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VIDEO: M.I.A. – BAD GIRLS

This song is dope as fuck. This video is the motherfucking shit. Watch it 1,000 times.

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TALIB KWELI & RES as IDLE WARSHIP LIVE

Thats right, your favorite and ours will be performing live in SJ next Friday! This is a show NOT to be missed as they rarely come to our town.

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REVIEW: SONNYMOON – 2012 EP & SAN JOSE SHOW

I’m late on this review and that’s a shame because Sonnymoon are homies and cherished artists here at Blind. More so, I’m personally late! I been MIA for a minute here on the site. Sorry folks. Trust, it was within good reasons too. Anyway, lets get on with the review. Check it out after the drop.

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D’ANGELO AND THE TESTIMONY LIVE IN PARIS (AUDIO)

Any D’Angelo fan who remembers when Brown Sugar was released,  considers Voodoo an R&B classic or simply digs his music has had an exciting week. We’ve all pondered whether he’d make a legitimate comeback and finally record some new material for over a decade now. Fortunately, this Europe tour has eliminated doubts and reignited his fan base. He’s back! And not only is there amazing footage of  the shows popping up all over the internet, but now we have a full recording of the show for our listening pleasure.  It’s a pretty hefty download (and has some folks talking here and there) but it’s worth the wait. I’m streaming a few songs here, but the full tracklisting can be found after the page jump. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I am. It’s like memory lane sprinkled with the future. Shout out to Okayplayer for posting this.

Feel Like Makin Love

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Chicken Grease

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VIDEO-SONNYMOON-MORNING PERSON + TOUR DATES

It has only been two weeks since Sonnymoon blessed us with their 2012 EP and it’s been playing nonstop! The pair just released a new video for “Morning Person,” and producer Dane Orr really shines on this one. The video has a simplistic elegance to it. Walking through the fields at dawn never looked so lovely. Sonnymoon will be on tour with Teebs in a city near you. Hit the skip for more information.

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HYPNOTIC BRASS BAND – STARFIGHTER

In high school I used to take the CTA Eastbound Blue Line from Racine to Washington to catch the Number 6 bus home every day. Now, for those familiar with the janky ass Chicago Transit Authority and their routes, you might ask “why go two stops past Jackson to catch the number 6?” Two reasons: 1) if I got off at Jackson with the rest of you jerk-offs I’d be one of you jerk-offs standing on a bus in rush hour traffic instead of one of the cool cats actually sat down in a seat and 2) I loved listening to the Hypnotic Brass Band play on the corner of Washington and State. These guys have been killing it for a bajillion years its dope seeing them go from humble street performers selling burned CD’s hand-to-hand (one of the best $5 bucks I’ve ever spent) to an internationally-known and sampled group. I almost felt obligated to post this. So please do yourself a favor and familiarize yourself with Hypnotic’s music by listening to and downloading their track Starfighter below. For those fortunate enough to be in LA on the 23rd of this month they’ll be performing at Exchange LA. More details on that after the jump.

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KNXWLEDGE-OVRSTND.LP

When Knx sends me some new music,  I usually just listen to it, then whip up a quick post about it (busy, busy, busy). From the album cover, to the samples and the song titles, I can usually just use my insight to find out the tone of a project. My guess this time? A somewhat melancholy, reflective set with an undertone of change or moving forward on something. Today, I decided to ask him what specifically inspired the Ovrstnd LP.  His answer? It was inspired by old thoughts. My old house. Remembered melodies. I wasn’t too far off the mark eh? Check out two of my favorite jams from the project, then listen and discover your favorites. It’s definitely lovely to have a full length project to take our time with.

Akuvue

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BuildMyWrldArowndJew

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KNXWLEDGE-OVRSTND EP [DOWNLOAD]

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BLACK SPADE-SPAND (PROD. BY KNXWLEDGE)

Pardon us for the delay in posting this new track “Spand” by our St. Louis brother Black Spade.  This beat originally appeared in Knxwledge’s Kompsure.EP and now Spade has laced it with his vocals.  Lately,  I’ve noticed tons of artists rhyming over Knx’s beats, and you  typically don’t see him endorsing the end result. But in this case, both artists are really standing behind “Spand” and once you listen you’ll understand why. There’s a musical chemistry between the two that might fuel more collabs in the future. Black Spade is in the process of working on his next solo album as well as working with Coultrain and others. As always, Knxwledge has been cranking EPs out on the regular. You know you’ll find all of them posted here on the site. Enjoy.

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BLACK SPADE- SPAND (PROD. BY KNXWLEDGE) [DOWNLOAD]

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SAUX-REAR WINDOW EP (F/JOYA MOOI)

Blind I favorite Joya Mooi just sent over a new track called “Later In Time” by a producer named Saux who is also based in Amsterdam. This is a single from Saux’s new EP titled Rear Window, which was just released today!  Joya is featured on two songs in the EP. She’s now back to creating music after a brief hiatus, so hopefully this means we’ll have a follow up to her Hard Melk LP. We will definitely be looking forward to hearing more from Saux as well.

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SAUX REAR WINDOW EP [DOWNLOAD]

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JAMES PANTS-BEAT ARCHIVE PART II

Guys, I don’t know how in the HELL I missed this one. Granted its only like 4 days old, but the fact that there was a PART ONE that dropped back in September that I missed completely makes me feel like I’ve had my internet head in my internet ass for the last few months. For this I apologize. Please don’t do the fool like me and download. I’m going to go drown myself in my sorrows now. *facepalm*

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JAMES PANTS – BEAT ARCHIVE PART II [DOWNLOAD]

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