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 »
Evan Nabavian discovered that airfare to Nittyville is $50 for every eighth of a mile. OJ Simpson was a harsh listen. For every minute of beats and rhymes, there was a minute and a half of blaxploitation dialog or stand-up comedy snippets. Sample porn. It’s like Madlib can’t resist sharing his latest crackly discovery. Madlib… Continue reading »
Apr
13
New J. Rocc from the new J. Rocc. I’m hoping that the same people ordering Clams Casino extend their infatuation to other realms of instrumental hip-hop. Not a shot (it’s a good record), but rather a reminder that there are other producers weaving moody samples and complex emotions into three-minute beat suites. My official review… Continue reading »
Aesthetic by-laws require this song seeing the light of day (or its low-budget blog equivalent). The reasons are obvious. A superior flip of The Meters “Handclapping Song” (take that will.i.am.), shouts courtesy of M.O.P., and long-buried audio footage of Dilla and Madlib talking shit for three minutes. The track comes from the sessions from their… Continue reading »
Dec
06
By virtue of (Charlie) Murphy’s law, low-budget Hi-Fi music will always reign supreme over low-budget lo-fi. Somewhere Wavves is absorbing the shots subliminally fired by the title of Madlib’s latest Medicine Show: Low-Budget Hi-Fi Music. One of the most overlooked things in Otis Jackson’s bizarro record-a-month odyssey has been the artwork, iconography, and distinct worlds… Continue reading »
Nov
17
Because five hours remain in unofficial Dilla influence Day (little known fact: it is also Treat Your Secretary Right Day, sponsored by Chubb Rock), Stones Throw’s stellar Bruce Haack compilation deserves metnion. There is a straight line from the late vocoder pioneer to a song like “E=MC2.” Somehow, this record escaped review from Pitchfork, RA,… Continue reading »
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