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Sorry its been a while since i posted weekly recommendations..moved into a new place and just havent found the time. Heres somethin to hold you over till Tues:

Click ^ for a pretty sweet 1 hour mix-track from Thes One of People Under the Stairs ..and dont forget to cop Fun DMC on the 30th.

Click ^ to download the album sampler. Foreign Exchange’s (Phonte & Nicolay) 2nd LP, Leave It All Behind drops on October 7th as a digital download (w/ instrumentals) hard copy on October 14th.
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Now i know there are probably a lotta Doom haters these days after all the Doom-poster shit hes been pullin..but you cant deny his talent..and its not like we pay for his cds anyways ;] I’ll have the album up as soon as it leaks so check back around October 21st.

New Clutchy Hopkins material drops October 21st in a collaboration with Shawn Lee called Clutch Of The Tiger. ” It’s dusty and mysterious junkyard jazz that’s powered by sly beats and other-worldly funk.” -Ubiquity Records
Click tracks below to hear audio snippets:
Criminally slept on, People Under The Stairs continue to produce quality music album after album. Above is a video of Thes One breaking down his creative process on the MPC, then a video of Thes and Double K clowning around in their home studio.
This week’s:
People Under The Stairs - The Om Years [Disc1, Disc2]
DISC 1 (Best of The Om Years):
DISC 2 (B-Sides & Rarities):
Karl Hector & The Malcouns - Sahara Swing
Phonte (Little Brother) - The Phon-Tigga
VA - 7Heads R Better Than 1 Vol. 1: No Edge-Ups In South Africa
Clutchy Hopkins & Misled Children - People’s Market
The Budos Band - The Budos Band
Podcast:
Heliocentrics have a new single on Now-Again Records coming in the Fall. Gaslamp Killer is from SD, works in LA and has a record coming out on Money Studies at the end of the year.

If youre in the L.A. area September 6th check out Blu & Mainframe perform as Johnson & Jonson to celebrate the release of their self-titled album, which drops the 23rd on Tres Records. Guest appearances from Gaslamp Killer, Exile, Gonja Sufi and Co$$. Don’t miss this shit!
Doors Open at 9:30
21 & OVER
Ladies get in free before 11.
Dudes $5 before 10:30, $10 after.
Here’s Johnson & Johson’s video - “Bout it Bout it”
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Do not sleep.. on Broken Social Scene!
price : $25.00 - $40.00
date : Fri, August 22
door : 7:00pm
show: 8:00pm
genre: Indie Rock
age : 21+ w/id
House of Blues San Diego » Tickets
1055 Fifth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
619.299.BLUE (2583)

MAIN STAGE:
4:30 - Grand Ole Party
6:00 - Saul Williams
7:30 - Kinky
9:00 - The Black Keys
10:30 - Common
LOCAL STAGE :
3:15 - The Burning of Rome
4:00 - Lady Dottie & The Diamonds
5:30 - Buddy Akai
7:00 - The Silent Comedy
8:30 - Shark Attack

MSTRKRFT remixes Green Light by John Legend and Andre 3000 (Outkast). Green Light will be on Legend’s upcoming album Evolve, to be released in October.

This Thursday (August 21) Bloc Party will digitally release Intimacy, their unexpectedly imminent third full-length LP. The physical release, featuring different tracks from the digital, will drop October 28 through Atlantic.
Although its been a while since I gave them a listen..I’m looking forward to hearing their progression.
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[Download]
Recommendations:
Yeshua Da Poed - Into Fresh Things [Link 2]
Lykke Li - Youth Novels [PW: matisse]
The Budos Band - The Budos Band II
RA Scion (Common Market) - Live & Learn [Link 2]
Moka Only and Atsushi Numata - Moka Only Vs Numata
Article of the Week:
The Genius of Miles Davis: Explained
by Ransom Riggs

Recommendations:
Isaac Hayes - Shaft [12”]
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Jazz Liberatorz - Take a Time [12”]
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Jazz Liberatorz (feat. Aloe Blacc) - What’s Real [12”]
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Jazz Liberatorz ft Wildchild - After Party [12”]
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Jazz Liberatorz - Backpackers [12”]
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Cyne - Movements [12”]
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Cyne - Growing EP [12”]
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Cyne - Running Water EP [12”]
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Blu - Lifted EP [12”]
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Dilla, Ghost, Doom - Sniperlite
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People Under The Stairs - American Men Vol. 1
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This week’s:
Murs & 9th Wonder - Sweet Lord
More Murs - Murs Is Da Man [Bootleg]
*just found this shit
Nicolay - City Lights Volume 1.5
Jazz Liberatorz - Cool Down bw Ease My Mind
Nujabes - Ristorante Nujabes Mixtape
SIDE A
SIDE B
People Under The Stairs - Fun DMC
LA b-boys People Under the Stairs are set to release their 6th album, Fun DMC, hits stores September 30th via Gold Dust Records. Of course you can always check back here a few weeks before ;]
“We have signed to a new upstart label, Gold Dust Media Intl., who have been very supportive of our creative outing, it’s a no questions asked full artistic control situation and we are loving it. Mike and I are in the studio monday through thursday (when we’re not out on the road) pumpin’ out what we feel like is some of the best yet - With everyone around going off in different creative directions we decided to return to the hardcore fun body rockin’ showstoppin’ boom bap that we need. There is a def. void and we are making the joints to fill it. And we feel it. We know you will too” - Thes One
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^ mini collaboration video with music from Pretty Dark Things.
The New Cyne Album is here and it is SOLID. Available only as a digital download since monday, the physical CD/Vinyl copies go onsale October 7th. Enjoy.

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Hopefully i can get back in the habit of posting these every Tuesday..
Recommendations:
Free Moral Agents - Everybody’s Favorite Weapon
Jazz Liberatorz - Music Makes The World Go Round
One Day As A Lion - One Day As A Lion EP![]()
Instrumentals LP here
Opio - Vulture’s Wisdom Vol. 1
Okayplayer Article:
Spike Lee Receives AFI Honor
By: Jeff Harvey
Radiohead’s House of Cards music video filmed with lasers instead of camera and light.
Youll find a better version + the making of.. here
Recommendations:
Thom Yorke - The Eraser: Remixes
Asheru and Blue Black - Soon Come…
Cyne - Cyne (Collection 1999-2003)
Makeshift - The Hella Heavy EP
Wax Poetics:
Survival: A Talk With Del
By: David Ma

If you’re in the area this Saturday come out to the Hella Heavy release house party and see some SERIOUS talent. Check out Makeshift’s space to hear what hes all about ..and if you dig his sound pick up the EP @ Access.
Did i mention there will be kegs?
[Update]
If you have nothin better to do that morning, come dig in them crates with me.

Soo Im finally back from my trip to NY ..and I know im a little behind on updates but hopefully these make up for it.
Recommendations:
Beck - Modern Guilt [PW:www.direct-rs-links.com]![]()
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Sigur Ros - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust[PW: radiobutt.blogspot.com]![]()
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Immortal Technique - The 3rd World![]()
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Vast Aire - Dueces Wild
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Cyne - Evolution Flight
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Jazz Liberatorz - Force Be With You
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Wax Poetics:
So Much Soul
By: Harry Weinger