Mar
25

Question in the Form on an Answer: Robert Henke, Creator of Ableton

Robert Henke is many different things to many different people – performer, lecturer, software developer, technician. In truth, the Berlin-based artist busily juggles all four descriptions, but when he gets on the phone you can understand why he does so well in front of a bunch of university students: the man loves to chat and… Continue reading »

Mar
25

Tonight’s the Night

Come hell or high with water. LA Weekly says to go and who am I to contradict. They also say very nice things about this blog and betray my excuse to cops who pull me over: I’m not talking on my cell phone, I’m just rapping. It usually works to have “The Chronic” handy. Though… Continue reading »

Mar
24

Spoeks & Skeletons

I see this video as the ghosts of Hype Williams and Busta Rhymes transplanted to Soweto. Spoek Mathambo rhyming over sheet metal dubstep, bass and drums that glow and burn like lit coal. The official narrative claims that this is “the story of a heartbroken widow performing pagan ceremonies to bring her dead husbands back… Continue reading »

Mar
24

Yo! MTV Rap’s Top 10 Freshmen of 1988

Sure, these guys are good. But what this list really needs is some more Cyhi the Prince and Lil Twist. Via Collector’s Item

Mar
24

The Passion of the Weiss Spring 2011 Mixtape

POTW Spring Mixtape Tracklist: Download Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?mzkya34m90go4bf 1. Dorothy Ashby – “Canto de Osana” (Dan Love) 2. 2Pac – “It ain’t Easy” (Abe Beame) 3. Ernie K. Doe – “Here Come the Girls” (Matt Shea) 4. Blurry Drones – “A Prayer for Elliot Spitzer” (Douglas Martin) 5. Bob Marley & the Wailers -”Selassie in the… Continue reading »

Mar
24

Fresh Burial: “Stolen Dogs” and “Street Halos”

If Kode 9 was Don King, Burial would be nicknamed the messiah of monochrome. Thankfully, Steve Goodman’s hair isn’t that irate and William Bevan gets to preserve his semi-anonymous existence. But new Burial is cause for ceremony. I remember hearing neither of these last year, but I remember very little from last year or last… Continue reading »

Mar
23

Rainbow Arabia’s Diamond Supply

Part of an elaborate ruse to dupe you into attending this Friday’s show. Rainbow Arabia operate in the borderlands between former tour mates Gang Gang Dance and The Knife. Thus far, the comparisons have somewhat overshadowed the music itself — an olla podrida of international styles intended for audiences who have eaten olla podrida (I… Continue reading »

Mar
23

Tobacco – Constellation Dirtbike Head

One day, I’d like to see Tobacco make a video where it’s just him drinking beer and hanging out with his friends in a pizza parlor. This is what the former Black Moth once told me was his dream vocation, other than making sleazy technicolor funk for those intrigued by the Mellotron. The video comes… Continue reading »

Mar
23

The Computers, Blues, and Bromides of The Streets

Renato Pagnani gets computers puting. At the end of 2009, The Guardian, one of England’s biggest newspapers, published their list of the decade’s best albums. Among those included on the (naturally) UK-heavy list were Radiohead’s dystopic masterpiece Kid A, Burial’s ghostly Untrue, and Funeral from recent Grammy darlings, Arcade Fire.  What topped the list? In… Continue reading »

Mar
23

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Dirty Beaches and the Fine Virtuosity of Theft

After this, Douglas Martin is instituting a moratorium on beach bands. My friend Conor just sent me a quote from Jim Jarmusch, and it kind of embodies the ethics and attitude behind my work and beyond. There are no rules and no right way to do things, you do your best and hustle your shit… Continue reading »

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