Timeless: Mulatu Astatke

Timeless: The Composer/Arranger Series is the name of a concert series that was created in homage to the composer/arrangers who have influenced hip-hop in the most literal and profound ways. Timeless was conceived by production house Mochilla in Los Angeles during February and March 2009 and included the performances of over 150 musicians in front of ecstatic sold out crowds. These three historic events were recorded and filmed in exacting detail with Mochilla's unmistakable style.

On February 1st, Ethiopian musician and inventor of Ethio-jazz, Mulatu Astatke, a giant in African music blessed the sold-out Luckman Fine Arts Complex with an amazing show. He shared the stage with veterans of the Los Angeles jazz scene Bennie Maupin, Azar Lawrence and Phil Ranelin. The performance is beautiful - showcasing many classics as well as some new material too. He's currently touring Europe with the Heliocentrics and is still talking about the Timeless concert in Los Angeles.

MULATU!

Mulatu

The Lava Children - S/T

as soon as I started listening to this album I knew it had to be a chasmfiller. a Los Angeles based band with a taste for folkness and darkness at the same time. if Jim Morrison were alive, he would probably love this band. have a good trip.


"If awesome were a word, and life were worth living, then this band would be amazing. Well awesome is a word, and life for the most part is worth living, so this band fucking rocks. Los Angeles is where they call home, but their music feels so different from the sun and warmth of their surroundings. They create eerie masterpieces that bring about feelings of nostalgia. It makes me want to play with a Ouija board while eating ice cream with sprinkles or walk my dog into the middle of the woods and tell it a ghost story. I can only suggest listening to their music the way in which I first did. Go to your room right now. Turn off all the lights. If you have any plants in your house please drag them into your room (this will enhance the experience). Now sit back and let the music overwhelm you. Get ready to see everything that haunted you as a child. Then be prepared to love it, for you will be dancing and playing Candyland with all your fears in mere seconds. God bless?" - FATHER HUMMINGBIRD from BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW


weird is good.

This Heat - Health and Efficiency

might as well have the whole this heat discography here at chasm-filler studios. this short EP shows a side of this heat that was not known by many.

chasm0!

This Heat - This Heat

this is the first this heat album ever, released in 1978. one hell of a masterpiece by this skillful trio. may the legacy of this band resonate through the depths of space and time.

horizontal hold

Nico - Desertshore

Another Nico masterpiece.

Afraid

Nico - The Marble Index

You can't hype this, son. Just download and listen. Intently.

Memento Hodie