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Santogold
Santogold [ Downtown Records / CD - released 26/May/2008 ] "The future of music, today. Santogold merges White's versatile voice (which recalls M.I.A. one minute and Karen O the next) with off-kilter beats. The result is a kaleidoscope of organic and synthetic sounds held together by White's... |
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Tom Waits
Mule Variations [ Anti / CD - released 1/May/1999 ] Stripped back and complex, Waits has turned out another must-check release, which includes exclusive Australasian bonus tracks! |
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Anjulie
Anjulie [ Hear Music / CD - released 4/Aug/2009 ] Smoky, world-flavored r&b dominates this self-titled, debut long-player by Guyanese-Canadian singer, Anjulie. |
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Mos Def and Talib Kweli
Black Star [ Rawkus Entertainment / CD - released 4/Jun/2002 ] Originally released in 1998, 'Black Star' is the classic hip-hop album from Mos Def and Talib Kweli - totally essential! |
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Beans
End it All [ Anticon / CD - released 4/Apr/2011 ] Featuring the likes of Four Tet, Clark, In Flagranti, TOBACCO, members of Interpol, TV on the Radio, Tortoise and more, 'End it All' is the fourth solo album and Anticon debut from former Warp Records artist, Beans (of Anti-Pop Consortium). |
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Busdriver
Jhelli Beam [ Epitaph Records / CD - released 15/Jun/2009 ] On 'Jhelli Beam', Busdriver's legendarily breath-defying flow teeters precariously on top of samples of classical music, jazz drumming and proggy guitar parts, without ever losing sight of the electronic music that helped define his sound. |
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Dizzee Rascal
Tongue n' Cheek [ Liberation Records / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Featuring the huge singles: "Dance Wiv Me"; "Bonkers"; and "Holiday", this fourth disc from Dizzee Rascal has been described by the renown MC as a party album, with something for everyone. |
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John Frusciante
The Empyrean (japanese edition) [ Capitol Records / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] This concept record features Flea, Sonus Quartet, Johnny Marr, and The New Dimension Singers. It's a record suited to dark living rooms late at night. |
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Gorillaz
Plastic Beach [ Parlophone / CD - released 28/Mar/2014 ] The most ambitious & groundbreaking Gorillaz album to date, featuring: Lou Reed; Mick Jones; Paul Simonon; Snoop Dogg; Mark E Smith; De La Soul; Mos Def; Bobby Womack; National Orchestra of Arabic Music; and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. |
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Outkast
Speakerboxxx / The Love Below [ LaFace / Arista Records / 2 CD - released 29/Sep/2003 ] 'Speakerboxxx / The Love Below' won the 2004 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year & Best Rap Album. "Hey Ya!" won for Best Urban / Alternative Performance. The song was also nominated for Record of the Year. |
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Show Your Bones [ Modular Music / CD - released 6/Apr/2006 ] For the faint of heart, there's an awful lot that's off-putting about this affirmative, jerky threesome. At their most extreme, frontwoman Karen O bounds about like a spangly Tom and Jerry character, emitting a shrieking caw that boils your earwax... |