Some dismissed Mayer Hawthorne’s debut, A Strange Arrangement as overly contrived. But the record was truly one of the great growers of 2009, helped in no small measure by Stones Throw Records and Hawthorne’s vintage connoisseur taste. Not to mention, Hawthorne’s rare knack for pleasantly deluding people into believing that they could do what he… 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 »
Evan Nabavian’s favorite Dr. Seuss book is Yertle the Turtle. Homeboy Sandman stands out on the Stones Throw Roster. He, Guilty Simpson, MED, and Jonti would make a motley BET cypher. More buoyant than blunted, Sandman plays a cheery, quirky everyman whose youthful exploits on “New York Nights” read like those of an NYU undergrad… Continue reading »
Jan
17
No, this song isn’t about Drake. Dam-Funk dropped it on the unsuspecting Internet masses five days ago in typically understated fashion. Since I haven’t seen it posted elsewhere and I bear the cross for all things funky, here’s this outtake from the classic Toeachizown. Classic as defined by a record that maintains staying power two… Continue reading »
In which Stones Throw’s Jonti finds the forlorn nexus between Nosaj Thing and ATLiens. I haven’t spent much time in Japanese train stations at 3, but if I did this would be my soundtrack. Works well with weed and a sedentary Sunday night too. From Jonti’s free podcast-turned mixtape, Sine & The Moon. Good stuff.… Continue reading »
Dublab? Stones Throw? Daedelus? James Pants? Symmetry? Mandatory posting implied and explanation unnecessary. I am nothing if not congruent (caveat: this may be a Geometrical term that I do not fully fathom). Pants takes Daedelus’ “An Armada Approaches” and turns it into intelligent yacht music. The official title is the “Cruise from Here to the… Continue reading »
Damon Riddick stays wrecking keyboards and minds with his third eye on high beam funk. Earlier this week, he stopped by Tim Sweeney’s Beats in Space radio show to lace us with a half-dozen unheard solo tracks, plus a Nite Jewel remix, some Steve Arrington, and other esoteric grooves that you will want to hear… Continue reading »
Aug
10
Some days writing about music leaves you feeling like the episode of the Simpsons where Homer goes to hell and is forced into an eternity of eating donuts. There are only so many adjectives and abstruse synonyms you can use, and sometimes it is simply exhausting wondering whether you are being needlessly pretentious for using… Continue reading »
American hero goes a little harder than usual: palpitating drums, squealing synths, and the message, “We Should Kill All Assholes.” Who can argue with that statement? No shots taken at News of the World, Michelle Bachman, Frank McCourt, Chris Brown, but I will add them in anyway. Dam-Funk is playing next Thursday night at Freak… Continue reading »
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