Sludge Factorie is a new project from veteran Chicago abstract rapper V8 and producer Morbidly-O-Beats. I guess this would be classed as an EP clocking in at just under 20 minutes. It is described on their bandcamp page as ghettotechRead more…
Spotify
Last week I was sent an invite to try Spotify. Spotify is a streaming music service that was started by a Swedish company in 2008. The service has just launched in Canada and is currently limited access until it’s’ officialRead more…
Anderson Paak – Cover Art
Anderson Paak is a singer, producer and sometimes rapper based out of LA. The first time I heard of him was via some recent posts on Instagram and Twitter from other LA rappers Parker , Nocando and Verbs. After aRead more…
Jason Feathers – De Oro
Jason Feathers is a bit of a surprise album. When Astronautalis announced that he was working with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon I was expecting some sort of indie rock type sound. With the first press release of this album itRead more…
Hilltop Hoods – Walking Under Stars
If you ask an Australian to name an Aussie hip hop group they will probably say Hilltop Hoods. Formed in Adelaide 20 years ago Hilltop Hoods are one of the first Australian hip hop acts that defined their own soundRead more…
Message From A Black Man
Originally recorded by The Temptations for their 1969 album Puzzle People, Message From a Black Man is a song that has been covered and sampled many times since it’s original release. I recently heard the version by Don Julian andRead more…
John Garcia – John Garcia
Former Kyuss front man John Garcia recently released his first solo album. This self titled solo album has been a long time coming. Garcia who is most famous for his work with Kyuss has worked with a number of stonerRead more…
Divorcee – Divorcee
Divorcee is a new project from Yoni Wolf (production) and his ex-girlfriend Anna Stewart (vocals). I have given it a quick listen and it sounds a lot like Yoni’s main project Why?. If you listen to the Wandering Wolf podcastRead more…
Tales From the Bargain Bin: De La Soul – Saturdays
Over the weekend I did a surprising amount crate digging. I had a little break from the city and spent a couple of days checking out some small towns in south western Ontario. I had no intention of looking forRead more…
Bibio – Green
If you’ve been checking my posts on Plastic and Wax you’d be forgiven for thinking I only listen to hip hop. Another favorite sound of mine I going to describe as downtempo electronic folk. I listen to quite a fewRead more…