30 May 2009
The Antarcticans are a Los Angeles-based instrumental attack group formed around 2000 A.D. The Antarcticans have performed at numerous venues and college radio stations around Los Angeles as well as along the California coast. In 2005, the band performed at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. The Antarcticans have also played with acts such as Acid Mothers Temple, Deerhoof, Kinski, and Mono. In 2004, the band released their self-titled album on CD and LP, which features all hand-made artwork and packaging. “The Antarcticans” was released on their TheNewBlackMusic label, and is available at stores worldwide through Cobraside Distribution.
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MP3:The Antarcticans – III
Artist:The Antarcticans
Album:The Antarcticans
Label:Cobraside
Release:2004
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30 May 2009
Boomkat
In 2007 Madlib took a three week trip to Recife in North Eastern Brazil with the Mochilla crew. After much digging he came home and crafted six mixes spilling over with sexy Bossa, folkloric chants, deeep jazz and rare Brazilian funk. This is the first of the six mixes, and it’s a mindblowing treat for anyone who has followed Madlib’s multi tangential music tastes over the years, with the proper ‘Lib heads probably fully aware of his obsession with the rhythms of Brazil, and for everyone else this is just one of the dopest mixtapes you could own. I’ll be perfectly honest and say we don’t know a single track here, but the energy, flow and irresistable sun splashed exuberance is completely infectious to anyone with a working set of ears or hips. Fans of Brazilian music or Madlib, this is utterly essential!!!
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Mix:Madlib “Dirty Brasilian Crates, Vol. 1
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27 May 2009
Boomkat
All City Records have become a force to be reckoned with, counting Mike Slott, Hud Mo, Onra and Fulgeance among their roll call of on-it producers. Their recently completed 7×7 series was a joy to uncover, with each installment unwrapped and digested with much glee around these parts. This digital version collects the entire series into one absolutely killer listen for any self respecting hiphop nuts. The highlights are many, including Mike Slott’s psyched head nodder ‘Knock Knock’ and electrosoul nugget ‘My Lightbridge’, next to Fulgeance’s party joint ‘Revenge Of The Nerds’ and two wildly abstract and synth driven sound designs from Rush Hour’s Mweslee. It’s left to Hudson Mohawke,however, to steal the show with ‘Star Crackout’, a completely unexpected but entirely welcome Paavoharju style melodic delicacy sitting next to ‘Root Hands’, a stupendous slice of slow house abstraction that’s almost worth the entry fee alone. Finally two shining lights of the nu-skool instrumental hip hop scene provide some of their finest recent material with Onra’s buttered electrosoul bomb ‘My Comet’ and Dimlite’s brand new ‘Quiz Tears’ tacked on the end to leave a very odd taste in your ears that’ll guarantee you come back for more. Any heads feeling Flying Lotus, Rustie or Dorian Concept should jump on this without fail.
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MP3:Fulgeance – Revenge Of The Nerds
1. SNOWMAN : Street Corner Music
2. SNOWMAN : Rise
3. MIKE SLOTT : Knock Knock
4. MIKE SLOTT : My Lightbridge
5. FULGEANCE : Revenge of the Nerd
6. FULGEANCE : Mamie The
7. MWESLEE : Chandal 500
8. MWESLEE : Jamas Jame Jamon
9. LE N?KO : Akedam
10. LE N?KO : Apprendre
11. HUDSON MOHAWKE : Star Crackout
12. HUDSON MOHAWKE : Root Hands
13. HUDSON MOHAWKE : Everybody Else Is Wrong
14. ONRA : My Comet
15. ONRA : Shhhhh
16. DIMLITE : Quiz Tears
Artist:Various Artists
Album:7×7 BEAT
Label:All City
Release:2009
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26 May 2009
The Exponential Music group has been catching my eye lately. Lots of good stuff.. keep up the good shit.
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MP3:Aether – Anywhere
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