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Considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip-hop, DJ Shadow (real name Josh Davis) has proven himself with groundbreaking, genre-defining solo output on suc
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Sounds like:
RJD2,
DJ Shadow,
Wax Tailor
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Nov 2, 2023
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I initially picked this one up as part of my jazzy beats playlist, but I like it enough that I think it deserves a bit more attention on the site.There's nothing particularly revolutionary going on with the sound, ...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Feb 14, 2023
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This song starts out a little bit moody and slow, but at the 1 minute mark it unfolds into a beautiful auditory mess of piano, muddy underlying instrumental, and a little bit of triangle. The end result is lovely to my ear, and hopefully lovely to yo...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Dec 22, 2021
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It's summer here in South Africa. And it's Christmas season too. Which means we've got a sorta weird mix of music when it comes to celebrating the holidays.Where the Northern part of the world seeks out winter warmers, we're typically seeking a more ...
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By
Jason Grishkoff
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Sep 16, 2021
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The Bins? A play on "The Books"? Could be! The style of music certainly aligns a bit.The man behind The Bins is California-based Clark Barclay. He's been releasing stuff for more than a decade now, but this looks to be the first time he's caught my a...
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5

Sounds like:
DJ Shadow,
RJD2,
Wax Tailor
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Apr 9, 2020
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It's been almost exactly a year since I first covered Fold. Seems like as good a time as any to pick up a new song, right?"Concrete Things" comes as the band's latest single, samplin...
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Sounds like:
DJ Shadow,
RJD2,
Wax Tailor
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Jan 1, 2020
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the year 2020. Hooray, we made it!I figure a nice way to kick things off is with Jackson Whalan's instrumental track "GTFOH." It's easy, laid-back and reminds me of some of great songs from the last ~2 decades.This ve...
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7

Sounds like:
The Avalanches,
RJD2,
DJ Shadow
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Oct 2, 2019
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This song by El Jibs remind me a whole lot of "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches. I'm pretty sure that's why I've decided to blog it with y'all today.The UK-based artist is gearing up to release an album that is "witch" themed, and this comes ...
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8

Sounds like:
The Avalanches,
Gramatik,
DJ Shadow
By
Jason Grishkoff
on
Sep 1, 2019
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There was a day and age when I used to listen to The Avalanches. A lot. I think it was "Frontier Psychiatrist" that got me hooked.I have a feeling it's because of that that Max MacVeety's new single "SEEN" managed ...
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