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Sounds like:
J Dilla,
Alchemist,
Action Bronson
By
sweeney kovar
on
Feb 18, 2016
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Samiyam returns with a new album, Animals Have Feelings. Fans of his unorthodox swing and animal rights advocates alike will surely rejoice.
After releasing his first album with Brainfeeder, a follow-up tape with Leaving Records, it seems Sam has f...
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2

Sounds like:
Kanye West,
Ratatat,
Pretty Lights
By
Justin Lam
on
Feb 12, 2016
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I think few would disagree that Kanye's Graduation album is one of the all time great hip-hop albums of this decade. Let's suppose Parisian duo Point Point was to take one of those singles and transform it into an orchestral/instrumental masterpiece,...
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3

By
Almond Ivan
on
Feb 3, 2016
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Remember back in December when fellow Shuffler Sean O covered Israeli producer SwuM.'s release "Cocaina"?
If you answered no, don't worry; I was surprised, too. Well, just slightly surprised. The guy has good taste, and SwuM. has a killer sound.
Hi...
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4

By
sean o
on
Jan 28, 2016
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I can't keep up with monikers anymore. Are the letters capitalized even though they're smushed together? Was I supposed to leave out the vowels on the first and third words? Is that number 3 supposed to be read as an E?
Skullkid and Regtheledge (hop...
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5

Sounds like:
Broke For Free,
Dreams,
Sun Glitters
By
sean o
on
Jan 27, 2016
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Milwaukee producer Ian Ewing is a self-proclaimed interpretive dancer first, musician second, and hummus warrior third. He also considers himself an avocado ripeness consultant, but since no one dropped avocados in the pool we'll shelve that convo fo...
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6

Sounds like:
J Dilla,
Flamingosis,
Handbook
By
sean o
on
Jan 27, 2016
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Sometimes it feels like I associate every random beat I hear with J Dilla, hoping that one day it will actually be Jay Dee putting out the good vibes again. That's not fair to the masses of bedroom producers grinding beneath that shadow. So it goes.
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7

By
sweeney kovar
on
Jan 24, 2016
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Markus is a mild-mannered Philly kid who made his way to the glistening tinsel of Los Angeles. There, when wackness strikes, the spectacled young man turns on a beat machine, tightens his tom-toms and tunes his bass to turn into Swarvy, beat superher...
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8

Sounds like:
TNGHT,
Hudson Mohawke,
Rustie
By
Lauren Ziegler
on
Jan 14, 2016
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Following a surprise November EP release, Lunice is finally back with a brand new track, "Look Like."
Much like Hudson Mohawke's take on John Carpenter's "Escape" theme song, the track is part of label LuckyMe's annual musical advent calendar.
"Loo...
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