Sep
13

Oh No-”Dr. No’s Ethiopium”

My ardor for Ethio-Jazz is well-documented, so it’s little surprise that I find Oh No’s latest sampledelic opus sensational. Not only is this preaching to the choir, it’s serving it kitfo, tej, and injera. Like his last album, Dr. No’s Oxperiment, the greatest Michael Jackson still standing excavates ultra-rare samples from the crates, in the… Continue reading »

Sep
11

Black Moth Super Rainbow-”Tooth Decay”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEBzmrDbJ-I Floating skulls, cosmic dust, Georges Melies homage, dinosaur fossils, tombstones, carious teeth, a tornado of spiraling color. The Black Moth aesthetic in 200 seconds or less.

Sep
11

Sach O leaves his house: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Live

Sach O occasionally listens to music that isn’t by Raekwon the Chef. And writes about it. I don’t go to many independent rock-n-roll concerts despite living in a city overflowing with them. This isn’t out of caustic misanthropy*: I actually find most small indie shows to be enjoyable environments. Give me the slightly nerdy crowd… Continue reading »

Sep
11

Sach O: Reflections on Only Built for Cuban Linx 2: Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJZ8nBva-MI Sach O won’t shut up about this thing. “Surgical Gloves” 45. The beat to Surgical Gloves would be more impressive had I not heard Alchemist chop up this same synth beyond recognition several times on his own album. Still bangs but it sticks out like a sore thumb, whereas the rest of the album’s… Continue reading »

Sep
10

Hudson Mohawke’s Purple Stuff

The line between Dubstep, Purple, Wonky,  and today’s token dance designation du jour is growing increasingly nebulous. The title is mainly a poorly veiled excuse for me to link to this old Sunny D commercial and pose existential questions about what sort of mother would allow their children to drink “purple stuff,”why rollerblading was ever… Continue reading »

Sep
09

Sach O: Reflections on Only Built for Cuban Linx 2: Part 2

Sach O couldn’t buy Cuban Linx II from iTunes yesterday. Don’t make me go pick up a plastic disc Apple. “Cold Outside” 24. They telegraph that “Cold Outside” is the sequel to “Rainy Dayz”. 25. Note to producers: less autotune, more off-key warbling from Suga Bang-Bang over what sounds like the finale of a Chambara… Continue reading »

Sep
09

M.O.P. Forever and Always

“Forever and Always” is the anchor bolt embedded in Foundation.  Were you unfamiliar with Warriorz, Firing Squad, First Family 4 Life, you’d understand MOP’s entire aesthetic in four minutes flat. Sure, there’s something trite about a “we still ain’t changed” track from a pair of New York 90s stalwarts who rap like Brownsville was a… Continue reading »

Sep
08

Only Built 4 Skinny Jeans Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkjWHHyv0rE Since sequels seem to be the operative theme of the week, I present the latest Brilliant Comrades-produced video, featuring footage shot in the course of our months-long jerkin’ odyssey (there had to have been a better way I could’ve phrased that.) In other jerkin’ news, The Pink Dollaz have released their first music video,… Continue reading »

Sep
08

Sach O: Reflections on Only Built for Cuban Linx 2: Part 1

In which Sach O goes apeshit over a rap album. 1. If you don’t get chills down your spine the first time you hear “Return of the Northstar,” it’s safe to say that years of bitching about rap on the internet have eroded any joy your procure from listening to music. 2. So…what HAS Poppa… Continue reading »

Sep
06

Silkie-City Limits Volume 1

Never trust a title. This has no chalk lines, gravitational constraints, or arbitrary municipal boundaries. London’s Silkie does dub-step via telescope, expanding the perimeters way out into frigid aether.  Somewhere on the 23 year-old’s debut is a song called “Purple Love”- essentially an amalgam of “that purple,” + atavistic Atari instincts, + that cold-blooded cosmic… Continue reading »

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