Flashback MP3 - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Black

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy aka Wil Oldham made one fucking dark creepy album at the end of the 1990's. 'I See A Darkness' has hailed universal amazing reviews, a bizarre perfect score from Pitchfork Media, and been stuck in most of us for over the last ten years. This is a track that absolutely gives me shivers.

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MP3 - Mike G Ft. Vince Staples & SPEAK! - Michael Douglas

Mike G just released a free EP last week called Award Tour. Despite the Tribe Called Quest reference it still sounds very OFWGKTA. To me, sometimes the minimal beats accomplish a wicked old school sounds, but on most of their tracks the beats make it sound like high school production.

There are exceptions. On specific songs. Everything Frank Ocean does is an exception. Like this this song Michael Douglas is an exception. There were some other ok tracks on it but this one really jumped out at me.

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Essential Bootleg - Neutral Milk Hotel - Accordion Peas

 Accordion Peas is an essential piece of NMH history. It is often circulated amongst circles of friends and,of course, the internet as a demo. This is understandable, as there are many NMH demos in constant circulation (Hype City, Invent Yourself a Shortcake, Beauty...); however, Accordion Peas is a collection of two live performances. This tape was mostly likely originally constructed by Jeff Mangum.

The first live recording takes place 12.31.98 (New Years Eve!) at a venue called The 40 Watt Club in Athens Georgia. It contains three rare NMH tracks 'Oh, Sister', Little Birds, and Engine. Engine was later released as the b-side to the 7' release of 'Holland,1945', 'Little Birds' was just released in late 2011 as a bonus 7' in the NMH boxset, and 'Oh, Sister' is an In An Aeroplane Over the Sea outtake. Pay special attention to the last one as it contains hauntingly similar parts to ' Oh, Comely'.

The last recording is also from 1998. It is take from Chris Bilheimer's birthday party on 12/5/98. I'm pretty sure he was the art director for In An Aeroplane Over the Sea. These are the last four tracks. Basiclly when you hear Aeroplane again its the next recording.

I cant stress the brillance or importance of this music spiritually and culturally. I do hope you enjoy. Ps Josh this ones for you bro.

 Oh yea, and to keep up with all the undercurrents of Neutral Milk Hotel check The Kingdom of Carrot Flowers for all the info you need.

Neutral Milk Hotel - Accordion Peas

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Flashback MP3 - Burial - Fostercare

Released on the Hyperdub 5th Year Collection, Fostercare is serious biz. This track which echos with his first releases bangs out heavy on the low end. Be sure to turn it up. People often say that Burial needs to switch up his style, that he's already accomplished that sound and he needs to push it further. I say if it ain't broke don't fix it. Word.




Burial - Fostercare

Essential Demo - Three Shades of Dirty - Paper Roses

This is the greatest demo tape you've never heard. It was the greatest demo tape I ever discovered. There is virtually no information on Three Shades of Dirty surfing around the internet. They were a trio from Annapolis, MD who released a 8 song EP in 1990 called Paper Roses on the Vermin Scum label. Vermin Scum housed the best of late 80's indie/emo/hardcore with bands like Moss Icon, The Hated, Choke, and even Glass Candy (yes, Glass Candy. I saw them for like 20 minutes at Rifflandia it was better than I expected).

Three Shades of Dirty were formed out of the ashes of The Hated. I wish there was more info about this band, and I stand by the belief that if this EP were released today as a demo it would be devoured and then fought over by a number of labels. The music was ahead of its time, and because of poor distribution they band had moved on way before anyone heard it. Theres a bit of a cult following on the internet but still its relatively small. So, behold Paper Roses. The stereo balance is a bit screwed at the start of the first track but it sorts itself out halfway through.

Three Shades of Dirty - Paper Roses EP

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MP3 - The Weeknd - The Birds pt.1

It appears Tum Tum (to anyone who doesn't know its who the blog was created for) is going to a Weeknd show out east. I'm pretty fucking jealous. It'll be so unbelievable. I bet its going to be years until The Weeknd even makes it out to Vancouver. Im just going to put a mp3 up as tribute to the rnb I love so much and go pout in the corner. Oh, and Tum Tum. You better tell me how awful it was after.

The Weeknd - The Birds pt.1

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MP3 - Drake - Over My Dead Body

Ok first off anyone who doesn't believe in the true RnB revival involving The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, and Drake needs to take note: the true RnB revival is taking place. Drakes new album, Take Care, touches all the nice places of hip hop and RnB. This is the opening track and where Drake raps more than sings. I love it.


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Oh yeah, THERES A FUCKING GOLDEN OWL on the new album cover. I think that speaks for itself.

MP3 - Your Love (Small Black Remix)

Sure this is the second Rihanna remix I've posted but whatever. It's not my fault her voice cut up and sampled works so well on so many different levels. The first,and last, time I heard this was on a mix Small Black did for Gorilla vs. Bear last November.

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Video - Alice in Chains - Nutshell Unplugged

This takes me right back to winding tapes with a pencil. RIP Staley.

MP3 - Koreless - Away

I don't know too much about Koreless; however, I've been seeing his tracks pop up in various Jamie XX & Damu mixes. While I've had trouble tracking down his releases there is a ton of their beats on YouTube. With that being said this is a web rip, still love this song tho.

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Flashback MP3 - The Smiths - Pretty Girls Make Graves (Troy Tate Demo)

Nostalgia can be a great thing. Something about The Smiths is perfect on a day that's hovering around freezing with showers in the area. I'm gonna load up the ipod, strap on the rain jacket, and hit the  beach. The former art-punk band from Seattle named their band after this song which solidifies its greatness even more.

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MP3 - Astronautalis Freestyle - 'I Don't Always Dream of Rappers...I Promise'

I was turned onto this guy kinda late. Which is strange, cause he's in the same vein of Aesop Rock and Sage Francis whom are two of my favorite non-ghetto thug rappers. Call them backpackers if you must but I'm going to refrain. We saw him at the Lucky Bar last year and it was fuckin rad.

Here's a MP3 freestyle of his i found floating on the net and really enjoyed.

'I Don't Always Dream of Rappers...I Promise' - MP3

Video Clip - Dog Stick Cam

This guy attached his camera to a stick and gave it to his dog then chased to dog around. wtf its too funny.

Video Clip - Dick of the Week

I saw this on the new Tosh.0 and it blew me away. Had to share it.

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MP3 - The Roots ft/ Big K.R.I.T. - Make My

Make My is the lead single of the new conceptual album Undun from Philadelphia rapppers The Roots. I got a feeling this albums gonna be really good. This songs been around the internet for a few weeks but heres a link if you haven't peeped this shit yet.

MAKE MY - MP3 :)

Oh yea - theres a video too

Video Clip - POS Live from Philips Brewery Sept. 22 2011

Rifflandia was nothing short of amazing and this was most definately my highlight. I like how he did the entire set from the audience. The nearly endless flow of cheap Philips beer and a large venue helped as well.

Flashback MP3s - The Shins Live KXCI Tucson 17.01.03

Anyone who knows me knows that The Shins hold a very dear place close to my heart. Possibly because for years they were one of the only artists i listened to that wasn't hip hop or electronic. Maybe its all the memories I have attached to their ballads. It could easily be James Mercers amazing writing. Either way they always come up nothing short of spectacular (I wish i could say the same about Broken Bells).

Yesterday I was digging through the old music vault when i came across something I just had to share. The Shins brief, but typical radio style, appearance at KXCI in early 2003. The selection of 'When I Goosestep' and 'Those Bold City Girls' (which are both pre- Oh,Inverted World) are two big reasons why this set always jumped out at me. The other is the amazing recording quality. Enjoy.


1- Caring is Creepy
2- Pressed in a Book
3- Those Bold City Girls
4- When I Goosestep

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Vintage Grabs

PRICE - $2.99
RATING - 3.2 / 5


The price was right on this on this late 80's throwback. I was intially attracted to the softness of the cotton ( 50/50 cotton/poly for that nice AA feel) and the summer feeling involved with beaches sand reggae and pot. Upon deeper inspection i noticed the shirt was made in Jamaica as well, which must be why its in such dope condition.

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PRICE - $12.95
RATING - 5/5

This was the Holy Grail of my thrift store grabs this year. A mint condition ( no stains no rips no odd shrinkage) late 70's LACOSSE ZIP UP. Little fuckin alligator right over the heart.Just to add the cherry on top of the sunday it was canuck colors. I had this for two days until I was at Big Bad Johns trashy tavern when some goon stole my backpack, containing the zip up as well as another Adidas jacket and water bottle. The culprit didn't even show their face.Its a really shitty feeling having people steal from you, so i suggest to everyone not to steal from anyone.

Classic Spinal Tap Clip

These go to eleven

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MP3 - Only Girl (In the World) (Rickey Eat Acid Remix)

Yes this is a Rihanna remix except its not quite what you think. This track needs to be played with low end lots and lots of deep bass, its got a dubby mudded out feel with a wicked vocal sample. No bass no justice here but give it a whirl.

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Flashback MP3 - Bad Company - Hornet

When )EIB( ,aka Bad Company, released the Shot Down on Safari EP in 2002 it marked a few different things. First, it was the last music they released together as Bad Company. After this record dropped Fresh,D-Bridge,Vegas, and Maldini parted ways to pursue other endeavors. Second it marked the crumbling of an era. The golden era of dark amen/tramen based Dnb was ending.

The hornet is about as bouncy and anthemn as you can get for drum and bass, but it still maintains a certain edge that Bad Company has always found.


Get that old school shit on your comp right now right here

Paint Sightings

under goldstream highway

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Essential EP - Star Slinger - Rogue Cho Pa

Without a doubt Star Slinger , aka Darren has been my breakout beatsmith for the last couple years. With his remixes (Cocteau Twins,Gold Panda, Teams, Washed Out, Broken Social Scene, Chris Brown to name a few) and his banging first official release of Dumbin' with vocals by Reggie B its hard not to notice the sheer amount of quality work that has been coming out of Manchester through Darren.

I even made my own self tagged web compilation about a year ago trying to round up of Star Slingers available material at the time. It was first on Blaylocks Playlist sometime in 2010 when i first hear the sheer power of this man's beats and glitch hop.

Rogue Cho Pa is a self-released EP by Star Slinger in 2011 of tracks he had made that he know thought were basiclly dead, never to be released. His standards are fucking high if this is his trash he's not releasing. This shit bangs. Very Dilla-esqe. Very Dope.

1		Like I Do	2:50
2		Hot Potato	2:24
3		Do It Myself	2:55
4		Hoe Pulla	0:51
5		Rene Storm	2:52
6		Impressionable	1:54

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Flashback MP3 - Frank Ocean - Swim Good

 I know that putting Frank Ocean as a flashback doesnt really count seeing he just released his uncanny nostalgia/ultra earlier this year to critical acclaim. But i really like this song. Its finger banging music at its finest. Its Frank Ocean at his finest. The guy who in my opinion has really been the forefront of this dark R&B revival. It'll be interesting to see his remastered re-debut ,if you will, hopefully Def Jam doesn't fuck it up.


Swim Good MP3

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MP3 - Icono Pop Manners

This an absolutely massive track. If you peeped the Pantystep mix this song may have jumped out at you right in the middle. At first i thought i was a mix of a few 'choons but thankfully its one blissful, eletronic pop tasty track.

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Essential Mixtape - Toublemakers' Pantystep

DJ Toublemaker, hailing from LA, has been stirring the pot with his infectious bass heavy mind blending dj skills. Pantystep is one of those mixes that the track selection and mixing is just top notch. People love to shake their booties, and thanks to Pantystep you can hit repeat a couple of times rather then dig around for something new. This has been on steady rotation at my place the last few months. Enjoy.


Peep it here

01. Skream – Perforated
02. SBTRKT – Wildfire
03. Turboweekend – Trouble Is (Joker Remix)
04. Joker – Do It
05. Major Lazer – Never Good Enough (The Killabits Remix)
06. Minnesota – Roof Back
07. Subvader – Now We Leave Ground
08. The Dream – Abyss
09. PANTyRAID – Beba
10. Frank Ocean – We All Try
11. Milosh – Push
12. Gold Panda – Marriage (Star Slinger Remix)
13. Rad Omen – Bumpin and Grindin (Throwin’ Ones)
14. Icona Pop – Manners (Extended)
15. Discovery – Osaka Loop Line
16. The Postal Service – The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
17. Rusko – My Mouth
18. Flight Facilities – Crave You (Adventure Club Remix)
19. Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo
20. Marty Party – Cocaine
21. M83 – We Own the Sky
22. The Weeknd – Rolling Stone (Tate La Rock and Troublemaker Remix)

Mission Statement / MP3 A.Dd+ Can't Come Down

This blog has been created as a vessel to share music, art and cultural happenings with my friends whom have so sudden dispersed around canada.

First up is this dallas duo, A.Dd+, whom seem to really be on a solid tip. Its a song about getting high and going to work, we've all done that a few times.

Peep the track here .... im sure you'll be unable to help your head from bumping on this one. Something about the beat kinda reminds me of Jeru and Premier doing Come Clean.

and Im out. Ax.