Pistol Whip The President: 2009

Friday, November 6, 2009

Bibio

Bibio plays guitar and uses a sampler I believe. And he can come up with some versatile stuff, moving from odd hip hop beats to strange psychedelic folk.

One of my fave tracks
Fi (2004)
Vignetting the Compost (2009)
Ambivalence Avenue (2009)

Pretty Lights

Pretty Lights is a dope project from a Colorado based DJ who performs live with a drummer. Mad funky breaks, electro bangers, broken beats, and downtempo grooves.
And best of all!?!?!
All 3 albums are available for free download on the Pretty Lights website Here!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Easy Star All-Stars

A great reggae band with unique covers of some classic albums (Dark Side of the Moon; OK Computer; Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band)... as well as an original little EP.

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Easy Star All Stars - Dub Side of the Moon(2003)
Easy Star All Stars - Radiodread(2006)
Easy Star - Until that Day (2008)
Easy Star All Stars - Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Dub Band (2009)

5'Nizza - Unplugged (2003)

It's kinda like Slightly Stoopid in either Russian or some similar language. Straight dopeness.

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5'Nizza-Unplugged(2003)

Jorge Ben

So Jorge Ben is one of my favorite musicians. His discog is huge, here is a glimpse of some albums.

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JorgeBen-SambaEsquemaNovo(1963)
Jorge Ben - Negro é Lindo (1971)
Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda (1974) (Quite Excellent)
JorgeBen-AfricaBrasil(1976)
Jorge Ben-Tropical (1977)
JorgeBen-SalveSimpatia(1979)
JorgeBen-BemVindaAmizade(1981).rar

4 Dangermouse Related Albums

Dangermouse is great. Here are some earlier albums as Pelican City, before he became established... and then some newer stuff he produced for two great female vocalists.

Joker's Daughter-The Last Laugh (2009)
Martina Topley Bird-Blue God (2008)
Pelican City-Rhode Island (2000)
Pelican_City-The_Chilling_Effect (1999)

Slam (1998)

Saul Williams... poetry... check it.

Slam-1998-MPEG-4

Blu

So there is this amazing artist Blu... Watch those videos.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Mouse on the Keys

Very interesting stuff...

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Sezession (2007)
An Anxious Object (2009)

Blame One

Blame One brings that raw underground flow SUN.

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Chemically Imbalanced(2003)
A Complex Burden (2003)
Priest Thief and Wizard (2006)
Days Chasing Days (2009)

Xploding Plastix

Norwegian duo with jazz tinged downtempo and electronic beats.

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Amateur Girlfriends Go Proskirt Agents (this one is really good)
The Donca Matic Singalongs
Treated Timber Resists Rot

John Frusciante

Amazing lead guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Cat does other things you know...

Solo Albums

Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt (1994)
Smile From the Streets You Hold (1997)
To Record Only Water For 10 Days (2001)
From the sounds inside (2001)
A Sphere in the Heart of Silence (2004) [Josh Klinghoffer]
Inside Of Emptiness(2004)
Shadows Collide With People(2004)
The Will To Death(2004)
Curtains (2005)
The Empyrean (2009)

Ataxia

Automatic Writing (2004)
AW II (2007)

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Based in Dublin, from Mexico City... with roots in thrash metal.
Beautiful fast paced flamenco style acoustic guitar.

MySpace
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Re-foc(2003)
Rodrigo y Gabriela (2006)
11:11 (2009)
Live in Manchester and Dublin (2004)
Live in Japan (2008)

The Distillers

Badass female vocal punk rock.

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Albums

The Distillers (2000)
Sing Sing Death House (2002)
Coral Fang (2003)

Soil & "Pimp" Sessions

Acclaimed energetic Japanese club jazz band.

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Thanks to Blak's Lair fr a bunch of these.

Albums

Pimpin' (2004)
Pimp Master (2005)
Summer Goddess (2005)
Pimp of the Year (2006)
Pimpoint (2007)
Planet Pimp (2008)
6 (2009)

Singles

Suffocation (2004)
Crush (2006)
Karisome Otome (2006)
Mashiroke (2007)
Storm (2008)

Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy

Seriously crazy trilogy of films out of South Korea. Quentin Tarantino seal of approval.
Wikipedia

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Venetian Snares - Rossz Csillag Alatt Született (2005)

Acclaimed album from prolific Canadian breakcore cat Venetian Snares.

"Stylistically, the album consists of classical strings and brass combined with chaotic breakbeats."

Serious Business.

Album on Wikipedia
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