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Every other Wednesday we share some of our favourite artists in the only way we know how. Five hand-picked tracks from an artists discography is the perfect way to get into a new artist. See below for who we've had so far
Rifle Eyes music was nice enough to promote this album via our Twitter feed. I’m glad they did as I’m loving what I hear from the man from Ottawa, Canada (AGAIN!).
I’m really digging the different instruments used in the tracks – there’s even a banjo, for crying out loud. Expect a review on Monday and a high possibility of the horribly catchy “Parachute Pants” being featured in next weeks Top6.
A teaser for a new release by the under-posted Y Society, at least under-posted on Lesson Six. It’s a shame that when the full video drops, I’ll be in a plane landing in San Francisco. Let’s hope Steven notices the release.
Oh and yes, I’ll be coming back with loads of swag (mostly from Amoeba Records) which I’ll post on here, some how.
Just discovered this one, it’s a pretty good throw back to the early 90s by DJ Primate. A majority of it is instrumentals, so it deserves a Instrumental Thursday post. It’s also free, so you have no reason not to Czech It Out.
Stuey Kubrick seems to be the only director around at the moment. Here’s another one, this time Evil Ebenezer’s new release from the forthcoming album, Evil Eye. One to look out for.
It’s a shame that Gangstarr won’t get that final album their legacy deserved. The Ownerz was thematically weak and wasn’t the send off that they deserved. Still it’s good to hear what DJ Premier is up to, he’s a Hip-Hop legend after all.
Despite being only three albums deep, Shad K has made one hell of a name for himself in the underground scene. Rightly so, TSOL remains one of the highest rated albums on Lesson Six and if we we’re around when The Old Prince came out, I’m sure that would be up there as well. So without further ado, here is Shad’s Essentials.
Apparently this track will only be free for a limited time so pick up some decent Kero One (essentially a remix of “Keep It Alive”). Production by Green Tea.
Now I know this is only the seventh Top Six but I’m starting to lose track. While digging through iTunes I found a few suitable tracks that, apparently, we had already posted. There’s probably an easier way to do this. Anyway here’s another top six, the best yet?
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