with us tomorrow, July 6, when Muzi’s Booth-hosted Somnolence street album hits our mixtape page for free streaming and download. — DJbooth.net
