Thursday, January 31, 2019

"Retribution" by Tanya Tagaq

Song: Retribution
Artist: Tanya Tagaq
Album: Retribution
Commentary: Haven't posted any Inuit throat-singing before. Tanya Tagaq is cool.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

"We the people..." by A Tribe Called Quest

Song: We the people...
Artist: A Tribe Called Quest
Album: We Got it From Here
Commentary: I liked this album

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Thursday, January 17, 2019

"Twist My Fingaz" by YG

Song: Twist My Fingaz
Artist: YG
Album: Still Brazy
Also try:  Kamaiyah
Commentary: Solid rapping, good production, and a BEAT. I liked 2018's Stay Dangerous a lot less than Still Brazy sadly.

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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

"Dance Performance" by Greg Fox

Song: Dance Performance
Artist: Greg Fox
Album: Mitral Transmission
Commentary: Greg Fox is the drummer from Liturgy, who're cool. This album is a nice, rhythmic experience. It's based on something about the human heart or something. But I'm a fan.

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

"No Wanga Gut" by Tiger

Song: No Wanga Gut
Artist: Tiger
Album: A Me Name Tiger
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Commentary: I had this cassette before I could find much about Tiger on the world wide web. I like this song a lot. When he yelps a little and his voice cracks ... I want to be able to do that.

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Monday, January 14, 2019

"Dying All the Time" by Helen

Song: Dying All the Time
Artist: Helen
Album: The Original Faces
Also try:  Grouper
Commentary: I forgot Helen was Liz Harris from Grouper, even though they sound exactly the same.

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Saturday, January 12, 2019

"Out the Bottle" by Kamaiyah

Song: Out the Bottle
Artist: Kamaiyah
Album: A Good Night in the Ghetto
Commentary: Kamaiyah is a great rapper.

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Friday, January 11, 2019

"Your Best American Girl" by Mitski

Song: Your Best American Girl
Artist: Mitski
Album: Puberty 2
Commentary: Mitski's cool.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

"Nobody's Fault But Mine" by Blind Willie Johnson

Song: Nobody's Fault But Mine
Artist: Blind Willie Johnson
Commentary: Blind Willie Johnson is awesome. Died poor, but influential blues player.

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Monday, January 7, 2019

"Norf Norf" by Vince Staples

Song: Norf Norf
Artist: Vince Staples
Album: Summertime '06
Commentary: I love this album. Vince raps supreme, production dooooooope. And this song is the cream of the (bountiful) crop.

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Sunday, January 6, 2019

"H" by Impossible Nothing

Song: H
Artist: Impossible Nothing
Album: Phonemenomicon
Commentary: Now releasing a few albums per year, Impossible Nothing is productive. Every song is exactly 10:00 minutes long and every album has 26 songs. The album names also end in -omicon. Sample-based, interesting music.

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Saturday, January 5, 2019

"The Road Reversed" by Nathan Bowles

Song: The Road Reversed
Artist: Nathan Bowles
Album: Plainly Mistaken
Also try:  Robbie Basho, David Eugene Edwards, Sandy Bull
Commentary: Gotta love that banjo.

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