flow sweetly, hang heavy.

last night i went to space15twenty to check out my friend teebs' album release show. his debut record, ardour, is getting hi-fives, daps and name drops from everyone and their mothers, cousins, eyebrows, tigers and tastemakers. such sweet success could not happen to anyone more deserving than the humble, soft-spoken boywonder.

the red bull music academy alum/dublab rat is also quite the artist, creating mixed media pieces in his (what i can only imagine is quite limited) free time. peep the collages and keep your eyes out for ardour popping up on its fair share of 'best of' lists this season.

-t

put your hands to the constellations.

i know quite a few folks who would bump this track on the title alone, but luckily it's also quite the jam. nothing but good stuff coming from the brainfeeder camp.

pattern + grid world EP drops tomorrow.

flyLo - "kill your co-workers"

-t

do the astral plane.

two weeks ago i was lucky enough to catch a free performance from the miguel atwood-ferguson ensemble at the california plaza in downtown. featuring cameos from flying lotus, bilal and aloe blacc (among others), it was a beautiful night by a man-made pond with friends, smuggled bottles of wine, mood lighting and a bag of salt and pepper crisps.



-t

we can share it like the last slice.

utilizing multi-faced layers of gruff, grime, precision, love and indescribable forces, flying lotus is a journey that musically and emotionally encompasses all of your senses. the new video from his latest masterpiece, cosmogramma, moves between corners of the familiar, the unknown and the downright kaleidoscopic.

peep flyLo's mindfuck for "mmmHmm" below.

mmmmm indeed,

t

bonita applebaum, ya gotta put me on.

over 10 years ago, the iconic line "pitbull in a skirt" was uttered by then platinum bowl-cut rapper, Eve, to solidify her stance in the male-dominated world of hiphop. since then, i immediately deemed every lone chick who rolled with a collective of guys as such. although not quite as grimy or rugged as Eve's 1998 incarnation, TOKiMONSTA, is definitely low end theory's modern day pitbull.

running around the world with fellow beat contemporaries such as nosaj thing, the gaslamp killer, teebs and daedelus; she's also the only female signed to flying lotus' brainfeeder imprint. equal parts steezy and talented, her debut full length, midnight menu, drops later this month.

check out "alpenglow", her collaboration with fellow Red Bull Music Academy alumni lunice and swede:art HERE.

it gives you wings,
t

if it isn't me, then pack your bags and leave.

paralleling the feeling of adolescence by showcasing images from a childhood staple, the latest clip from the qualities of light, featuring music by my friend TEEBS, successfully maneuvers between reflections of the distant past and uncertainty of tomorrow's sound.

check out "bern rhythm"




TEEBS' debut is slated to be released via brainfeeder this fall, while his split 7" with daedelus should drop sooooon.

-t