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A stunningly Northwest visual accompaniment to "Trial by Water" by Thee XNTRX featuringEprhyme and IAME, from the hip hop compilation album All Your Friend's Friends [KLP255] (IAMEalso appears on the AYFF song "We Never Look Up"; Eprhyme appears on "Simplify Complex"). "Trial by Water" samples Ashley Eriksson's "Good Storm" from her Colours [KLP245] album.

The All Your Friend’s Friends [KLP255] compilation was produced by the Olympia-centric Thee XNTRX featuring hip hop artists from across the region: Spokane, Tacoma, Seattle, Olympia, Washington and reaching down to Portland, Oregon. Iame (pictured below in all of his holiday splendor) is a Portland MC who appears on two All Your Friend’s Friends songs, “Trial by Water” and “We Never Look up”. Under the name Wool See he’s recorded a holiday Peace on Earth greeting for us, “Christmas Card”, which leads off the Winter Worn EP.

You can stream or download “Christmas Card” and the Winter Worn EP HERE. Holiday happiness to all!

The All Your Friend’s Friends [KLP255] NW hip hop compilation album is available now from the K Mail Order Dept.

Oldominion MC Candidt on stage at Neumos, Seattle, WA; “All the homies parlay through the day and end the night! ‘Imaginary Stereo’ is about sticking to your dreams and aspirations -Nevermind what they say. Rock wit it!”

Candidt makes appearances on two songs from All Your Friend’s Friends [KLP255] NW hip hop compilation released Nov. 2014 on K: “Cynic Syndrome”, “Jumpkick the Legs”.

All Your Friend’s Friends [KLP255] is available now from the K Mail Order Dept.

“Come on”, a tight world view courtesy of Grayskul, from their album Zenith (Fake Four Inc.).

Both Grayskul MCs JFK and Onry Ozzborne appear on the All Your Friend’s Friends [KLP255] NW hip hop compilation; JFK on “3D Monocle” (with Bishop, Goldini and Smoke), Onry Ozzborne on “Cynic Syndrome” (with Zikki Carr and Candidt):

http://krecs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/01-Cynic-Syndrome.mp3

All Your Friend’s Friends [KLP255] is available now from the K Mail Order Dept.

Above photog (a still from the All Your Friend’s Friends documentary) is of Thee XNTRX, producers of the NW kip hop compilation All Your Friend’s Friends [KLP255]. Left to right it’s Smoke M2D6 and Eprhyme. If you follow the world of K at all you are aware of Eprhyme‘s prowess as an MC but may not know Smoke (as a member of Oldominion) also has a concussive effect on the mic.

See for yourself January 2 when he plays the first All Your Friend’s Friends-related show of the new year at the Jet Bar, Mill Creek, WA, with Dark Time Sunshine, Bubba Kush, What Have May, Pale Soul, Divide the Poet, Dyllyn Greenwood. Uhhh.

All Your Friend’s Friends is a short film piece (20 mins.) documenting the creation of  K‘s NW hip hop compilation album by the same name, brought to you by Red Williamson and Newspin Films.

All Your Friend’s Friends [KLP255] is the brainchild of producer Smoke M2D6 and MC Eprhyme (as seen in below photog), who first came up with the idea to comb through K‘s catalog for samples that would act as the foundation for a collection of brand new tracks featuring MCs from Olympia and around the Northwest.

Their vision was to create an album that would embody the sense of community they’d found in Olympia’s music scene, by bringing together friends and peers to contribute their talents. In the end, All Your Friend’s Friends also acts as a retrospective of the legendary Olympia label and serves as a reminder of its role in bringing together so many talented and like-minded individuals.

Xperience

Based on interviews taken during the recording phase of the project with quirky and charismatic NW characters ranging from Calvin Johnson to Macklemore, the mini-doc takes us behind the scenes of the making of a real NW audio artifact, as well as providing a glimpse into the unique D.I.Y. hip hop and underground arts scene of Olympia, WA. Other cameos include Xperience, Silas Blak and Jace (Silent Lambs Project and The Blak Stax), Onry Ozzborn, The Chicharones, and album producers Smoke M2D6 and Eprhyme, among others.

Onry Ozzborn

  View two different trailers for the All Your Friend’s Friends documentary HERE and HERE.

All Your Friend’s Friends [KLP255] is available now from the K Mail Order Dept.

Do You hear that sound? It’s the Northwest hip hop compilation All Your Friend’s Friends [KLP255] blowing up on cels worldwide, causing irreversible damage to Headz and other weird-outs. The All Your Friend’s Friends compilation was produced by Smoke m2d6 and Thee XNTRX utilizing samples from K albums past and present, by such artists as Jeremy Jay, Dub Narcotic Sound System, Ashley Eriksson, Mirah, Make-Up and Beat Happening. Smoke crafted the beats and the assorted MCs let loose. Wicked. The All Your Friend’s Friends comp. has quickly become the regional hip hop event of the year. Now the All Your Friend’s Friends documentary tells you the whys and where art thous. It debuts this Friday afternoon at KEXP.org!

All Your Friend’s Friends is a short film piece (20 mins.) directed by Red Williamson (Newspin Films) documenting the creation of K‘s NW hip hop compilation album by the same name. Based on interviews taken during the recording phase of the project with quirky and charismatic NW characters ranging from Calvin Johnson to Macklemore, the mini-doc takes us behind the scenes of the making of a real NW audio artifact, as well as providing a glimpse into the unique D.I.Y. hip hop and underground arts scene of Olympia, WA. Other cameos include XPERIENCE, Silas Blak and Jace (Silent Lambs Project and The Blak Stax), Onry Ozzborn, The Chicharones, and album producers Smoke M2D6 and Eprhyme, among others.

Olympia film maker Red Williamson was in the studio from the beginning documenting thee XNTRX as they made it, unmade it and made it all over again. You may have seen the trailer for the All Your Friend’s Friends documentary, or the other trailer for it. You can see the big picture when the All Your Friend’s Friends documentary debuts this Friday afternoon (Dec. 5) on KEXP.org.

If you need more, read an interview with Smoke m2d6 about his production process in RapReviews.com.

In related good news: after a brief dry spell last week the K Mail Order Dept. reports it has replenished it’s supply of All Your Friend’s Friends [KLP255] compact discs – it is in stock NOW.

“Been too Long” by Real Life Click with special guest Lega’C Jones. An excerpt from SANGVIS REGVM: Blood of Kings EP. Blood so fresh, don’t wipe your hands on your pants you’ll get it all over the furniture.

Real Life Click is the Olympia hip hop syndicate featuring MCs Ang  P and Miz, both of whom appear all over the All Your Friend’s Friends [KLp255] NW hip hop compilation. Ang P is on the songs “Find Your Shine”, “Work Is the Principle”; Miz is on “We Never Look up”. They both appear on “Jumpkick the Legs”:

http://krecs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/18-Jump-Kick-The-Legs.mp3

View the video “Jumpkick the Legs” HERE. All Your Friend’s Friends [KLP255] is available now from the K Mail Order Dept.