Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue

Bibio, real name Stephen Wilkinson, is an British electronic producer who makes hip-hop inspired beats...but with a twist. He adds folk elements to his music. I was hesitant to listen to the project at first, but after one listen I was hooked. You know what the genre's called? Folktronica. Isn't that the most balla name for a genre ever? Sounds like something that would happen in Jay Electronica played the banjo.

I figured this is a GREAT introduction for a lot of you hip-hop heads out there who are hesitant to try out new genres. As a lover of all genres of music (I don't classify screamo or death metal as music tbh), this is a great gateway artist. I would've loved getting an introduction to this artist about 5-6 months ago. Don't let a great opportunity pass you up.

This is definitely one of my new favorite albums at the moment. All the songs on my Itunes have 5 stars. That ain't happen often. Peep the streams and most importantly, the download link.


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Burial

[This post was contributed by kqb, otherwise known as doctorbagr, who is musically starting to feel very hipsterish.]

I presume the average person reading this (you are reading this, right?) will be a hip-hop head of some sort. Along with that, I am also making the cruel presumption that (unless you are from the UK or read Pitchfork) you don't know Burial. Hell, I didn't know Burial a month ago.  But lately, he's been making the rounds of music blogs far and wide by working with UK electronic producer Four Tet  (who's been remixed by Jay Dee and DJ Premier and is also quite dope on his own). The buzz machine reached its peak with a secret/minimalist/awesome two-track single featuring none other than Radiohead's own Thom Yorke (Radiohead - very famous and influential indie band, rapped over by Lupe; mashed by Chiddy Bang and collaborated with Lupe, Pharrell and Kanye).

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