I know I'm a little late on this, but just wanted to pay a small tribute to the late, talented Née Jun Seba, known to most people as Nujabes. Apparently he died in a car crash in Tokyo last month...another one taken too soon.
I personally found out about him through his work on the anime Samurai Champloo, but after digging deeper into his tracks (although the ones he did for that are top notch) I found a slew of other noteworthy productions. His beats always had an introspective, nostalgic value that really grabs the listener immediately. I know he had a large influence on me personally when I started out making beats, and I'm sure others can say the same.
Here are some of my personal favorite productions by him:
Keith Yin Yan is a golden god. He e-mailed me a couple weeks ago suggesting we collab on a video project, one thing leads to the next, and then BOOM: the A/N space station, a nasty-Larry, slick-ass metallic corncob, sliding through the cosmos like bread on butter. I think we just got a mascot ladies and gentlemengs.
Did I mention that Keith made this in a single work-day?! Check out more of his videos at shadowedlab.com and his photography at overshadowed.com.
The track, 'Rear Window,' is from our split Atlantics EP, which is free forever in case anyone (shamefully) missed it.
FF to 8:20. Now that's what I call a close encounter.
DAMN I wasn't sure if this was ever gonna come out. Well worth the wait though. Teebs + Jackhigh = cold cold hypnotic heat. Listen to the EP in full below, and COP it when it drops on April 5th.
Found out about this dude through Daytime Television. Killer dubby chill house shit. Grab "Double Trouble" (25 trax) from Afternoons Modeling HERE.
and his new Lackadaisical split-EP with FUR on Waaga records free to download HERE.
Don't Sleep.
also check out his remix of "I Love You So" by Jesse Futerman. I've dug my fair share of downtempo music, but this has to be one of the chillest, most relaxing tracks I've heard in a while. get it HERE.
Some ultrahype live basement wreckage last night. I had to fend off this fiend calling himself DJ Blond Beast, but once he was out of business we were in outer space, or under the ocean, or some futuristic shit like that. SO MUCH FUN... god damn!
I'm burning some super-exclusive CD copies of this guy that will be on sale at the Art Haus auction for Haiti relief ($ to Partners in Health) & the CD-Rs will have some unreleased yummies and gummies too. Plus outer space stickers. Support the team!
All kinds of unheard Astro Nautico gems here, don't sleep on it!!!
Also, heads up on Ali Berger. Dude opened for me last night, his set is here. Such a live set... he's gonna be running this Boston scene in a hot second.
Big things this year. I'm looking forward to playing out more... get in touch on Facebook!
SPACEMUSIK EP HERE NEXT WEEK! 3 tracks, all free... stay tuned...
This is what happens when 8 (?) creative musicians live in one house w drugs and synths and shit like that (are they even any different any more?)...
"Basically the split was just a casual compilation of solo songs by a members of group we recorded under called Hairstyles of the World (based on http://www.amazon.ca/Hairstyles-World-Pepin-Van-Roojen/dp/9054960825). Hairstyles were just a series of improvisational rock and drone styled recordings we made."
"It's a year or so old. Sadly we started recording an album over the summer, but someone broke into our apartment and stole Ryan's computer with all the tracks on it."
YO! we played a 2 hour set last night at Brooklynite Gallery in Bedstuy, as Sifunk and Garmunkle (check the suits, Dawg). It was mad funs. We recorded the whole set live, and have made it available to download. Bump this shit and wonder why you weren't THERE, Sucka!
p.s. we found out today that this mix is best enjoyed while watching "Clan of the White Lotus". Cue the reel at the first Dabrye track and get happppy.
Tracklist:
1. Dam-Funk - Angel Reflections 2. J-Todd - Lovevoiddd 2 3. Mike Slott - Six AM 4. Annu - Juice Smoke 5. Erik L ft Detroit CYDI & Stryfe - Clappintheyhands 6. Kuhn - Moonmusik 7. Leatherette - In July Focus Rite 8. Machinedrum - Jelly Jelly 9. Lexx - Twerk That 10. Luke Vibert - A Fine Line 11. 14KT - Nne Mode 12. Flying Lotus - Juicy Revenge 13. The Clonious - Emora 14. Thriller - BBQ 15. Bibio - Sugarette 16. Jerrell James - Subject to Failure (Railster rmx) 17. Shame and Helden - Supratimas 18. Dabrye - Reconsider (Instrumental) 19. Mono/Poly - Improvisin' 20. B-Bravo - Midnite 21. AEED - Strange Dreams 22. Dark Party - Status 23. Annu - Runner 24. Groo - I Luv 2 Luv U 25. Bullion- Keep It Tidy 26. Floating Points - For You 27. Fulgeance - Smartbanging 28. Addiquit - Killa 29. Harmonic 313 - Cyclotron 30. Rustie - Tar 31. Javelin - Leonard Pt. 6 32. Debruit - 149 Dalston Airline 33. Lexx - Zebra Party Jamz 34. Jamie Lidell - A Lil' Bit Of Feel Good (Dorian Concept Remix) 35. devonwho - Nimbus 36. Lunice - One of Me 37. Harmonic 313 - Flash 38. Zackey Force Funk - 100 Snakes (Instrumental) 39. Dorian Concept - The Fucking Formula 40. Rustie - Inside Pikachu's Cunt 41. Floating Points - Love Me Like This 42. First Touch - All Because Of You 43. Dabrye - Prospects Law 44. Waajeed - Tron 45. Fulgeance - Soca Soca 46. Erik L - Soulsharpe Suite (Part 2) 47. Toro Y Moi - Lissoms 48. Battlecat - Breakfast In Bed 49. Groundislava - All My Dudes 50. Dorian Concept - Tropical Hands 51. Modeselektor - Deboutonner (feat. Siriusmo) 52. Sweat X - I'm That Alley (Mike Slott Remix) 53. Mono/Poly - George Machine 54. Lorn - Control 3 55. Mr. Oizo - Jo 56. 14KT - Waiting Room 57. LBS - Yeah
Once again, and just in time for Valentines Day, Percussion Lab founder Praveen stakes out the borders of the newest subgenre to emerge from the dubstep/UK house scene - Lovestep. 2 Step, future garage, dubstep, techno, lowpass filters, rhodes and ethereal vocals are expertly espoused, exposing a sensual, seductive side for our listeners. Unreleased tracks by Sepalcure, Roof Light and Machinedrum.
Synkro - My Own World Pangaea - Because of You 2562 - Lost Martyn - Friedrichstrasse Joy Orbison - The Shrew Would Have Cushioned the Blow South East Soul - Lust Deadboy - U Cheated Sepalcure - Love Pressure Joy Orbison - So Derobe Mala - Alicia Roof Light - In Your Hands Wax / Shed - Dub Shed / STP Remix Sepalcure - Down Raffertie - 7th Dimension Cosmin TRG - Since Last Night Peter Hadar - Full Time Lover / Machinedrum Remix Floating Points - For You
eLan is back with a follow up beat-tape to last years super stellar swooping synthfull Magnificent Mistakes(one of my personal top 5s from last year). It's somewhat of a collaborative effort, featuring a bunch of talented cats such as devonwho, mndsgn, infinite potentials & more. My personal favs are the ones feat. Marzio.
Culled from Mux Mool’s EPs, mixtapes, and beat vaults, the Viking Funeral EP collects five choice Mux cuts into one concentrated blast of music, an introduction to Brian Lindgren’s dazzling take on homespun electro hip-hop and a preamble to his upcoming full-length opus, Skulltaste.
The Pixelord is Alexey Devyanin. He's a Moscow-based veteran of experimental music, best-known for his Gultskra Artikler moniker. His debut four-track EP "Lucid Freaks" brings forth a mixture of spliffed-out 8bit riddims, stumbling Hip Hop beats and a pinch of Euro Dance glam. However unique, the weirdo plastic Pop of Glasgow's Hudson Mohawke is echoed in his tunes as well as bass-driven digital Reggae, Jahtari-style.
