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Dec09

DJ Jedi ‘Prince & Friends’ (Review)

DJ Jedi

Prince & Friends

Released by Root Down


Emmy award winning DJ Jedi makes quite the tribute with his latest release Prince & Friends. Best known on the Los Angeles scene for his residencies at now disbanded open mic venue Green and legendary music function The Root Down, Jedi gained international recognition as the official dj for Grammy award winning hip-hop trio Digable Planets. An avid Prince lover, Jedi succinctly compiles some of our favorite moments from the international music icon and a few of his most well known collaborators on this two-disc release. Disc one contains the Vanity ...
Dec06

Quick Talk With BLU

Catching Up With Blu 

Perhaps best remembered for his influential 2007 release Below The Heavens, Blu is arguably one of the most talented emcees of our time. His multi-regionally influenced delivery, coupled with the ability to tell succinct, cohesive, and vividly detailed stories, have had the likes of high-ranking musical contemporaries Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, and The Roots singing his praises.

Further, any talk of this rare lyrical wonder reminds his biggest supporters of a well deserved and long over-due meteoric rise to rap stardom that has yet to take place. With some sporadically released side projects and a few high profile cameo appearances under his belt,this forth coming release will be  the largely slept- on San Pedro native’s first full length solo project, to date.

In his signature detached disposition and pensive “out to lunch” gaze, Blu emerges from behind stylish tortoise print Ray Bans …

Dec05

Neon Indian “Mind CTRL: ‘Psychic Chasms Possessed’ (Review)

Neon Indian

Mind CTRL: Psychic Chasms Possessed

Released by Fader


Texas-based production quartet Neon Indian offers an uber savory brand of electro synth and beyond on their latest  release Mind CTRL: Phsychic Casms Possessed. Fronted by noted singer/producer Alan Palomo, the band's incorporation of new-wave and soft rock samples over tasteful electronica compositions can be heard on the tracks "Terminally Chill (Yacht Remix)" and "Laughing Gas". Other noteworthy tracks include the trippy "Deadbeat Summer (Toro y Moi Remix) and the sultry dance-floor piece "Ephemeral Artery". Their  sonic versatility however, is best displayed on the Biblio remix of the track "Mind Drips"--a ...
Nov24

Leo Zero ‘Disconnect’ (Review)

Leo Zero

Disconnect

Released by Strut


The famed UK  producer Leo Zero mixes some of his favorite obscure cuts on Disconnect--the first installment of many fourth coming compilations slated for release on Strut, a subsidiary of the K7 Records imprint . Known world wide under the moniker Elstob, Leo Zero made a name for himself over fifteen years ago on the British party scene as a dj with a flair for rare music selection. In 2010, Leo Zero remains  one of the most in demand European producers, djs, and remixers of our time. Littered with infectious jungle ...
Nov23

Seph ‘Alquimia’ (Review)

Seph

Alquimia

Released by Kompakt


Acclaimed Argentinian producer Seph debuts his intricate and experimental brand of techno on Alquimia--an alchemy of sonic textures two years in the making. Channeling the more ambient side of down-tempo, Seph shines on the track"El Arroyo De Effo"--a spooky, Tricky-esque piece laced with samples of dripping faucets and ticking clocks. Equally satisfying is"Lemon Hideout"--the super abstract album opener where Seph seems to have taken quirky cues from Los Angeles jazz great, Eric Dolphy, circa "Out To Lunch". Also notable is "Casualidad"-- a percussion heavy, bouncy techno track that one might ...