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Bonobo: Black Sands

By ranchsauce at March 23, 2010 | 10:42 am | 7 Comments

Tracklisting: 1. Prelude 2. Kiara 3. Kong 4. Eyesdown Ft Andreya Triana 5. El Toro 6. We Could Live Forever 7. 1009 8. All in Forms 9. The Keeper Ft Andreya Triana 10. Stay the Same Ft Andreya Triana 11. Animals 12. Black Sands Top 5 Sauciest Album Highlights: Black Sands- A marvel in its beautiful dissonance. This one can lull you to sleep, or more...

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This is ART

By Drift Dodgers at March 21, 2010 | 1:12 pm | 0 Comment

This is ART is a new project out of Nashville that combines original beats dropped with Ableton and live bass, synth and drums, similar to the Big Gigantic formula minus the sax. Their music travels between crunky hip-hop and tripped-out funk, gettin crowds movin and groovin. Art Webb is the mastermind, showcasing his talents on Bass, Synths and Ableton; Miles more...

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“All We Are… is Stars” By: Fallon Robinson

By ranchsauce at March 18, 2010 | 11:50 pm | 1 Comments

The much-anticipated third album for the Gorillaz's, Plastic Beach, is quickly finding its way into the musical stairway of the media. Similar to the Gorillaz's past two album releases, producers Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett coordinated an eclectic track listing for both the listeners and the collaboration of artists featured on the fifteen song track list for more...

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Shulman!

By Drift Dodgers at March 8, 2010 | 2:09 am | 0 Comment

Shulman is a psybient group from Israel made up of core members Yaniv Shulman and Omri Harpaz with many other collaborators joining in for certain tracks and shows. Dramatic and patient, the team's ethereal soundscapes put listeners into a tranquil, thoughtful state and occasionally unite them in dance. Their sound is based in organic instruments and traditional more...

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White Rabbits – “Its Frightening”

By Drift Dodgers at March 4, 2010 | 12:32 pm | 1 Comments

White Rabbits is a six-piece indie outfit based in Brooklyn. The band formed at the University of Missouri, where frontmen Greg Roberts and Stephen Patterson met in 2004. They play a lively, catchy brand of rock that is passionate and rhythmic, making them stand out among other upbeat bands. Their first studio album, Fort Nightly, was released in 2007 on Say Hey more...

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Pretty Lights- Making Up a Changing Mind EP (Part 1)

By ranchsauce at March 2, 2010 | 10:28 pm | 3 Comments

"Making Up A Changing Mind" is a collection of six tracks, produced in January and February of 2010. Stylistically I fuse hip-hop production with elements of electro & dubstep, and combine that with the organic timbres and raw feeling of old school soul & funk, to, hopefully channel a number of feelings that pertain to the concept of the EP... In more than one more...

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New ESKMO Track [Dubwar NYC 2/19 Preview]

By dizzurt at February 19, 2010 | 9:50 am | 4 Comments

Amon Tobin's philosophy in life- which happens to take place amongst us, in the music world- is all about spreading the love. Just as much as he is a musician, he is also a resource of new material for fans to eat up as fast as their modems will let them. Each month, Amon personally updates his website with a featured artist. This month happens to spotlight ESKMO just more...

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Blockhead Speaks On Beats, Life & the Friends with Benefits Show Sat. Feb. 20th

By Drift Dodgers at February 18, 2010 | 6:55 am | 4 Comments

We asked Blockhead about life as a successful producer and his show this Saturday in NYC, "Friends with Benefits" LiS: What was your first break into the hip hop scene that got you noticed and producing professionally? Of course your career didn't happen overnight, but was there a project or song that took things to the next level? Blockhead: The first thing I ever more...

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Boulder Electronic Brings the ‘High Life’ to Ithaca: Big Gigantic Rages Theta Delta Chi 1/29/10 (by Ben Weiss)

By ranchsauce at February 16, 2010 | 8:00 pm | 3 Comments

Download both Big Gigantic sets at Thumpty *Great Quality*: Big Gigantic Live at Thumpty 1-29-10 Set One Big Gigantic Live at Thumpty 1-29-10 Set Two On the evening of January 29th, the members of Theta Delta Chi (lovingly nicknamed “Thumpty”) added yet another big name to their impressive talent roster, presenting an evening with Boulder, CO-based more...

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Make-Up Night for “Lost in Orchard Lounge” (Club Love)

By ranchsauce at February 14, 2010 | 4:23 pm | 0 Comment

To all of our understanding supporters and patrons, we appreciated you coming out last night and celebrating an amazing night of music. Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, we were extremely disheartened that we were shut down, and unable to provide the headlining act. We hope that you had a chance to enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime performances by Higher more...

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The Malah – Lost in Orchard Lounge Preview

By dizzurt at February 12, 2010 | 6:04 pm | 2 Comments

The Malah is currently one of my most listened to and favorite bands around. The band hails from Greenville, South Carolina and is currently on tour up and down the East coast. Fortunately for them and NYC, they start their tour off with a bang; Two Nights Lost in Orchard Lounge @ Station 171 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I first saw these guys at Trinumeral (9∞9∞9), more...

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Gaslamp Killer – Akuma No Chi Ga Odoru

By Drift Dodgers at February 12, 2010 | 10:33 am | 4 Comments

Stream / Download this SEXY mix from Gaslamp Killer: Akuma No Chi Ga Odoru Truly a work of art. Made for his Fall '09 Japan tour, its a fun and unique journey blending Nine Inch Nails into Nas, flowing from indie rock to dubstep and working in Radiohead's "Myxomatosis" along the way...my kind of crazy. William Benjamin Bensussen became The Gaslamp Killer out of more...

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Auto Body Interview & New Track!

By dizzurt at February 9, 2010 | 9:07 pm | 5 Comments

LiS: Both structurally and sonically, Auto Body's songs are rooted in rock, with keys and (what sounds like) distorted guitars holding down the dance grooves. As the line continues to blur between genres, and all music is becoming somewhat electronic, what do you find is changing the most about the way music is produced? Its obvious many wonderful doors have been more...

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EPROM – Mixtape 2009 [DubWarNYC 2/19 Preview]

By dizzurt at February 8, 2010 | 8:02 pm | 1 Comments

The flow of artists from the Bay Area just doesn't seem to stop. The newest addition to my music library, hailing from San Francisco, is EPROM. I put him in the same category of music as ESKMO. Both use floor creaking bass, while EPROM utilizes crunchy low lines weaving in and out of chopped up synth highs, reminiscent of old school Nintendo soundtracks. He adds high more...

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Musicians Take Note: Lil Wayne, Radiohead, Lotus, & Pretty Lights Are The Future

By Oh Werd at February 6, 2010 | 3:36 pm | 4 Comments

This past decade has been a serious wake up call for artists in the music industry. In the year 2000, infamous boy band N’SYNC (yes, I’m going there) set a new industry record by selling over 2.4 million copies of their No Strings Attached album in one week. In the year 2009, the total combined sales of Billboard’s top 200 albums did not equal the amount N'SYNC more...

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Supersillyus- “Grampaspaceshuttle”

By ranchsauce at February 3, 2010 | 11:49 pm | 5 Comments

"When all the butterflies in outer space flap their wings and their intra-universal tidal wave whomps the skeletons out of your skin closets, you wiggle… forever. Supersillyus, the producer-multinstrumentalist-wizard-wierdo, has welcomed us all aboard his spaceshuttle. His combination of beautiful synthesizer melodies with insanely intricate drum programming and more...

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Lucibel Crater: Not Your Dad’s Jazz – Interview

By Drift Dodgers at February 3, 2010 | 6:46 pm | 1 Comments

Lucibel Crater is an uncompromising jazz fusion act made up of married couple Leah Coloff & Sarth Calhoun and featuring Paul Chuffo on drums. The group plays challenging, howling electronica with a deranged cello, a mad new instrument called a Continuum Fingerboard, a few samples and a mix of jazz, rock and electro drums. Leah's fierce Cello, voice and lyrics more...

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Slackbaba ‘Perverting Mankind’ March 26th!

By Drift Dodgers at February 2, 2010 | 3:49 pm | 3 Comments

Slackbaba is Brighton-based producer and DJ Jonathan Smith, who is quickly gaining notoriety in psychedelic downbeat circles. He has appeared on several compilations and performed at some of the biggest festivals in Europe to much acclaim - He's long overdue on the American circuit! Slackbaba turns downtempo audiences into tribal stompers and fearlessly delivers more...

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Agobi Project Droppp!

By Drift Dodgers at February 1, 2010 | 2:25 pm | 2 Comments

Get on board with Agobi Project, a new band out of Asheville bringing tight electronic beats and edgy guitar to the classic jamband formula. Andrew Kirk plays a solid lead and is at his best when ripping minor chords into the dark side of the force. David Krantz is the Midi Controller/ Bass Synth/ Laptop Wiz, dropping beats and basslines that'll pop your spine back more...

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The Difference is RAGEABILITY: The Disco Biscuits NYE Run 2009 (Pictures by Kenny Dolan)

By Oh Werd at January 28, 2010 | 5:50 pm | 5 Comments

New Years Eve is the final opportunity of the year for bands to rage with their fans and leave a positive lasting impression. In turn, many jamband fans found themselves torn between Phish and The Disco Biscuits for their New Year’s Eve plans. 2009 was a momentous year for both bands, but for many of us there was no debate. The difference is RAGEABILITY. First of more...

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