Recapping 2011 has been a blast. Hence my flurry of love to all you folks.
Here's one I forgot about til Youtube reminded me of my insanity:
Daphni, better known as Caribou pumped out some succulent textures in '11. Here's a taste.
With this first one we get an incredible reworking of Zimbabwean Legend Thomas Mapfumo's Shumba.
02 Daphni - Yes, I Know by Caribouband
All I can say is listen to this where you can really enjoy the bass. Yes, I know!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Tinariwen - Tassili
Where to begin...
This is one of the more fundamentally life changing musical collectives of the 21st century. There are moments in listening to music when it all disappears and you can feel an artist, when the communication breakdown ceases. Tinariwen is that kind of outfit. For a moment forgive my hyperbole and take a listen. When it comes to guitar driven-jam based-howling at the moon-spiritually charged music it doesn't get any better. This time around they collaborated with "foreigners" i.e. Tunde Adebimpe & Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio as well as Nes Cline of Wilco fame. This recording delivers in a way most other music doesn't. Its real; not over dubbed or full of computer-generated flourishes. I'll let Wikipedia lay down their bio..
Tinariwen - Tenere Taqqim Tossam by antirecords
And if you have the patience, you will be handily rewarded...
For more consult:
this for tet remix
W/Santana
BUY!
This is one of the more fundamentally life changing musical collectives of the 21st century. There are moments in listening to music when it all disappears and you can feel an artist, when the communication breakdown ceases. Tinariwen is that kind of outfit. For a moment forgive my hyperbole and take a listen. When it comes to guitar driven-jam based-howling at the moon-spiritually charged music it doesn't get any better. This time around they collaborated with "foreigners" i.e. Tunde Adebimpe & Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio as well as Nes Cline of Wilco fame. This recording delivers in a way most other music doesn't. Its real; not over dubbed or full of computer-generated flourishes. I'll let Wikipedia lay down their bio..
Tinariwen - Tenere Taqqim Tossam by antirecords
And if you have the patience, you will be handily rewarded...
For more consult:
this for tet remix
W/Santana
BUY!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Cat Power - King Rides By (feat. Manny Pacquiao)
Maybe an odd pair at first assessment. I dig it though. This is a retake of a 1996 recording she made. I like the new look. Manny is a machine, and its all for a good cause.
http://www.catpowermusic.com/
http://www.catpowermusic.com/
Thursday, December 29, 2011
PropaneLV - Heart Break (Prod. by Childish Gambino)
PropaneLV - Heart Break (Prod. by Childish Gambino) by PropaneLV
Super 2011... Nice to see Gambino producing and shit. Free download above. More by PropaneLV after the jump...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Droop-E Feat. Kendrick Lamar - Rossi Wine
A new offering from E-40's son with K-Dot to boot. Not the best lyrical work by either party but it gets the job done.
Cuban Prostitution Documentary
Interesting documentary done by a New Yorker while visiting Cuba. Obviously the director did not fly to Cuba from the U.S. (for those thinking the law has changed, it hasn't). Also, the themes that are prevalent in this short film are not Cuba specific. This sort of thing happens very commonly, to a greater/lesser extent, in a similar manner/process in the mass majority of developing countries all over the world. It is a decently done project that you should give 30 minutes to sit and watch.
Oh, and it's NSFW if you thought otherwise.
Avatar Young Blaze - Fly High
Oh most definitely. Avatar Young Blaze refuses to be dismissed. I don't know if AraabMuzik really produced this or if Avatar just went in on the beat... either way this video is dope. This clique holds it down though and I have no doubt their persistence will pay off.
Produced by Araab Muzik. The Humble Villain coming soon (www.avataryoungblaze.com)
@TheRealAvatar
@AraabMuzik
Directed/Shot/Colored/Cut by Jon Jon Augustavo (http://www.jonaug.com)
Korallreven ft. Victoria Bergsman - As Young as Yesterday
Swedish Duo's 1st single off of An Album By Korallreven. Directed by Marcus Söderlund. Dope song, Dope album, Dope video. Enjoy.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Silver Swans - Video Games (Lana Del Rey Cover)
San Francisco's Silver Swans have covered the Lana Del Rey joint. The cold, vibrating backdrop gives this version an actual live pulse as the ghostly vocals are delivered on point. FRESH....and I might bump this over the original.
Lana Del Rey - Yayo
I imagine watching this live in a cigarette-smoke filled lounge, drinking whiskey. "Let me put on a show for you."
Gui Boratto - Soledad
Man I fuck with this too hard. Beautiful music from a Brazilian G. Off the album III.
The Weeknd - Echoes of Silence Album Review
Monday, December 26, 2011
The Weeknd & Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana (JAYBeatz Mashup)
The Weeknd & Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana (A JAYBeatz Mashup) by JAYBeatz
Throws me off a little bit...
Johnny Jewel - SYMMETRY: THEMES FOR AN IMAGINARY FILM
SYMMETRY / THEMES FOR AN IMAGINARY FILM by JOHNNY JEWEL
If you’ve seen Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn‘s arthouse noir, you’ll probably agree that the track "Nightcall" immediately and effectively set the tone for the entire film. Music turned out to play an unexpectedly important role in the movie. Johnny Jewel, the mastermind behind Drive‘s brilliant soundtrack and part of the featured Chromatics and Desire, just released Symmetry: Themes for an Imaginary Film. At 2.5 hours long, it’s every bit as 80′s synth-driven as the real film score. Track listing after the jizza.
If you’ve seen Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn‘s arthouse noir, you’ll probably agree that the track "Nightcall" immediately and effectively set the tone for the entire film. Music turned out to play an unexpectedly important role in the movie. Johnny Jewel, the mastermind behind Drive‘s brilliant soundtrack and part of the featured Chromatics and Desire, just released Symmetry: Themes for an Imaginary Film. At 2.5 hours long, it’s every bit as 80′s synth-driven as the real film score. Track listing after the jizza.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Stay Ali
Brand new remix from Stay Ali:
Monsieur Adi - Fire Fire Fire (Stay Ali Remix) by Stay Ali
The above track is kind of old (July 2011)... but the Swedish trio has been slept on tough. They started makin music as a joke originally and have since developed into something more serious. Their EP dropped in August. Peep more by them after the jump.
Monsieur Adi - Fire Fire Fire (Stay Ali Remix) by Stay Ali
The above track is kind of old (July 2011)... but the Swedish trio has been slept on tough. They started makin music as a joke originally and have since developed into something more serious. Their EP dropped in August. Peep more by them after the jump.
Marvin Gaye – Sunny (Mercury Edit II)
Marvin Gaye - Sunny - Mercury Edit II by Mercury (Switzerland)
Download above too. Peep game. Give it a minute if you're not feelin it. "I'm either Marley or Marvin"
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Cut Copy - Sun God Remix
Cut Copy - Sun God (Andrew Weatherall Remix) by modularpeople
Shit will get your heart rate up. Get your weight up. Not your hate up.
"Still riding high off their Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronica Album for Zonoscope, Cut Copy have release Andy Weatherall’s remix of the disc’s closing track “Sun God.” The single, which contains two remixes by Weatherall, is set drop digitally and on vinyl January 20th in their native Australia, January 23rd in the U.K. and Europe, and January 24th in the U.S."
Soso - Who's Gonna Love Me (Ghost Remix)
Soso is Swedish. Her album's called That Time I Dug So Deep I Ended Up In China. The Ghost Remix transforms the track from icy, confessional ballad to a haunting, drum n’ bass dancefloor anthem, with ethereal electronic effects that swirl around the singer’s passionate vocals like long lost spirits in search of a medium. Album drops early next year.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The Weeknd - Echoes of Silence
The Weeknd - Echoes Of Silence by The_Weeknd
DOWNLOAD HERE
Game Feat. Lil Wayne & Tyler The Creator - Martians Vs. Goblins
Video up top. Fire down low.
"Bishop Eddie caught me trying to escape
Bag full of drag and a Nicki Minaj mixtape
Dragging all you fags to the back of the log cabin
Fall back like Lebron's hairline against the Mavericks. He lost."
Love the name drop shot at Game too.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
James Blake - A Case of You
Blake covers this Joni Mitchell joint off the Enough Thunder EP. The video is starring Rebecca Hall (Vicky Christina Barcelona, The Town) and is directed by Seb Edwards.
Theo Jansen - Kinetic Sculpture
Theo Jansen is the Dutch creator of what he calls "Kinetic Sculptures," where nature and technology meet. Essentially these sculptures are robots powered by the wind only.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Big Moe - CODEINE FIEND
Wikipedia:
Death
Moe died on October 14, 2007 at 33-years-old, after suffering a heart attack one week earlier that left him in a coma.[7] There was speculation that recreational codeine use in the form of Purple Drank may have contributed to his death.[3]
RIP
Madi Diaz - Trust Fall (Down We Go Remix by Jensen Sportag)
“We took the vocals gently by the hand and swept them away, to a private, plastic dream made just for them, where they could try being another version of themselves, a Sportag version.”
see hella remixes by them after the jump
Stavrogin - Run Down
c a v e s - Adolescent Dystopia EP
Adolescent Dystopia EP by c a v e s
The Sleepwalkers - ONE feat. Tunji, Murs & Noah King
Friday, December 16, 2011
Blu & Exile - give me my flowers while i can smell them
This is a new collaborative LP entitled give me my flowers while i can smell them, that Blu & Exile recorded in 2009. The 15-track LP, is described as "unfinished" as well as unmixed and unmastered on their Bandcamp page. Nonetheless, given the exclaim that Below the Heavens met, this follow-up proves an intriguing listen.
Om - Conference of the Birds
I guess I missed the bell for the throwbacks. Its friday, but this groove is coming at us from 06.
Band: OM
Title: At Giza
Genre: Stoner Doom
Comment: If you've never tried hallucinogens this song might convince you otherwise
Amidst the incomprehensible rune-ish lyrics, droning hypnotic bass, minimalistic metal/jazz drumming I found myself in a dewy meadow full of dark dancing nymphs. At birth was a new way of looking at the same old thing. This song grows, dies, and grows again. God must be good for something; if its not OM I can't fathom what. Deep breathes/ slow thoughts
"If the end of the world was happening, I would want OM to be playing"
Band: OM
Title: At Giza
Genre: Stoner Doom
Comment: If you've never tried hallucinogens this song might convince you otherwise
Amidst the incomprehensible rune-ish lyrics, droning hypnotic bass, minimalistic metal/jazz drumming I found myself in a dewy meadow full of dark dancing nymphs. At birth was a new way of looking at the same old thing. This song grows, dies, and grows again. God must be good for something; if its not OM I can't fathom what. Deep breathes/ slow thoughts
"If the end of the world was happening, I would want OM to be playing"
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Four Tet – Moma
Blonde Redhead’s Kazu Makino is the figurehead of the forthcoming compilation We Are the Works In Progress, an LP that benefits the tsunami relief efforts. This is off that compilation. Pantha Du Prince and Deerhunter annnnd more foos.Four Tet - Moma by Four Tet
Throwback Thursday: Jadakiss - Still Feel Me
The 2nd King of New York after Christopher Walken. Kiss and The Alchemist = harder than your life.
Throwback Thursday Presents: Ginuwine - So Anxious
Only bubble baths and back rubs...
Video kills me too. Some of the most classic shit in the land.
Throwback Thursday: The Fugees - Zealots
The original sample is soo dope... (See Above Post)
This next joint is off one of the most classic Hip-Hop albums of all time: The Score by the Fugees. Lauryn and Clef both go in super hard. The song is a diss track aimed at Jeru The Damaja (a real dope rapper who was coo as fuck with Gangstarr)
This next joint is off one of the most classic Hip-Hop albums of all time: The Score by the Fugees. Lauryn and Clef both go in super hard. The song is a diss track aimed at Jeru The Damaja (a real dope rapper who was coo as fuck with Gangstarr)
3 Doors Down Feat JayZ- Here Without You
I don't know if this remix was ever official or anything. Prolly not... but we used to bump this in the old hooptie while were flashin on em on the freeway to soccer practice.
Hate all you want... Thursdays are controversial.
Hate all you want... Thursdays are controversial.
Jodeci - Freak'N You Remix (Feat. Wu-Tang Clan)
Ghostface and The Chef. This track reminds me of this lady friend I had in high school. This song will get your girl on her level and everything.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The Roots - Undun (Short Film)
A nice little visual tale written, shot, edited, and directed by Clifton Bell. Starring Redford Stephens as the Grim reaper-esque homie in the black hoodie. He also makes a cameo on the album.
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
Here's the official video, conceptualized by Lana herself (per usual) and created by Woodkid. Woodkid is a G... I promise. Peep the video for "Iron" after the jump... and if the sound is familiar... it's from Kendrick Lamar's "Spiteful Chant"
Burial - Ashtray Wasp
Burial - Ashtray Wasp [Scratcha DVA session on Rinse FM] by ava_heta
Burial liberated a preview of his new song "Ashtray Wasp" on London's Rinse FM last night. There seems to be an active movement to take down these previews from the net so I cannot guarantee that this video will be up long. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Bon Iver - Hinnom, TX and Wash
As the year comes to an end, I'd have to put Bon Iver's self titled 2nd album in my top 5 without a question. Honestly all 10 tracks are worth posting, but I thought I'd share my favorite two. Sit back, relax, and zone the fuck out.
Ke$ha - Sleazy 2.0 Feat. Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Andre 3000, & T.I.
I felt obligated to post this seeing how I'm probably one of the few who will ever post a Ke$ha track, no matter how dank it is. Couple questions though. What did Ke$ha say or do (or most likely show) to get all four of these guys to jump on this track? And not just jump on it, but murder it. For crying out loud, Andre is on a Ke$ha track. The fuck? But all four of these guys dropped fuego. I half expected mid-way through that Ke$ha would have dropped 16 and had the best verse on the song with the way it was going. Instead of that irony, she went with what was expected:
Rat-ta-ta-tat on your dumb dumb drum
The beat so fat gonna make me cum
Monday, December 12, 2011
Freddie Gibbs, Class Actress & Telli Gramz - VCR (prod. by The Hood Internet)
The Hood Internet were kind of real dope DJ's or something... It was made to bump from start to finish. Listen to their fourth mixtape after the jump. New Mixtape Here
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Daft Punk - End of the Line and Sky Sailor (TRS-80 Remixes)
TRS-80 remixes two Daft Punk songs from the Tron Legacy soundtrack for their new 10 track EP titled Sky Sailor.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Ifan Dafydd - To Me
This man Ifan really is one of the shiniest muh fuckas on the block this year. He's starting to come into his own more too... no longer drawing as many James Blake comparisons. The man of mystery is most definitely one the artists I'm most excited to hear from. Name's dope too right?
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Throwback Thursday Presents: Nas - Affirmative Action
Just the most classic shit of all time. The cleanest kick on the beat. Off It Was Written.
New Division - Shallow Play
The 4 piece set hailing from Riverside, California can boast 2011 as their best year yet. Blending hip hop drums and rhythms with a very distinct and fresh electronic sound has already gained this quartet a lot of critical acclaim. The bass is heavy and the production is all over the place (in a good way). Shadows was released about a month ago via Division 87. This one is called "Shallow Play." Turn that shit up.
Throwback Thursday - The Smiths - How Soon is Now
Classic. Let this run a couple times over your weekend.
George Kuchar
"There's a lot of things in life worth living for. Isn't there?"
George Kuchar is an underground filmmaker from Manhattan, NY. He and his brother Mike Kuchar began making films together when they were pre-teens. They soon became central to the underground, avant-garde film scene, screening work alongside Andy Warhol, Kenneth Anger, and Stan Brakhage. Kuchar has tought film at The San Francisco Art Institute since the early seventies and most people in this city have never heard his name. He was good friends with legendary underground filmmaker John Waters. Here is the final scene from his 17 min short film Hold Me While I'm Naked (1966).
Trust me this dude is a factor in the game. But don't expect a linear plot or nothin. Kuchar is famous for rollin with the punches and allowing the process of production take over the movie. For example the really fly actress in the scene above, Donna Kernes got sick from all the shower scenes in the movie and had to quit, so Kuchar rewrote the script to be about an actress walking of the set off a movie because she didn't want to do all the erotic shower scenes. Kuchar dubbed all of Kernes dialog.
George Kuchar is an underground filmmaker from Manhattan, NY. He and his brother Mike Kuchar began making films together when they were pre-teens. They soon became central to the underground, avant-garde film scene, screening work alongside Andy Warhol, Kenneth Anger, and Stan Brakhage. Kuchar has tought film at The San Francisco Art Institute since the early seventies and most people in this city have never heard his name. He was good friends with legendary underground filmmaker John Waters. Here is the final scene from his 17 min short film Hold Me While I'm Naked (1966).
Trust me this dude is a factor in the game. But don't expect a linear plot or nothin. Kuchar is famous for rollin with the punches and allowing the process of production take over the movie. For example the really fly actress in the scene above, Donna Kernes got sick from all the shower scenes in the movie and had to quit, so Kuchar rewrote the script to be about an actress walking of the set off a movie because she didn't want to do all the erotic shower scenes. Kuchar dubbed all of Kernes dialog.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Martina Topley-Bird - Sandpaper kisses
"The Birds part 2" is maybe my favorite track of The Weeknd's Thursday. The above track is the mostly incomprehensible sample off of 'Birds 2' and it's really clean.
Fybe:one - Irenidae
Hailing from Southwest London, Fybe:one (Greg Haynes) is multi talented. He is a capable producer, artist (see work above), graphic designer, and has many other outlets. He's recently teamed up with the Raised By Records label, who plan on dropping his tunes via 12" singles and compilations throughout 2012.
Disclosure - Tenderly
Vince Staples – Gold Chain Ricky (Prod. By Michael Uzowuru)
Monday, December 5, 2011
Gabriel Bruce - Sleep Paralysis
Gabriel Bruce - Sleep Paralysis from Off Modern on Vimeo.
This was released yesterday with the B-side, No Love Lost and a 50 page Dada-influenced illustrated booklet, which explores the phenomenon of the song’s title, i.e. waking up without being able to move. I don't know much about Bruce other than that he is from London.
Shabazz Palaces - Kahlil Joseph Film
This is the video introduction to Black Up which if you haven't copped, please do.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Plaitum- Diamondii
Shout out to Live for the funk for the heads up on this one. Plaitum is a group composed of Matt Canham
Abigail Dersiley. This song flits between melancholy nostalgia and heavy synth speckled throughout with distorted vocals and eerie home video like sound clips.
Diamondii by Plaitum
Dillon Francis - I.D.G.A.F.O.S.
Yeah so this is the video accompanying Dillon Francis' big single. He's out on the road right now with Skrillex's Mothership tour. The H.A.M. on stage is too much for me.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Bago
Check out these songs from Bago produced by Alexander Spit. They're working on an entire project together which will hopefully drop soon.
Dr. Lock by AlexanderSpit
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Throwback Thursday Presents: Eddie & Ernie
American soul group Eddie & Ernie used to do their thing in Pheonix, Arizona. Bruh, they're good at singing. Get their shit on wax if possible... I fucks with their sound and my chronic. You can hear a kind of reggae sound in their shit tho that gives them a unique quality.
The Internet- Cocaine (Little Dragon Remix)
Little Dragon returns the favor (Little Dragon- "Seconds" Syd The Kid Remix) and remixes The Internets "Cocaine"
King Krule - The Noose of Jah City
King Krule EP is now out. This is the visual for the final track.
Throwback Thursday Presents Deltron 3030 - Madness
And people think they make music still but music is there without you or me we just manipulate for better or worse so let it situateDan the Automator and Del. Enjoy.
Throwback Thursday - Jay Z - U Don't Know
Came on the shuffle, so I had to do it. Now add that number up with the one I said before. You are now looking at one smart, black boy.
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