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Hip hop album review of 2002 »
We continue our look back at some of the best hip hop albums of the past decade, 2002 is up this time.
Hip hop album review of 2001 »
The second part of our look back at the best hip hop albums of the decade. This time, 2001 and Cannibal Ox, Roots Manuva and Aesop Rock.
Aesop Rock interview »
It’s been over 10 years since his first album and Aesop Rock is still better than your favourite rapper. He took time out from the start of his 2008 European tour to kick the ballistics with us…
On the set for the ‘Coffee’ video – photo by Chrissy Piper
Can you remember when you first discovered hip-hop? Was [...]
BMX photography by Kaintero »
We first spotted Kai Kuusisto (aka Kaintero) on Flickr a few months ago. His photos stood out from the crowd with those ultra tweaked airs, the great people portraits and the feeling of fun oozing out of every shot.
We hooked up with Kai to check out and talk about his ultra-dope photography…
Rider: Jorma Sonninen – [...]
Crillix interview & mp3 download »
On one of the many Delarge crew outings into the vastness of Brighton’s gig land, we were stopped in our tracks and found ourselves immersed in the sounds of an artist called Crillix. A live show incorporating guitar, samplers and loop stations to create electronic cinematic sounds peppered with heavy hand made beats was enough [...]
Oi, Dubstep, your roots are showing »
Take two different kinds of moonshine rum (one dark & spicy, one white), lemons, limes and fresh coconut milk, and mix them up nice and strong. Sip it in the heat of a Caribbean night then skank, rude-boy, skank.
The purple drank of 50s and 60s Jamaica was called Rude to Your Parents. You can draw [...]
Witchdoctor Wise: Album feature, interview & mp3 »
Trapped in the Asylum is the debut full length album from Brighton’s Witchdoctor Wise, the eco-friendly MC who made noise with the Lost Souls crew, kept up the pace with the Skill Mega splinter project and has maintained a high level of heat with his live shows.
A handful of tracks that appeared on CDR release [...]
Nas: The world was yours »
Driving home yesterday I saw a plastic water bottle in the gutter. It was half-full of what looked like piss. Two things struck me. Firstly, it’s not the first time that I’ve seen a bottle of piss on the side of the road. Secondly, there is something inherently depressing about looking at a bottle [...]
El-P, Ready for Bed »
“We should enjoy America as we want to enjoy it” screeched the simian overlord as he stood in the historical shadow of the crumbling twin towers. “Them folks” hate us and everything we stand for. “Go to Disney World” he jabbered.
The administration has offered up myriad PR clangers as fodder for the keener satirist – [...]
Cage barked but the facts stayed quarantined in Kennelz »
Last Monday I joined the shrinking audience of the hand-wringing, the outraged and the desperately-seeking-quality-programming in watching BBC1’s Panorama. In spite of the Corporation’s attempts to obliterate one of a hand-full of shows that justify the legalised extortion of the TV license – 27 minutes of surprisingly decent output still managed to find a voice. [...]
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DJ Screw’s Legacy - Seeping Out of Houston, Slowly - NYTimes.com
This month is the 10th anniversary of DJ Screw's death - a good read about his influence on a crop of artists getting a fair bit of attention right now. -
New track from Saroos
Produced by Odd Nosdam -
Eski Clicks | Slackk
Good sounds. -
Don’t Fool with the Dips
A Dipset retrospective - great article on drownedinsound.com -
Speed painting videos
A collection of time lapse painting videos on this Vimeo channel - including one of ours -
J Dilla - Donut Shop download (zip)
Stones Throw say thanks to the Dilla fans with this free 6 track zip -
Huess - Broke EP
Grab the new one from Inaudible Answers' Huess -
Death Row: Unreleased
A great read about lots of tracks and circumstances around Death Row Records at the height of their popularity, along with a big download of lots of unreleased tracks -
Animal Ox (Animal Collective x Cannibal Ox Mashup)
Download of Cassettes Won't Listen's latest big limited offering -
2010 in mixes - so far
A round up of dope mix downloads from this year, compiled by Lo La
Best of the beats
Our pick of the best podcasts:
- D-Styles and The Glitch Mob (mp3) Another Low End Theory podcast - this one is just amazing! One of the best scratch DJs on the planet backed with the Glitch Mob. Beats are huge, bass looooow and you'll love it. Heavy head nod beats sprinkled with some classic hip hop tracks. A great example of how the LA beat scene is flying. »
- Glitch Mob mix for XLR8R (mp3) "Long before the LA beat scene threatened to take over the pages of XLR8R, The Glitch Mob was turning heads with its party-starting and hip-hop-informed take on bass music. Now, on the heels of their debut album, Drink the Sea, Ooah, Boreta, and edIT have moved beyond the confines of their Southern California stomping grounds and taken their low-end rumblings to the masses. Fresh off a massive US tour, the boys put together an exclusive mix for the XLR8R podcast, right before they hit the road again for another lengthy run of dates." Link: http://dlrg.co.uk/xl-gm »
- Low End Theory Podcast 15 - Gaslamp Killer and Lorn (mp3) A fantastic 45mins from the forefront of LA's electronic music scene - http://www.lowendtheoryclub.com/podcast/ »
We're listening to:
- JK Flesh – Knuckledragger
- DJ Shadow – What Does your soul look like - Part 1 - Blue Sky Revisit
- DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World
- DJ Shadow – Why Hip-Hop Sucks In '96
- DJ Shadow – Organ Donor
- DJ Shadow – Mutual Slump
- The Fall – Marquis Cha-Cha
- The Fall – Joker Hysterical Face
- The Fall – And Therein... - Live at The Knitting Factory, New York , USA, 23rd Nov 2001
- The Fall – Two Librans - Live at The Knitting Factory, New York , USA, 23rd Nov 2001
- The Internet – They Say featuring Tay Walker - Explicit Version
- MellowHype – Rok Rok - Explicit Version
- Domo Genesis – Steamroller featuring Hodgy Beats & Frank Ocean - Explicit Version
- Tyler, The Creator – VCR - Explicit Version
- The Jet Age Of Tomorrow – But She's Not My Lover - Explicit Version
