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New release: The Impossebulls bum rush blocSonic!

It’s an honor for me to present to you The Impossebulls, a hip-hop group that first formed when, in 2000, Public Enemy’s Chuck D reached out to fans to collaborate on a new song about the coming demise of major record labels. “We Don’t Need You” was the name of that song and it was the start of the…… Read “New release: The Impossebulls bum rush blocSonic!”

New release: netBloc Vol. 42: Life, The Universe & Everything

Welcome back to blocSonic! Once again we’ve got another great collection of netaudio for you to enjoy with “netBloc Vol. 42: Life, The Universe & Everything”. This time we’ve got music from Baltimore, Berlin, Boston, Buffalo, California, Colombia, Italy, Moscow, New Jersey & Toronto! As ec…… Read “New release: netBloc Vol. 42: Life, The Universe & Everything”

New release: The blocSonic debut of lounge artist mabafu!

Back in 2007, in the 10th volume of our excellent netBloc series, we featured an incredible artist by the name of mabafu. Now six years later mabafu makes his blocSonic debut with his latest release. “Little Boy”… a six track EP of soulful, fun & dubtastic lounge music which also features a ta…… Read “New release: The blocSonic debut of lounge artist mabafu!”

New release: blocSonic welcomes The Scallions on board with the release of "Agony Through Ceremony XE"!

A little over ten years ago, in 2002, I began working for SLAMjamz, the label run by Public Enemy’s Chuck D. I began by designing cover art for their digital single series. Among those digital singles were seven designed for Connecticut avante-garde power pop group, The Scallions, consisting of me…… Read “New release: blocSonic welcomes The Scallions on board with the release of "Agony Through Ceremony XE"!”

New release: netBloc Vol. 41: Brought to you by the numerals 4 and 1

With this being the 41st volume in our most excellent netBloc series, I felt it only fitting that I make plunderphonic artist Fortyone an integral part of it. So what you’ll find is his wacky and adventurous explorations in sampling both opening and closing this collection… making for a righteous…… Read “New release: netBloc Vol. 41: Brought to you by the numerals 4 and 1”

New release: Just Plain Ant continues the journey with "All Becomes Dust"

Back in 2008 I first came upon the music of an artist who, a year later would play a large role in blocSonic’s transition to a full-fledged netlabel with it’s own original releases along side it’s netBloc series. That artist, Just Plain Ant made his first appearance on “netBloc Vol. 17: Refined Ex…… Read “New release: Just Plain Ant continues the journey with "All Becomes Dust"”