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KEXP Playlist
"Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme" by Edan sampled T La Rock and Jazzy Jay's "It's Yours".
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Edan Portnoy, better known mononymously as Edan, is a musician from Rockville, Maryland. He is nicknamed the "Humble Magnificent.": www.allmusic.com
"Thunder, Lightning, Strike" was the debut album of Brighton six-piece The Go! Team, known for mixing indie rock with classical instrumentation, hip-hop beats, and children's vocals reminiscent of The Who. thegoteam.co.uk
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There are lots of samples in this song, including Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood's 1972 "Down from Dover," Archie Bell & The Drells' "Tighten Up," and The Supremes' "Come See About Me.": www.whosampled.com
Out to Amber in Seattle
The video is a classic: www.youtube.com
If you're in Seattle THIS Saturday!! Don't miss Vitamin D's 50th Birthday at Chop Suey! Featuring: Birthday Roast and live performances with guest DJs • Hosted by Sweeng One!
The multi-talented, producer/mc Vitamin D and singer/songwriter Jules Esquire are ToXic MaX-Q-Linity.
Vitamin D has been integral in shaping the music community in the Northwest and beyond. In a 2005 article in The Stranger, Larry Mizell, Jr. wrote, “If one man was to represent Seattle in a worldwide hip hop Olympics, I can think of no better personage than producer/MC/DJ Derrick "Vitamin D" Brown.” He’s been called “the architect”, “the godfather”, and “the foundation”. He has influenced generations of musicians with his tireless commitment to his craft and his own work continues to innovate and subtly guide new disciples into brave sonic territory. Vita’s career in hip hop spans decades and he remains an active, respected participant in the music industry. He’s composed, produced, engineered and/or mixed countless classics, rocked innumerable mics, and when asked his thoughts on finessing an untold number of turntables, he once said, “I’ve given a lot of people the best night of their lives.”
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Born on this day in 1972 Large Professor!
Large Professor produced "It Ain't Hard to Tell" and two of the other songs on Nas' 'Illmatic' album.
Born on this day is 1966, DJ Premier of Gang Starr
In this YouTube video, DJ Premier breaks down Gang Starr's "B.I. Vs. Friendship" ft. M.O.P. for "Beat Break: #MomentOfTruth Edition": www.youtube.com
Released on this day 1971!
With its massive inspiration reaching from the quintessential rap of De La Soul and The Beatnuts to like-minded and eclectic singer-songwriters, Histoire De Melody Nelson has endured the test of to time, continuing to entrance both new listeners and Gainsbourg aficionados alike.
lightintheattic.net
Haruomi Hosono is the legendary artist best known for his tenure in the seminal band Yellow Magic Orchestra.
haruomihosono.bandcamp.com
On “Noid,” Tumor’s lyrics grapple with police brutality, especially the effect it has on people who may not have been targeted directly, but watch their communities suffer from it daily. The Andreas Browning-directed clip captures Tumor as he walks through the streets of Los Angeles, cutting to shots of surveillance cameras, cop cars and, most harrowing, a sequence in which Tumor struggles against two heavily-armed and -armored cops.
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yves-tumor.bandcamp.com
Out to Tammy
"The Veldt: pioneering black shoegazers": www.theguardian.com
Madrid band Hinds cover of the The Clash's "Spanish Bombs"
Of the track they said, “The Clash were my mom’s forever favorite band… so it is always beautiful to connect generations through music. As Spaniards, we don’t usually get shout-outs in songs, like New York or London, so the Clash writing a song about our civil war made us feel honored."
KEXP was one of the first supporters of this mysterious British UK group. saultglobal.bandcamp.com
Here's a look back at their 2022 album 'Untitled (God)', which was one of our favorite releases from that year:
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Out to Liz
Oakland group mashing up influences from the worlds of funk, punk, hip hop, and soul. Comprised of Boots Riley. Silk-E, B'nai Rebelfront, Hassan Hurd, J.J. Jungle and L.J. Holoman
By request: Out to George in Eugene
Ashes to Ashes is about Mike Patton making his way to a meeting with the rest of the band, where he plans to tell his bandmates that he's finally had enough, and is calling it quits.
genius.com
Enjoy is the project of Orange County's Wyatt Shears also known for his work with The Garden
Playing SF April 16th at August Hall and Seattle on April 19th at The Crocodile
Enigmatic British artist Dean Blunt teams up with Danish musician and former Iceage frontman Elias Rønnenfelt for this stellar 7-track foray into moody, melancholic, catchy indie rock with Elias’ impassioned delivery sounding great over murky, gritty, absorbing guitar-heavy backdrops co-produced by Dean Blunt and Vegyn.
This is a remix of a song from the second album from London-based electronic pop artist TATYANA. tatyana.bandcamp.com
New single from this French group founded by Charles de Boisseguin in 2012. l-imperatrice.cool