| Tobacco: King of the Awkward Massage Situation | April 29, 2014 |
Chris Daly is rarely safe for work If anyone was concerned that Tobacco had softened his approach after his most accessible work to date with last year’s Cobra Juicy, I point you no further than the video for his latest single, “Streaker.” Directed by Eric Wareheim of Tim & Eric fame, the most recently released […]
| Apollo Brown is Blowing Smoke Rings | April 16, 2014 |
Chris Daly rarely flares at the nostrils Come April 29th, Mello Music Group beatsmith Apollo Brown will drop his latest beast, Thirty Eight, an instrumental soundtrack that so far sounds like a crate digger’s dream for a movie that doesn’t exist, but I damn sure hope someone films. I don’t like to use press release […]
| Son Lux and Lorde Go Down Easy | April 14, 2014 |
Chris Daly doesn’t want it if it’s that easy This month’s gold star for “Plays Well with Others” clearly goes to Son Lux. The producer/composer also known as Ryan Lott obviously gets along with his sandbox playmates pretty damn well if his recent output is any indication. In late 2013, SL released “Lanterns,” a critically […]
| The Cosmos According to DJ QBert | April 3, 2014 |
Chris Daly will whip anybody’s ass in NBA Live As you may recall, DJ QBert launched a KickStarter to fund a couple of upcoming albums and accompanying film project. Surprising no one, the native San Franciscan hit his totals with time to spare. Last time I checked, he was $28K and some change past his […]
| De La Soul x J Dilla Mixtape: So Much More | April 2, 2014 |
Chris Daly pairs his doughnuts with daisy flavored IPA’s Here we are, just wrapping up the Q1 books on 2014 hip-hop, and it’s been a mixed quarter for the iconic De La Soul, but the PotW experts still list this crew as a “must buy.” To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the seminal 3 Feet […]
| Tomorrow Never Knows Teebs | April 1, 2014 |
Chris Daly has converted to the Swiffer Wet Jet Categorizing the music of LA producer Teebs is a fool’s errand at best. You either dig his unique sound or you don’t. The Brainfeeder artist clearly fills the opposite side of the banger spectrum, so i suppose that makes him the mash to heavier grooves of […]
| Russian Expat, Dasha Rush In the Boiler Room | March 27, 2014 |
Chris Daly was the drummer in the Time. Ah, the joys of Internet wormholes. I open a YouTube email recommending a new Prince video (somebody has to watch them) and end up stumbling upon the stark, dark world of Dasha Rush. The expat Russian DJ and resident artist at and founder of the Fullpanda label, […]
| Bonobo in France | March 20, 2014 |
Get your damn hands off Chris Daly, you dirty ape. Remember that incredible Boiler Room Set Bonobo did last September? Fans of the chimpantasic DJ probably also will recall that dope remix of Henri Texier’s Les LaBas dropped during said set. Wouldn’t you know it, turns out the remix was from none other than aforementioned […]
| The Celestial Solace of Aether | March 19, 2014 |
Chris Daly has a pint of raw ether. It’s been nearly six years since we last heard from Boston, Mass.-based Aether, not counting a label compilation here and there. And the dreamy beat producer is back with Solace, a 21-beat manifesto that takes its name seriously. While his debut, Artifacts, had a slightly more boom […]
| The Spring Soul Beats of Rain Dog | March 5, 2014 |
Chris Daly is busy earning. Project: Mooncircle’s Rain Dog is a strange beast. In the realm of beat producers, his Venn diagram would intersect somewhere between Pogo’s childlike visions, Dntel’s future-retro work with The Postal Service, and the off-the-wall sample perfection of Blocktreat. Don’t believe such a great conjunction is possible outside of fucked up […]
