Here’s a quick little nugget just sent out by the Warp camp from LA’s Flying Lotus, who will be dropping a series of EPs throughout August featuring new non-album tracks, very special collaborations, and remixes from some of your favorites. Here’s one of the first, featuring none other than the self-professed “greatest rapper alive” Lil’ [...]

 

 Flying Lotus (featuring Lil Wayne) :: "Robo-Tussin": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

DJ Must-Have, Downtempo, Glitch, Hip-Hop | 1 Comment »

“How did I not know about this group?!” It’s one of the most satisfying questions music fans can ask themselves. You work hard to follow an artist, group, or label, constantly staying on top of releases yet still an entire project can exist under your astute radar. Such is the Blktop Project for SK, a [...]

 

 Blktop Project :: "Beans for Breakfast": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Downtempo, Instrumental, Jazz, Soul | No Comments »

It gives me great pleasure to be back posting after a hectic month of work. Expect much more regular content moving forward, starting with today’s post from Los Angeles DJ/Producer Presto. His early 12″ instrumentals were a staple of my older downtempo and hip-hop sets, so it’s fantastic to be able to bring you word [...]

 

 Presto :: "Higher" featuring Mhax Montes: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Breakbeat, Downtempo, Hip-Hop, MP3, Promo | No Comments »

Here’s a nerd fantasy for you: Tortoise covering Boards of Canada’s “Roygbiv” with Quincy Jones producing. Yeah, it’s totally unrealistic, perhaps even a slight bit musically incongruous, but I don’t give a fuck. I think that would be sick. It is just a dream after all. Now, I couldn’t in good conscience say that [...]

 

 Keston and Westdal :: "Panopticon": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Downtempo, Electronica, IDM, Instrumental | 2 Comments »

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

Downtempo, Electronica, Folk/Acoustic, Glitch, IDM, Instrumental, MP3, Post-Rock | 2 Comments »

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

Breakbeat, Downtempo, Instrumental, Post-Rock | 3 Comments »

Back in the early days of Scissorkick, we posted a short video showing the guitar/beatbox/singing exploits of our friend Mike B, The Invisible Man. Since that time, Mike has put together a great new album and assembled an eclectic lineup for its release party tomorrow in Brooklyn. Make sure you get yourself out there if [...]

 

 Mike B :: "Awakening": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Breakbeat, Downtempo, Event Post, Folk/Acoustic, Live Event, SK Exclusive! | 5 Comments »

So, as promised, you get your second “state” related posting, this time on a definitively more British note. I know that for a lot of you Stateless may not necessarily be something brand new. Truth is, I slept on this record for a while, not fully convinced of its merits — even though both Roots [...]

 

 Stateless :: "Bloodstream": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Downtempo, Electronica, Rock | 7 Comments »

A Quick Rant
I get a lot of emails about why I don’t post every day. Let me explain if I may. I try to be as discerning as I can about the things I post. Fact is, if it’s not something I think you all would like, then it doesn’t deserve the pixels. Like [...]

 

 See-I :: "The King" (Magic Fly Remix): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

DJ Must-Have, Downtempo, Dub/Reggae, MP3, Remixes, SK Exclusive! | 10 Comments »

As far as live bands are concerned, The Cinematic Orchestra have few equals. Of course many will argue for the virtuosity of more traditional jazz performers, but because J. Swinscoe and company do things a bit differently, they have significantly more appeal to jazz fans who may not be the most hardcore enthusiasts. Last Wednesday, [...]

 

 Gre Reverend :: "The First Place": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Downtempo, Folk/Acoustic, Live Event, Rock | 3 Comments »