Biking to school this morning, I noticed the perfect autumn weather. The sun gives off a great feeling of warmth to the otherwise brisk weather. Perfect for some classic beats from my favorite hip-hop producer, J Dilla. Here's a track that I really love; the beat is just perfect, as always, the hook really shines at the latter half of this song, and Common remains always on point. Definitely one for the headphones, kids.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
LISTEN: J Dilla - So Far to Go (feat. Common and D'angelo)
Biking to school this morning, I noticed the perfect autumn weather. The sun gives off a great feeling of warmth to the otherwise brisk weather. Perfect for some classic beats from my favorite hip-hop producer, J Dilla. Here's a track that I really love; the beat is just perfect, as always, the hook really shines at the latter half of this song, and Common remains always on point. Definitely one for the headphones, kids.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Dirty Projectors @ Opera House, September 16th 2010
Last Wednesday, on a whim, my girlfriend and I decided to muster up $30 to go see the band that released what TIME Magazine called the 2nd best album of 2009. Surely an indie act that received that kind of praise would put on, at the very least, a decent concert.
And man, did they deliver.
Their latest EP with Icelandic singer Björk recently made waves on the music blogosphere, and for good reason; Dirty Projectors' frontman and creative force Dave Longstreth provides a terrific jarble of noise, off-beat time signatures, and quirky melodic guitar tones that perfectly complement the avant-garde direction of song Björk is notorious for. Definitely one to check out if you're familiar with either act's musical style.
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