14 Fathoms Deep (Seattle 1996)

Fourteen Fathoms Deep is a semi-obscure compilation from The Emerald City. The vibe on this cd is mostly rugged and moody which is appropriate for a place that gets about 50 inches of rain a year. If you need some heady tunes for zoning out during the winter months, this is the ticket. Seattle's Scene is a bit different from its neighbors. The gritty nature of this collection is worlds away from much of the keyboard funk the west coast is known for. Shift gears and take a ride, northwest style.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KGZ390I6

01 (03:03) sinsemilla - drastic measures
02 (03:29) 22nd precinct - great outdoors
03 (04:36) mad fanatic ft ragchyld - official members
04 (04:44) dms - keep da change
05 (04:14) source of labor - cornbread
06 (04:42) ghetto children - court's in session
07 (06:28) narcotik ft infinite - all up in my mix
08 (03:37) jace ft dionna - ghetto star
09 (03:50) kylin - can
10 (04:27) prose & concepts - higher places
11 (04:20) ns (of the o.n.e. corporation) - insomniak museick
12 (02:52) blind council - interrogation
13 (03:56) union of opposites ft shonuph - continuations
14 (08:54) the crew clockwise - a new day

Some of these artists were also featured on other Seattle compilations in the mid 90's. A few of them are 'Untranslated Prescriptions - A Tribal Compilation' (1995), 'Do The Math' (1996) and 'Word Sound Power' (1997). This one was released by 'Loose Groove' Records in 1996. Let me know if you want more northwest flavor, I'll be glad to oblige!

--Schenectadyfan

dope drops from the land of rain...

Seattle's cold 8 months of the year. It's dark. There are vampires and trolls under the bridges, on park benches, in line at the liquor store. The pace of life is quicker there than you might expect. The Pacific Northwest is the stomping ground of starbucks fueled yuppies and the birthplace of much musical genius. This cd I'm gonna post today has some familiar faces from the Seattle scene, you might recognize them. I scored this cd for 3 bucks. In the long run, it was worth skipping that pint of beer at the bar!

Here's a link and a tracklist to:

va - word sound power (seattle 1997)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QOBLGCYZ

1. (00:01:50) source of labor & beyond reality - prayer
2. (00:05:37) source of labor & beyond reality - solbr
3. (00:03:16) source of labor - all seeing
4. (00:02:23) beyond reality - revival
5. (00:03:36) theaster gates - pretty words
6. (00:04:46) source of labor ft makia - eye candy
7. (00:02:36) juice - o.g.
8. (00:02:33) beyond reality - big bear
9. (00:02:12) source of labor - overstanding (remix)
10. (00:02:53) beyond reality - 333
11. (00:03:02) source of labor - sunshine
12. (00:05:30) felicia loud - blackbird
13. (00:03:07) source of labor - b
14. (00:01:28) beyond reality - whatever
15. (00:05:03) unknown - can i go
16. (00:04:49) beyond reality - i reality
17. (00:01:12) unknown - wolof girls
18. (00:05:03) felicia loud - childs play
19. (00:03:15) cecil young - blue in black
20. (00:02:04) unknown - is my crew
21. (00:01:47) beyond reality - abc's
22. (00:05:05) beyond reality - say u do
23. (00:00:47) word sound - kylea outro

Let us know if you want more specific regional focus, we'll do our best to provide.

--Schenectadyfan