The Beta Band - Heroes to Zeros - 2004

The Beta Band were a British musical group who received much critical acclaim and have achieved cult status amongst avid followers of the underground and experimental music scene. Their style was described as being "folktronica", a blend of folk, electronic, rock, trip hop, and experimental jamming. Heroes to Zeros is the third and final studio album by The Beta Band, released in 2004.

such a solid album

The Frogs - My Daughter The Broad - 1996

The Frogs are an American rock music band founded in 1980, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by brothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion. The brothers mainly write and perform short, catchy pop songs, but they are also known for their improvised home recordings which are delivered in a comedic style, and often tackle controversial issues such as race, religion, and sexuality (notably homoeroticism). A history of strife has hindered the band, although a devoted fan base that includes many well-known musicians has supported the group.

homo-comedy folk rock and chuck berry covers

MF DOOM - Special Herbs - 2001 to 2005

here is a mega-post of MF DOOM/Metal Finger's instrumentals collection. good stuff, but i should probably stop posting all this instrumental hip-hop/turntablism stuff, as awesome as it is. 

volumes one and two

volumes three and four

volumes 5 and 6

volumes 7 and 8

volumes 9 and 0

Japanther- Rock 'n' Roll Ice Cream- 2010

So, I just realized that back in February Japanther released a new album without me noticing.

It's called Rock 'n' Roll Ice Cream.
This isn't just any Japanther album, because on this one drummer Ian Vanek and bassist Matt Reilly decided to throw a new member into the mix. The new member being Annie Sparrow, singer/guitarist for The Soviettes. I really like the track She's the One, it's Japanther at its cutest. But wait! The album ends with an even cuter cover of the very song performed solo by Sparrow herself. $100 Remix is an interesting take on $100 Cover that makes you do a different dance than most Japanther songs, and Not at War is just one of those songs that makes you do a Japanther thrash dance.

Japanther-Rock 'n' Roll Ice Crea by willywalks

Brotha Lynch Hung - Season of Da Siccness - 1995

Brotha Lynch Hung, born Kevin James Mann on January 10, 1972, is an American rapper from Sacramento, California. Since the release of his debut album 24 Deep in 1993, Brotha Lynch Hung has sold 1.4 million CDs independently. His 1995 album Season of da Siccness depicted a life of drug abuse and trafficking, promiscuity, ultraviolence, and rape, with themes of cannibalism.

this is just ridiculous but so hardcore

Nujabes - Metaphorical Music - 2003

Jun Seba (瀬場 潤 Seba Jun), (February 19, 1974 – February 26, 2010) was a Japanese hip-hop producer and DJ who recorded under the name Nujabes (Noo-Jah-Bess). His alias was simply his name "sebajun" spelled backwards. Nujabes was also owner of the Shibuya record stores, T Records and Guinness Records and founder of the independent label Hydeout Productions.

RIP 1974-2010

incredibly relaxed jazzy instrumental hip-hop. if you don't like it you are not a real person

Big L - Lifestylez of Da Poor and Dangerous - 1995

Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974 – February 15, 1999), also known by his stage name Big L, was an American rapper who made significant contributions to the New York City music scene in the 1990s as a member of the hip hop collective D.I.T.C. He was shot and killed in February 1999 before releasing his second album. His debut, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous was released by Columbia Records on March 28, 1995 and is the only studio album released by Big L during his lifetime.

bout time we got some rap up in here

The Hood Internet vs Tobacco and Aesop Rock Mixtape

Tobacco (born Tom Fec) is an American electronic musician. He is the frontman of the band Black Moth Super Rainbow, in addition to working as a solo artist; in both settings he works most conspicuously with pre-digital electronic instruments such as analog synthesizers and tape machines. Little is known about Tobacco, as he, along with the rest of Black Moth, are very private and rarely do interviews. It is known that Tobacco grew up in Pennsylvania, and graduated from Hampton High School in 1998 along with fellow bandmate Seth Ciotti. In a 2009 interview with Skyscraper Magazine, Tobacco said that his name derived from "a character that freaked me out as a kid, the Tobacco Man", referring to the character from the Troma film Redneck Zombies.

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Aesop Rock (born Ian Matthias Bavitz on June 5, 1976) is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He is signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label and is a current member of The Weathermen. Regarding his name, he said: "I acquired the name Aesop from a movie I had acted in with some friends. It was my character's name and it sort of stuck. The rock part came later just from throwing it in rhymes."

think of an album based off "dirt"

Darlin' - Darlin'

Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo met in 1987 while attending the Lycée Carnot, a secondary school in Paris. The two became good friends and later recorded demo tracks with others from the school. This eventually led to the formation of the guitar-based group called Darlin' with Laurent Brancowitz in 1992. Bangalter and de Homem-Christo played bass and guitar, respectively, while Brancowitz performed on drums. The indie rock trio had branded themselves after The Beach Boys song of the same name, which they covered along with an original composition.

daft punks first attempt at music, having this makes me a true fan

Alcest - Ecailles De Lune - 2010

Alcest is a musical project born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France. It began in 1999 with three members – Neige, Aegnor and Argoth. This band released a demo of black metal songs in 2001. Shortly after, Aegnor and Argoth left the band, leaving Neige as the sole member. This marked a change in style, as Alcest's subsequent releases have more often been described as shoegaze.

this reminds me of sigur ros but that is probably only because it is shoegazy/post-rocky and in a different language

Flying Lotus - Raw Cartoons - 2006

Flying Lotus, (born Steven Ellison) is an experimental multi-genre music producer, and laptop musician from Winnetka, California. His debut album, 1983, was released on Plug Research Records in 2006. He is most famous (yet also uncredited) for much of the bumper music on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block, and he has also contributed remixes for fellow Plug Research artists, including Mia Doi Todd. He is referred to as FlyLo by fans and critics. His great-aunt is the late Alice Coltrane.

i wake up to track 2 every morning

Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl - 2005

"Hollaback Girl" is a song written by singer Gwen Stefani and Pharrell for Stefani's debut solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. As part of Stefani's vision of creating "a silly dance record", the song is influenced by 1980s dance and pop music. They wrote the song as a response to Courtney Love's statement that Stefani was a "cheerleader" in an interview with Seventeen magazine.

namesake of this blog, so i had to post

Volcano Choir - Unmap - 2009

Volcano Choir are a progressive post rock and indie band and collaboration by Justin Vernon (of Bon Iver) and Collections of Colonies of Bees. Their music combines Vernon's soft vocals with Collections of Colonies of Bees' post rock sound. Their debut album is Unmap and was released on September 22nd, 2009.

jness you are going to fucking love this (track 8)