Who better to produce a brooding, existential rap epic than our buddy Babe Rainbow? Here he makes Oakland duo Main Attrakionz even more tense than usual, hanging over their heads like a creepy, ominous cloud. Main Attrakionz – Who Am I [mp3]
24.02.11.
Chicago seems like a strange place. Sure, there is the Cheers bar and the giant pizzas, but there is also juke and all the eccentric, experimental stuff that spins off it. Glitter Bones are part of that odd stuff. Their LP is the first release on awesome new Paris-born label, SVN SNS RCRDS. Glitter Bones [...]
23.02.11.
Remember before the internet when you used to go to the park until dusk and swings were the most exciting thing in the world and if you swung hard enough you might be able to jump off at the top of your trajectory and launch yourself into orbit or at least far enough that you’d [...]
22.02.11.
Tyler The Creator & Hodgy Beats – Sandwitches (Live on Jimmy Fallon) I know you’ve already watched this a hundred times, but you really should make it a thousand.
17.02.11.
An experiment: stare at a hypnotically intricate picture from Space Collective while listening to a hypnotically intricate song from 8Bitch. After a few minutes this blog will transform into a miracle of naked existence. Or your eyes will hurt. Either way, trippy. 8Bitch – Glass Diamonds [mp3]
16.02.11.
He’s called Love Distance and he named this song after a fucking big bridge so we already expected scope and scale, but even then the epic rawness that explodes out of here was a suprise. It’s like a thermonuclear teardrop. Love Distance – Shenzen Western Corridor [mp3]
15.02.11.
Jessie Ware & Sampha – Valentine Not strictly D2P, but I got Jessie Ware & Sampha to resolve romantic dilemmas for The FADER, and they made us a special Valentine’s mixtape. Buy their adorable heart-shaped record from Young Turks. Tracklist for the mix is after the jump. Jessie Ware & Sampha – Valentine’s FADER mix [...]
14.02.11.
Pictures Music must’ve got a load of Valentines this morning because, in a fit of awesome generosity, they’re giving away Koreless’ sparse, spectral stepper, Up Down Up Down. Get it from his Bandcamp or the widget thing below.
14.02.11.
Tyler, The Creator – Yonkers Hello, NSFW. I’m OMG WTF. Nice to meet you.
11.02.11.
This week I spoke to the amazing Star Slinger. He made us an exclusive, party crushing, purp walking mix that will soundtrack our every indiscretion for the forseeable future. Head over to The FADER to read our chat about old cartoons and “death tripping.” Tracklist after the jump. Star Slinger – The FADER Exclusive Mix [...]
11.02.11.