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Issue No.1<br />
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<strong>Q2</strong>, <strong>SPRING</strong> <strong>13</strong>
The New American Standard<br />
q2, <strong>SPRING</strong> 20<strong>13</strong><br />
fUNCTIONAL No. 01<br />
CONTENTS 02<br />
BIL BASMALA 03<br />
MONONAUTS 06<br />
ONBEATS 09<br />
URBAN SUFI MUSIC 11<br />
PRODUCTS 12<br />
SINGLES 18<br />
EASTERN DEPARTMENT 20<br />
SLEEPWALKER 22<br />
KATEEB 26<br />
BASH No. 1 32<br />
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Writer: Tania B.<br />
Photographs: G. Robinson, H. Harcum<br />
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H<br />
Hasan Robinson<br />
Explores and unveils a new age in<br />
music<br />
Tania B.<br />
It is difficult to say if Hasan<br />
Robinson (aka Bil Basmala) had any<br />
idea about the revolutionary music<br />
he would be gifting to the world only<br />
a few years later. Or perhaps the<br />
visionary in him had always known<br />
that he would push the known<br />
boundaries of hip-hop and construct<br />
a bridge that would traverse the musical<br />
evolution of many years within<br />
the span of a few minutes, a single<br />
track or a passionate collection. That<br />
is exactly what this independent<br />
recording artist has been doing ever<br />
since his emergence in the westcoast<br />
underground hip-hop scene in<br />
1998 with an LA produced Record<br />
Usephasan- Chemistry Teraqueous<br />
(Pomo & Amani Smith).<br />
Producer-rapper Hasan Robinson is<br />
being hailed as the architect of neovisionary<br />
soul music. His creations<br />
speak volumes about his unique<br />
attitude towards his art, positioning<br />
him as the very embodiment of the<br />
spirit of breaking away, breaking<br />
free. For, not only does his metaphysical<br />
approach seek to redefine<br />
all known definitions and genres of<br />
music, he himself is the overreacher<br />
trying to reconceive the notion<br />
and the traditional functions of an<br />
emcee or producer. Like his music<br />
his is the unconventional genius, his<br />
vision teetering on the borders of<br />
the extraordinary and the novel. Bil<br />
Basmala and Eastern Department’s<br />
soulful ambiance is a layered combination<br />
of classic hip-hop drums with<br />
abstract and alternative rap lyrics.<br />
Quirky drums, deep baselines and<br />
intense thick atmospheric textures<br />
cover each track. The rhythm driven<br />
studio recordings are complemented<br />
by harmonious vocals and lyrics<br />
based on social commentary and<br />
individual enlightenment. Originally<br />
conceived or envisioned by Hasan<br />
as an eclectic blend, neo-visionary<br />
soul takes the electronic, chill-out<br />
or left field genre into a completely<br />
new sphere. Accompanied by complimentary<br />
visuals from Basmala,<br />
neo-visionary soul is a promising<br />
addition to the left field, electronic<br />
and hip-hop genre. To the listeners<br />
it promises a new, hitherto<br />
unknown bliss or an awakening<br />
of the soul.<br />
To quote the<br />
artist<br />
himself, “Since around 2009, I have<br />
been experimenting with this sound.<br />
I called it dubeclectric then. I wasn’t<br />
interested in reaching a wider audience<br />
at the time and it is not guaranteed<br />
now. Instead, I am content<br />
with putting out records in a classic<br />
format. It’s kind of difficult without<br />
that in your face, big label machine<br />
pumping out your music. Yet, there is<br />
something to say about personal expression.<br />
Bil Basmala offers that with<br />
a solid intention and focus on other<br />
things outside of the self. That universal<br />
and unseen force influences what<br />
I am able to re-create.”<br />
BIL BASMALA<br />
EASTERN DEPARTMENT<br />
&<br />
20<strong>13</strong><br />
http://bilbasmala.com
http://urbansufimusic.com
M<br />
The world of Hip-Hop has come alive with music that is here to make a mark on<br />
the hearts and minds of the progressive listeners. On one hand, Hip-Hop music<br />
makers Ridwan ‘onBeats’ and Hasan ‘Bil Basmala’ join forces to compose the<br />
eerily ecstatic and on the other, two veteran producers Rob Bass (Fka:Fanatik)<br />
and Hasan Robinson (Fka: Autolect) collaborate on their debut album “Monoverse”<br />
(2010) to create music that treads the domain of the unexplored. But<br />
that’s not all. Adding to the already mounting excitement is the news that the<br />
Mononauts are back in the studio working on their new album that may hit the<br />
racks anytime between late 20<strong>13</strong> and early 2014.<br />
The new creations of Ridwan and Hasan seek to create a musical territory<br />
where the electric psychedelic Space Rock influenced beats and backgrounds of<br />
onBeats meet the abstract, enlightened and sub-conscious lyrics of Bil Basmala.<br />
As they break free from the defined structures of the 1 and ah 2 they contribute<br />
to the conception of something that is distinct in its identity and yet exhibits both<br />
the creators’ musical abilities. Mononauts are creating a new fusion of the energetic<br />
and the experimental. Best suited for headphone science, these industry<br />
darling boys continue to be the pioneers of new possibilities for Hip-Hop.<br />
Hip-Hop music starts off on a new<br />
trail with onBEATS & BilBasmala<br />
MONONAUTS<br />
MONOVERSE<br />
http://monoverse.mononauts.com
onBEATS<br />
.com<br />
Fanatik for a more evolved hip-hop<br />
Art, in any and all its forms, is the truest representation<br />
of the soul. To understand an artist and his<br />
creations, it hence makes sense to delve deep into<br />
the alleys of his mind and at least try to understand<br />
his beliefs, inspirations and thought processes that<br />
seamlessly blend to give birth to newer creations.<br />
Thanks to the social networking sites, taking a peek<br />
into the psychology is not that difficult after all.<br />
For instance, one of the tweets of music artist and<br />
producer OnBeats aka Fanatik reads, ‘Never met a<br />
Beat I didn’t Break’ thus setting our expectations for<br />
something new, unique and almost revolutionary<br />
in its nature and appeal. The progressive listeners<br />
already know what this veteran hip-hop artist has<br />
in store for them every time. But perhaps not all are<br />
aware that the realm of the unexplored is about to<br />
be extended as Rob Bass (Fka:Fanatik) collaborate<br />
with Hasan Robinson (Fka: Autolect) on their debut<br />
album “Monoverse”.<br />
Technically, in musical parlance, on-beat translates<br />
into the strongest accent in the melody and the<br />
likeliest place for a chord change. In the context<br />
of the hip-hop genre, the name OnBeats perhaps<br />
hints at the powerful symphonic deluge that has<br />
taken over the music lover’s world and the passion<br />
and ‘Fanatik’cism that has forever changed the<br />
way hip-hop was perceived. Not only has OnBeats<br />
given the world an evolved hip-hop music but has<br />
also introduced such future stars as Planet Asia, DJ<br />
Babu and Rhettmatic and the Subcontinents. In<br />
fact, the sparse relaxed beats of Fanatik provided<br />
the perfect backdrop where Planet Asia’s battletested<br />
flow would find its truest expression. The<br />
duo appeared together on Tripek Records’ Rules of<br />
the Game compilation alongside veterans like the<br />
Living Legends and the Coup.<br />
The official website of Fanatik describes him as a<br />
beat maker, music producer and multimedia artist.<br />
And, in all these capacities, sometimes alone and<br />
sometimes in collaboration with another artist or
group, he has created countless number<br />
of albums and tracks, many of which<br />
are groundbreaking in their appeal. For<br />
instance, in ‘Wild Stylus’ released in 1997<br />
by newAndalus Records, Fanatik joined<br />
forces with two of the world famous<br />
Beat Junkies DJ Babu (Dilated Peoples)<br />
and DJ Rhettmatic (Visionaries) to present<br />
the known classic hip-hop song format<br />
with a new twist. His ‘Phanatikbeats’<br />
was the first full length (2LP) record and<br />
the first instrumental record on Stonesthrow<br />
Record in 1996.<br />
It is very difficult to define the dimensions<br />
that are contained within the<br />
music of Fanatik. Just like his name<br />
his music too is passionate or maybe<br />
we should call it sublimely passionate.<br />
Almost a new genre that we might<br />
call transcendental hip-hop. Fanatik’s<br />
Tauheed Productions writes, ‘One God…<br />
Many Beats..’ And, listening to his music,<br />
we feel that every beat of is a way that<br />
extends from the finite to the infinite,<br />
the journey that takes all to Allah.<br />
TANIA B
Licensing<br />
Independent | Music | Licensing<br />
Songs, Scores And Tracks<br />
Urban Sufi Music established in 2004 has<br />
progressively grown from a concept built<br />
on an artistic self expression platform,<br />
to an independent publishing company<br />
that embraces many genres of style.<br />
From instrumental albums and alternative<br />
Hip Hop to soulful manifestations<br />
of pure inspiration, Urban Sufi Music<br />
combines the concept of art and music<br />
into an expansive collection of raw, unconventional<br />
must have singles, albums<br />
and tracks.<br />
Urban Sufi Music was built on strong<br />
principles of culture, diversity and<br />
understanding brought about by Hasan<br />
Robinson, who works to keep Urban<br />
Sufi Music stable in a quickly changing<br />
industry. Hasan is an intellect by nature<br />
and constantly expands his knowledge<br />
through research, reading and writing.<br />
Hasan, being an artist himself, believes<br />
everything in life carries meaning and<br />
through that meaning we can begin to<br />
understand our existence. The definition<br />
of Urban Sufi Music is classic as it<br />
combines culture with history and allows<br />
Urban Sufi Music to remain open to new<br />
ideas while staying true to its nature.<br />
Hasan describes Urban “As a dark mark<br />
that is reluctant to let you progress in<br />
the Western 21st Century, a dichotomy<br />
of our divine inheritance as human<br />
beings versus contrived social programming<br />
and twisted norms.” The name Sufi<br />
comes from “Suf,” the Arabic word for<br />
wool or “saf,” the Persian word for pure.<br />
Urban Sufi Music remains consistent in<br />
a culture where we are programmed to<br />
think based off of social pressures, political<br />
influence and economic uncertainty<br />
and only through full spectrum expansion<br />
of the mind, body and spirit can<br />
those thoughts be made pure. Embracing<br />
the connection between darkness<br />
and purity with an open mind and commanding<br />
approach is one of the many<br />
reasons Urban Sufi Music began with a<br />
unique vision and continues to inspire,<br />
create and amaze in 20<strong>13</strong>.<br />
Independent Music Publishing<br />
Located in Northern California, “urban sufi music” is an independent publishing<br />
entity professionally affiliated with sesac. Urban Sufi Music maintains the usual<br />
industry standard metadata and entertainment data basing and content provisioning<br />
practices since 2004.<br />
http://urbansufimusic.com
On the edge of forever<br />
(deluxe)<br />
bil basmala<br />
Hasan’s latest project ‘On The Edge Of<br />
Forever’ contains all the essential blends<br />
of artistic ‘strangeness’ of style.<br />
Bil Basmala<br />
bil basmala<br />
Bill Basmala is releasing his self-titled album<br />
in March. “Silicon Circles” is the first track off<br />
it. I have to say, its different. Its dark and eerie<br />
but at the same time it has a lot of light<br />
in it.<br />
Monoverse<br />
mononauts<br />
Mononauts are creating a new fusion of<br />
the energetic and the experimental. Best<br />
suited for headphone science, these industry<br />
darling boys continue to be the<br />
pioneers of new possibilities for Hip-<br />
Hop.<br />
The Transit Ep<br />
Husayn Jay<br />
debuts under onBEATS / Fanatik’s Tauheed<br />
Productions. ‘One God… Many Beats..’ And,<br />
listening to his music, we feel that every<br />
beat of is a way that extends from the finite<br />
to the infinite, the journey that takes all to<br />
Allah.
Golden Chair Classics<br />
El Sun<br />
This release is a collection of beats from the<br />
88 Excavations vault between the years of<br />
1999-2008.<br />
Nobody Beats Boxset<br />
bil basmala<br />
Bil Basmala (fka: Autolect), Hasan Robinson of Eastern Department is An Electro<br />
Cerebral Hip-Hop, Black Rock, Alternative Rap, Abstract Futuristic and Neo-Visionary<br />
Producer.” The production. Dusty. Intricate loops and samples. Hard jazz, deep funk<br />
sounds, but taken so far and so deep from the source as to be absorbed and transformed.<br />
From some alternate reality where Dolphy and Mingus invented the MPC<br />
and jazz never ended, kept on going. (elmattic)<br />
Ad Hawk<br />
ad hawk<br />
San Jose-based songwriter Adam Lynn<br />
treated us to a copy of Easter Basket. The<br />
scrapbook-y collection of mostly melancholy<br />
stipped down tunes recalls a wide variety<br />
of influences from the raw end of Mogwai’s<br />
catalogue, to the acoustic balladry of<br />
Nick Drake, to the sparse and almost-robotic<br />
piano embellishment of Pinback. .<br />
Nobody Beats…Volumes One thru Four [DIY] Black Box set by Bil Basmala. All tracks<br />
where produced from 2005 – 2009. Also includes Volume Five, A best of CDr mixed<br />
by NYC’s Elmattic.
Autology Volumes 1 & 2<br />
autolect<br />
The flow. Autolect doesn’t really rap.<br />
He’s not singing, he’s not talking. I don’t<br />
know what to call it. You just gotta listen.<br />
It’s serious business. It has some Digable<br />
Planets flavor with a dash of Mos<br />
Def. It’s spiritual in the real sense, not the<br />
patchouli-smelling PM Dawn sense. It’s<br />
intelligent and conscious without being<br />
didactic or preaching.<br />
So Autolect is being retired, as the man<br />
moves on to a new era of music under<br />
Bil Basmala. As per usual, he’s got a huge<br />
slew of material lined up which is bound<br />
to be dope.<br />
Autology both celebrates and closes the<br />
books on the Autolect era. What you got<br />
here is <strong>13</strong> of his greatest tracks with some<br />
interview snippets which give you a little<br />
taste of his larger thought. (elmattic)<br />
MINIMAL SPACE, SCIENCE FICTION, SCI-FI, ALIEN, FUTURISTIC, HIGH TECH MUSIC<br />
Melt Omnibus<br />
bil basmala<br />
Constants Expansion<br />
bil basmala
INSTR MNTL<br />
autolect<br />
The Autolect INSTR MNTL<br />
series chronicles 3 Auolect<br />
Lp’s. Celestines Progeny<br />
(2008), The Man that Fell<br />
To Earth (2006) and Every<br />
Mans Universe (2004)
Between God The Deep Blue<br />
autolect<br />
11 songs from 9th wonder, fanatik & more.<br />
The Man That Fell To Earth<br />
autolect<br />
14 songs sel-produced by Autolect.<br />
Celestines Progeny<br />
autolect<br />
Autolect’s 4th album contains 16 self produced<br />
tracks<br />
Every Mans Universe<br />
autolect<br />
Debut album from autolect containing 12<br />
songs.<br />
Collectors Choice<br />
autolect<br />
Autolect’s last album contains 10 self produced<br />
tracks<br />
Think Drink<br />
autolect<br />
Autolect’s 3rd album contains 16 self produced<br />
tracks
Scienc.Esquizit<br />
usephasan<br />
Usephasan is the brainchild of Hasan<br />
Robinson Usephasan Broke on to the<br />
evolving hip hop scene in April of 1998<br />
with the demo-ish vinyl e.p. release<br />
“Chemistry.Teraqueous.” It received<br />
considerable play and press, at which<br />
point Usephasan landed a spot on “The<br />
Persecution Of Hip Hop” (cprecords), a<br />
classic underground compilation. Featuring<br />
the likes of Vaste Aire (def jux) &<br />
Anticon members. “Scienc.Esquizit” is 19<br />
selections of amalgamated prep course<br />
finally released in 2003. The album features<br />
“Periodic Tables,” which Public Enemy’s<br />
Chuck D named “one of the 100<br />
most supreme mp3’s of 2000.” Also features<br />
Urbanscore’s Amani Smith (who<br />
produced Public Enemy’s new CD), and<br />
Pomo of Blend Crafters.<br />
Chemistry Teraqueous<br />
usephasan<br />
Released april of 1998, a surprisingly<br />
demoish Vinyl Ep. It received considerable<br />
play and press (from the now<br />
debunked WAKE Up Show SYDNEYS<br />
Radio2ser STEALTH Magazine DIVINE<br />
STYLER magazine VICE magazine) After<br />
making their debut on SANDBOX<br />
in July of 98 STEALTH MAGAZINE (AUS-<br />
TRALIA) had predicted Usephasan as<br />
an act to look out for VICE MAGAZINE<br />
definitely felt that the release and t<br />
he MC where on the verge of Making<br />
things happen for real Chemistry<br />
Teraqueous was transported by BAH-<br />
HCABB professor BENI B with only 400<br />
pieces of the wax. USEPHASAN was<br />
fortunate to land a spot on THE PER-<br />
SECUTION OF HIP HOP (cprecords).<br />
SOLE of ANTICON connected with<br />
CRYPTIC ONES0H (also featured on<br />
THE DIVINE STYLER MAGAZINE COM-<br />
PILATION (GOODVIBE) feat Moko only<br />
Anti-Pop Consortium & Dj Fran.
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Spirit” is the<br />
first single<br />
off the forthcoming<br />
debut<br />
album<br />
by Eastern<br />
Department<br />
“Off The Dribble”.<br />
Released<br />
by”Fringe”<br />
Sounds<br />
promising…<br />
diggin the<br />
soulful vibes.<br />
(word is bond)
Eastern Department<br />
eastern department<br />
This Eastern Department album is exclusively<br />
produced by Bil Basmala. It is<br />
a new approach, familiar faces with UNfamiliar<br />
results.<br />
Hasan Robinson (aka: Bil Basmala), producer/rapper<br />
is the architect of “Neo-<br />
Visionary Soul” music. His computer<br />
based and live percussion aided music<br />
is a bridge from Hip-Hop to Electronic<br />
genres as well as finding a distinct home<br />
in Left-Field.<br />
Bil Basmala and Eastern Department’s<br />
soulful ambiance is a layered combination<br />
of classic hip-hop drums with<br />
abstract and alternative rap lyrics. The<br />
rhythm driven studio recordings are<br />
complimented by harmonious vocals<br />
and lyrics based in social commentary<br />
and individual enlightenment.<br />
http://easterndepartment.com
The Altruistic Adventures Of Sleep Walker<br />
Urban Sufi Music drops another project with the homie “Autolect”.. He has been featured<br />
on WIB and has astonishing presence when he handles the mic.. The vernacular<br />
is somewhat of a dialect on sound bombing with a futuristic perception through<br />
space and time.. Audible scripts are produced by Bil Basmala, onBEATS & JahRock..<br />
If you have now just got familiar with Urban Sufi Music, Autolect and Bil Basmala, it’s<br />
time too wake and engage in a listening session.. It’s fresh, it’s dope and highly recommended..<br />
Link provided with some previous material..Keep us locked here on WIB<br />
and support the knock!! Here’s what was noted:A charm school reject is thrown into<br />
the arena of international intrigue. As the world preps for social “Critical Mass.” Also<br />
includes music from, “How to get kicked out of airports.”<br />
602DIGGLER<br />
(word is bond)
http://formerlyknownas.co
KATEEB<br />
JIHAD AL NAFS<br />
I conducted an interview based on 25 questions with a Bay<br />
Area Muslim / Father / Husband and Artist named Jihad (Al-<br />
Nafs) aka: Kateeb. He was born Harvey Harcum in Virginia,<br />
USA. He converted or rather reverted to Islam and has been a<br />
practicing Muslim for 18 years, since 1994.<br />
The question and answer session began with one general question<br />
in regards to his path to accepting the religion of Islam. As<br />
a Muslim myself and a long time associate of Harvey Harcum.<br />
I found his questions a bit contrived and purposely safe. Yet,<br />
this is not a contradiction to the nature of being Muslim. As<br />
you will see many reverts in the United States have accepted<br />
Islam due to its clarity and structured nature in order to want to<br />
know what Allah (God) wants from us. This predisposition is a<br />
constant theme through out the interview and is in my opinion<br />
integral to Muslim converts or reverts in the west.<br />
I was also a bit reluctant to write this expose / article in an<br />
interview style. I felt that the person whom I was interviewing<br />
was on guard due to the nature of the perception of Islam in our<br />
current state. With that being said, I will attempt to translate<br />
and articulate with the greatest of clarity and safety a testimony<br />
of a sincere Muslim brother<br />
The interview began by a simple question of asking how long<br />
has he been Muslim. I love to ask reverts this question because<br />
taking Shahaada is a very joyous and memorable occasion for<br />
reverts. They always remember each detail and there is certainly<br />
a back to story of humbled circumstance that warms your heart<br />
to hear.<br />
After receiving DAWA from someone that he admired, Harvey<br />
Harcum decided to Take Shahada on his birthday in 1994.<br />
The importance of shared information and the character of the<br />
person delivering the information was a persistent theme in the<br />
interview. Leading up to taking Shahada Harvey experienced<br />
what only could be described as a deep yearning for knowledge<br />
in regards to Islam. He said that Spikes Lee’s “Malcolm X”<br />
was a huge influence on him. Which makes a case for positive<br />
images of Muslims in the media affects people’s perception of<br />
Islam in a posiyive way.<br />
state where we believed in god.” Harvey replied.<br />
Growing up in a Christian country, family and environment did not<br />
seem to offer him as well as other reverts enough in terms of understanding<br />
what Allah wants from us. Whether in church and bible study on<br />
Sunday, Tuesday or Wednesday many have found that Islam or submission<br />
to god is a natural structure or inclination within our selves. While<br />
Christianity and the bible have served as a mere thoroughfare for many,<br />
whom are traversing back to our true nature as Muslims or people whom<br />
submit to god. In regards to this Harvey replies: “When we come into<br />
this world the point of this life is to try and remember and prepare ourselves<br />
to return to the god (ALLAH) that we have already bore witness<br />
to.”<br />
When asked what attracted him to the religion of Islam. Harvey replied<br />
over and over, ‘The People”, ‘Definitely the character of the people.”<br />
Islam has a strict hygiene and criterion for prayer and guidance. This also<br />
was a key point for Harvey ‘s accepting Islam into his life. The nature<br />
of people and their differences have also been a plus for Harvey in his<br />
acceptance of Islam. The difference in people food and culture in Islam is<br />
diverse yet unified under Allah by the 5 pillars of Islam. This is a proof to<br />
the true nature of mans capability of uniting in the face of adversity and<br />
mankind’s ability to overcome, overlook and progress with the guidance<br />
of Allah.<br />
The Islamic structure is a protection for all facets of life. Harvey<br />
explained that Islam helped him learn about harmful aspects of life for<br />
him and his family. Coupled with the joys of fatherhood, the ability to<br />
conduct prayer with his family 5 times every day is another aspect of<br />
unity that Islam promotes in the family.<br />
When most artist are trying to come to grips with themselves and their<br />
surroundings, Jihad Al-Nafs (Harvey), A hip-hop emcee and producer<br />
has found a wealth of subject matter and material inspired by his life in<br />
submission to Allah. “If I didn’t have that type of substance, I wouldn’t<br />
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At the time I didn’t know anything about Islam, but I knew<br />
there was something pulling me towards that,” He said.<br />
His reflective nature seemed to find a home in Islam. The significance<br />
of taking his Shahada on his birthday came into existence<br />
by way of Dawa and his own predisposition for understanding<br />
our own pre-existing natures as beings whom have submitted<br />
our souls willingly to Allah as Muslim. “We where born in a
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