Okay, okay… I admit I’m digging the new Kanye West album on first listen so far. It’s the interesting instrumentation, arrangements and guests that really grab me most (not so much his own vocals which are just okay). You’ve heard about this video/short film. Watch it again:
Amazing.
Pulshar are Barcelona based duo of producer Pablo Bolivar and composer/singer/visual artist Aphro. Their new album Inside, on Loco Dice and Martin Buttrich’s fine Desolat label, is a hauntingly beautiful dubbed-out affair that should be listened to in its entirety. Some albums are best to be heard rather than described. Listen here to all 12 [...]
Brand spankin’ new Maylee Todd video is out for “Aerobics In Space,” directed by J. Lee Williams (1188 Films). And yeah, of course it’s just as weird as everything else she ever puts to video… so that means it’s best enjoyed while smoking something really potent.. or not. Plus, Elvis breakdancing? Yes, guy! (Just watch [...]
Tonight I happened to stumble upon DJ Hell’s tracklisting for his new mix cd “Body Language Vol. 9″ on RA, and what caught my eye (other than Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian’s classic: “Forbidden Colours“) was track 8: “The Balanescu Quartet – Robots“. It’s taken from the “Possession” album by TBQ, and wow it’s absolutely [...]
Choose Your Own Adventure is the name of the album just released this past June on the Do Right! Music imprint by quirky Toronto artist, Maylee Todd. Stream the songs and pick up the album via her website, or check her out live (and free!) in Toronto on August 21st at Harbourfront or September 29th [...]
If you haven’t already seen this, check out this rare 90 minute interview with the elusive Moodymann (aka Kenny Dixon Jr), conducted by the BBC’s Benji B for Red Bull Music Academy… complete with entourage and hairstyling. KDJ has apparently only ever done 3 interviews in his entire 15+ year career, preferring to let the [...]
Bollywood session musician, Charanjit Singh released a record in 1982 called “Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat” which contained acid house music, years before the genre was ever created. Only a few hundred copies of the LP were ever pressed, with only a handful that survived. The album sounds light years ahead of its time. [...]
Being from Toronto, I can’t believe I didn’t know about Egyptrixx sooner. I just came across Egyptrixx’s remix EP, “The Only Way Up” on Boomkat, and was hooked right away. For me, the absolute killer mix is by UK’s rising star on the dubstep scene, Ikonika (on Hyperdub). It takes the cosmic sublime original and [...]
Was getting ready for my Niagara Falls gig at Casino Niagara (with Jully Black) tonight, and realized it’s been a long time since I last listened to some good funky soul music. Here’s Stevie Wonder rocking ‘Superstition‘ on Sesame Street. It’s pretty awesome.
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