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Summer is coming to an end; the days are shorter, the weather is colder and the women less scantily clothed -- atrocious, I know. However, before you commit sacrifices in the name of Nordic gods.<br />
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Ensuing a night of inebriation, intoxication, and overall inhalation, I stirred from what can only be described as a alcohol induced coma, to find a foreign album on my desktop. The means in which I acquired are unknown, the result brilliance. In order to understand my unexpected fortune, I googled the artist only to find a bandcamp and self description<br />"<br /><span style="background-color: #0e0c0c; color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: 14px; text-align: start;">Life Love Beats Volume I is EBO’s 1st instrumental album. The 18-track album consists of hip-hop, jazz, soul, and funky beats. The album is accumulation of beats that EBO has worked on for the past 4 years. It’s a mix of soulful hip-hop, crossing over to synthesizer driven space funk, and inspired by the everyday struggles as an individual trying to make it. The activity of this piece of music is to imagine things that are not possible and take you through feelings of the past, present, and future. The production style mostly consists of live instrumentation over chopped and filtered samples with crisp, raw, and organic sounding drums and breaks. </span>"</div>
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Based on aesthetics, the presumption can be made that Hip-Hop artist <i>Riff Raff</i> has an IQ equivalent to a piece of cheese, grammatical consistency for no more than 3 syllables, and the tendency to rhyme 'bitch' with, well, 'bitch'. Having said that, and post listening to his mix-tape <i>The Golden Alien </i>bias have been altered. Containing depth in his lyrics by detailing his struggle into the industry, and I quote <br /><br /> "Why do they hate so frequently / this dream I have, trimmed in gold...Now I'm focused in my mind"</div>
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An excess in talent served along side two hefty portions of funk, drizzled in a layer of soul. Ann Street Soul Stirrers feed your desire to groove.</div>
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Lupe's release of <i>The Cool</i> was a monumental occasion for Hip-Hop. His distinct and clever word play, untimely flow, and unbridled emotion breathed fresh life into the ever-decaying game. As for his more recent <i>Lasers, </i>the opposite can be said. I digress. A highlight from <i>The Cool w</i>as "Hip Hop Saved My Life", an anthem for those seeking to a better life through means of art. Appealing to anyone, stuck in the slums, or an appreciation for lyricsm and hook, "Hip Hop Saved My Life" was an instant success -- reaching #20 on the billboards.</div>
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Brenton Duvall has adjusted Lupes inspirational track and spun it into a flurry of hi-hats and inescapable, indiscernible vocals, in the most positive correlation possible. Before erupting in a cataclysm, of skewed and augmented Sarah Green vocals, Brenton Duvall fabricates an uplifting intro. Empowering the body, similarly to the Lupe's original.<br /></div>
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A shadow of self doubt is cast onto the musical-sound scape of <i>The XX's- Chained</i>. Creating an inner turmoil, reflective in Oliver and Jamie's exasperated lyrics, echoing "..<i>.did I hold too tight, did I not let enough light, in</i>". While a certain sorrow is detected in the wavering vocals of Oliver, predominant in her chorus, Jamie bellows an empathetic cry for renewal. Beyond the lyrics and surface value, <i>chained </i>is excessively melancholic. Tormented by sadness and self pity, the XX encapsulate the post-break up perfectly.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; text-align: start;">a guitarist, composer, and producer working out of Boston and LA...ha(s) done mixing and mastering work for various artists including I Love Dinosaurs, The Hollywood Tears, That's Rugby, Smoke Trixx, and Skinny..." </span></div>
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Much like the cosmos, the progression of Eminem's music is ever expanding. Crossing all realms and subsidiary genres of Hip-Hop, he is arguably the most influential, within the respective category. Incredibly akin to Miles Davis in that regard, he also share a similar quality, further stated by Brian Griffin "...but Early Miles Davis...No Junk, So Soul". Ever since Eminem's sobriety his quality of music, much like the drugs in his veins, has withered and depleted. So in honour of addiction, whether it be; drugs, alcohol or the theme predominant in <i>Searchin'</i>, ladies, we present early Em.</div>DnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00287671295386933829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606059896965621482.post-84084910930941627902012-07-30T20:21:00.000-07:002012-07-30T20:21:13.993-07:00Beast of the weeK : Last Emperor - Do you Remember?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Simultaneously to Eminem, Last Emperor was inducted in to the Dr Dre. family in Early 2000, thus being completely overshadowed and slept on. Albeit completely distinctive styles from his counter part, Marshal Mathers, Last Emperor posses an equal comprehension of lyricism. Reflecting on his youth in, <i>Do You Remember</i>, we are regaled with fond memories of; star gazing, the struggle of childhood, and BMXing. Accompanied by an euphonious melody produced by guitar, Do You Remember transports you days of simplicity.</div>
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"..Nah baby, you're way too hood for me..." a quotation from a <em>lights turned on, </em>a release prior of gambino, epitomizes the album Royalty. Gambino strays away from his original, heart-felt, song writing and progresses and develops a unique style. Albeit a tad 'street', it encompasses his skills in production and writing completely. Uncommonly, Wonderful is not produced by Donald Glover, rather Boi-1da, yet is still fantastic. Furthermore, the song features Josh Osho enlisting his vocal talents, allows the song to be remincient of a Kanye West, John Legend collaboration. Despite the majority of the album embodying Gambino's new style, a minute collection of songs maintain his original roots; Wonderful being one of them.</div>
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The hook " .. I never dreamed it would get this far, my heart keeps asking, how did it get so wonderful.." encompasses Donald's career exceptionally.</div>
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Royalty is a far cry from Child Gambino's earlier work; Cal-de-sac, EP, and camp however, its wonderful to see how Donald Glover finally find his own unique style and flow.</div>
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<br />Influenced at an early age, Michael Merlot has always had a passion for hip-hop, that and basketball. Recently dropped his very first song; "directed at people in the city...people talking, people whispering, that whole concept."<br />
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Currently he is a janitor at WPHS.<br /><br /><em>[Lyrics]</em><em><br /></em><em>I just landed on this planet</em><br />
<em>god damn it,</em><br />
<em>they can't stand it</em><br />
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<em>Cause after two seconds they want a nigger to vanish</em><br />
<em>Cause offer two free-styles they already compare us</em><em><br /></em><em>They embarrassed</em><br />
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<em>the flow </em><br />
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<em><br /></em><em>Look</em><br />
<em>Imaginary Players,</em><em><br /></em><em>With imaginary hoes </em><br />
<em>With money they ain't got</em><br />
<em>With cars they ain't drove</em><br />
<em> Guns they ain't popped,</em><br />
<em>And drugs they ain't sold</em><br />
<em>I'm about to be the king of the shit</em><br />
<em> you ain't know? </em><br />
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<em> Being doin' this shit 10 years</em><br />
<em>dam, you ain't blow? </em><br />
<em>Thought you were as nice as me,</em><br />
<em> but now you ain't </em><em>sho</em><em>?</em><br />
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<em>It's funny how the rap game can be so uncertain</em><br />
<em>How life is a bitch, but death does all the flirtin'</em><br />
<em>One minute you on stage</em><br />
<em>next its closed curtain,</em><br />
<em>You thought you had a style,</em><br />
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<em>I love it when </em><em>niggas</em><em> just feel worthless</em><br />
<em> Dropped a little </em><em>cyph</em><br />
<em> and got my whole city nervous</em><br />
<em>You actin' like bitches</em><br />
<em>Niggas</em><em> tuck your skirts in</em><br />
<em> </em><em>I'm</em><em> barley scratching the surface</em><br />
<em> Barley got a spot,</em><br />
<em>Niggas</em><em> they wanna take mine </em><br />
<em>Michael Merlot, </em><br />
<em>but they whine through the grape vine </em><br />
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<em>How ironic, </em><br />
<em>Every line platonic,</em><br />
<em>that means they cant fuck with me</em><br />
<em>but they stuck with me</em><br />
<em>whisperin</em><br />
<em>expecting that shit to still hurt</em><br />
<em>I don't respect shit </em><br />
<em>unless it direct like Spielberg </em><br />
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<em>this is that college shit </em><br />
<em>that marijuana scholarship </em><em><br /></em><em>that move a ounce outta your dorm room to get your dollars quick </em><em><br /></em><em>who the fuck you want a problem wit</em><em><br /></em><em>I'm the new king </em><em><br /></em><em>kiss the ring and acknowledge it.</em><em><br /></em><em> </em><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Uncertainty ensues when listening to <i>WAEKs - For you</i>, for ambiguity lies in who has a bigger influence; early jazz musicians, which is predominant in the outro free-verse riff, or Chris Brown because it beats so hard. The most shocking surprise with today's feature is not that exceptional skill or neck-breaking bass rather the fact that an artist was able to manipulate a Madeon track into something superior.<br /><br />Escalating in a crescendos of claps and pitch shifting synths <i>for you </i>instantly hooks the listener, much like Chris Brown did Rihanna. Pummelling the listener in submission with an addition of toms and light-airy reverbed vocals WAEK is an utter success. But I digress.<br /><br />In the last 2 years WAEK has released, approximately, 10 songs. Why such a great absence with even greater skill is unannounced, however they are definitely an artist to keep a watch out.</span></div>DnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00287671295386933829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606059896965621482.post-55223347746138078782012-04-30T11:32:00.001-07:002012-04-30T11:32:35.979-07:00Beast of the weeK : Active Child - Playing House<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Not since <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 16px;">For Emma, Forever Ago </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">has an album so effectively encapsulated pure unbridled emotion, in regards to Active Child; tormented heartache and euphoric joy. A sound created by Pat Grossi, parallels James Blake minimalist dub step, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Abel Tesfaye'</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">s vocals and Justin Vernon's pure honest lyricism. A highlight of the album "You are all I see, is 'Playing House' which fringes on the darker emotions with an uncertain and ambiguous reflection on past relationships. </span></span><br />
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<div align="center">A melodic stew comprised of mellow garage rhythm, amorous lyrics, and wavering synths wafts through your speakings gracing your palette with euphoric loneliness and pure contentment, in <i>Bondax's-Settle Down. </i>With each listen additional tones and textures are discovered, changing the emotion and your understanding of talent and skill these young producer carry. Between the two of them they have a collective age of 35, and an aptitude for music that surpasses that many years. </div>DnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00287671295386933829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606059896965621482.post-47536546279504754552012-03-28T11:28:00.000-07:002012-03-28T11:28:08.685-07:00Beast of the weeK : Miami Slice - Good News<h3 align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #e06666;">"Good News Everyone"</span></i></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YIPg7mF-iJ0/T3FZq9kcmSI/AAAAAAAAAMw/wkbV-LPNgU0/s1600/Miami-Slice2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YIPg7mF-iJ0/T3FZq9kcmSI/AAAAAAAAAMw/wkbV-LPNgU0/s320/Miami-Slice2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Folks, the days are getting longer, the skirts are getting shorter and connotation between wayfarers and originality stays the same. This can only mean one thing: summer. A time of the year where the awkward introvert leaves his battle station to have his farmer tan washed away by the warm sun, the rich and vain spend more time in a tanning booth than outside and my personal favorite, disco filter-synths permeate the air filling it with vibes o' dance.<br />
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</span></span></u></i></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F32180669&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F32180669&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://soundcloud.com/drugsandmirrors/tyler-the-creator-tron-cat-1">Tyler the Creator - Tron Cat</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/drugsandmirrors">Drugs and Mirrors</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;"><br />
</span></span></u></b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes, we all love yonkers, its depravity and transgression are flawless however, 'Tron Cat' far supersedes Yonkers in both lyrical content and production skill.</span></span><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;"><br />
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</span></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A-PGn9hTyOs/TwFQeY6SnCI/AAAAAAAAAKs/cRUXHC-XcIk/s1600/top+11-m83.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A-PGn9hTyOs/TwFQeY6SnCI/AAAAAAAAAKs/cRUXHC-XcIk/s200/top+11-m83.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F19087066&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F19087066&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/m83/midnight-city">Midnight City</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/m83">M83</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br />
Have you met anyone that doesn't like this song?</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;">4.</span></span></u></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LZS1z-9sfKk/TwFP7RF0dzI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mvIblQfPDHE/s1600/top+11-childishgambino.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="84" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LZS1z-9sfKk/TwFP7RF0dzI/AAAAAAAAAKg/mvIblQfPDHE/s200/top+11-childishgambino.png" width="200" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F32179546&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F32179546&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object></div><a href="http://soundcloud.com/drugsandmirrors/childish-gambino-freaks-and">Childish Gambino - Freaks and Geeks</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/drugsandmirrors">Drugs and Mirror</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Alright, maybe it because I'm white, maybe its because I love community, or maybe its because Donald Glover is an extremely talented rapper, regardless, this song is a beast.</span><b><u><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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<b><i><u><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">5</span></span></u></i></b>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eBgKhtbyWTg/TwFXidSLwPI/AAAAAAAAALE/DCgJ9MCs2Qo/s1600/top+11-jxx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eBgKhtbyWTg/TwFXidSLwPI/AAAAAAAAALE/DCgJ9MCs2Qo/s200/top+11-jxx.jpg" width="197" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5714531&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5714531&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/vinylandvodka/jamie-xx-far-nearer">Jamie xx - "Far Nearer"</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/vinylandvodka">vinylandvodka</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I feel better when ever this song is near me.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;">6</span></span></b></i></u>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FDy9eKjmhNs/TwFYiR6YkLI/AAAAAAAAALQ/NfsfGZ2rzTc/s1600/top+11-breakbot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FDy9eKjmhNs/TwFYiR6YkLI/AAAAAAAAALQ/NfsfGZ2rzTc/s200/top+11-breakbot.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SHsTWMd3o6Q/TwFcaYTlbNI/AAAAAAAAALc/f8hxEhQNupE/s1600/top+11-madeon.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F13689245&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F13689245&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/julienlegal92/breakbot-fantasy">Breakbot - Fantasy</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/julienlegal92">julien92</a><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Disco brilliance</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;">7.<br />
</span></span></u></i></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pcSfdb7fpLE/TwFckdYo9II/AAAAAAAAALo/dM1EWLphPuI/s1600/top+11-madeon.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pcSfdb7fpLE/TwFckdYo9II/AAAAAAAAALo/dM1EWLphPuI/s200/top+11-madeon.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F32182006&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F32182006&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/drugsandmirrors/madeon-icarus">Madeon - Icarus</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/drugsandmirrors">Drugs and Mirrors</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="color: purple;">The benefit of being young as Madeon, still having recess and a curfew for ample time to produce songs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;"><br />
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</span></span></b></u></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F11071950&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F11071950&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/igamusic/tv-on-the-radio-will-do">TV On The Radio - "Will Do"</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/igamusic">Interscope Records</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Ever fall for someone, only to get friend zoned? Yeah, so has Kip Malone, but he eloquently transcribes that jaded-bitterness into a pop-wonder jam.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;">9.</span></span></b></u></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GmNOMgRmvEg/TwFfeltz0rI/AAAAAAAAAMA/idtu_OL0tFA/s1600/top+11-gayngs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GmNOMgRmvEg/TwFfeltz0rI/AAAAAAAAAMA/idtu_OL0tFA/s200/top+11-gayngs.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2416515&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2416515&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/lokei-aitkus/gayngs-the-gaudy-side-of-town">Gayngs - The Gaudy Side Of Town</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/lokei-aitkus">lokei aitkus</a><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Lyrically deep, chill as Fuck.</span><span style="color: purple;"><br />
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<u><b><i><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">10.</span></span></i></b></u><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pnF4ai3jk94/TwFkdDJ-FEI/AAAAAAAAAMM/KFZEaOb-sT8/s1600/top+11-college.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="137" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pnF4ai3jk94/TwFkdDJ-FEI/AAAAAAAAAMM/KFZEaOb-sT8/s200/top+11-college.jpg" width="200" /></a><u><b><i><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></span></i></b></u></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5692525&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F5692525&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/college/college-feat-electric-youth-a-real-hero">College feat. Electric Youth - A Real Hero</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/college">College</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Yes, originally released in 2009, but the song and connotative album are just too damn good.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;">11.</span></span></b></i></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KLyGZjQuMps/TwFlVQvButI/AAAAAAAAAMY/1loKY8zKevY/s1600/top+11-starslinger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KLyGZjQuMps/TwFlVQvButI/AAAAAAAAAMY/1loKY8zKevY/s200/top+11-starslinger.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F8773878&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F8773878&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=6b1c75" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/starslingeruk/star-slinger-like-i-do">Star Slinger - Like I Do</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/starslingeruk">Star Slinger</a><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">J Dilla incarnate as a shaggy haired, British, white guy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>DnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00287671295386933829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606059896965621482.post-38904378964826979212011-12-19T23:04:00.000-08:002011-12-19T23:07:18.669-08:00Artist of the Month : Mystery Skulls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #93c47d;">Holly EDM, Batman!</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yHUpehmgMsk/Tuuw41G8MCI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/620DR6YlUmc/s1600/mystery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yHUpehmgMsk/Tuuw41G8MCI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/620DR6YlUmc/s400/mystery.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There is something so completely refreshing about 'Mystery Skulls', a new comer to the Electronic Dance Music scene. He maintains the integrity and styling of traditional dance music; smooth bass-lines, love struck vocals, a great beat, yet blended so effectively well with contemporary styled synths. I managed to have a sit down with Lu(is) the main contributor and creator of Mystery Skulls, he is incredibly humble, talented and has mad style.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30815429&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=8fd478"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30815429&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=8fd478" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/drugsandmirrors/mystery-skulls-amazing">Mystery Skulls - Amazing</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/drugsandmirrors">Drugs and Mirrors</a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">DnM</span> : After a few hours of scouring the Internet, save a Wikipedia article, I couldn't find much detailing your current project, Mystery Skulls, or your last project The Secret Handshake. So let us start off light. Care to tell us a little about yourself and Mystery skulls?</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #b6d7a8;">MS</span> : Mystery skulls is something I started as most other things happen just for fun. Played the first show a few months ago just to see how it would go, and people have really accepted it in a short time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30817011&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=8fd478"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30817011&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=8fd478" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/drugsandmirrors/the-secret-handshake-magic">The Secret Handshake - Magic</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/drugsandmirrors">Drugs and Mirrors</a><br />
A release from Lu's past musical journey...some Nu-Town<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">DnM</span> : Mystery Skulls has combined those two previously mentioned genres in a brilliant way. The vocal and lyrical styling of Motown, and contemporary electronic; was this intentional?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">MS</span> : Thank you, no not intentional, but is just a meshing of what I'm personally into.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sort of a retro futuristic sound if you will. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">DnM</span> : I'm told you are a self taught musician, not only keyboard, but several other instruments as well. What can you play, and how did you find the devotion and time to learn?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">MS</span> : Yeah that is true, Im not really amazing at any one instrument, Id say im more of a song writer than anything. Its not so much devotion so much as just the desire to want to explore music.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">DnM</span> : Being that you are so well versed in musical instruments, how much of your production is digital, and how much is live instrumentation?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">MS</span> : At the moment, Id say 80% of my production is digital.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I still use actual analog synths (moog/prophet) and then I usually track a little guitar over top. But other than that its mostly done in logic</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30815718&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=8fd478"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30815718&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=8fd478" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <a href="http://soundcloud.com/drugsandmirrors/mystery-skulls-unstoppable">Mystery Skulls - Unstoppable</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/drugsandmirrors">Drugs and Mirrors</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">DnM</span> : You have an amazing vocal range, did you have proper training ?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">MS</span> : Thank you, the vocals are actually the area of contention for most people when talking about my music.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Never had training though I wish I had! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">DnM</span> : Your music styling is so diverse, who are your most predominant influences?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">MS</span> : I'm all over the board for sure. I love everything from J.Pop like capsule or perfume, and all the way across to good old motown soul. just anything that feels genuin and fresh.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">DnM</span> : What is the process of producing / writing one of your more current tracks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">MS</span> : I always start with the drums, and I usually roll with the same beat, which is probably a bad Idea but then Ill usually pull out the prophet and start plugging away with chords and structures. Anything that sounds cool and new.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I try never to force it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">DnM</span> : All right, I gotta ask. What are the obsessions with all-things-90s? From Contra to He-man and even what appears to be Donkey Kong Country.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">MS</span> : Good eye. Its just part of my childhood. Thats something that I Identify with greatly.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just the innocence of youth and discovery through music and video games and television.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I moved to Canada from Venezuela when I was 8 and couldn't speak english so I was fascinated with everything going on at the time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">DnM</span> : Now for my status-quo question; if you could do any drug, with anyone, past or present, who and what would it be?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8;">MS</span> : wow. never thought someone would ask this question. It's not a drug, but I wish I could go back and have a beer with Nick Drake. Always a big inspiration for me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Fred Falke has been producing and remixing songs for nearly 8 years, however, Part IV is his first official album. Comprised of old and mainly new tracks, Falke's album has been longly anticipated. However with Bare Knucle, irony strikes harder than the convolution and distortion of the song itself, for it feels like your ear canal has been punched with an overdose of awesome. Atypical to Fred's style, french house, Bare Knuckle borders on the genre hard house., with a deeply revered filtered synth and dark melody.</div>DnMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00287671295386933829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606059896965621482.post-65822275832718701582011-12-01T01:25:00.000-08:002011-12-01T01:25:20.881-08:00Beast of the weeK : Mac Lethal - Happy to be Living<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>" ...Fixing, all the broken parts and twisted screws, that were once missin' "</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QtL6MBVn6fM/Ttc4b57huXI/AAAAAAAAAJs/XRyqdVA0Z0I/s1600/MacLethal-happy+to+be+living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QtL6MBVn6fM/Ttc4b57huXI/AAAAAAAAAJs/XRyqdVA0Z0I/s400/MacLethal-happy+to+be+living.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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The true defining factors for hip-hop, are; the lyrical content, rhythm, flow and emotional rapport. These embodying terms of hip-hop, tend to get passed over in the genre of rap. However, Mac Lethal, a first-timer at DnM, fully encompasses these specification of hip-hop, in his most recent release 'Happy To Be Living". His emotional prowess, and pure, unadulterated honesty, clearly sparkle as he approaches the half-full cup of life. Indicating the simple pleasures, that we tend to forget; from enjoyment of casual drinking '<i>Heyo, I am sittin here, sunday morning, I just woke up but I'm sipping beer...so lucky that its crystal clear" </i>to the fruitful bounty of love <em>"I love a women that can squeeze the sun like it's a lemon". </em> Accompanied by an melodic instrumental that is as tranquil as Mac Lethals' flow. A simple approach is taken,on the beat, by containing a minimal, reverbed, chord progression, and a true to form hip drum pattern.<br />
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The long awaited <i>'Camp'</i> from, jack of all trades, Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino ), will be released November 15th. In a word, it is superior. His intelligent lyricism, poignancy, and pure honestly allow him to shine high above the majority of rappers currently in the game. A plethora of comparisons can be made; from the soulful singing to that of Drake, to the witty word play of Lupe, to the club style instrumentals of Kanye. The album contains 12 songs that are as diverse in topic as they are in melody. An absolute stand out is 'Fire Fly'.<br />
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Fire Fly comes down fast and strong, like a drunk girl falling down stairs, it will leave you draw-dropped wanting more. Beginning with a melodic crescendoed riff and a steady, progressive, synth the song encapsulates you with a 90s-esque beat. The intro has Childish spiting a verse and chorus addressing the the rise of his fame. " I'm so broke man/scholarship apology / facebook message from college kids who hollerin / Girls like we love you/we go to LSU/you gotta do a show/so we can come and molest you" The track continues on the subject of Childish in the blossoming, freshman, years as a young rapper. Albeit, his career is still in the developing stages, it is obvious that its end result will be fruitful.<br />
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