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The past year has been filled with “future” sounds as much as it has been with “retro” ones. It’s always nice to find an artist that is able to combine the sound of the past while pushing the boundaries of the groove. I think that the best example of an artist doing that in 2011 [...]

Version Three: I made some drops and changes.  I think it’s a bit cleaner now, but it still needs a lot of mixing. Here is a direct download link for your portable music devices: waste.

Altered Zones is a collaborative blog made up of 15 different music sites. Their goal is “to highlight one of the more overlooked narratives in contemporary music– the proliferation of home-recorded sounds, small-scale releases, and pockets of underground activity all over the world” (click for a list of contributers) . I’ve been checking their posts [...]

January 2011: Recent vinyl purchases, tracks in my rotation, and general favorite tracks of the month Artist – Title (Label) (Format) A Made Up Sound – Demons (12″) Al Tourettes & Appleblim – Lipsmacker (12″) Amp Fiddler – Ridin’ / Faith Mixes (12″) Amplified Orchestra – Arpeggio (12″, W/Lbl, Unofficial, Sta) Arthur Russell – In [...]

Since everyone else does it, I figured I would post up my “best” picks for the past year. Here are my some of my favorite pieces of music from 2010, categorized by the labels from which they were spawned: Stones Throw: The well known label, Stones Throw, is known by most as the imprint that [...]