Cosmogramma - Flying Lotus

Cosmogramma - Flying Lotus (2010) 

BEATS!! 

Favorite: "Do The Astral Plane"  

LP4 - Ratatat

LP4 by Ratatat (2010) 

really funky instrumentals.

to (possibly slightly mis-)quote A-Trak, "The vocal bassline on 'neckbrace' is one of the most screw-face inducing things I've heard in a long time. In a good way". If that's not a recommendation, I don't know what is.

Favorite: "Neckbrace" "Bilar" "Party With Children" - is that a harpsichord I hear? "Grape Juice City" - replete with birds chirping!

Tin Foil Hat EP - RJD2

Tin Foil Hat EP - RJD2 (2009)

The first thing I've heard from this guy in quite a while.  Though it gets off to a bumpy start with "The Sleepaway", the second track "The Highest of Courts" finds RJ doing what he does best: pairing funky drums with atmospheric vocals and instrumentals. "Thine Planetarium" reminds me of his first 12", "June", in a good way.  The guest MC, Tage, doesn't really do anything for me on "The Move" but RJ's work is still solid - I mostly just wish he had better taste in rappers. 

Overall, this is a good reminder of why I was so excited about RJ back when his debut, Deadringer, dropped in 2002.

Favorite: "When It Wobbles" "Thine Planetarium" "The Highest of Courts"

The Music Scene - Blockhead

The Music Scene by Blockhead (2009)

Brand new album by Blockhead... went to see him and DJ Signify last night. They killed it! I was very excited to see them since it had been 2 years, since they toured with Aesop Rock.

Blockhead with Rob Sonic
outside of Studio A, Miami,FL
November, 2007

The album is solid, as I've come to expect from Blockhead. Never stagnant, lots of development and growth within each track, and of course, the great vocal samples.

Favorite: "Daily Routine" "Tricky Turtle" "Which One Of You Jerks Drank My Arnold Palmer"

the album's available exclusively online right now & will be available for physical purchase on January 12.