the utopian club

J. Cole — Mr. FayetteNam

eli — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:01:13 +0000

J. Cole, and almost all rappers seem convinced they’re headed to the top. The difference with J. Cole is I actually believe him. His flow is articulate, his beats are good and getting better, and it never hurts to have Jay-Z standing behind you. With 3 mixtapes out and an album on the way, you’ll be hearing a lot from J. Cole in the near future.

–over dead prez

thanks @jjkaye

Miami Horror of Melbourne

eli — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:04:44 +0000

Barbra Streisand, Swedish House Mafia

eli — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:02:59 +0000

Sorry for not posting for so long… it’s been busy.

Check out these two gems:

Oh, and that synthesizer in the Sweedish House Mafia song is the Teenage Engineering OP-1. Where can I get me one of those?

Dan Auerbach and the Fast Five

alex — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:56:56 +0000

Searching for “Dan Auerbach Solo” on Youtube I ran across this:

I really like Auerbach’s clean, crisp, BB Kingsy style. Certainly a different sound than I’m used to hearing from Mr. Black Keys. Great song all around.

xaphoon you crazy!

alex — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:34:49 +0000

Xaphoon Jones, a.k.a. Noah Beresin from Chiddy Bang, mashed-up a great album called The Xaphoon Jones Mixtape Vol. 1. For some reason, every song begins with someone saying, “Xaphoon, you crazy!” I’ll let you be the judge on his relative craziness.

Swimming In The Sky – Passion Pit, B.I.G., Beyonce

Testify – Kanye + Radiohead

You Need – Clipse + Led Zeppelin

zed’s dead baby

eli — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:59:47 +0000

I’ve been hearing some cool remixes and tracks from these Canadian Pulp Fiction fans calling themselves Zeds Dead. It’s kinda glitchy, kinda dub-step. You can hear a few tracks over at FixUp. I’d start with the Blue Foundation remix and then White Satin.

benzie box

eli — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:50:00 +0000

meet mark guiliana

alex — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:44:48 +0000

Watch his hands.

young liars

eli — Mon, 17 May 2010 04:46:41 +0000

My girlfriend turned me on to some old TV on the Radio today. Their four track EP, Young Liars is pretty great. It has the original cut of Staring at the Sun, as well as this cool title track…

TV on the Radio – Young Liars

bm linx

eli — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:09:37 +0000

Straight outta New York–hard, reckless rock. The album is called Black Entertainment.

Bm Linx — Find the Water (stream)

Bm Linx — The Outlaw Jimmy Rose (stream)