TOO FRESH | VIDEO: Bonobo – “Cirrus” (directed by Cyriak)
Innovative UK animator Cyriak has teamed up with Bonobo on the video for “Cirrus”, which creates a brilliantly Bosch-esque tableau using piecemealed footage from ’40s and ’50s films. The tune also happens to be the first single from Bonobo‘s forthcoming LP, The North Borders, which already sounds like it’ll be a classic. Big thanks to Tim from You’ll Soon Know for the heads up.
Huess is capping off a big year of releases and guest mixes (for us and You’ll Soon Know) with A Meaningless Rain, a brief 6-track EP that hopefully is not a comment on his own effort. “White Man” is my favorite cut from the EP, with a serene set of chimes that unfold over bombacious boom-baps and a righteous low end curl. You can pick your price for this gem [...]
December 18th, 2012 | Published in Music | 7 Comments
Substitute Teachers: Astro Nautico (Obey City)
There is a long list of Dipped in Dollars projects that never saw the light of day, and one of them was an Astro Nautico party we were going to throw in DC last spring. This Substitute Teachers mix by Obey City was going to drop the day of the party, and we are finally able to bring it to you online. I shot the guys a couple of questions [...]
September 21st, 2012 | Published in Mixes, Music, Substitute Teachers, TOO FRESH | 9 Comments
London beatmaker Huess creates sample based music using loops and beats with principals that persist in this cut-and-paste musical climate. He was one of the first artists to personally reach out when we were first getting our shit together almost three years ago, and has since proven to be someone we should all have kept our eyes on. He just released the outstanding Discards EP on Inaudible Answer earlier in [...]
August 9th, 2012 | Published in Mixes, Music, Substitute Teachers | 5 Comments
