Feb
16

Beat Traps: Shigeto’s “Lineage”

Chris Daly was high when he wrote this, so forgive him if it goes astray. Eight samurai and three people in suits with bicycles, one of which is a small child, interact on the porch of a pagoda. While you could be forgiven for thinking the previous sentence was either the set up for a… Continue reading »

Feb
01

Beat Trap: “Somepling and Mecca:83′s “Swilkqa Night”

Chris Daly wrote this post after taking several grams of Molly. What do Manchester and Rennes have in common? “If Swilkqa Night,” the latest joint joint by master maestros Mecca: 83 and Somepling (UK and France, respectively), is any indication, the answer lies with shared affinity for late night jams of the blunted disposition. Two… Continue reading »

Jan
23

Beat Traps: I’ve Said It Once Before, But It Bears Repeating

Chris Daly struck that little chump out. As a rule of thumb, I’m not one for “Best Of” lists. First off, why does everyone post theirs in December? We still have a full month left, people. Secondly, most people feel they’re entirely subjective exercises in self-masturbation. Clearly, as a music blogger, my opinions are objectively… Continue reading »

Oct
28

Beat Traps: Knxwledge is Self

Chris Daly cons comics and not the other way around. It’s a bitch to live up to prophesy. Just ask Darth Vader. In his preordained role to reign supreme over nearly everyone, Knxwledge has demonstrated a propensity and proclivity towards Madlib-ian consistency (alliterations rule, bitch; look it up). Since the end of June alone, the… Continue reading »

Sep
30

Beat Traps: Seekae’s +Dome

Chris Daly owns at least four Traci Lords albums. Look, I’ll be honest, I was initially kind of disappointed when I learned I was going to review the new Seekae album and not the new Seka album. Let’s be honest, it’s not every day that a 70s/80s porn icon makes a beat album. Apparently, it’s… Continue reading »

Sep
20

Beat Trap: Falcons – Indian Summer

Chris Daly once dressed up as Falcor for Easter. FALCONS are a weird bird, to say the least. Whereas many of their contemporaries look to myriad sources for inspiration, I believe the Vancouver/ Oakland-based duo of TightMike and KayleoStocko is possibly one of the fww to adhere to the tenants of the world weary Bud… Continue reading »

Sep
01

Beat Traps: The Third Eye of Free the Robots

Chris Daly has eyes in the back of his dread. It has come to my conclusion that Free the Robots is not the moniker of one alleged Chris Alfaro, but is, in fact, a prime directive from a funkily deranged Mother Ship floating just above the planet’s atmosphere. Think I’m lying? If his latest Alpha… Continue reading »

Aug
29

Beat Traps: Rapping with Paul White

Chris Daly brings the Rocky Road while others bring vanilla. There are those of us of a certain age who recall with fond clarity the early heyday of rap, waaaaay back in the 80s. Pull up a chair, kids, because I’m about to give a lecture. In some of its earliest incarnations, hip hop had… Continue reading »

Jul
27

Beat Traps: Pregnant’s “Life Hard: I Try”

Chris Daly has seen Akira 76 times. Daniel Trudeau and I have something in common. While I cannot attest to whether or not he shares a similar fondness for uber-obscure, Asian, ninja-zombie movies, I do know that both of us recently fathered our first child. Not together or anything, but we’re both daddies now nonetheless.… Continue reading »

Jul
18

Beat Traps: Small Professor, Beats, Rhymes, & Jawns

Chris Daly did not consult the urban dictionary for this post. Jawn. It’s a Philly thing. Like liquid cheese on a Pat’s steak or an insistence that the weather is always pleasant. For one’s beats to qualify for the category, crisp drums, tight horns and soul are an absolute must. Repping the City of Brotherly… Continue reading »

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