Taking some inspiration from NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts this week. They had The Perceptionists (Mr. Lif & Akrobatik) perform, and I was reminded about how much great hip-hop came out of New York in the early 2000s. I went down the Mr. Lif rabbit hole and found a track that included Aesop Rock & El-P, which led me to Hail Mary Mallon (Aesop Rock & Rob Sonic) as well as Run The Jewels (El-P and Killer Mike). Pretty happy with that set. Lots of really talented dudes.
The other hip-hop set came about from a performance by Shabazz Palaces. You all probably already know that Ishmael Butler used to be in Digable Planets. What I sort of forgot was how incredible their album Blowout Comb was, so I pulled "The May 4th Movement" from that album.
Lots of Australians this week: Courtney Barnett, Jen Cloher (not only are they on tour together, but they're married, too), Regurgitator. Lots of Sub Pop artists: Sleater-Kinney, Wolf Parade, Downtown Boys, Rolling Blackouts Costal Fever. Post-punk from Protomartyr. Sad bastard music from The National. Excellent indie electro-pop from Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent.
Playlist
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DJ Wiki Ben Theme by Marty Finkel on Theme Songs (Self-Released) -
People 4 Prez by The Perceptionists on Black Dialogue (Definitive Jux) -
Take, Hold, Fire! (Feat Aesop Rock & El-P) by Mr. Lif on Mo' Mega (Definitive Jux) -
The Poconos by Hail Mary Mallon on Are You Gonna Eat That? (Rhymesayers) -
Talk To Me by Run The Jewels on RTJ3 (Mass Appeal) -
Clean Slate by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever on Talk Tight (Sub Pop) -
Artificial Life by Wolf Parade on Cry Cry Cry (Sub Pop) -
Oh! (Live) by Sleater-Kinney on Live in Paris (Sub Pop) -
Grounded by Great Grandpa on Plastic Cough (Double Double Whammy) -
Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas) by Downtown Boys on Cost of Living (Sub Pop) -
Maid of the Mist by Diet Cig on Swear I'm Good At This (Frenchkiss) -
Warbringer of Impossible Mind-Tetris by Double Ferrari on Double Ferrari (Ernest Jenning Record Co.) -
There's Nothing Wrong With The World There's Something Wrong With Me by Moby & The Void Pacific Choir on More Fast Songs About The Apocalypse (Mute) -
Ship of the Imagination by Trans Am on California Hotel (Thrill Jockey) -
Fine Ass Hairdresser (feat. Quazarz) by Shabazz Palaces on Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star (Sub Pop) -
The May 4th Movement Starring Doodlebug by Digable Planets on Blowout Comb (Pendulum/EMI) -
Ego Trippin' (Part Two) by De La Soul on Buhloone Mind State (Tommy Boy) -
Settle Down by City And Colour on Like A Version (ABC) -
Over Everything by Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile on Lotta Sea Lice (Matador) -
Forgot Myself by Jen Cloher on Jen Cloher (Milk) -
Can't Stop by Regurgitator on Dirty Pop Fantasy (Valve) -
Everytime I See the Light by Peaking Lights on The Fifth State of Consciousness (Two Flowers) -
Fear The Future by St. Vincent on MASSEDUCTION (Loma Vista) -
It's A Lie by King Khan on Murderburgers (Ernest Jenning) -
Nite Expo by Oh Sees on Orc (Castle Face) -
Breakfast Edge by Ty Segall on Emotional Mugger (Drag City) -
Flipping Cars by Shredders on Dangerous Jumps (Doomtree) -
Black Spasmodic by A Tribe Called Quest on We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service (Epic) -
Kids Kill by Fudge on Lady Parts (Lex Records) -
The Chuckler by Protomartyr on Relatives In Descent (Domino) -
As If by Surf Rock Is Dead on We Have No Friends? (Native Sound) -
Turtleneck by The National on Sleep Well Beast (4AD) -
Wanna Sip by Fever Ray on Plunge (Mute)