[AUDIO] Tonedeff - “The Distance” [Produced By Kno]

Posted on April 16 2009, In the General category

Tonedeff – “The Distance” [Produced By Kno] | [DOWNLOAD]

Tonedeff returns for 2009 with “The Distance” produced by Kno and taken from CunninLynguists Strange Journey Volume One which is NOW AVAILABLE @ Amazon, iTunes & More. [BUY NOW]

This intensely personal song deals with the sense of disconnection from one’s self over time – a point demonstrated by Tone’s use of third-person perspective until switching to first-person at the last moment to draw himself back in. While “The Distance” is not connected in any way to the duo’s forthcoming Chico And The Man album, it is certainly a good indication of what’s to come and a welcome meal to tides us over.

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Enjoy

P.S. Be sure to comment and rate this song @ HipHopDX.com.

[AUDIO] Tonedeff - “Pervert (NumberNin6 RMX)”

Posted on March 2 2009, In the General category

“Let’s Cut To The Chase, Ma…” | [DOWNLOAD HERE]

Tonedeff acapellas are a rare commodity on the internets. So, it’s not often that you hear a Tonedeff remix worth it’s salt, let alone one sanctioned by QN5.

This remix of the outrageously catchy “Pervert” from the Archetype album was crafted from scratch with the original acapella by up & coming VA producer/remixer/DJ, NumberNin6.

After hearing Tonedeff & Substantial’s version of “Punk”, NumberNin6 approached the baby-blue kingpin about remixing this song in particular. Needless to say, you can look forward to more collaborations between the two in the coming months.

[DOWNLOAD THE SONG HERE]

Enjoy!

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[RELEASE] Extended Famm - Happy F*ck You Songs

Posted on February 25 2009, In the General category

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QN5 is proud to announce the digital debut of Extended Famm’s 2002 classic, Happy F*ck You Songs wherever digital music is sold.

The idea behind this joint-project by Tonedeff, PackFM, Substantial & Session was simple: make the most innovative crew cuts possible. As a group, there is an undeniable chemistry between them that bursts forth on ground-breaking cuts like “Line Drop”, “Velocity” and the wireless theme song, “Celly”. All the stops are pulled out for tried & true battle-ready anthems like “FYIRB (Remix)”, and “The Evil That Pens Do” as well as classic skits courtesy of their infamous sidekick, Squijee. All of this comes to together as an album that managed to break the conceptual shackles of the ‘The Posse Cut’ and push it new directions at time when Hip Hop was drowning in thuggery.

This record was a landmark national release for QN5 and the reason for much of the early press the label received, including appearances in The Source Magazine, URB, and MTV. Making the occasional appearance on eBay, original pressings of this release go for a grip of cash due to it limited pressing – but now you can show your support directly to the artists!

With an obscenity average of 4.5 CWPM (Curse-Words-Per-Minute), you can’t go wrong!

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Enjoy!

[VIDEO] Auralarian Piano Cover of Tonedeff’s “Gathered”

Posted on February 11 2009, In the General category

Auralarian, Amplifya, covers Tonedeff’s piano ballad “Gathered”

You know you’re making music that connects with people when you start to see covers of your stuff on YouTube. From Priscilla Renea’s (now defunct) cover of PackFM’s “Lessons” to Lachlan Higgs’ cover of Radiohead’s “Videotape”, seeing different musicians making the effort to re-interpret your songs is always flattering and interesting to watch.

Here, longtime Auralarian, Amplifya, does an abridged instrumental version of “Gathered” from Archetype. Be sure to peep it and drop him a comment @ YouTube.

Including this song on Archetype was a risky move in 2004, when singing on Rap records was still taboo…but since I had always included at least one fully-sung track per release (ie. “Homecoming King”, “Morethanthis” and “Fast”), I knew the Auralarians had my back.

This video is proof positive that the risk was worth it and I’m looking forward to providing more piano fun for everyone in the latter half of the year. Props to Amplifya for posting this vid. Definitely made my day.

Hollerate!
Tone

PS: I’d rather see covers of the sung stuff than the rhyming stuff…just cause…you know. lol

[NEWS] Chico & The Man Now On Twitter

Posted on February 2 2009, In the General, What's New? category

Work for it.

Enjoy!