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mr_white45
Oh man, you know how I feel about that new grimes... The fXXcking beats on these songs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpiFF6K1iZQ When the sample plays out a bit at 2 min, damn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpiFF6K1iZQ Harry Fraud is just killing it. I didn't know he'd done the "New York Minute" beat til I read his beat construction, I've loved that song for literally years now
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mr_white45
Also, I'm kind of obsessed with Cassie's chorus on this song: http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/nore-baby-girl ----I also used to love Mashonda, been getting back into her--her chorus here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mexImecWfDw and this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMLUxeis75c So hyped for the next Cassie, I really like King of Hearts, she's just perfection
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mr_white45
Yeah that Fat Trel is really good--so many styles, but none of it really seems forced, pretty unexpected. That Schoolboy Q is really growing on me, couldn't get into it at first. And Spacedghostpurrp--man those albums are like worlds. And as for the new Burial, well, yr boy is going thru some rough times so burial is talking real loud lol. R u down with Grimes? Loved her since Halfaxa, n Visions kills me. And Lil B truly inspires me day to day, always loved him, but never truly needed him before. He just offers daily scripture.
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mr_white45
The A$AP was all I was listening to for a while, the vocals and the production, esp. the Soufien3000 tracks blew my mind. How did he link with this french dude? And it's weird how A$AP and Max B do seem to share a Harlem sound that I love--any wavy tapes in particular I should DL? "Chuch" by Main Attrakionz kills me too--it's crazy how much that Clams aesthetic is flourishing way beyond him. The synths on the chorus for Money on the Floor are great--i love how that sound is so classic but still sounds really current. That Young L Praktica tape is also kicking my ass right now. Liked the last two Soulja tapes, seems like he's really having fun with his production/vocals outside the public eye. And the Stayhatin collections look great, still gotta DL those...
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mr_white45
I agree some about I'm Gay, I think it's his consciously populist album, beyond the fact that he gave it away on facebook (I friended him a while ago, basedgod apparently grants these kinds of requests. the album showed up in my mini-feed). The b/wayne track is pretty meh, I feel the same about the Tyler/Pusha track. The Wayne tape is ok, I like the punchline, no ceilings type stuff, and with all the album/mixtape hybrids I actually feel it's kind of throwback to just rap over a bunch of the hot beats of the moment, especially for someone like Wayne who's already famous. But the beat selection combined with the lyrical approach means I probably won't give it too many repeat listens. And damn I hadn't even heard Jagged Edge had some new shit, gotta catch up, loved let's get married and goodbye really got me right *here* in high school. Remedy going down real easy so far
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mr_white45
I'm gay is the real thing--the title/album's like a meta statement about the hype and hater cycle he's caught in, where the title spotlights his new school lightning rod role while the album does its thing totally independent of that. It feels really old school, engaged but good-natured, its all infused with what a cool dude he is
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mr_white45
Damn he destroys that freestyle--"married to the game, treat you like my stepkids" "so much cribs, friends gotta housesit"--but yeah the vibe and even the hooks on the studio stuff is the complete package, like the "pusha" part on "Get high," and on this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV8xBFbEYYM&feature=youtu.be Was not expecting that freestyle at all, a whole diff dimension, he must have a lot in the tank for an lp.>>And, hadn't heard the Asobi before--there's something about that repetition, like desperately trying over and over, slightly differently, to get at something, that's really moving
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mr_white45
Yeah I agree, there is a lot to talk and like about Goblin, but what struck me from the very first listen is that you could make a strong case for Bastard being a better album, and his production is treading water; two years is a lifetime for a lot of young producers but idk if he's progressed much at all in that area. And I'm puzzled that Hodgy seems to be getting all the attention, I definitely like Domo more and am looking forward to his album the most, he also seems the most crossover-ready. And damn I have a lot of cocaine blunts to catch up on, that H2O was unexpected--I loved "Make the trap" but he obv. wasn't the rapper Gucci is. Seems like some time off from Zaytoven served OJ well tho
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mr_white45
You should check out that new Killer Mike, no FlyLo beats on it but the production and lyrics are still super solid. I gotta get back up on the new rap, haven't kept my ear to things and haven't heard much I liked this year yet. Quik's album seems like it's getting good reviews but "wack" is the 1st word that comes to mind when I think of it. New G-Side is--ok but I don't think they've topped starships & rocketz. And I know you're on that hip-hop/rnb tip but Holy Other is seriously....
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mr_white45
Digging that ASAP Rocky, chorus and vibe kind of reminds me of one of my old favs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-1PmZH0Oq8 And damn I get on the fader only to find out that Kreayshawn has a major label deal. Does anyone actually do A & R for them anymore or do they just cruise blogs? I think the OF co-sign might seriously have got them to sign her.
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lindstekbro
uhh.... totally thought you were someone else for a moment so excuse the randomness lol, the sentiment still applies however
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mr_white45
Are Junior Boys too twee for you? I'm digging the new album. But more to the point--I've been all about Blawan since the Hessle single, but have you heard this yet? This and the Bohla EP are crazy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIkhewd69SE More of that post-Burial/Kode9 Brandy love
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mr_white45
I think clams is the right guy at the right time, and the whole "genre" thing is big. It was a big reveal that he was an axis of this ambient/positive lil b etc movement, and the fact that people can rap over them but they're dynamic enough to stand on their own is big. Just having an aesthetic seems key, and clams sticks to his, which is also why I can see him being prolific as a rap producer, for whom the creative process I think is diff. Maybe it's partly his art, but I see Teebs' beats as like terrariums, the beat has to carry all the emotional dynamics, so he builds layers of sounds and emotions to create worlds as songs and then as albums. Clams talks about listening to lots of Mobb Deep and Diplomats/Heatmakerz in high school, and I was exactly the same way, so he resonates with me. He also did one of the few decent beats on Havoc's awful last solo album: http://no-trivia.com/2011/03/village-voice-sound-of-the-city-interview-with-clams-casino/
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mr_white45
I know--it's disgusting...doesn't that also make you hate it though? At least a little bit? Albums like this kind of scare me--I usually listen to them once or twice and then resist them for a while before I finally give in and they take over. And yeah it accumulates so many production techniques, that "midnight soft-rock and Houston thump" sound cokemachineglow described on Drake's albums, and the song-suite structure on futuresex, love vs money, thank me later, etc. But even the "imperfections" are perfect, the kind of awkward lines you always hear in R & B. And if he's really "only fucking 20" then that just pisses me off even more. Ugh. Keep hearing different things about the producer(s)...
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mr_white45
Digging NYC the most--I feel like he uses some different kind of helium on his samples to give them his dreamy texture, and I feel the tempo is just that little bit slower on that track to really make it uhhhnnn
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mr_white45
damn i need to get some more of that squadda bambino--it all comes together so well, especially the middle of that album on the songs with the comedian intros. I actually really like The Game, not big on The Documentary but everything since then, lost track of him though--but that mixtape was quality, a lot of people out there just diss him without listening to anything he does. And the jamie xx/gil hate IS weird--the album is great but regardless, did those people even hear the original album? It wasn't just like him and some drums in a coffee shop, it was tons of electronics and "production." Burn One's blog used to have some gems. I loved the Lou Bond flip on Renaissance Gangster, "To the Establishment" kills me--just dled the mixtape I'm excited to hear it
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mr_white45
"The Weekend" is amazing--they tease you with that sample at the beginning of "What you need"--I thought the whole vocal was samples pitched up and down to match each other, but it's awesome that it's a singer--so much to say about those vox. Not as into "loft music" but "morning" is really good too. You might hate it but I'm really into that Diddy album right now and I finally got around to listening to the Jose James album which is tight. On that tip, the new Foreign Exchange is pretty meh, not sure how you felt about the last one.
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mr_white45
wow "rock the boat" is still as apocalyptic as it was when I first heard it like, a decade ago
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mr_white45
Damn local action is just fucken killen it, thanks man. Can't believe they put out a cassie comp before tri angle, sobones half-jokingly vowed "we will mention cassie in every post" This is my favorite time of year--I spend all my free time downloading albums off top 10/50/whatever lists and find all the shit I slept on during the year. 6'7' is nuts, right? Have you heard "ransom"? that's one song it kinda reminds me of http://www.mediafire.com/?2fqlyjn4k48 http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/drake/ransom.html
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mr_white45
haha you come up as a "Top Listener" for Rich Boy... I just found this new one--when Polow drops in to sing on the bridge like 2 minutes in it hits a whole other level http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/01/rich-boy-she-luvs-me-she-luvs-me-not-mp3/
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mr_white45
The deuces rmx reminds me of those great megaguest rmxs like "Throw Some D's"--that was when Andre was on his genius tear of guest spots like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NpdMm2tFhw He's def back on deuces, and it's crazy how Kanye is so canny on record--"they finally got thru 2 me" etc as opposed to his unedited blasts. "Get to poppin'" is one of the great Brian Kidd guest productions there, and "Touch that ass" is way out there, it gets so dark when the chimes come in it's like the bottom drops out.
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mr_white45
Nice--Electrik Red is the shit I don't know why they never blew up Dream was disappointed in the sales but I hope they make another one--"So Good" and "Devotion" are perfect. I'll admit I wasn't big on Fantasy Ride the first time out but I got it off my hard drive along with all the old brandy albums--that section in the Burial MAH mix still blows my mind. I need to get up on that new Ciara. Have you read sobones.blogspot.com? He hasn't updated it this year so it's probably defunct but it's on that Electrik Red/Cassie/Ciara vibe, it's the guy that writes 20JazzFunkGreats and now the Tri Angle label. I think the "So Bones" club night is still active so I keep hoping the blog will get started again.
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mr_white45
also--have you seen this yet? Fake burial but sounds decent and is a trip wit the video--Warhol apparently? I don't think it's one of the blow job ones tho http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPrfbG44G7M
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mr_white45
I think I know what you mean about taste--I feel like I've been purposely getting narrower and deeper into UK dance stuff and feeling like other stuff is less relevant and then I open up a bit and so much stuff blows my mind. If I ever think, even indirectly, that I'm "too cool" for something, that's a red flag. I can even get down w/MGMT... That being said, I've hardly been able to pull away from that DJ Nate album--it's diff from other juke stuff--really emotional, there's a run on the album where the track titles go "Turn Back Time" "Call me when you're sober" "My heart" "You're gonna love me" and then "It's impossible." But yeah the Darkstar is solid--I was disappointed when they let Neleswa go but they really defined their sound on North--lots of Autonomic vibes--"Under one roof" kills me. Also I just discovered the Local Action label--T. Williams and Svpreme Fiend especially--damn....bare untrue vibes...
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mr_white45
when "rollin" drops in on that cfcf mix...wow...thanks for that man http://www.aboveandbeyondmag.com/2010/10/01/mp3-jamie-xx-of-the-xx-far-nearer/ wasn't sure if this was gonna be good but when the sample cuts in it's some of the closest vibes to untrue I've heard. just a radio rip so far
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mr_white45
whaaaaattttt nolie do u have the full version? I remember the first time I heard that kode9 promo mix for untrue--I seriously teared up listening to it, which I can't say about much art. That mix is so good--in some ways even better than the album--the beginning is just so tender. I'm putting myself out there here--I usually like to keep awful past writing under wraps because its always super embarrassing and, far worse, pretentious--but dude here's the review I churned out in like an hour for my college paper that he let me print since we both loved the album so much--I thought I'd share it since you reminded me of that promo mix: http://www.themacweekly.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=535c6762-5025-4891-9c4f-d45f2d913411
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mr_white45
I can only imagine the tunes zomby is sitting on. I'm ready for him to move on from 8bit, so if that's his new direction I'm excited. And damn just when I'd made my peace with never hearing more burial again...maybe this was burials farewell too tho. Also the balam acab is good-hits the same Moody but glorious n radiant vibes as burial but evokes a different time/place
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mr_white45
OH SHIT Didn't even know about it--been mostly computerless so I've been out of it for a bit. Trying to dl it on my phone now--is this the tracklist? http://mixdeluxe.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/mary-anne-hobbs-2010-09-09-%E2%80%93-kode-9-burial-mary-annes-send-off-show/
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mr_white45
sepalcure--uprooted the vvv as my favorite release of the year so far. Still trying to get my hands on the Tube 10 vvv single tho. How's eleven tigers? I've seen some of his stuff on dubstep blogs and some on ambient blogs. That Earl Sweatshirt was amazing but might be too hardcore on the comical rape-murder even for me. I think I'm getting old--but I love how that's what they rap about theoretically doing when they skip school
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headhunter187
this is for you guys show some love and leave a comment on the page plz peace http://www.last.fm/music/D.I.T.D/The+Orapa+Mine+Vol%3A1/Shout+Out+To+Last+FM
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