If I wanted to point to a "lol random!" kind of playlist, today might be the day.
Minutemen, "Tension"
This song, from The Punch Line, really shows off what made the Minutemen so great. Listen to that rhythm section! Listen to...
A couple of sweet hip-hop beats today.
Quasimoto, "Blitz"
You can just hear the dust on the vinyl on that drum loop. And that sax! My god, for a short track, this is just great. Madlib is a genius.
G.E. Smith &...
Really excellent set today.
They Might Be Giants, "Whirlpool"
A b-side on the "Why Does The Sun Shine" single, I've always loved this song. I don't think they've put it on anything else, so this...
Six songs today!
Amon Tobin, "Precursor"
One of the big trends of rap beats was taking old soul music and speeding it up so that it sounds like the Chipmunks. Here, Amon Tobin sounds like he's doing kind of the same...
Seems like we've had a lot of new bands recently. That's cool! Here's the music for today.
Girls Against Boys, "In Like Flynn"
Early 90s underground rock act Girls Against Boys stood out from the pack for...