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I wanted to post these tracks about a week ago but I didn’t write this all out until today. My bad for lagging!
About 2 weeks ago, KCRW (89.9 fm) started spinning the attached Don Diablo remix of the One eskimO track “Givin’ Up”. The song has quickly become one of the most popular tracks on the internet/blogosphere. This remix reminds me of some 90’s dance music tracks but it’s much cooler than C&C Music Factory and it’s definitely a lot darker. One eskimO’s lead singer Kristian Leontiou has an incredible voice that really makes each beautiful, melodic song something you want to hear over and over again (the remix is much more hardcore than the rest of One eskimO’s music). You can find “Givin’ Up (Don Diablo remix)” on the band’s myspace page along with their single, “Kandi”.
MP3: One eskimO - Givin’ Up (Don Diablo Remix)
MP3: One eskimO – Kandi

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Tosca’s new album No Hassle was just released about 2 weeks ago. The album is 27 tracks long and it’s $9.99 on iTunes. I’m used to paying 10 bucks for about 10 tracks so it’s really a great deal in my opinion (let alone the fact that the album has some really fantastic, classic Tosca style lounge music) . When is comes to lounge, chill out style beats, Tosca is king. Comprised of Richard Dorfmeister (of one of my personal favorites, Kruder & Dorfmeister) and Rupert Huber, Tosca has been perfecting their craft since 1997’s Opera. I first heard about them from J Ross, who highly recommended the album Suzuki (2000). No Hassle is an awesome album, check out some of the tracks below and in this previous post…
MP3 Link: Tosca – Springer
Hype Machine: Tosca – Joe Si Ha

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J-Live released a new compilation about two weeks ago. The Early Works of J-Live features 40 tracks (most of which can be found on The Best Part (2001) and All of the Above (2002)) that you may not know about if you’ve only discovered J-Live recently. It’s kind of strange that he’s releasing a “best of” compilation like this though. He hasn’t really been around that long. Granted, The Best Part was his first release and it was mainly comprised of individual parts he had been working on over nearly a decade but J-Live’s official debut album, All of the Above came out just 7 years ago. Regardless, J-Live is a great hip hop emcee and, lyrically, maybe even one of the best and the songs on this new release are some of his best tracks. Here are 2 of my favorites…
MP3: J-Live – The Best Part

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Gza is featured on a brand new track from the Black Lips. Lead singer Cole Alexander sounds a little like what you might imagine Bob Dylan would sound like if he was rapping and, to be honest, I didn’t like it at first but it’s kind of grown on me. Gza’s verse is good but the beat drops out when he starts going and at the end of his verse it doesn’t feel very satisfying. The change in pace and consistency kind of takes away from the overall feeling of the song. I still think it’s a really cool track though.
MP3:Black Lips – The Drop I Hold (featuring Gza)

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Weekly Dose (2/15/09)

First song is “Fondue” by Tosca. Tosca is comprised of Richard Dorfmeister (of Kruder & Dorfmeister fame) and Rupert Huber. Their new album is called No Hassle and I haven’t been able to figure out if it’s already released or if it will be released in April of this year. Tosca has mastered the chill out, electronic beats since the 90’s and it really shows with this new album.

Tosca – Fondue
Tosca – Mrs. Bongo (download here)

Second song is Bishop Lamont’s “Grow Up” produced by Dr. Dre. There’s been all sorts of stories and controversy with Bishop Lamont, Aftermath, and the rest of the hip hop world but the fact of the matter is, the guy’s got talent. In the end, as far as the music is concerned, that’s all that matters.
Bishop Lamont – Grow Up

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Third song is “Yomp” by Thenewno2. I was introduced to them about a year ago by my friend Jon Sadoff who plays keyboard/guitar/vocals for the band. I’ve written about them a couple of times before but now I found some links to songs you can play straight off the site. The band is, according to the band’s myspace: Dhani Harrison: lead Vocals/Guitar, Oliver Hecks: Drums, Jon Sadoff: Keyboards/Guitar/Vocals, Jeremy Faccone: Guitar/vocals, Jason Hiller: Bass. Dhani is George Harrison’s son and the similarities aren’t just limited to the fact that Dhani looks almost identical to George around the same age. Their music also bears strong similarities. I’ve compared Thenewno2’s sound to Portishead and Pink Floyd while others have added Massive Attack and Brian Eno. They’re playing live on the Conan O’Brien show tomorrow night so make sure you check them out…

TheNewNo2 – Yomp

TheNewNo2 – Give You Love

TheNewNo2 – Back To You

TheNewNo2 – Another John Doe

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