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Something for you to watch while I get my act together.Mea culpa.***
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Matt & Kim - Lessons Learned
Lunar Node - Exploring Unknown Territory
2009Buy6.5/10Upon hearing Exploring Unknown Territory, the listener is immediately drawn out of their run or their bed or their sofa and into their surrounding environment: the cliched wind feathering the leaves, the sterile flouresence of an overhead bulb, the clock's insistent reminder that their chemistry lecture lies a mere forty minutes away. Too often, Lunar Node immerses one so deeply that
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Some fun Dubstep Excitement
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I'm going to try and get back into a regular posting schedule, things have just been a bit hectic lately.Until then, here's some fun dubstep! First is a trippy video for Bassnectar's version of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", followed by a few other nice tracks.Enjoy.***Lullabyte - MimosaS p a c e b a s s - Boxcutter
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Claro Intelecto - Warehouse Sessions
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2009Modern Love RecordsBuy3/10Many people complain that electronic music is rather boring. Armchair critics deride the form's diverse genres as being stereotypical "techno", the mindless homogeny only enjoyable to those lucky few on a roll or a trip. House, breakbeat, dubstep, trance - to the masses, there's no difference.I believe those detractors to be dead wrong. Unfortunately, Claro Intelecto
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Crippled Black Phoenix - 200 Tons Of Bad Luck
2009Invada RecordsBuy6.5/10For what they do, Crippled Black Phoenix achieve a fair amount on 200 Tons of Bad Luck. The only problem is, sometimes it just seems like they’re doing a bit too much. The disc is compiled from tracks off of two different releases with two very different sounds, and upon listening to the final product, this is more readily apparent than anything else. Clocking in at
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New Voxtrot Track
Sorry for being M.I.A. for the last ever, but more on that at a later date.Instead, a new track from Voxtrot.HOORAY!***Trepanation Party - Voxtrot
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More rap megamix fun
A little bit back, I posted a link to a rap mix by Chris Read entitled The Diary.Now comes a follow up to that, dubbed The Diary 1.5. It's in much the same vein as the first installment: scratches and funky beats mixed in a linear progression.Good clean fun (well maybe not clean), and highly recommended!(You can download the mix at the link above)
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Band of the Week: Kid Cudi
I'M BACK BITCHES***band of the week #10: kid cudi (myspace)(official site)It's been awhile, but the artist of the week feature is back! And who better than Kid Cudi?I know that you've heard "Day 'N' Nite" by now, and the catchy as hell Crookers remix, right? I mean, everybody has, that shit's everywhere. "Embrace The Martian", another Crookers joint, is equally ill.Is Cudi the future of hip-hop?
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The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die
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2009Cooking VinylBuy (Amazon.com)7.5/10Go ahead.Call me out on glossing over your favorite trip-hop band. Label me a retard for defending the shrieks of Thomas Erak and Tim Ward. Hell, even threaten to sue me for a particularly controversial review. Just do me a favor: give the fucking Prodigy a chance.I've been listening to their new album since it leaked, and I like it. I liked it a month ago,
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Songs of the week: 3/4/09
Welcome to another late late late edition of "Songs of the Week"! I'm just running behind on life in general right now - a few days past deadline on a review of Crippled Black Phoenix for the Silent Ballet, as well as working on reviews of new albums from Morrissey and The Prodigy.So bear with me, and enjoy some rad tunage.***songs of the week #231. 1000 Cigarettes - MSTRKRFT2. Rise Up And Fight
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Special radio show (another one!)
My good friends DJ Clurr and DJ A Lo have both come down with the Consumption, and so they need relief from their Alternative Rock show on WCDB.Sooooo...if you want to hear my tastes (other than that electronic bullshit from The Insomniac Dance Party), be sure to tune in. The show's from 6 to 8 PM tonight on 90.9 WCDB in Albany. You can, of course, always stream the show from WCDB's website if
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Commix - FabricLive 44
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2009FabricBuy7/10One of my hipster Lower East Side friends recently made the claim that breakbeat is dead – and has been for quite some time.Cambridge's dynamic duo of drum and bass, Commix, offer a slightly less bleak assessment – breakbeat isn't dead. Not yet, at least...(Read more at the Silent Ballet)
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Manchester Orchestra
We are now one week away from the official release of Manchester Orchestra's next LP, Mean Everything To Nothing, and I couldn't be more excited.The album leaked a few weeks ago, so I've had some time with it - and it shows a lot of promise. Here's a couple tracks to tide you over for a week. Happy Listening!***Shake It Out - Manchester OrchestraPride - Manchester OrchestraI Can Feel A Hot One -
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Songs of the week: 3/10/09
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Songs.***songs of the week #241. Embrace The Martian - Kid Cudi (Cloverfield)2. Momma's Boy - Chromeo3. Luck Of Lucien - A Tribe Called Quest (One of the most laid-back samples ever)4. Stand Up - The Prodigy (Sousa)5. It's Not Your Birthday Anymore - Morrissey (He's ba-ack)
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Songs of the week: 2/24/09
Just dance.***songs of the week #221. The Game - Zodiac (B-b-break beats. This is such a sick track, from sick EP, but I can't find anything else by them. There's another Zodiac that's electronic, but they suck. Any help?)2. Slink - Bombs Into You (Jury's still out on the hype:substance ratio for Bombs Into You, but this is pretty fun)3. Budapest 1956 (firing squad) - Riding Alone For Thousands
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Songs of the week: 2/24/09
Just dance.***songs of the week #221. The Game - Zodiac (B-b-break beats. This is such a sick track, from sick EP, but I can't find anything else by them. There's another Zodiac that's electronic, but they suck. Any help?)2. Slink - Bombs Into You (Jury's still out on the hype:substance ratio for Bombs Into You, but this is pretty fun)3. Budapest 1956 (firing squad) - Riding Alone For Thousands
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Manchester Orchestra announce tour dates
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It seems like half of my news pertains to this band, but when they're as talented as they are, can you really blame me?Hot off the press, Manchester Orchestra have announced the dates for their US summer tour in support of the anticipated Mean Everything To Nothing. Are you pumped?I am.***From an announcement via Facebook:April 21st is a big day for us.Not only does "Mean Everything To Nothing"
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Manchester Orchestra announce tour dates
It seems like half of my news pertains to this band, but when they're as talented as they are, can you really blame me?Hot off the press, Manchester Orchestra have announced the dates for their US spring tour in support of the anticipated Mean Everything To Nothing. Are you pumped?I am.***From an announcement via Facebook:April 21st is a big day for us.Not only does "Mean Everything To Nothing"
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I'm going going back back to Albany
Well, this is the end of my "Spring Break" in Florida - yeah, I don't know why my week vacation was in February, but whatever. I was able to enjoy my birthday in the warmth of the tropical sun, a killer new album by The Prodigy, and Clint Eastwood's marvelous Gran Torino.On a more serious note, Chris has announced his resignation from the blog. His run was short but sweet, and I know that I
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I'm going going back back to Albany
Well, this is the end of my "Spring Break" in Florida - yeah, I don't know why my week vacation was in February, but whatever. I was able to enjoy my birthday in the warmth of the tropical sun, a killer new album by The Prodigy, and Clint Eastwood's marvelous Gran Torino.On a more serious note, Chris has announced his resignation from the blog. His run was short but sweet, and I know that I
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