Cheyne Stokes

Akira Kiteshi has much more in him than we all thought. Here is a free new mini-album of tape loops using exclusively jazz vinyl, synths and weird tape phenomena.

BENAMIN x FRESH DAILY = FIRE

Fresh Daily is that dude.

Benamin is THAT DUDE.

TOGETHER, THEMS THOSE DUDES!!!!!!

Seriously though, this is real quality stuff. Excellent production by Benamin, and Fresh kills it with the flow n lyrical goodies. Big stuff from both of em' in 2010, that's for sureeeee.

Grab the EP over here, where there's a nice little back story about the collaboration too:

The Times E.P.

and peep the video for "Apollo 13"

Eliphino

Definitely been sleeeeeeping on this dude. Caught him randomly on myspace to find a short stack of truly breathtaking tracks. Joints on the myspace player are some super smooth dance-floor bangers in line with producers like Floating Points and Martyn. Amazing sounds, really. Check out his page here, download a free beat tape he put out in 2008 HERE, and definitely keep an eye and two ears out for Eliphino this year.

Illum Factum

TIGHT new mix by Illum Sphere for FACT magazine. 15 minutes long, with 14 original productions. Hypnotic drums and synthesizers drip off the ceiling and float back up via anti-gravity before exploding into dimly lit confetti rainbows... which are constantly melting and re-solidifying. Does that make sense? It will if you listen. Also check out his new EP Long Live The Plan here, and the full FACT interview with the man himself here.

Tracklist:
Illum Sphere – Illum Go Kill ‘em
Kidkanevil – Real Wild (Illum Sphere Remix)
Illum Sphere – A Meeting With Medusa
Illum Sphere – Psycho
Illum Sphere – Never Lie Twice
Illum Sphere – FCKUNURCRU
Illum Sphere – Shadowman
Illum Sphere – Chasing The Midnight Moth
Illum Sphere – Nerves
Illum Sphere – Slow Down Brazil
Illum Sphere – Cardiac Arrest
Illum Sphere – Better Late State
Illum Sphere – Agent White
Om Unit – Lightgrids (Illum Sphere’s Get Off The Grid Mix)

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S1 & Caleb GOT THAT HEAT!

S1 (Symbolyc One) really is one of the most underrated producers in hip-hop today. He helped create the sounds behind the Strange Fruit Project's first few albums, a group relatively slept on in their own right. But it's his beats that shine on that record and continue to shine everywhere else they end up.

I came across a couple remixes he had done of some mainstream artists which actually made me dig some songs I wasn't even feeling originally (the soulja boy rmx is FIRE). I was happy to find them, as well as a lot more, on this mixtape entitled "Still Underrated."

CHECK IT HERE

Tracklisting:

1. Intro – S1 (Symbolyc One)
2. Diamonds – Juice and Don Cannon
3. Callin Me – Phonte (of Little Brother)
4. Sumthings Wrong – Knesssecary
5. Turn My Swag On (S1 n Caleb Remix) – Soulja Boy*
6. Supafly – Inspectah Deck, Blu, Chucky Sly
7. Tanya Like Girls – Tanya Morgan
8. Haters – Roccette feat. Juice*
9. Intervention – Yolanda J/ feat. Slum Village
10. A Millie (S1 n Caleb Remix) – Lil’ Wayne*
11. I Am Legend – Juice feat. Ya Boy (prod. S1 n Caleb)/S1 (hook)*
12. Life is A Movie – Rah Digga
13. I Get money – Young Buck/Vohnbeatz (hook)
14. Single Ladies (S1 n Caleb Remix) – Beyonce
15. Fourth Satelite – Mega
16. It Is Wut It Is – Juice feat. Da Council
17. Betta Believe It – Spider Loc, Mista Fab, Cartoon
18. Mash – Rapper Pooh (of Little Brother), Kay
19. Diamons – Nipsey Hussle
20. Comin Thru – Strange Fruit Project feat. Busta Rhymes
21. Start Spreading the News – Charlie 2na (Jurassic 5), Speech
22. Hydraulics – Mony Mone
23. Outro – S1 (Symbolyc One)

All songs produced by S1 (Symbolyc One), except (*) co-prod by Caleb

P.S. His 12 year own son makes CRAZY BEATS TOO!

Letherette - BTS beat showcase

from BTS:

The duo out of Wolverhampton may only have two official remixes to their name, the excellent reshaping of Bibio's "Lovers' Carvings" and Machinedrum's "Late Night Operation", but they've managed to make a scene shaking impression. Further listens on their MySpace page and you hear what could very well be the UK's best kept secret.

smoooooooooooooth ass funk.

For more on Letherette, visit:
www.myspace.com/letherette

Running Time: 58 minutes

TRACK LIST:
Letherette - Eye To Eye (CDR)
Pete Rock - We Roll (Nature Sounds)
Letherette - Master Chin (CDR)
Letherette - In July (CDR)
Madlib - The Mystery (Dilla's Still Here) (Stones Throw)
Letherette - Check My Head (CDR)
Kashif - I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On) (Arista)
Pheonix - If I Ever Feel Better (Source Records)
Cherelle w/ Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love (Tabu)
Letherette - Langsette (CDR)
Letherette - In And Out (CDR)
Machinedrum - Late Night Operation (Letherette Remix) (Normrex)
Letherette - Good For Me (CDR)
Lone - Fire Fly Rainbow (Dealmaker)
Letherette - Feel Real (CDR)
Letherette - Shoe Be Doo (CDR)
Letherette - Blad (CDR)
Letherette - Yea Yeah Love (CDR)
Letherette - Giro Milo (CDR)
Hudson Mohawke - Track #003 (CDR)
Letherette - Donnie Ball Ball (CDR)
Letherette - Optimise In Prime (CDR)
Thomas Bangalter - Club Soda (Roule)
Letherette - This Time (CDR)
Bibio - Jealous Of Roses (Warp)
Bibio - Lovers' Carvings (Letherette Remix) (Warp)

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SUPER DUDE

On the real though, where can I cop an instrumental of this shit???

It's Coming...

SPACE M USIC

RIP TEDDY BEAR

Today the world lost a lot of soul. Teddy was one of the original crooners, cranking out dancefloor heaters and bedroom lullabies throughout the 70s as a part of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (where he and not Harold Melvin was the lead singer) and later on as a solo act in the late 70s and early 80s. In his honor, put on one of his records, dim the lights, and spend the night caressing your special someone. Teddy would have wanted it that way.

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Be Real

Teddy Pendergrass - Turn Off the Lights

Teddy Pendergrass - Love TKO


free download check it...

Sifunk and Garmunkle - Turn Off the Lights
(TP Tribute)

Baths

in da bedroom. THX JSTN.

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ARE WE LATE TO THE PARTY?






















ASTRO NAUTICO

TOP 11 ALBUMS/EPs

DEUX MILLE NEUF

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11. Blue Daisy - Strings Detached EP






















This kid is about to explode in 2010. Amazing production on all fronts.

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10. Washed Out - High Times














KILLIN' EM SOFTLY.

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9. Machine Drum - Want to 1 2 ?























Originally part of the heavy glitch/IDM scene, demos and clips surfaced around 2007 that showed that Travis was transitioning into a more upbeat, pop oriented style of production. When this finally dropped it did not disappoint. Full of vibrant, colorful melodic music; he has definitely created a unique sound for himself. Great collaborations.

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8. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest





















Definitely a band worthy of the hype. Incredibly talented musicians, songwriters, and producers who create beautiful, melancholic music to drift to. Also great live.

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7. Shlohmo - Shlo-Fi EP






















For Astro Nautico's historical records, I hereby declare 2009...

YEAR OF THE SHLOHMO.

Kid is doing BIG big tings in da Bay Area, CA.

Wake UP and COP THIS EP. ITS FREE.

Also watch out for Shlohmoshun DELUXE coming JANUARY 12th (10 DAYS), with remixes from Tokimonsta, Low Limit, Devonwho and Fulgeance. It's gonna be lava.

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6. Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue






















One of the more surprising releases of 2009 given his previous output. He has been known for his hazy, tape drenched guitar acoustics, but this album is all over the place, spanning psych, hip-hop, folk, IDM and more. Some may say it's unEVEN, we call it unBELIEVABLE.

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5. Kona Triangle - Sing a New Sapling Into Existence






















Beautiful. Glad to finally see a full release from these guys (Keaver & Brause and Lone) as Kona Triangle. Save this one for early summers.

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4. Mt. Kimbie - Sketch on Glass EP
















Beautifully detailed music. Every track begins slowly, with a simple, subdued intro that eventually fills the bucket with so much red wine that it spills over onto your brain and STAINS IT. It STAINS YOUR BRAIN. and it's like a gigantic comfy pillow.

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3. Mike Slott - Lucky 9Teen

















and if ya don't know then now ya knowwwwww... SUCKA.

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2. Teebs - Untitled CD-R






















An UNOFFICIAL? release? at NUMBER TWO???

Yep.

pretty sure this joint broke my ipod in august... the rotation was 2 heavy.

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1. Hudson Mohawke - Butter






















One of the most highly anticipated albums of 2009, and for good reason. Ever since hearing his Heeters beat tape from a while back, we've all been blown away by hudson's chops ss sp osc s ops k.
Butter takes all of the glittery cartoon synths, wacked out drum patterns and butchered vocals and ups it a notch further. Complete ADD shit and we love it. The only album that made all of our top 10 lists over here.

DOWNLOAD ASTRO 2009 TOP 10 MIXTAPE

GO BUY DAT SHIT IF YOU LIKES IT

here's our PERSONAL top 5 5 5 5 5 s that didn't make the OVERALL Top 10.

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OBEYCITY

1. Javelin - Jamz N Jemz
2. J Todd- XOXO
3. Dam Funk - Toeachizown
4. eLan - Magnificent Mistakes
5. Floating Points - Vacuum EP


TODZILLA

1. Mount Kimbie - Maybes EP
2. Bibio - Apple and Tooth
3. LONE - Ecstacy and Friends
4. Ras G - Brotha From Another Planet
5. Calmer - Past is Present EP


PAUL JONES

1. Zachey Force Funk - This is My Force Funk Sound
2. Dem Hunger - Heavy Spinach (astroxclusivo)
3. Matthewdavid - DISK Tapes
4. Nite Jewel - Good Evening
5. CH-ROM - Call Me Rom


MISTER MCRONNELMAN

1. Blasta - The Incredible Adventures of Kenzolika and Quetzalcoatl Among the Air Castles
2. Boxcutter - Arecibo Message
3. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
4. DOOM - Born Like This
5. Tom Waits - Glitter and Doom


KUHN

1. Nite Jewel - Good Evening
2. Luke Vibert - We Hear You
3. Paul White - The Strange Dreams of Paul White
4. Harmonic 313 - When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence
5. Burial & Four Tet - Moth/Wolf Cub




2010 = ASTRO-TRONIX.