Bassnectar v. Lupe Fiasco: "Land of the Lupes"

Thank God it's...Thursday?

Actually, yes! T-minus one week until Sinden spins Webster Hall and Boys Noize comes to Summer Stage in Central Park.

Until then, here's some new Lorin Ashton (aka Bassnectar) for your downtempo/dubstep consideration, a pretty nice mash-up of some chill beats and the original Lupe Fiasco anthem, "Kick, Push".

Straight from the horse's mouth:

I took the beat of a long-overdue unreleased tune called “Stretch Reflex” and melted it together with the synths and melodies from another song that was supposed to be on Underground Communication, but ended up getting saved for later. It was written as a pensive homage to the dead, the original melodics sound like a black metal song but in this version they have kind of a nice 1990’s Orb or FSOL feel to them…that sound will never get old for me! Then i took some of the prettier melodies from that song and mixed them with a Lupe Fiasco acapella (i looooove his voice) and it became one of my favorite tunes to close a party with.

Bassnectar embarks on a North American tour kicking off tomorrow, July 31st, in Boulder, CO.

Songs of the week: 11/11/08

11/11. I'm sure that date has some significance beyond being my grandmother's birthday. Anybody? Anybody? No? Guess not.

***songs of the week #10

1. Devil Stuff - Evil Nine (Killing cats and listening to Black Sabbath - good times!)
2. Bats Over The Pacific Ocean - Jaguar Love (Hot damn, this is my fucking jam)
3. American Terrorist - Lupe Fiasco (Because it's been so long since I posted any Lupe)
4. Stone Wall Stone Fence - Gregory and the Hawk (One of the best songs off of last month's Moenie and Kitchi)
5. Blood On Our Hands (Justice Remix) - Death From Above 1979 (Old news)

Songs of the week: 9/30/08

I don't know what it is, but I just can't get out of this jazz funk...I promise, only one jazz tune this week, courtesy of Miles Davis and the 6 hour Cellar Door Sessions.

Happy Rosh Hashanah!

***songs of the week #6

1. Directions - Miles Davis
2. Soon We'll Be Found - Sia (I posted a link to this video last week, because I've really been digging it...check it out, son)
3. He Say, She Say - Lupe Fiasco (I'm still a bit sad that I missed him when he came to Albany, especially since my roommate says that he kills live. I guess I'll have to settle for Lupe on tape)
4. Trojan Horse - Bloc Party (Standout track from Bloc Party's standout new album - a review is in the works, I promise)
5. All That I Had - The Paper And The Plane (I started listening to these guys from Australia last year, and have been trying desperately to get my hands on their new album - wish me luck)