Happy to report that longtime SK favorite and fellow Brooklyn resident Eliot Lipp has a new album slated for release on March 4th on Mush records, home of Bibio, Lymbyc Systym, Caural, et al. His last LP, Tacoma Mockingbird was one of last year’s gems, a brilliant collection of melody-drenched, hip-hop- and techno-informed electro-funk that [...]

 

 Eliott Lipp :: "The Area": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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The d_rradio guys (pronounced D-R-radio) are definitely from the SK oldschool and we are happy to announce their next full-length, self-titled opus will be on its way to your ears in March via UK imprint Distraction Records. We’ve been online friends for sometime (check this old post from 2005 ) and I’ve always respected the [...]

 

 d_rradio :: "Long Way Home": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Tommy Guerrero, Gadget and Monte Vallier are Jet Black Crayon. The story goes that Guerrero was asked to open for Isotope 217 way back when and instead of playing solo, he tapped his boys to play as Jet Black Crayon. And years later, the trio — with the occasional helping hand from a large group [...]

 

 Jet Black Crayon :: : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Stumbled across these guys after recently watching the fantastic documentary Helvetica. You’d expect a full length feature about a font to drag, but the combination of compelling interviews and beautiful photography with a standout soundtrack made it one of my favorite documentaries of the year. Kristian Dunn, of Los Angeles-based instrumental duo El Ten [...]

 

 El Ten Eleven :: "3 Plus 4": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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DJ Blish
(July 28, 1987 to January 4, 2008)

I’d like to dedicate this post to my cousin DJ, who passed away on Friday, January 4th at the inconceivable age of twenty years old. Although I am more than a decade his senior, I was excited to get closer with him and we recently started emailing [...]

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As I tidy up my best of 2007 post, here’s some obnoxious self-promotion. It’s not like my door is being beaten down with interview requests, so when I get a chance to spiel I might as well post a link to it.
http://detour-mag.com/assets/2008/01/08/meet-greet-scissorkick/

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