| The Lucid Dreams of Nocando and Dam–Funk | February 20, 2014 |
Chris Daly kicks it like Liu Kang. Nocando is a man of many talents. A free style street fighter capable of spitting Chun Li kick-like licks. The host of the Low End Theory, which if you don’t know about by now, you just don’t know, you know? Launcher of labels named after X-Men nemeses. Wearer […]
| De La Heaven (Courtesy of DJ Platurn) | February 6, 2014 |
Chris Daly is Plug Wan. Whilst recently sitting poolside at the Passion of the Weiss Compound smoking cognac soaked blunts (you know how we do), one of my fellow writers mentioned he had an upcoming party and asked for recommendations on what would make for good music to be played for the evening. My answer […]
| Passion of the Weiss Winter Mix #4 — Chris Daly’s “Cold Blood” | January 22, 2014 |
Chris Daly is cold as ice yet unwilling to sacrifice. Shit gets rough in the wintertime. You don’t need me to tell you that. Unless you’re living in some unnatural environment, there’s never enough sunlight, it’s colder than a battle rapper’s baby’s mama, and god damn if even your dog doesn’t seem to be pissier […]
| The Jazz Strut of Slowly Rolling Camera | January 15, 2014 |
Chris Daly regrets investing his children’s college tuition in Eastman Kodak. Time upon a once, jazz very much informed hip hop, with artists from Stetsasonic to A Tribe Called Quest using their parents’ record collections to form the backbone of their beats. As Q-Tip sagely pointed out, however, “don’t you know that things go in […]
| Slow Motion for Me: The Blunted Grooves of Mecca 83 | January 14, 2014 |
Chris Daly can tell that you’re from Kowloon Bay as opposed to Hong Kong. Let’s get this out of the way and keep this 100 from the get-go–I ride HARD for Mecca:83. Ever since the Manchester beat maestro dropped “3 for Free” back in April of 2010, i’ve been intrigued by his mastery of late […]
| Foreign Exchange: The Spectral Beats of KRTS | December 13, 2013 |
Chris Daly has been to a Hofbrau Haus or two. Germany. Land of beer steins and wurst (or techno and shizer videos, depending on your tastes. I don’t judge.) For an American, it can be a different kind of place. While I personally found the people very friendly on my sole visit to date, they […]
| 7 Days of Funk: Dam Funk & Snoop Dogg Hit the Pavement | December 10, 2013 |
Chris Daly would be the highest person at the 7 Days of Funk Release Party tonight if he lived in LA. In a year largely dominated by the likes of Kanye, the Arcade Fire, and BIG DEAL, SELF-IMPORTANT ALBUMS, it’s nice to come across a little project that’s simply a good time waiting to be […]
| Luscious Jackson and the Magic Hour | November 21, 2013 |
Chris Daly invented the mullet. Semi-obscure hip-hop trivia time, kids, and no Google cheating. Who was the first band signed to the Beastie Boys’ ill-fated Grand Royal label who incidentally just released a brand, spanking new album? Here’s a hint: they played the high school band in the “Dance Fever” episode of “The Adventures of […]
| Passion of the Weiss Fall Mix Series #8 – “How to Win Back Friends and Influence Fellow Classmates” By Chris Daly | November 18, 2013 |
Look, you’ve been in college for more than a minute now, and it’s as good a time as any to do a little self-assessment on your freshman year so far. Let’s be honest with ourselves, things have not gone quite according to plan. Sure, you didn’t mean to get faced at that kegger and puke […]
Chris Daly also favors insurrections. By their very nature, compilation albums tend to be very hit or miss affairs, but when you have a stable of artists and quality control that rivals Berlin-based Project: Mooncircle, odds are your beats will beat said odds. On their 2013 edition, Uprising, my theory remains intact. On each of […]
