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Various Artists – 420 Love Songs (Second 40)

You may remember that about a month ago we posted the first 40 in what a collective of underground musicians are hoping will be 420 love songs. This time, the project has expanded to make room for a lot of new faces; bringing the chances of this thing reaching 420 songs so much higher.

As far as the style, sound of these tracks go, they’re all pretty rough and lo-fi, which I know won’t appeal to everybody. I will also say that a lot of the tracks here, I think, rely on a more abstract portrayal of the love songs. However, there are quite a few tracks that feel pretty inspired from an emotional standpoint, and make this a project worth rooting for. Enjoy!

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My Vinyl Collection: Part 3

Here’s the third installment of my adventures through my vinyl collection. A couple things:

1. Yes, I know a lot of you don’t prefer Chris as a camera man. My GF will be back soon.
2. Don’t get all upset over how I handle my records. They’re mine, not yours. LOL.
3. Again, these are not all the albums I own.

These are the artists whose albums get mentioned in this video:
Bongripper
The Books
David Bowie
Brightblack Morning Light (I think I forgot to mention their name!)
Bright Eyes
Danny Brown
Dave Brubeck
The Budos Band
Buzzcocks

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My Vinyl Collection: Part 2

Yay! It’s the second installment of my alphabetical trudge through my entire vinyl collection. Remember: This isn’t all of the music I own. Just because I don’t own a record doesn’t mean that I don’t own it on CD, and it especially doesn’t mean that I haven’t heard it. Don’t be daft, lulz.

These are the artists whose records I talk a bit about in this video:
Afrika Bambaataa
The Beatles
Behold… The Arctopus
Big K.R.I.T.
The Black Keys
The Black Lips
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Black Mountain (not High On Fire)
James Blake
Bongripper

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My Vinyl Collection: Part 1

This is the first of what will be an ongoing series of 10-minute videos talking about every record in my vinyl collection. Of course, this kind of thing isn’t going to be of interest to everyone, but those who have been asking me to do something like this have been very passionate about it. Obviously, this excursion is one of an alphabetical nature, and future videos will continue through my collection as such. I should be hitting up my 7″s and singles when I finish the 12″s.

These are the artists whose records I talk a bit about in this video:
Africa Hitech
Andrew Jackson Jihad
Animal Collective
An Albatross
Fiona Apple
Battles
The Beach Boys
Beach House
The Beastie Boys
The Beatles

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Raja’s New Remix Tape

Atmospheric beat producer RAJA took to his SoundCloud a few days to put up a new remix compilation, aptly titled Remixes. Throughout the release’s ten tracks, the beat maker reworks verses from the likes of Kanye, Nas, and Ol’ Dirty Bastard, to name a few, in a fashion often reminiscent of the syrupy chopped and screwed technique. I’m also catching hints of Flying Lotus on “TV Breath,” while “Outer [♥ Grimes Interlude]” is something for the Burial fans.

Stream the remixes above, and head over to RAJA’s SoundCloud to grab a free download.

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Teebs- “Cook, Clean, Pay The Rent (New House Version)”


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Electronic music producer Teebs will be dropping a new release on November 8th via Brainfeeder. Though I wasn’t in love with this last album, Ardour, there were still some tracks that drew up some pretty interesting sounds.

I’m feeling that way about the first track to drop from Teebs’ forthcoming mini-album, too. The quirky, Laurie Johnson-esque melodies feel like they’d fit snugly into the theme for a vintage sci-fi radio program. The beat is pretty pleasant, too.

The song’s title is “Cook, Clean, Pay The Rent (New House Version),” and the mini-album’s title is Collections 01. Like the number implies, this is going to be a bit of an ongoing series here.