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Beat Beep Butterbumps

23. August 2010

I was going to post a pretty far-ranging summer mix earlier this week, but something was missing. It was a little too wide open. Then I realized there’s a common theme in the new music that’s buzzing around in the airwaves this summer. Between Best Coast, Budos Band, the Books, Blundetto, and Big Boi, this [...]

Hedzoleh Soundz

9. August 2010

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This album was recorded in 1972, a year before the band, Hedzoleh Soundz, would rerecord several of the same songs for a classic Hugh Masekela album. Here are those songs, minus the trumpet and dub effects, but given a more primordial force by way of thick basslines, relentless percussion and heartfelt melodies. If the typical [...]

The Macrotones

5. August 2010

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A few weeks ago I found myself in Davis Square—just outside Boston—where I was unexpectedly greeted by the accumulation of vendors of decidedly quirky sculptures and paintings, selling their wares to decidedly quirky people that can only be an art festival. Fortunately, at the same time my ears were greeted by the groovy rhythm section [...]

ScissorMix Vol. 4: Sunset Summer Jams

2. July 2010

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Another holiday weekend means another installment of the ScissorMix series. It’s been pretty crazy for me over the past month (hence the lack of posts) but I had to find the time to put together something for the 4th of July weekend. Because of the general business of the past month, I haven’t had a [...]

ScissorMix Vol. 3: Memorial Day Mix

28. May 2010

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It’s the first long weekend of the summer and that means it’s time to find a backyard with a grill, hang out with friends and listen to some tunes. So this mix is designed for those who enjoy lounging in the sun, cold beer in hand, while patiently waiting for the next round of meat [...]

Scissorkast 8: Split Personalities

26. May 2010

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Spring has sprung and as usual there’s a handful of significant releases on the horizon. SK favorites like Broken Social Scene, The Album Leaf and Ratatat all have new ones either recently released or upcoming, but what’s more exciting are the smaller artists who have brand new or sophomore records coming out for summer soundtrack [...]

Mophono (Natural Self Remix)

20. April 2010

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For some reason, rock has seemed to co-opt the term “indie” when it comes to music. Sure, Indie hip-hop had it’s day in the late 90′s but really, when you think indie, you almost exclusively think rock and roll and all of the trappings of the indie rock world. It’s unfortunate that the spotlight has [...]

Javelin – No Mas

8. April 2010

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Well, we’re just barely a week into April and the temperature has already cracked the 90 degree mark here in New York City. So, since we’re apparently skipping over those precious few Spring days and headed straight into the sticky, lethargy-inducing humidity of summer, I’ve decided to post something from an album that’s strong enough [...]

ScissorMix Vol. 2: Music to Decorate Eggs to

3. April 2010

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Just in time for Easter weekend, I’ve resurrected the ScissorMix series. There’s lots of great new music on this one and many of the artists deserve their own posts (Bonobo, Tanlines, Mux Mool, Slugabed…just to name a few). But life/work continues to conspire against me being a competent blogger. So, for brevity’s sake, I’ve bundled [...]

dEbruit – Heart Beats 4 Haiti

12. February 2010

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The incredible, self-styled “synth magician” dEbruit has put out a digital EP to benefit the earthquake victims in Haiti. Heart Beats 4 Haiti features all of the signature styles that you would expect from the innovative Frenchman: funked-out synth lines, huge boom-bap beats and, due to the subject matter at hand, choice samples from Haitian [...]