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NOSAJ THING

Caves

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NOSAJ THING

Caves

Elevated harmonics and swoop-bumpin subs from Nosaj Thing, aka Jason Chung.

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DAM FUNK

Black

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DAM FUNK

Black

Demented Linn workout sounding like Prince's 'Lady Cab Driver' on steroids. Sick!

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FLYING LOTUS

Heat Wave 2

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FLYING LOTUS

Heat Wave 2

Woofer-pulverising business from the inimitable Flying Lotus...

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MADLIB THE BEAT KONDUCTA

Ratrace

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MADLIB THE BEAT KONDUCTA

Ratrace

Madlib on a brilliantly minimal tip, featuring Murs.

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RAS G

Alkebulan

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RAS G

Alkebulan

Skittering percussion workout with a cosmic vibe indebted to Sun Ra.

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GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW

Cool World

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GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW

Cool World

Low slung choppy hiphop with nods to Jill Scott and Erykah.

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COMPUTER JAY

Epiphany

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COMPUTER JAY

Epiphany

New school synthfunk obliteration referencing the UK's Purple scene...

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MADLIB

Dil Cosby Interlude

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MADLIB

Dil Cosby Interlude

70 seconds of swoonsome bliss from Otis Jackson Jr.

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DAM FUNK

LAtrifying

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DAM FUNK

LAtrifying

'Recorded and sincerely funked without any loops or samples'. Word!

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FLYING LOTUS

Sao Paulo

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FLYING LOTUS

Sao Paulo

Another frayed masterclass, lifted off Flylo's debut album: 1983.

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MADLIB

Dirty Hop (The Shuffle)

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MADLIB

Dirty Hop (The Shuffle)

Stretched synths and slick edits, Dilla style.

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MIKE BOO

Wearing Signals Away

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MIKE BOO

Wearing Signals Away

Lifted of the criminally overlooked "Dunhill Drone Committee" album from inventive turntablist Mike Boo.

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Matthew David

Tonalism Empowerment

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Matthew David

Tonalism Empowerment

Beautiful soundscapes built from lo-fi recordings, warped samples and shortwave transmissions...

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ADVENTURE TIME

Sent from Sandy Shores (witih Saul Williams & Sacajawea)

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ADVENTURE TIME

Sent from Sandy Shores (witih Saul Williams & Sacajawea)

Dreamy narrative experiments with a heavy, brilliantly tweaked low-end thud.

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This time on 14tracks:

“14 tracks uncovering the squashed funk of L.A.”

L.A.'s thriving underground scene has in the last 18 months gone stratospheric, spearheaded by a mouth-watering alignment of producers who have between them cemented the city's reputation as a centre for advanced beat experiments and new school variations. Guided by Madlib's now decade-long crate digging adventures and tireless search for innovation, a number of super-talented disciples have emerged in recent years with a clearly defined musical agenda. The new sound of L.A. somehow manages to join the dots between foundational jazz/funk/hip-hop with the low-end developments taking place across the pond in the UK's thriving bass music scene. Flying Lotus, the great-nephew of Alice Coltrane, is perhaps best known among this new generation of producers, having turned heads ever since his debut album for the Plug Research label dropped back in 2006, further opening up the sound via the Brainfeeder imprint he set up last year. Dam Funk, in turn, has resurrected classic Prince style productions for a series of releases constructed out of super distinctive Linn drum machine sessions, providing a natural gateway to the UK's own Purple scene but with a much more purist agenda. Daddy Kev has been another key character, pushing boundaries via his excellent Alpha Pup imprint and, more recently, setting up an umbrella distribution network for some of the city's most exciting young labels and producers. It's a mark of just how thriving L.A.'s beat movement is that we haven't even had room to fit in a number of key producers such as The Gaslamp Killer and Carlos Nino, notable omissions from this blistering, blunted session.

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On 29 Jul 08:00 Frank again said:

“Adventure Time and Boo - Nice!”

Hey guys

As soon as I saw you including Adventure Time I said to myself "they've done it again". I thought I was the only one who knew about these guys. Their whole set is brilliant, but just a wee correction: is that music really "squashed funk"? I hear more a quirky, fun-loving, yet adventurous world-and-jazz plunderphonics kind of thing going on, not much funk, whether squashed or not. And then there's the Mike Boo: another first rate selection. The cover art shows smoke, and that's what the music conveys - a deep, languid, sultry smoke. Anyways, keep up the great work.

On 29 Jul 08:39 adrian gold said:

“"The Funk"”

I think it's meant more as in, "the funk", rather than Funk Music, if u see what i mean. Those Dam Funk tracks are amazing!

On 29 Jul 14:23 jonathan cole said:

“Dam Funk”

so Prince!! wickid, love this whole selection, bigups!

On 31 Jul 15:21 Tristan Kneschke said:
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“the best”

Still the best. music. site. ever.

On 03 Aug 17:04 Matt said:

“Not my cup of tea”

it seems to me that the songs in this collection fall into one of three categories:

1. Head nodding, post-Prince jams of quality.
2. Tracks with sub-par lyrical content.
3. Self indulgent experiments into poor production techniques.

I respect 14 Tracks for bring out this collection, but the music in the genre itself doesn't deserve the 14 Track treatment.

No offence.

On 05 Aug 23:09 krlzz said:

flylo did that in 1983?!!!! are you kidding me!? rad selection.

On 05 Aug 23:11 krlz said:

haha OHHHHH boy. 2007. thought that didn't add up.

On 11 Aug 16:42 Stu (Give Up Art) said:
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“By strange coincidence...”

...if you're liking these tunes then you might like to check out a recent project on my website. A collaboration with photographer Shaun Bloodworth — we just got back from LA where we photographed a load of the above producers (Dam Funk, FlyLo, Ras G, Samiyam etc.) — in our 'L.A. Dope' project sections.
Cheers!

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