
Just in case you guys weren't keeping track, there's only 16 days left before Christmas. Blink once and before you know it, NYE will be here. Mr. Oizo - Douche Beat (Theatre Of Delays Remix) Secret Rivals - Once More With Heart (Alphabet Backward Remix) Coldplay-(Dream In) Paradise Ft. G_LEE [Remixed by Raak] 33HZ - "Stephanie All Night" (Ulysses Remix) Trailer Trash Tracys - You Wish You Were Red (Ital's Remix) [...]

Oakland, CA's Mwahaha will be self-releasing their first full length album on December 6th. On the self-titled album, Mwahaha use an array of analog synths and drum machines, as well as live drums creating a wall of sound that is both "out there" and poppy. Reportedly, Odd Nosdam is working on a boom-bap remix for the band. We will report back when we know more about that. There has been a pretty steady stream of tracks from the LP hitting the internets over the past few months (including [...]
Reunited from Leaving Records on Vimeo . Awash in varying degrees of unfamiliar, bubbling textures, Matthewdavid's Outmind LP made quite a splash earlier this year with an incredibly successful release on LA's Brainfeeder imprint. While many of the tracks on the album, have a discernable, driving rhythm as the centerpiece, there are several, most notably the Flying Lotus-collaboration "Group Tea", that are just as comfortable resting on their own laurels, and don't necessarily lead you anywhere, yet still conjure just as expansive an atmosphere as tracks like "Noche Y Dia". "Reunited", recalls [...]

mwahaha - "rainbow diamond" (download) I guarantee you will be hearing more about Mwahaha in the coming months. This Oakland 4-piece blends crazy psychedelia with analog drum machines and thick synth lines, making for an all-out aural treat that deserves repeated headphone listens. Their self-titled record (out December 6) features indie darling Merrill Garbus of tUnE-YarDs, and was mixed and partially recorded by Eli Crews ( Deerhoof , Tune-Yards , WHY? , Restiform Bodies ). [...]

Matthewdavid — Reunited The latest drop on Matthewdavid 's own Leaving Records is a split tape between himself and Odd Nosdam , producer, DJ, and co-founder of Anticon . While Nosdam's side is almost entirely taken up by a 19-minute live recording (taken at San Francisco's Swedish American Hall), MD's half features 4 new tracks that differ drastically from the disjointed, dizzying hip-hop found on his Brainfeeder debut . "Reunited", which already has its own colorful, psychedelic [...]
New Houses Video PLUS The Delta Mirror Remix Album Featuring Busdriver and Odd Nosdam"Reds" Video Link: http://www.vimeo.com/22429304B usdriver Remix mp3 link: http://www.lefserecords.com/tr acks/Busdriver.mp3The Delta Mirror Remix Album Download Link: http://tinyurl.com/3uypdgzThe Delta Mirror Remix Album Tracklist1 - going to town - Swingset Committee2 - a song about the end - Blue Sky Black

hype williams - "blue dream" (download) I posted a Hounds of Hate track some time ago that featured London/Berlin duo Hype Williams . In the post, I mentioned not liking Hype Williams so much, but on the duo's new record, the Real World-inspired Find Out What Happens When People Stop Being Polite, and Start Gettin' Reel (out on De Stijl), they've stepped up their game a bit. All these songs sound Robitussin and pot-inspired, and [...]

Tuesday, September 28 : Fennesz, Odd Nosdam @ Swedish American Ryat, Dominique Leone, Religious Girls @ Elbo Room Wednesday, September 29: Erin Brazill and the Hitchcock Blondes, Fancy Dan Band, Middle Maki @ Cafe du Nord Dungen, The Entrance Band, The Fresh & Onlys @ New Parish Judgement Day, Tornado Riders, The Definite Articles @ The Independent The Jon Spencer [...]

The duo of Dose One and Jel return with a full length remix album enlisting some of the best independent producers out there now. Seems like the Anticon camp is as strong as ever. Peep this Themselves track remixed by the blaptastic duo Lazer Sword ! Themselves - You Ain't It (Lazer Sword Remix) You Ain't It (Lazer Sword Remix) 1 Download via XLR8R Official tracklist after the drop! Themselves 'CrownsDown & Company' Out [...]

Odd Nosdam is now streaming a high quality bootleg recorded in April of this year at the WE Artspace in Oakland. Zonin' hard for peace. More over at his newly minted Bandcamp . 01 up in f..... by Odd Nosdam
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Shigeto's EP came out today, you may have heard of him since he recently remixed Tycho's Adrift . Shigeto is a master at delicate detailed melody and stop and start rhythms over tracks that grow and accelerate seamlessly, the Semi Circle EP is a nice sampler for things to come. Odd Nosdam's Up In Flames is like a DJ Shadow record stuck in a good groove but with a ton of attention put in the delivery of that loop, I [...]

Jel - "All Around" With all of the other earthquakes that have been shaking the rest of the world lately, attention to the devastating Haiti quake seems to have gone by the wayside. The folks at SOIL are working to turn this around, however, by putting together a benefit for Haitian relief at Bottom of the Hill on Tuesday, April 13th. SOIL stands for Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods , and the organization is "dedicated to protecting soil resources, empowering communities and transforming wastes into resources [...]

"There Is Another Sky" is the latest episode of Caprica. Watching it was an enthralling experience as it tackles questions of identity, power, the illusive nature of reality and the myth of home. Tamara Adama is at the heart of things, a character who up unthis point was almost forgotten by the audience, effortlessly transforms into one of the most compelling. Witnessing a virtual intelligence come to terms with their existence, and then master their domain was fascinating. The Adama clan is now on equal dramatic footing with the Graystones, and the origins of the first Cylon war are coming [...]
As Anticon's resident beat maestros, Jel and Odd Nosdam have developed a great kinship over their love and mastery of crafting gritty but emotive instrumentals. Their beats convinced a new generation of kids that music without vocals isn't necessarily always background music, but also established the perfect platform for the rhymes of their labelmates. This interview by Amorn Bholsangngam.

hounds of hate - "II III eye (feat. hype williams)" (download) I have no idea how this music made its way into my iTunes, but while listening to some music, this came on and immediately caught my attention. Turns out to be a "mixtape" (literally a cassette release) called Untitled [deuces] from London's Hounds of Hate and Hype Williams (not THAT Hype Williams), where they took turns appearing on each others' sides of the cassette. To be honest, I'm a bit more [...]