Cut Chemist
Label: Warner Bros.Genre: Beats, Hip Hop, Rap
After a dozen years of being a team player for LA hip-hop legends Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli, turntable maestro Cut Chemist is about to follow in the footsteps of his cratedigging buddy, DJ Shadow, and drop his major label solo opus. If these two tastes are any indication, this joint's gonna have both range and flavor. "The Garden" features deft cuts, lush instrumentation, and lilting Brazilian vocals. "Storm" is classic Chemist: a wicked b-boy playground wherein top-shelf underground MCs Edan and Mr. Lif run amok like schoolkids. In fact, Mr. Lif drops the line our eight-digit 3hiver Sean has been waiting his whole life to hear: "opposable thumbs don't mean you can get dumb" — WORD! The Audience's Listening hits June 13 . Meanwhile, fiends like me will have to wear these tracks out and seek the occasional comfort of my Brainfreeze bootleg.
The Garden [MP3, 5.3MB, 128kbps]
Storm (featuring Edan and Mr. Lif) [MP3, 3.2MB, 128kbps]
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Hot Hot Heat
Label: Warner Bros.Genre: Pop, Rock
For those who like your heat hot hot — and you know who you are — help yourself to a couple MP3s from the forthcoming Elevator. For those who like your heat canned...ahem, well, here's to you.
Goodnight Goodnight [MP3, 3.1MB, 192kbps]
Island of the Honest Man [MP3, 4.4MB, 192kbps]
Get In or Get Out [MP3, 2.7MB, 128kbps]
Bandages (Radio Mix) [MP3, 4.2MB, 160kbps]
Touch You Touch You [MP3, 3.8MB, VBR]
5 Times Out of 100 [MP3, 5.4MB, 192kbps]
www.wbr.com
www.subpop.com
www.hothotheat.com
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Built to Spill
Label: Warner Bros.Genre: Pop, Rock
"OH MY GOD!" (do I have to, like, pay royalties or something to Dooce for using all caps in a blog post?) I thought when I found "Joyride," off Built to Spill's The Normal Years, a K Records gem. (Thanks to Jared and his homemade K Recs t-shirt for the reminder to check their website.) One of my favorites from a thoroughly brilliant collection of random tracks, "Joyride" is a perfect representation of its title — exuberant, juvenile, and out of control. I'd love to put the whole album up here; IT'S THAT GOOD! (The check's in the mail, Heather & Jon.)
Joy Ride [MP3, 1.5MB, 56kbps]
Still Flat [MP3, 6.2MB, 192kbps]
www.warnerbrosrecords.com
www.uprecords.com
www.krecs.com
www.builttospill.com
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