(2012)

Reminiscent of the neo-soul collective the Soulquarians, this album works to combine (rather than simply using elements of) hip hop, jazz, and soul. The instrumentation is solid, the drummer and bassist obviously going for that J-Dilla sound. My only gripe is, like De La Soul once said, "I'm sick of R&B bitches over bullshit tracks", meaning that the limited melody range of some of the vocalists can at times unnecessarily stand in front of the instruments that I want to hear front and center. And though a couple stagnate, most of it soars. And for the jazz nerds, it's a Blue Note release, so there's that.
For fans of Erykah Badu, Dilla, Roots, and Mos Def.

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(2007)

Superb hiphop instrumentals by Thes One culled from vintage radio and tv commercials. Aside from Pete Rock, Thes seems to be the only producer I know of who has perfected the "underwater sound" that results from the multi-layer filtering of samples. Jazzy, swingin, you like!

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(2011)

A re-up of my favorite psych album from last year. 

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New Links/Blogs

Craving new shit? Check the updated left-hand right-hand side of the site for all the music feeds/blogs that I follow.

(1969)

Astral-orchestra music. For fans of Steve Reich and David Axelrod.
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Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, America. Seal may not be there.

JSR OST (1999)

If you ever played this Dreamcast classic you can get the soundtrack and its Xbox sequel's here . A mix of upbeat Japanese electro-Bboy/funk tracks and a couple American anime-worthy rock bands. Sift for the winners.