Paranoid Definition – by the name alone, we are already introduced to a theme of madness, and madness is what we get in these three tracks of dirty, almost industrial electro. Rasping synth patches and relentless hip hop beats overlayed with sounds that could come straight out of a haunted mental institution make for 13 minutes of awesome sound that will get straight into your brain.
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Test test test
Work stinks. Everything is broken, no one does anything right, all the good people are fired. Why am I still here aaaaaaaaaaaargh!!
Xavier Rudd Live at Winstons Beach Club on 2004-09-15
Xavier Rudd is an Australian folk artist. He plays many instruments, and he shines on the Didgeridoo. Here is a live concert from 2004, a perfect showcase of Xavier’s talent. My particular favorite is his song Let Me Be, a tune I’ve had stuck in my head for years now.
Socket Science – Ephedra
Three tracks of groovin’ funky house tunes. Socket Science creates a dark landscape of thick synthesizers and swinging drum beats and absolutely insane melodic elements that go all over the place and drag you along as well.
Mo Town Junkie and Joe Jetson – The Worst of Jetson and Junkie
Now this is just weird. We’ve featured Mo Town Junkie before, well this time he has teamed up with Joe Jetson to bring you seven tracks of instrumental hip hop confusion. And you can believe me when I say that these two definitely put the ‘mental’ in instrumental. This is not for everyone – it’s music that you must be patient to hear. But once you hear it, you’ll understand where it’s coming from. And then you too will be mad like me.
Mo Town Junkie and Joe Jetson – The Worst of Jetson and Junkie.
Our Ceasing Voice – Passenger Killed in Hit and Run
Quiet and moving, Our Ceasing Voice trips over musical waves, cresting and crashing alternately. At times ambient, other times heavy, the guitar and drums are masterfully crafted into electronic droning sounds and combine to form a musical whole like no other.
Slow – Strange Dreams
Though ambient is not normally my thing, there is enough motion here to keep my interest all the way through. Strange Dreams is a release that is light and airy at times, dark and heavy at others, but guaranteed to relax you when listened to properly. Fourteen tracks clocking in at just under one hour, this release features plenty of details to keep your attention focused, even going so far as to include vocals in some places.
Mo’town Junkie – Cuts and Raw Tapes
A handful of rocking electro hip-hop tracks. Samples from old movies cut up and glitchified over sampled beats, with minimal, almost house-like synth chord stabs; slow moving, weird, dark and distorted at times; upbeat and funky at others, this little release comes from the heart. Found on Phonotactics, a great netlabel, check out their other releases as well.
Nice Wings, Icarus! – Self Titled
The Ukrainian post-rock crew takes a new style and adds their own old-world flair. This is not to be missed – one of the best post-rock bands I’ve come across since I started this website. Giant builds and drop-offs, guitars and violin mesh together, creating a moving and thoughtful experience. I’ll have this one on rotation for quite a while, I can assure you.
Bartois – Solo Piano
An amazing album of piano compositions, just like the title says. Simple compositions, yet moving, the album brings you an exotic place to rest your mind.