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  • Oct 22 Album Reviews

    Blu & Exile- Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them

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    While not as focused as 2007’s Below the Heavens, what Blu & Exile do on this new and remastered collection of tracks is nonetheless interesting, smooth, and entertaining. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Oct 22 Album Reviews

    Daphni- Jiaolong

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    As Daphni, electronic music veteran Daniel Snaith–if you’ll allow me to call him that–assembles a series of straightforward and colorful tech house tracks. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Oct 22 Album Reviews

    Between the Buried and Me- The Parallax II: Future Sequence

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    On their sixth studio album, Between the Buried and Me creates its campiest album yet, blending their usual progressive tendencies with the overly theatrical antics of bands like Dream Theater. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Oct 22 2021

    Capital Steez- AmeriKKKan Korruption Reloaded

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    Download: Capital Steez- AmeriKKKan Korruption Reloaded Up-and-coming MC and member of collective Pro Era, home to fellow buzzing rapper Joey Bada$$, Capital Steez recently released AmeriKKKan Korruption Reloaded–which is an expanded version of his debut mixtape AmeriKKKan Korruption. In addition to the fourteen initially released songs, the tape boasts

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  • Oct 22 aliens

    Matmos- "Very Large Green Triangles"

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    Experimental electronic duo Matmos have implanted the fear in my head of a world invaded by green CG triangles. This duo is known for their work with Bjork and their remixes. In this new track their style sets them apart from others in the genre; no where in this song

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  • Oct 22 DJ Premier

    Vinnie Paz- "The Oracle" (prod. DJ Premier)

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    Vinnie Paz, hardcore hip hop specialist and member of collective Jedi Mind Tricks, is releasing his second solo LP, God of the Serengeti, on October 22 via Enemy Soil. The record will feature production from names ranging from DJ Premier to Havoc of Mobb Deep, as well as guest verses

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  • Oct 22 2012

    Nicolas Jaar- Live at Sonar Lab (Barcelona)

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    On record, Nicolas Jaar, to put it frankly, strikes me as one of the most interesting figures in electronic music to emerge throughout the past few years. His blend of elements of spacious house music, vivid sample collages, and sultry atmosphere, topped off with his own baritone vocals, hit home

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  • Oct 22 2012

    REKS- "Devils Clutches"

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    Hailing from Lawrence, Massachusetts, underground rapper REKS made a bit of a splash last year with his album, Rhymatic Eternal King Supreme. Pairing Reks’ seasoned flow with the album’s boom bap and piano-reliant production won the emcee a lot of fans and on “Devils Clutches,” the first track to

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  • Oct 22 anti-

    The Coup- "WAVIP" (feat. Das Racist and Killer Mike)

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    A veritable political hip hop pow wow takes place on”WAVIP,” the latest track to drop from the Coup’s forthcoming LP, Sorry to Bother You. Featuring the forceful flow of Killer Mike, the musings of Kool A.D. and Heems of Das Racist, and of course, the drawl of

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  • Oct 22 2012

    Stream the New Daphni Album

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    Daniel Snaith, best known for his Polaris Music Prize-winning electronic project Caribou, has a new record out under the monicker of Daphni entitled JIAOLONG. Citing long nights of club DJing while supporting Radiohead on their most recent tour, it’s evident on JIAOLONG that Snaith has fallen in love with

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