Bavu Blakes makes hip-hop sensible once again for those who have become disillusioned by music made by marketing gimmick. His conversational style of emceeing presents the modern black American experience in succinct and honest fashion. Opening the album by stating that "I'm not down with being inferior to nobody," Bavu goes on to prove why he has become known as both a community leader and a freestyle champion in his home of Austin, Texas. Throughout the album his orientation towards improvisatio...   [ read more ]

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Recorded on a 16-track in James Chapman's tiny bedroom, Map's debut album We Can Create is a hugely ambitious, widescreen and epic record that recalls everything from far away electronics and skewed songwriting to euphoric sound-scapes. A work of heart-stopping extremes, the album's eleven tracks run the full length of the transmission spectrum, from dreamy space-rock to folksy, down-tempo whisperings and clattering, thudding noise- pop. A bedroom genius in the truest of senses, the other-worldly atmospher...   [ read more ]

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After working with Sufjan Stevens and Rafter Roberts on her first two full-length albums, Virginia native Liz Janes takes on a collection of dramatically re-arranged public domain songs with Los Angeles based free-jazz collective, Create(!). Recorded and produced by Create(!)'s Chris Schlarb in a one room shack without the use of any electric instruments Liz Janes & Create(!) features some of Janes' most inspired singing. A lo-fi lullaby of century old blues, folk songs and prayer music, Liz Janes & Crea...   [ read more ]

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