March 2011
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HYPE WILLIAMS // ONE NATION
There’s been a fair amount of suspicion surrounding Hype Williams over the last few months, as if people aren’t quite sure how to take their scattershot approach to the official signifiers of high and lowbrow culture. The fact that they’re happy to meld trashy YouTube virals with the sort of exquisite, dreamy synthscapes usually peddled by people who wear too much hemp,...
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DOWNLOAD // CLAMS CASINO MIXTAPE
Download Clams Casino mixtape
Clams Casino // Motivation
If you’ve had even cursory interaction with the unassailable amount of material coming from the camps of Lil B and Main Attrakionz there’s a good chance you’ve heard a Clams Casino beat. Living up to the Based philosophy via hopeful and strikingly sparse vocal cut ups, Clams has been behind the cream of Lil...
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OMAR-S // HERE'S YOUR TRANCE NOW DANCE
James offers his thoughts on the latest 12” from Detroit house maestro Omar-S, released on FXHE.
Well I couldn’t have put it better myself Omar: ‘Here’s Your Trance Now Dance’. It’s the first 12” from FXHE for 2011 and the title says it all. Omar-S does his thing with another slab of raw, vibey techno. He’s let loose another slightly electro infused number, not unlike a happy-go-lucky...