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  • Jan 3 1549

    Lars Leonhard- "1549"

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    Ambient techno rhythms coming through on this Lars Leonhard track, “1549,” which was recently upped to SoundCloud by the good people at Kompakt. It’s nine minutes of vast, open, and hypnotic textures. Look for Lars’ latest album, 1549, on Bine Music.

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  • Jan 3 collage

    Zammuto- Idiom Wind EP

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    Click the widget above and grab a full stream of the new Zammuto EP, Idiom Wind. Zammuto is, of course, Nick Zammuto of the experimental music duo the Books. This new EP is out now via the UK label Make Mine, and features an exciting combination of original instrumentation, samples,

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  • Jan 2 Album Reviews

    Guided by Voices- Let's Go Eat the Factory

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    Guided by Voices’ first release release since they’re reunited tries to recapture the sounds and style of the group’s more acclaimed records. Mixed results ensue. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Jan 2 album name The Writing of Gods in the Sand

    Wildernessking- "Rubicon" / "Utopia"

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    The Writing of Gods in the Sand by Wildernessking Here’s two tracks of hard, melodic black metal from Wildernessking. From what I understand, this group actually hails from South Africa, which kinda puts a damper on the snowy, heavily wooded images that usually come with black metal. Still, that

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  • Jan 2 b-side

    SBTRKT- "Ride to Freedom"

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    The b-side to the forthcoming single to the track “Hold On,” which comes from SBTRKT’s debut album. Look for this single soon on Young Turks. Enjoy!

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  • Jan 2 anti omerta

    LOGIKPARTY- "Anti Omerta"

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    For some reason, I just have a soft spot for post-punk with female vocals. Maybe it’s because the Slits’ Cut is one of my all-time favorite records. I’m not sure. The reason I’m mentioning this is sometimes I have to kinda stop myself from being a fan

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  • Jan 2 autographs

    Reks- "Autographs" (prod. Statik Selektah)

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    A new collaborative track from producer Statik Selektah, and a rapper who dropped one of my favorite 2011 hip hop releases, Reks. After the job these guys did together on R.E.K.S., I can’t wait to hear what they’ve got cooking on this forthcoming release, Straight,

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  • Jan 2 ambient

    Thee Source of Fawnation- I Missed You Black Diamond

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    THEE SOURCE OV FAWNATION "I MISSED YOU BLACK DIAMOND" cassette by HEALING LIGHT Back in November of 2011, I blogged about a track from the forthcoming Thee Source of Fawnation release, I Missed You Black Diamond. It was an eerie, and groove-laden piece of experimental drone music. Well,

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  • Jan 2 download

    Jesse Boykins III- Way of a Wayfarer

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    A sweet EP of neo-soul songs from singer Jesse Boykins III. He’s been steadily dropping original tracks and remixes since the summer of 2011. I’m late to the party, but I’m happy to be here now. Way of A Wayfarer is 6-track release, and it can be

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  • Jan 2 blank cd

    RAJA- "Blank CD"

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    Another video from the New York-based solo beat project known as RAJA. Like previous tracks from the project, “Blank CD” features a really chilly atmosphere that’s punctuated with punchy hip hop beats. The snares his this really tinny, trap music style to ’em that I’m digging a lot,

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