As 2023 came to a close yesterday I realized that I couldn’t remember exactly which year I started Minimum Table Stacks, the blog nor the label. I’ve been fortunate enough to see some of my releases appear in the countless…
Category: hip-hop
Better Late Than Never…. Smelly Feet “Smelly Neu Pollution” LP out now
If you’re reading this here you probably have some connection elsewhere to my Instagram/Twitter etc and you already know: What once was my blog is now my record label. Like having a child a little over a year ago: you…
“Shit is hot up in the 6 right now.” – Aubrey Graham…..Dream Warriors “And Now the Legacy Begins” LP (Island Records, US, 1991)
Before Drake, if you were to say “Canadian rapper” to almost anyone in the US the first thing out of their mouth would probably be, “Oh yeah, like SNOW. ‘Infoooor-mer!‘” While Snow definitely left a bigger mark on the 90’s…
Dollar Bin Dandies: White “This Is A Black-Owned Business” 7″ (Behemoth Records, 1998)
As the saying goes, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” and I thought I’d take the time to highlight some records I love that’re often floatin’ around for next to nothing. Some of this stuff might not be easy…
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I don’t think I’ve ever been able to look at a Jan Hammer record without unconsciously thinking “Miami Vice”. The series ran a total of 5 seasons during which I went from age 9 to 14, prime TV viewing time…
“After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say ‘I want to see the manager.” – William S. Burroughs
For going on two decades I’ve had this memory in my mind of the hardest, most pronounced eye roll I had ever received from a record store employee. It wasn’t until a few years ago that a friend pointed out…
“I hope they never find out that lightning has a lot of vitamins in it, because do you hide from it or not?” – Jack Handey
If you’re a record collector who has spent any time keeping up with new releases within your preferred genres, surely at least once you’ve missed out on buying something “limited” that went OOP within minutes of being put up for…
“I am WAY worse than Tupac.” – K-Solo
I spent the first 18 years of my life in NJ and CT just close enough to NYC that in the late 80’s and early 90’s I could tune in to WBLS, KISS-FM and occasionally WKCR Columbia (where Stretch &…
“If you feel like dancing, please, don’t hesitate..” – G.B.
My initial introduction to disco in the 80’s was being told by music connoisseurs much older and wiser than I, that it (and I quote), “SUCKS.” These same people would then proceed to play me Journey or Twisted Sister or…
“Every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain.” – Homer Simpson
I think I became aware of the concept of “sampling” well before I was a teenager. Two of my uncles had gone from wearing KISS makeup on Halloween and outfitting their vans with full size beds and working B&W television…