Live: Onra & DāM-FunK @ Santos Party House
This post was written by Mart Z, who also plays drums in Bobby and will be covering shows in New York for us from time to time. Onra and Dâm-Funk brought a unique and diverse combination of funk musics to Santos Party House in New York this past Tuesday night. Onra, playing his first New York show of original material in over a year, has kicked off the second half [...]
July 23rd, 2012 | Published in Music | 2 Comments
Teams is an LA-based artist working with AMDISCS. His work with Star Slinger was released through Mexican Summer last January, but there is so much more to his own material. I asked him to make us something special and this is what came our way. Tracklist provided below. Substitute Teachers: Teams by Dipped in Dollars Rihanna- Rude Boy (Blondes Remix Feat. Mariah Carey) Ciara – Deuces (Nguzunguzu Remix) Brenmar – [...]
July 1st, 2011 | Published in Mixes, Substitute Teachers | 9 Comments
I was introduced to Fatima‘s work with Floating Points the other night (thanks to some great local artists), and Follow You fits right in line with the best of Erykah Badu, but still retains enough of its own flavor to keep me connected throughout the entire EP. I hope to be hearing a lot more from her in the future, and recent collaborations with Ras G, Dam-Funk, Onra, and Dorian [...]
June 15th, 2011 | Published in Music | 2 Comments
Must Listen: Onra – Long Distance
I have been sitting with Onra‘s Long Distance since it arrived in the mail last week, and this is by far one of the best albums I’ve heard all year. Gorillaz and Dam-Funk have presented snippets of this future-funk sound, but it’s exceptionally actualized throughout Long Distance. Pitchfork talked about Onra‘s sound being very of the moment, but this album has clearly been years in the making. The album flows [...]
June 14th, 2010 | Published in Music | 4 Comments
