Monday, August 31, 2009

Cool little review and mini interview from Exclaim! magazine

http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/beatsandrhymes.aspx?csid1=136

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Twitter

If you like to tweet, retweet or simply follow, find the official Notes to Self twitter page at http://twitter.com/nnnnnotestoself

Also Swamp http://twitter.com/SwampDonkeyNTS

Rosh http://twitter.com/RageRoshin

Dopey http://twitter.com/djdopey

Holla

Thursday, August 6, 2009

The Real Frequency Show

Check out Rosh and Swamp getting down on the The Real Frequency Show

Notes To Self Freestyle On The Real Frequency 08/03/2009 from Real Frequency on Vimeo.



Listen to the show and interview here:

http://therealfrequency.podbus.com/blog/2009/08/05/the-real-frequency-aug-4th/

NOTES TO SELF's FOOT NOTES PARTs ONE X TWO X THREE X FOUR (MIXTAPES X 4)



NOTES TO SELF releases Four-Part Mixtape series: FOOT NOTES

FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

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Take a trip with us through our take on memory lane - a journey through some rap music that was big for Notes as we we're coming up & developing as a group - we are real fans of real rap music - and this is an off-the-cuff selection of some of our favourites. A collection of Notes to Self's listening Habits if you will... mixtapes we used to make for one another, year in/year out of some of the dopest joints we were bugging out to. and still do. These are our FOOT NOTES.

A four-part series of mixes - of that good rap music that we grew up on or were influenced by - as a group. This is in no-way a definitive selection - just some mixes put together by Notes to Self - 'narrated by the crew that can recall where they were when they first heard, or even spotted, a 'classic'. Though chronological from the day Notes came together in 2000, it's an overview of newer joints from the last decade that really pushed Notes in the moment to create. Joints that were 4 days old that helped ignite the writing or passion behind some of the tracks that wound up on our new record. And we talk about it.

All in support of our new debut full-length release 'A Shot in the Dark' that recently dropped.

BBE released them incrementally prior to our release - but all FOUR-PARTS are now available together through our website for download - of course for free - as its a culmination of various artists internationally, again our listening habits at the time, as well as some of our own music + exclusives.

**PLEASE DOWNLOAD our FOOT NOTES at www.notestoself.net

Notes is still coming up, and still big fans or that real rap music.

Thanks for listening.

Peace.

NOTES TO SELF

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TRACKLISTINGS ONE thru FOUR:


NOTES TO SELF - FOOT NOTES PART ONE

01 Notes to Self – Nobody with Evidence

02 Lootpack – Wanna Test Interlude

03 Tha Alkaholiks – Mary Jane

04 Lootpack – Wanna Test

05 Planet Asia – Definition of Ill Madlib Remix & LIVE in Toronto Interpolation

06 Quasimoto –White Label Remix

07 Bilal – Soul Sista Madlib Remix

08 The Pharcyde – She Said Jay Dee Remix

09 Slum Village - Forth & Back

10 Slum Village - Climax

11 Common – Nag Champa

12 Erykah Badu – Didn’t Cha Know

13 J. Dilla – Featuring Phat Kat

14 The Roots – Act Too (The Love of My Life)

15 De La Soul – Pony Ride/The Bizness

16 Soul Live – Bridge to Bama with Kweli

17 D’Angelo – Brown Sugar Remix with Redman

18 Digable Planets – Dial 7

19 A Tribe Called Quest – Keep it Rollin’

20 Notes to Self – Nights Like These (Days Like These Remix)


NOTES TO SELF – FOOT NOTES PART TWO


01 Notes to Self – Yellow & Grey Remix with Dilated Peoples

02 Cam’Ron – Welcome to New York City with Jay-Z

03 Dilated Peoples – Live on Stage

04 Hieroglyphics – Miles to the Sun

05 Pharoahe Monche –The Truth

06 Canibal Ox – The F-Word RJD2 Remix

07 El-P – T.O.J

08 Yesh – Shout

09 Outkast – Spottieottiedopalicious

10 J. Dilla – The $

11 Jaylib – Starz

12 DJ Jazzy Jeff & Slum Village – R U Ready

13 Common – Star *69

14 Notes to Self – Yellow & Grey


NOTES TO SELF - FOOT NOTES PART THREE


01 Notes to Self - Lifelines Remix with Vast Aire

02 Kardinal Offishall - Bakardi Slang

03 Pangea Project - Caught in the Act

04 Dilated Peoples - Reach Us

05 Little Brother - The Way You Do (Nicolay Remix)

06 Foreign Exchange – All That You Are (Nicky Van Halen Remix)

07 Ghostface Killah – Run with Jadakiss

08 Diplomats – Crunk Muzik

09 Obie Trice – The Set Up with Nate Dogg

10 Jay-Z - You Don’t Know with M.O.P.

11 The Clipse - What Happened to that Boy with Baby

12 Notes to Self (Game Dub) – Put You on the Game with Rayhaan

13 Slum Village - Reunion with J. Dilla

14 Steve Spacek – Dollar

15 De La Soul - Trying People

16 Notes to Self - Days like These


NOTES TO SELF – FOOT NOTES PART FOUR


01 Notes to Self – A Shot in the Dark

02 Lupe Fiasco – Pressure feat. Jay-Z

03 Cage – The Death of Chris Palko feat. Camu Tao

04 Dilated Peoples – Olde English with Defari

05 Ghostface Killah – Kilo

06 Jay-Z – Kingdom Come

07 Evidence – All Said and Done with Kobe

08 Blu and Exile – The Narrow Path

09 Notes to Self (Dilla Dub) – The Streets

10 Little Brother – Dreams

11 Pharoahe Monche – Bar Tap

12 De La Soul – Days of our Lives with Common

13 Kanye West – I Wonder

14 Abdominal - T.Ode with Notes to Self

15 Oddities – Coming Down with Esthero

16 Notes to Self - Don't Try this at Home


Monday, August 3, 2009

NTS X REAL FREQ FLOW 93.5 & NTS X BACKROAD CHRY 105.5 - FM RADIO

NTS X REAL FREQUENCY: AUG. 3 – FLOW 93.5FM

Tune in to FLOW 93.5FM from 11 – 1am

for THE REAL FREQUENCY SHOW

featuring special guest ON-AIR appearance

and short set by NOTES TO SELF

Hosted by ARCEE with P & INZANE on the turns.


NTS X BACKROAD RADIO: AUG. 3 – CHRY 105.5FM

Tune in to YORK U’s CHRY 105.5FM

from 6 – 8pm for BACKROAD RADIO

featuring special guest ON-AIR appearance

by NOTES TO SELF

Hosted by BOZACK MORRIS with BIG JACKS on the 1s&2s.


PEACE to THE REAL FREQS & BLACK RAP

for having us on their shows. HUGE RESPECT.


THANK YOU.

NOTES to the.

NOTES TO SELF OPENING FOR DE LA SOUL

DE LA SOUL
20 YEARS HIGH AND RISING TOUR
with guests Notes to Self & Ko Kapches
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Phoenix Concert Theatre (410 Sherbourne St.)
Tickets are $31.50 (plus any additional fees) in advance and available at Ticketmaster, Rotate This, Soundscapes & Play De Record
19+, Doors at 8pm, Show at 9pm


Sunday, August 2, 2009

R.I.P. Baatin of Slum Village

We tragically lost another warrior - so let's remember Baatin y'all. Bump Slums classics!

For those who don't know - Baatin was and is 1/4 of the Legendary Detroit crew of style-sparkers 'Slum Village', but y'all know that already - so raise a glass & remember the work of Baatin.

For those of you who know a bit about Notes' early days - y'all will know how Baatin played a roll in how we connected with our final member of the Notes immediate foursome. For those who don't - we saw Baatin rock Live back in '03, where Dopey happened to open the show that night. Here's an excerpt from an old Notes interview (from '06) that gives you a bit more insight in to why Baatin's energy helped form Notes Four-Strong. Not to mention Slum's obvious influence.

"HHC: The latest addition to Notes to Self is the world renowned DJ Dopey. Dopey, How did you end up connecting with Notes to Self and what are you bringing to the group?

Dopey: I first got down with Notes when I was looking for some talent to put on a mix CD a couple years back. They made me a song called "Live Via Satellite" for the mixtape and it was most def, one of the hotter tracks that made it on to the mix.

Bronze: Hold on Dope, Donks gave you my first 12" at a spot downtown in 2003, and when we officially met at a Baatin performance later that year it was on from get go. Dope and I clicked immediately.

Dopey: Oh yeah that's right, but weren't you making beats for Baatin at that time?

Bronze: Yeah, but things never really came together properly… but that's how Dopey and I connected, so… thanks go out to Baatin."
Interview (SNIPPET) with Notes To Self

By: Robert Bolton at hiphopcanada.com

Originally posted: July 12th 2006
http://www.hiphopcanada.com/_site/entertainment/interviews/ent_int311.php
Before all else...
http://www.myspace.com/baatin
http://www.myspace.com/slumvillage

R.I.P. Titus 'Baatin' Glover - condolences to Slum & his Detroit counterparts.
Baatin was def an original in our eyes. Peace & Love.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

The Circle Research Show

Swamp and Rosh drop by The Circle Research Show.

Follow the link to listen or download

http://thecircleresearchshow.podomatic.com/