Soul Kid Records' latest news...

UGRAP.COM, a well-known German underground Hip-Hop site, conducted an interview recently with G-Clef. This was possibly the most in-depth interview from a Hip-Hop side of things G-Clef has done to date. To check it out click here.

For those not in the know, G-Clef launched Chambermusik Radio only 2 months ago, and already the project is climbing beyond expectations. With well over 1,000 listeners, the radio station has done live interviews with such Wu-Fam as Islord (Killarmy), Dom Pachino (Killarmy), and Big Al BRB (Gza Entertainment), and is growing daily in listenership. Chambermusik Store now stocks not only all Yalloppin/Soulkid product, but also independent Wu-Fam such as 9th Prince, Killa Priest, 71 Raw, Allah Real, Falling Down, Tragedy Khadafi, Ruthless Bastards, King Just, DJ Storm, and soon to add many more. The main site features these and other elements, which are coming together to form a vast online "Killa Beehive" for all Independent Wu-Affiliated artists to deal directly with their fans on the web. Another main feature is our new message board, created in cooperation with thawunewz.com, which within only a week, already has about 400 newly subscribed members, and all the latest Wu-Gossip that's fit to post. Also to be featured, will be a complete historical family tree of all Wu-Fam, as well as original photos, media, and a complete lyric database! Here is the main site. Join us on the forum now!

Soulkid Records is proud to announce the second in a series of "cover albums" featuring the saxophone talents of G-Clef showcased front and center as the bearer of the melodic line. This time, we not only hear from jazz guitarist William Ash, but from Yalloppin' Hounds' bassist Peter Hartmann as well in this intimate, yet space-aged jazz trio format. The idea of a jazz trio performing the music of pop-metal band Evanescence may seem strange to some, but hardly to those at all familiar with the risk-taker himself, G-Clef at the boards. "Despite some overdubbing, and production, this is still essentially a pure jazz trio album. No instruments have been added other than guitar, acoustic bass, and alto saxophone." explains the Mad Komposa himself. To hear clips from the album or to buy it now, go here.

G-Clef has finally released the final installment from the Soul Kid Vault; the music of Infamous Mr. Savage aka Doc Dave Banner. The battle-styled emcee was first heard on Mortal Combat, the SKK's first commercially released 12 single. He was the first emcee on the record who set it off with "Who be dat ill nigga creeping thru the jungle?" This EP's contents include various demos and songs recorded while the Klik was involved with Gza Entertainment, in the Golden Era of the Wu-Tang Clan circa 1996. Several of these beats were solicited for Gza's Liquid Swords LP, but were replaced by beats by the Rza, forming the classic album that the world now remembers as history. Perhaps history worked out for the best, as these songs are blessed by Infamous' incredible lyrical stylings throughout this EP, perhaps to show and prove G-Clef had not lost any ground giving these beats to Infamous instead! Infamous told G-Clef in 1996, "Fuck it, I will tear them shits apart!" And so, now, after all these years, we can finally hear him do it with the "Pressure". Included on this record is the "Desperate Times" B-Side tribute to Notorious B.I.G. by Infamous called "Ten Mack Commandments". To hear samples of this dope, classic EP go here.

G-Clef da Mad Komposa, the CEO and Executive Producer of Soulkid Records has created a new online radio station and website/store called Chambermusik. Although the website is still under construction, the radio station is already up and running, and features Wu-Affiliated material mainly, as this is the concept behind Chambermusik.com as well. From the site: "Enter: CHAMBERMUSIK, the first net music store solely dedicated to the veterans of these bloody wars. Whether from Shaolin, Medina, Quwait, L.A., or even Europe, these artists will be straight from The Grain to YOU!". Labels that present Wu-Affiliated artists, past or present are encouraged to send material for both the store/site and the radio station. The station is broadcast through Live365.com and is located at this link. CHAMBERMUSIK RADIO. Please bookmark it and support the station. You can listen anywhere you have a web connection and yes its FREE!

William Ash's first official Soulkid release, "The Long Road" (YSKR-111) is now available online, and will soon be in stores as well. There will be a CD release party/performance, for 2 nights only: Friday (8-20-04) and Saturday (8-21-04) @ Fat Cat, 75 Christopher St. (off 7th ave), NYC, NY between 10pm-2am. The CD will available online at Soulkid Records, Amazon, and CDBABY. For audio clips and info go here.

8-18-04: RAYZD CD "JUST FADE AWAY" NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

For all our fans, as well as the Otaku, it is even better good news: The second Rayzd LP is now done, and available. Clips and info are up at http://www.rayzd.com/cdinfo/justfadeaway.html Here is the blurb: Japanese 'Otaku' culture is growing by leaps and bounds, and is becoming the next big movement to sweep American Culture. Anime and Video Games are more often becoming valid modes for artistic expression in the area of music. Composer/Producer G-Clef da Mad Komposa and his band Rayzd embark on perhaps the first serious interpretation of some of Otaku culture's best music, most notably Japanese composer Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop/Escaflowne), as well as others. A Landmark project featuring many different instrumentations, even two Big Band tracks! The album is available in the following online stores: Soulkid Records, CDbaby.com, and Amazon. Please support us in our very daring endeavor: to be different.

Yalloppin/Soulkid has inked a deal with the best mainstream jazz guitarist in Jazz today, William Ash, to a non-excusive deal. SKR has already re-released a (formerly Japanese pressing only) album formerly titled "Hear William Ash - Moonlight and Stars" and has repackaged it as simply: William Ash - Moonlight and Stars. The album features Paul Gil- bass Mark Taylor - drums, and Jimmy Madison, drums, and has a few standards and a bunch of catchy originals. All of it tastefully swinging like few younger musicians can. It can be purchased either here, or Amazon, or cdbaby. For the info and clips, click on the album cover. A new album was recently recorded at Foreclosure Studios, called The Long Road Back, as well as a Duo album with G-Clef featuring 16 ballads. The Long Road Back is in production, whilst the Ballads for Bill and Joe is now available under the G-Clef category of our online store, and will be ready elsewhere within days.

Soul Kid Klik - Invisible Army, Yalloppin' Hounds - Lindy Hop Deluxe & Architect are as of today, available in retail stores nationally. Our relationship with CityHall Distributors has been resumed. Many fans have been writing us to ask if there are differences between the items released on the net and those now in stores. The answer is that the content is exactly the same. The only difference is that they have printing on the CD faces, instead of labels. All other items should be available soon in stores over the next few months. Please tell your friends and hit the stores up for Soulkid/Yalloppin material.

As 2004 comes into swing, Soulkid Records has released three new albums. They are:

G-CLEF DA MAD KOMPOSA: g-clef's drama breaks, volume 1

The follow-up to the popular G-Clef's Jazzy Breaks, which was originally released in the 1990's on 12" LP format, here is, for the first time, even grittier and slightly more recent beats and grooves by the master of the "live loop", G-Clef himself, of Wu-Tang and Ghetto Philharmonic fame. This is a collection of never before released instrumentals from the late nineties, "drama" beat era.

JOEY "G-CLEF" CAVASENO: live in harlem featuring bobby forester

Joey "G-Clef" Cavaseno, alto, provides some Grooving Bebop with the last of the great organists,the now Late Bobby Forester, recorded live in 1996 at Harlem's classic jazz spot, Showman's Cafe. He is one of the top straight ahead, hard-swinging saxophonists.

JOEY LEE AKA SKINSLAYA: never too late

Classic, smooth-yet-rugged R & B Hip-Hop from the underground genius who ushered in a long trail of imitators who acheieved far more high profile exposure. Finally meet the golden voice of the legendary crew, the Soul Kid Klik in his first ever fill length release!

As of about a week or two ago, the first new music (recorded in 2003) in years has been mad available right here on the Soul Kid Records website, soulkid.net. On the front page you can currently download or stream two Free Promotional singles from G-Clef's new underground hip-hop project known as Lost Secret. Lost Secret is a two man group, featuring G-Clef Melchizedek himself on the beats and rhymes along with his newest discovery , Metatron. The group is on a holy mission to offer the masses a last chance to indulge in both planetary survival as well as some good hardcore hip-hop from the most classically underground crews ever. The first two singles are titled Spaceway Travellers and March of the Damned. This is innovative grimey hip-hop at its 2003 finest, do NOT sleep on this. The album is being worked on as well and is due for a possible Christmas release.

As of today, all future orders from this website, or squattyroo.com, of the SKK album Invisible Army, will be the new remastered version, which is now being solicited to distributors for commercial release. The price will remain the same, but be aware that the remaining stock on cdbaby.com is of the old version. There will be notification on our page on cdbaby when the new stock is in. Please tell all your friends who miss real Hip-Hop about this truly classic album, remembering that this new version contains many hidden characters and bonus tracks much the the essence of the deadly video game itself. If you have this album in an earlier form, you sincerely owe it to yourself to get this version and support future releases from Soul Kid Records.

After 14 years as an producer and emcee in the game, G-Clef da Mad Komposa will finally have his own solo release as a lyricist, now in 2002. Although the material being released is actually from recordings during the classic Ghetto Philharmonic / Soul Kid Klik era of 1994-1997, it is still historically significant today, in the wake of the rediscovery of the Soul Kid Klik and Ghetto Philharmonic, which was G-Clef's crew that was signed to Tuff City Records from 1992-94. A full length LP should follow sometime in 2003, but for now, as a teaser, this CD EP entitled Journals from a Desert Planet, is planned for an online release date of Election Day, Tuesday, November 5th. Price will be only $8 on this website and squattyroo.com! Track list follows....

The SKK album, Invisible Army has now been available in limited pressing, on servers such as mp3.com, squattyroo.com, and cdbaby.com, but the primary pressing has now officially ceased. The old material has been completely digitally remasterred, with extra, previously "missing" verses, skits, and intros, making this finally, the true and creatively realized version of the "greatest album that ever wasn't", Invisible Army by the Soul Kid Klik.

Also, some have noticed the new "Lost Secret" logo on the front page of our site. Yes, it's a fact, new material is being worked on for Soul Kid Records. At long last, G-Clef Melchizedek is producing raw Hip-Hop again with a compilation/group called "Lost Secret". The main participants are G-Clef himself, and new protege, producer/emcee Archangel Metatron, along with spots by ex-skk members Storm and Black Spik, and possibly Infamous, aka Doc Dave Banner. Skinslayer, now just called "Smitty" has also been working on new tracks, so he may be included in this project as well. More will follow as it develops.

March 7, 2002: SOUL KID KLIK ALBUM TO BE REPACKAGED AND RELEASED FOR DISTRIBUTION

Due to popular demand, the Soul Kid Klik's Invisible Army LP will be officially released on CD this spring. After mp3.com decided to cut out all mixes of Mortal Combat, the Klik's underground classic, Yalloppin Entertainment began to sell raw copies via secure server right here on our own site. Although the album appears to still be available via mp3.com, we do not recommend that you buy it there, as it costs too much, plus the two mixes of Mortal Combat are withheld from the album due to "copyright problems". Yeah, right...lol. Meanwhile, any orders from this date forth that are taken via this site, will be for sale for a mere $12 USD, plus shipping. These CDs will be actual audio CDs with full back and front covers. Yalloppin Entertainment is also in the planning stages of fully packaged CDs by Goodfella Mike G, G-Clef, Storm, Skinslaya, and possibly an Infamous EP. To peep the graphics as well as to order the Invisible Army LP, go here.

3 and 4-01: SOUL KID KLIK ALBUM RELEASED VIA SECURE SERVER AS WELL AS MP3.COM!!!

There is a large demand from Wu hedz to feel that urgency and funk of the early days of the Wu-Tang movement, which was a battle to reinstate independent, funky, soulful, raw Hip-Hop in it's purest form. Well, now it's possible to unveil a hidden chamber, and feel that feeling again, for the first time... G-Clef recently formatted the full length album that so many have waited so long for, for release on this website, mp3.com, and in the form of downloadable music as well. The album will indeed be titled : Invisible Army, and is ready for sale as of April 6, 2001. It won't be available in stores, so cop it now! Here is the official track list:

all production by G-Clef da Mad Momposa, except track 5 by Malik Ali and 8 by G-Clef and Malik Ali.

Please support this CD, as if there is proven demand it may be possible to bring back the SKK to do some new material!

G-Clef recently earned a sample credit on a new song by the Dirty South's own DJ Magic Mike. The song, called What Happened To... will be released on a new album this month (Sept 26th, 2000). The sample was the four bar basic groove-loop of Newbop Lounge from G-Clef's Jazzy Breaks, Volume 1. (SKR-2001). G-Clef will be given full credit for writers' and co-production on the LP. Let's hope The King of Bass goes Gold or Platinum once again!

Both Storm and G-Clef recently recorded rhymes on a remix album called Diggin' up Dirt for Grover Records recording artist Dr. Ring Ding. Storm performed on a song called "Call de Doctor" and G-Clef performed on a song called "My Sound ".

Dr. Ring Ding is widely known as a touring and recording star in both the Ska and Dancehall markets, and hails from Munster, Germany. To see a web page on his band click here.

Both emcees repped well for their style, adding a whole new dimension to the remix tracks of two of Ring Ding's past hits...