refreshing thread, so much so that I will briefly lift the veil of lurk-mode.
Releases:
Ambulance 7" - Planet-Mu (particularly 'Snakes'):
Definitely on of the most refreshing things I have heard in a while. Production is spot-on, sporting an extremely 'full' sound of rocktronica (I love making up genres that sound really stupid). Really, it's more like an audio puzzle, you know, like they started with a proper tune, then pulled these little pieces out, pitch shifted the melodies (think audio-rubberbands) and moved them around to create one of the years freshest singles. Played 'Snakes' almost everynight before bed since I got it. Awwwww....
Yunx - The Interview EP - Yunx
They seem to be getting closer and closer to reaching their sound with every release. Fuck. Reminiscent of old B12 with that dope 'we aren't from Detroit but we can make wicked tunes regardless' attitude. Yunx are (and have been) blurring the lines of what dance music can (and should) be for a while, and this record is merely another testament to that. This 12" is quite a bit more chilled out than previous efforts with a couple downtempo/dubby numbers on it. Funny I have never seen any talk of them on this list. Consider this your wake-up call.
Rjd2 - Deadringer - Def Jux
I try to avoid comparisons, but this album reeks of the quality of DJ Shadow. A nice mixture between Endtroducing and Brainfreeze! comes to mind, but better. Rjd2 offered up a nice counter-point to the last El-P album here; a bit more lighthearted, nostalgic and pretty and all that. Can't say I care too much for the MC's, but there are only 3 tracks with flows over top. This man is deadly with a sampler...
Underrated labels: Phthalo, Obliq
italic.
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