NAW RUZ MOBARAK!
it’s the first day of Spring and i have new old instros direct from the TOWNFOLK studio to the holes above your earlobes.
in the spirit of cleaning house, i’ve dug even deeper in the crates (ok, computer folders) and compiled another tape of unreleased beats—some of which date back almost 9 years. this one is massive: a collection of beaterinos, slappers, nuggets, sketches, and concepts (finished and unfinished) never before heard until now and available for a limited time at a special New Year price of 5 bucker bills.
wishing you a happy and prosperous year, full of fresh starts and new beginnings, son!
Throwback Thirst Day: Sabzi and I interrupting Q-Tip’s quiet time backstage for a picture at CMJ 2007 (photo by TONE)
TACOMA! only a handful of tickets left, get em NOW
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VIDEO: Prometheus Brown & Bambu (The Bar) - “Lookin’ Up”
Catch Bambu and I performing as THE BAR March 2nd at Neumos in Seattle and March 5th at Wild Buffalo in Bellingham.
Listen to/purchase Prometheus Brown & Bambu Walk Into A Bar at Beatrock Music.
Geo teaming up w/ the homie and Cinemetropolis tourmate Bambu as THE BAR
BELLINGHAM 3/5
Geo is rapping w/ @BambuDePistola in Bellingham (3/5 @ Wild Buffalo w/ @OneBeLo) & @Grynch206 album release in Seattle (3/2 @ Neumos)
interview & live show footage from Ann Arbor stop of the CINE tour
prometheus.brown. - from the seattle band, blue scholars. westlake park, seattle. fall 2011.
Rappers with Cameras
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BLUE SCHOLARS AND JON JON PRESENT “SEIJUN SUZUKI” THE MUSIC VIDEO
This video was filmed in Los Angeles on October 15 and 16 during the Southern California leg of the Cinemetropolis tour. We had been talking with our guy Jon Jon Augustavo for over a year about collaborating on a music video sometime before he finishes film school and blows the f up. I had become a fan of his prolific and experimental work with Seattle rappers and impressed with the quick turnaround on his projects that still never seemed rushed when you saw the final product. I like that he refuses to call music videos “visuals.” We thought that Seijun Suzuki, the most “random” of the Cinemetropolis songs, would fit the improvised production style and clean shots of a Jon Jon video. Like a trailer for a movie that doesn’t exist. We bounced around many ideas that all eventually morphed into “let’s wear some suits, get some guns and see what happens.” You ever seen a Seijun Suzuki flick? I swear that’s how he made his films too. But wielding guns around L.A. didn’t seem like a good idea. So we used the homie and tour manager C-Knowledge’s samurai swords instead. Timing was perfect w/ The Physics on this leg of the tour with us, which meant that we could get Thig’s hook cameo and then all rock out at the show afterward. So everybody in L.A., that’s the real reason why we were wearing suits that night and that night only of the entire tour. Enjoy the video.
SEIJUN SUZUKI VIDEO (dir. Jon Jon) COMING REAL SOON
download GLORIOUS MELANCHOLIA
2006 was kind of a dark period. a lot of attention was on the war, housing was really expensive, nobody liked the president, and Dilla had just died. maybe this is what inspired me to make a bunch of beats that some would call melancholy, hopeful, or glorious. i liked that.
this collection moves away from the classic drum-break approach and explores a whole lot of snares and off-beat claps, the fusion of samples and synthesizers, and a handful of live instrumentation. a darker, electronic and also organic vibe.
these instrumentals served as the production bed for the second Blue Scholars LP, “Bayani”
check the homie Aaron’s tumblr out, he’s one of the cats who inspired me to bring a camera everywhere i go
george. canon eos elan 2, 35mm f/1.4L, kodak bw400cn.
Sabzi has unleashed the floodgates of old beats! Click the photo to download the first collection (instros from the 1st Blue Scholars album) and stay posted as he releases a new collection err day from now til 2012.
Blue Scholars - Seattle Art Museum
Blue Scholars performed at the Seattle Art Museum’s Teen Night Out on December 2nd. Geo did a Q&A and a guided tour of three of his favorite works of art on display before the show. It was a sick night! If you’re a teenager look out for the next TNO; teens get free access to the museum and they put on some cool events.
Green Room
Vancouver, September 2011
The Good Sin x 10.4 Rog “The Crown” dir. Detooz Films
Our paths intersected in LA during the tour and The Good Sin was the host for our three shows in SoCal. Catch my cameo. I’m rapping in a suit.