The Underachievers

So a while back we dropped Gold Soul Theory and after one play you could tell these guys were going to get big.  More recently, the Underachievers have teamed up with Brainfeeder to produce Indigoism.  Check out what Brainfeeder had to say about it: 

"‘Indigoism’ marks the first Brainfeeder/Underachievers collaboration. Dropping February 1st, the 17-track mixtape features the duo’s underground hits (including ‘Gold Soul Theory,’ ‘Herb Shuttles’ and ‘Leopard Shepherd’), in addition to brand new tracks produced by the likes of Mr Bristol, Rich Flyer, The Entreproducers, Bruce Lee Kixxs, Juice and Lou Chapo from Tribe Gang, and Dreamrite. Listening to their sage lyrics, it’s hard to believe they’re only 21 (Ak) and 22 (Issa Dash) years old. And on the strength of ‘Indigoism,’ it’s near impossible to believe that up until 9 months ago, Ak and Dash had no set intention to be in the rap game at all. As they say themselves: “Indigos on the rise.”"

The Mahdi is one of my personal favorites and we've got the video ready to go after the jump.  Also! be sure to grab your free copy of Indigoism (link below the video).

Flying Lotus

Layer 3

"Flying Lotus 'Layer 3' - A Red Bull Music Academy Film from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo

Our new mini-documentary peeks behind the scenes of Flying Lotus’s new live audiovisual extravaganza, 'Layer 3' – which the Academy was proud to assist with developing in support of the 'Until The Quiet Comes' tour. Made with the help of visual artists Strangeloop and Timeboy, the trio have devised a method of transporting FlyLo into outer dimensions using two transparent scrims and interactive front and rear projectors, conjuring nothing short of the acid-fried Space Odyssey "Stargate" scene."

via Brainfeeder

It's pretty neat how FlyLo described himself as a homebody, but now that he feels he has purpose he needs to go out and share that purpose with the world.  I think we're all in search of that happy place and its an accomplishment that Flying Lotus has finally come to his or at least that that first level of higher satisfaction.  

It's fun to think about our own pursuits, if we have found something important to us, and where they will take us.  It's not that difficult to step back and analyze our lives to see if we're going in the right way, we just need to do it.  I spoke with Jeff Svoboda of First Floor Surfboards and I could tell that, though he's busy as shit, he's doing his thing and really vibin' his situation.  It shows in the quality and uniqueness of his surfboards.  Refreshingly enough as bumping into a friend like Jeff is, it seems like many people I meet and know are just floating through life.   A tough thing to discover for yourself is a purpose and that's right in the ballpark of other existential things like the question, "who am I?"

Without any substantial life goals or feeling as if you don't have any reason for being around, the void of not looking forward to anything will take a shit on your brain and how you feel.  To not fall into a rut or to quickly bounce back from getting fucked by the world, set some goals for yourself so you can always have something to look forward to.  Society, specifically corporations in pursuit of profits, will prey on primordial "achievement instincts" to get people fiending for more and to grab our attention for as long as possible.  But we can control and channel that thing in our brain that wants that instant gratification, we just have to be conscious of it and want to master it.  I've started eating healthier and trying to optimize my body with the fuel in needs to run on and I feel physically and mentally better.  Better able to deal with the stresses of an incredibly stressful world that isn't going to get any easier.  Take care of your body and your mind will thank you (and vice versa).

enough.

I had to get a little deep right there for second.  Feels good to do it sometimes.  I love music and posting daily is one of my personal goals (albeit a smaller one in the grander scheme of things).  Well, Happy Halloweiner, kiddos.

-gonz

Gaslamp Killer

Nissim (with Amir Yaghmai)

Dead Vets 
ft. Adrian Younge and MRR


"Brainfeeder stalwart, Gaslamp Killer, takes a break from curating mixes of the wildest Anatolian-psyche and Persian-rock breaks to focus on this massively anticipated, long-playing debut, 'Breakthrough'. He also features here in charge of the drum battery, exercising those rhythms / breaks in full effect, inspired from the impenetrably obscure records that are the mainstay in his record box. 

On accompanying detail, his familiar, Gonjasufi breaks into shamanistic howl on the savage-strings of 'Veins' and the psyche-heavy, 'Apparitions'. Fellow LA-based beatmaker, Daedelus, also appears, stirring up the demented, electronic fusion of 'Apparitions'. Dimlite is also here and his contribution to the moog-heavy funk of '7 Years of Bad Luck for Fun'. A hard-hitting debut that's as breathtaking, diverse and challenging a listen in equal measure."

-via Bleep.com

For a while I had been hoping GLK would be coming out with something new and look what I found? Breakthrough baby!  The two tracks above are my top picks of the album (so far) and stay pretty much within the boundaries of his established sound and style.  I wish I could have heard some of his stuff leading up to the Breakthrough release, but I have yet to make the short journey to Low End Theory.  I know GLK has some pretty formidable DJ skills, but I'd like to see the eccentric dude prove himself with the live instruments he used to produce the album.  Either way, seeing GLK perform a DJ set or live one, it'd be fun time all around.

-gonz