When DJ Spinnerty first came out with the Urge 1 mix (I Feel An Urge), I had the CD on repeat for about 2 months; with 5 hours of driving every week between Michigan and Chicago, that’s a lot of listening. And it sounded better every time.

So now I introduce you Urge Part 2: Keep Reachin Up.

I don’t make recommendations on music much because as you all known I’m a big hypocrite. But Urge is the shit. This is how Spinnerty described it on his website:

“The special thing about this CD is that it features the rawest tunes recorded by the new generation of funk bands and producers. While listening, you may find yourself thinking “this tune haaad to be recorded in 1967″ but it’s all brand new funk, paying homage to the originators.”

*Take a listen for yourself here*

*The mix can be purchased here*

And for those of you that know music, you know the cover is nothing but dopeness, designed by r* .

This was last year’s commercial for the Taiwan National Palace Museum. I’ve kept that link in my bookmarks thinking one day if I ever do a blog I’ll post this. For those of you that don’t speak Chinese or Taiwanese, Lin Qiang is a well known Taiwanese producer that always appreciated his heritage. The commercial juxtaposes his reading or an ancient poem (in Taiwanese dialect) with beats. Finally something good out of the Asian music industry.

這支廣告片去年我就看過了， 當時的感覺就好像看到一朵蓮花于污泥而不染，非常過癮。 畢竟這幾年看著周董的落寞， 各個垃圾歌手的中國風抄襲以后， 我越來越感覺到亞洲樂壇的墮落了（以后可能會經常聽到我抱怨）。 但這支廣告不再讓我有丟臉的感覺。 請大家玩音樂的少做垃圾， 多做些有品味的作品吧。

林強演出及配台語發音唸著: 宋 / 黃庭堅 / 花氣薰人帖：
花氣薰人欲破禪
心情其實過中年
春來詩思何所似
八節灘頭上水船