Bringing it back.. Zealots

From 1996’s The Score. You already know.
MP3: Zealots – Fugees (YSI)
Pick up The Score here.
The sample, of course, from The Flamingos 1959 cover (one of the best covers) of I Only Have Eyes For You.
MP3: I Only Have Eyes For You – The Flamingos (YSI)
Always reminds me of A Bronx Tale… Pick the vinyl [...]

Deux Helix

Coolest new sound I’ve heard in a while. Sounds like a wicked combination of heavier electro, really creepy late 70’s horror film scores, awkward chimes, and outer space. Finally someone’s combined these things. Wtf, why’d it take this long! What’s wrong with everyone! And they even have better artwork than half of the more popular [...]

Distant Roots

From Bar 9’s April 2009 release, Bar 9 In Da Mix. The two disc set houses some pretty fine Dubstep basslines mixed by Bar 9 from various artists (list of artists on Discogs) The bonus disc is mainly Bar 9’s stuff and is especially good. Here’s a bit from the bonus CD. Pick the [...]

Bring The Lights Down

From Caspa & Soundproof’s Bring The Lights Down 12″ Vinyl. The 12″ has two separate, different mixes of a vocal sample from rapper Guru. I think I prefer Caspa’s mix, less choppy, less happy, fairly dark. Bass drops 1:20 in. Pick it up here.
MP3: Bring The Lights Down (Caspa Remix) – Caspa (YSI)
From 1993’s Jazzmatazz [...]

Sebadoh

Sebadoh (Eric Gaffney and founding Dinosaur Jr. bass player Lou Barlow) put out a handful of records during the 90’s and 1989. Here are a few b-sides off the 1990 Asshole 7″ (which was limited to 1000 copies.. I’d suggest this site if you want to poke around for a one..), the songs on the [...]