Gil Mantera's Party Dream - Bloodsongs

just found this. it is kinda like an electro AWK or something. the vocals aren't always doing it for me, but i felt the same way when i first heard AWK. and i like AWK

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james f!@#$%^ friedman - go commando

i admit i've slept on this mix for a while, but it is not too late. dude mixes floor mixes of some stuff we've all heard before, as well as some more obscure stuff. ha makes it work without a single complaint from either the "i've heard this song too many times before" camp or the "play us stuff we know and love" camp. good f!@#$%^ work.

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mystery jets - making dens

i actually don't have much to sy about these guys because i am just diggin this LP in a way that I can't write about it. i'm itching to see them live, but it doesn't look like they are coming my way soon. damn uk.

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white rose movement - kick

so this isn't exactly the newest thing around, nor is it a classic. but i just started listening to it again, and realized that yes, after the initial binge and hiatus, i still like it.

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the raconteurs - broken boy soldiers

this super-group drops their debut long player, with (in case you somehow don't know yet) jack white, brendan benson, and the rhythm section from the (excellent) greenhornes. catchy, and includes a led-zeppelin-style jam with tons of bell on the ride, a mellotron, songs with a huge vocal-front mix, and others with a much lower, much more psych mix. and more.

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the streets - the hardest way to make an easy living

third album from mike skinner. he hits on all the usual subjects, and he still likes getting wasted. includes tons of claps, and an almost-sample of "let it be"

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flin flon - dixie

from former unrest (and air miami) member and teenbeat records honcho mark robinson, comes this brand new record. complete with 2 solo drum tracks, the rest of the tracks are built from the rhythm section up.

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scott walker - the drift

the new one. need i say more? i actually haven't even heard it yet but i figured it'd be worth posting here.

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schneider tm - skoda mluvit

new LP. another album of processed and somewhat-slick electropop. this one seems a bit more consistent than his last (which i also liked)

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the weird world of blowfly

the original dirty rapper, and still doin' it. this is what i believe to be blowfly's second album, from 1971.

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wizardzz - hidden city of taurmond

load records release with brian gibbons from lightning bolt. its pretty good on its own though, worth checking out if you like LB or not.

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soulwax - nite versions

i heard "teachers" on the local college radio station one nite and called to find out what it was. of course, soulwax. great stuff. the dudes who brought mash-ups to the masses. (these are the guys who cleared 114 songs for a dj-mix-album)

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big dada sound 2005-2006 promo

with new flash, diplo, spank rock, lotek hi fi, roots manuva, ttc, part 2, and busdriver. (2 tracks from some) even though you (and i both) probably don't know who these all are, it's worth checking out. when was the last time you checked out a band you had never heard of? i do it every day, it is really refreshing, and additicting, and is kinda why i started this blog.

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