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Chromeo: Momma’s BoyIn the off chance your current residence happens to be under a rock, check it. Chromeo is a Montreal based electrofunk duo composed of P-Thugg & Dave 1 (Dave’s brother is 1997 DMC champion/Dj/Producer A-Trak). Since being signed in 2001 the group has released two albums; She’s In Control (2004) and Fancy Footwork (2007). In [...]
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Lady Sovereign : So Human (Sinden Remix)Sinden is a London produder/Dj that has a repertoire for dropping a wide-range of sets including everything from hip hop and RnB/soul to dance, house, baile funk, and electro. This particular song is a remix of Lady Sovereign’s, So Human, and the more and more I listen to it the more I want to play [...]
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Animal Collective – My Girls (HATCHMATIK Disco Bootleg Remix)Animal Collective released the album Merriweather Post Pavilion in early 2009 and has received considerable praise for their album, (Pitchfork has gone as far as calling it the best album of 2009). The internet savvy band have been releasing a lot of material lately, whether it be EPs, LPs, or recordings of live shows. However, [...]
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Florence + The Machine : Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) (Lionheart Mix)The art of remixing can be particularly controversial. Finding the perfect balance between original and re-edit in the transformation, while not taking away the distinctive spirit that makes the original track unique, is an underrated talent. Jamie T, the 24-year-old musical prodigy out of England, takes Florence + the Machine’s, ‘Rabbit Heart’ (Raise It Up), [...]
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Jaylib ft. Talib Kweli : Raw Shit [1.11.2010]If you’ve never heard of Jay Dee aka Jay Dilla, this track might give you a little taste of what Hip Hop would call the ‘Raw Shit’. James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006; RIP), the man behind the beat of this ill symphony is widely regarded to as “one of the [...]
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Digitalism : Zdarlight [01.08.2010]Jens Moelle & Ismail Tuefekci of Germany based Digitalism really put on display their love of dance and rock with this staple electronic tune. From its protracted elaborate intro to its utterly explosive climax, ‘Zdarlight’, which was their initial release under French label Kitsune, gets you amped time and again. As for the obscure spelling [...]
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Song of the Day: [01/05]Andre Lewis : Third World Calling (opus ii) With the new year, new decade, new beginning or whatever you call it everyone seems to be talking about the latest and greatest. Almost every site that posts music has featured Jay Z’s new single “on to the next one” to ring in the new year as [...]
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Song of the Day: [12/22]Vitalic : One Above One In a time where dance music appears to have stumbled across a barren wasteland artists like Vitalic stand out like a glistening beacon of light: an incendiary guiding force away from the commercially un-listenable pap. The Frenchman uses purely synthesized instruments and states himself that “the only thing he can’t [...]
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Song of the Day : [11/27]General Elektriks: Raid the Radio General Elektriks is generally fantastic and Hervé Salters’ new solo project. Known for his divine melodies and upbeat keyboard snippets, Salters keeps his music out of the doldrums and truly delights our eardrums with every genre of ear candy. This captivating tune-“Raid the Radio”-is just one of many featured on [...]
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Song of the Day: [11/24]Amanda Blank : Make it take it Amanda Blank is not your typical female artist by any stretch of the imagination. Her vocabulary alone rivals that of most rappers when it comes to the use of expletives in her album. Often compared to M.I.A and Santigold she doesn’t aim to distance herself from them but [...]
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Song of the Day : [11/18]Land of Giants : Cannibal Dolls This is the sound that a ton of contemporary bands are trying to emulate. And if they did it this successfully, I’d fully support them. As it is, “Cannibal Dolls” was the a-side on the one record that Land of Giants ever released… in 1982. It’s paranoid ‘n’ eerie [...]
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Song of the Day : [11/10]Camille Yarbrough : Take Yo’ Praise Camille Yarbrough is best known as the voice featured on Fatboy Slim’s rock-your-socks-off hit, “Praise You.” Her sexy, sassy self was originally recorded in 1975 on her first and last album, “The Iron Pot Cooker.” No matter how long her one hit wonder has been in the music pot [...]