Jan
19

RJD2 @ Daytrotter: The Waxy Sum of the Scraps

Judging from the lone interview I conducted with him in the wake of the mostly panned The Third Hand, RJD2 is largely unconcerned with extra-musical concerns. Like his spiritual predecessor, DJ Shadow, he’s displayed an independent streak and desire to cultivate a low profile — releasing music independently and eschewing any desire to regain buzz… Continue reading »

Jan
19

Unskippable Songs: Artifacts-”Yo L”

Thanks to the insight of iTunes shuffle, the obscure Artifacts cut “Yo L,” from DJ Clue’s Springtime Stick Up Part 2, ’96 highlighted a couple minutes of my Tuesday night. In the purpose of spreading the gospel of the forever overlooked, El Da Sensei and Tame One, the cut and the mixtape are below. Also,… Continue reading »

Jan
19

I Can’t Go To Sleep: Cotton Jones – “Tall Hours In The Glowstream”

Aaron Matthews is not pictured in this photo. Cotton Jones make music to brood and sip whiskey to. Michael Nau’s honeyed, slightly raspy croon wraps around woozy organs and guitar strums like an old scarf, working a wonderful chemistry with the sweet coo of Whitney McGraw. Tall Hours channels the druggy haze and odd chemistry… Continue reading »

Jan
18

Dirty Gold – “California Sunrise”

Ignore the surfeit of shirtless surfer bro’s and instead note the auroral melody of “California Sunrise.” Released by Dirty Gold, a crew of California teenagers, this fits into nicely to today’s all-West Coast everything theme. The ever on-point guzzler of Aquariums is releasing the Roar EP this spring on his own Autumn Tone imprint. In… Continue reading »

Jan
18

Love is More Than Words Or Better…

Psychedelic 60s rock typically expands far outside the purview of this site, but since I’m staunchly anti-purview,  let’s marinate for a minute on Love. Several years back, I wrote an NME-style panegyric for the LA Weekly on Why Love are THE GREATEST LA BAND OF ALL-TIME. No need to reiterate the arguments, but I stand… Continue reading »

Jan
18

I Can’t Go To Sleep: E-40 – “Revenue Retrievin’ (Night Shift)”

“The kind of career I’m having at this age defies logic,” says E-40 on Revenue Retrievin’ (Night Shift), but the Bay area legend’s continued relevance in a genre that places youth at a premium isn’t hard to explain. Surround yourself with talented youngsters like the Jacka and Laroo to keep you honest, rap over hyphy… Continue reading »

Jan
18

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Young Circles – “Hellhound Sights”

Douglas Martin writes songs based around the summertime, holding a nine, splitting Vega’s in half. It’s a common theme for musicians– especially new-school sound architects unconcerned with the “old-hat” art of songwriting– to be subconsciously influenced by their surroundings, which most of the time is primarily decided upon by the climate of the artist’s region.… Continue reading »

Jan
17

I Can’t Go To Sleep – Greenhouse (Illogic & Blueprint) – “Electric Purgatory 2″

Zilla Rocca will George the Animal Steele you and kill you. I have never been to Columbus, Ohio. When I listen to Electric Purgatory 2 from Greenhouse (Blueprint + Illogic), I imagine the streets on TRON but smoldering in industrial ash, lined with holographic brownstones, trees smacking against the power lines, grandmom’s Cadillac sliding by… Continue reading »

Jan
17

Sach O: Brodinski – The Best of Everything Vol 2

Sach O is also known as Son Rawski. This came out in December which might as well be a million years ago in Internet time, but I’m guessing that like me, you guys don’t spend time on blogs called Discobelle searching out club remixes by mustachioed Frenchmen with the prefix “Bro” in their names. (A… Continue reading »

Jan
17

I Can’t Go To Sleep: Tyler, The Creator – “Bastard”

In his quest to perfect the art of contrarianism, Doc Zeus writes a “I Can’t Go To Sleep” entry on one of 2010′s least slept-on albums. Every society creates their own monster myths that serve to reflect the fears and prejudices harbored within its collective psyche. The Dark Ages feared the witch as a reflection… Continue reading »

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