SACH O SACH O Sach O sach o IS IN EFFECT EFFECT Effect effect The received wisdom is that Dub is first and foremost a technological and chemical achievement. Years before professional remixing and electronic music, Jamaican producers took crude equipment and created a revolution out of reverb, bass and collie weed, setting the stage… Continue reading »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkMZGQn6Tc0 Not trying to play revisionist critic–I’ll be the first to admit that the singles and the JD production, far outstrip any actual artistry. However, a YouTube hunt for LL Cool J’s “Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings,” steered me to “Alright,” the lead single from Kriss Kross’ much-maligned sophomore effort,… Continue reading »
By default, even an underwhelming collabo between Tha Liks and Young Gotti has to be good. If the point is to “have fun,” this succeeds. Nice to see Tha Alkaholiks back in action, after a reported retirement had them on the shelf for the last three years. Local legends, Tash, J-Ro, and E-Swift have always… Continue reading »
Apr
10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTsEsOzStSg We’ve already discussed Kode9, so I’ll spare the windy intro. An interview with the Hyperdub baron is up at Pop and Hiss. A few extra answers are below the jump. His show tonight with Flying Lotus might be my most anticipated of the year thus far. Between Black Moth Super Rainbow and Flying Lotus,… Continue reading »
Apr
09
Despite his avowed ardor for Phish, Scott Towler has never once had to “jibboo.” How did I keep quiet for so long. I mean, Trey, Mike, Page. FISH. Phish! The first band I got high to. The band that fried my synapses during the infamous “Moby Dick” set at Deer Creek in 2000? The band… Continue reading »
Apr
08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyLHdbWh42s South Park has been maddeningly inconsistent of late, but stuff like this reminds you why they’re the best. What really seals the deal is the animated inauguration crew. I still love 808s and Heartbreak–sometimes, I think it’s a personal failing. I think comments are out of order. I’m working on it. Via 2Dopeboyz Download:… Continue reading »
Few bands are more difficult to write about than Black Moth Super Rainbow. The inherent writerly impulse is to lapse into cliche, whilst invoking the words, “mellotron,” “psychedelic,” “Flaming Lips,” and “bubble-gum.” I’ve done it on multiple occasions, and like bubble gum itself, there’s something stupid about explaining why you like it–you just do. Pitchfork… Continue reading »
Rivaling Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade, Franco, Tabu Ley Rochereau, and a handful of others, Mulatu Astatke ranks among the most influential African musicians of all-time. The father of Ethio-Jazz, the Berklee-trained Mulatu, was the first of his countryman to fuse American jazz and funk, with native folk and Coptic Chuch melodies. The leading light… Continue reading »
In my ongoing quest to latch onto trends two years too late, an entomological obsession with The Bug persists. What can I say? To paraphrase Lars Highmael from Party Fun Action Committee : it makes me want to speed on the highway. Accordingly, I have a Coachella preview of The Bug ft. Warrior Queen up… Continue reading »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2C1XzYMm4E I don’t have much to add that Dom and Zeus haven’t already articulated, and honestly, I feel bad heaping derision on Eminem. From 1999-2003, no one, save for Ghostface had a better run, but seeing as though this is a blog, and Eminem remains the last of the video stars, I’m obligated to toss… Continue reading »
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