Golf Wang

http://www.youtube.com/v/E-V_IEohTIw?fs=1&hl=en_US

Above: “Bastard” and “French” performed live at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood

I have a confession: I have a man crush on OFWGKTA’s Tyler, the Creator. I follow him @fucktyler on Twitter, I’ve spun Bastard countless times, and I have a playlist on my iPod filled with every single Odd Future release. Tyler explains the appeal well in “Seven,” the second cut off of Bastard: “Because I’m 17, compose my own beats, lyrically I’m dope enough to ass fuck the guy who made nicotine.” Or maybe the allure is in those lethargic beats of which Tyler speaks, listlessly stumbling forward like the Wicked Witch of the East on barbiturates and giving Disaro‘s best a run for their gravewave money.

And if it’s not the high-quality material this crew is producing at such a young age, it’s Tyler, the Creator’s perfectly gravelly voice. Pause. But really, the first time I heard him rap, I was sure that there was some kind of pitch shift or filter on his voice. It’s got the gnarl of street veteran whose vocal chords have seen a bit too much smoke in their day—not a high schooler. In fact, I’d go as far as to proclaim Tyler, the Creator the joint recipient of the Best Rapper Voice award along with CyHi da Prynce (exhibit a: “she found out about April so she chose to Maaarch”; exhibit b: “my name ring beeellz”; exhibit c: “thugs think I’m a Blood ’cause I won’t take this red suit oooff”).

I’m sure that my love for all things OFWGKTA will yield a much longer piece in the future, but I’m trying to direct all my creative juices into this Kanye piece I’m working on (HYPE!), so I’ll quit now before I dig myself deeper into a hole with all these questionable remarks about how much I love some dudes’ voices. Now, get the hell on the East Coast’s Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All bandwagon. I’m the driver.

Tyler, the Creator: Sandwitches (ft. Hodgy Beats)

MellowHype: Chordaroy (ft. Earl Sweatshirt and Wolf Haley)

Earl Sweatshirt: Luper

Domo Genesis: Super Market (ft. Ace Creator)

Taylor Gang or teabag a bear trap

Ricky Rozay: Former correctional officer

New Rick Ross song featuring Wiz Khalifa just released via Twitter. Guess what they’re is rapping about? Morality and the importance of the War on Drugs. Just joshin’.

Rick Ross ft. Wiz Khalifa: “Retrosuperfuture”

New Deadmau5

Still waiting on that Strobe killer…

Deadmau5 – Limit Break by fuckmylife

http://www.youtube.com/v/4CgT4N0zU1M?fs=1&hl=en_US

B-A-N-A-N-A-Z

For normal people, Christmas is about family and giving thanks and presents and food and all that lovey-dovey bullshit. For me, Christmas 2010 is about one thing and one thing only: The Fall. On Saturday, Damon Albarn and the Gorillaz will be releasing their so-called “iPad album” on their website. (It’s only available to stream for non-fan club members, but fuck knows it will be all over the Interwebz minutes after it’s put up.) Comprised exclusively of songs written and recorded during the Gorillaz American tour, The Fall is a separate entity entirely from Plastic Beach; however, the LP is sure to have ample noodlings of Albarn on synthesizers, a direction hinted on Demon Days cuts like “Dare,” developed further throughout PB, and continued on “Doncamatic (All Played Out),” the only track we’ve heard since Plastic Beach‘s release this past March.

It’s this “Doncamatic” track that’s likely to offer the most accurate hints in terms of what kinds of sounds will be populating The Fall. Although the original version of “Doncamatic” is stellar in its own right, the Joker remix found on the single release puts a purple spin on the tune. Let this one hold you over until Christmas morning, kiddies.

Gorillaz: “Doncamatic (Joker Remix)”

Swag

The posse that brought you 2010 standouts Bastard (Tyler, the Creator) and EARL (Earl Sweatshirt) dropped this Christmas-themed gem today on the OFWGKTA website. The beat is languid and lurching, as is typical of Tyler, the Creator’s production, and Earl Sweatshirt returns from the abyss (boarding school?). What better Christmas present than Golf Wang’s weirdo drugged-out raps and an Earl sighting?

For the record, in a totally non-elitist way, I’d like to remark that it amazes me how few people still don’t know about these guys. They’re making some of the freshest hip hop I’ve heard in a long time. Don’t sleep!

Earl Sweatshirt, Hodgy Beats, and Tyler, the Creator: Fuck this Christmas

Return to the airwaves

Video unrelated.

For all of our loyal listeners, the wait is almost over. MuzjiksFM live from WALT studios in Davidson, NC, will be back on air beginning in January, so start carving out an hour of your life every Thursday at 10 PM so that you can spend it with us. And, as always, we will be offering a podcast and, this go around, Soundcloud uploads of every episode for your continued pleasure. As the date grows closer, check back here for the streaming link and more information. Until then, we suggest you subscribe to our podcast (click that big purple icon on the right sidebar) right now and enjoy your time here on the blog.

Oh, and here’s some dubstep, foo’…

Desto: Cold VIP

Slugs that go bump in the Night

I’m admittedly pretty disillusioned right now after having experienced and been disappointed by my first live dubstep gig this past weekend in Atlanta (more on that later), but as long as there’s labels like Night Slugs around, there’s still hope for the movement—no matter how many raving, MDMA-maddened bros there are to dilute the solution. With a roster consisting of Jam City, Girl Unit, Egyptrixx, Velour, and Kingdom among others, NS has been unbelievably consistent in releasing one quality record after another. And did I mention that NS released a roster-spanning compilation at the end of last month? With head-spinning tunes from track one to track thirteen, the compilation could’ve very well been a five-year retrospective, but Night Slugs have only been at it for one year. Along with the Hyperdub, DMZ, and Circus, it’s no stretch to categorize NS up there with the trailblazers of the genre—if not sprinting ahead of them tauntingly with its innovative mix of dub, electro, glitch, IDM, and UK garage.

Perhaps this is the label’s biggest compliment, however: if you played me twenty dubstep tracks and asked me to pick out the Night Slugs releases, I probably could do it. Not because my ear is stellar or because I’m all-knowing or anything like that, but rather because there’s a certain sheen to everything NS puts out. From the Day-Glo color palette employed in the album art to the meticulous mastering that ensures precise kicks and delightful sound separation, Night Slugs makes it perfectly clear that they mean business and aren’t going anywhere any time soon.

Endgame + Velour + Girl Unit + Kingdom=

http://nightslugs.net/

Twitter Live Report: Dub the Halls

A break from grind gives the both of us time to reimmerse ourselves in the blogosphere. Within the hour, I will make the arduous journey down to Atlanta for The Masquerade‘s Dub the Halls show, braving the snow and sleet for this meeting of the dub gods on our side of the pond. Throughout the gig, I will be tweeting pictures and updates @muzjikssteven.

Blue Foundation: Eyes on Fire (Zeds Dead Remix)

J. Rabbit: Ninja Gaiden

Nero: Innocence

SWiNE

All I Want for Christmas is Filth

All I Want for Christmas is Filth by derphead