Ta Det...HUH?

Picture a really big purple fucking elephant sitting in your usual desk in lecture. You feel like asking it to move from where you normally fade in and out of the world, but what would it say to you? What would it do to you? Who fucking knows, the random point is in fact that the kickass record I'm "finna" speak upon was found out of good old fashioned luck. I figure it's best to be productive when in doubt, so I decided to download a shit of the indie-rock music suggested via amazon's listmania things. Built to spill, depeche mode, the decemberists, deerhoof, bright eyes and DUNGEN. You can only guess which one I immidiately explored first. Fucking DUH, DUNGEN. This shit is straight out mind boggling. Instrumentation is solid at the core. Scenic vibes are knocking and epic. Vocals are smooth and relaxing. Has that 1959 vibe to it. Although the lead singer's language may be completely foreign to any mode of my normal being, we still seem to make a connection. I feel the fade in his voice. I feel the rhythm in his fluctuations. He draws you into what he's saying even though you can't understand it. It's what I always hoped to find, a mix between jazzy drums and psych-rock upliftment. Classy, yet crafty and nasty.

Dungen- Ta Det Lugnt

by it or suffer mad, yo.


banger: "Om Du Vore En Vakthund"

Ninja Tune Big Dada Sampler

Ninja Tune: Known for their elaborate group of artists which have made every part of the electronic music spectrum a whole lot better, this sampler is no exception. I was given this shit from a friend who has a leg in and I'm glad it was given to me to check out. This shows exactly where electronic music and hiphop should be going, and I look forward to it evolving more towards what Ninja Tunes' artists are set out to achieve. The track listing alone would make me buy this even with an empty stomach, dirty clothes, and sockless. Many of my favorite artists (not only Ninja Tuneans) appear on this album, such as (in order of appearance): Amon Tobin, The Herbaliser, Jaga Jazzist, Roots Mauva, Ammon Contact, One Self, Airborn Audio, Dwight Trible and the Life Force Trio, Mr. Scruff, TTC, Fingathing, and Pest.

Production has never been a problem with Ninja Tune. Their samples, drums, bass lines, and sound quality is top notch and cannot be touched. Surprisingly it wasn't Amon Tobin or the Herbaliser that musically rendered me speechless - it was Mr. Scruff on the track Chicken in a Box, which is a pleasant surprise. It's always great to find new music and new artists to listen to, it's like falling in love with multiple women all at once, and if any sampler could do that to you, it's this one. From start to finish, the cd is enjoyable with pleasing drums and synthesized electronica bliss to sooth the soul. I have come to expect great things from Ninja Tune, and this just goes to show we can all continue to do so.

Mandatory Show Update

Galapagos4 Beyotch
Thurs Nov 3 - Los Angeles, CA
@ Echo
1822 W Sunset Blvd 18+ / $10 adv $12 door
also featuring: Mestizo & Mike Gao, Offwhyte & DanOne, Nine:Fifteen
Fri Nov 4 - Claremont, CA (CANCELLED
@ Harvey Mudd College
Linda Dorm
340 E. Foothill Blvd
also featuring: Mestizo & Mike Gao, Offwhyte & DanOne
plus...


Ray J- One Wish

the damnest best slow song to come out in a long time. yeah i fucking said it, the man of geeyeah does indeed have a small, small hostel for good old soul songs about heartbreak.

bumpski.

boknowsdamnneareverything
aKa: ohgeeyeah

song of the day: "Ghetto" Smitty feat. Kanye West, John Legend and Scarface

Here.. After... J-Live

How could you do this to us, J-live?
Let me begin this by saying that I'm one of the biggest J-live fans. In my top 10 list of favorite Hiphop artists, he's in the top 3. 7 Heads, Asheru, Blue Black... The most soulful modern day Hiphop artists I can think of aside from the Roots. But this isn't the J-live I've come to get down with and grown to love so much over time. I want to know what happened. So J-live, why did you do this to us? I hate to say this but I feel let down. The album starts off extremely well I mean Soulive is featured on it, and I'm a giant fan of Soulive, purely because they pump out steady funky shit. What happened to the production? I know there's a list of dope heads on it:

"Production by Oddisee, Floyd tha Locsmif, Hezekiah, Fire Dept, Probe DMS, Soulive, James Poyser and yours truly"( j-livemusic.com)

But I want to know what happened to the horns, piano, funky, soulful, classical music inspired warmness that catered to J-lives' style so well? If this was any other artist, with this production aside from the first track and the song the Listening, this album might be acceptable. The Listening makes me remember the older shit. But this is J-live we're talking about here. It's good, its acceptable at most... But its not going to remain steady in my jeep, which pains me to say because J-live is the coolest, most humble person I've ever met.

Maybe I'm too hard on him. After All of the Above, achieving anything similar would be nearly impossible. This stated, I'm not the only one who has thought this. In fact, I've gathered opinions from many of my acquaintances: friends, family, friends friends, etc.

What I'm hoping happens is that it's just too ahead of my time. I'm hoping I haven't listened to it enough to grow to like it like the Pharcyde's Labcabincalifornia. I genuinely hope that happens, and if it does, we can all expect an update stating so.

Peace and Love