Episode 112 of our LoveBath series comes in on a downtempo hip-hop kick from Active Ingredients aka the prodigious Antipodean beatsmith, Inkswel and his partner in rhymes, the formidable Atlanta emcee, Stan Smith!
Inkswel is an eclectic DJ and producer with a long and extensive history of blending the boundaries of genre with a strong B-Boy foundation and forever evolving outlook. He has recently launched his own label, Inner Tribe Records, released his second album on Atjazz Records as well as a boogie EP for Kraak & Smaak’s Boogie Angst. Plus, there are several forthcoming Active Ingredients projects in his collaborative musical pipeline.
Stan ‘Steam’ Smith has earnt an international reputation as a versatile emcee, having worked with the likes of Daz-I-Kue, Soulparlor and Rahgroove on their Tokyo Dawn Records release ‘Get Up Movement’, and recently showcased his superb mike techniques on Japanese beat maker MFP’s ‘Busy Work’.
Their new seven track effort gets the party started from the get-go! The original has Stan bouncing his flow over the beats, giving the track the Sugarhill vibes mixed in with that classic NY hip hop sound from back in the day with a sprinkling of Atlanta Funk and an incessant rhythm.
They release ‘Blow The House Down’ on Ramrock Red.
TRACKLIST
- Kid Sublime- Artis
- 9th Wonder- Killer
- Funk Muwosi- Frozen Blueberries
- Jinwook- Dream Sunset
- Barrington Levy- Here I Come
- 50 Cent- Window Shopper (DJ Dynamite EDIT)
- JazzZ- Misbehaving Badly
- Active Ingredients – Toast 2 Luck (Applejac Remix)
- Seany Bsta- Jazz On Kingway
- Tyler The Creator- Hot Wind blows feat. Lil Wayne
- People Without Shoes & Inkswel – Rotten Socks
- Aaliyah- If Your Girl Only Knew (DJ Organic Edit)
- Erin Buku & Jonny Faith- Tomorrow Grooveman
- Spot- Pretending feat. Hollie Smith & Isaac
- Aesilli Blackstar- K.O.S feat. Vinjia Mojica
- PSol Edit 2pac- Do For Love (Audio Ambassador Edit)
- Yazmin Lacey- Not Today Mate
- Inkswel- Each other (Falling) feat. Andrew Ashong (DJ SPINNA REMIX)
- Potato Head People – Baby Got Work feat. De La Soul (Jazzy Jeff & Kaidi Tatham Remix)
- Buddy- Trouble On Central A Bossa
- Electrica – Sob a Luz De Sol
- 7 Days of Funk feat. Steve Arrington
- 1 Question? (EDIT)
- Leon Ware- Inside Your Love Robert Strauss- Miami Jammin (Recloose Remix)
- Universal Cave- Invisible Starlight (Dub)
- Active Ingredients – Blow The House Down (Tofu Curry Remix)
- DJ Dez aka Andres- Sweetest Pain
- Angel A – Let Go (Kai Alce Remix)
- Andy Ash- Carnival Del Spirit (Melo – D Edit)
Turn it up & enjoy!