[Songs of the Day] 3/6/14 (Feat. Mac DeMarco, Big K.R.I.T., St. Vincent & More)
Thursday brought about some new heat to warm our nasty March and leading things off we have a pair of tracks dedicated to another world. Along with the announcement of a "Game of Thrones" mixtape titled Catch The Throne, due out tomorrow came two tracks, Wale's "King Slayer" and Big Boi's "Mother of Dragons", stay posted for the rest of the tracklisting. Big K.R.I.T. continued his solid flow of new content by teaming up with Childish Major for another cinema-inspired track in "Wolf of Wall St.". Chuck Inglish teased his upcoming album with a very dope track with fellow Chicagoan Chance The Rapper for "Glam" which will wear out your repeat button in a hurry. A couple dance numbers got in the mix with Nick Nikon's "100 Deep" and a remix of M.I.A.'s "Y.A.L.A." anthem by Falcons. Mac DeMarco continued to prove why he's a rising star with his latest, "Brother" and St. Vincent once again showed she can do no wrong on "Del Rio". Columbia College's AEMMP Records released another track from their upcoming album, La Collection, produced entirely by C-Sick. The track, "All Love" features Taylor Bennett, NoNameGypsy & Nick Astro. Check everything out, streaming below.
Track of the Day: Chuck Inglish: "Glam" (Feat. Chance The Rapper)
Wale: "King Slayer"
Big Boi: "Mother of Dragons"
Big K.R.I.T: "The Wolf on Wall St." (Prod. Childish Major)
Chuck Inglish: "Glam" (Feat. Chance The Rapper)
Nick Nikon: "100 Deep"
M.I.A.: "Y.A.L.A." (Falcons Remix)
Mac DeMarco: "Brother"
C-Sick: "All Love" (Feat. Taylor Bennett, NoNameGypsy & Nick Astro)
St. Vincent: "Del Rio"
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[Video] Thundercat: “Evangelion”/”We’ll Die”
Thundercat, aside from having one of the best names in music today, has established himself over the past few years as one of the pre-eminent bass players in the game today. Today, the artist legally known as Stephen Bruner dropped a visual that straddles a pair of singles off his critically-acclaimed 2013 release, Apocalypse. Teaming up with Myspace, Thundercat spends the "Evangelion" portion of the video wandering across a debris-laden field before settling down to perform "We'll Die" on a pier. Thundercat is the go-to for creative basslines, having worked with the likes of Vic Mensa, Flying Lotus and Mac Miller, among others. Expect to see plenty more from him both individually and featured on your favorite artist's projects. Watch "Evangelion/We'll Die," streaming here below.
[Album] Broken Bells: "After The Disco"
This is one release that I've personally been waiting on for awhile. Nearly four years have passed since DJ Danger Mouse and The Shins' James Mercer linked up for arguably one of 2010's best releases in their self-titled project, dubbed "Broken Bells." The project was an instant hit, and also the last we heard from the talented collaboration until songs starting eeking onto the Internet late last year, and the eventual announcement of a new album. That album, After The Disco, arrived today to rave reviews and is currently streaming over at iTunes. Take some time out of your day to give it a listen, or if not at least check out the promotional short films for the project that released a couple weeks ago.
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[Video] Ultrademon: "Automatic" (Feat. ShowYouSuck)
ShowYouSuck teamed up with experimental artist Ultrademon for a different track, appropriately paired with a video that is just as off the rails. The rough aesthetic has been popping up a lot in videos lately and ShowYouSuck's gravelly voice comes in great on this eery beat. Check out the video below.
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[RH First Glance] Korallreven: "Try Anything Once" (Feat. Cornelius)
The latest from Swedish pair, Koralleven is an electric-tinged odyssey featuring production help from Japanese artist Cornelius who lends his vocals throughout the track. The records builds as it goes on and definitely fits with much of what has come out of Scandinavia, while also staying truly unique. Check out the track below.
[Mixtape] Von Vuai: "STANK"
As a 21st birthday present for the rest of us, Chicago producer released his collection of beats, STANK. Mostly known as the producer for St. Millie's debut, No Religion But Up, the Chvrch crew member has also produced for Rockie Fresh, D-Win, Phlyy B (who is featured on this drop), and has future collaborations with both ShowYouSuck and Netherfriends.
First hinted at during Sean CK's interview with Von Vuai back in February, STANK takes samples from a number of other songs and movie clips, resulting in a a spacey sound that isn't really the "typical" sound found in hip hop. Personally, this is the kind of sound I wish was more prevalent in the genre. "RADIANT" stands out exactly for this reason, but also because it's sampling a song that I've, at the time of this writing, spent the past hour trying to figure out where it's from. (It's Frank Ocean's "Pyramids," which is ironically the only song I've listened to outside of two specific bands this week. What are the odds?)
Rappers: I'm looking forward to what you can do over these STANK beats. Make me and Von proud.
[RH Premiere] Netherfriends: "Kind of Buzzed vol. 1"
Yesterday, we brought you a taste of Netherfriends' next project, Kind of Buzzed, with the lo-fi video for "Kimball House Freestyle." Inspired by Miles Davis' album, Kind of Blue, Netherfriends' project, "Kind of Buzzed," features full instrumental improvisation with rap freestyles from Blakkass Westley, Chandler London, and Rich Jones. Beats were made using a drum pad, analog synthesizer, guitar, vocals, and MPC ran through a couple loop pedals. The first track features Danimal THA CHOPPA on MPC. The last track features Otherly on drum pads.
The project is ambitious and very experimental, but it all comes from a genuine love for music and the spirit of creating something organically and collaboratively instead of going through the regular processes. It's different, but I think it's the kind of difference that's needed to shake things up a bit, or to at least introduce a new way of creating music. I hope everybody enjoys the concept Kind of Buzzed is portraying, and await any potential future volumes that will follow.