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First Book of Timothy by Low Blow Since its 2017 inception, LA -based imprint Common Good Records has released a string of continually phenomenal records and tapes, including: Te'Amir Sweeney 's Tiger Breaks 45 + drum kit, Drtysoap's Merry Chrithmith, Unown & DJ Ragz 's Pasta & Wings cassette, and Jake Najor's D$RTY M$NEY BREAKS 45 + drum kit. Plus, label co-founder J.D. (@OlogistBBB) has been extremely hospitable and supportive of both myself and The Witzard ; even mixing and sequencing Mitchell Kezin's festive Mitchell's 'SOUL SISTA' Holiday Mix for The Witzard extremely last-minute! Now, J.D. & Common Good Records have announced their next proper release: Low Blow 's full-length debut, First Book of Timothy . "Soulful, West Coast Hip-Hop . A sound unique unto itself. A sound that recalls a classic era nostalgia. A sound steeped in the deep roots of Gospel , Funk, and Soul . Low Blow [@thereallowblow] builds on that t...

Anymore, here at The Witzard , we generally, just cover Hip-Hop , Punk/Hardcore, and Indie Rock stylings, as well as an array of different genres and host a handful of columns and exploration pieces; although, The Witzard was, in fact, founded back in 2010 as a "Pop Culture" blog and over the years, we have covered different "streetwear" brands, music-related technologies, Banksy installations, and other various non-music-related coverage. Last week, J.D. at Common Good Records hit me up on Instagram (@ologistbbb) with a non-music, yet still, music-related story suggestion; he also, looped in @musicneedle_ , who he described as a guy who "makes some incredible 45 adapters that are in shapes of beat machines and classic gaming consoles." Following J.D. 's introduction, I soon reached out to @musicneedle_ , otherwise, known as German Moreno —a 25-year-old part-time electrician/part-time art gallery curator hailing from Pasadena, California . Mor...

Last we heard from Los Angeles -based Common Good Records , they were gearing up to release Drtysoap 's festive beat tape, MERRY CHRITHMITH and if you'll remember correctly, co-founder The Ologist AKA J.D. actually, sequenced and arranged Mitchell Kezin 's Mitchell's 'SOUL SISTA' Holiday Mix for The Witzard . Following the releases of Te'Amir Sweeney 's Tiger Breaks 7-inch and brother Tutu Sweeney 's "Party In The Ghetto" B/W "Walking Forward" J.D. 's When Crates Create imprint folded and quickly joined forces with Jason McGuiness ' LA -based Analog Burners to collectively, form Common Good Records . Now, Common Good Records are back with their first proper release of 2018: Unown & DJ Ragz 's Pasta & Wings , described as "a concept project with a 90's era Hip-Hop instrumental vibe that finds Unown handling the beat duties on the MPC and DJ Ragz cutting up on the turntables." Pasta ...

Tiger Breaks (Vinyl / Producer Drum Kit) by Te'Amir Sweeney Los Angeles -based drummer and producer Te'Amir Sweeney has frequently toured and recorded with Stones Throw -affiliated Soul singer and Emanon emcee Aloe Blacc . Sweeney has additionally played with a wide array of musicians, mainly affiliated with LA 's burgeoning Hip-Hop , beat-making, Jazz , and Neo-Soul scenes including, but not limited to Sa-Ra Creative Partners , Mark de Clive-Lowe, Kamasi Washington , Kadhja Bonet, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson , YG, Wondem , and Ethic-Cali. Te'Amir Sweeney has recorded extensively with "LA All Day" musician and producer Jason McGuiness (AKA Analog Burners ) contributing drums to his Bandcamp-released collections: Masterpiece EP: A Whitfield​-​Strong Tribute , "We Could Be" with High Science Project/"Empyrean Tones" with Keyon Harrold, and ConSoul 's 2017 "I Need You"/"Ball of Confusion" 7-inch. The Ologist (@Olo...