dilla

Avalon Lurks | Forest Lawn, Glendale, CA | shot by Faith Silva:

We featured a couple of tracks from this thing in our June 2016 mix, but it's worth noting that New Jersey producer Flamingosis' stellar, sample-based new full-length Bright Moments is officially out now. Not sure why this dude isn't everywhere by now -- he would have been huge in the good old blog days (2009) -- but this record is absolutely essential if you're looking for a breezy, feel-good sou

One of the greatest hip-hop records of all time turns 10 this week, and Stones Throw will re-issue Dilla's Donuts with its original, long out-of-print Jeff Jank "drawing" cover (pictured above):

40+ rare instrumentals from the legend, out this week. Pre-order Dillatronic here.

"Low-end might be associated with thunder, or the sound of a mother's heartbeat as heard from inside the womb, or an approaching stampede, or earthquake. Low-end generally indicates something bigger and more powerful than you" — BotanyDimming Awe, The Light is Raw is the expansive new full-length from DFW native and current Austin resident Spencer Stephenson, aka Botany...

New mix from Swedish duo Korallreven, featuring Dilla, Earl Sweatshirt, Daft Punk, fka Twigs, A. G. Cook x OPN, Sade, and of course, Cinderella (+ more). Tracklist after the jump...

Listen to Donuts with a new level of appreciation, as Dilla's masterpiece is lovingly set to visuals featuring super obscure clips of much of the record's sample source material intertwined with other fitting found footage.

mp3: De La Soul :: Smell the DAISY .zip (69 mb)

Fresh off one of the year's best hip-hop singles to date, Detroit's Black Milk is set to drop one of the very few essential Record Store Day releases from this year's selection, in the form of his vinyl-only Synth or Soul 12". Listen to a track from each of the Small Wonder-referencing 12-inch's two distinct sides below...