Talib Kweli Live On The Colbert Report

Brooklyn native Talib Kweli recently performed on late night satire show The Colbert Report. Kweli performed Cold Rain from 2011 release Gutter Rainbows and underground classic Get By from debut solo album Quality.

Check them out below:

Cold Rain
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Get By
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/390372/june-22-2011/exclusive---talib-kweli---get-by

NOTE - The piano sample in Get By is taken from Nina Simone's Sinnerman, it can be heard at 4min 55secs:

New Release: Bjork - Crystalline

Always one to push the boundaries of cutting edgery, Bjork's seventh studio album is no different. Biophilia has been partly recorded on the ipad and will be released in the form of a series of apps. It will be the first "app album".

The first single is Crystalline. Her powerful vocals swirl over raw electronics, reminiscent of the Bjork of yonder. The song emotionally meanders along, the constant presence of a creepy xylophone compliments the scouring and scraping beat. It's final 40 seconds are engulfed by chaotic DnB, a hectic climax to great first single.

Get ready for plenty of remixes.

Check out Crystaline here:

Bjork - Crystalline by thisisfakediy

New Radiohead - Staircase (Live From The Basement)

Radiohead have debuted their new tune online. It came with the following message from drummer, Phil Selway:

"Here's a new track called Staircase, taken from our upcoming 'From The Basement' session.

And no, you're not seeing double. The doppelganger drummers are myself and Clive Deamer. Clive has long been one of my favourite drummers and so I was really excited when he agreed to perform with us. Hope you like what we've all done.

Philip x"


Check it out...

New Release: Nas - Nasty

Welcome back Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones.

Escobar's new single is called "Nasty" and is produced by Salaam Remi. It's jam packed with classic Nas word-smithery... there isn't even room for a chorus.

Check it out below:

Nas - Nasty by The Line Of Best Fit

Swizz Beatz, DJ Premier, The Alchemist, Dr. Dre, Kanye West and RZA are all possible producers on his upcoming tenth studio album according to the man himself. Interesting. Very Interesting.

Top Tracks: Hodgy Beats - Mystery

Hodgy Beats is one eleventh of the LA based crew Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. He is 20. Bambeeno supplied the RZA-esque beat for this short but fucking sweet tune:


Hodgy Beats - Mystery by Hypetrak

The sample used is from Moody Blues - Dear Diary. Check out the original below:

New Release: Jamie xx - Far Nearer

Syncopated snares, wobbly steel pans and warped vocals encompass the latest release from Jamie xx, one part of 2009 album of the year contenders 'The xx'. A muchly anticipated release:

Jamie xx - Far Nearer (limited vinyl & download out now - http://farnearer.com) by Numbers

Here's a recent Jamie xx remix - absolute gem:

FaltyDL - Hip Love (Jamie xx Remix) by RAMP Recordings / PTN

NEWS: Wu-Tang Tour Australia - August

The rumours have now been confirmed - Wu-Tang Clan will be touring Oz in a few months time. The lucky crowd who saw them at the Enmore in late 2009 would tell you to jump on these tickets and get ready to bring da ruckus.

Reportedly the crew coming out is Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Gza, U-God, Masta Killa, DJ Allah Mathematics, DJ Street Life, the son of the late Ol' Dirty Bastard, Young Dirty and patron saint of this blog - his high-ness, Method Man.

Wu-Tang 2011 Australian Tour:

Fri 5 Aug | Sydney, Enmore Theatre, NSW
Sat 6 Aug | Melbourne, Festival Hall, VIC
Sun 7 Aug | Perth, Metro City, WA

Top Track: Greg Paulus - Nightime (Crazy P Remix)

Electronic maestros Crazy P (formerly Crazy Penis) have been in the game since the early 90s. Like their name, their sounds has also evolved through a whirlwind of down tempo, deep house and disco.

One of their latest treats is a remix of Greg Paulus' - Nightime. This tune starts with a drum loop that instantly reminds of the beat in The Roots' - Thought @ Work. And just like in Thought @ Work, the beat in this Crazy P remix glistens. The sunrise synths and slightly Leonard Coenish vocals really give the track a break-of-dawn feeling. And seeing is that this is a remix of a song titled "Nightime", this is very fitting indeed.

Listen below:

greg paulus-nightime crazy p remix by Alex LeCCa


You can safely say we'll continue to witness the Crazy P sound progression as time marches on. I just hope we see a few more funny penis-related monikers as well. I might suggest Insane Rod Posse or maybe Mental Schtyfen?