Friday, December 31, 2010
DERTY SESH - "Change" feat. Five A [Audio]:
Another joint from the No Promises mixtape.
Produced by Derty Sesh.
DERTY SESH - "Change" feat Five A: by KirkMTC
Produced by Derty Sesh.
DERTY SESH - "Change" feat Five A: by KirkMTC
KOMA - "No Retirement" [Audio]:
Here's goes one of my favourite tracks from the City Of Villains mixtape:
KOMA - "No Retirement" by KirkMTC
KOMA - "No Retirement" by KirkMTC
DEACH - Top 10 Albums For 2010:
Deach aka Mr Lastminute.com chimes in on New Years Eve with his Top Ten for the year...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I've been listening to more mixtapes than albums this year, but I had a skim through these album in 2010...
B.O.B - The Adventures of Bobby Ray:
Young Sid - What Doesn't Kill Me...:
Drake - Thank Me Later:
MTC - Speed Of Sound 5:
Trey Songz - Passion, Pain & Pleasure:
Eminem - Recovery:
Ne-Yo - Libra Scale:
Deach - Vision:
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday:
And my fave album of 2010, drum roll please...
T.I - No Mercy:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I've been listening to more mixtapes than albums this year, but I had a skim through these album in 2010...
B.O.B - The Adventures of Bobby Ray:
Young Sid - What Doesn't Kill Me...:
Drake - Thank Me Later:
MTC - Speed Of Sound 5:
Trey Songz - Passion, Pain & Pleasure:
Eminem - Recovery:
Ne-Yo - Libra Scale:
Deach - Vision:
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday:
And my fave album of 2010, drum roll please...
T.I - No Mercy:
UNKNOWN - Top 10 Albums for 2010:
Nick from Twice As Nice gets his Top 10 in to us just before the ball drops...
In no order.
Temper Trap - Conditions:
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy:
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik:
Eminem - Recovery:
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream:
Rick Ross - Teflon Don:
T.I. - No Mercy:
David Guetta - One More Love:
Freddie Gibbs - The Miseducation Of Freddie Gibbs:
The Script - Science & Faith:
In no order.
Temper Trap - Conditions:
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy:
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik:
Eminem - Recovery:
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream:
Rick Ross - Teflon Don:
T.I. - No Mercy:
David Guetta - One More Love:
Freddie Gibbs - The Miseducation Of Freddie Gibbs:
The Script - Science & Faith:
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Mapping out the MTC Year:
My previous rant mapped out the year that was and our present status. But major label negotiations aside, what really excites us all the most at the moment is the music that we have waiting in the wings for 2011.
Here's an outline of what we have in store for you this year. There will of course be a few new additions along the way and some unexpected projects, but these are the projects that are more than 75% done...
READY TO LAUNCH:
Kidz In Space - Their album, Ghost; has been ready (recorded, mixed & mastered) for a few months now. This project will become our absolute priority release as soon as negotiations are complete, and we will launch early in the year with their next single "On The Road".
Sir T - Young Sid co-executive produced this E.P with me and his presence looms large on the lead single "Ready For Whatever". Sid not only guests on the track, but he also appears in the Stjohn Milgrew-directed-video that is set to launch on New Years day. Sir T's debut E.P, Walk With Me; is currently in the mixing stages and should see a release in March 2011. Featured producers include Shuko, Derty Sesh, ThEnd and Twice As Nice and guest artists Young Sid, Kayo & Vince Harder all make an appearance.
Tyree - Ty's second solo album, Motivation; is ready for mixing and we have already shot videos for the set up track, "I Do It For My City"; and the first single "Saviour". Twice As Nice handled the bulk of the production work on the album this time around, and guest artists include Che Fu, Young Sid, Koma, Deach, Kardinal Offishall, Derty Sesh and Pieter T. The singles will start rolling out early in the year and look for the album to drop at the end of summer/early autumn.
Derty Sesh - We are extremely close to wrapping up Sesh's second album. The video for the set up track, "Hells Kitchen" feat. Tyson Tyler; will be shot in early January; and we will the move on quickly to the first official single "Number 1" soon after. Sesh handled the bulk of the production work on the album and guests include Tyree, Young Sid, Jae'O, Tyson Tyler and Robin Howard Johnson.
Kayo - Kayo's debut album, Orchestrating The Inevitable; is still a work in progress, but we have so many great tracks that we could pull up at any time and start mixing and mastering. The first taste of the album will be the single/video, "Heart Of Black"; an Emile (Kanye West, Eminem, Kid Cudi) produced track. Production has, for the most part; been held down by ThEnd, but Emile and Twice As Nice also contribute. The only confirmed feature on the album thus far is Gilbere Forte.
Kid Mac - Mac's debut project is gearing up as we speak. Video's for "Freedom" and "My Brothers Keeper" are both out now and his third video is currently in production. Mac worked with Twice As Nice on the album and we are currently lining up select featured artists. The reaction in Australia has been very positive so far and we expect big things for Mac as we roll in to the New Year.
IN PRODUCTION:
Young Sid is currently working on a mixtape for the U.S market, that will also be made available in NZ. Producers that have contributed tracks to date include Twice As Nice, Sean C & LV, Emile and Derty Sesh. The only feature secured so far is Machine Gun Kelly, but look for a strong line up of featured artists to come on board shortly.
COMMENCING NOW:
Koma is about to commence work on his debut release for MTC.
Neesh will start working on his debut solo E.P after his KIS duties have been fulfilled.
THE WILDCARDS:
Ethical has been talking about following up his debut album, Ages Turn; for some time now. But the chances of seeing this come to fruition seem to be increasing with time. Don't be surprised if our man Derty Sesh plays a large part in the production of this album.
Smashproof - The time will eventually come that the guys will have to follow up The Weekend, will it be in 2011? I hope so.
A MTC album that features the whole crew has been a topic of discussion for sometime now. It could happen in 2011.
We have a lot of work to do, but if things go well we could feasibly release a lot of quality projects this coming year.
Again, thank you for all of your support in 2010 and here's to a great 2011.
KH
Here's an outline of what we have in store for you this year. There will of course be a few new additions along the way and some unexpected projects, but these are the projects that are more than 75% done...
READY TO LAUNCH:
Kidz In Space - Their album, Ghost; has been ready (recorded, mixed & mastered) for a few months now. This project will become our absolute priority release as soon as negotiations are complete, and we will launch early in the year with their next single "On The Road".
Sir T - Young Sid co-executive produced this E.P with me and his presence looms large on the lead single "Ready For Whatever". Sid not only guests on the track, but he also appears in the Stjohn Milgrew-directed-video that is set to launch on New Years day. Sir T's debut E.P, Walk With Me; is currently in the mixing stages and should see a release in March 2011. Featured producers include Shuko, Derty Sesh, ThEnd and Twice As Nice and guest artists Young Sid, Kayo & Vince Harder all make an appearance.
Tyree - Ty's second solo album, Motivation; is ready for mixing and we have already shot videos for the set up track, "I Do It For My City"; and the first single "Saviour". Twice As Nice handled the bulk of the production work on the album this time around, and guest artists include Che Fu, Young Sid, Koma, Deach, Kardinal Offishall, Derty Sesh and Pieter T. The singles will start rolling out early in the year and look for the album to drop at the end of summer/early autumn.
Derty Sesh - We are extremely close to wrapping up Sesh's second album. The video for the set up track, "Hells Kitchen" feat. Tyson Tyler; will be shot in early January; and we will the move on quickly to the first official single "Number 1" soon after. Sesh handled the bulk of the production work on the album and guests include Tyree, Young Sid, Jae'O, Tyson Tyler and Robin Howard Johnson.
Kayo - Kayo's debut album, Orchestrating The Inevitable; is still a work in progress, but we have so many great tracks that we could pull up at any time and start mixing and mastering. The first taste of the album will be the single/video, "Heart Of Black"; an Emile (Kanye West, Eminem, Kid Cudi) produced track. Production has, for the most part; been held down by ThEnd, but Emile and Twice As Nice also contribute. The only confirmed feature on the album thus far is Gilbere Forte.
Kid Mac - Mac's debut project is gearing up as we speak. Video's for "Freedom" and "My Brothers Keeper" are both out now and his third video is currently in production. Mac worked with Twice As Nice on the album and we are currently lining up select featured artists. The reaction in Australia has been very positive so far and we expect big things for Mac as we roll in to the New Year.
IN PRODUCTION:
Young Sid is currently working on a mixtape for the U.S market, that will also be made available in NZ. Producers that have contributed tracks to date include Twice As Nice, Sean C & LV, Emile and Derty Sesh. The only feature secured so far is Machine Gun Kelly, but look for a strong line up of featured artists to come on board shortly.
COMMENCING NOW:
Koma is about to commence work on his debut release for MTC.
Neesh will start working on his debut solo E.P after his KIS duties have been fulfilled.
THE WILDCARDS:
Ethical has been talking about following up his debut album, Ages Turn; for some time now. But the chances of seeing this come to fruition seem to be increasing with time. Don't be surprised if our man Derty Sesh plays a large part in the production of this album.
Smashproof - The time will eventually come that the guys will have to follow up The Weekend, will it be in 2011? I hope so.
A MTC album that features the whole crew has been a topic of discussion for sometime now. It could happen in 2011.
We have a lot of work to do, but if things go well we could feasibly release a lot of quality projects this coming year.
Again, thank you for all of your support in 2010 and here's to a great 2011.
KH
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
KOMA - Top 10 Albums for 2010:
Royce Da 5'9" - Bar Exam 3:
Deceptikonz - Evolution:
Reflection Eternal- Revolutions Per Minute:
Crooked I - Planet C.O.B Vol 1:
Young Sid - What Doesn't Kill Me...:
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy:
Villains - City of Villains:
Eminem - Recovery:
Drake - Thank Me Later:
Debt Collectors - Escape From Arkham Asylum:
Deceptikonz - Evolution:
Reflection Eternal- Revolutions Per Minute:
Crooked I - Planet C.O.B Vol 1:
Young Sid - What Doesn't Kill Me...:
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy:
Villains - City of Villains:
Eminem - Recovery:
Drake - Thank Me Later:
Debt Collectors - Escape From Arkham Asylum:
Stan Walker - "Homesick" feat. KAYO [Video]:
This one is being posted on the blog a bit late due to the fact that Sony Australia's version on YouTube couldn't be seen outside of the Australasian region. But now i have the embed code, so it's a go.
Stan gets the assist from our very own Kayo on this single/video...
Stan gets the assist from our very own Kayo on this single/video...
Russell Crowe Tweets About KID MAC:
Australasian acting legend Russell Crowe (re)tweeted about our man Mac earlier today.
Follow the man himself at http://twitter.com/russellcrowe
Follow the man himself at http://twitter.com/russellcrowe
KIRK HARDING - Top 10 Albums for 2010:
In no order whatsoever (that would be too hard):
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik:
This mixtape was volleyed in to the world on January 1st and has been in high rotation on my ipod ever since. As much as I love Kanye's album, this was my favorite Hip Hop album of the year - hands down. This guy is poised to have a huge year next year. I just hope that he succeeds where so many others have failed, and that he goes on to make an album that matches our exceeds the overall quality of the preceeding mixtape.
The National - High Violet:
The career arc of this band reminds me of Elbow's consistent rise to prominence. Both bands have a catalogue and live show that displays consistent growth, and they are both slowly and surely becoming two of the major acts of our time. And i must add that both acts make superb grumpy old man music, which suites me fine.
James Blake - Klavierwerke EP:
A lot has been written about this young vocalist, composer, producer already. But much is already promised Mr Blake, with a Brit nomination under his belt and a slot of the BBC poll list. His growth from underground downtempo cult hero to reluctant over ground genre-busting champion is almost complete, and his self titled album promises big things in 2011.
Young Sid - What Doesn't Kill Me...:
As if making a second album wasn't hard enough, Sid had to make his during a lot of turbulence in his private life, his mothers fight for her life and her unfortunate untimely passing. The album is suitably stopic, dark and emotional and marks the moment that Young Sid starting morphing in to a man called Sid Diamond. No album will ever prove this difficult to make for him again.
Salem - King Night:
People seem to either love or hate these guys. But i am intrigued by their sound and overall darkness and find myself revisiting the album often. File under VERY uneasy listening.
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy / G.O.O.D Fridays:
A sonic masterpiece from Mr West and what has to be the comeback story of the year. The lush production is what elevates it to the next level for me.
Grinderman - Grinderman 2:
Why is it that only middle aged men are making truly rocking music these days (see alos - Paul Weller and The Jim jones Revue for further evidence)? Is rock as we know it dead, because a lot of what passes off for being rock these days does not soothe my old rocker soul. Thankfully the Dark Lord Nick Cave and his band of hairy rock dinosaurs continue to lead the charge. And while this is not quite as good as its predecessor, it's still better than everything else in its lane.
Kayo - Blank Slate:
Kayo and his production crew ThEnd arrived game ready with his debut mixtape/free album, Blank Slate. The skill levels that this guy has already displayed are next level business and in 2011 you too will see what we see. Oh, just to be clear; we see big things.
Bruce Springsteen - The Promise:
The fact that the Boss has songs this good just laying around in his archives is scary.
Tame Impala - InnerSpeaker:
These guys wear all of their influences on their sleeves without ever directly plagiarizing any one artist. There are a lot of fakers out there that look to clone psychedelia and 60's pop (Kasabian anyone?). But these guys and producer Dave Fridmann manipulate those sounds in such a way that while sounding vintage, it is all executed in a very modern way.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
DarkStar - North
Machine Gun Kelly - Lace Up
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffitti - Before Today
Kendrick Lamar - O(verly) D(edicated):
Glasser - Ring
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik:
This mixtape was volleyed in to the world on January 1st and has been in high rotation on my ipod ever since. As much as I love Kanye's album, this was my favorite Hip Hop album of the year - hands down. This guy is poised to have a huge year next year. I just hope that he succeeds where so many others have failed, and that he goes on to make an album that matches our exceeds the overall quality of the preceeding mixtape.
The National - High Violet:
The career arc of this band reminds me of Elbow's consistent rise to prominence. Both bands have a catalogue and live show that displays consistent growth, and they are both slowly and surely becoming two of the major acts of our time. And i must add that both acts make superb grumpy old man music, which suites me fine.
James Blake - Klavierwerke EP:
A lot has been written about this young vocalist, composer, producer already. But much is already promised Mr Blake, with a Brit nomination under his belt and a slot of the BBC poll list. His growth from underground downtempo cult hero to reluctant over ground genre-busting champion is almost complete, and his self titled album promises big things in 2011.
Young Sid - What Doesn't Kill Me...:
As if making a second album wasn't hard enough, Sid had to make his during a lot of turbulence in his private life, his mothers fight for her life and her unfortunate untimely passing. The album is suitably stopic, dark and emotional and marks the moment that Young Sid starting morphing in to a man called Sid Diamond. No album will ever prove this difficult to make for him again.
Salem - King Night:
People seem to either love or hate these guys. But i am intrigued by their sound and overall darkness and find myself revisiting the album often. File under VERY uneasy listening.
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy / G.O.O.D Fridays:
A sonic masterpiece from Mr West and what has to be the comeback story of the year. The lush production is what elevates it to the next level for me.
Grinderman - Grinderman 2:
Why is it that only middle aged men are making truly rocking music these days (see alos - Paul Weller and The Jim jones Revue for further evidence)? Is rock as we know it dead, because a lot of what passes off for being rock these days does not soothe my old rocker soul. Thankfully the Dark Lord Nick Cave and his band of hairy rock dinosaurs continue to lead the charge. And while this is not quite as good as its predecessor, it's still better than everything else in its lane.
Kayo - Blank Slate:
Kayo and his production crew ThEnd arrived game ready with his debut mixtape/free album, Blank Slate. The skill levels that this guy has already displayed are next level business and in 2011 you too will see what we see. Oh, just to be clear; we see big things.
Bruce Springsteen - The Promise:
The fact that the Boss has songs this good just laying around in his archives is scary.
Tame Impala - InnerSpeaker:
These guys wear all of their influences on their sleeves without ever directly plagiarizing any one artist. There are a lot of fakers out there that look to clone psychedelia and 60's pop (Kasabian anyone?). But these guys and producer Dave Fridmann manipulate those sounds in such a way that while sounding vintage, it is all executed in a very modern way.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
DarkStar - North
Machine Gun Kelly - Lace Up
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffitti - Before Today
Kendrick Lamar - O(verly) D(edicated):
Glasser - Ring
SIR T - Top 10 Albums for 2010:
Rick Ross - Teflon Don
Drake - Thank Me Later:
Young Sid - What Doesn't Kill Me:
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik:
T.I - No Mercy:
Katchafire - On The Road Again:
Tech Nine - Bad Season:
Nipsey Hussle - Marathon Music:
CyHi Da Prince - Royal Flush:
Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon II:
Drake - Thank Me Later:
Young Sid - What Doesn't Kill Me:
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik:
T.I - No Mercy:
Katchafire - On The Road Again:
Tech Nine - Bad Season:
Nipsey Hussle - Marathon Music:
CyHi Da Prince - Royal Flush:
Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon II:
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
ETHICAL aka ASH HUGHES - Top 10 Albums for 2010:
Ash Hughes aka Ethical from Kidz In Space gives us his Top 10 for 2010 (in no particular order):
*Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy:
This album is so monstrous, re-inventing himself and everything. Kanye has become one of my favourite rappers and this album shows why.
*B.O.B - The Adventures of Bobby Ray
At first listen i wasnt really a big fan of the album and thought he wasnt saying too much. But then i actually listened properly and found a few hidden gems. Also, watching his live show brought a new found appreciation for the album.6
The Naked and Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You:
I'm just a fan, the album is a solid listen from front to back!
Young Sid - What Doesn't Kill Me:
Now this album i was unsure of at first, purely because the bro said it all in the first album The Truth and i thought where could he go from here? Then Bang! The dude returned with one of the best sophmore albums out, The growth of Sid as an artist, person and a man is obvious on this album and i cant wait to see where he goes next! Shot my bro!
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik 0-60:
Yela is somewhat refreshing to my ear, i find it enjoyable listening to his songs and this is something i haven't had in a while with rap music. When Kirk put me onto this dude i was sold straight away and searched for his back catalogue and found a bunch of songs i really dig, with the new added joints on 0-60 you can see a definite growth and a direction for where Yela is headed.
M.I.A - Maya:
She is just cool, and i dig the vibe she is on with most stuff she releases, a few misses but generally a good album to kick back in the sun with.
Mac Miller - K.I.D.S:
Although a mixtape, it has an album feel. K.I.D.S is dope in the way it is bringing "boom bap/back pack" into the present in a cool way, Mac Miller is witty and sharp and i think could appeal to a lot of the new dudes coming through.
N.E.R.D - Nothing:
Like all N.E.R.D projects your going to get a lot of opinions on whether or not its good, well this project i enjoy and think is dope, i like the 70s rock feel on songs like "Help Me" and i like the raw attitude on a song like "God Bless Us All", throw in the randomness of "Life As A Fish" and there you have it,an album which takes the listener on an interesting ride.
Clipse - Til The Casket Drops:
Although released in December of 09 i think this still deserves a mention for this years Top 10 for me, Pusha and Malice are two rappers i really listen to, Malice has stepped up a whole bunch and his conversion to god has him spitting more conscious and deeper then ever before, in my opinion these two are slept on a lot and i think they are a perfect mixture of everything a rapper should aim for. This album is dope and def a step up in terms of content (usually loaded with songs about crack) and artistry. My fave song is "Freedom".
Drake - Thank Me Later:
With the pressure that was on this dude to deliver an album i think he did a solid job,this album is a good mixture of his skill and an easy front to back listen. my favorite songs are "Fancy" and "The Resistance"; the latter being my particular fav.
Drake cops a lot of hate i know, but its hard to find rappers who actually have songwriting skills like this guy, so word to that!
*Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy:
This album is so monstrous, re-inventing himself and everything. Kanye has become one of my favourite rappers and this album shows why.
*B.O.B - The Adventures of Bobby Ray
At first listen i wasnt really a big fan of the album and thought he wasnt saying too much. But then i actually listened properly and found a few hidden gems. Also, watching his live show brought a new found appreciation for the album.6
The Naked and Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You:
I'm just a fan, the album is a solid listen from front to back!
Young Sid - What Doesn't Kill Me:
Now this album i was unsure of at first, purely because the bro said it all in the first album The Truth and i thought where could he go from here? Then Bang! The dude returned with one of the best sophmore albums out, The growth of Sid as an artist, person and a man is obvious on this album and i cant wait to see where he goes next! Shot my bro!
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik 0-60:
Yela is somewhat refreshing to my ear, i find it enjoyable listening to his songs and this is something i haven't had in a while with rap music. When Kirk put me onto this dude i was sold straight away and searched for his back catalogue and found a bunch of songs i really dig, with the new added joints on 0-60 you can see a definite growth and a direction for where Yela is headed.
M.I.A - Maya:
She is just cool, and i dig the vibe she is on with most stuff she releases, a few misses but generally a good album to kick back in the sun with.
Mac Miller - K.I.D.S:
Although a mixtape, it has an album feel. K.I.D.S is dope in the way it is bringing "boom bap/back pack" into the present in a cool way, Mac Miller is witty and sharp and i think could appeal to a lot of the new dudes coming through.
N.E.R.D - Nothing:
Like all N.E.R.D projects your going to get a lot of opinions on whether or not its good, well this project i enjoy and think is dope, i like the 70s rock feel on songs like "Help Me" and i like the raw attitude on a song like "God Bless Us All", throw in the randomness of "Life As A Fish" and there you have it,an album which takes the listener on an interesting ride.
Clipse - Til The Casket Drops:
Although released in December of 09 i think this still deserves a mention for this years Top 10 for me, Pusha and Malice are two rappers i really listen to, Malice has stepped up a whole bunch and his conversion to god has him spitting more conscious and deeper then ever before, in my opinion these two are slept on a lot and i think they are a perfect mixture of everything a rapper should aim for. This album is dope and def a step up in terms of content (usually loaded with songs about crack) and artistry. My fave song is "Freedom".
Drake - Thank Me Later:
With the pressure that was on this dude to deliver an album i think he did a solid job,this album is a good mixture of his skill and an easy front to back listen. my favorite songs are "Fancy" and "The Resistance"; the latter being my particular fav.
Drake cops a lot of hate i know, but its hard to find rappers who actually have songwriting skills like this guy, so word to that!
JOSH FOUNTAIN - Top 10 Albums for 2010:
Joah aka Whizz Kid from Kidz In Space contributes to the Top 10 of 2010 fiesta...
1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy:
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs:
3. Ellie Goulding - Lights:
4. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
5. Robyn - Bodytalk:
6. Anika Moa - Love In Motion:
7. The Naked And Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You:
8. The Roots - How I Got Over:
9. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream:
10. Kids Of 88 - Sugarpills:
1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy:
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs:
3. Ellie Goulding - Lights:
4. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
5. Robyn - Bodytalk:
6. Anika Moa - Love In Motion:
7. The Naked And Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You:
8. The Roots - How I Got Over:
9. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream:
10. Kids Of 88 - Sugarpills:
Monday, December 27, 2010
KID MAC - Top 10 Albums for 2010:
10. LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening:
9. Eminem - Recovery:
8. Sleigh Bells - Treats:
7. B.o.B - B.o.B Presents: The Adventrures of Bobby Ray:
6. The Beautiful Girls - Spooks:
5. Example - Won't Go Quietly:
4. Pendulum - Immersion:
3. The Naked and The Famous - Passive Me, Agressive You:
2. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy:
1. Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon II (The Legend Of Mr. Rager):
SHORTLIST:
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer
Drake - Thank Me Later
Janelle Monae - The Archandroid
9. Eminem - Recovery:
8. Sleigh Bells - Treats:
7. B.o.B - B.o.B Presents: The Adventrures of Bobby Ray:
6. The Beautiful Girls - Spooks:
5. Example - Won't Go Quietly:
4. Pendulum - Immersion:
3. The Naked and The Famous - Passive Me, Agressive You:
2. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy:
1. Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon II (The Legend Of Mr. Rager):
SHORTLIST:
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer
Drake - Thank Me Later
Janelle Monae - The Archandroid
YOUNG SID - Top 10 Albums for 2010:
Sids Top 10 (in no particular order):
Kendrick Lamar - [O]verly [D]edicated:
Kanye West- G.O.O.D Fridays:
Bruno Mars- Doo Wops and Hooligans:
Kayo - Blank Slate:
Bun B - Trill O.G:
J Cole - Friday Night Lights:
Machine Gun Kelly - Lace Up:
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik:
Freddie Gibbs - Str8 Killa No Filla:
MTC - Speed of Sound 5:
Kendrick Lamar - [O]verly [D]edicated:
Kanye West- G.O.O.D Fridays:
Bruno Mars- Doo Wops and Hooligans:
Kayo - Blank Slate:
Bun B - Trill O.G:
J Cole - Friday Night Lights:
Machine Gun Kelly - Lace Up:
Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik:
Freddie Gibbs - Str8 Killa No Filla:
MTC - Speed of Sound 5:
Sunday, December 26, 2010
LEWIS ONE - Top 10 Albums For 2010:
Lewis from Twice As Nice chimes in with his Top 10 list for 2010:
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Eminem - Recovery:
Gilbere Forte - 87 Dreams:
Young Sid - What Doesn't Kill Me...:
Pill - 1140: The Overdose (Gangsta Grillz):
Pendulum - Immersion:
Tinie Tempah - Disc-Overy:
Bruno Mars - Doo Wops and Hooligans:
Ellie Goulding - Lights:
Rick Ross - Teflon Don:
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Eminem - Recovery:
Gilbere Forte - 87 Dreams:
Young Sid - What Doesn't Kill Me...:
Pill - 1140: The Overdose (Gangsta Grillz):
Pendulum - Immersion:
Tinie Tempah - Disc-Overy:
Bruno Mars - Doo Wops and Hooligans:
Ellie Goulding - Lights:
Rick Ross - Teflon Don:
DERTY SESH - Top 10 Albums for 2010:
Over the next week i will be posting Top 10 albums lists for 2010 from the crew.
We are going to kick things off with Derty Sesh (in no specific order)...
I didn't really listen to a lot of new music out this year... I'm more into what I already like or old school kinda stuff.
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy:
Yelawolf - Trunk Musik:
Drake - Thank Me Later:
Eminem - Recovery:
Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon 2:
TI - No Mercy:
J Cole - Friday Night Lights:
I know this track is from Cole World, but whatever
Chris Brown & Tyga - Fan Of A Fan Mixtape:
Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster:
We are going to kick things off with Derty Sesh (in no specific order)...
I didn't really listen to a lot of new music out this year... I'm more into what I already like or old school kinda stuff.
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy:
Yelawolf - Trunk Musik:
Drake - Thank Me Later:
Eminem - Recovery:
Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon 2:
TI - No Mercy:
J Cole - Friday Night Lights:
I know this track is from Cole World, but whatever
Chris Brown & Tyga - Fan Of A Fan Mixtape:
Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster:
KIDZ IN SPACE To Tour Australia:
Kidz In Space head across the ditch with their current touring buddies, Kora; in January:
Jan 25 - Melbourne
Jan 26 - Byron Bay
Jan 27 - Coolingatta
Jan 28 - Sunshine Coast
Jan 29 - Brisbane
Special thanks to the Kora guys for taking our guys out on this tour.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
KIDZ IN SPACE - The Off Cuts [Mixtape]:
Christmas is well and truly in the air at MTC. In the spirit of giving, Kidz In Space have compiled a new mixtape, The Off Cuts; for you to listen to on that new audio device that Santa dropped off to you today.
You can download it for free simply by hitting the "Like" button on Kayo's Facebook page (if you haven't already) and then clicking on the Free Mixtape tab at the top of their artist profile page.
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1 - "Cupids Son"
2 - "In Your Blood"
3 - "Going Home"
4 - "Young Blood"
5 - "DanceFloor"
6 - "1901"
7 - "What You Do"
8 - "Ghost" feat. Dan Black (True Tiger Remix)
9 - "Moonwalking On A Dream"
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Move The Crowd Records.
KID MAC - "My Brothers Keeper" [Video]:
Taken from Mac's "Freedom" single, which is available now.
Video directed by Kid Mac.
Track produced by Twice As Nice.
NZ
Australia
Friday, December 24, 2010
KAYO - "Riot Rhythm" feat Ethical [Audio]:
This joint is ill!
K & Eth go in over Sleigh Bells "Riot Rhythm".
KAYO - "Riot Rhythm" feat. Ethical by KirkMTC
MTC - 2010 Wrap Up:
Welcome to the end of 2010!
And what a year it has been for all of us at MTC! There were certainly lots of highs, a few low’s and plenty of frustration to go along with it. But it was also a year of significant growth with plenty of new additions to the roster coming in to their own.
We have a lot to look forward to in 2011. But first, lets have a brief month-by-month recap of the year that was at MTC. And I will follow up with rant about what we have to look forward to in the New Year shortly.
I think this overview should explain a few of our recent trials & tribulations as wellas answer a lot of your questions in respect to why our release schedule eased up halfway through the year, amongst other things. So let’s get on with it…
JANUARY - We kicked off the year on January 1st, as we always do, with a brand new single/video for a brand New Year. Young Sid’s “Made” divided opinion amongst our fans and media. The dissenting opinion cried foul because they opined that we were ripping off the NZ On Air system by releasing such a basic looking video. The folks that made these proclamations obviously failed to view this video amongst the many videos that we had made since we launched six or so years ago. Can you seriously look at videos like “Brother”, “Ordinary Life” and “Ladies & Gentlemen” and not see that we spent significant amounts of our own money on those videos? And those are but a few examples of where we threw down for our video budgets. MTC mini-movie anyone? We are also one of the few labels that continue to produce videos with or without NZ On Airs involvement (“Hood Like Me”, “Really Don’t Care” (Remix), “Ready For Whatever”, “Move the Crowd”, “Til I Say So” (Remix) and others).
But the cold hard truth of the matter is, Sid’s video came out differently than we had initially hoped it would. The video was originally meant to be filmed on top of a tall building in Manukau City, with Otara in the background. The simple but effective concept was that the viewer would slowly see South Auckland revealed behind Sid as the camera pulled away from him while he proclaimed that he was “Made In His City”. Unfortunately that wasn’t meant to be. Approvals from the respective building owners were denied and we had to rush to find another location within a day or two. Tim Van Dammen settled on Otara mall and set out to get the video shot in a setting that was also iconic. Tim also reasoned that a single shot video is not as easy to capture as one would imagine. And I have every reason to believe him. “Eh, you win some and you lose some.
Also in January, the passing of Pauly Fuemana (R.I.P) was a huge blow to our community, and made us all step back to think about the amazing contributions that the Fuemana family made to NZ music.
Our man Sesh was inducted into the MTC family late in 2009 and in January 2010 he was ramping up for the release of his debut album, Sic Love.
FEBRUARY – A relatively quite month all things considered. It’s was the calm before the impending storm… Kidz In Space joined Gin Wigmore’s national tour. Kayo and his crew ThEnd joined the MTC team. Sesh dropped the “Really Don’t Care” (remix) and the Revenge City mixtape. And most important of all, Tyree and Kerry welcomed baby Mila into the world.
MARCH – Oh boy… March was quite a month! Sesh & Tim Van Dammen dropped the video for “Let Me Introduce Myself/Forever” and we released Sesh's debut album, Sic Love. Young Sid stepped aside as MTC’s bad guy as Sesh became our new villain. My cell phone rang constantly for almost two weeks with random callers from across the other side of the globe, and it felt like everyone had an opinion to share on the matter. Russell Brown, Scribe, a bunch of copycat media types and some other dude called Nathan King (I see what you did there TV3) embraced Tim Hume’s opinion of the video/track and they all set out to add fuel to Timmy’s fire.
Further to that, Sesh and I got dissed by some dudes who took offence to the fact that I signed Sesh, In their not-so-humble opinion Sesh was wack and I was equally wack for signing him. Fun times! They were so mad at us that they composed songs (errr sort of) about us.
On a positive note, Kid Mac took out the Best Urban Artist of the year at Australia’s national MusicOz Awards. Kayo arrived with his Blank Slate mixtape, and then went on to assist Young Sid on his “Never Waste A Day” single and video. Meanwhile, Sid was gallivanting around in Austin for SXSW with myself, Gin Wigmore, Mr Sicc, P Money and David Dallas.
APRIL – Not an eventful month as it turns out. MTC turned 5 years old and Sid prepped for the imminent release of his second solo album.
MAY – Smashproof’s “Brother” picked up yet another award at the Pacific Island Music Awards. Sid hit the road in support of the release of his second album What Doesn’t Kill Me which went on to peak at #11 on the national albums chart. Sesh dropped the “U Don’t Really Want That” (remix) video with Kayo & Sir T assisting. Ash Hughes made an appearance on the cover of Real Groove on behalf of Kidz In Space just before the magazine shuttered its doors (R.I.P).
JUNE – An interesting month for sure! This was the month that we reached the end of our deal with Universal Australia. We immediately set out to negotiate a new deal with Universal NZ. Things were progressing well with our discussions with Universal and we mutually agreed to keep things moving during negotiations. We geared up to launch the first single proper from Kidz In Space’s forthcoming album Ghost. KIS also won a MySpace award for best Electronic/Dance act.
Neesh unveiled his Flight School mixtape. Young Sid debuted his Andrew Morton directed video for his collaboration with Stan Walker, “Stuck In A Box”. And Sir T released his Get Ready mixture.
JULY – This is the month where things got a bit tricky for us. Having just launched Kidz In Space’s single “Ghost”, Universal NZ pulled out of negotiations. The reasons for the break down from Universal’s side are best left unsaid. But the result was that we were left without a distributor for our forthcoming releases. Damn! Just when we had everything lined up too! We originally had plans to release full-length projects from Kidz In Space, Sir T, and Tyree in 2010, but we had to put on the brakes until we found a new situation. It was especially hard on the KIS guys, as they were cocked and loaded and had already fired off the first single from their project.
On a positive note, Kidz In Space’s “Downtime”; was placed on NBA 2K11, giving the guys their first major international look. We kept things moving by independently releasing Deach’s first solo project, Vision; and his videos for “Til I Say So” and its subsequent remix.
AUGUST – Kidz In Space’s “Downtime” was certified Gold in NZ and “Ghost” received a global release. Deach released his video for “Deachy Is Back” with his Smashproof cohorts, Tyree and Young Sid; featuring on the track. Young Sid’s “Stuck In A Box” peaked in the Top 15 of the NZ singles chart while he prepared to head to the U.S to begin work on his first mixtape for the U.S market. Aaron, Juse and I started taking meetings with major labels.
SEPTEMBER – Kayo teamed up with US new comer Gilbere Forte for the “Black Chukkas” remix, and they also collaborated on a track for Kayo’s forthcoming album Orchestrating The Inevitable. Young Sid took home awards for Best Maori Male Solo Artist & Best Maori Urban Artist at the Waiata Maori Music Awards. He wasn’t present to accept the awards due to the fact that he was busy working in New York, as were Derty Sesh & Twice As Nice.
OCTOBER – K*Ners released his debut single on MTC, “Messy”, while the whole crew start prepping the latest in the Speed Of Sound mixtape series. Kayo joined Stan Walker on his "Homesick" video and single.
NOVEMBER – Speed Of Sound 5 was released, with DJ Manchoo at the helm, and a video for “Move The Crowd” was released featuring verses from the entire MTC crew. Kid Mac released his debut single and the self-directed video for “Freedom”, and Young Sid joined the ranks of upper management at the label.
DECEMBER – That brings us to this month. And us you can probably sense, there is an urgency in the camp to release new music despite our current distributor predicament. But more about that in my next rant. December gave us new mixtapes from Derty Sesh & Kayo, and tomorrow we will release mixtapes from Kidz In Space & Koma's City Of Villains. Speaking of Koma... we are very honored that Koma chose to join the label this month. He launched his MTC career in fine style with the new track,“Champ On The Rise”; with assists from his new label-mates Derty Sesh and Sir T.
A brand new Chris Graham directed video for Young Sid’s “You” just landed, and another self-directed video from Kid Mac for “My Brothers Keeper” is being delivered on Christmas day. Oh, and Kidz In Space are currently out on an Australasian tour with Kora.
The last few months haven’t been easy on the label. We have been entirely self-funded for almost half of a year now. There hasn't been any significant revenue coming in to the label; because we haven’t been able to release any new music. But the entire team has worked hard all year long and we now have a solid line up of seven completed projects ready to launch once all of the negotiations with our new partner(s) are finalized.
Thank you to everyone who has helped us in 2010. And a huge thank you to all of our supporters, you belief in us keeps the wheels turning.
Part 2 coming soon.
Merry Christmas everybody.
And what a year it has been for all of us at MTC! There were certainly lots of highs, a few low’s and plenty of frustration to go along with it. But it was also a year of significant growth with plenty of new additions to the roster coming in to their own.
We have a lot to look forward to in 2011. But first, lets have a brief month-by-month recap of the year that was at MTC. And I will follow up with rant about what we have to look forward to in the New Year shortly.
I think this overview should explain a few of our recent trials & tribulations as wellas answer a lot of your questions in respect to why our release schedule eased up halfway through the year, amongst other things. So let’s get on with it…
JANUARY - We kicked off the year on January 1st, as we always do, with a brand new single/video for a brand New Year. Young Sid’s “Made” divided opinion amongst our fans and media. The dissenting opinion cried foul because they opined that we were ripping off the NZ On Air system by releasing such a basic looking video. The folks that made these proclamations obviously failed to view this video amongst the many videos that we had made since we launched six or so years ago. Can you seriously look at videos like “Brother”, “Ordinary Life” and “Ladies & Gentlemen” and not see that we spent significant amounts of our own money on those videos? And those are but a few examples of where we threw down for our video budgets. MTC mini-movie anyone? We are also one of the few labels that continue to produce videos with or without NZ On Airs involvement (“Hood Like Me”, “Really Don’t Care” (Remix), “Ready For Whatever”, “Move the Crowd”, “Til I Say So” (Remix) and others).
But the cold hard truth of the matter is, Sid’s video came out differently than we had initially hoped it would. The video was originally meant to be filmed on top of a tall building in Manukau City, with Otara in the background. The simple but effective concept was that the viewer would slowly see South Auckland revealed behind Sid as the camera pulled away from him while he proclaimed that he was “Made In His City”. Unfortunately that wasn’t meant to be. Approvals from the respective building owners were denied and we had to rush to find another location within a day or two. Tim Van Dammen settled on Otara mall and set out to get the video shot in a setting that was also iconic. Tim also reasoned that a single shot video is not as easy to capture as one would imagine. And I have every reason to believe him. “Eh, you win some and you lose some.
Also in January, the passing of Pauly Fuemana (R.I.P) was a huge blow to our community, and made us all step back to think about the amazing contributions that the Fuemana family made to NZ music.
Our man Sesh was inducted into the MTC family late in 2009 and in January 2010 he was ramping up for the release of his debut album, Sic Love.
FEBRUARY – A relatively quite month all things considered. It’s was the calm before the impending storm… Kidz In Space joined Gin Wigmore’s national tour. Kayo and his crew ThEnd joined the MTC team. Sesh dropped the “Really Don’t Care” (remix) and the Revenge City mixtape. And most important of all, Tyree and Kerry welcomed baby Mila into the world.
MARCH – Oh boy… March was quite a month! Sesh & Tim Van Dammen dropped the video for “Let Me Introduce Myself/Forever” and we released Sesh's debut album, Sic Love. Young Sid stepped aside as MTC’s bad guy as Sesh became our new villain. My cell phone rang constantly for almost two weeks with random callers from across the other side of the globe, and it felt like everyone had an opinion to share on the matter. Russell Brown, Scribe, a bunch of copycat media types and some other dude called Nathan King (I see what you did there TV3) embraced Tim Hume’s opinion of the video/track and they all set out to add fuel to Timmy’s fire.
Further to that, Sesh and I got dissed by some dudes who took offence to the fact that I signed Sesh, In their not-so-humble opinion Sesh was wack and I was equally wack for signing him. Fun times! They were so mad at us that they composed songs (errr sort of) about us.
On a positive note, Kid Mac took out the Best Urban Artist of the year at Australia’s national MusicOz Awards. Kayo arrived with his Blank Slate mixtape, and then went on to assist Young Sid on his “Never Waste A Day” single and video. Meanwhile, Sid was gallivanting around in Austin for SXSW with myself, Gin Wigmore, Mr Sicc, P Money and David Dallas.
APRIL – Not an eventful month as it turns out. MTC turned 5 years old and Sid prepped for the imminent release of his second solo album.
MAY – Smashproof’s “Brother” picked up yet another award at the Pacific Island Music Awards. Sid hit the road in support of the release of his second album What Doesn’t Kill Me which went on to peak at #11 on the national albums chart. Sesh dropped the “U Don’t Really Want That” (remix) video with Kayo & Sir T assisting. Ash Hughes made an appearance on the cover of Real Groove on behalf of Kidz In Space just before the magazine shuttered its doors (R.I.P).
JUNE – An interesting month for sure! This was the month that we reached the end of our deal with Universal Australia. We immediately set out to negotiate a new deal with Universal NZ. Things were progressing well with our discussions with Universal and we mutually agreed to keep things moving during negotiations. We geared up to launch the first single proper from Kidz In Space’s forthcoming album Ghost. KIS also won a MySpace award for best Electronic/Dance act.
Neesh unveiled his Flight School mixtape. Young Sid debuted his Andrew Morton directed video for his collaboration with Stan Walker, “Stuck In A Box”. And Sir T released his Get Ready mixture.
JULY – This is the month where things got a bit tricky for us. Having just launched Kidz In Space’s single “Ghost”, Universal NZ pulled out of negotiations. The reasons for the break down from Universal’s side are best left unsaid. But the result was that we were left without a distributor for our forthcoming releases. Damn! Just when we had everything lined up too! We originally had plans to release full-length projects from Kidz In Space, Sir T, and Tyree in 2010, but we had to put on the brakes until we found a new situation. It was especially hard on the KIS guys, as they were cocked and loaded and had already fired off the first single from their project.
On a positive note, Kidz In Space’s “Downtime”; was placed on NBA 2K11, giving the guys their first major international look. We kept things moving by independently releasing Deach’s first solo project, Vision; and his videos for “Til I Say So” and its subsequent remix.
AUGUST – Kidz In Space’s “Downtime” was certified Gold in NZ and “Ghost” received a global release. Deach released his video for “Deachy Is Back” with his Smashproof cohorts, Tyree and Young Sid; featuring on the track. Young Sid’s “Stuck In A Box” peaked in the Top 15 of the NZ singles chart while he prepared to head to the U.S to begin work on his first mixtape for the U.S market. Aaron, Juse and I started taking meetings with major labels.
SEPTEMBER – Kayo teamed up with US new comer Gilbere Forte for the “Black Chukkas” remix, and they also collaborated on a track for Kayo’s forthcoming album Orchestrating The Inevitable. Young Sid took home awards for Best Maori Male Solo Artist & Best Maori Urban Artist at the Waiata Maori Music Awards. He wasn’t present to accept the awards due to the fact that he was busy working in New York, as were Derty Sesh & Twice As Nice.
OCTOBER – K*Ners released his debut single on MTC, “Messy”, while the whole crew start prepping the latest in the Speed Of Sound mixtape series. Kayo joined Stan Walker on his "Homesick" video and single.
NOVEMBER – Speed Of Sound 5 was released, with DJ Manchoo at the helm, and a video for “Move The Crowd” was released featuring verses from the entire MTC crew. Kid Mac released his debut single and the self-directed video for “Freedom”, and Young Sid joined the ranks of upper management at the label.
DECEMBER – That brings us to this month. And us you can probably sense, there is an urgency in the camp to release new music despite our current distributor predicament. But more about that in my next rant. December gave us new mixtapes from Derty Sesh & Kayo, and tomorrow we will release mixtapes from Kidz In Space & Koma's City Of Villains. Speaking of Koma... we are very honored that Koma chose to join the label this month. He launched his MTC career in fine style with the new track,“Champ On The Rise”; with assists from his new label-mates Derty Sesh and Sir T.
A brand new Chris Graham directed video for Young Sid’s “You” just landed, and another self-directed video from Kid Mac for “My Brothers Keeper” is being delivered on Christmas day. Oh, and Kidz In Space are currently out on an Australasian tour with Kora.
The last few months haven’t been easy on the label. We have been entirely self-funded for almost half of a year now. There hasn't been any significant revenue coming in to the label; because we haven’t been able to release any new music. But the entire team has worked hard all year long and we now have a solid line up of seven completed projects ready to launch once all of the negotiations with our new partner(s) are finalized.
Thank you to everyone who has helped us in 2010. And a huge thank you to all of our supporters, you belief in us keeps the wheels turning.
Part 2 coming soon.
Merry Christmas everybody.
CITY OF VILLAINS Mixtape Coming Tomorrow:
Koma and his crew have prepared a little Xmas gift for you all...
KAYO - How To Get To Carnegie [Minitape]:
Happy Christmas Eve, here's a gift from Kayo & ThEnd.
It's as simple as hitting "Like" on Kayo's Facebook page (if you haven't already) and then clicking on the Free Minitape tab at the top of his artist profile page.
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1 - "I Go Away"
2 - "Hello"
3 - "Riot Rhythm" feat. Ethical
4 - "Rock It"
5 - "Something In The Water"
6 - "O.N.E"
7 - "Where Do I Begin"
8 - "Cosmic Love"
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Move The Crowd Records.
Put Together By The Dudes That Brought You Blank Slate...
- ThEnd Beats
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Storyboard P x THE BULLITTS - "Close Your Eyes":
I'm loving the music coming from Jaymes Samuel at the moment, but this Marc Baptiste directed visual with Storyboard P puts it over the top.
Original video to "Close Your Eyes" feat. Jay Electronica & Lucy Liu after the jump.
Original video to "Close Your Eyes" feat. Jay Electronica & Lucy Liu after the jump.
CLOSE YOUR EYES - THE BULLITTS starring JAY ELECTRONICA & LUCY LIU from THE BULLITTS on Vimeo.
KIDZ IN SPACE - "In Your Blood" [Audio]:
Kidz In Space take on Computers Want Me Dead's "In Your Blood" on this track from their mixtape The Off Cuts.
The Off Cuts will be available for free download on Christmas Day.
KIDZ IN SPACE - "In Your Blood": by KirkMTC
KAYO - How To Get To Carnegie [Mixtape Cover]:
How To Get To Carnegie minitape (mini mixtape) dropping on Christmas Eve...
YOUNG SID - "You" feat. Deach [Video]:
Now on YouTube for your viewing, commenting and embedding pleasure...
The final single from Sids What Doesn't Kill Me album, "You" feat. Deach; is now available at
The final single from Sids What Doesn't Kill Me album, "You" feat. Deach; is now available at
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