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Re: 2008 so far.
my favs so far--
Trimski Soulfood Vol.3
Former Roll Deep member with an ectoplasmic flow. A very strange, introspective, and inspired mixtape with highlights such as the mental 8-bit "The Low-Dan" and sino-dubstep collabo "The Bits" with Dusk & Blackdown. There's also an indirect diss to Dizzee Rascal in "It's A Cold World" that strikes me as quite hurtful.
Portishead Third
Flying Lotus Los Angeles
The Bug London Zoo
JME Famous?
Tinchy Stryder Cloud 9: The EP
Jammer Are You Dumb? Volume 3
More grime that should really be reaching a wider audience than it probably has. JME and Tinchy both have star potential; Jammer's mixtape is just out of control and reminds me of Elephant Man or Ward 21 albums at their most hedonistic.
Grouper Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
Ghostly, meditative, kind of perplexing folk record.
Times New Viking Rip It Off
Loud 90s-style indie record with a punk sensibility in its abrasive recording techniques & the length of the songs ... I think I like this better than the No Age record from this year, it sounds even more unstable & urgent.
V/A Subtle Audio Vol. 1
Melancholic artcore drum & bass compilation.
Re-releases of old stuff:
Gas Nah Und Fern
Despite its cloaked, muffled sound, techno that's big and massive and important-sounding (an antidote for these confusing times).
A Guy Called Gerald Black Secret Technology
Ragga Twins Step Out
I haven't heard this, but it's probably awesome.
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