Spiedkiks: Take Off Your Make Up
One of the most enjoyable trip-hop releases of the year.
Negritage: Guetto Roots of Dub (Vol. 1)
This is a recording of the purest Jamaican dub sounds like we never hear in the US without importing recordings from Jamaica.
Vlisa: Diary Of Lonely Girl
This is another release from Vlisa that I cannot recommend highly enough for the vision and artistic value.
dustmotes: Horror Vacui
One might be tempted to think Horror Vacui is an experiment in collage: the process of pasting a bunch of pieces together from different sources. And, to a degree it is, at least in the visual representation of the cover work. But it is more…
deeB: Thru Nature EP
Thru Nature is filled with laid-back, lush and evocative jazz samples that form the perfect ground in which to plant some trip-hot beats.
Azoora: A Thousand Ways EP
A Thousand Ways is the mirror image to The Big Bang. The proverbial two sides to the same coin.