Molasses - "Madness (Conversations With My Sanity"

molasses - "madness (conversations with my sanity)" (download)

Another one from the original Bomarr Blog a couple years back. Molasses released this really impressive ep, Madness (Conversations With My Sanity) on San Francisco's Ubiquity Records back in 1996 and then seemingly disappeared. He's had music appear on various compilations, but they all seem to be songs from this EP. I've always wondered what happened to him. This was released the same year as DJ Shadow's ...Endtroducing LP, and while tracks like this are very Shadow-esque, he doesn't come across as being yet another producer trying to emulate his style. If you can find this EP, pick it up.

Clutchy Hopkins - "3:02"

clutchy hopkins - "3:02" (download)

A mysterious cloud hangs over all things Clutchy. The man released The Life of Clutchy Hopkins out of the blue via Ubiquity Records back in 2006, and to this day, he has still remained anonymous. There's somewhat of a cult following for this man, largely in part because of the mystique surrounding him, but also in part to the quality of all the music he's released to date ...including Walking Backwards, Music Is My Medicine, Clutch of the Tiger (with Shawn Lee), and the lesser-known The Misled Children Meet Odean Pope. People have speculated that he is none other than DJ Shadow, or maybe Cut Chemist, or maybe even one of the Beastie Boys. Clutchy's bio claims that he is a middle-aged man, former close friend of Moondog, who lives in a cave in the Mojave desert. It's a really fasinating world to get wrapped up in. Do a google search and see for yourself. This site has some great info about him, and it's a great place to start. Check out his Misled Children releases here and here

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