Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman ‘Lice’ (.ZIP) Two of the wordiest motherfuckers in the rap game, Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman, join forces on ‘Lice’, a five-song EP which is available for free download! <a href=”http://aesoprockhomeboysandman.bandcamp.com/album/lice”>Lice by Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman</a> Production on ‘Lice’ comes courtesy of longtime Aesop[…]
I can admit it, this week’s Monday Magick entry is a bit of a gimme. It name checks several key occult figures and pays lip service to some very basic illuminist ideas. The song in question is David Bowie’s “Quicksand”, taken from his 1971 RCA LP ‘Hunky Dory’. The delicate,[…]
Heavy bass, militaristic programming, and industrial synths combine with ill costuming, bugged out choreography, and strobing visual effects in the dark, futurist voodoo vision video for German beatmaker Bit-Tuner’s “Immune”. “Immune” is from Bit-Tuner’s forthcoming album ‘Bit of Light’, out December 3rd on the -ous label. Bit-Tuner
Lo-fi video and cheap effects lend some wavy charm to the ’80s throwback Electro-Soul of “Don’t You Want My Love” from LA-based trio Pollyn. “Don’t You Want My Love” is the second single from Pollyn’s forthcoming third LP ‘Distress Signals’, which is due out January 19th. Pollyn
Two of my favorite rappers, Serengeti and Open Mike Eagle, have teamed up as Cavanaugh to ‘Time and Materials’, record an album about two maintenance workers at a Florida housing development. I’m down with that shit. The Open Mike Eagle-produced “Screen Play”, which features Mike and ‘Geti in classic form[…]
Take a trip in the WABAC Machine with El Keter and Emeysi as they take it back to the “Audiogalaxy era” on the newest episode of the CLANDESTINE TRANSMISSION! This week they’re playing nothing but Trip-Hop, Downtempo, Lounge, and Post-Rock cuts from the dawn of the current millennium and discussing[…]
Rapper, tattoo artist, and street fighter Isaiah Toothtaker gives us weird baby noises, spooky cartoon imagery, and the raw rhymes you’ve come to expect from him on the Kaytranada-produced “Polo Stadium”. “Polo Stadium” is from Toothtaker’s brand new two-track EP ‘Sunday’, which you can stream or download from Soundcloud. Isaiah[…]
Because today is my birthday I decided to just chill and do a whole lot of nothing, so Monday Magick will be taking this week off. We’ll be back with another entry of our magickal musical feature next week.
No longer just a holiday entree, “Turkeys” is a softly sung and strummed, reverb-laden Shoegaze number with a really cute video from Leslie Bear, otherwise known as Long Beard. “Turkeys” is from the New Brunswick, New Jersey singer/songwriter’s debut album ‘Sleepwalker’, out now on Team Love. Long Beard
Experimental ATLien vocalist/producer Stori Brooks mixes nu-skool Soul and trippy Art-Rap with occasional splashes of Jazz and Funk over slumpy Electronic beats on her new EP ‘Everything is Fine’. After hearing where she went with this EP I’d love to hear her do something with Imageyenation featurees like Bunny Michael,[…]
This week’s Monday Magick entry is a rare contribution from the West Indies, a location not necessarily known for embracing the supernatural in its popular music. The tune in question is an energetic 1975 side with the incendiary title “King From Hell” which comes courtesy of Trinidadian calypsonian The Mighty[…]
Never ones to shy away from the “hot-button issues”, El Keter and Emeysi dive into discussions about “dog baby talk”, noisy neighbors, “jail-mail” and their “no chicanery” pledge on this week’s brand new installment of the Clandestine Transmission! They also happen to play you some flavorful Hip-Hop cuts, some futuristic[…]
