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Solillaquists of Sound
As If We Existed
September 26, 2006Just when you thought everything has been done, As If We Existed offers a totally fresh and unique take on Hip Hop. Virtuosic glitchy beats that can still make your head nod; soaring, jazzy vocals, and thought-provoking raps, make this the soulful surprise of the season.
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Various Artists: ROGUE'S GALLERY
Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys
August 22, 2006So first of all a sea chantey (often spelled shanty) is a work song that was sung on the ol' ships in the day. Rhythmically they matched the activity speed of these men hauling on lines. Many of them are really filthy. Many are very beautiful. They aren't really sung …
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Greg Graffin
Cold As The Clay
August 15, 2006In many ways Cold As The Clay is a highly unconventional record. First of all it combines traditional American old-time music with original rock compositions. Secondly it's offered up by Greg Graffin, an artist best known for his work with Bad Religion as one of the most successful and prolific …
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Michael Franti and Spearhead
I Know I'm Not Alone
July 25, 2006In 2004, Michael Franti decided to 'walk his talk' and traveled to the war zones of Iraq, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This wasn't a USO green zone sponsored visit - Franti traveled to the core of the red-zoned, war torn neighborhoods in the Middle East with his guitar, …
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Pete Philly & Perquisite
Mindstate
May 9, 2006Mindstate takes you on a journey where hip-hop, jazz and soul gently collide and collaborate in a breathtaking way. This album crosses boarders by ranging from 60's psychedelica to even classical music. While producer Perquisite drops his groovy beats on the one hand and on the other is playing the …
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Jolie Holland
Springtime Can Kill You
May 9, 2006Jolie Holland's second studio album, Springtime Can Kill You is a 12 track song-cycle - a crossroads where haunting meets joyful - a voice from the heavens singing stories of the underworld. Holland's songs rise and fall like heavy eyelids and convey the peace of that place between asleep and …
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The Coup
Pick A Bigger Weapon
April 25, 2006The opening lines of The Coup's new album, Pick A Bigger Weapon, speak of contradiction. It is from between one of modern life's central juxtapositions -- the primary forces of sensual, emotional love and brutal economic reality -- “bullets and love” -- that The Coup's frontman/auteur Boots Riley draws …
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Bettye LaVette
I've Got My Own Hell To Raise
September 27, 2005After four decades toiling in the record business with little more than a fervent cult following to show for it, Bettye LaVette can seem like soul music's equivalent of Roy Hobbs, protagonist of the bittersweet baseball fable The Natural. Whether this riveting collection of ten covers by an eclectic range …
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Blackalicious
The Craft
September 27, 2005With their third full-length release, Blackalicious has produced a record of such sonic depth and lyrical ambition that it can proudly stand alongside the work of Bay Area funk fathers Sly Stone and Shuggie Otid, or hip-hop classics like Outkasts's Aquemin and The Roots' Things Fall Apart.
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Tim Fite
Gone Ain't Gone
September 13, 2005If you long for the days of when Beck Hansen was a nobody, armed with only his quirkiness and a sampler, then the debut album by Tim Fite, 'Gone Ain't Gone,' is definitely recommended. Fewer and fewer rock artists of the early 21st century are following in the footsteps of …
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Daniel Lanois
Belladonna
July 12, 2005When Brian Eno recorded his landmark ambient releases of the 1980's and '90's, he transformed our perception of space, music, and performance. His collaborator on those albums, and on his subsequent ground-breaking production work with U2, was Daniel Lanois. Lanois took the techniques he developed with Eno and went on …
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Xavier Rudd
Food In The Belly
May 24, 2005Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd is a one of a kind artist with a clear vision, personality, and an independent attitude. An established artist in his native Australia and his second home, Canada, Rudd's debut for Anti, Food in the Belly is his 6th record. His extensive travels …
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