Chet Faker teams up with newbie Kilo Kish and their output is a sonic heavy-weight champion of seismic proportions. Chet’s cigarette-cured masculine bravado gets a side of Ms. Kish’s dreamy and evocative vocals which propels the track Melt into loftcries of harmonic ecstasy. Good. Very good. Peace. Continue reading “chet faker // melt feat. kilo kish”
majical cloudz // impersonator lp
Majical Cloudz did the best of things in 2013. They released the Impersonator LP. The man behind the music, songwriter Devon Welsh, reversed engineered songs from a pure emotional state, for our emotions forever remain the end result of our experiences. Bearing such a philosophy in mind the music production by Matthew Otto became more of a challenge. How to craft a sonic backdrop without falling into the muck of irrelevancy? Showcasing vocal sound over instrumentative preeminence. With Impersonator the music becomes the soft beating pulse of the heart and the lyrics are a body of work in salient motion. A balance of symbiotic magnitude, with the organically humanness of voice leading a human derivative by the hand.
After the jump check out Childhood’s End and Bugs Don’t Buzz. Peace. Continue reading “majical cloudz // impersonator lp”
sita | you’re nobody ’till somebody loves you | video
Sita delivers a spellbinding rendition of James Arthur’s classic You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You. Her approach and execution are sparse, yet nonetheless effectively breath taking. Listen as she twists and turns this song into coiled honey. Pulling it inside out sweetly and deftly with an angel’s voice. This one leaves your ears a bloody mess by songs end. I got vertigo on the first listen, so you’ve been warned.
Expect much more from the phenomenal Sita Yebga in 2014, and like always The Earology Dept. will keep you in the loop. Peace. Continue reading “sita | you’re nobody ’till somebody loves you | video”
esbern snare | when you wake | kickstarter campaign
Esbern Snare are a band. They’re a good band. Listen to their track When You Wake and you’ll know I speak true.
Currently, the band remains in constant negotiations with fate and you can help. The Virginia Beach-based band have spent the better part of the last year working on their debut album A Violent Peace. Let’s help them down the final stretch with a Kickstarter pledge. Peace. Continue reading “esbern snare | when you wake | kickstarter campaign”
star slinger // iv + teams vs. star slinger
Star Slinger not only reps Manchester, UK but he does his damndest to rep a groove regardless of its country of origin. And he doesn’t just fiddle faddle around. His is a labor of love, respect and appreciation for the material. Listen, as he breathes new life into both old and new school music across a plethora of genres whilst creating present day classics right before our very ears. No, its not magic. Just mad talent.
IV is his latest, as the Roman numerals indicate, it is four tracks representing Star Slinger in his element.
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Also, check out the Star Slinger vs. Teams vinyl release. This one is an all day sonic sucker seemingly without limitations (or loss of flava’). But what makes this one especial is how it was made. This is an online collaboration between producers Star Slinger (reppin’ the UK) and Teams (standing loud and proud for the US). This platter is not only a display of the-without-borders mentality, but in addition it showcases the synergy that is tapped into when phenomenal personalities team up and move the possibilities forever forward. Although the music is mined from samples spanning R&B and modern soul classics, it is reworked and revived into a matrix of hip-hop rhythms and the results are sunshiny eargasms galore. The end product is stultifying and mind-numbing. This is the ultimate homage to the oldies but goodies, and in no way diminishes what was, but instead it is a salute and the proverbial hats off. Peace. Continue reading “star slinger // iv + teams vs. star slinger”
kilo kish // k+
It is so true. Perhaps even truer than true. Kilo Kish has had a very spectacular year. By almost anyone’s estimation or finger in the wind, 2013 was a pivotable 365 days for this young mc/muse/model. Indeed Ms. Lakisha Robinson turned a lot of heads in her direction. Her brand of music manages to be a whole bunch of things at once. It is easy to hear the playful creativity in her music too. The songs sound more akin to intimate journal entries rather than tracks laid in a studio. As if the secret world of a private diary somehow managed to gather beats as clothes and walk the soundscape of our collective ears. If you haven’t already check out her Mixtape K+. But don’t let her coy coquettish delivery fool you, there is a bit of meat and potatoes on them musical bones. If anything her’s is a balanced mix of light-hearted levity and serious girl talk, and what is clears from tracks 1 through 10, is she is one of us. All the attention and the Elle, Vogue, etc. photo shoots haven’t gone to her head. Oh and her treatment of Jordan Knight’s (Give It 2 U) deserves a place on your slow jams mix. Peace. Continue reading “kilo kish // k+”
broken bells | after the disco | video | our sunday best
Broken Bells is Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) and James Mercer (The Shins.) Their forthcoming sophomore LP is After the Disco. Chances are you have never quite heard anything like it. It has an old school appeal ala 1970’s. And although it may reference the era of bell-bottoms and chain smoking it doesn’t sound staid or dated.
This is revamped art deco references and soft fizzy Pink Champagne afterglow. As on their debut self-titled release Broken Bells this one too breaks ground. The first single Holding On For Life is something that just works. It has all the mysterioso of clandestine and soulful heartache. There is a desperation which snakes like the voodoo beats of ancient drums, but it isn’t at all dour. This is spirited music and tantalizingly so.
The After The Disco LP drops February 4th, 2014 through Columbia Records. Peace. Continue reading “broken bells | after the disco | video | our sunday best”
dillion francis // without you + feat. totally enormous extinct dinosaurs + video
Mad Decent‘s Dillion Francis built this one to last, and with the help of Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs it’s a wrap. It’s All Over is is an instant classic that will never ever ever get old. It’s a fistful of tears and an empowering anthem all in one. So, dance it out to work it all out. Peace. Continue reading “dillion francis // without you + feat. totally enormous extinct dinosaurs + video”
py // swimming slow
Py trades in vocals, and it is with her most valuable asset you can count on time and time again to deliver the goods. Her voice seems as if it were fashioned from ice and imbued with the warmth of sunshine. It’s complex for sure, and oxymoron of sorts. But works it does. Listen to her new single, Swimming Slow. It amazes, as it spills seductively and enlivens even the most mundane moments of one’s day. Peace. Continue reading “py // swimming slow”
james vincent mcmorrow | red dust | video
James Vincent McMorrow breaks away from what was a nice comfy safe bet. But with talent such as his it isn’t much of a gamble at all. On his latest track Red Dust the Irishman threads his chilling voice through stalwart beats fueled by an earful of rhythm and blues. It is gorgeous to hear, almost gospel like. This is the lead single from his forthcoming release Post Tropical due out January 14, 2014 through Vagrant Records. I already pre-ordered mine, so what are you waiting for? Peace.
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