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  • Apr 9 bass

    Machine Girl - WLFGRL

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    Machine Girl – WLFGRL by Dred Collective I don’t know who Machine Girl is, and I think that’s the case for most people since this s/he is a relative unknown in electronic music right now. I can’t say the new album I’m linking you to right

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  • Apr 9 album

    CunninLynguists - Strange Journey Vol. 3

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    Strange Journey Volume Three by CunninLynguists Kentucky hip hop outfit Cunninlynguists have just released the third installment of their Strange Journey series, which features a relentless gauntlet of guest rappers. Some of my current favorites sit among them: Apathy, Del The Funky Homosapien, Aesop Rock, Blu. While the record doesn’

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  • Apr 9 2014

    Girl Talk & Freeway - Broken Ankles

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    Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com Where have these guys been, and why haven’t they been collaborating already? Pennsylvania is teaming up on this one with mashup master Girl Talk providing a handful of beats for Philly rapper Freeway. Some might think his style is gimmicky, but

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  • Apr 8 Album Reviews

    Ratking - So It Goes

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    New York hip hop outfit Ratking is back with a new record and original sound that takes a modern approach to recreating the urban jungle they come from.

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  • Apr 8 Album Reviews

    Sisyphus - Self-Titled

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    This debut full-length from Sisyphus is far from perfect, but it’s still an incredibly bold and fun display of pop absurdity and genre-blending.

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  • Apr 8 Album Reviews

    Cloud Nothings - Here And Nowhere Else ft. Sami Jarroush

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    I collaborate with the RIO!B’s Sami Jarroush on this review of the latest Cloud Nothings album.

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  • Apr 8 2014

    Tobacco - "Streaker" ft. Notrabel

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    Black Moth Super Rainbow frontman Tobacco will drop his third solo album Ultima II Massage next month, and from what we’ve heard so far, it’s gonna be a filthy, scuzzy affair. Now, if you thought lead single “Eruption” wasn’t filthy or scuzzy enough, this new one “Streaker”

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  • Apr 8 art rock

    Eno • Hyde - "Daddy's Car"

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    As mentioned previously, Brian Eno and Underworld co-founder Karl Hyde are coming forth with a collaborative full-length called Someday World. Despite having basic elements, the lead single “The Satellites” was a nice, mildly moody treat – it was great hearing these two electronic music veterans working together and just delivering a

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  • Apr 7 Album Reviews

    Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks - Enter The Slasher House

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    While this new Avey Tare record has some sweet melodies on it, nearly every piece of instrumentation on this thing is burnt to a crisp with effects. A lot like the latest Animal Collective record, this album is a little overdone, and could have benefited from taking the more orthodox

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  • Apr 7 2014

    OFF! - Wasted Years

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    Hardcore punk revivalists OFF! stays in their comfort zone on this latest record of theirs, but I’ve gotta admit it sounds pretty freakin’ good.

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