Shlohmo, the 20-year old beat scene wunderkind, who is crushing feelings in a bid to take the top spot among lanky LA Jews (deference, youngster, deference) stopped by Mary Anne Hobbs last Wednesday night to deliver a scorching 15-minute mix full of murky dubstep, twerked samples, air-sirens and Dilla homage, and “Sampson Simpson” samples from […]

Shlohmo received the memo — that furtive Elders of Zion-esque protocol that compels me to write about artists who describe themselves on Myspace as a “tall, lanky, jewy-lookin dude from LA proper,” title songs “Hotboxing the Cockpit,” and create an aural aesthetic in the vein of Ras G, Flying Lotus, and Nosaj Thing. Like his […]