Sach O » Passion of the Weiss

Feb
21

Son Raw can’t Juke in this weather. It’s safe to say that 2011 was good year for Travis Stewart. Even if you weren’t over the moon with the lushness of his Sepalcure project (I wasn’t,) his Machinedrum release caught the zeitgeist in a choke-hold, combining a nostalgia for old rave music with Juke’s avant-hood… Continue reading »

Feb
20

Son Raw: Skream – Dark Keys

Son Raw could always eat another shrimp burrito. I get it. After chilling in LA with the homie Jeff, I’m forced to admit that Dubstep can only make so much sense in a city that rolls at a medically induced 85BPM tempo. Cruising Angeleno streets, Curren$y, Spaceghost, Kendrick, Lotus, those are the names one draws… Continue reading »

Feb
15

Sach O: Burial – “Kindred” EP

Son Raw’s going, going, back, back to Cali, Cali. Burial is an anomaly. You get the impression that the Mercury Prize for Untrue and the adoration from the Aphex Twin crowd were more bother than reward for a shadowy producer who grew up on Jungle and Garage on UK pirate radio and just wanted to… Continue reading »

Feb
12

Son Raw: BadBadNotGood celebrate Dilla

Son Raw wouldn’t suggest crowd surfing at a Dilla tribute night. iPhone footage from last night’s BadBadNotGood tribute to J Dilla at The Belmont in Montreal won’t do the show justice but it’ll have to do for now. All you need to know? These kids are the real McCoy and they brought the jams in… Continue reading »

Feb
10

Son Raw: From Jack to Juke

From Jack to Juke: 25 Years of Ghetto House from Sonali Aggarwal on Vimeo. A quick but thorough history lesson straight from the horses’ mouths. Rightfully placing Ghetto-House in America’s storied tradition of urban music rather than in a more nebulous international dance music context, this documentary makes a strong argument for discussing Chicago, Detroit… Continue reading »

Feb
09

Son Raw: LHF – Akashic Visions

Son Raw is an urban hippie minus the long hair and overly-sincere attitude. OK, just urban then. Some groups are easier to like than love and others are easier to love than write about. LHF falls in the later category as RZA-influenced junglist beat music will be awesome long after bloggers have run out of… Continue reading »

Feb
09

Son Raw: Earl Sweatshirt’s home

Son Raw felt sort of obligated to post about this. Damn blog hype. So he’s releasing music but isn’t part of Odd Future anymore? Is that what we’re supposed to infer from yesterday’s is-he-or-isn’t-he clusterfuck? If so, that’s a shame as both parties could benefit from working together far more than whatever will come of… Continue reading »

Feb
08

Son Raw – Goth Trad’s New Epoch

Son Raw really wants to tour Japan one day With New Epoch, Japanese producer Goth-Trad has created a rare beast: an album providing plenty of top-quality DJ-food for selectors that also stands up as a straight-up front to back listen. It’s a tough trick to pull off as the extended intros and breakdowns inherent in… Continue reading »

Feb
06

Son Raw: Araabmuzik – Vocal University

Son Raw was bored so he made this. If aggregating Hulkshare links can be considered “making something.” Newsflash: rap beats almost always sound better when emcees rap over them, so while Araabmuzik’s Instrumental University may be of great interest to aspiring swag rappers from Harlem to Houston Street, there’s not much there for the rest… Continue reading »

Jan
31

Son Raw: SirReal – Subsessions Mix

SirReal – SUB SESSIONS 01/27/2012 by Sirrealnesss on Mixcloud Son Raw bruked out to this one. Upon sending me this, Charlottetown DJ SirReal said he didn’t know if “I was into mixes.” That’s actually a valid line of inquiry – there’s only so many hours in the day and when DJs make up half your… Continue reading »