Stream: Gonjasufi’s A Sufi and a Killer Album
- story Sam Hockley-Smith
Does outsider art really exist these days? Often we’ll come across something that seems like it was created in a vacuum, only to discover it was actually the work of a hyper aware dude who just knows how to brush against all the right weird touchstones. We’re not saying that Gonjasufi is or isn’t an outsider, just that with him the distinction is useless. He lives a normal life, has a couple kids, teaches yoga…but his voice sounds like it was carved out of an ancient rock face, and he tamed it with the help of weeded out LA hypnotic bass luminaries Flying Lotus and Gaslamp Killer, who both helped record A Sufi and a Killer. “SuzieQ” is an alternate hardcore future where the people got older but never stopped making the same music, while “Ageing” is a slow, dusty and worn look at—surprise!—getting older. But it’s on “Ancestors” that the record becomes less about traveling through the mindgarden of a weirdo and more of a mission statement. It’s what we always hoped neo-soul would be when we first heard about it. Has Erykah Badu hollered at this dude yet? She probably should.
Stream: Gonjasufi, A Sufi and a Killer (via Clash)
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posted on Mar 2, 2010 in MP3 / STREAMS
Freeload: Gaslamp Killer’s We Make It Good Mix
- story THE FADER
We were just thinking that after we spent our entire youth overplaying the Nirvana catalog, it might finally be time to start listening to them again. Gaslamp Killer was probably thinking the same thing, because Kurt and the gang are included on his edition of the We Make It Good mix series, blended into Kalyanji Anandji who we know all about (who we know nothing about). The way this series is going, we expect the next one to be Diplo’s favorite songs about berries, and we’d still listen.
Download: Gaslamp Killer’s We Make It Good Mix
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posted on Sep 23, 2008 in MP3 / STREAMS
Dublab: Future Roots to Infinity
- story THE FADER
The Angelenos behind Dublab have been doing internet radio for so long that they once changed Bill Gates’ diapers. And now that they’ve reached their 8th birthday, they’ve decided to revamp not just their internet presence but their whole organization, upping the productivity and the scope while going non-profit at the same time. That of course means they need your help in the form of money and are throwing an extra special Proton Drive to raise it. Any donation over $20 gets you some pretty lavish rewards along with the fulfillment that only comes from giving. Or jams. Here are a couple to get you in a generous mood from the sold out limited edition Dublab Echo Expansion 12″…
Download: Gaslamp Killer, “Robots”
Download: Daedelus, “Dnt Fk Sgr”
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posted on Nov 14, 2007 in MUSIC NEWS
