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    Skipping Rocks by Oddisee DC hip hop producer Oddisee has a new album of instrumentals out that tributes his favorite spot in the capital city: Rock Creek Park. With both samples and live instrumentation, Oddisee tries–and succeeds, really–at recreating what the place means to him through song. Stream

  • Uploaded yesterday to YouTube, here’s a new track from Canadian jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD. It’s a cover of J Dilla’s “Fall In Love.” Download the BBNG cover for free here, and enjoy.

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    Disputed Truth by Castle Castle is the solo effort of rapper Chris Um’Rani–or maybe it’s “Frank,” because he does refer to himself with that name quite a bit in this music. And allegedly, this is supposed to be his last release for a while. According to his

  • A while back, I posted a “megamix” of songs from the Woodsist label put together by a bright, young mixer and masher, Al Lover. Well, my posting of the mix was partially what got him in hot water with Woods and the good people at Force Field PR. He was

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    Meet San Diego music producer Room E. This project runs like a musical chop shop, melding numerous ideas together into a blissful, sunny piece of magic. “Glasses Girl” moves with a heavy-footed hip hop beat, but the synths sliding over it speak a different language. The synth bass sounds like