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Friendzone Debut ‘Kuchibiru Network 3’ Mixtape

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February 26, 2013
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So Friendzone’s long-awaited Kuchibiru Network 3 mixtape has finally hit the webs today and it is even greater than we ever could have imagined. Exclusives from Jerome LOL, Main Attrakionz, Ryan Hemsworth, Keyboard Kid and more were the first lines to catch our mind’s eye, but Silkky Johnson, Finally Boys and Shady Blaze also feature prominently and more than hold their weight on an impressive lineup of contemporary MCs and producers. You can stream and download individual tracks below, but you should really just grab the entire tape in one fell swoop right hurr.

The-Drum Remixes Shy Girls’ “Under Attack”

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February 26, 2013
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Chicago production duo The-Drum first piqued our attention through their production work Barbados MC Haleek Maul and their profile has soared since then. Yesterday, we caught the duo’s remix of Shy Girls’ “Under Attack” and were immediately drawn in by its overwhelming sensuality. Honestly though, Yours Truly said it better than we ever could:

It’s the last dance of the night and you’re hoping she hasn’t noticed the thudding in your chest through the fabrics of your two shirts. You’re holding her close and barely moving, waiting urgently for the song to end but hoping it never does.

This girl is like the one from last weekend and all the weekends before, but there’s something about her. Her laugh has a different texture, her hair smells like peppermint, her lips look heavier and heavenly. She makes you feel tipsy, but also more sober than you have in a long time.

Stream below and keep your eye on this and/or that space for download/release information.

Stream Anthony Naples’ Debut EP For The Trilogy Tapes

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February 25, 2013
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Next month, Anthony Naples will christen The Trilogy Tapes imprint with their eighth release to date. To date, the London-based label has released tunes from Dro Carey (as both Carey and Tuff Sherm), Willie Burns and MGUN, but Naples’ El Portal EP might just be their most high profile output yet. Featured at the center of this whole convoluted “left field house” business, Naples has already released a few absolutely huge jawns and the four track El Portal is no different. As much as I deplore the hype ramifications of the “left field” label, it is true that Naples’ brand of house tunes do seem to originate from a different set of influences than a lot of dancefloor-oriented music coming out of the UK and elsewhere. It’s a busy deepness that shares some qualities with acts like Gerry Read and Tuff Sherm, but is surely independent from them as well. Anyways, stream “El Portal” and “Busy Signal” below and stream the entire EP here.

SBTRKT Remixes Portico Quartet’s “Line”

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February 25, 2013
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Since the release of his 2011 debut, Aaron Jerome aka SBTRKT has been striving for harder edges with every new one off and remix. SBTRKT will probably go down as one of the touchstones of the “bass” music era, an amorphous melange of garage, house, dubstep and techno elements. In 2012, Jerome dabbled in more straight-laced productions, throwing out some harder techno and house tracks. His latest remix, of Portico Quartet’s “Line”, is straight out of UK garage’s early years,  all meticulously arranged bass weight and skittering vocals. This is not the garage many associate with Disclosure, Bicep, etc., it’s the garage that eventually helped spawn Coki, Mala and Loefah. There are light-hearted moments, but they are usually subsumed in a deluge of heaping sub bass. There’s no release date attached to the below video so you’ll just have to stream and enjoy.

New Chance The Rapper – “Acid Rain” (Prod. Jake One)

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February 25, 2013
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Chicago MC Chance The Rapper has slipped his name into the national hip hop discussion in recent months as something of a counter-point to the hyper-violence of Chief Keef/King L/Lil Durk. Far from conscious in the traditional Talib Kweli sense, Chance comes from the same neighborhoods as the aforementioned MCs and even garnered a fan-base from Chicago’s high schools, but he channels his entirely into an entirely different subject matter set. Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar have been tossed around as influencers/comparisons, but just because Chance can write a damn good hook and spits in a number of cadences doesn’t mean he’s the aforementioned artists. “Acid Rain” is our first taste of the upcoming Acid Rap tape, set to drop in April, and features a mean orchestral backing from Seattle’s own Jake One. At 19, Chance comes off as incredibly mature on these tracks in the least stuffy way possible. That’s where the Kendrick comparison comes in actually. Chance manages to convey extremely heavy topics in an eloquent, yet easily digestible manner. If this has piqued your interest, check out the interview Chance did with Ruby Hornet and download his #10Day mixtape, which was recorded on a suspension from school for selling weed. Then stream and/or download “Acid Rain” below and mark out April on your calendar as the month the hip hop-verse becomes obsessed with Chance The Rapper.

D33J Remixes Drake’s “Started From The Bottom”

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February 21, 2013
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Like the remix itself, the accompanying video for D33J’s take on Drake’s “Started From The Bottom” is beautifully obfuscated behind some tropical plants (sounds), a technicolor filter and plenty of melting reverb. It’s like watching the remix forumulate within the recent Anticon-signee’s own mind through some sort of drug-induced creative process. The storyboard of the mind is really something. Stream/watch below and download here.

Juicy J And The Weeknd Had One Of Those Nights

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February 21, 2013
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Both Juicy J and The Weeknd have seen similar rises to fame as solo artists in the past few years, capitalizing on impeccable production and an encyclopedic knowledge of banned substances. If Juicy’s “let’s get fucked up” anthems or Abel Tesfaye’s pseudo-rape ballads aren’t your thing, you probably shouldn’t listen to “One Of Those Nights” because it pretty much stays with the preexisting script. Abel singing “she can’t feel her knees” and Juicy evoking a “yeah hoe!” chant clearly won’t result in much innovation, but fuck that, “One Of Those” nights is fun as hell in all its deranged, darker than night glory. Stream below and find a download elsewhere.

New Zora Jones – “Money Cat”

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February 21, 2013
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In all our excitement over the new Cashmere Cat and Sinjin Hawke tracks on Pelican Fly’s Feathers compilation, we overlooked this masterpiece from the always lovely Zora Jones. “Money Cat” is an often beat-less adventure through swirling orchestral bits, massive bass hits and abstracted vocal stabs. You can almost imagine Zora going in on some drum pads while listening to “Money Cat” and the un-sycopated nature of these tried and true club touchstones works perfectly. Stream the track below and grab Feathers here.

Ryan Hemsworth Remixes Rhye’s “Open”

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February 20, 2013
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Putting his slow house hat on, Mr. Ryan Hemsworth recently remixed Rhye’s sublimely heartbreaking “Open”, adding a groove almost entirely emotionally separate from the LA-based singer’s original. The remix creeps into electro territory a few times, but manages to keep its tactful feet, matching the plinking keys Hemsworth has seemingly strewn over a couple dozen remixes in the past year+. No word on a release date for this one yet, but you can preorder Rhye’s Woman album here.

New Young L – “Atari”

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February 20, 2013
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More than almost any other producer, Young L (formerly of The Pack) helped bring rap music into the futuristic club realm it now inhabits. The Pack might have lacked in some qualities, but L’s production was always years ahead of his time. Bringing 90s ghetto house into the fold and looking up to the UK’s sense of bass weight, L formulated a West Coast sound that would morph into jerk and eventually the current “ratchet” phenomenon. Like many producers, L’s mic abilities have always been somewhat lacking, but he’s got an interesting left field approach and a decent enough sense of melody to craft solid hooks. “Atari” is the first track we’ve heard from L in quite some time and functions as the first single from his upcoming Young Fashion God LP. Predictably futuristic, “Atari” falls in the ridin’ music category and should not leave your Nissan’s cassette player for at least a few weeks. Stream below and look out for the album in April.