FREE DOWNLOAD: Handle That - Man In Charge

Man In Charge (of Celsius Electronics and Tree City) is a double threat, with the ability to not only bang out ill beats at will, but the talent to rip the track with lyrics often described as "ahead of his time."  On Handle That, he does both, bringing you smooth hip-hop production and infectious flows.

This is the second installment of Grab Bag Vol. 1, a series of random singles we will release for free download.

Song: Handle That

Artist: Man In Charge

Album: Grab Bag Vol. 1

Prod: Man In Charge

DOWNLOAD HERE

FREE DOWNLOAD: Only Right - Cheeks ft. Celsius Electronics

The Branch Out Collective stays in the lab.  As we work toward multiple CD releases, some times we just write songs for fun (who'd a thought).  Here is the first installment of Grab Bag Vol. 1, a series of random singles we will release for free download.

Song: Only Right

Artist: Cheeks ft. Celsius Electronics

Album: Grab Bag Vol. 1

Prod: L05 of Celsius Electronics

DOWNLOAD HERE

L05 - December '08 Freestyle - "Wakin' Up"

L05 of Celsius Electronics (a.k.a. w0rm) freestyles for a dance video shoot. Watch as he starts from what is perhaps the most awkward position possible.

Music:
Common ft. Pharrell
Universal Mind Control

Recorded by Aaron Laeno Brown, December '08

FOOTAGE: CEL-EL LIVE! @ MICHIGAN THEATER (1/16/09)

CEL-EL @ MICHIGAN THEATER, 1/16/09 from L05 on Vimeo.

To everyone who was able to make it out to the concert, thank you, and we hope you had as much fun as we did!

For everyone who wasn't able to share the experience with us firsthand, we recorded it so you can relive our set.

Special thanks to Alma and FOKUS for being awesome, to the Three Thirty Twos and DJ Cataclysmic for joining us, and to Steve for doing such great camera work.

Check out the footage here:

http://vimeo.com/2872465

-Celsius Electronics

CEL-EL SAMPLER '09

In honor of the upcoming show at the Michigan Theater on the 16th of January, CEL-EL has put together a sample CD of their first three tracks recorded for their upcoming debut album entitled Mundai, due for a spring/summer release.  Feel free to download and share with everybody you know and everyone you meet.

Download link: CEL-EL_SAMPLER-09.zip

Title: CEL-EL SAMPLER '09

Artist: Celsius Electronics

Track list:

1. Alien Kings ft. DJ Cataclysmic

2. The Doom Doom

3. Hear 4 U

Enjoy!

CEL-EL @ MICHIGAN THEATER, THIS FRIDAY, JAN 16th!!

This week's post (1/12/2009):

1. CELSIUS ELECTRONICS @ MICHIGAN THEATER, 1/16

2. THE THREE THIRTY TWOS - FALLEN - Free Download

3. CLASSIC MIXTAPES: EPISODE I - Craig G

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This has been a pretty busy week for the Branch Out Collective.  We've been hard at work on a number of projects, from albums and mixtapes to upcoming performances. 

1. CELSIUS ELECTRONICS @ MICHIGAN THEATER, 1/16

Our very own producer/emcee wonder team, Celsius Electronics, will be rockin' the Michigan Theater this Friday, January 16th as they open for Grammy nominated, Bad Boy artist, Janelle Monáe.  Joining them will be Floetic and N.R.G. of N.V.R. Flo and the Three Thirty Twos (Carlos "L05" Garcia, Steve Metz, Andrew Wollner).

Here are the details:

F.O.K.U.S. presents

2009 MLK SYMPOSIUM STUDENT EVENT FEATURING JANELLE MONÁE

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2009

MICHIGAN THEATER

SHOW STARTS AT 8:00 PM

- Tickets can be purchased at The Michigan Union Ticket Office (Basement of Michigan Union)

- All tickets are general admission.

- $12.00 for U of M Students, Faculty, Staff w/ M-Card

- $15.00 for general public

For more information about the 2009 MLK Symposium at the University of Michigan, visit http://www.mlksymposium.umich.edu.

For more information about F.O.K.U.S., please visit http://www.onefokus.org.

2. THE THREE THIRTY TWOS - FALLEN - Free Download

Carlos "L05" Garcia, Steve Metz, and Andrew Wollner will be joining Celsius Electronics on stage Friday as the Three Thirty Twos.  Get a sneak peek at their music with this free download of the Three Thirty Twos - Fallen.

3. CLASSIC MIXTAPES: EPISODE I - Craig G

So, I got the greatest Christmas gift of all time... my uncle gave me a two boxes full of tape cassettes, all of them 90s hip hop mixtapes from NYC.  I'm in the process of transferring them from analog to digital, so I figured it'd be cool to drop a nice little sample.  This is the first in a series.

This week, I bring you EPISODE I - Craig G - Money Ain't A Thang (Side 1).

-L05

This is only the beginning!

This week's post (1/4/2009):

1. WELCOME

2. TREE CITY - BLACK TREES

3. VERSEATYLE - NovEmbers 2008 DEMO

4. CELSIUS ELECTRONICS - ALIEN KINGS FT. DJ CATACLYSMIC

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1. WELCOME

Hello and welcome to the Branch Out Collective blog site.  This has been newly created to disseminate the latest hot shit from Branch Out.  Come here for info and hot releases from some of the freshest minds in the hip hop scene, from mixtapes to albums and show info to personal blogs.

This is the home of Tree City, Celsius Electronics, Soto, and Ant the Champ!

To kick things off right, we'll begin by filling you in on what's been happening recently. 

2. TREE CITY - BLACK TREES

In December, TREE CITY issued their first full-length release, Black Trees Mixtape, a collaboration with the legendary Black Milk (not really a collaboration, more of a consent from Black Milk to use beats from "Music From The Purple Tape").  

Black Trees has received very positive reviews, such as the rapreviews.com 8/10 it scored for lyricism.

The mixtape is FREE and can be downloaded by clicking HERE.  Big shout outs to Andre for the album art.

As if the mixtape wasn't dope enough, Tree City got busy and put together a music video for Headnod Gospel, the lead off track to Black Trees:

Tree City - Headnod Gospel from L05 on Vimeo.
Finally, don't forget to check out the exclusive interview with General P, Cheeks, DJ Cataclysmic, and Man In Charge on the American Music Channel:



3. VERSEATYLE - NovEmbers 2008 BEAT DEMO
Verseatyle released his NovEmbers 2008 BEAT DEMO this past fall, which includes 4 tracks of soulful awesomeness.  Verseatyle displays his versatility (I had to) on the 1s and 2s, giving you a few beats to get your flow on.

4. CELSIUS ELECTRONICS - ALIEN KINGS FT. DJ CATACLYSMIC
As Celsius Electronics prepares to release their debut album, Mundai, they have been releasing little gems here and there.  Check out the innovative video for their first single, Alien Kings, featuring DJ Cataclysmic.

Celsius Electronics - Alien Kings from L05 on Vimeo.