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By
sweeney kovar
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Apr 4, 2013
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In most of North America, it's officially spring. The frost has thawed, flowers are blooming, and all kinds of romantic crap. It's been right around this time that I finally got a chance to crack open this Chicano Batman 10" record I bought a few mon...
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2

Sounds like:
Beach House,
Youth Lagoon,
Washed Out,
Fishing
By
Hugh McClure
on
Oct 10, 2012
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We included a remix of Alpine's "Villages" from downtempo artist Leigh Hannah (The Townhouses) on our Australian Sunday Night Chill last month, and now we're bringing you the first single from his soon-to-be-released album, Diaspora. The Melbourne-b...
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3

Sounds like:
Caribou,
Four Tet,
Jonti,
Collarbones
By
Hugh McClure
on
Sep 27, 2012
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Another talented act hailing from the Blue Mountains (just West of Sydney) is the electronic duo Fishing. The glitch-tinkerers Doug Wright and Russel Fitzgibbon started out as the vocalist and drummer of indie pop group We Say Bamboulee, but have bee...
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4

Sounds like:
Flying Lotus,
Shlohmo,
Eryka Badu,
Jill Scott
By
Hugh McClure
on
Aug 16, 2012
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Melbourne's Hiatus Kaiyote make music from the future, but luckily we can listen to it right now! The four-piece have become experts at combining elements of neo-soul, hip hop and beats to create adventurous soundscapes that have received accolades w...
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5

Sounds like:
Ali Farka Touré,
Rokia Traoré,
Tinariwen
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jun 10, 2012
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Two of my favorite artists to bust out in the heat of summer are Manu Chao and Amadou & Mariam. SO having the two of them together on the same track is like a match made in heaven.The song "Sénégal Fast Food" comes off Amadou & Mariam's fou...
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6

By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jun 1, 2012
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I have a strong feeling this is one of the odder song titles we've had up on the website. But, when tUnE-yArDs and ?uestlove join forces for a brass and hip-hop laden track, one can't help but stop and listen.Originally performed by Fela Kuti, "Lady"...
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7

Sounds like:
Diplo,
Lil Silva,
Buena Vista Social Club
By
Dwayne
on
Apr 4, 2012
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Hailing from "somewhere between the swamps and polo fields" in Florida, we'd not heard of Henry Krinkle before this little re-jig he did of Buena Vista Social Club's Ibrahim Ferrer.Keeping the original Latin vibes of the original "Ay Candela," Krinkl...
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By
Elizabeth Walker
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Mar 22, 2012
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If you don't know Yolanda Be Cool by name, you sure as hell will know them by three little words: speak no Americano. 2010 found every single speaker in the world bumping the Australian duo's overly infectious single with absolutely no shame. On repe...
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