A fvcking plus! Good form! Well Played!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Devo [2010] Something for Everybody
Devo's first release in twenty years. This is not a nostalgic trip down memory lane but age appropriate subversion.Monday, June 14, 2010
MF Borat [2010] The Mask and The Moustache
In 2006, during a stint out west to promote his then new movie, Sacha Cohen, (aka Borat) met Daniel Dumile, better known as Zev Love X, or MF DOOM. Their blazing freestyle ciphers and mutual love of Purple Kush led to an impromptu recording of Doom’s ‘My Favorite Ladies’ verses over a beat Borat had made back in ’05 with Kulki Boolchek, a Khazak producer. Later that year Doom ventured east, and recorded three more gems with Cohen at the castle of Rudolf II in Prague, renowned for its stone acoustics. This has been labeled ‘Degenerate Music’ by the Putin administration and the whole album is banned in the greater East. Censorship will never extinguish true heat!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
The Black Angels [2006] Passover
Austin's The Black Angels transports listeners to a land of napalm-bright LSD flashbacks with an elegantly unholy sound that proves both eerie and ethereal. A mesmerizing debut that strongly captures the 60's psychedelic rock vibe.
Black Grease
Friday, June 4, 2010
Funkadelic [1981] The Electric Spanking of War Babies
::Funky Friday::
Twelfth Funkadelic release whose name is drawn upon what the funk innovator saw as the U.S. government using the media to promote imperialistic wars. Nothing to sneeze at here, Funk Gets Stronger
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Cee-Lo Green [2010] Georgia
First official single from Cee-Lo Green's upcoming solo release 'Lady Killer'. Spooked out soul feel, complete with a soaring, horn-drenched chorus.
Cee-Lo Green - I Want You (Listed as a second track off of 'Lady Killer')
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
How To Destroy Angels [2010] How To Destroy Angels
"We've released our debut 6-track EP as a FREE download, delivered as high-quality DRM-free MP3s. Sign up below for immediate access. For $2, you can upgrade to the HD package, which adds options for lossless audio (24-bit 44.1kHz WAV and 16-bit FLAC and Apple Lossless) and the music video for "The Space in Between" in 1080p and 480p. An immediate download of the HD package is included FREE with any merchandise purchase."Saturday, May 29, 2010
Shad [2010] TSOL
::SUPPORT SHAD::
Third release from Canadian emcee Shadrach Kabango. Shad is a much needed breath of fresh air in a hip-hop world saturated with the likes of "artists" Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy & Drake (I will spare you my rant). It's a shame but Shad will likely fly under the radar of the masses, a blessing in disguise perhaps? Showcasing rhythmical talent, humor, and lyrical creativity, Shad is carrying the torch for his generation. Hip-hop royalty. SUPPORT SHAD AND PURCHASE HIS ALBUMS!
Yaa I Get It
Friday, May 28, 2010
P-Funk All-Stars [1983] Urban Dancefloor Guerillas
::Funky Friday Guest Post Deux::
Various alumni of the Mothership's past resurface to produce the first P-Funk All-Stars album. Guest stars include Sly Stone, Bobby Womack and Maceo Parker. A monstrous dance record.
::Courtesy VP of teamSNAKE Ops. - Lee Cobra::
Bootsy Collins [1978] Bootsy? Player of the Year
::Funky Friday Guest Post::
Produced by Bootsy Collins & George Clinton and full of elastic basslines. Every song on Bootsy's third album clocks in at over five minutes. Some of the most enjoyable P-Funk material ever released. Digg.
::Courtesy VP of teamSNAKE Ops. - Lee Cobra::
Thursday, May 27, 2010
How To Destroy Angels
New project from Trent Reznor, his wife Mariqueen Maandig and Atticus ross. Ambient/industrial NIN sound + female vocals = *drooling*. Six track EP due out July 6, ott10.
A Drowning
The Space in Between
Saturday, May 22, 2010
The Egg [1998] Travelator
The Egg are one of the most underrated acts of the 90s. Travelator takes you through many different styles of mind-melding dance music mixed with live instruments, proving that dance music does not require a computer.
Willie Nelson [2005] Countryman
::Team Snake Request::
A project ten years in the making, the first ever reggae album from the legendary Willie Nelson.
Friday, May 21, 2010
13th Floor Elevators [1966] The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
From the front lines of the psych movement, the ground breaking debut from The 13th Floor. Roky Ericson's erie and melancholy voice still resonates to this day.
Splash 1
Big thanks to Benny for this suggestion
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears [2009] Tell 'Em What Your Name Is!
::Funky Friday Post::
Gritty, storming, high energy debut from Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears. Funky infectious soul. Don't sleep.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Nas & Bob Marley [2010] Relatives Abroad
On the heels of the Nas & Damian Marley Distant Relatives release did you really think we were not going to get a Nas/Bob Marley mashup?! Well it's here courtesy 100 Akres Productions and available as a free download over at bandcamp. The mashup offers various Nas acapellas over beats containing samples from Bob Marley's Uprising album. Unlike most mashups this one is actually listenable & I like it! Per usual, supply a valid email address and it is yours.
Rainbow [1976] Rising
::RIP Ronnie James Dio::
In honor of Dio, one of the greatest voices music will ever see (music? see? YEA), we have the second release from Rainbow. Formed by departed Deep Purple guitarist Rithchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio. The album is balanced between direct rockers and longer, more progressive tinged pieces, all of which fare well. Six tracks clocking in at about thirty three minutes, you can not say a single bad thing about this album.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros [2009] Up From Below
Edward Sharpe was "sent down to Earth to heal and save mankind - but he kept getting distracted by girls and falling in love." Rich, dynamic, and eclectic, a great "throw-back" of melodies & harmonies.
w00K M@g!C
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Brian Eno and David Byrne [2008] Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
The Eno/Byrne celebration closes with the their most recent reunion. 11 loopy pop tunes that wed Byrne's strange hearing of gospel and folk to Eno's continually evolving rhythmic and electronic palette. Ultimately, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is about how music heals even if can not cure.
Brian Eno and David Byrne - Strange Overtones
Thanks to Kings Ley for the heads up on these two celebrating another year. Happy Born Day to Vonage as well!
David Byrne [1989] Rei Momo
First full-fledged solo album from David Byrne. His fascination with Latin and South American music styles control this release but we are by no means short changed on Byrne's witty, oddball lyrics. This will grow on you after each listen.
David Byrne [1997] Feelings
::Happy Belated Birthday David Byrne!:
Byrne borrows from drum and bass, Indian music and the kind of Latin rhythms he explored on Rei Momo.
Brian Eno [1977] Before and After Science
Eno's last foray into rock music for the 1970s as a solo artist. The first half of the album boasts complex arrangements and sonic textures, while the second half features simpler, relatively direct music.
Brian Eno [1974] Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
::Happy Birthday Brian Eno!::
The legend turns 61 today. Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) is his second solo album. A lose concept album with topics ranging from espionage to the Chinese Communist revolution. This release proved to be a transition point between the more conventional rock of Eno's first album and his more experimental albums of the late 70's and beyond.
Friday, May 14, 2010
The Budos Band [2007] The Budos Band (Budos II)
::Funky Friday Post Deux::
The Budos Band manage to avoid the sophomore slump and deliver a much tighter and more elaborately crafted second release. The band lays down a funky groove and actually takes it somewhere this go-round. The mix oozes with faux-retro lo-fi beauty.
The Budos Band [2005] The Budos Band (Budos I)
::Funky Friday Post::
The Budos bring the late 60's - early 70's funk/jazz fusion sound with bass, guitar, eclectic percussion, big horns, and basic old-school mixing techniques. They are signed to Daptone Records, the home of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings.
Reflection Eternal [2010] Revolutions Per Minute
A decade has passed since Reflection Eternals' classic 2000 debut, their long-awaited return is upon us. Kweli's message & delivery remain sharp and precise while Hi-Tek's jazz-infected riffs and soulful vibes continue to bring out the best in the mercurial MC.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Big Youth [1978] Isaiah: First Prophet of Old
Big Youth's debut album for the Virgin subsidiary Front Line Records, a fiercely roots record produced by D Russell. "Yes, me come inna de music as Rasta, me a de original rastaman who enter it." --Big Youth, Italy, 2001
Aziz Ansari [2010] Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening
Debut comedy album from Aziz Ansari. Recorded July 1, 2009 at Brentwood Theatre, Los Angeles, CA. Observational humor at breakneck speed.
CVS bit -
Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician [2004] Lightweight Heavy
Lightweight Heavy is a downtempo album with a unique style. Fat Jon uses all the elements of a generic downtempo album but does it with a deliberate style and to greater effect.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Nas & Damian Marley [2010] Distant Relatives
Collaborative endeavor between Nasty Nas & Jr. Gong. Marley's powerful production creates the perfect surface for he and Nas to educate and demonstrate their points masterfully. Lyrically, the album boasts thought provoking, introspective writing. In a genre-bending effort, the duo manages to succeed in creating a best of both world collaboration without compromising anything.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Neon Neon [2008] Stainless Style
Stainless Style is the debut album from Neon Neon, a project from SFA front man Gruff Rhys and electronic artist Boom Bip. SS is a concept album about John DeLorean, the automobile industry maverick who was as notorious for his futuristic designs as for his 1982 arrest for drug trafficking, a charge he later beat yet which gave him a stigma he could not shake. DeLoreans' life provides Neon Neon the material/inspiration to craft a quintessential '80s synth-pop tribute.
Super Furry Animals [1997] Radiator
Super Furry Animals display a gift for catchy, deceptively complex melodic hooks. Songs boast intertwining melodies and counter melodies, with guitars and keyboards swirling around the vocals. Similarly, the production is dense and heavy with detail, borrowing heavily from prog rock and psychedelic pop, but pieced together with the invention of techno and played with the energy of punk.
New Fast Automatic Daffodils [1991] Pigeonhole
With a lazy, light dance vibe that can only be called groovy, Pigeonhole unfolds like a party on a platter. Rolling beats, drugged guitars, and stylized vocals, all in the name of depressed funk.The Dead Weather [2010] Sea of Cowards
Sophomore release from The Dead Weather. "Sea of Cowards is more thunderously experimental - all sludgy bass and thick arena riffs, uptempo and cocky, as White and Mosshart slap each other with a sinister intensity."
Opio & Unjust [2010] MARK IT ZERO
Hieroglyphics' Opio & Chosen Few's Unjust team for "MARK IT ZERO" a Big Lebowski Tribute Album. Another 'name your price' release.
Justin Warfield [1993] My Field Trip to Planet 9
Strictly for the hip-hopers, debut (and only hip-hop) album from then 20 year old Justin Warfield. This bizarre mix of loops and unpredictable beats is presented courtesy Prince Paul and Quincy D. Jones III. Groovy, but never hippie, cool but unpretentious, its prefect chill out music with a funky verse flow. If you appreciate hip-hop do not sleep on this. An unsung classic first album.Friday, May 7, 2010
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings [2010] I Learned the Hard Way
::Funky Friday Post::
Want to take a trip back to Philly & Motown circa 1960's? Look no further than the fourth release from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. Sit back and digg the stories of Jones' tales of love and betrayal.
Watch Sharon Jones upstage this Michael Buble character on SNL
Delorean [2010] Subiza
Delorean's third studio release is perfect cinematic dance pop, pure pleasure for your ears. Subiza (named after the island it was recorded on) follows a similar template of chopped up vocal riffs, glistening keyboards and summery melodies. Delorean receives multiple posts today because their rise to prominence is upon us.
Delorean [2009] Ayrton Senna EP
Self-produced second EP from Spanish alternative dance band Delorean. Despite their rock roots, Delorean do tracks, not songs. They can be as airy and suave as Phoenix, but their unremitting beats are also plenty huge enough to convert fans of Cut Copy or MGMT. New Order [2001] 20 Years of New Order
New Order rose out of the ashes from Joy Division after Ian Curtis' death. Included in this compilation are singles that made the band a staple in the clubs and in alternative circles. Available only as a Promotional Release you will not find a hard copy of this anywhere. Tracks 16-18 are by Joy Division.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante
Twice ex-ed Red Hot Chili Pepper John Frusciante and one half of The Mars Volta Omar Rodriguez Lopez have collaborated on a self-titled new album. Originally recorded in 2003 the album was released in 2010 as a FREE download on Rodriguez Lopez's website. The duo delivers a 29-minute sonic offering of prog-rock bliss. Just supply an e-mail address & set your donation to 0 (or drop them a few cents if you can spare). All money donated will go to benefit the "Keep Music In Schools" program.
Spiritualized [1997] Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space
Welcome to The H.I.S.S. Report! After much deliberation here is the first post! I present the English space rock group Spiritualized. Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space is their third major & most critically acclaimed release. This album went on to beat Radiohead's OK Computer for the NME Album of the year award at the end of 1997.
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