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Empire of the Sun: Walking on a Dream
Welcome to the 1980s. Did you really want to come back?
14 May 2009
Tyler Fisher
Tyler is a student at the United World College of the American West in Montezuma, NM, where we have students from over 80 countries in a 200 person student body. Currently, he is only 18 and will graduate from this school in 2010, which is basically the last two years of high school, and then attend university, where he intends to study journalism and music composition.
In his spare time, Tyler enjoys doing things that lanky gingers should never do, such as DJing and playing bass guitar.
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Buraka Som Sistema: Black Diamond
This is everything that a good dance album should be: energetic, powerful, and slightly experimental.
06 May 2009
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Fareed Haque + The Flat Earth Ensemble: Flat Planet
Haque's heritage and education certainly help him in creating a signature blend, but the album is simply too long for its own good.
04 May 2009
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Grandmaster Flash: The Bridge: The Concept of a Culture
This is not a comeback album that will reinvigorate Flash to enter a brilliant second stage of his career. But appreciate it for the statement it makes.
07 Apr 2009
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Balmorhea: All Is Wild, All Is Silent
All Is Wild, All Is Silent finally brings a Balmorhea album with enough variety to sustain its length, and all of their changes still fit within their natural organic sound.
26 Mar 2009
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The-Dream: Love vs. Money
Although perhaps the most album-like R&B album in recent memory, typical R&B pitfalls bring Love vs. Money down from the excellence The-Dream has proven capable of producing.
25 Mar 2009
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From Monument to Masses: On Little Known Frequencies
Post-rock fans will enjoy the smooth blend of uptempo groove and slow-burning crescendo, but question what those spoken-word samples are actually saying.
Tyler Fisher
12 Mar 2009
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Wale feat. Tre and Young Chris - "Nightlife"
Wale's new mixtape looks to up the level of production with 9th Wonder behind the boards. "Nightlife" gives a preview of what might be possible.
05 Mar 2009
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Streetlight Manifesto + A Wilhelm Scream
The venue, the Launchpad, is tight to say the least, so much that the bouncers would not allow any photography in fear of destroyed cameras.
Tyler Fisher
04 Mar 2009
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Bell X1: Blue Lights on the Runway
More varied than Flock, Blue Lights on the Runway is the band's latest opus, accomplishing everything their contemporaries have attempted in the last few years in one fell swoop.
Tyler Fisher
03 Mar 2009
Music
The Qemists: Join the Q
Finally, a dance-rock hybrid that is both danceable and musical. Ninja Tune's latest signing reminds us that they are one of the most consistently excellent labels in the game.
Tyler Fisher
18 Feb 2009
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Madlib: The Beat Konducta: Vol. 5-6: A Tribute To...
Madlib composes his tribute to J Dilla in a way so similar to Dilla's style and album structure that it feels like he never left.
Tyler Fisher
08 Feb 2009
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