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Five Songs, 4/22/2018

Today's music. DJ Food, "Cookin'" A collaboration between Coldcut (who we haven't had yet) and a couple other guys, DJ Food sits between electronic music and abstract hip-hop. They've put out a bunch of records, and as befits the guys behind Coldcut, the ones I've...

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Five Songs, 4/12/2018

Some titans today. Crazy Baldhead, "Funky Drummer" A repeat! No regrets! Bring on the juice! Rob Swift, "Hip Hop On Wax" A member of the X-Ecutioners, Rob Swift is a turntablist from New York who has had a long solo career as well. Always rooted...

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Five Songs, 4/11/2018

I don't have a lot to say today. Man Or Astro-Man?, "Lo Batt" Man Or Astro-Man? made (mostly) instrumental rock, in sort of a surf rock vein, but with this kind of retro-future 50's thing going on. Their records were pretty similar and uniformly good,...

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Five Songs, 4/8/2018

Today! Jurassic 5, "Sum Of Us" I wish I could bottle the first verse of this song, just so I could always have it handy when I need it. Just, absolutely nailed. Isaac Hayes & David Porter, "Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)...

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Five Songs, 3/27/2018

If I wanted to point to a "lol random!" kind of playlist, today might be the day. Minutemen, "Tension" This song, from The Punch Line, really shows off what made the Minutemen so great. Listen to that rhythm section! Listen to D Boon hanging back...