Oct
20

Sach O: A message to American Youth (and a dope Zomby single)

Sach O’s wardrobe is provided by Adidas, Turntablelab and the Chatuchak market. Fuck that other shit. America, I don’t know if I’m pissed off at you or just disappointed right now but you’ve got to do better. This whole “hey let’s dress-up like our parents ate lead paint chips while we were in the womb”… Continue reading »

Oct
20

Thundercat – $200 DB

In which a Tribe Called Quest song is reverse engineered into the fusion jazz that originally comprises it’s DNA. I am tired and can’t place my finger on what cut this reminds me of exactly, but the Low End Theory is sounding a lot like The Low End Theory. Lotus on the beat, Thundercat on… Continue reading »

Oct
20

Frank & Beats: How to Win the War on Drugs

Aaron Frank has read more Daniel Pinchbeck than you. First off, I have absolutely no idea how the War on Drugs show this Saturday night isn’t already sold out.  This is how you treat people, Los Angeles? War on Drugs release one of the best albums of the year, team up with rising star Carter… Continue reading »

Oct
19

Gold Pandas and Peaking Lights

The most striking cut on Ghostly-signed Gold Panda’s DJ Kicks is its its severe opener, “An Iceberg Hurled Northwards Through Clouds.” Ignoring the Eggers-ready title, the track delivers on it’s arctic intentions. It is snow blinding minimal techno, except with steel drums and odd bell ringing. Peaking Lights dope it, dragging things out to an… Continue reading »

Oct
19

Blu & Gonjasufi Eat Fish, Tossed Salads, and make Rap Ballads

October is the time for Gonjasufi. Nothing says derangement like the crazed vagabond vocals of Sumach Ecks. Don’t be fooled by the Alan Wiggins-era San Diego Padres logo above. There is nothing Catholic about this. In my imagination, Sufi is the next Nate Dogg for all left field rappers. Need a hit for your haunted… Continue reading »

Oct
19

A Story To Tell: Biggie Smalls and Narrative
 — “Friend of Mine”

Abe Beame does the blunts and brews thing, knocking that Wu-Tang. My favorite moment on Ready to Die comes at the end of the “Fuck Me” interlude. Biggie and Lil Kim simulate sex on a chair in the studio. As the skit reaches its climax, Kim intentionally or unintentionally falls off. Biggie immediately apologizes, and… Continue reading »

Oct
18

Sach O: A bluffer’s guide to the Stone Roses reunion

Sach O will pay good money to see this band. They better hit up Montreal. Hey dude! The Stone Roses are reuniting! What’s that? You’ve never heard of the Stone Roses? WTF man, they were like Pavement for England except with better drugs, only one good album and they sounded nothing like Pavement. My point… Continue reading »

Oct
18

Shotguns, Slang and Quelle Chris

You might remember Quelle Chris from the interview that Aaron Matthews did earlier this year, asking the Detroit bruiser to break down his production work on Danny Brown’s Hybrid. Quelle’s been rhyming since carrying bridge cards in Wasted Youth, alongside Ta’Raach and Elzhi, but his affiliation with the Adderall admiral is what’s really got him… Continue reading »

Oct
18

Summer Jamz, 2011: Do You Feel Like We Do by Sleepyhead

One more because not all hemispheres are built the same. Perth is a strange place. It’s a sprawling stretch of suburbia caught between the Indian Ocean and a dry-as-fuck interior — thousands of kilometers from the next major Australian city. It’s constantly derided for being boring as shit (and quite often is), but artists like… Continue reading »

Oct
18

Tonight: Shabazz Palaces & TheeSatisfaction

Tonight: serrated rap and subduction zone bass. I have two pairs of tickets to give away to the first two people who e-mail passionweiss@gmail.com to tell me the sample on this Digable Planets song.

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