| He’s a Maniac, Maniac: New Music from Gonjasufi | July 12, 2016 |
Peter Holslin celebrates new music from resident eccentric, Gonjasufi.
| Gonjasufi makes it on Jay-Z’s new album, infects the world with San Diego’s “dirty” sound | July 9, 2013 |
Peter Holslin will eat some goat after this Plenty of heavy hitters have guest spots on Jay-Z’s new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail. Frank Ocean. Rick Ross. Justin Timberlake. Nas. Pharrell. Timbaland. Beyoncé. But here in the city of San Diego, the hip-hop heads are way more excited about the appearance of a far-less-famous artist: Gonjasufi, […]
| Gonjasufi – The 9th Inning EP | October 26, 2011 |
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Intelligent demon music. On some level, the fact that Sufi and Ish of Shabazz are cousins makes no sense. On most levels, it is evidence of eccentricity being genetic. I am patiently waiting for The Sufi in the Palace, but I am nonetheless excited to bump The 9th Inning EP […]
| Blu & Gonjasufi Eat Fish, Tossed Salads, and make Rap Ballads | October 19, 2011 |
October is the time for Gonjasufi. Nothing says derangement like the crazed vagabond vocals of Sumach Ecks. Don’t be fooled by the Alan Wiggins-era San Diego Padres logo above. There is nothing Catholic about this. In my imagination, Sufi is the next Nate Dogg for all left field rappers. Need a hit for your haunted […]
| I Come to Bury Gonjasufi and to praise him | April 29, 2011 |
New Sufi of indiscriminate origin, snagged by Frank N’ Beats via Kevin “The Bug Martin.” More delirious and broken beats buoyed by a banshee wail. Sumach Ecks needs his own Travel Channel show where he operates as the Anthony Bourdain of psychedelics. You ain’t lived until you’ve tried an authentic Ayahuasca vine acquired high up […]
| The Gaslamp Killer ft. Gonjasufi-“When I’m in Awe” | August 31, 2010 |
I imagine there is a limited market for Gonjasufi screeching his skinned cat yelps over Gaslamp Killer’s Ethiopian psych samples. Luckily, that limited market is me. Brainfeeder presumably gave the EXCLUSIVE (for 16 seconds) to Pitchfork to spread the wealth around. Thus, I will defer to their sparkling prose: “Los Angeles-based producer the Gaslamp Killer […]
| Question in the Form of An Answer: Gonjasufi | March 16, 2010 |
Those curious about context or my thoughts on “A Sufi and a Killer” ought to head to Pop and Hiss. This is for completists and those inordinately interested about the man behind one of the year’s best debuts. I read somewhere that with you were really into baseball growing up. Were you pretty good? Yup, […]
| Gonjasufi – 2 Track Sampler | March 4, 2010 |
I’m set to interview Gonjasufi next week, so I’ll momentarily defer to Nate Patrin’s excellent Best New Music review of A Sufi and a Killer. This post mainly exists to point out that Bleep is offering a free download of “Ancestors” and “Holidays,” available from now until Sunday. Scooping the entire album is highly advised […]
