Oct
17

Sach O: Al Green – Stay with me Forever

I don’t think one ever needs an excuse to post an Al Green song, but just in case: it’s Saturday morning. There. Music nerds take note: Howard Grimes’ drumming flips from a syncopated break on the intro to a driving soul beat in the verses and back to a slow-and-low breakdown for the choruses. Who says Soul… Continue reading »

Oct
16

I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts

I’ve been on a Grizzly Bear kick in anticipation of seeing them at this weekend’s Treasure Island Festival, but lingered in listening to “Ghosts,” the new single from the CANT side-project of multi-instrumentalist Chris Taylor.  Largely overshadowed by the band’s two lead singers Ed Droste and Daniel Rossen, Taylor’s jump-off solo track reveals exactly how… Continue reading »

Oct
16

Frank Fairfield-”The Man Who Wasn’t There”

Photo via Brand X The extensive Frank Fairfield feature previously promised here.  I’ll spare the redundancy– I am a fan of Frank’s music. Let’s keep it simple for once. LA Weekly: Frank Fairfield–”The Man Who Wasn’t There” Download: MP3: Frank Fairfield-”9 Pound Hammer” MP3: Frank Fairfield-”I’ve Always Been a Rambler”

Oct
15

TOKiMONSTA-”Call Me Remix”

Recently admitted to the Red Bull Music Academy in London in 2010, the first lady of the Brainfeeder Camp (according to the Flying Lotus himself) drops her rendering of Tweet’s “Call Me” in celebration. First Hud Mo, now TOKiMONSTA–remixing Tweet is the new remixing Animal Collective. Or the old Animal Collective. Either way, I’m fairly… Continue reading »

Oct
15

Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show 10.15.2009 Jneiro Jarel & DJ G

Jneiro Jarel, perhaps best known to PoW readers as the dude behind the intermittently excellent Khujo Goodie collabo, Georgiavania, stepped to Mary Anne Hobbs ever-essential Radio One show last night and dropped this outstanding mix, featuring tracks from King Tubby, Burial, and The Bug. Plus, a plethora of remixes and original cuts recorded under his… Continue reading »

Oct
15

Fallin’ Asleep on Death Row: Snoop Dogg’s Lost Sessions

The second release following Toronto-based WIDEAwake’s purchase of the Death Row catalogue, Snoop Dogg’s Lost Sessions Vol. 1 would ostensibly offer a gold mine of unheard rarities cut during the label’s 92-96 heyday. Instead it offers a closer look at how quickly Snoop fell off without Dre’s serpentine funk and creative direction. Of course, any… Continue reading »

Oct
14

My Shoes Are Unborn Skin, Catskin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRI2_TySOtA R.I.P. to the original Rubber Band man. It didn’t take Mean Gene to know that he was one of a kind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8M8I2SYEiA Here’s to hoping the Capt. didn’t do any drugs.

Oct
14

phaseone’s “White Collar Crime”

Thanks to Gorilla Vs. Bear, I’ve been checking for St. Louis’ phaseone for a minute now and have been consistently impressed with his remixes of Animal Collective, Fool’s Gold and Radiohead. His latest mixtape finds him fusing Bon Iver and El-P. For his final feat, he will remix Vampire Weekend while wearing a khaffiyeh, a… Continue reading »

Oct
14

Guido: Redeeming Mild Italian Epithets Since 2006

The third of the Bristol purple triumvirate, Guido, nee Guy Middleton, throws a symphonic slurve across the dubstep template. While his colleagues veer towards hip-hop and video game inflected soundscapes, Guido’s tunes reflect his training in both classical and jazz piano. Not to say that the gamer and rap inclinations are absent–after all, the Punch… Continue reading »

Oct
13

Fantastic Vol. 10

I’m habitually awful at self-promotion, so I’ll keep this brief. The latest edition of the Da Capo Best Music Writing anthology comes out today. As always, it is filled with summarily excellent music writing. I have yet to finish the book, but early standouts include Josh Clover’s “Terrorflu,” Jesse Serwer’s “Bass is Loaded,” David Ramsey’s… Continue reading »

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