Grievous Devil: The new Earl Sweatshirt Video | March 17, 2015 |
Memories Don’t Live Like People Do: Edan Returns With a PSA | March 16, 2015 |
Ain’t My Problem: Cam & China Run Game | March 4, 2015 |
There are too many things to like on the new single from Cam & China, the sister duo that split off from jerk-rap queenpens, Pink Dollaz. First, they rap like they are the rightful inheritors to the throne of Yo-Yo and the Lady of Rage. Secondly, they can do the singing-rapping shift as seamlessly as […]
Action Jackson: Bronsolino’s “Actin’ Crazy” Video | February 27, 2015 |
This is how you do it. Be groomed by two enchanting stylists with an outstretched wingspan: Christ-like, hirsute, glorious. Ride in a spaceship, but miraculously survive its destruction. Invincibility isn’t an acquired skill. You have it or you don’t. Escape on a jet fueled fire breathing metallic goose dragon waving an American flag a la […]
Madlib, Beat Konducta in Africa Bonus CD | February 26, 2015 |
Originally released as the third bonus disc of Madlib’s third Medicine Show, Otis Jackson’s Jr’s spare chops, flips, and other alembic contortions finally come to light. Nothing fancy, just drum slaps and stop-motion animation technique applied to old Nigerian highlife, Afro-beat, and Ethiopian jazz. Weird science from Beat Konducta always welcomed. All 13 Medicine Shows […]
The Ice Cream Man: Chicago’s Montana of 300 | February 26, 2015 |
Nicolas Jaar and The Color of Pomegranates | February 23, 2015 |
Other hobbyists gravitate to woodworking, marijuana cultivation, gemology, and urban gardening, but Nicolas Jaar’s pastimes tend to be more fruitful. Hence, when he got bored in 2013, he and Dave Harrington re-worked the entire Daft Punk album for the funk of it. His most recent contribution to the numinous is an unofficial soundtrack to the […]