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I love how Avatar Young Blaze (ahem, make that Avatar Darko) describes his particular brand of vodka as “emo grunge trap.” Yup, that about sums it up. Soviet Goonion is his latest and it dropped today via DatPiff.
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NEW MUSIC: 5 Good Reasons – Sam Lachow & Raz Simone
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Here’s something worthwhile: Sam Lachow (NYC by way of SEA) and Raz (one of the Town’s finest new voices) collaborate for 5 Good Reasons, a pentagonal collection of wide-ranging party- and street-life numbers. Sam is a legitimate musical force to be reckoned with and Raz is worthy of all local hype bestowed thus far. Together they’ve crafted a remarkably thoughtful EP that I would count among the region’s best this year. Get it for free here.
UPDATE (1:15 pm PST, 9.24.12): The duo just dropped the latest video from the EP. “Coyotes” was directed by Sam Lachow, Raz and Avi Loud. Peep game below.
NEW MUSIC: “NASA” – Thaddeus David (prod. by DJ Semaj & 1stborn)
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Thaddeus David says YOLO in the face of fear. “NASA,” while creative, just doesn’t have the same ring, though (try yelling it in the club this Saturday and see what happens). Watch for the rapper’s Trapital Trill, coming next month.
NEW MUSIC: “LazyEyes” – Brainstorm (prod. by Bleak)
Another outtake from Brainstorm’s The Celestine Prophecy 2 (due October 16).
Speaking of “lazy eyes” … I just returned to New York from a weeklong visit to the Pacific Northwest. Red eye flights, while often seeming like a good idea, are one of the worst types of travel you can subject yourself too. Drifting in and out of consciousness in an upright plane seat for five hours while Ira Glass mumble-cores his way through your iPod headphones is a surefire way to surreality. And the four hour “nap” you take once you get home is ambiguous enough to seem like a night’s “sleep,” enough anyway to ensure you won’t actually be sleeping later that night. In other news: what amazing fucking weather, eh, Seattle?
NEW MUSIC: “Ebber Tider (Sally Draper)” – Sabzi
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Caught this little number over at Sabzi’s blog, Townfolk. Inspired by a choice instrumental in an episode of Mad Men (hence the “Sally Draper” in the title), Saba gives us something “crunchy” and “stumbly” (his words) for our brains to chew on.
NEW MUSIC: “Sweet Life” – Chev (feat. Peta Tosh & Rebel, prod. by DJ Semaj)
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Three of the most promising voices in Seattle rap collab for “Sweet Life,” another production by the 253’s DJ Semaj (see previous post).
“Sweet Life” – Chev (feat. Peta Tosh & Rebel, prod. by DJ Semaj)
NEW MUSIC: “The Feather” – Carl Roe (prod. by DJ Semaj)
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New track from super lyricist Carl Roe, produced by Tacoma’s DJ Semaj. Preview and download below.
NEW MUSIC: Colors – Eighty4 Fly
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This drop snuck past me over the weekend. Actually, a lot of stuff has been sneaking past me lately as my writing energies have been focused elsewhere. Pardon me while I play ketchup, ahem, catch-up.
Eighty4 Fly with a new mixtape, Colors, which you’ve probably already seen drops from over the last couple of months. Go here for the download and bump it in your favorite whip.
NEW MUSIC: Tomorrow People – The Physics
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The Physics released their third full-length, Tomorrow People, this past Saturday. I won’t say much here because there’s a full review in the works that will run soon over at a national outlet. If you call yourself a fan of Seattle hip-hop, then this is required listening (that should go without saying but fuck it, I’ll say it again). For my money, The Physics are the best crew in Town doing it. Purveyors of class and panache and possessing exceptional skills on the mic, in the studio, and on stage. Here’s hoping Tomorrow People is the record that will move this group beyond the humble bounds of Seattle and into the national rap conversation.
NEW MUSIC: “Thrift Shop” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Wanz)
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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ grass-rooted fans are eager for the release of October’s The Heist (and accompany massive world tour — no, really, it’s going to be huge). For now though spin through “Thrift Shop” the new light-hearted single about the joys of bargain hunting featuring Wanz.
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