FREDRIK LAGER/FREDDIE CRUGER (RED ASTAIRE) sadly passed away last year on June 12, 2022. This 10 track LP of unreleased instrumentals in a full color jacket pays tribute to FREDDIE's musical legacy, and reminds us why this beatsmith was a favorite of GILES PETERSON, ERYKAH BADU, JAZZY JEFF and so many more. Gorgeous sleeve artwork designed by JJ MARLEY. More

Seriously dope downtempo soul cut with beats from the Swedish superproducer and sultry vocals from COCO ROUZIER (an up and coming jazz singer from DC) b/w the more uptempo, feel good 60s styled "REACHING OUT TO YOU". Big hole 7" single. Sold out since 2017 now (finally) being repressed. More

Beatsmith RED ASTAIRE (AKA FREDDIE CRUGER) drops some crucial instrumental cuts from the 3 volumes of the "NUGGETS FOR THE NEEDY" series. Features 12 instrumental cuts including "FOLLOW ME","MOVE YO ASS","GHETTO HELL" and "HAZLO CORRECTO". Album artwork from MARLEYDIDIT. Dope downtempo beats. Full picture sleeve with artwork from BASTARD JAZZ's JJ MARLEY.

A1. Move Yo Ass
A2. It's Going Down
A3. The Wildstyle
B1. Follow Me
B2. We Only BS
C1. Come Down
C2. Hazlo Correcto
C3. U Know How we Do
D1. B-Boy
D2. Ghetto Hell
D3. Cop That Red More

Swedish super producer RED ASTAIRE (FREDDIE CRUGER) teams up with NICE & SMOOTH's GREG NICE for what is sure to be a
future rap anthem. A serious head nodder in 4 mixes: MAIN MIX, INSTRUMENTAL, D-FROST STRIPPED MIX & INSTRUMENTAL.
Dope artwork by JJ MARLEY. Full pic sleeve. Don't sleep. More

Beatsmith RED ASTAIRE (AKA FREDDIE CRUGER) drops some crucial instrumental cuts from the 3 volumes of the "NUGGETS FOR THE NEEDY" series. Features 12 instrumental cuts including "FOLLOW ME","MOVE YO ASS","GHETTO HELL" and "HAZLO CORRECTO". Album artwork from MARLEYDIDIT. Dope downtempo beats. Full picture sleeve with artwork from BASTARD JAZZ's JJ MARLEY.

A1. Move Yo Ass
A2. It's Going Down
A3. The Wildstyle
B1. Follow Me
B2. We Only BS
C1. Come Down
C2. Hazlo Correcto
C3. U Know How we Do
D1. B-Boy
D2. Ghetto Hell
D3. Cop That Red More

Seriously dope downtempo soul cut with beats from the Swedish superproducer and sultry vocals from COCO ROUZIER (an up and coming jazz singer from DC) b/w the more uptempo, feel good 60s styled "REACHING OUT TO YOU". Big hole 7" single. Sold out since 2017 now (finally) being repressed. More

FREDRIK LAGER/FREDDIE CRUGER (RED ASTAIRE) sadly passed away last year on June 12, 2022. This 10 track LP of unreleased instrumentals in a full color jacket pays tribute to FREDDIE's musical legacy, and reminds us why this beatsmith was a favorite of GILES PETERSON, ERYKAH BADU, JAZZY JEFF and so many more. Gorgeous sleeve artwork designed by JJ MARLEY. More

Yuki Kanesaka, the multi-instrumentalist/Producer who's been the Mastermind behind his monolog project recordings is back with the delicious uptempo cover of "Watermelon Man". He indulges us with star-studded features of Bill Summers, the percussionist of the Head Hunters and Curtis "Fitz" Williams, the musical director and keyboardist/saxophonist of Kool & the Gang. The backstory is, Yuki traveled all the way to Bill Summer's home studio on Valence Street, New Orleans to record Bill playing a variety of alluring percussive instruments. That includes playing Hindewhu, the style of singing/whistle-playing of Central Africa mixed with a Peruvian Pan flute Zampoña much like the infectious Head Hunters version. Other notable instrumentations include congas, and shekere and Bill's hand scratching used as a human shaker. Curtis Williams plays the lead soprano sax melody we all know and love, with some added clavinet that adds extra sugar to the watermelon funk. B side features a special drum break version called "Bill's Valence Street Jam", so you can really savor the mouthwatering groove of the Watermelon Man. Both tracks are performed, produced, mixed, and recorded by monolog aka Yuki Kanesaka. More