Feb
05

Slanging Birds With The Slang Chickens

Nick Rallo’s slang is editorial at Whale Fight.  What is this? It’s a hand sewn burlap sack jacket, with a maddeningly bright blue record inside. On the record is the blues punk of Slang Chickens, featuring the members of Wires on Fire. If the recent Avett Brothers I And Love And You record left you… Continue reading »

Feb
05

The Gaslamp Killer: It’s A Rocky Road Vol. 2

Prefuse 73 deserves both props and pity. The former for taking The Gaslamp Killer out on the road with him, the latter for absorbing the psychic carnage of watching Will Bensussen steal the spotlight night in and night out. The self-described “neurotic Scorpio Jew” smashes decks and phonographs in half like Deck, unleashing zomby staggers,… Continue reading »

Feb
04

A Few Words About Four Tet

I imagine if I was willing to incinerate a entire day, an acre of cotton candy kush, and wear out my floorboards circling to “circling,” I could probably cobble some cogent thoughts about the new Four Tet album, There is Love in You. Unfortunately, though the pay scale of contemporary journalism might insist otherwise, Ms.… Continue reading »

Feb
04

Are You Wearing dEbruit?

Asked to describe himself to Fact Magazine, Debruit answered “Bonjour, I’m dEbruit, synth breeder, beat baker and rhythm keeper. I make music in styles you can’t name and a genre that doesn’t exist.” Which is only partially true — were you to ascribe labels to the London by way of Paris producer, he’d fit under… Continue reading »

Feb
03

The Magical Mystery World Of Rick Ross: “How Low Remix”

Last week, I covered a listening party for Ludacris‘ KY jelly-opus, Battle of the Sexes. One of the album’s lone saving graces was the “How Low Remix,” featuring everyone’s favorite grizzly boss, Rick Ross. To fully unpack the power, depth, and semiotic intricacy of his vision, we must study his words. “I’m so visionary/my women… Continue reading »

Feb
02

Ras G – DTS Radio Mix

In what’s shaping up to be Bizarre Beard week (wait till the hirsute hijinks tomorrow), Brainfeeder-signed afro-futurist, Ras G, drops an end-to-end burner for DTS Radio, featuring rare Flying Lotus and Samiyam, Quasimoto, OJ Simpson, Tokimonsta and other blunted beatmakers. And yes, in case you were wondering, I’m pretty sure that there is no one… Continue reading »

Feb
02

Sach O: Synkro, Ghostbeard & King Cannibal

Sach O reporting live from the trenches. A newly found excess of civic pride once again compels me to alert our Montreal readership of a fantastic show going on this Thursday. Ninjatune head honcho Ghostbeard, UK bass monster King Cannibal and Future Garage will be throwing it down at Passeport for a paltry 8$ and… Continue reading »

Feb
02

DITDC: RSD – Good Energy (A Singles collection)

Sach O bringin’ ya Badman Sounds. I know dear readers, I know: enough with the bass/dubstep already. Jeff lives next to Low-End Theory, that’s his excuse but shouldn’t I be reporting on Studio 1 obscurities or the latest in (potentially but not really) game changing rap? The truth is even more sinister than you think:… Continue reading »

Feb
01

One Thing About Freeway

I’m about three weeks overdue for a New Rap Language post, but the deadlines keep piling up, so we’ll all have to deal and instead focus our attention on the hypnotic quality of Freeway’s beard. Stare at that motherfucker. There are lost civilizations embedded in there: Mu, Atlantis, Lemuria, the ruins of Roc-A-Fella, all co-existing… Continue reading »

Feb
01

Shlohmo: The Mary Anne Hobbs Session

Shlohmo, the 20-year old beat scene wunderkind, who is crushing feelings in a bid to take the top spot among lanky LA Jews (deference, youngster, deference) stopped by Mary Anne Hobbs last Wednesday night to deliver a scorching 15-minute mix full of murky dubstep, twerked samples, air-sirens and Dilla homage, and “Sampson Simpson” samples from… Continue reading »

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