Much like the last time I shared a new playlist six whole months
have gone by so it’s gonna be another long one for y’all with volume 7,
entitled Tout de suite. At this point you probably know the deal, this is ninety
tracks at five and a half hours representing sounds from the past, present and
future along with some remixes and exclusives that span a multitude of genera’s.
I will not be posting any of the track information here or
in the metadata normally attached to the mp3 files. If you would like a copy of
the full track list you can contact us via email and we will gladly send it
your way.
My man Clarence Clarity dropped a new video on us earlier
this morning for NO NOW cut, “Will To Believe.” The clip was directed by Vinyl Williams and like the fantastic song keeps things jittery and jerky. There will be a follow up to the clip that is completely interactive but what that entails exactly and when it will drop are still a mystery to me. NO NOW
continues to be my favorite album of 2015, certainly the most adventurous; so if
glitchy alternative R&B sounds like your thing, or perhaps you just want to hear something different, then make sure to check the album
out in full.
Wow it’s been six months since I last shared a new playlist, it was October, almost Halloween and the long winter was
just about to get started with us. Well It’s late April now and we are starting
to hit those much needed sunny days so it only seemed right I buckle down and finish
this extended edition to make up for the long gap with something to play on those outdoor adventures and road trips.Online Dating is what I’m calling Vol.6 in
the series and its an eclectic eighty-eight song long mix including five
and a half hours of music from the past, present and future, spanning a wide
range of genera’s that's sure to have a little something for every internet personality.
I will not be posting any of the track information here or
in the metadata normally attached to the mp3 files. If you would like a copy of
the full track list you can contact us via email and we will gladly send it
your way.
The new Clarence Clarity LP, No Now is without a doubt one
of my favorite records from the last couple of years; I've already made push to
get it heard by more people, and I hope my efforts thus far have worked on a handful
of you at least. "Buck Toothed
Particle Smashers," is the latest memorable tune from the record to get
the video treatment; in the clip a collage of VHS projections act as the
breeding ground to a series of figures who jerk and jolt to the glitchy rhythms
provided by the singer/producer.
UK based producer Clarence Clarity (named after the popular meme) recently dropped his debut LP, No Now, via Bella Union. The reception has been pretty much nonexistent thus far which is surprising to me because the record is a brave and impressive hour plus journey into a distinctively dense and cacophonous re-imagining of pop and R&B music.
You may be thinking to yourself oh this is another ethereal bedroom R&B producer who’s married traditionally commercial themes with dramatic, sleek, minimal, dark, undertones to satisfy those who prefer their smoothness to mirror Autre Ne Veut over something like Jodeci? Well I’m here to tell you that while Clarence clearly knows what the Autre Ne Veut and How To Dress Well’s of the universe are doing with their takes on the genre, this is not that, this is maximalist, disjointed and glitchy, this is taking that idea of mixing 70% of that traditional R&B flavor with 30% experimenting and reversing the percentages so that the experimentation is now at 70%. No Now probably shares more in common sonically with the Animal Collectiveand is very much here and now, it completely encapsulates the all consuming nature of the Internet and the overwhelming beauty and ugliness it can sometimes create in today's society.
The unique take isn’t the result of production alone; Clarence’s eccentric vocal delivery will catch some off-guard and like last year’s FKA Twigs record, must have been extremely difficult to even pull off in these nontraditional musical environments. But somehow it all works and it all works extremely well in my opinion, providing the listener with one of the most original records I’ve heard in recent memory that could function on both a dance-floor and at home.
I hope people get to hear the record, it dropped earlier in the month and I haven’t really heard or seen much about it, which is why I’m even sharing a post that is closer to a record review than a heads up to readership that I usually would provide at this point. Get a taste of No Now from the five track sampler below and if you like what you hear pick up a digital copy from the usual places or a special edition physical copy from Rough Trade that also includes the instrumentals.
And like clockwork Hudson Mohawkshared the latest volume of
his annual mixtape series and celebration of all things love, Slow Jams 8. This
year HudMo even included his own take on the genre with an extra track in the
download file titled ‘Forever 1", feat. Olivier Daysoul and Dorian Concept. You
got to give it to the Glasgow producer he takes this shit seriously.
Welcome to Onomatopoeia’s year-end best of 2014, I am a little late but still here so thanks for the patience. I feel like I'm starting to sound like a broken record but 2014 truly was an abysmal year for music. To be fair it wasn't so much a bad year for music as it was for the album format. To say it was difficult for me to even compose a list of thirteen would be a huge understatement.
My process usually begins around September, I try and get the ball rolling and start making a list with what I've really enjoyed in the months leading up to this moment. I had something like seven albums listed with only three months to go. So rather than force a full list I made sure to go back to everything I remember enjoying but not necessarily loving and re-exploring them in greater detail. In the end I did find thirteen releases that I felt happy with along with a solid honorable mentions section.
For those who frequent this space most of the material should be familiar, I don't know if there are too many surprises but as always I hope some of you get something new out of it.
It’s been about two years since Lapalux’s debute album, Nostalchic,
landed on the scene so I was pleasantly surprised earlier this week when I
found a press release for a sophomore Lapalux LP and tune waiting in my mail
box. Lustmore is on its way later this year and according to the producer it
follows a theme that is “a kind of limbo of consciousness between being awake
and asleep.” Lead single “Closure” which features Szjerdene on vocals over some
clouded beats illustrates the vision
quite well, give it a spin below and if you like what you hear make sure to
grab the whole thing via Brainfeeder when it officially drops on April 7th.
Happy Sunday! I’m spending the morning nursing a hangover;
it’s the holiday season so things have been a bit slower here at camp
Onomatopoeia while I’m out being festive in real life. Hopefully I’ll get some
posts up this week before I go on vacation to the Great White North starting
things off with a new exclusive live remix I threw together of 2014 favorite
FKA Twigs and Ludacris. Stream, share and download “Video Codes” from the
player below..
/ˈjedˌīak/ - Video Codes (Ludacris vs. FKA Twigs)
Ludacris ft. Nate Dogg - "Area Codes vs. FKA Twigs - “Video
Girl”
TALA’s second EP, Alchemy, is finally available
to stream in full, with three of the four tracks having already made their way
onto the internet prior there is still something new for everyone as “Unfinished
Business’ makes its official debut with the release. The tune is an upbeat stimulating
blend of distorted vocals and drum & bass-tinged production that
further shows off the singer/producers skill set.
London-based pop artist/producer TĀLĀ has shared
another new song from her arsenal; this one is called “Everybody’s Free,” a song made famous by Quindon Tarver, and it
continues down the path of spiritual euphoria with it’s clever use of Arabic
influenced samples and ghostly vocals which have come to define the artist. The track
will appear on the forthcoming Alchemy EP due out in the near future.
I should start calling the beginning of the work week Mashup
Monday’s given my recent output of material; driving the point home I have yet
another exclusive remix to share with you today that I titled, “Ba☦☦les
Of Fai☦h.”This
was another one of those situations where I pretty much catered to my own
desires, choosing to find inspiration via a relatively unknown Ekali track and pairing
it up with pop superstar Katy Perry. I feel the end result turns Katy’s 2013 pop/EDM song into a slice of hipster R&B more appropriate to 2014, and my
own tastes. Stream, share and download from below and see you next week if not
sooner with more.
Ba☦☦les of Fai☦h (Katy Perry vs. Ekali)
Katy Perry - "Choose Your Battles" vs. Ekali- "Unfaith"
Recorded September 2014 in LIC, NY
138.66 BPM Key Em
Design by Jediak
TĀLĀ shared
the title track from her forthcoming Alchemy EP which is set to drop in on
November 17th. Lots to like here as the singer/producer showcases both her
skills to great effect.
Hey Ho, happy Monday folks, How did the weekend treat you,
did you spend time marching in the name of climate change? I spent some of mine
sorting through what is quickly turning into a very large stockpile of remix work I’ve built up since June of this year. I managed to finalize some of the tunes in question
and thought why not start out the work week properly by washing away the
troubles of last with two Baths’ mashups for your listening pleasure. Aesop Rock provides the story telling, focusing on being an outcast and alienation, for
“Catacomb Animals” while Drake talks romance and vulnerability in “Maximalist
Love.”
Stream, share and download from the players below...
I can’t say that I know very much about U.K. artist Twigs,
prior to “Ache” the only thing I had heard from the band/collective/producer? was something I shared back in July titled “Hide.” The tune got me interested enough to further peruse them and share this
video. To add to my lack of knowledge on Twigs I can’t exactly tell you what’s
happening in this video but apparently Michael Jordan has licensed his name and
number to a line of Bane masks. Grace Ladoja returns with directing duties, enjoy….
