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Animal Collective - Taste

I’ve been listening to this song a lot recently. It’s sort of like cLOUDDEAD mixed with The Beach Boys in the best possible way. Also, listening to it with headphones is a killer.

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Explosions in the Sky - A Song for Our Fathers

I really love the drums in this song. I find that with most instrumental bands the drums are allowed to shine. Explosions in the Sky and  Pelican are good examples of that.

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Emiliana Torrini - Birds

Tremendously tremendous.

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Slum Village - Fall In Love

Dilla be praised.

Onyx - Last Dayz

I can’t believe I had never heard of Onyx until recently. 90s Hip-Hop just can’t be touched. Do yourself a favor and pick up All We Got Iz Us. It’s a hardcore Hip-Hop classic.

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J Dilla - Let’s Take It Back

A perfect song. It gives off a great warmth, and triggers a theme of reminiscence with the Tribe reference. It’s a spacey, minimal, Hip-Hop dreamscape, and I love it.

A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhime

Last week my listening was mostly centered around early 90s Hip-Hop. I must have listened to Tribe’s The Low End Theory (1991) about ten times. I also listened to a lot of Big L, Brand Nubian, Nas, and others.

Electronic Playlist

I made a playlist on Blip.fm with some of my favorite electronic tunes. Check it out, and enjoy.
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Teebee - Let Go

Last week I got really into electronic stuff. Previously I was mostly into Burial, The Field, Boxcutter, Jerry Schroeder, Larvae, Boards of Canada, Zomby, and Aphex Twin. I discovered a lot of new artists last week, and I’m glad I finally expanded my electronic library. Some notable finds are Telefon Tel Aviv, Apparat, Kangding Ray, Jacaszek, Tycho, Commix, and Teebee.

I found out about Teebee while reading a Burial interview. He cited “Let Go” as an “underground and moody” song with vocals. This Teebee tune is super addictive, and has a really cool earworm inducing “riff”. It also further proves that Burial has incredible taste.

Sorry about all the name drops. I got a bit carried away.

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Charlotte Gainsbourg - Tel Que Tu Es

“Tel Que Tu Es” is a beautiful song. It sort of reminds me of Opeth’s lighter stuff for some reason. Check out 5:55, Charlotte’s latest album. Good stuff, and it’s not all in french.