Sometimes we get caught up with all this popular new hip-hop. It comes complete with music videos, background stories (most false or exaggerated) and ringtones. If you let it, it will sneak up on you and constrict you, slowly squeezing the life out of you. I say this because I have an embarassing confession: I've been singing along with "You're A Jerk" and enjoying it. I love new music, and I need to have playlists that are constantly changing. New music is an important part of my life, but I don't want to lose track of some of [...]
Murs & Aesop Rock's Felt 3 will be. What we do know is that Aesop Rock will be doing the production. What we don not know is who it'll be a tribute to, but you can make your guess off the promo pic above. Download - Felt (Murs & Slug) - "Protagonists"
Here’s the first leak of Slug and Murs collaboration upcoming album entitled, Felt 3 . Apparently, the record is going to be a tribute to something/someone, but no more information has been revealed except the fact that Aesop Rock will be producing it. So far the prior albums were dedicated to Christina Ricci and Lisa Bonet. download : Felt (Slug & Murs) - Protagonists (Prod. Aesop Rock)
Felt -Protagonists (Right Click + Save As) Felt - Protagonists (Usershare) Ah yes! The first leak from one of my most anticipated releases - Felt 3: A Tribute To….well they have released that information yet. But we do know who will be producing the new album. “ And this time Ace Rock is the drummer ” states Murs in this booming new track from the duo whose other half is Slug of Atmosphere. Producer Aesop Rock will take Ant’s place on the third installation of the Felt series. I was [...]
And the winnner is......Aesop Rock! That's right, Aesop Rock will be producing the new Felt album, the tribute still TBA. Rhymesayers released a track yesterday evening for FREE called "Protaganists" with MURS proclaiming "The Felt boys are back, the boys of summer / and this time ya boy Aes Rock is the drummer". I was excited to hear the track, but I am a little disappointed with the Aesop Rock selection. While he is a capable producer, I thought RSE and Felt would be pulling something crazier and less expected. Regardless, the track is pretty good, you can [...]
Sluggo(Atmosphere) and Murs are back at it again for Felt 3. What we do know is that Aesop Rock is the producer. What we don't know is who the record is a tribute to. So far the albums have been dedicated to Christina Ricci and Lisa Bonet. Clues should be coming soon. Along with more music. Felt (Slug + Murs) - Protagonists Pigeons and Planes
Don't let the fresh face fool you; Tony " Blockhead " Simon goes by a lot of names, but the only thing that matters right now is "The Music Scene", his newest album slated for release in November. Blockhead has worked with names in Hip Hop such as Aesop Rock , Murs , Slug , Mac Lethal , S.A Smash , and more. Blockhead takes time out of his busy schedule to speak with me. FH: I wanna thank you for your time, first [...]
This week's Daily Rind Podcast is live! Download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes. Track 1: The Almighty Defenders "Bow Down And Die" from The Almighty Defenders [Vice Music] Track 2: Figures Of Light "It’s Lame" from I Still Hate CD's: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection Vol. 2 [Norton Records] Track 3: Lullabye Arkestra [...]
Like capitalism, criticism, and cursive, canons are a necessary evil—the inherent by-product of the human urge to codify and contrast, and the atavistic urge to talk shit. Rest assured, 100,000 years ago in some cold cavern decorated in wine-skins and skinned saber tooth, you could find some monocle-rocking Neanderthal ranking the best Petroglyphs of the decade. If anything, the Internet has atomized the notion of a coherent canon for the 2000s, and don’t mistake this list’s existence as an attempt to establish one. Let it be said unequivocally: the [...]
For today's Single Serving I wanted to share a pretty awesome remix project I stumbled upon probably close to a year ago or more. J. Kingz made an EP full of mash-ups he put together of Aesop Rock vs. Portishead entitled Rockhead . I'm a fan of both Aesop Rock and Portishead, but I was somewhat skeptical before I actually listened to this project. To J. Kingz credit, the mash-ups work beautifully, and should appeal to all Aesop Rock fans, and probably a great number of Portishead fans. My favorite mash-up on [...]
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OK back from New York after an eventful little holiday and there's definitely a noticeable gap in posts since then. I had these tracks playing on the iPod during the painful 'battery chicken' style plane ride and they soothed my aching body. Modeselektor - The White Flash ft. Thom Yorke - download First up is the incredible collaboration between Berlin producers and Thom Yorke that features on Modeselektors album. Download audio file (Modeselektor - The White Flash ft. Thom Yorke.mp3) [...]
Weathermen (Feat. Aesop Rock, EL-P & Cage)"Reports of a Possible Kidnapping The Weathermen, consisting of Cage, El-p, Aesop Rock, Breezely Brewin (Jugganots), Camu Tao (RIP), Tame One and Yak Ballz, release their first official single since 2003 as the second leak off the upcoming Def Jux Presents 4 from seminal underground hip hop label Def Jux.
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Holy god. Awol One & Factor deliver a few good verses on the first few tracks of Owl Hours , but they do little to prepare the listener for what happens next: "Official." This joint is just plain bounce-y, so urgent it makes you want to dance or something but we all know a stupid, white club DJ would never play a cut like this. So yeah, you'll just have to find a way to contain yourself when this tune hits your speakers. [...]
Off Mac's rerelease of Love Potion 5 . I'll be out celebrating my 22nd birthday for the rest of the day/night, so don't expect many more posts. Sorry! Mac Lethal: "Woodchip Grinder ft. Aesop Rock & Soulcrate Music"
Mac Lethal - Woodchip Grinder ft. Aesop Rock & Soulcrate Kansas City rapper Mac Lethal drops the first track off his Love Potion 5. I wasn’t really feeling Mac Lethal when I first heard his stuff then I started actaully paying attention to his lyrics and I saw him open up for Atmosphere and he basically started the party. A real dope bluesy guitar riffed track featuring Aesop Rock and Soulcrate. These guys all pretty much shred this beat with their respective verses. If you haven’t checked out Mac Lethal’s Rhymesayers release [...]
What a surprise this album turned out to be. If there was ever such a thing as a 'slow burner' then this is it. The eclecticism of this indie band is quite astounding. They manage to fuse elements of indie, rock, pop, dub, reggae and numerous other music styles into one big magical melting pot and the result is a simmering, shimmering, sun soaked summer groove that I was not expecting after listening to the first couple of songs first time around. It wasn't until the second listen that I really got into this one and [...]
It's a weird time to be launching a new summer festival, but that hasn't daunted the folks behind Pomona, CA's Epicenter '09 . The event, subtitled "So Cal's Rock Explosion," is heavy on the hard rock, with just-announced headliners including Linkin Park , Tool and the recently reunited Alice in Chains (pictured). The current line-up also includes Wolfmother , Tom Morello's Street Sweeper Social Club and some alt-hip-hop acts including Atmosphere and Aesop Rock , among others. NME reports that - for folks who [...]
Weathermen "Reports of a Possible Kidnapping" ft. EL-P, Cage, and Aesop Rock "Reports of a Possible Kidnapping" is a track from the compilation DJXP4 .
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