Sound Ancestors trails off into averageness by Madlib standards, which is to say it never stops being above average in general.
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Blarf - Cease & Desist
ReviewsCommentComedian and actor Eric André's very own musical side-project serves up a wild, sample-based ride into the demented side of plunderphonics on Cease & Desist. Not only that, but this record also serves as a giant middle finger to the limitations modern copyright law places on artistic expression within the auditory realm. Equal parts absurd and revolutionary: This is Blarf.
Makaya McCraven - Highly Rare
ReviewsCommentChicago jazz drummer Makaya McCraven reassembles a series of lo-fi live recordings into a batch of exciting, dynamic nu jazz beats.
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - "AvengHer"
New TracksCommentUnbeknownst to me, trumpeter/producer Christian Scott has been having quite a prolific 2017, set to finish out a trilogy of albums with next month's The Emancipation Procrastination. I was lukewarm on the new-agey Diaspora, but am digging the fusion of vintage jazz and modern hip hop production on this latest single. The Emancipation Procrastination drops October 20 via Ropeadope.
BADBADNOTGOOD - IV
ReviewsCommentToronto jazz outfit BADBADNOTGOOD returns with some surprising and well-incorporated musical guests on their new album.
The Avalanches - Wildflower
ReviewsCommentThe Avalanches return with a new sound and their first album in 16 years.
BADBADNOTGOOD - "Lavender" ft. Kaytranada
New TracksCommentBBNG drop yet another promising single from their upcoming fourth album, this time joined by producer Kaytranada. IV will be released on July 8 via Innovative Leisure.
Clams Casino - "Blast" (Video)
New TracksCommentFrom Clams Casino's debut album 32 Levels, out July 15 via Columbia.