The songs below are in a definite time warp – we’re just not sure where from but according to “The Cavalier of Fun” (Ricco Vitali) himself, their destination is 1980. “Imagine a one man space odyssey to discover new worlds, new beats, new sounds… Cruising through galaxies of retro synths spinning out huge solos, arpeggios [...]
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12:57 pm on 25/08/2010 Permalink
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King Fantastic is a So. Cali rapper who is bent on interpolating his libretto into some mean electro synths. I have to admit – the sound is fresh. Have a listen and hit up his website to learn more about him, and to grab a free download of his many remixes as well as a copy of his new album, Finger Snaps and Gun Claps, also free.
Super savvy LA hip hop artist Ivan Ives is the first I’ve seen officially go off-record and fully adapt to the new way music is distributed over the internet. Rather than spending a year on putting together a full album and forcing consumers to spend upwards of $10, Ivan Ives has taken a 1960′s approach to distribution. Every month his fans get the opportunity to pick up his newest track for less than $1 on iTunes and Amazon. It’s a great way to consistently engage his fans and get them excited for every 30th day of the year with minimal financial risk involved. Ivan Ives has dubbed this his First of the Month project and plans to release it as a full album at the end of this year, but of course he won’t stop you from just picking up your favorite tracks along the way, in fact he encourages it, “For a long time musicians were able to package two great songs with ten bad ones, call it an album, and make you buy it for $15 at Tower Records. Today, digital distribution is challenging artists to combat music stealing on the internet by producing a higher percentage of great songs on an album, the type of music they don’t mind paying for…” – Ivan Ives
Here are two of Ivan Ives’ latest tracks, the first of which is called, “Back” debuted back on July 1st and premiering ahead of schedule is August’s First of the Month, “You” ft Christina Castellan.
Nothing amazing here. Maino, a popular Bronx rapper calls himself a “game changer” but really he sounds less game changing than the latest Weezy, Em, Jay or 2pac remix. I mostly find this song entertaining for it’s lyrical mockery of Tiger Wood’s lack of judgement with his wood.
No Ceilings delivers in true F Baby form – spastic lyrics on synthetic beats. It’s all good stuff until Weezy tried mixing his raspy voice over Jay’s heavier pop beats and gets run down by “Run this town”, Gaga’s “Pokerface” and BEP’s “I’ve got a feeling”. But there is little to gripe when it comes to Lil Weezy; he is one the of few artists who produces so many songs that you really can’t get down on him for any number of miscues, it’s bound to happen…
My top 5 tracks from Lil Wayne’s – No Ceilings mixtape.
What can you say about LMFAO? That they are a brightly lit duo from So Cal that roll with the hipster party kids. They produce club banger music that is a slick combination of sound from the techno, rap, hip hop and electronic genres. Their latest LP, Party Rock (well titled), is full of techno beats and booty blaster lyrics, reminiscent of Quad City DJ’s and 69 Boyz from the 90′s. You could probably say that LMFAO is achieving what QCD and the 69 Boyz had always wanted but lacked the software and computer equipment to pull off.
From Amanda Blank’s latest album I Love You come two tracks worth listening to, “DJ” and “Leaving You Behind” ft. Lykke. “DJ” shows off a catchy techno groove and less expletive lyrics, a relief on this album. “Leaving You Behind” sounds like a track from the last Lady Gaga album. While Blank continues to describe herself as an up and coming Philly rapper I couldn’t help but think that she’d be better as a feature artist, singing hooks for the likes of Lil Wayne and Kanye West.
I’ve only listened to The Blueprint 3 (street release date of Sept. 11 2009) once so don’t over concern yourself with the following statements.
While very reflective and lyrically transitional from other Jay-Z albums, The Blueprint 3, still falls short of my expectations. Normally I wouldn’t post music that I wasn’t in love with, but as a long time fan I felt obligated. Other reviews I’ve read have praised this album over several detailed paragraphs; I however, found this composition to be amongst the least inspirational that I’ve bought in 2009. While those who spend the bulk of their time listening to the Top 40 Chart might find a new “game changing” sound (Indie fans will likely shrug their shoulders at Jay’s latest). Which is to no surprise, Jay clearly went out of his way to gather some hot Indie artists to feature in this album; Empire of the Sun is featured in “What We Talkin’ About” which works okay but like most of this albums duets it fails to realize the potential of the combo act. Without further ado…
Jonathan Nichols 11:10 pm on 06/03/2010 Permalink |
cause… i’m tiggaaa woooodddsss cause i’m tiggggaaa wooooddddss
Isabel Lee 9:54 am on 04/07/2010 Permalink |
Tiger Woods is a very good golfer but his reputation as a cheating husband made him a bad character.*~”