January 2012
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GEEWUHT
peep the homie geewuht’s synth game. firee. vancouver wuht up/
Jan 28th
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THURSDAYS
  so it has been a little over a year since I started spinning on sundays at the granville room in vancouver, and starting tonight it will be on going to thursdays playing all the golden era classics like i usually do on sundays. so if you are in town or downtown on a thursday come by if you love hip hop. it’s def a good vibe away from the club, just to vibe out and listen to some classic...
Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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WatchWatch
gff: :: In the studio. Taped in December, just 11 days before J-1’s untimely passing :: D-F w/ Master Blazter (J-1 & Computer Jay) filmed at Different Fur Studios / SF. - G.F.F.  the funk hits hard on this one. feel it in my chest. 
Jan 26th
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raw mind stoop chillin
rynonymous: the stoop. good times. 
Jan 24th
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Jan 21st
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Jan 20th
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i wish you could just understand.
Jan 18th
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Jan 16th
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DONDI
  dondi. legend. rip. genius. 
Jan 16th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 12th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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TORONTOLOVE (video)
  pce1
Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 2nd
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December 2011
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Dec 29th
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Ultraviolet by jolinrΔs some new (jazz) music i plan to submit for the roy ayers beat project. check out the website here: http://royayersproject.com/ only samples used is the bass, bongos, and roy ayers voice. everything is played by me (rhodes, alto saxophone, minimal synths).
Dec 23rd
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Dec 5th
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November 2011
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$1 SESSIONS: HATARI
     It has def been a minute since i released a “Sunday Session” , which now will be called $1 sessions, considering i got too many projects that i been working on i decided to post these dollar sessions 1-2 times a month instead of a single sunday. when i first came across this Hatari album i was just starting to get into making beats, there’s a lot of hidden gems in this one...
Nov 30th
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Nov 22nd
October 2011
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•₡upċαΚΕs•
some newer all synth music***along with random cartoons from the 20’s-40s
Oct 26th
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Oct 24th
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Oct 21st
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September 2011
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Here’s a video that the talented Char Loro (who runs the blog Love Hard) filmed of me yesterday making a beat in the afternoon over at her house in toronto - check the vibe: Lovehard x 24K Presents: JOLIN RAS from Char Loro on Vimeo.
Sep 24th
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LOVE JONES:  LOVELOVELOVELOVE90sr&bLOVELOVELOVE80sr&bLOVE  LOVELOVEfunkLOVELOVELOVEspaceyLOVELOVEwhatyoudo.  this is the second album I have put out within this year. 14 tracks of lovin’ goodness - one bonus track if you download the whole album. This is a free download, but if you do feel the need to donate to help my vinyl addictions go on ahead.  SHOUTOUT to erick arc elliot for...
Sep 24th
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July 2011
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Sunday Se$$ions
<a href=”http://jolinras.bandcamp.com/album/sunday-1-sessions-gladys-knight-the-pips” _mce_href=”http://jolinras.bandcamp.com/album/sunday-1-sessions-gladys-knight-the-pips”>Sunday $1 Sessions: Gladys Knight & The Pips by Jolin Ras</a> Sunday $1 Sessions is a series that consists of me taking a sunday of every month and choosing an album from dollar bins....
Jul 27th
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Dibiase - Live in Montreal by vilkin straight neck snappin heat wow. get to vancouver please. @5:07 mann 
Jul 24th
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WatchWatch
if you havnt heard of the name EARL MENDEZ you probably don’t get out too often then. the man is straight killing it with his steez on the video game tip right now. Here’s a little teaser video he shot of me, using a beat I made a month and a bit ago. straight killing it with the use of angles and clips on this one.  be on the look out on more projects with the man behind the lens...
Jul 11th
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Jul 10th
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Jul 6th
June 2011
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<a href=”http://jolinras.bandcamp.com/album/sunday-1-sessions-cannonball-adderley-sergio-mendes” _mce_href=”http://jolinras.bandcamp.com/album/sunday-1-sessions-cannonball-adderley-sergio-mendes”>Sunday $1 Sessions: Cannonball Adderley & Sergio Mendes by Jolin Ras</a> In this volume (Sunday June 29th) I have chosen the collaboration album of Cannonball...
Jun 29th
Jun 19th
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Jun 14th
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Jun 13th
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Jun 5th
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Jun 2nd
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R.I.P. Gil Scott Heron
so, probably some of you out there know that the great poet Gil Scott Heron has passed away (May 27th). He has brought a lot of wisdom and experience to our ears from over the years, so I decided to grab one of his records from my stash, and whip a tribute instrumental for him.. enjoy the legend. IN the city by Jolin Ras
Jun 1st
new series i started called Sunday $1 Sessions, which consists of me taking a sunday of every month and choosing an album from dollar bins. Then includes me just making beats from only that album on that specific Sunday. The album art will be a photo of the record I have chosen as well, so you can see where everything comes from. First of the series starts with the man Dave Brubeck  <a...
Jun 1st