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DJ JS-1 is “Ridiculous”

Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags DJ JS-1, Ground Original (No Sellout 2), Masta Ace, OC, Pharoahe Monch on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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Here is another guy that all of you shouldn’t even think about sleeping on. DJ JS-1 just dropped his album Ground Original (No Sellout 2), and from what I’ve heard it’s the real deal. There are so many great guest appearances that I had to check this one out; to name a few: Copywrite, EMC, Aesop Rock, Vast Aire & many more (not to mention the emcees on the tracks posted). He just dropped a remix of the track “Ridiculous” that features Masta Ace, Pharoahe Monch & OC. If you have had any doubts about this album at all just take a listen to this track and I think you may be singing a slightly different tune.

Also Download:

DJ JS-1, “Nuthin” (Feat. Brother Ali, Sadat X & C.L. Smooth)

DJ JS-1, “Murder” (Feat. Killah Priest, Sean Price & Chino XL)

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Royce & The Rest of Slaughterhouse are “Warriors”

Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5'9", Slaughterhouse, The Revival EP, Warriors on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 by Tim Althaus

Here is the newest single from Royce Da 5’9″ off of his Revival EP, and it features the rest of the Slaughterhouse crew. The track is called “Warriors” and it’s just more of what you would expect from these guys. The beat is full of nice triumphant horns, and it is perfect for all four of these guys to kick the shit out of. The one thing that I can’t get over is how much all four of these guys truly bring to the microphone on every single track. Make sure you grab this one, it will not dissapoint.

Download: Royce Da 5’9″, “Warriors” (Feat. Slaughterhouse)

You can also download Royce’s new EP, The Revival EP on iTunes here. For those you that prefer Amazon, you can go here.

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Saturday Single: The Toxic Avenger – “Bad Girls Need Love Too”

Posted in Audio, Saturday Single with tags Bad Girls Need Love Too, download, i heart comix, mp3, Saturday Single, single, Toxic Avenger on Saturday, July 4, 2009 by Erik Burg

Hey faithful blogites, I’m back after my week off to bring you some of the best techno/electro/house singles being spun. And I’m enthused to say that I’ll be bring you all there is to know about the new Toxic Avenger single, “Bad Girls Need Love Too”. So put your mask on, put your ear to the speakers, and prepare for a banging new track. Enjoy!

Single: Bad Girls Need Love Too Label: IHeartComix Get: iTunes/Vinyl

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“Bad Girls Need Love Too”, the first single since the insanely popular “Superheroes” EP back in 2007, doesn’t miss a step in creating skull crushing electro trash. No, not trash as in bad, trash as in dirty gritty nasty techno, the stuff Mixhell, Toxic Avenger, and the like have perfected, and the kind of stuff Justice is famous for. “Bad Girls Need Love Too” might be a bit harder to grove to than some of the more disco friendly stuff I’ve been posting, but Toxic’s new track is by no means not a party track. This song needs to be heard, loud and proud, the way this music has to be listened to.

Toxic has come a long way since 2007’s Superheroes release. Where we last left off, our hero’s shimmering, distortioned riffs called for a new generation of dance staples. The colorful and hopeful single became the theme to Toxic’s rise to power, and helped shape the standards to which we have come to know in the electro community. -Myspace

I can only describe this track, and any of the Toxic Avenger library and remixes as a sort of halloween sub-genre of techno. The music constantly teeters on the brink of eerie and creepy, while constantly testing the power of the amp in your basement. It’s an absolutely banging track, and if you’ve read this far you know exactly the kind of music I’m talking about. The remixes are well worth a spin too, as the Les Petits Pilous and Daze of Thunder edits both mark some impressive yet subtle touches. My favorite of the two is the Daze of Thunder remix, which keeps the lyrics in their pause and adds a MSTRKRFT-like cowbell to the second verse. It’s all completely overwhelming as a genre, but it’s so so good too. Listen for longer than 10 minutes and you’ll contract the world’s worst headache, but oh well, keep on dancing and keep on loving. I’ll be back with lots more soon, so as my good friend says: stay fresh.

MP3: The Toxic Avenger – “Bad Girls Need Love Too” (Daze of Thunder Remix)

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Atmosphere, Leak At Will (Free EP Download)

Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags Ant, Atmosphere, Fifth Element, Leak At Will, Slug, Strictly Leakage on Saturday, July 4, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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Slug & Ant have decided to release another Free EP for you guys. The new EP, Leak At Will, is seven tracks long and is being put out to celebrate the new Fifth Element Online Store. All you have to do is add the EP to your cart for $0.00, check out and download the shit. Lets all hope that this one is as good as Strictly Leakage was (Leakage was better than When Life Gives You Lemons…). It’s good to see that Slug & Ant are back at it again having fun the only way that they know how, by dropping dope music. Follow me after the jump for tracklisting and download link. Continue reading →

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Fashawn Talks About “Life As a Shorty”

Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags Boy Meets World, Exile, Fashawn, Life As a Shorty on Friday, July 3, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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Fashawn is another one of those cats that I can’t get enough of. He has been killing shit on the left coast all over the place lately, and now he drops this gem produced by Exile (as well as the rest of the album). This track will be on his debut LP Boy Meets World which comes out on September 1st. Exile’s production on this track is superior, and Fashawn spits some incredible bars. The thing I love about Fashawn is that his lyrics paint a picture like Monet, at the same time those same lyrics can tell a story like Hemmingway. In this track his remniscent recollection of his childhood is impeccable, and shouldn’t be slept on by anyone.

Download: Fashawn, “Life As a Shorty” (Prod. By Exile)

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Slaughterhouse Brings You “The One”

Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags Crooked I, DJ Khalil, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5'9", Slaughterhouse, The One on Friday, July 3, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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Man, these guys have put out 2 tracks that have just astonished me beyond belief. The wordplay that every one of these guys has is impeccable, and the production that we’ve heard has been top quality as well. DJ Khalil lays down a nice rock guitar infused beat that has Royce Da 5’9″, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz & Crooked I all spitting lava just like Kilauea. This album sounds like it is quickly shaping up to be a classic…

Download: Slaughterhouse, “The One” (Prod. By DJ Khalil)

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New Holy Ghost! via Green Label Sound

Posted in Audio, Downloads, Music News with tags DFA, Disco, donwload, Green Label Sound, Holy Ghost, I Will Come Back, mp3 on Friday, July 3, 2009 by Erik Burg

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The site/label that’s brought you great tracks from Matt & Kim to The Cool Kids is back once again to release the first Holy Ghost! track in two years. Green Label Sound, the indie-hipster side of Mountain Dew (I thought they only liked gamers) is ready and willing to give away the spooky disco single “I Will Come Back”. Brooklyn duo Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel have been hard on the remix trail since their inception, but it’s their solo work that impresses me more often than their edits. And “I Will Come Back” is no exception, following in the disco footsteps, or dance pattern if you will, of “Hold On”, it features vocals that are reverbed and echoed to create a track that feels hollow, yet a drum kick that’s funky and fresh rounds the song into an extremely fun and danceable treat. And what else can you expect from DFA DJs, I mean come on. So turn it on and turn it up, for a free download it doesn’t get much better than this. Enjoy!

MP3: Holy Ghost! – “I WIll Come Back”

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Royce’s Spit Sounds Like “Gun Harmonizing”

Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags Gun Harmonizing, Royce Da 5'9", Slaughterhouse, The Revival EP on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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Here is the first leak off of Royce’s new EP The Revival which drops on July 7th. The track is produced by Emile (which may I mind you is fire), and of course you can expect Royce to be going off like a Tommy Gun. Thanks to 2DopeBoyz for the world premier leak. Make sure you watch out for the EPs from all of the cats from Slaughterhouse, they are coming very soon.

Download: Royce Da 5’9″, “Gun Harmonizing” (Prod. By Emile)

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Alchemist is Committing “Acts of Violence” with Oh No, Roc C & Crooked I

Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags Alchemist, Chemical Warfare, Crooked I, Oh No, Roc C on Monday, June 29, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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Here is the latest leak off of Alchemist’s upcoming album, Chemical Warfare. On this track he brings along Gangrene collaborator Oh No, Roc C & West Coast King Crooked I. This is a damn good track, and by the leak that we heard before (“Smile“) you can tell that ALC is bringing the heat when it comes to the beats on this album. I have noticed on every track as of late to that his words are getting pretty nasty as well. Follow me after the jump for the download and make sure you go to your local record store and grab Chemical Warfare on July 7th. Continue reading →

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The Dodos – new album in September & 2009 tour dates w/ Ruby Suns

Posted in Audio, Concert Dates, Downloads, Music News with tags Concert Dates, download, live, mp3, New Album, ruby suns, the dodos, time to die, turf club on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 by Erik Burg

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Good news people, two of the most enjoyable bands are touring together. Even better news, one of them is putting out a new album in the fall. The Dodos and The Ruby Suns will be touring together this fall, and on an extensive trip throughout the entire country the two groups won’t stop in the midwest for too long, but do manage to squeeze in a show here in Minneapolis at the Turf Club on October 20th. I had the pleasure of seeing The Dodos perform live at last year’s Pitchfork Music Festival and they absolutely blew me away, so I would usually say go on that recommendation alone, but I’ve been hooked on The Ruby Suns for about a year now as well. Their album Sea Lion is completely under appreciated and should have been heard by a lot more people, but too bad for all of you missing out I guess. It’s shaping up to be one of the must see concerts of the fall so far, so get your tickets as soon as they go on sale. Here are a few MP3s to get acquainted with the bands if you haven’t heard them yet:

MP3: The Dodos – “Fools”

MP3: The Ruby Suns – “Kenya Dig It?”

The Dodos have been working on a new studio album as well, slated to hit shelves September 15th. Time To Die is the follow up to the mesmerizing Visiter back in 2007. The album will feature a new member in the band as well, upping the number of members to three, a one Keaton Snyder will be featured on the vibraphone. As Meric Long recalls in an interview about the record and their recent touring, Snyder still has a bit to learn:

“He’s a better musician than Logan and I combined. I don’t even know what’s going on with his music theory ideas half the time.” On a similar note, Snyder-a classically-trained musician-is constantly learning what ‘being in a band’ entails. In fact, he didn’t even know how to react when a chord was yanked during his Dodos debut. “After the show,” says Long, “he was like, ‘Yeah, I’ve never had to plug anything in before.’ It was hilarious.”

September 15th is the release date, October 20th is the tour date. So pencil them in, and if you didn’t get enough of The Dodos on the Miller Chill commercial I’m sure you’ll be hearing all about them come fall. Track listing below: