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78:58 MIN 75.77 MBOn Sunday Dec. 21st, 2008, HVW8 held it’s annual Holiday Party at the Art + Design Gallery in Los Angeles. Everyone in attendance anxiously held their breath as three friends set up a a room full of drums, keyboards, synths, modules, computers and more. The stage was set for something big. When it was time [...]
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78:38 MIN 74.27 MBThis week we have a a second dose for you from the guys! Now it’s Max’s turn to stretch it out with a full length mix. This Live set bumps the tempo up to the midlevel, bubbling along at about 112 to 114 bpm. It’s just the right groove to keep your head nodding. Throw [...]
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63:04 MIN 62.26 MBHVW8 looks ahead to 2009 with the introduction of a new podcast series – HVW8 International. Fans of our Live at the BBQ and Music is My Art shows will certainly feel the vibe here. We’ll be focusing on tons of new tracks in the year to come and adding more and more live recordings [...]
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59:04 MIN 68.73 MB14KT, Buff1, DJ Haircut (aka Mayer Hawthorne) and Jax, all members of the A-Side Worldwide team, come through to bless us with a set this week at the BBQ. The connection between Michigan and Los Angeles continues to strengthen and if you weren’t up on A-Side before now, you’ll be a solid supporter after this [...]
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95:30 MIN 90.73 MBAs one of the most important decisions of our collective future approaches here in the US, we thought it only proper to help provide a little voter inspiration. The HVW8 position is all to clear – from our Political Minded painting series to our involvement with the Manifest Hope Gallery at the DNC a few [...]
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84:28 MIN 81.36 MBThis week we have a good friend of ours from Austin, Texas stopping by with a bag of beats! That’s right! You guessed it! Chicken George is here! We think you’ll find his selection perfectly in tune with our Sunday afternoon sessions here in LA. And, we know this mix is going to get heavy [...]
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75:36 MIN 72.59 MBHere you are – another sure shot of tracks from HVW8 friends, unreleased material, advance copies and personal classics. Recorded on a Sunday afternoon, live at the HVW8 Gallery with a few friends, including Proh Mic and My Man Henri. We know many more friends out there wish they could have come to hang out… [...]
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76:17 MIN 72.77 MBSunday’s have grown on us over the last year and a half, that’s for sure! We’re happy to say they’ve grown to include an extended family of people around the world. You, dear friend, are part of this just by reading these words and listening to these sounds! Yes, Sunday has become our salvation around [...]
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73:33 MIN 92.01 MBThey’re back – and in full effect! This is a special return engagement of our boys Ced No, Proh Mic and Stoney Rock… The Hawthorne Headhunters!!! The set was recorded, as always, at the HVW8 Art+Design Gallery in Los Angeles with a full set up of MPCs, keyboards, modules, turntables, mixers and more. It’s just [...]
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96:46 MIN 100.77 MBWe’ve been hoping to get Jeremy Sole in the Gallery to play some records for a while now. We finally worked it out and you get to listen in! Jeremy came through to DJ for our mutual friend CRO and the Go Tell Mama/Got Next!* art show last week at HVW8 LA, so we asked [...]
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85:58 MIN 94.06 MBGet ready for some of the rarest boogie, funk and modern soul cuts you’ve heard! Here’s Disco Tom Noble, the man behind Lotus Land Records. Check the playlist and you’ll know why this cat is the man many look to when researching rare boogie. His collection of private press cuts is second to none and [...]
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79:20 MIN 77.2 MBLA in the summertime…. Could there be any place we’d rather be? Well, maybe off on some island somewhere I guess. Short of that dream vacation though, we’re content to hang out BBQing to the sounds of Max and Ty G at the HVW8 Gallery in LA. They pulled through with a back to basics [...]
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77:39 MIN 74.09 MBThis week, the BBQ takes a field trip over to Echo Park in Los Angeles for the Beat Swap Meet. This is a record show/sale held a few times a year here and it’s like no other in town. It’s a virtual who’s who of the local DJ scene – all buying, selling and DJing! [...]
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47:06 MIN 48.47 MBMy oh my!!! The BBQ is back in full effect and it’s LIVE!!! Our friend Noelle Scaggs and DJ Rhettmatic were here n Sunday to get down with one of the most amazing events we’ve ever had at the HVW8 Gallery!! Rhettmatic starts us off with a nice little mix as only he can and [...]
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77:24 MIN 75.47 MBNow things are really kicking…! Straight off of a fresh mix with Prince Language, our boys come back with a patented HVW8/SSLA mix of things new, classic and a bit of the unheard. This is the kind of thing we’ve all come to recognize in the show, but it’s hard to know how they keep [...]
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58:18 MIN 62.39 MBOn a recent trip out to LA from NYC, our friend Prince Language was snared by the HVW8 kidnap sneak-attack. He was loungin’ at one of the local theme parks and we came with the bum rush. I threw the potato sack over his head ad Ty brought the van around back. From there it [...]
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70:18 MIN 63.98 MBIt’s back to basics for Ty and Max right now – good records and a nice afternoon at the gallery with a few friends. Speaking of friends – check out the line up going on this week. Friends of HVW8 and SSLA all over the place – The Hue (Damon Bell, Tim K and JT), [...]
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87:28 MIN 85.61 MBNice to know everyone’s back in town safe and sound… Ty G was out to Miami for WMC. Max was up in Portland for the Night Owl Record Show as well. Maybe some of you out there checked in on their associated events? Well, if so or if not, they got you covered right here, [...]
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80:22 MIN 81.15 MBOh! We needed a show like this! Didn’t we need a show like this? Don’t get us wrong, we’re quite proud of every one that’s come out. Sometimes we all just need to get back to basics though. A few friends hanging out on a Sunday afternoon playing exactly what we all want to hear [...]
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He’s baaaaack!! This week we take a little trip back to Shoe’s House by way of the HVW8 Production House! Amazing what comes together when we get together. The show this week is full of exclusives, originals, CD-Rs and you won’t hear this anywhere elses. Get ready, cause here he comes! Direct from Shoes House: [...]
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86:54 MIN 81.6 MBDays in Los Angeles are heating up this time of year. It seems like the scene picks up right as the sun comes out. Nice how that happens. Max and Ty seem to be right in step with the LA vibe! Check how their day is going…. Ty G’s A Day in L.A. Beautiful Club [...]
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91:14 MIN 86.83 MBMusic Is My Art – back at it for week two of the newest series. As you must know by now, our friends have been good enough to bless us with some mad mad sets. Opening ears, open minds around here. We knew we’d get nothing less from the homies this time around. Crazy party [...]
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75:02 MIN 71.13 MBMusic Is My Art!! Yes, yes, the new podcast series from HVW8, solidstatela and Gravis Footwear has arrived. Not much has changed musically – all the nice sounds you’ve come to know us for are still flowing. Tons more guests are lined up. All you need to do is press play! Are you ready? Here’s [...]
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91:42 MIN 86.79 MBWelcome back to the BBQ! Head’s Up! We’ll be starting a new series soon so this will be the last Live at the BBQ show in this series (for now?) Look forward to “Music is My Art” from HVW8 and solidstatela. You won’t need to do a thing. No changes to your subscription needed. So, [...]