mars-1

by now you probably already know mars-1, but i still had to post some of his shit. if you dig it you gotta check out his website because it lets you zoom in on all the intricacies. the detail is amazing...

give him some myspace love too.

dark party

check out this joint from dark party. one of the better tracks off the ghostly swim mix.

squincy jones

check out this old school dub mixtape. 8 bit fire

fast forward to about 15:00 for some FIRE!!

and give squincy some myspace love

daedelus - love to make music to REVIEW

daedelus' new disc dropped today and although the beats are more straight forward then past albums, he is still a master of bending genres. he'll drop a beat driven wobbler featuring rappers paperboy and taz ("touchtone"), and then surprise you with a disco-esque track like "make it so." yet, there is a continuity to the album (mostly production technique and sound design) that keeps the whole thing flowing.

like most daedelus albums, though, a few tracks wander off. for example, Hrs:Mins:Secs, which was released as an EP before appearing on this disc, is driven by a hot broken beat. but it never goes anywhere. the beat never syncs up and he never comes close to any kind of melody. hardcore daedelus fans will say "that's his style," or "that's what's great about it," but i'm not buying it.

if your not familiar with daedelus or don't own any past albums, it'll take you a few times through to warm up this one. "assembly lines" didn't really get my head bobbin til the 2nd or 3rd listen but now i'm pumpin it in my car. if you're familiar at all with what daedelus is about you should pick this one up.

STANDOUT MOMENT:
the synth melody that drops half way through "assembly lines"

STANDOUT TRACKS:

girl talk

when i first popped in Feed the Animals, i was listenin for reasons to hate it. but when jay-z dropped over paranoid android, i knew i'd be secretly jammin to this one.

and have you been to a girl talk show yet? there were so many 16 year old emo kids sweating that all i could smell was hair dye and eye liner....

edIT

wow. edIT's last album was put him on the map. but the two new tracks he just released put him head and shoulders above the rest.

ive always like edIT but, now, i seriously consider him one of the top 5 electronic producers out there right now...

sampling Dilla on the first track.....+1

benga

this track definitely blew the lid off dubstep when it came out on Benga's first album Newstep. it's back on Benga's latest, Diary of an Afro Warrior.

by far and away Afro Warrior is the best dubstep album to date.

mux mool

ghostly international and adult swim teamed up for a so-so mix, ghostly swim.

mux mool shines with the best track on this one

give him some myspace love

krazy baldhead

a couple from krazy baldhead. i'm gettin tired of a lot of Ed Banger stuff but these tracks are hot.

strings of death starts out real disjointed but BLOWS UP at around :40

Ayatollah

VERY underrated producer. when's Stones Throw gonna pick this guy up?

i'd recommend Listen, solid disc.

ANOTHER hot artist out of brooklyn

Eliot Lipp

i think it's safe to say that Eliot Lipp's dropped his hottest album to date.

iTunes Review by Glogli' Stunna:
"like a broken condom yall cant fuck wit it. this album is sick like cancer. you're either on it or you havent tried it."

lol

STS9 - Peaceblaster REVIEW

The new Sound Tribe Sector 9 album, Peaceblaster dropped yesterday to quite a bit of internet buzz. But as a follow up to 2005's Artifact, Peaceblaster is daunted by the impossible task of 1-upping their earlier studio album. Unfortunately, Peaceblaster never really breaks free from the shadow that an album like Artifact casts.

Peaceblaster starts relatively strong with Peaceblaster '68 and '08 into Metameme and Sock Doctrine (probably the standout track on the disc) but trails off into a sound that really just confused me. If someone had turned on this album randomly, I'm honestly not sure I'd recognize it as Sector 9. And where is Lerner (the percussionist) on this whole disc? On tracks like Tokyo and Peoples (Artifact), the chemistry between he and Zach was FIRE. I struggled to find him on most of the new tracks.

As is common with S9 this album is probably just the first edition of these tracks. On the road, I wouldn't be surprised if the songs on this album blossom into something completely different. For example, the piano part at the end of Ramone and Emiglio wasn't added til much later after it first appeared on a disc. But let's hope that HB goes back to his signature style of single note solos instead of strumming distorted chords.

For the avid S9 fan, this will be a pretty much automatic purchase. But if you're new to S9 I would recommend download some various '04/'05 live shows or simply take the safe route and pick up Artifact.

STANDOUT MOMENT:
About halfway through Metameme, Zach drops into some D&B fire.

STANDOUT TRACKS:

EXCLUSIVE!! J Dilla

a very rare track from by far the BEST producer of the 90's and just into 2000. he is credited by artists edIT, FlyLo, and Just Blaze as a major influence in their music.

the perfect summer jam. j dilla lives

Machine Drum

here's a relatively old release (this past christmas) from Machine Drum. glitch christmas carols? I LOVE IT. also, this kid's album URBAN BIOLOGY is FIRE!!

check out some of his newer tracks



he's one of many hot acts thriving in the brooklyn scene right now

Shpongle

In anticipation for the upcoming UGS4 in Illinois...

Give Shpongle some myspace love

French of Mozarella

check out this kid, French, comin up from Bologna, Italy. sent me these tracks this morning and i pumpin them on the way to work.... not bad at all.

give French of Mozarella Recordings some MySpace love

AND DOWNLOAD HIS TRACKS!!

http://www.zshare.net/download/14563722d5397a99/

Siriusmo

this boss has been hot in Berlin for a while, but its only been in the last year that Siriusmo has been killin the club on this side of the pond

also check out the Modeselektor tracks he's on

both of his full length albums are worth the coin

Glitch Mob

Glitch Mob comin in with another nasty remix...



GOT TO check out edIT's new tracks as well...


And what about an 08 re:gen.... let's reminisce....

Deceptikon

Although Deceptikon has flown under the radar compared to more notable electronic producers such as Machine Drum and edIT, his past two releases "Lost Subject" and "Greater Cascadia" are definitely worth checking out

how about some myspace love

RZA - Digi Snacks REVIEW

The RZA's new album, "Digi Snacks," dropped last month to almost no buzz or fanfare. Outside of diehard Wu fans and rap bloggers most seemed to have missed it completely. But while The Wu's, RZA produced, 8 Diagrams was able to make waves post-release, I'm skeptical as to how much momentum Digi Snacks will pick up before fading.

Truncated beats and lurking harmonies definitely prove this album to be masterfully produced, but the RZA's lyricism really doesn't do the beats justice. Either way, you have to credit RZA for still pushing further into an unexplored niche in rap music. With his notoriety, he could easily be producing for more mainstream acts. Instead, he includes less known artists Black Knights, Monk, and Thea van Seijen (think massive attack). Most diehard RZA fans will pick this up to complete the Bobby Digital trilogy, but more laid back WuTang fans will be better off picking and choosing a few tracks.

STANDOUT RHYME:

When I was young
I slept with a battery under my tongue
so when I spit
the impact with a sting of a stun gun

STANDOUT TRACKS:

FlyLo UNRELEASED FIRE

Flying Lotus and STS9 at Red Rocks is September? oh no.

peep this unreleased FIRE

Disco Biscuits

the biscos have been RAGING this past year. check out this version of In The Kitchen on Cinco de Mayo.

Vic Theater 5.5.06

Birth of SubHarmoniks

At no other point in history has technology so greatly affected not only the production of music but the way it is distributed as well. We have reached a completely unique point in which the New Medium of Distribution (the Internet) is completely untamed by Big Business and The Government. A crossroads at which we can decide whether to accept the Commodified mainstream garbage the Radio fucks us with or to dig a little deeper to find a truly talented niche artist.

SubHarmoniks is the Bodega on the corner of that crossroad selling you the 40's and WO wraps! Fuck the 10 shitty songs played on the Radio on repeat until you absolutely fucking HATE them. Fuck the shit music videos they DON'T play on MTV (although I'd love to plow Tila Tequila). And fuck paying $20 for a circular piece of plastic.

The crew here at SubHarmoniks hopes to bring you some truly original music that you won't hear on 95.5 "The Shizzle." Music that's not the lead in for a half hour of LC explaining to Audrina why Heidi's a whore. We'll also try to keep you up on all the festi and tour news with reviews of some the most hyped live acts and shows.

Detroit what, motherfucker?
Tommy