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Favorites from 2009 (so far)

Spencer — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:41:31 +0000

It took me a while but I finally got around to posting them all. In no particular order, here are my favorites from 2009, so far…

Phoenix MP3: “1901” MP3: “Lisztomania”

Dan Auerbach MP3: “When The Night Comes”

Grizzly Bear MP3: “Two Weeks”

Wilco MP3: “Solitaire” MP3: “One Wing” MP3: “I’ll Fight”

Quantic and His Combo Barbaro Amazon: “The Dreaming Mind”

Andrew Bird MP3: “Oh No”

Franz Ferdinand MP3: “No You Girls”

Doves MP3: “Jetstream” MP3: “Kingdom of Rust”

Yeah Yeah Yeahs MP3: “Hysteric”

Black Crowes MP3: “I Ain’t Hiding”

White Rabbits MP3: “Percussion Gun”

K’naan MP3: “Take A Minute”

Manchester Orchestra MP3: “I’ve Got Friends”

Mocky MP3: “Birds Of A Feather”

Kutiman http://thru-you.com/

Black Moth Super Rainbow MP3: “Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise” MP3: “Twin Of Myself” MP3: “Fields Are Breathing”

Animal Collective MP3: “My Girls”

Matt and Kim MP3: “Daylight”

Silversun Pickups MP3: “Panic Switch”

Curumin MP3: “Compacto” MP3: “Salto No Vacuo Con Joelhada”

Emiliani Torrini MP3: “Me and Armini”

Zion I MP3: “Coastin”

Junior Boys MP3: “Parallel Lines”

General Elektriks MP3: “You Don’t Listen”

St Vincent MP3: “Strangers”

Coconut Records MP3: “Any Fun”

Matisyahu “One Day”

Method Man and Redman MP3: “A Yo”

Tosca MP3 Link: “Joe Si Ha” MP3: “Fondue”

The BPA MP3: “Toe Jam” MP3: “He’s Frank”

Bishop Allen MP3: “The Ancient Commonsense of Things”

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Newer acts:

Band of Skulls MP3 Link: “Death By Diamonds and Pearls” MP3: “I Know What I Am”

Empire of the Sun MP3: “Walking On A Dream”

One eskimO Link to listen: “Given Up” MP3: “Givin Up (Don Diablo remix)”

Nickel Eye MP3: “Brandy of the Damned featuring Wale (Mark Ronson remix)” MySpace link to listen: “Bonnie and Clyde”

Mayer Hawthorne MP3: “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out”

Zee Avi MP3: “Bitter Heart” MP3: “The Story”

Passion Pit MP3: “Moth’s Wings” MP3 link: “The Reeling” MP3: “Little Secrets”

Fight From Above MP3: “Between The Curves”

Vosotros Presents: The Years MP3 link: “Lose My Number” MP3 link: “Heartbreaker”

Daniel Merriweather MP3: “Change” featuring Wale

The Big Pink MP3: “Velvet”

The Temper Trap MP3: Sweet Disposition

Thenewno2 MP3 link: “Yomp” MP3 link: “Give You Love” MP3: “Crazy Tuesday”

Asa MP3: “Jailer” MP3: “Subway”

The Very Best MP3: “Warm Heart of Africa”

St Motel MP3: “Dear Dictator”

Danny Chaimson MySpace link to listen: “This Is Life”

Hey Champ MP3: “Cold Dust Girl”

Jaydiohead by Minty Fresh Productions MP3: “Wrong Prayer”

Asher Roth feat. Busta Rhymes and New Kingdom MP3: “Lion’s Roar” produced by Oren Yoel

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Mixtapes:

Wale & 9th Wonder - Back To The Feature

TiRon – Ketchup Miguel featuring TiRon – “Go”

Weekly Dose (5/9/09)

Spencer — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:16:19 +0000

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

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

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

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)

Weekly Dose (2/15/09)

Spencer — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:25:31 +0000

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 - 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