| Son Raw Radio | August 30, 2013 |
It’s been a long time, Son Raw shouldn’t have left you without a hot mix to step to. I’ve apparently joined a radio show. This isn’t some slacker-baiting turn of phrase – I literally didn’t plan this shit out. After a couple of weeks of guest spots for my homie Rob Habit’s late night Nasty.FM […]
| Danny Brown channels ODB | August 28, 2013 |
Son Raw can relate to your album title, bruh bruh The march towards OLD begins, laying to rest any doubts regarding Danny Brown’s focus. Much has been made of DB’s Fool’s Gold assisted, dance-music backed rise to fame since XXX, with a conservative faction decrying his shift towards higher tempos and molly music. Personally, I’m […]
| DJ Rashad & Teklife go astro-traveling | August 20, 2013 |
Son Raw wants to know why you smoking reggie? It’s impossible to listen to the music DJs Rashad, Spinn and Earl are making these days without making connections. Connections to the records they sample – 90s Hip-Hop classics like Lyrics to Go, Luchini and C.R.E.A.M get atomized and accelerated along with the classic soul platters Chicago […]
| Bok Bok and Kerala go R&G | August 9, 2013 |
Son Raw seen it like 27 inch Zenith – believe it. I called it two years ago: instrumental Grime is having a moment. While Big Room House continues to make inroads into the UK pop charts, the underground is erupting with new talent finding inspiration in the twisted synths and broken drum patterns perfected by […]
| Mumdance’s Different Circles | August 2, 2013 |
Son Raw is sipping on a Blue Mountain roast. My day job precludes me from coming up with more words, as it requires most of the words I’m able to generate in a day, but I highly recommend this latest mix from Mumdance, coming just over a month after his recent Twist & Turns opus. […]
| Wen’s Hedmuk mix | July 29, 2013 |
Son Raw isn’t easily impressed I don’t usually bother with other blogs to find new music. If it’s big, the majors will pick up on it, if it’s small then it won’t make it past Soundcloud and if it’s rap, someone here’s covering it. Hedmuk is the exception: a small UK outlet that’s gone above […]
| Visionist cuts down Snakes | July 22, 2013 |
Son Raw sees you lurking More ultra-dark, gunshot festooned beats from ‘di man like Visionist, this time on Berlin-based electronic label Leisure Sounds. This probably means we’re about 6 months away from dark instrumental Grime becoming really cool and its inevitable absorption into the all-consuming Berghain sound. The Teutonic dance hive mind does not fuck […]
| DJ Rashad + DJ Spinn turn up | July 17, 2013 |
Son Raw is posting bare videos. We are in rap’s reductionist phrase: less words per bar, simpler beats and atomized ideas re-arranged into near infinite combinations. Footwork maestros Rashad and Spinn know this and abide: if rappers ain’t saying nothing there’s no reason to listen to a whole verse when you can loop the best […]
Son Raw is bringing back Eek-a-Mouse Good rap music, no more no less from the Early Man and friends, complete with a video with far more loitering than anything on Loiter Squad. I know the music press never really got over Tyler punking them with Goblin, but No Idols, Channel Orange, Wolf and now Doris […]
| A$AP Mob’s budget hedonism | July 15, 2013 |
Son Raw is gonna bring back Bounty Killer What does it say about the state of rap when partying in a mansion no working man could ever afford feels like a quaint throwback to kinder, simpler days? Don’t ask me, I’m too busy enjoying Ferg’s Mortal Kombat references to really care. Besides, I’m sure Joey […]
