One of the coolest and most original EPs to be released this year comes from Fatima Al Qadiri on her latest effort for UNO Records (who also brought us CFCF and Jacques Greene) titled Genre-Specific Xperience . The entire EP is really transcendental. It's an experimental sound where Fatima tackles five different genres. On the track we're showcasing, she's written an ode to Hip Hop (obviously) that's way more esoteric and rewarding than your average "beat". The entire EP is worth owning on 123 for the cover alone, but the music is so refreshing [...]
Sach O would have written more today but he had to get through this Franz Fanon book. In which an academically inclined multi-cultural beatmaker takes on the prison industrial complex and 90s Hip-Hop video stereotypes. I'll let her tell it: " Hip Hop Spa posits an uncanny parallel between the luxurious solitary confinement of a spa experience and the introspective image of prison solitary confinement often presented in contemporary, genre specific, Hip Hop cultural product. Solitary subconscious is the experience of virtual age Hip Hop culture. The track expands the lexicon of the [...]
Fatima Al Qadiri is doing more music and this is her latest video. The YouTube description explains: "Hip Hop Spa posits an uncanny parallel between the luxurious solitary confinement of a spa experience and the introspective image of prison solitary confinement often presented in contemporary, genre specific, Hip Hop cultural product. Solitary subconscious is the experience of virtual age Hip Hop culture. The track expands the lexicon of the genre, while questioning the general public's consumption of rap and hip hop aesthetics." Filed under: Beats , Clip , The Q & The 8 Tagged: [...]
The title "Hip Hop Spa" perfectly labels the vibes created by this dreamy cut from Brooklyn's Fatima Al Qadiri. If I had to try to describe it, I'd say it's most like if you slowed down and distorted cuts from Nosaj Thing's Drift, then doused it in tropical steel drums and a healthy serving of bass. The slow hip-hop lurch is actually somewhat reminiscent of The Two.Fifteens' track we highlighted a couple weeks back. "Hip Hop Spa" is the opening cut of the EP Genre-Specific Xperience, and from what I'm hearing with this track, it's definitely worth [...]
«Juke, hip hop, dubstep, electro-tropicalia, and '90s Gregorian trance». That's what Brooklyn-based Fatima Al Qadiri – born in Senegal and grown up in Kuwait – mixed up in her brand new Genre-Specific Xperience EP . The result sounds mostly spheric and ambient , but thanks to steel drum samples and other percussion it's also quite danceable . Listen to my favorite track off the EP, «Hip Hop Spa» , below. mp3 | Hip Hop Spa
Generation Records had one of the most stacked Record Store Day lineups with performances by Obits (pictured above), The Jay Vons, I Hate Our Freedom and Spa Castles along with DJ Sets from Yo La Tengo (who also performed a song with Obits), Eric Davidson of New Bomb Turks, Tom Scharpling of WFMU's Best Show, Bill Dolan and more. Read more for photos of the festivities. Obits w/ Yo La Tengo [...]
photos by Jason House West Village record store Generation Records celebrated Record Store Day 2011 by releasing two new records (Off! and Bouncing Souls, both "Live At Generation Records"), and with a day full of in-store performances by Obits , I Hate Our Freedom , The Jay Vons , and Spa Castles . There were also DJ Sets from Yo La Tengo , Tom Scharpling (WFMU's Best Show), and Eric Davidson [...]
Spa & MCMF " She's The 1 " (prod. by Insizion ): Following up their NJ Transit album, Spa & MCMF drop this single to pay tribute to those women who stand behind their men. Feels like the anthem I need to sing to my wife. Truly inspiring woman, and no matter how humble she tries to act, she doesn't realize how much her pushing helps me do shit and figure shit out. Kind of female you want to give the world to. Some day, ma!
Jun 11, 2010, 4:00am
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Vous vous souvenez du jeu se nommant Deus Ex ? Et bien c'est cool. Les MPK reviennent en juillet avec leur nouvel EP Deus Ex Machina . Lui, je peux dire que je l'attendais, les deux compères sont très occupé avec leurs soirées Fight Klub qui cartonnent à Bruxelles ce qui leur laissait peu de temps pour la production et voilà qu'ils nous démoulent cet EP fort sympathique avec SPA et Wazabi en remixeurs s'il vous plait. J'apprécie énormément le passage Ezéchiel 25, Verset 17. [...]
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When you think of relaxation, most people think a nice comfy hammock on a deserted island. Maybe a nice rub down from a Swedish woman whose hands travel to both the northern and southern hemisphere. But in the Czech Republic, it's all about stepping into a nice beer bath. Fair warning, the last time someone lured me into a beer bath, I woke up in a tub full of ice and my kidney was missing. I figured gypsies were nihilists... that is not the case. ( [...]
Posting a new teaser video announcing their upcoming dates with Chinese Stars, An Albatross and Melt Banana, Justin, Nathan and Jung aka All Leather also have one more key piece of news for the kids aching to catch them live....
Après le remix des Petits Pilous de " Boys & Girls " arrive aujourd'hui celui de Laidback Luke, je ne sais pas si c'est Solveig lui même qui lui a demandé de le faire, mais si c'est le cas, ça prouve bien que Solveig reste celui qui a pour moi une la meilleure ouverture musicale dans "leur" milieu. Tout ça pour dire que le remix est très "Laidback Luke", on aime ou on aime pas. Martin Solveig Feat. Dragonette - Boys & Girls (Laidback Luke Remix) mediafire [...]
On vous rapportes des nouveautés d'un de nos duos favoris , Mashed Paper Klub ! Déjà présenté sur Noize Vision , il y a un moment . Tout d'abord , ils prévoyent un EP qui sortira en vinyle fin octobre ! Tracklist non communiqué pour le moment mais on suit ça de près . Ensuite [...]
I should really stop posting electro and start posting some of the mass quantities of hip/lo-fi/indie/folk/pop that exists within Portland instead, but some part of me doesn't really want to so here is a slew of premium Italian Electr instead. Something about Italian Electro is goofy, but not cheesy enough to sound absolutely ridiculous (unless you ask Ben , who hates it). Even though they are "bangers" per se, they don't seem to have as much of a brooding evil lurking inside 'o' them, it's more of a jubilant, explosive, hilarious riot. It reminds me of evil carnivals and [...]
I don't know how many times STEVE AOKI has been through Winnipeg, but as someone on a local forum pointed out, he should probably just move here already. Seriously. The DIM MAK label boss has played The Peg more often than any other touring DJ. Much love I suppose. Anyway, he's here one more time, this time at REPUBLIC tonight. We had some tickets but they're already gone. MP3: N.A.S.A. - Gifted (Steve Aoki [...]
Les non-sudistes vont hurler au scandale, mais qu'importe! Ce post s'adresse uniquement à mes compatriotes azuréens. Et le contenu est assez simple : ce vendredi 26 juin, pour terminer en beauté leur tournée française, les représentants de la compile DIESEL:U:MUSIC - EDGES , j'ai nommé Breakbot et les Gentlemen Drivers , posent leurs platines à Marseille! Et le plus beau, c'est que ça se passe à partir de 21h à 2H à " La Dame Noir " (30 place Notre Dame du Mont MARSEILLE) puis à partir de 2h au Club " Le [...]
But i still don't feel like blogging. But just so that you won't miss me, a selection of tracks i've been digging lately. Heard of this one a couple of days ago, had to get it. Surprised with what came out. Damn nice. Boys Noize - & Down (Teenage Bad Girl Remix) [right click to download] If this one was an original, it would be called "Pets Spaz". SPA - Pets Dance (Les Petits Pilous [...]
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