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Shigeto: Taking a jazzman's approach, a post-Dilla acolyte builds on Michigan's beat legacy.
Saginaw :: MI :: USA | over 2 years ago
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For a generation of bedroom producers, now is the time to get their dueat least according to beat-geek extraordinaire Zach Saginaw, who performs and records as Shigeto . "I think the need for an MC or the need for lyrics [is] not as dominant. It's
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Praise for latest album pleases Badu
Dallas :: TX :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Jan 7, 2011 New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh, the latest album from the soulfully adventuresome Erykah Badu, earned a place on many best albums of 2010 lists. Dallas resident Badu finds such reactions from journalists, fans and non-
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New band of the day – No 940: Star Slinger
Nottingham :: United Kingdom | over 2 years ago
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Star Slinger (No 940) Darren Williams trawls second-hand record shops like a music-store magpie, giving old R&B hits the J Dilla treatment A la recherche du R&B perdu .....The background: We're feeling a bit nervous because in about five hours' time
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New band of the day – No 934: Baths
London :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Baths (No 934) Fans of Toro Y Moi and Washed Out should soak up the sheer synth loveliness of this LA musician's debut album Like J Dilla playing with Prince and Pavement .....The background: We've had albums-of-the-year lists and ones-that-got-away
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Decoded, by Jay-Z
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Z, Spiegel & Grau, 317 pages, $40 Fans already know the basics, but Decoded clearly has outsiders in its sights. Born Shawn Carter in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood, and raised in its notorious Marcy housing project, Jay-Z spent his
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Album: Timeless, Suite for Ma Dukes (Mochilla)
Dilla :: Ethiopia | over 2 years ago
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Since succumbing to lupus in 2006, producer J Dilla has become a revered figure in the hip-hop community, while his estate became the subject of dispute between business acquaintances and family. Hence Suite for Ma Dukes, a tribute piece dedicated to
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Rappers flow toward singing
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Though the Orange County-raised rapper had earned underground respect, the genre increasingly favored flamboyant eccentrics like Kanye West and Lil Wayne. Avenues for expansion were scarce especially for a USC graduate whose press biography touts a
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Late notice: Onra at Lo-Fi 11/02/10
Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | over 2 years ago
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Matson on Music Music news, concert reviews, analysis and opinion by music writer Andrew Matson...Olivier Daysoul) by Onra "What Up Duyet?" by Onra Parisian producer Onra plays "authentic hidden" nightclub Lo-Fi on Eastlake tonight, touring behind
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4hero's Dego Mixes It Up for SpineTV
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Dego Mixes It Up for SpineTV Forging the way in the breakbeat and hardcore scenes of the '90's, 4hero 's Mark "Marc Mac" Claire and Dennis "Dego" McFarlane haven't been content to lay dormant in these years, continuing to release records that explore
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Erykah Badu Gives Surprise Performance with The Roots & Q-Tip for Hennessy Artistry Show
Detroit :: MI :: USA | over 2 years ago
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The celebrated soul singer and mother of three has been keeping a relatively low profile since paying her $500 fine last month for indecent exposure from her highly-publicized 'Window Seat' video. But, the Dallas native decided to join her friends
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