ROSTAM - Wood

  ROSTAM - Wood by ROSTAM

Shouts to Kim

What's in the Ground?

This music makes me think of lucid dreaming, or dream-ful wakeness. Whichever metaphor you prefer. A slight MGMT aspect, without jamming it in your face.



"Run to the one that holds you down
and feel your feet on the ground
and hope the ground opens up
and swallows you and your love
to the ground you will seek
only love, only peace
Will it find you today?
will it find a way?"

Peace (A good collab with Noah Lennox of Animal Collective)

iW Exclusive: "Being Elmo" Trailer

"I knew that Elmo should represent love."

RZA - Grits

Throwback Thursday with RZA and his ode to Grits

Astrid - Dance (Lapalux Remix)

 Astrid - Dance (Lapalux Remix) by helloastrid

Brainfeeder has just added Lapalux to their arsenal of fly artists.  He used to be with a London label called Pictures Music.  They are pretty tight too... but Brainfeeder is about to do even more damage.

James Blake - Fear to Fear

::M∆DE:IN:HEIGHTS:: - APORIA: IN THESE §TREETS

Group composed of Blue Scholars' producer Sabzi and New York based vocalist Kelsey Bulkin.

Low Leaf - Chrysalis EP

Singer/song-writer from L.A.  Got the Fly Lo cosign a few days back.

eatLowLeaf Low Leaf 

 by flyinglotus

free CHRYSALIS EP is out today... download it here:lowleaf.bandcamp.com

19 Sep

Salem - Trapdoor

This was on Blake's essential mix, but I felt it deserved its own post bitch. so fuck you and fuck redundancy. 

Gucci Mane - My Chain (Brotherhood Crusade remix)

Shouts Yimmy Yayo.

Savour the flavour

In a continuing nod to Poesy and the great poet-warrior Charles Bukowski



Coming at us through a modern American great.

Thundercat - For Love I Come (Lapalux Flip)

Thundercat - For Love I Come (Lapalux Flip) by BRAINFEEDER

Wildflowers - Made in Heights

Offered up by this legitimate wizard @_Kevlar_  AKA @kevintheduude

Iggy Azalea - D.R.U.G.S

Sabbatical is over so Hades is back. All female sacrifices will be accepted between now and 10/6 at 6:66...and I'm still screaming FYC.

Bluebird

Thought it'd be nice to have some Poetry up here. So I turned to the eminent Charles Bukowski:

For the visual

Rich Hil - Haze Pack

Views right now on "If I Tell You": 241
Abel Tesfaye and the XO crew rep this guy as hard as any artist out.

Salem - King Night

SALEM - KING NIGHT from Theo Wenner on Vimeo.

"Oh Night Divine..."  This one hits home.  Salem knows only the profound.  Directed by Theo Wenner.

Previous: Salem - Til The World Ends

The Dream – I Love Ur Girl (AHYVE Remix)

The Dream - I Love Ur Girl (AHYVE Remix) by AHYVE

Kevin Devine - 11-17 (White Sea remix)

  Kevin Devine - Between The Concrete And Clouds by bsmrocks

Remix of the track taken from Kevin Devine's forthcoming new album, 'Between The Concrete And Clouds', released in the UK via Big Scary Monsters Records in October 2011. See more from White Sea after the jump

Mount Kimbie - Carbonated (Video)

Mount Kimbie - 'Carbonated' from DoBeDo Productions on Vimeo.
James Blake is not the only cat making Post-Dub...
Tyrone Lebon is a photographer and director with next level steez.  He directed this shit and he did "Would Know" by Mount Kimbie too (it's after the jump).  Tyrone and his father Mark were hired by Stussy to create some images for their Deluxe Fall 2011 collection.  See a few of my favorites after the jump...

I Break Horses – “Load Your Eyes” (Star Slinger Remix)

  I Break Horses - Load Your Eyes (Star Slinger Load Your 808 Remix) by Bella Union

The only name tighter than Star Slinger is... I Break Horses... except for maybe... Saint Jaboi... but that's not out yet is it ;)... soon.

J. Cole - Mr. Nice Watch (feat. Jay-Z)

"I'll make that back... fuck it, I'll make that back"... probably...

Once We All Agree - James Blake

Debut performance of one of the tracks on his soon to be released Enough Thunder EP.  It's haunting...  We've already heard Not Long Now and Fall Creek Boys Choir.  This man... is a problem.

Joe Goddard

   Joe Goddard - Gabriel by DFA Records

Godard is in Hot Chip.  Gabriel will get stuck in your head.

Previous: Garden (Joe Goddard Remix)

James Blake - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix

James Blake - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (2011-09-17) by Hypetrak

Continuing to get the hype growing for Enough Thunder, James Blake just dropped a brand new BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix.  A lot of new material in the mix, maybe some sneak peaks into what's on the EP?  Regardless, just press play already. And here's the download:


Tracklist after the jump

Frank Ocean - Swim Good (video)

FRANK OCEAN [swim good] from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

Visuals off Nostalgia, Ultra. Enjoy.

Adios

One last taste of summer love before the fall hits us



And cheers to Yours Truly for bringing the consistently high quality image to otherworldly noises.

If that wasn't enough for you, this is a real mindkilla

Dj Mehdi Favéris-Essadi (1977-2011)

DJ Mehdi Live @ Mad Decent Block Party  7-30-2011 by maddecent

The last few days have been filled with DJ Mehdi shout-outs and tributes.  Because I've also heard from a lot of people that he's, like so many others before him, only gotten love posthumously... heres a little evidence of why hes worth listening to.  This is his live set at the Mad Decent Block Party on 7-30-2011.

James Blake - Not Long Now

I'm pretty sure my expectations for Enough Thunder, James Blake's upcoming EP, couldn't be any higher.  After dropping the amazing collaboration with Bon Iver, Fall Creek Boys Choir, I was cautiously interested.  This new track has me straight hyped.  Take a listen and try and wait patiently for Enough Thunder dropping October 10th.


See also: James Blake - A Case of You

Please Make Pretty

A good friend hooked me up to this motion. Groove it or lose it!



Here's what his website says about him "Nickodemus' sound is like a traveling circus that gets everyone's hips & feet moving!"


And in the spirit of all that is pure Please Make it Pretty

Kidd Steve - Norfside (f/Bonnie Freetown)

Directed, Shot, & Edited by Velvet Montoya (@velvetmontoya)

Velvet AKA Scott Silvia lived a few doors down from me back in the day. He used to just be slavin' over the stove all day cookin up beats. This is his directorial debut though and he does well for himself. He also runs a real clean blog named http://blindivan.com.  Go gander young hoe.

Purity Ring - Belispeak

A new track.  Look for this on the project set to drop in October.
Belispeak by PURITY RING

Followed by something a bit older.
Lofticries by PURITY RING

Jamie XX - FACT mix

FACT Mix 282 - Jamie xx by Hypetrak

If you haven't already hit play we have failed you.

Neon Indian - Polish Girl (video)

Visuals. 

RIP DJ Mehdi

 We lost a good one.

Star Slinger Altered Zones Mix

Altered Zones | August 2011 | Mix Series v12 | Star Slinger by alteredzones

Uhh Star Slinger made a mix for Altered Zones of some of his favorite joints right now.  Bone Thugs... haha uhhh.  Mixes

Genius

If only there were a word for masterful proficiency.

Ah but there is.

Hence we have the out pouring of spirit that is paco de lucia.

Disfruta!

Without a Doubt

just came across this. What a story.




revolution minds for revolutionary times. I'm gonna be first in line, Hope to see some fresh faces there.

Little Dragon - Brush the Heat

Yusuke Nagano and Olga on the visuals. This tracks off their third album, Ritual Union, which is out now.

Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans

B-Side.

Drake - Club Paradise (Prod. by 40)

"Dropping this for our boy Avery...this was his favorite shit during the recording process. 2 more songs coming tonight as well. ovoxo"
-Drizzy
Produced by 40. Get the track HERE

McFly's Closet (Sneakers)

"We're gunna need a lot of hoverboards."  Nike is dropping the Marty McFly, Back to the Future II shoes.  They're clean and I'll be coppin three pairs (Trinity).  Shouts to twelve fifty-one.

ASAP, Main Attrakionz, Spaceghostpurrp in one room

Damn so... The Gods love the ASAP clique. They show us love on twitter. We fuck with SF rap duo Main Attrakionz and Florida’s Spaceghostpurrp too. Wish I coulda been in the room I guess.  Next year...
Interview by Fader TV.

Toro y Moi - Freaking Out

This EP comes out September 13.  It is clean.

Allure Remixes

New shit from the Parisian killer.  He also fucks with some Michael Jackson...


Before: The Beattles - And I Love Her (Allure)

Birdman ft. Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj – Y.U.Mad

This is the kind of shit that was missing on C4. Produced by Flex. Hopefully Flex got paid for this one.

What Does Your Soul Say

Here's a little piece of truth I've been incubating a touch too long.







Hope that taste of too sweet almost rotten fruit melts in your mouth.

kinda reminds me of being haunted

Birdy Nam Nam - Goin' In (Official Video)

I posted this cause it matches the background too clean.

Modeselektor - Pretentious Friends (feat. Busdriver)

Monkeytown, their third full-length LP, drops October 4th. In the anticipation for the upcoming album, the duo blesses us with this track featuring the Los Angeles spitter, Busdriver. The album will be accompanied by a fat tour across Europe, so peep the tour dates and get your ass there if at all possible. Experience a whole trunk full of hitters.

Modeselektor feat. Busdriver "Pretentious Friends" (MONKEYTOWN) OUT SEP 30 by Modeselektor

Hit the jump for their upcoming tour dates.

The Walls - Mario feat. Fabolous

The Walls - Mario feat. Fabolous by HDMI44

:) yeah. Do something to this. Fab's verse is a joke. Produced by Rico Love. :)

MondreM.A.N – MondreHott

This came out a minute ago, but I forgot to plug it.  More from the prolific "Green Ova" camp.  benjamin saw their last show in an art museum.  The crowd was entirely white and they put out chairs for everyone to sit in.  He said it took a few tracks to get over the awkwardness.  If you haven't been fuckin with Green Ova, this might not be the best place to start, but if you have then I bet you'll like this tape.

Rustie - Ultra Thizz/Dreamzz

Haven't posted some shit by Rustie in a welterweight minute. But I guess the lil youngins poppin bezzels and shit now? Either way, these tracks will turn your lowkey kick back into a jump off. His catalogue is full of candy synths and fat basslines. Ultra Thizz is a leak off his album, Glass Swords which is set to drop either the 10th or 11th of October. 'Dreamz' will not be on the album, but can be compared to that snack you eat while dinner's still cookin'.

Rustie - Ultra Thizz / Dreamzz (out now) by Rustie

Jesse Boykins III - Back Home (Mermaids & Dragons)

This video is so clean.  This guy Jesse is that veritas.


Previous: Jesse Boykins III: Way of a Wayfarer EP

The-Dream - 1977 Album

The-Dream has released his latest album for free and you can get it HERE. He's announced another free LP before his official album, The Love IV (Diary of a Mad Man). Let us know if the R&B vet can still hang with The-Weeknd or even Drizzy.

What's Poppin' Vol. 1

Ok ok, you can cop the tape HERE.

Tracklist at da drop

Tyler, The Creator - Odd & Twisted feat. Domo Genesis

So this is supposed to be on Rosenberg's What's Poppin Vol. 1 tape as well. The OF members go in over Mobb Deeps "Got It Twisted". Classic shit

Kendrick Lamar - My Mind Drifts

New music from the young prophet. This track is to be on Peter Rosenberg's upcoming mixtape, What's Poppin' Vol. 1.... haha. Mixtape names can be so corny. Anyways, this shit is hot.

Saturn Never Sleeps

Kings Britt is from Philadelphia and a dance music producer. His style is a blend between deep house, broken beat, hip hop, nu-jazz, funk, and afro-tech. Saturn Never Sleeps is his collaboration with singer, Rucyl. Their product is definitely mood music. Keep these tracks in rotation for the next few weeks and I promise by October, their sound will remind you of a place you liked to go to think or a person whose conversation you enjoyed. 
You can download their new album, Yesterday's Machine, HERE


Saturn Never Sleeps - "Grace" by Dipped in Dollars

Neon Indian - Era Extraña (Full Album Stream)

NPR once again is streaming a dope album... Era Extrana by Neon Indian.  Listen to the album in its entirety HERE.  The album doesn't drop til September 13... so good looks NPR.  More info HERE.

Garden (Joe Goddard Remix)

Garden (Joe Goddard remix) by T-E-E-D

It's kind of hard to fuck up this track... but Polydor is about to release hella remixes of TEED stuff before his first release with them in early 2012.  Set material.

Joris Voorn’s 15 Years Rejected Behind The Decks Mix

Joris Voorn's 15 Years Rejected Behind The Decks Mix by Joris Voorn


This dutch wizard, "Joris" has been spinning that dance music since 1997.  This mix is filled with cutty cuts from the past 15 years.  It's for sure that background party shit for your function.  Track list after the jizza...

MJOLNIR – Just A Boy (CAMARA Remix)

Mjolnir - Just A Boy (Camara Remix) by Camara

Free Download. Indonesian Trio, Mjolnir gets the remix treatment from their Brazilian homie Camara.  The song hella changes at the 4 min mark... It's like two songs. Clean Up. Wizardry.

BlacRoc 2

Fuck... The first BLAKROC was real preemo, but this list of features looks pretty clean.  I'm really looking forward to hearin some new Jay Electronica... Curren$y I'm with too, but anything with Wiz on it this day is risky... The first one will be a big act to follow.

Little Dragon- Seconds (Syd The Kyd of OFWGKTA Remix)

Seconds (Syd The Kyd of OFWGKTA  remix) by Little Dragon
Original by Little Dragon after the jump
Shouts to LiveForTheFunk.com

Floating Points

Charlie M and Spinner saw Floating Points with me in Berlin in March and Jamie xx performed with him.  We were right up on the table and gotta watch them do surgery.  But Floating points was clearly the superior DJ.  During Jamie's set he often came up and fixed things with his sound or showed him something small.  I was thrown off though because Floating Points has a fraction of the notoriety Jamie XX has accumulated.  Because last week's Essential Mix by Jamie XX has been so popular, here's Floating Point's Essential Mix...
Floating Points//mix//Mary Anne Hobbs//BBC Radio 1 - 21/01/09 by floatingpoints

Fatima feat. Floating Points - Mind by Dipped in Dollars

NT89 - Panda EP

NT89 - Panda/DB  EP [TELEVIZION] by NT89


He's Italian.  Works as a studio assistant to Bloody Beatroots.  NT89.  
And this is what he released earlier this month, Tyme / Lyge & Syne:
 TYME/LYFE & SYNE TEASER by BANG GANG RECORDINGS 

The Glitch Mob - We Can Make The World Stop (Video)

semi new video from these cats. im seeing them tonight at Low End Theory. along with...

Smoke DZA - Rolling Stoned

Smoke DZA's freshly dropped album, Rolling Stoned, has got to be one of the most feature heavy (in a good way) records I have seen in a while. Dude enlisted the likes of Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar, Dom Kennedy, ASAP Rocky and Bun B. It's tough to go wrong with that much quality. Download it.

Previously: Smoke DZA - 4 Loko feat. ASAP ROCKY

Oerd van Cuijlenborg - An Abstract Day

AN ABSTRACT DAY from Oerd van Cuijlenborg on Vimeo.


Synesthesia

Amon Tobin - ISAM

I don't know where to begin here.  I respect Amon Tobin as much as any artist alive.  Uhh... what he's doing here is what I wish I could do.  His show and art exhibit look like nothing else in the art world right now.  I dono... watch. Or if you're short on time and a bitch just watch the one below.

I dono... this is the tightest shit ever I'm pretty sure.
'ISAM' is available now in a variety of formats, including a deluxe 2XLP / Limited Edition CD Artbook (featuring exclusive images and an essay by John Doran) / Digital / T-Shirt package.
Buy at the Ninjashop: http://ninjatune.net/release/amon-tobin/isam
Buy at Amontobin.com: http://www.amontobin.com/store/album/isam
Download on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/isam-bonus-track-version/id432075965
http://www.amontobinisam.com
Cite your sources (http://benfriedlander.tumblr.com/)
Previous: Amon Tobin - Always

THE COOL KIDS – SUMMER JAM (FEAT. MAXINE ASHLEY) (VIDEO)

I was named after Charles Inglish.

Summer Jam Feat. Maxine Ashley from GreenLabelSound on Vimeo.


This is off their new album When Fish Ride Bicycles
Download Cool Kids' "Bundle Up" for free HERE

Battlekat

He Didn't Want a Love Song

He Didn't Want A Love Song from Battlekat on Vimeo.

Apologies to everyone for having a lightweight weak August.  We're homeless.  Everything will be better soon.  More from Battlekat...

Dreamtrak Diamond Sound remix remix after the jump is also top notch... jump my readers.

Pawncho - DropxLife

Dropxlife - Pawncho by EARMILK

In just a few days the name "Pawncho" has shown itself to the world at a terrific speed.  If you haven't heard it yet listen to it I guess.  I like the Toronto (yea... another one) producer's beats, but simply cannot put Pawncho on a level anywhere near The Weeknd, or OVO... InxTwo and MoonxShine both utilize samples really well and I think are two of the best songs on DropxLife (UPDATE: InxTwo especially, fuck).  But then comes along... RollxPlae and one finds themselves waiting for Abel Tesfaye to jump on the track at any moment.  The track is great... but I find myself thirsting for more.  This theme applies to the whole shit.  I want more.  Is it possible that The Weeknd has changed the beat production game to such a degree that instrumental tapes won't be enough anymore? No... but as a producer, you better bring a lot more to the table these days.  Beats aren't just for rappers... theyve graced countless genres of music in recent years.  So I hope to see an artist like Pawncho do a little bit more in the future or team up with someone to make more complete music.  It's 2011. Go Hammer. (@kevintheduude put me on)