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  • Dec 8 Album Reviews

    Ghostface Killah - 36 Seasons

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    With 36 Seasons, Ghostface Killah tries to recreate the same narrative-based formula he worked with on his last album, but with only a portion of the appeal.

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  • Dec 8 Album Reviews

    The Wytches - Annabel Dream Reader

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    Fusing surf rock, horror punk, and lo-fi garage, the new Wytches album is an electrifying experience.

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  • Dec 8 Album Reviews

    Various Artists - Shady XV

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    Shady Records celebrates its 15-year anniversary with a compilation of hits and new material.

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  • Dec 6 ambient

    Jason Lescalleet - This Is What I Do, Vol. Three

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    THIS IS WHAT I DO – VOLUME THREE by Jason Lescalleet Jason Lescalleet is coming forward as a proponent for the virtue of instant gratification with monthly/quarterly subscription series This Is What I Do (deets on his Glistening Examples website). In an interview with Tiny Mix Tapes, the musique concrète

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  • Dec 4 alternative rock

    Title Fight - "Chlorine" (Video)

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    If this newly released single is anything to go by, Title Fight‘s upcoming LP will be new territory for the band. The album, titled Hyperview, has a scheduled release date of Feb. 3 via ANTI- Records. The quartet have roots in the Kingston, PA hardcore scene, but have grown

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  • Dec 4 edit architect

    i.o - Four Pattern Distorted Harmony

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    Four Pattern Distorted Harmony by i.o Four Pattern Distorted Harmony is the fourth album released this year by Vitoria-based experimental music project i.o. I endorsed their album Edit Architect earlier this year. Just like i.o’s previous exploits in 2014, this album is an intense, glitchy collection

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  • Dec 4

    The Neighbourhood - #000000 & #FFFFFF

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    Download: The Neighbourhood – #000000 & #FFFFFF A producer needs a very convincing aesthetic on a mixtape in order to get cooperation from all of his collaborators. The way that every rapper on this tape steps into the atmospheric world and plays their character speaks volumes to the world’s authenticity.

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  • Dec 4 2014

    Psymun - Pink Label

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    Pink Label by Psymun Downtempo rhythms and organic hip-hop create a wonderfully drab atmosphere to crawl into on Psymun‘s new album, Pink Label. Taking cues from the recent emphasis on texture in wonky and instrumental hip hop, Psymun creates neverendingly interesting soundscapes that seem to inhabit a dark, yet

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  • Dec 3 Electronic

    Milwaukee Banks x Rat & Co - "Monitor"

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    “Monitor” is a new collaborative track between two music groups out of Melbourne, Australia right now: Milwaukee Banks and Rat & Co. The song embedded above will land on a soon-to-be-released double a-side single. Milwaukee Banks is one of the many acts I caught while I was down under this

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  • Dec 3 Electronic

    Milwaukee Banks x Rat & Co - "Monitor"

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    “Monitor” is a new collaborative track between two music groups out of Melbourne, Australia right now: Milwaukee Banks and Rat & Co. The song embedded above will land on a soon-to-be-released double a-side single. Milwaukee Banks is one of the many acts I caught while I was down under this

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