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  • Apr 21 big momma

    Big Momma - The Plague

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    Cakes Da Killa collaborator Big Momma drops a new mixtape titled The Plague. Much like with Cakes, you’re gonna catch a lot of speedy flows over complex production. However, Momma doesn’t sound too uncomfortable on top of some moody, atmospheric beats as well. Download the mixtape here. Enjoy!

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  • Apr 21 boom bap

    deM atlaS - Charlie Brwn EP

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    Charle Brwn – EP by deM atlaS Technically proficient Minnesota rapper deM atlaS comes through with some speedy flows and thoughtful bars on this latest EP of his, Charlie Brwn. Enjoy!

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  • Apr 16 atmosphere

    Hanz - "Count"

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    Count (Single) by Hanz Experimental dance vibes aplenty in the new single from the previously mentioned, Hanz. Beginning with an introduction that sounds like a sample grabbed from Iggy Pop’s The Idiot, and continuing into a deep, eerie synth groove that Hanz adds and takes samples away just as

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  • Apr 16 Cherry Licorice

    The Felice Brothers - "Cherry Licorice"

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    Summer is near and the latest single from folk/country band The Felice Brothers has it coming a little nearer with ‘Cherry Licorice”. Accompanied by some twangy vocals akin to Bob Dylan at closest example. The real stars of the tracks are the fun loving vibes that are altogether silly

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  • Apr 15 experimental

    Swans - "Oxygen"

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jSdTBGhDSg “Oxygen” is the second single to drop from Swan’s latest epic To Be Kind (after last month’s stellar, staggeringly funky “A Little God in My Hands”), and it is among the fiercest and most thrilling moments of its two-hour-plus runtime. It

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  • Apr 14 fool's gold

    DaVinci & Sweet Valley - "I Got That Line"

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    Remember “Sweet Valley”? You know, the brotherly production duo consisting of Nathan and Kynan Williams. You probably already know Nathan from Wavves. Well, they’ve recently teamed up with Bay Area rapper DaVinci for a new project titled Ghetto Cuisine, which is currently downloadable via Fool’s Gold Records. “I

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  • Apr 14 atmosphere

    Kid Smpl - "Silo Tear"

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    Kid Smpl has premiered the title song off of his upcoming Silo Tear EP, bringing a moody atmosphere with low humming synthesizers and white noise layered over. “Silo Tear” has a distinct coldness to it as the song grows and progresses it builds with mechanical synths as well as some

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  • Apr 14 Album Reviews

    Girl Talk & Freeway - Broken Ankles

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    While I wish Broken Ankles was longer, in five tracks, Girl Talk and Freeway create more compelling material than some of the more buzzed-about mixtapes that have dropped thus far this year.

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  • Apr 14 Album Reviews

    CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Vol. 3

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    CunninLynguists pack their latest project with one track after another of quality features.

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  • Apr 14 Album Reviews

    Todd Terje - It's Album Time

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    While scatterbrained and underwhelming at times, Todd’s debut record here has some top-notch dance jams on it with a vintage flair.

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