Release Date: 2007-08-14
Label: Ninja Tune

Damn Ninja Tune always pulls through with some quality artists. I actually ended up remembering that I had this album cuz I stumbled upon a track done by Blockhead (Sunday Seance) that is super sick and I thought to myself "Damn, these ppl need to hurr dis." So I found the easiest Blockhead album for me to locate in my collection and it's this one. Not the best one... basically track 1 blows them all out of the water (so says MY taste, maybe not yours) and the rest of them are a little stranger and more electronically experimental than the opener. Ear it and feel the sexy vibes comin' from Coloring Book.

I, too, have been diagnosed with musical a.d.d.

I feel your pain JT, especially during such times as now, when academics leaves me no room to treat my symptoms.

Tracklist:
Destroy My Brain

Website: http://www.myspace.com/thelategreatsuk
Release Date: Oct 2, 2006
Label: Izumi Records

Here's a fun little ditty that perhaps some will enjoy. Happy 21st Birthday Cassie!! Please dont make me go to the casino anymore!

My musical ADD is approaching the realm of the absurd. It is a serious disease that goes undiagnosed in at least 2 people every year in America. Not only are we undiagnosed, but also misunderstood. Someone pity me.

Tracklist:
1 Confidentiatlity
2 Walk in the Sky
3 Die Tonight
4 Endless Circles
5 Sink Into the Sand
6 In These Shoes
7 Ask Me Anything
8 Someday You Might Find
9 Locked Inside My Body
10 Late Night Melody
11 Fillin Up My Cup
12 Listen to Me
13 Cupid's Joke (interlude)
14 You Want Hard?
15 Only Courage
16 Can't Go On

Genre: Hip Hop
Release Date: June 5, 2004
Label: Records

Last post of the day for me. There is a temporary truce until tomorrow morning. These guys are a fun hip hop group out of Boulder Colorado and are now centered out in Cali (AMERICAN MUSIC! WOOHOO) Confidentiality is by far their best song...but the rest of the album has a little somethin somethin to offer. Blast this during your next climbing session for sure...or not. Whichever.

Fast

Don't know much about these guys. Pretty sure they are some gnarly Brits. I DO know that this song is ideal for long car rides and big thoughts. What am I doing? Where am I going? Sorry I cant bring more info.

ATTENTION Shastid: I have no job. I don't start grad school till September. I have nothing to do. If you think you can keep up with my postings you need a reality check.

Tracklist:
1. Under the Counter
2. You're On Your Own

Website: http://www.customblue.co.uk/Custom%20Blue/Custom%20Blue.html
Release Date: 2006
Label: Far Out Recordings

Real chill shit comin out of the UK. I think I have completely disowned the American music scene at this point. Bring it Shastid!

Tracklist:
1. Intro Ingravitto
2. Con La Mano Levanta (Ft. Juanlu El Canijo calima)
3. Mama Tierra
4. Crece La Voz (Ft. Muchachito Bombo Infierno)
5. Brazil 3000
6. Somos Luz (Ft. La Mari De Chambao)
7. Fast Lane
8. Sideral
9. Como El Agua Cale (Ft. Ms. Maiko)
10. Bajo Un Mismo Sol
11. Higo Y Aguja
12. Son Son
13. Las Luces De La Ciudad (Ft. Caparezza)
14. Paya

Genre: Rump shakin Jams
Release Date: May 22, 2006
Label: MSI Music
Since Shastud and I seem to be on a foreign binge right now...I thought I would up the ante. Shastud-I warn you, when it comes to foreign beats I cannot be outdone. I will ruin your sanity with the abundance of artists to come. Macaco is one of those bands that just makes you want to get up out of your chair and shake your rump. Bajo un Mismo Sol is FANTASTIC! These guys are from Spain and know how to get it done.

Release Date: 2008-04-15
Label: JUST Records

MMMMM tasty says my earpetite to the yumliciousness of Metaform. If you're a fan of DJ Shadow or RJD2 you will be forever placing these songs on your playlists. I've got some of these songs on my hip hop breakbeat mixes, some on my make out mixes, some on my sofa sessions... versatile to say the least! Come on JT, you know you're impressed with this one... and make sure yall check out Heaven Can Wait (track 6)!

Release Date: 2005
Label: Balcon Zone Records

Bump this reggae straight from Caracas, Venezuela. JT 'eard this somehow and passed the inpho on to me and here we are. Makes me feel like going back to Costa Rica when I hear the ragga beats comin thru in espanol. If you're in Latin/South America and you're reading this... bump this beat for me n JT and flail that arm.

Release Date: 2008-05-08
Label: Thorough Left Records

Combine a vibraphone, six close friends, and a velvet jacket and you have A BIG YES... and a small no. Hometown? NYC. This debut album gets released in about 6 six weeks so you can get your earful in and hopefully enjoy it enough to take it one step further. This music has got some clear-cut shoegaze to it but they do a fantastic job with that and besides, gotta mix up the tunage and take you to some monkey bars or somethin'.

Tracklist:
1. Muscle'n Flo Listen
2. The Pelican
3. Wet and Rusting
4. Air Aid
5. Weird
6. Rotten Hell
7. Running
8. My My
9. Boyscout'n
10. Evil Bee
11. Ghostship
12. West

Genre: punk/funk
Website: http://www.menomena.com/
Release Date: Jan 23, 2007
Label: Barsuk Records
Funky experimental rock beats make this band worth a look see. Some pretty original sound coming out of Oregon. Check out their other albums - and especially their album artwork.

Tracklist:
1. BeLong
2. RiseUp feat. Deirdre
3. Speed of Light
4. Mind of the Maker
5. Knot Poetry feat. Mark Holmes
6.The Drop
7. Dawah's Message
8. On Your Side feat. Alex Frampton Jost
9. Gift of Gabriel
10. DeSide
11. The White Flag

Genre: Soul
Website: alexschein.com
Release Date: May 01, 2006
Label: Skyhunter Music

I had to reassess my life after this one. Entire musical archives were cast aside or deleted after I heard this album because all music seemed mundane in comparison. Speed of Light is definitely one of the greatest songs of our generation and I think a copy of it should be launched into outer space so that extraterrestrial life can someday encounter this as well. Riseup and The Drop are tied for a very close second. Incredibly versatile, these jams can be used during the mellowest chill sessions or in preparation to "throw down."

Tracklist:
1. Gypsy
2. Beats and Breath
3. Litte Boxes
4. Patience

Genre: R&B
Website: http://alexschein.com/home.html
Release Date: 2004
Label: Skyhunter Music

With strong connections to Josh Lowell and his cutting edge bouldering media, Alex Schein found his way into my life. This is his first album and a necessary step in the Alex Schein journey you are all about to embark on. Don't worry, there will be more to come...

P.S. good ol' jtmaradik, long-time friend and foe, is gonna be contributing some ear candy for the masses to make up for my school-induced earitnowcomas. a traditional rival of mine for the underground music scene, you can expect that he will not take you around the whole playground (like i do) and will be the kid who will keep going down the slide and telling you how he doesn't need to try anything else because the slide is the best (that's a musical taste metaphor). and that's why i love him.
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Happy Birthday Tien
Cowan Again
Genre: French Electronic
Website: http://www.paintthesky.org/magic/

Some interesting sounds from this Frenchie. I have no clue what album these songs are from because they are some of his newer works. Seems like some pretty cool dude music though.

Tracklist:
1. Tortured Soul
2. Midnight Request Line
3. Blue Eyez
4. Auto-Dub
5. Check-It - Skream, Warrior Queen
6. Stagger
7. Dutch Flowerz
8. Rutten
9. Tapped - JME, Skream
10. Kut-Off
11. Summer Dreams
12. Colourful
13. Emotionally Mute (Outro

Genre: Electronic
Website: http://www.last.fm/music/Skream
Release Date: Nov 27, 2006
Label: Tempa Records

Skream throws down some beats that are so good it puts other musicians to shame. Not to be overly dramatic...but this music will probably change your life FOREVER.

Please forgive my rudeness in not introducing myself earlier. I just get so excited about sharing music and enlightening the masses that apparently I throw etiquette out the window! My name is JT and I am being used as a pawn in Shastud's musical domination of the world. Shastid takes a carpet bomb approach when it comes to downloading and sharing music. Every once in a while a song hits it target, but more often than not, there are civilian casualties. Using 21st century technology and unrivaled music searching fortitude, I hope to share only the highest quality artists and tracks. While the two of us will inevitably destroy each other in our struggle--the result will benefit listeners worldwide. Sacrifices HAVE and WILL be made. Beware shastud's stray missiles and enjoy the greatest musical collaboration/warfare the world has ever known.

Tracklist:
01. Yonnas
02. An Emergence of Black Heroes
03. Dirty
04. I Can't Wait
05. It Might Just Go Down
06. The Devil is a Corporation, and Jesus is a Terrorist
07. It Was an Accident
08. GO!

Genre: Hip Hop
Website: http://www.thepiratesignal.com/
Release Date: April 28, 2007
Label: Axumite Recordings

A hip hop crew out of Denver...these guys are HARDCORE. They get my juices flowing and make me wanna jump up and down while pumping my fists into the air (at the same time). Check out their website too!

Tracklist:
1. The Box
2. Noah
3. Some Sorta Light
4. Stutter
5. Sincle Sedative
6. Yuppy Hipster Fuck
7. To the Wind
8. Pitch a Fit
9. Gucci No.3
10. Nice Clean Shirt
11. Rabbit Hole
12. Hollywood

Genre: Rock
Website: www.easternconferencechampions.com/
Release Date: July 17, 2007
Label: Suretone

Trying to diversify the genre scene a little here for those of you who aren't digging the international freaky deaky. Warning: this band is GOOD. However, if you listen to too many songs in a row it feels like someone is pounding a spike into your brain. It might have something to do with Josh Ostrander's voice. I gotta give props to my skinny ankle busted friend Dom for this one.

Tracklist:

1. sweet little kitten
2. summertime cowboy
3. New Light of Tomorrow
4. sunset drive
5. my world
6. City Lights
7. gasoline girl
8. rainbow flows
9. sleep tight tiger
10. mean street

Genre: Alternative
Website: http://www.husky-rescue.com/
Release Date: April 12, 2005
Label: Minty Fresh

Husky Rescue is a band I keep coming back to and this shit needs to be shared. Coming out of Finland, these guys put me in the zone to stare into space for a while. The music is so good it makes me almost want to fly out to Finland and do Finlandishy things like take lonesome strolls along the coast while wearing a wool sweater. Country Falls is my favorite album, but they have many more that should be explored!

Tracklist:

01. Why don´t you love me
02. Gotta Leave My Troubles Behind
03. Take a shower!
04. Come Over to My Place
05. Tuck you in
06. Leave my man alone
07. Why should I conquer the world
08. Ba Ba Ba
09. Trouble rumble
10. Not that kind of girl

Genre: Indie
Website: http://www.myspace.com/experiencemissli
Release Date: Oct 23, 2007
Label: PID

I dedicate this posting to my man Johan the Swede (wherever he may be). These tunes remind me of easy living at the climber campground known as “the Pit” in Bishop, California. A place where climbers come together to share stories, music, laughs, and usually a plentiful amount of beer. Miss Li has a unique sound I think some --hopefully all—will enjoy.

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Track 2


Coming straight outta Southern New Zealand. Ecophonik is headed up by Alan Halstead and the vocals are by Kerensa Stevens and Hannah Howes. The combo of mesmerizing vocals and environmental sound (aka smooth dubbin beats) makes me think of warm spring days outdoors...perhaps there is a slackline involved.


Genre: Dub/Electronica
Website: ecophonik.com

Release Date: 2006-02-20
Label: Jalapeno Records

If you play these guys in iTunes you'll notice their aptly self-described genre of "Jalapeno." I'm not sure if it's more from their label or because it could actually be the best descriptor for their genre but either way it suits 'em. Back from a long spring break and I'm trying to get into spring mode and hopefully force good weather upon this hopelessly cold landscape I've returned to. So spruce 'n spice it up with summa dis jaloppy funk.

That's right folks, Spring Break '08 is finally here and you're looking at the view of home base: Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. I'll do my best to bring back some Costa Rican music for everyone's enjoyment. In the meantime, forgive the interim and go listen through the backlog if there's anything you missed! Yeeeah!

Release Date: 2005-08-23
Label: Red Ink

Although an old album it's definitely worth a post. Quality indie tunes in an alternative vein, they certainly have their own sound about them and vary it enough to keep the ADD listeners tuned in. Give the song Howl a listen if you get a chance to check out their other songs (which you should). Get on with it.

Release Date: 2008-02-29
Label: Pias

Raccoon is back with a new album. A song, Every Day I Love You More, was a really sappy but totally sweet and appreciable song that went on some of my mellower mixes. This album features more of their acoustically driven folk/indie rock and on the whole I'm a fan of this album (moreso than the last one). I'm crazy busy with schoolwork and will be going to Costa Rica on Friday so I'll do my best to get you some tunage for the break.

Release Date: 2007
Label: Totally Gross National Product

If you took a fairly experimental indie band and crossed it with Outkast you would get Mel Gibson and The Pants. I never knew Mel's pants were so amazing... it explains so much about him, lol. And also, on a side note, the title of track 03 brings me back to Dundee. I heard about this band from my buddy Rob just last night and let me tell you it is a very very difficult band to find (being a fairly unknown local band up in Minneapolis where Rob is from). But find it I did and you can find this most recent release of theirs on iTunes. I'm told their two other albums are really worth a listen but those will have to wait for another day.

Release Date: 2007-02
Label: No Threshold

Checked around real quick but couldn't find much about the exact release date. If you've been earin' me since the old school you've seen this name up here before with Iconoclast. Before that Ivan busted this EP out during that same year and it's still Ivan and it's still good. Now I just need some warm weather so I can (comfortably) prop my elbow outside whilst cruisin'.