on repeat: A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Atomos VII

on repeat: Dilluminati - Mercedes Benz (The American Dream) ft. Janis Joplin

on repeat: Laura Mvula - That's Alright

it's more than alright it's awesome. you may well not be sleeping on this beautiful, hugely talented lady - if you are, wake up now - as she's been steadily getting attention and causing considerable stir all over planet Music and pretty much made it to the mainstream. I hope she stays there, that would count as hope for real.
a classically trained "geek" as she calls herself and self-aware yet humble genius, Laura Mvula has onorthodox written all over everything she does and is. this beautiful tune is yet another great statement to that effect.

no need for rules in my world. amen to that

oh and do I need to say how much I'm loving this video? didn't think so.

on repeat: The Black Opera: "Fxckin Problem"

on repeat: Earl Sweatshirt - Chum

I've always cut a lot of slack for OFWGKTA. the obnoxiousness, political incorectness and general fuckeduppery has bothered me less than I would have liked it to. can't help but somehow respect unapologetic clowning around, offending everyone and not giving a fuck. plus it was new and different if quite consistent nahmean. when they good - collectively or individually - I really dig it. can't say hearing a kid spitting you know it's not rape bitch if you like it etc ever felt comfortable - yep, much of the rape n kill (n mince the bodies then eat them vomit n eat again) stuff spat by 16-year old Earl on Earl is a bit you know. disturbing? - still 16-year old Earl's flow was dope as fuck.

I'm way more comfortable listening to lil Thebe Neruda Kgositsile - now 18, a mere couple years later - reflect on that and more in Chum.


the loop and the drum pattern are addictive, the video's beautiful, tight, meticulous lyrics effortlessly and effectively delivered which comes as no surprise. Thebe's not quite Quik yet but he's getting there quick. maybe. and if you still think hip hop's not poetry then you don't know what poetry is. the way-too-grown-upness of it - something sinister to it no doubt and he seems proper depressed too. still somehow I feel he'll be fine if his genius doesn't fall into wrong hands and burn out, hope he's as strong as he's dope. the way he's come back is kinda reassuring. instead of riding the hype and putting out a rushed boring overconceptualised album with a couple of hits on it (I'm gonna have to write that post about you know who after all just to get it out of the way) - he features on a couple songs, waits till the hype blows over then puts out this er... life summary. a kinda closure with little indication of what's to come other than that it may well be a much more interesting groove than the one he left for Samoa. or not. Doris LP is to drop in May apparently see what happens.  on repeat.

on repeat: ROAD KILL Vol. 3

the massively tallented hugely creative and all round fabulous HIT+RUN crew put out the final installment in the ROAD KILL compilation series and just like its two predecessors it's a killer. made up of 22 (or 25 if you dawnload it off bandcamp) unreleased tracks from 'the HIT+RUN global family' - and what a family! - it's a bag of treats and I feel like a kid that was just handed one. on repeat.



I hope they are coming back to Europe soon, I need me some nu HIT+RUN ts.