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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.

by Jake Krzeczowski

[Mixtape] Flying Lotus: "Ideas+drafts+loops"

The holiday spirit is heating up as the end of the month creeps closer everyday. Keeping with the theme of this time of the year, super-producer extraordinaire Flying Lotus dropped a heaping of new material. Casually floating 24 remixes, un-heard cuts, tracks and beats that didn't quite make the cut for his upcoming project, a follow up to his latest release, Until The Quiet Comes, FlyLo set the bar for his next official album. Of the discarded tracks arranged together as Ideas+drafts+loops are workings with Earl Sweatshirt, Thundercat, Mapei, Viktor Vaughn and DJ Mehdi, as well as an out of this world remix of Kanye West's "Black Skinhead". For a lack of poetic prose here, Flying Lotus is just awesome, and the fact that he would opt to drop such a collection of work on a whim, for free, speaks volumes not only about him as a person, but also about the music he has cooking up. If he's confident enough to drop these, what could he possibly have in store? Who knows. For now, enjoy the smorgasbord of new music to get you through those cold winter days. Download link below and stream of FlyLo's "Black Skinhead" remix below, as well.

Download: Ideas+drafts+loops

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by Jake Krzeczowski

Thundercat: "Bowzer's Ballad" + North American Tour

Bass-guru Thundercat returned earlier this year with his album, Apocalypse, which put him back at the forefront of experimental music. Today he gives us his latest, "Bowzer's Ballad", an ode to Nintendo owner Hiroshi Yamauchi who passed away last week. Along with the track, Thundercat announced his North American tour which will begin November 13 in San Francisco. Tonight he will be playing onstage with The Roots for a performance at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Check it all out below.

Thundercat - "Bowzer's Ballad"