MID ONE  (Manuals Instrumental Disc One) is the debut instrumental release from drummer / producer Manuals.

The Illinois native has been on the Music scene for some time now, and has provided stickwork for artists such as De La Soul, Gorillaz, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, and [The Mighty] Mos Def. He lays down some heavy grooves on his new LP, which contains 100% live instrumentation (!!!).

Manuals also enlisted some pretty talented musician friends to perform on his 11-track album, including Q-Tip bassist Josh David and Alicia Keys’ organist Rogiers. Be sure to check this one out!

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Like many of you all out there, Monday is not my favorite day of the week. However, there are those times when Mondays are pretty damn awesome…like when you get fresh new Music delivered to your desk first thing in the morning!

I finally got my copy of Tall Black Guy‘s Tempo Dreams Volume 1 in the mail today and couldn’t wait to get home to fire up the turntable (yes, vinyl!). TBG’s latest project is a compilation LP which consists of tracks from some of his favorites producers. The lineup includes BusCrates 16-Bit Ensemble, Detroit’s own Doc Illingsworth, Apple Jac,  Ta-Ku and several others. Oh, and of course there’s a banger on there by the man himself.

Check out the video trailer below then head on over to Bastard Jazz and order a copy!

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