Son Raw » Passion of the Weiss

Apr
30

Son Raw spends most of his months in MTL. Book him in your city for a nominal fee. Lots of interesting music gets made in Montreal, particularly over the Winter months when nobody wants to leave the house for fear of yetis. Unfortunately, I don’t always have the time to properly document all of the… Continue reading »

Apr
27

Son Raw: Bok Bok delivers mo’ Night Slugs

Look at him now, look at him now…Son Raw‘s grading papeeeerrrrrssss. Some additional mixology for your weekend. Night Slugs cofounder Bok Bok’s official mix can and must be described with the following words: funky, neon, rude, sexy, future-forward, dubwise, underground, London-centric, druggy, grimy, urban and perhaps most importantly: essential. Sometimes it’s best to forget about… Continue reading »

Apr
26

Son Raw: The evolution of Clams Casino

Son Raw’s out in Brussels, eating clams and mussels. When you make your big break by providing beats for Lil B and Soulja Boy, evolution is imperative. Not to belabor the point but those two are clearly better at recognizing potential in up and coming producers than umm… rapping, so it was a welcome relief… Continue reading »

Apr
25

Son Raw: LHF shine bright on Keepers of the Light

Son Raw isn’t trying to affiliate himself with no fake-ass A&Rs. Where to begin? Weighing in at 144 minutes sans bonus tracks, LHF’s Keepers of the light can be a slight bit intimidating in a genre where releases are usually constrained to 2 track singles. Do you devour the whole thing in a blunt-aided marathon… Continue reading »

Apr
24

Son Raw: The Revenge of the Night Slugs

Son Raw thinks this post would make a great shlock horror film. Radio rips usually don’t merit the full-post treatment here at PotW but then again, not every radio rip contains a new Girl Unit song released on Night Slugs, his first since his anthemic Wut nearly tore a hole in the space-time (‘ardkore) continuum.… Continue reading »

Apr
20

Son Raw: Traxman & Lit City keep it Chi.

Son Raw’s on the West side of Chicago looking for a bust down. It’s tough to keep up with the underground Juke/Footwork movement if you aren’t actually part of it. My homeboy Hesk (more on whom later) will happily name-drop half a dozen producers who’ve apparently made incredible tunes but I’ll be damned if anyone… Continue reading »

Apr
16

Son Raw: A$AP Rocky – Goldie

Son Raw would prefer the aces, wouldn’t he? Swagger for days. LiveLoveA$AP continues to demonstrate substantial replay value, proving that a well crafted, original project will always trump a barrage of buzz-building stopgaps. Though it would be all too easy to fuck it up with poorly chosen production or sell-out moves at this point, all… Continue reading »

Apr
13

Son Raw: Addison Groove’s side move

Son Raw’s getting into some real bad things. It’s impossible to overstate the impact of Addison Groove’s Footcrab single. Previously best known for his slow, technoid Dubstep as Headunter, Tony Williams not only re-launched his career with his Chicago-London fusion piece but also helped ignite outsider interest in Footwork and synthesized a direction for Loefah’s… Continue reading »

Apr
10

Son Raw: Plastician stays Hard Kore

Son Raw can’t breathe The economics of dance music don’t favor production. Why spend hours upon hours crafting tracks that will be instantly bootlegged on dodgy Russian forums when you could be touring the world stacking that show money? The wise DJ keeps his tunes exclusive: keeping your arsenal close to your chest ensures that… Continue reading »

Apr
07

Son Raw: Spaceghostpurrp gets NSFW in 97…

Son Raw is trippin off that lean…because he has the flu. Admittedly, I’m in the perfect state for Spaceghostpurrp’s music: fucked up, groggy and more than a little medicated. Unlike some other records I’ve been listening to for the past 24 hours however, I have no doubt that Lustful 97 will stand up to sober… Continue reading »