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  • Dec 1 Album Reviews

    Oneohtrix Point Never- Replica

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    On Oneohtrix Point Never’s latest album, producer Daniel Lopatin casually saunters into the field of sample-based music, and kicks total ass. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Dec 1 album

    Nemo Achida- "Nemotional"

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    MP3 Here’s the title track track from Kentucky rapper Nemo Achida, which comes off his latest LP, Nemotional. Like the title suggests, this is one of the sadder songs on the album, which is heavily enforced by the dreary vocal samples moaning away in the background. In the foreground,

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  • Dec 1 album

    Mahria- S​/​T Cassette

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    S/T Cassette by Mahria Some powerfully emotional post-hardcore from the band Mahria. From what I understand, this outfit is straight outta Edmonton. Nice! The lead singer in this group is really intense, which is always a plus in this style of music. The band knows how to really build

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  • Nov 30 after the smoke

    After the Smoke- White Girls & Red Velvet Cake

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    Elements of hip hop, soul, and pop come together on the new After the Smoke EP, White Girls & Red Velvet Cake. It’s totally downloadable on After the Smoke’s Tumblr, too. Word is there’s going to be a video for ever song, but how many times have

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  • Nov 30 andy stott

    Andy Stott- We Stay Together

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    A new EP from experimental techno producer Andy Stott. This release is titled We Stay Together, and it features six new followups to the Passed Me By release he dropped earlier this year. Stream the entire thing above. Get ready. Some of the beats on this thing are pretty eerie

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  • Nov 30 henge beat

    Total Control- "One More Tonight"

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    Henge Beat by Total Control A track from post-punk outfit Total Control. I’m a little late on the uptake of the group’s latest album, Henge Beat, but it sounds like it’ll be a pretty nice listen since I dug that Iceage album that came out earlier this

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  • Nov 30 album

    Ian Kamau- One Day Soon

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    One Day Soon (LP) by Ian Kamau Toronto rapper Ian Kamau’s latest album, One Day Soon, is streaming on Bandcamp, and it’s a great listen if you love your hip hop to have a sense of purpose. What I mean to say is this dude has a pretty

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  • Nov 30 Album Reviews

    Red Horse- Self-Titled

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    The new Red Horse album is a little front-loaded, but it still showcases some pretty intriguing noise and free improvisational sounds. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Nov 29 beats

    Thee Source of Fawnation- "Hello Black Diamond"

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    MP3 Here’s a track from an experimental music project that’s about to drop a new tape on Healing Light Records. The project’s name is Thee Source ov Fawnation, and it’s based out of Olympia, Washington, which is where weird music goes to flourish. Stream more tracks

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  • Nov 29 hip hop

    The Roots- Undun

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    A stream of the new Roots album, Undun, which is dropping December 6th. Thanks for NPR Music for the listen! Hear the entire album via the widget below:

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