Although his government name is Steven Ellison, Flying Lotus has made a name for himself in the underground electronica circuit. With a host of EPs, collaborations and mixtapes to his credit, FlyLo has a chronicle of work that spans nearly a decade. While the rest of us were pulling all-nighters and doing keg stands, Flying [...]
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Everyone needs a theme song. And I can’t think of a better one to recommend for you this week. Here is Aloe Blacc’s official I need a dollar music Video.
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Love what Wieden Kennedy and Nike did with this live performance by turning several Nike “Free” shoes into sound controllers. Tomoaki Yanagisawa of 4nchor5 la6 was responsible for the hardware part. He added flexible and accelerometer sensors to the shoes. Daito Manabe of rhizomatiks did the sound programming with Max. They were both commissioned by [...]
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Janelle Monae first hit my radar back in 2008 when a good friend passed along a link to her freshman LP, “Metropolis: The Chase Suite“, and my mind has been constantly blown ever since. Hailing from the one of the music capitals of the world, Atlanta, Monae kind of left a lot of her fans [...]
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As convoluted as the title for Asher Paul Roth’s latest mix tape is, don’t let that detract from the fact that Roth has decidedly taken a much more serious tone with this release. Produced in part with DJ Wreckineyez–who has worked with Phonte of Little Brother, DJ Cannon and Brain Bangley–”Seared Fois Gras…” rounded up [...]
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The majority is probably familiar with the flagship track, “Stylo” featuring Mos Def and Bobby Freaking Womack, but there’s is so much more to be had with the virtual band’s latest studio album, Plastic Beach. Not only did the trio run the gauntlet by releasing five different versions of the album–I recommend the Japanese ‘Experience [...]
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From the White Plains of Westchester county N.Y. Big Wayde is bustin’ into the scene fully loaded. An intellectual thinker and entrepreneur alike Big Wayde is one of raps dirtiest diamonds. Keep an eye out for the launch of Big Waydes highly anticipated soon to be released clothing line. Visit BIG WAYDE on myspace to [...]
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