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On Civil Civic’s debut album, the duo has backed up its past singles with new material, and made a move to revamp drum machine rock. WATCH THE REVIEW
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MP3 Taking inspiration from the American Civil War, Goldmund’s latest album is a series of piano-interpreted folk songs from that era. “Shenandoah” is the first song to drop from the album, and it glimmers with beauty and hope. The acoustic guitar playing–which is a surprising and welcome addition
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Someone had recommended this to me saying I’d dig it since I was into that Hudson Mohawke EP that dropped earlier this year. It’s a track from Glasgow electronic music producer Rustie. His latest album is Glass Swords, and it’s out now via Warp Records. I guess
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OK, time for something old and eerie: “Voodoo.” It’s a song from one of Soundway Records‘ latest 10″ records. The release is an EP of four instrumental tracks from Cyril Diaz & His Orchestra, which were put out in the 1950s. These tracks all have fantastic backing beats and
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BADBADNOTGOOD is a Canadian jazz trio, and the outfit’s latest self-release is a series of instrumental reinventions of classic hip hop beats. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Overdrive Sunrise by Dusk Warrior Are you the kind of crate-digging soundmonger who considers 70’s b-movie soundtracks ear candy? If so, give Dusk Warrior’s latest, Overdrive Sunrise, a listen. These guys–Nicholas Shapiro and Michael Osso–have created an album of instrumental snippets that could be described as
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BBNG by BADBADNOTGOOD I’ve talked his young, Canadian jazz trio up before on the blog. Hopefully, you know the deal with them by now. They’ve got a new release of jazz and hip hop fusions on their Bandcamp. It’s titled BBNG, and features a little Joy Division
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A track from the new Shlohmo album, Bad Vibes, which is out now via Friends of Friends. The guy is a L.A. beatsmith who puts together the kind of lo-fi, glitchy hip hop instrumentals that I had almost given up on. Though none of the tracks on Bad Vibes
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MP3 Teasing toward their full-length debut, Civil Civic has dropped another track from it. If you’ve been into all of the fuzzy drum machine rock the duo has put out thus far, this new track, “Street Trap,” should hit the spot. With a driving bassline and shimmering guitars, the
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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.