Peaking Lights are crate-diggers who have learned to cover their tracks. Unlike most bands with record collections longer than Tyson Chandler’s arms, they employ very little scratch but plenty of spliff. No song is completely cribbed from one style or scene. At Ad Hoc, I described it as “one sound inextricably intertwined, sharing a single… Continue reading »
Like we always do about this time. This is where I rattle off seasonal clichés and explain how this mixtape pairs nicely with said wintery clichés. Big boots, thick jackets, hot chocolate, ice skating, skiing if you’re bourgie. Even if you doesn’t snow where you are, you know the feeling. This is music for the… Continue reading »
You think you know funk? The real funk? We don’t roll with track listings here. We at the Passion are proud to present an exclusive drunk and live mix from Toronto producer Frank Dukes who you may know from work for Ghostface Killah (“Purified Thoughts”, “In Tha Park”), 50 Cent (“Respect It Or Check It”)… Continue reading »
What you know about Marsha Raven, Eastern Gang, Z-Factor, and Section 25? Probably nothing. You are not alone. My goals for a great mix are pretty simple: if you have original selections and funky sensibilities, I am easily sold. The 56 mix, the latest installment of the Passion of the Weiss Mix Series, succeeds on… Continue reading »
The music should ideally explain it all. Not necessarily for my job prospects, but for the notion that this stuff should transcend buzz-bin adjectives and ephemeral trends. If you’re doing it right, it’s transportive, allusive to not just other forms of art but buried emotions. Mobb Deep had it right the first time: it ought… Continue reading »
Download: Passion of the Weiss Mix Series – Danny Swain’s “Hour of Power” The rap game forces patience. Barring the occasional Odd Future fluke, ascent is usually a war of attrition. The Curren$y and Atmosphere model is more common. Slow persistent build, one underground show and mixtape at a time until you force your way… Continue reading »
Every two years I offer the same soliloquy: Souvenir remain one of the most criminally unsung outfits in the world. Maybe criminal is overstatement. I am opposed to any indictments pertaining to the curious case of the Pamplona-raised duo who croon in multiple romance languages and recall something resembling a surf rock Spanish Stereolab. Their… Continue reading »
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 »
Jack White wouldn’t endorse this compilation. He’s a proud Luddite — wary of technology, illegal piracy, and all the ills they engender. Print is better than blogs. CD’s are better than MP3′s. And vinyl trumps all. As someone similarly inclined to such anachronisms, I offer him a salute and an apology. I suspect that White… Continue reading »
Son Raw is still eating turkey sandwiches for lunch. Hello readers, As you may have noticed, we’ve been writing a lot of words around here and as such, we’re pretty worn out. Content may be sparse around here until next week but then again it may not, you never know with us. Regardless, sit down:… Continue reading »
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Sach O
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Tosten Burks
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