Hawnay Troof - "Connection"

hawnay troof - "connection" (download)

Oakland's Hawnay Troof has quite an impressive musical resume. He's handled lead vocals for xbxrx for quite some time now (as Vice Cooler), he mixed his most recent record Islands of Ayle in 2 days with Greg Saunier of Deerhoof, Peaches calls him "the world's greatest performer", he's friends with Drew Daniel of Matmos, he drummed in the Boredoms 88 Boadrum project, he's been a live drummer for both The Raincoats and Chicks on Speed, and apparantly, Henry Rollins cites him as "an inspiration". I could go on. Point being, his music, while not for everyone, is cool as shit.

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Dat Politics - "Own Thing (Part 1)"

dat politics - "own thing (part 1) (stream-only)

From their new record Mad Kit (recently released by Chicks on Speed records). A great instrumental opening track. Dat Politics, from France, have released lots of stuff over the years on labels like Tigerbeat6, Chicks on Speed, and their own label SKI-PP. Their early releases tended to veer a bit more toward minimal "avant garde" electronic music, but this record proves they can hold their own in the upbeat/dance world. They're currently touring the world, and from what I've heard, they put on an amazing live show. Be sure to catch them if they come through your town. You can find tour dates on their myspace page. Unfortunately, this track is not available for download, but if you like it, go by the track (or the whole album) at the link below.

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