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Quiet Village - Silent Movie (!K7) Buy!
Consider this British electronic duo’s remarkable full-length debut stoned easy-listening. They use a sample-heavy approach to recontextualize a variety of schmaltzy horrors, combining and tweaking them into trippy and incredibly lush chillout grooves that lull you into thinking that maybe the Alan Parsons Project, Buffalo and the Captain and Tenille weren’t so bad after all (just to name some of the folks sampled here, though they also blend in sweet soul classics from the Chi-Lites and others, underlining the subjectivity between “cool” and “uncool” source material). Equally pleasurable and disturbing, Silent Movie is one of the year’s more distinctive records. 5/14/2008 -Don Yates
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Benga - Diary of an Afro Warrior (Tempa) Buy!
The 2nd album from this young British DJ/producer is an excellent set of expansive, techno-inflected dubstep combining bone-rattling bass with a variety of catchy hooks. 5/13/2008 -Don Yates
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The Roots - Rising Down (Def Jam) Buy!
The veteran Philadelphia hip hop band follows up the intensely raw Game Theory with an album that’s even more politically militant and uncompromising. Driven by ominous, dirty-sounding synths and ?uestlove’s remarkable drum work, Rising Down bristles with simmering resentment and frustration over injustice and brutality that occasionally boils over into rage at a world falling apart. Black Thought is joined by a wide variety of guest rappers, from underground greats like Mos Def, Common and Talib Kweli to more obscure types that end up delivering some of the album’s best raps. Rising Down is the Roots’ darkest album – it’s also one of their best. 5/12/2008 -Don Yates
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James Hunter - The Hard Way (GO/Hear Music) Buy!
The British soul singer/guitarist follows up his excellent 2006 album People Gonna Talk with another first-rate set of ‘50s and ‘60s-style soul and R&B – while many who go the old-school route rely to some degree on covers, Hunter wrote every song on The Hard Way, and they range from high-energy dance numbers to some sweet Sam Cooke-influenced ballads. The album’s clean production puts emphasis on Hunter’s soulful croon with a touch of gravel and his biting, economical guitar leads. Legendary New Orleans producer/pianist Allen Toussaint guests on 3 songs. 5/12/2008 -Don Yates
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James Pants - Welcome (Stones Throw) Buy!
This Spokane DJ/multi-instrumentalist’s debut album is a wonderfully executed basement DIY take on ‘80s funk and electro boogie with occasional injections of new wave and post-punk, not to mention a sly sense of humor. 5/12/2008 -Don Yates
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