Feb 25, 2023 | 2023, Mixes, Sound & Vision, Toons |
Greg (played by Nicholas Braun in Succession) is suing Greenpeace, so I thought I’d run a fundraiser for him. I’ve assumed he likes a mix of 90s hip hop and instrumental hip hop, so here it is! If you like Rakim, Guru (Gang Starr), The Beastie Boys, Gift...
Jan 14, 2023 | 2022, Mixes, Sound & Vision, Toons |
Prefuse 73 mix alert! How did it take so long to get round to this one?! I love Prefuse 73, but have to admit, I do think some of the albums could be edited a little, and some of the guest rappers… lets just say they’re not my cup of Hennessy. But the...
Dec 17, 2022 | 2022, Mixes, Sound & Vision, Toons |
Listen to Interstellar Dance Machine byAble Baker Charlie on hearthis.at Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) gets a bad rep because it sounds pretentious and twatty. From memory, the term comes from an early Warp records compilation (Artificial Intelligence) being reviewed...
Dec 7, 2022 | 2022, Mixes, Sound & Vision, Toons |
Listen to Intergalactic Disco Music byAble Baker Charlie on hearthis.at Another day, another (banging) IDM mix. This is actually the second of a pair of mixes, with this one being a little wilder around the edges – think glitchy beats, etc. IDM is music for...
Nov 11, 2022 | 2022, Mixes, Sound & Vision, Toons |
Listen to Music For Howie B-B-Babies byGeecologist on hearthis.at Part 2 of the Howie B hagiography… Part 1 is here. I don’t know what it is about albums from folks who are primarily producers, but goddamn they’re good. And that’s not a genre...
Nov 4, 2022 | 2022, Mixes, Sound & Vision, Toons |
Since bagging a copy of Music For Babies back in the 1990s, I’ve been a big fan of Howie B’s exploits. Hot on the heels of that abstract wonder, came Turn The Dark Off, a simpler instrumental hip hop record, but still with tons going on and some...