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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
What I learned In ACC 255
Here some of highlights of things that I learned in ACC 255:
Monday, July 8, 2013
Artist: Teen Daze Album: All of Us Together
It can be tough trying to find that one sound that stands out from the rest of a certain genre. Especially when it comes to any electronic or chill wave style of music. It has become increasingly difficult to find an original artist that wants to tread his/her own path in the genre. Generic beats, easy synthesizing, and very bad lyrics in some cases, have lead to overall downfall of the electronic genre.
Until one day I ran across an artist by the name of Teen Daze. When I first began to listen to him, I started to get the same kinda of vibes that I had gotten from Tycho. Very chilled out tones, with very subtle bass line that could really relax you in any kind of mood. It is definitely a change of pace from the bombastic sounds of the regular techno/electronic music on the radio and mainstream. It is also hypnotizing how relaxed this album is at times.
At times the album can be almost too laid back in the vibes and tones that it has, but all in all the album is absolute gold if you are looking for an artist who wants to become someone on his own and make his own footprint in the world of electronic music.
Overall:
Rating 4/5
iTunes: http://www.apple.com/itunes/
I here you some of you were wondering again where some of my bands I get come from, here are some more links:
Until one day I ran across an artist by the name of Teen Daze. When I first began to listen to him, I started to get the same kinda of vibes that I had gotten from Tycho. Very chilled out tones, with very subtle bass line that could really relax you in any kind of mood. It is definitely a change of pace from the bombastic sounds of the regular techno/electronic music on the radio and mainstream. It is also hypnotizing how relaxed this album is at times.
At times the album can be almost too laid back in the vibes and tones that it has, but all in all the album is absolute gold if you are looking for an artist who wants to become someone on his own and make his own footprint in the world of electronic music.
Overall:
Rating 4/5
iTunes: http://www.apple.com/itunes/
I here you some of you were wondering again where some of my bands I get come from, here are some more links:
- teendaze.bandcamp.com/
- bandcamp.com/
- obscuresound
- indiemusicfilter.com/
- http://www.that-dj.com/
- http://louderthanwar.com/blogs/
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Artist: Medina Green Album: Funky Fresh and in the Flesh Vol. 2
Medina Green mixtape, Funky Fresh In The Flesh & More Mixtape Vol. 2. The mixtape features more classic tracks from Mos Def and features production from Ge-ology, Minnesota, Da Beatminerz, Mr. Khalil, Supa Dave West, Diamond D., and more.
Mos Def was already a hip-hop artist on the rise in the late 90's and early 2000's with his solo albums and even his acting career. He had all the makings of being one of the best hip-hop artists of all time. But the one thing he always wanted to do is make sure he took care of his family.
But even through all of that, the mighty Mos, Now known as "Yasiin Bey", wanted to get his boys involved in the hip-hop scene. Medina Green is his attempt to get them on the scene. Medina Green's second album has all the makings of a great underground hip-hop album, with a little help from Yasiin Bey on it.
The album flows like the old school albums of the 90's, while also keeping to the poetic styles that Brooklyn has had to offer for the longest time in hip-hop. Some tracks, such as "Full Court Press" take everything that is right with hip-hop, the story telling, the good vibe etc. and multiples it by 100.
A must listen if you are a fan of Mos Def and the Brooklyn style of hip-hop!
Extra:
Some of you were wondering where I get most of my hip-hop music from so here is a great list to get you started looking:
Mos Def was already a hip-hop artist on the rise in the late 90's and early 2000's with his solo albums and even his acting career. He had all the makings of being one of the best hip-hop artists of all time. But the one thing he always wanted to do is make sure he took care of his family.
But even through all of that, the mighty Mos, Now known as "Yasiin Bey", wanted to get his boys involved in the hip-hop scene. Medina Green is his attempt to get them on the scene. Medina Green's second album has all the makings of a great underground hip-hop album, with a little help from Yasiin Bey on it.
The album flows like the old school albums of the 90's, while also keeping to the poetic styles that Brooklyn has had to offer for the longest time in hip-hop. Some tracks, such as "Full Court Press" take everything that is right with hip-hop, the story telling, the good vibe etc. and multiples it by 100.
A must listen if you are a fan of Mos Def and the Brooklyn style of hip-hop!
Extra:
Some of you were wondering where I get most of my hip-hop music from so here is a great list to get you started looking:
- hiphopblog
- undergroundhiphopblog
- asishiphop
- sputnikmusic
- rapradar.com/category/blog/
- rapgenius.com/blog
If you have any more questions about possible areas to find extra hip-hop music just let me know in the comments!
Artist: SNDCLSH
Sometimes artists in the industry settle themselves into a groove in which they feel like they have done all they can do in one type of genre. For instance, Lupe Fiasco. Lupe has been a great MC in the hip-hop scene for a while now, but his musical ambitions have lead him to down another path in which he thinks he can succeed in. EDM.
SNDCLSH is the duo of DJ Skylar Gellaty and Lupe Fiasco. The two are quite new to the scene of music but unlike most artists who go from one genre to another, Lupe Fiasco finds a way to succeed.
Not only is he just creating dance music for the masses, this is truly well done! The music tells stories within it, that make for a very pleasant listen. As I had said, since they are quite new to music scene (As a duo and EDM group, not as hip-hop artists) they only have a couple of songs out there to listen to:
As well, this group has taken classical songs, like the Pointer Sisters "Automatic" song and remixed them into something quite awesome! They have done this for a number of other songs, which can be found on SoundCloud as well.
If you are wondering where I found this group, and even some of the other ones located in this blog look no further than these links. They can be extremely helpful when trying to find up and coming artists in the electronic music industry:
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Artist: Boards of Canada Album: Tommorrows Harvest
Ever had one of those days where it seems nothing is going right, and there is nothing that can seem to calm down your temper for the day? Well there may be a cure for this, and its Boards of Canada!
Boards of Canada is a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin .They have released several works on Warp Records with little advertising and few interviews, while also having an elusive and obscure back-catalogue of releases on their self-run Music70 label.
I know what you are probably thinking, Boards of Canada is pretty well known aren't they? Yes and no. Boards of Canada is a very popular group within their home country, but here in the U.S., their style of music to most people is seen as boring, to chill, and "not music".
When actually, they are the polar opposite of the previous sentence. Boards of Canada has always been a very chilled, electronic/indie group,who's tones could make you relax even on your worse days. They are true artists in the electronic music scene, blending all the sounds of the worlds into their music, and especially this CD.
With Tomorrows Harvest, Boards of Canada have again proven themselves to be masters of electronic music. The album is perhaps the darkest one they’ve made, with a subtle eeriness that finds its way into every song. Tomorrows Harvest continues to improve upon their previous works, and gives you a great mixture of techno based tones, and chill wave tones as well.
If you are looking for something new in the electronic scene then Boards of Canada is for you!
Boards of Canada is a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin .They have released several works on Warp Records with little advertising and few interviews, while also having an elusive and obscure back-catalogue of releases on their self-run Music70 label.
I know what you are probably thinking, Boards of Canada is pretty well known aren't they? Yes and no. Boards of Canada is a very popular group within their home country, but here in the U.S., their style of music to most people is seen as boring, to chill, and "not music".
When actually, they are the polar opposite of the previous sentence. Boards of Canada has always been a very chilled, electronic/indie group,who's tones could make you relax even on your worse days. They are true artists in the electronic music scene, blending all the sounds of the worlds into their music, and especially this CD.
With Tomorrows Harvest, Boards of Canada have again proven themselves to be masters of electronic music. The album is perhaps the darkest one they’ve made, with a subtle eeriness that finds its way into every song. Tomorrows Harvest continues to improve upon their previous works, and gives you a great mixture of techno based tones, and chill wave tones as well.
If you are looking for something new in the electronic scene then Boards of Canada is for you!
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| Boards of Canada Tomorrow's Harvest |
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Artist: Chris Skillz Album: Just Another Morning pt.2
Going off of my previous post about not being able to find true hip-hop artists, I guess I struck gold twice! (Unheard of from Datpiff.com)
After I found KR (Previous Post), I noticed a suggestion for an artist named Chris Skillz. The description at the top of the mixtape said "For those fans of hip hop with substance". Hmm, very few people would put this in their description for their mixtape, especially on datpiff. So, I gave Chris Skillz a chance. Wow! That was my first reaction after I gave this one listen. His description for the tape did not lie one bit. True hip-hop with substance.
Skillz is the closet thing I have heard to poetry ever. The lyrics tell stories. They don't just make club music to dance to, no they are pure art. The stories he tells within his lyrics make the music so great. To me, when music tells a story, it means that emotion went into making it. You can tell Skillz put his whole heart into this project, just by well crafted each song is.
Every track is carefully produced to give it the old school vibe, using samples from all over the place to make beats. The production reminds me some of the type that Mos Def or Common uses on their tracks, which if you know Mos and Common, is fantastic.
This is worth the listen for the old school style and poetic story telling lyrics that Chris Skillz puts down on Just Another Morning Pt.2. (Pt.1 is also fantastic!)
Website: http://offstreammusic.webs.com/
After I found KR (Previous Post), I noticed a suggestion for an artist named Chris Skillz. The description at the top of the mixtape said "For those fans of hip hop with substance". Hmm, very few people would put this in their description for their mixtape, especially on datpiff. So, I gave Chris Skillz a chance. Wow! That was my first reaction after I gave this one listen. His description for the tape did not lie one bit. True hip-hop with substance.
Skillz is the closet thing I have heard to poetry ever. The lyrics tell stories. They don't just make club music to dance to, no they are pure art. The stories he tells within his lyrics make the music so great. To me, when music tells a story, it means that emotion went into making it. You can tell Skillz put his whole heart into this project, just by well crafted each song is.
Every track is carefully produced to give it the old school vibe, using samples from all over the place to make beats. The production reminds me some of the type that Mos Def or Common uses on their tracks, which if you know Mos and Common, is fantastic.
This is worth the listen for the old school style and poetic story telling lyrics that Chris Skillz puts down on Just Another Morning Pt.2. (Pt.1 is also fantastic!)
Website: http://offstreammusic.webs.com/
Artist: KR Album: i$0Lyf3
Every once in a while I get into these bad lulls when trying to find new hip-hop music. It can be extremely difficult to locate true hip-hop artists. As I have said in previous posts, I usually used datpiff.com to try and find new music, since they are free mixtapes. But it can be difficult to locate true hip-hop here as well, but sometimes you can get lucky.
My luck found me KR. Like the smell of a new car, KR is a fantastic. An artist that would get passed over on a website like DatPiff in a heartbeat, simply because its not the generic type of hip-hop/rap.
The production and samples on i$0Lyf3 make the beats exactly what I have been looking for in an artist for a while. Mixed samples from 50's jazz and classical music make for a great chilled mood.It makes it feel like thought and care went into making the album. Any artist that actually looks for musical quality can be rarity and KR shows that he does want to make art and not just money.
Lyrically, KR is witty and clever. There are no generic lyrics to be found here. The rhythms are well thought out, with great meaning. Almost like poetry in motion, which is can be hard find now. Even with the best underground hip-hop artists, they tend to stray to the generic lyrics about money, power, and girls. KR stays the course, telling stories about life and love.
A must listen for those who really are looking for the true hip-hop artists in the world.
Website : http://offstreammusic.webs.com/
My luck found me KR. Like the smell of a new car, KR is a fantastic. An artist that would get passed over on a website like DatPiff in a heartbeat, simply because its not the generic type of hip-hop/rap.
The production and samples on i$0Lyf3 make the beats exactly what I have been looking for in an artist for a while. Mixed samples from 50's jazz and classical music make for a great chilled mood.It makes it feel like thought and care went into making the album. Any artist that actually looks for musical quality can be rarity and KR shows that he does want to make art and not just money.
Lyrically, KR is witty and clever. There are no generic lyrics to be found here. The rhythms are well thought out, with great meaning. Almost like poetry in motion, which is can be hard find now. Even with the best underground hip-hop artists, they tend to stray to the generic lyrics about money, power, and girls. KR stays the course, telling stories about life and love.
A must listen for those who really are looking for the true hip-hop artists in the world.
Website : http://offstreammusic.webs.com/
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