Posts Tagged ‘Rhymesayers’
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Electro-doom specialists The Bastard Noise hearken back to their ties to Man is the Bastard this week in a progressive noise-sludge split with The Endless Blockade.
Freeway & Jake One offer a funky, malleable hip-hop disc that leans on Freeway’s fiery delivery; The Souljazz Orchestra twirl through funk, Latin, African, down-tempo jazz, and big-band bits.
Meanwhile, Chicago trio Mako Sica reflects a Native American influence via a brooding combination of jangly guitars, reverberated vociferation, and instrumental dynamics, and the Carolina Chocolate Drops blur new and old while beholden to the traditions of Americana and early African-American folk. (more…)
Tags: 20 Buck Spin, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Crosstalk Int., Dday One, Freeway, Graveface, Jake One, Kansas Joe McCoy, La Societe Expeditionnaire, Mako Sica, Man is the Bastard, Noah Creshevsky, Nonesuch, Rhymesayers, Strut, The Bastard Noise, The Endless Blockade, The Seven Fields of Aphelion, The Souljazz Orchestra, Tom Waits
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
We got a sneak peek at the artwork for Freeway & Jake One’s new album, The Stimulus Package (Feb. 16th, Rhymesayers) created by hip hop design star Brent Rollins. (more…)
Tags: Brent Rollins, Freeway, Jake One, Rhymesayers
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
MURS and Slug release their third installment of Felt, a side project now produced by Aesop Rock that contends with many of their other releases and stands on its own as an A-list attraction.
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow has has own side project — Beak>, an atmospheric, minimalist live-band effort that takes the multi-instrumentalist producer out of his over-dubbing element. (more…)
Tags: !K7, Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Billy Fuller, Blockhead, Felt, Fuzz Against Junk, Geoff Barrow, Ipecac, Living Legends, Matt Williams, Murs, Ninja Tune, Now-Again, Portishead, Rhymesayers, Slug, Team Brick, Underworld
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Though best known as Brother Ali’s DJ, BK-One further establishes a name for himself on Rádio do Canibal with the help of beat-making buddy Benzilla and an all-star cast of guest MCs. A playful commingling of samba and bossa nova with a funky foundation help make one of the most unique hip-hop albums of the year.
Additionally, synthetic/organic electronica duo Air issues its most realized album to date, A Place to Bury Strangers releases a hard-hitting post-punk/new-wave sophomore effort, and a half-dozen other noteworthy artists make our list of honorable mentions. (more…)
Tags: A Place to Bury Strangers, Air, Astralwerks, Bellini, Benzilla, Betty Davis, BK-One, Black Thought, Blue Oriny, Brother Ali, Califone, Clean Feed, Dead Oceans, Haiku D'Etat, Horse the Band, Jason Stein, Joy Division, Light in the Attic, Murs, Mute, My Bloody Valentine, Oliver Ackermann, P.O.S, Raekwon, Rhymesayers, Slug, Sonic Youth, Temporary Residence, The Black Heart Procession, The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Vagrant
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Following the critical acclaim of Alopecia, idiosyncratic pop-hop trio Why? pushes further toward the pop/rock end of the musical spectrum with an arrow that still points upward.
As Brother Ali brings another disc of smooth rhymes and banging beats, live instruments help dot his musical horizon and expand his sound. Meanwhile, the Diablo Swing Orchestra has an unorthodox style of its own, combining boogie-woogie with metal guitar, slap bass, classical cello, ragtime piano, theatrical baritone leads, and operatic falsettos. (more…)
Tags: Ant, Anticon, Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Chuck D, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Public Enemy, Rhymesayers, Sensory, The Laser's Edge, Why?, Yoni Wolf
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
One lucky reader will win a copy of By the Throat by Minneapolis hip hop duo Eyedea & Abilities out this month on Rhymesayers. Good luck!!!
Tags: Eyedea & Abilities, Rhymesayers
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Eyedea & Abilities: By the Throat (Rhymesayers)
On their third full-length release, this influential Minneapolis duo continue to push the boundaries of underground hip-hop, utilizing keyboards, electric guitars to create new sonic atmospheres.
Talbot Tagora: Lessons in the Woods or a City
With the release of Lessons…, Seattle trio Talbot Tagora (named for a short-lived brand of Chrysler sedan), presents a mix of math rock, art-pop, and electronics with a touch of atonal weirdness.
Eagle Twin: The Unkindness of Crows (Southern Lord)
Recorded by Randall Dunn (Earth, Kinski), The Unkindness of Crows is the debut album from raspy-throated Gentry Densley (former Iceburn front man) and drummer Tyler Smith blends exploratory punk/metal with some monstrously heavy blues. (more…)
Tags: Eagle Twin, Eyedea & Abilities, Hardly Art, Randall Dunn, Rhymesayers, Southern Lord, Talbot Tagora
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
Holy collaboration — Mike Patton and Justin Broadrick are contributing to a score by Fog’s Andrew Broder and Adam “Doseone” Drucker for a semi-autobiographical “photographic novel” by Alan Moore. Whoa.
In other news, The Dillinger Escape Plan has signed to Season of Mist, Eyedea & Abilities has a new album, two Rodriguez-Lopez brothers (not Omar) are releasing a debut full-length, and Múm will release a new disc in August. This and more is in the roundup. (more…)
Tags: Adam Drucker, Alan Moore, Andrew Broder, Beastie Boys, Converge, Doseone, Dysrhythmia, Eyedea & Abilities, Fog, Genghis Tron, Jay Bennett, Justin Broadrick, Lex, Mike Patton, Nico Muhly, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Phonogetic Records, Rhymesayers, Rodriguez Lopez Productions, Season of Mist, Sigur Ros, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Mars Volta, Tortoise, Wilco, Zechs Marquise
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Extra Golden: Thank You Very Quickly
Thankfully, Extra Golden’s cross-continental sound remains buoyant following Kenya’s turmoil.
This week, we also enjoy the outstretched instrumentation of folk singer/songwriter Mirah, the multifaceted, theatrical adventure of Norwegian art-rock composer/guitarist Jono El Grande, the political hardcore/punk of Propagandhi, and the unreleased gems of golden-age-inspired rapper Brother Ali. (more…)
Tags: Brother Ali, Captain Beefheart, Extra Golden, Frank Zappa, G7 Welcoming Committee, Igor Stravinsky, Jono El Grande, K, King Crimson, Mirah, Propagandhi, Rhymesayers, Rune Grammofon, Thrill Jockey
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Minneapolis hip-hop artist P.O.S., creator of one of the year’s best rap albums, explains how he got the idea for his new video, “Optimist.” (more…)
Tags: P.O.S., Rhymesayers
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
P.O.S.: Never Better (Rhymesayers)
P.O.S. has saved hip hop.
I haven’t been this excited and energized about a hip-hop album since Shadows On The Sun by Brother Ali came out in 2003. (more…)
Tags: Brother Ali, Building Better Bombs, Kid Dynamite, Maggie Wander, None More Black, P.O.S., Rhymesayers
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
The Bad Plus: For All I Care
February begins with a fantastic handful of releases, including a hip-hop-saving album from P.O.S. (extended review here), a dynamic cover album from The Bad Plus, the technically proficient melancholy of Kevin Hufnagel’s solo album, and great efforts from Marco Benevento, Zombi, and Sabertooth. (more…)
Tags: Arena Rock Recording Co., Beck, Benevento/Russo Duo, Building Better Bombs, Deerhoof, Dysrhythmia, Goblin, György Ligeti, Heads Up, Igor Stravinsky, Kevin Hufnagel, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Marco Benevento, Nirvana, P.O.S., Relapse, Rhymesayers, Sabertooth, The Bad Plus, The Flaming Lips, Zombi
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Thursday, December 18th, 2008
“Goodbye” from Never Better by P.O.S.
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Available for download here. (more…)
Tags: P.O.S., Rhymesayers
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Despite increasingly miserable mainstream hits (how can the radio get any worse?), 2007 was an excellent, indulgent, fulfilling year of music. Here is a look at our favorite ten albums of the year. (more…)
Tags: Anti, Bad Brains, Big Business, Brother Ali, Dead Oceans, Exploding Star Orchestra, Grinderman, Heavy Trash, High on Fire, Hydra Head, Ipecac, Jon Spencer, Megaforce, Melvins, Nick Cave, Phosphorescent, Relapse, Rhymesayers, Thrill Jockey, Tinariwen, Tomahawk, World Village, Yep Roc
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