Been a while since I've done a special, so let's do this. For those who haven't seen them, I usually pick a word, search the library for that word, and then randomize among those songs. Today, I'm going with "school" in honor of the kids...
Fennesz, "Endless Summer" Fennesz's Endless Summeer is a lovely glitchy, ambient thing, full of processed guitar and languid, stretched out melodies. I'm not always a big ambient guy, I generally like my music to get places faster than this, but every now and again, I'm...
Black Flag, "Loose Nut" We've had this song before, and I told the store about how I bought it at random after deciding I should probably hear some Black Flag. That was the sort of thing we did in those days, when the Usenet wasn't...
Ari Lennox, "Whipped Cream" I really know very little about modern R&B, and mostly I just kind of randomly stumble on albums from year-end reviews or whatever. And then even when things come up here, I'm not sure I can say a whole lot....
Rocket From The Crypt, "My Arrow's Aim" There's a non-trivial amount quality in rock that is just purely in how things sound. The tone of the instruments, the production, the arrangements - there's an alchemy there that works extremely well, and nailing the formula of...