some of y’all might be interested in the homie gordon voidwell’s new mixtape malcolmXXXmclaren. it is on that same soul/funk/space synth tip that dude is known for. grab it over here, and stream absolute banger “haus of luv” below.

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gordon voidwell – “haus of luv”

check out some captivating visuals from tokimonsta. “darkest (dim)” is one of the standout tracks from last year’s ep creature dreams.

man, i saw this track come through twitter and spent the last 20 minutes trying to make it mine. guess i’m gonna have to keep waiting, but in the meanwhile, i’ll share it with you. it’s the b-side off krystal klear’s forthcoming we’re here single. the a-side was featured on his outstanding FACT mix from last year (or stream this terrible quality youtube why don’t you?). if you want to hear all 5 minutes and 32 seconds of this slow burning gem, head to pitchfork where it’s streaming on their goddamned unembeddable player.

so stoked to see stas and cat getting some national press/exposure (e.g. here, here, here, and here), especially on top of the fact that this jam is catchy as hell. their “debut” record, awE natualE comes out on sub pop on march 27. you can cop “QueenS” for the cost of your email address on the player above.

the Internet is a crazy place. a little over a month ago, someone by the name of evian christ uploaded a handful of tracks to youtube. i’m not sure how, but a number of well-respected music blogs and publications picked up on it (some of them right away) and nigh but one month later, dude is putting the tracks out proper and has even signed with well-respected label tri angle. you can preview the tracks over here (other standouts include this one and this one), and download the kings and them mixtape here.

pretty dope new oOoOO track (or, as i’m saying it in my head, new-oOoOO track) called “nowayback,” which makes me excited for his upcoming, terribly/emo-ly titled, ep our loving is hurting us, out in april.

shabazz palaces recently released this pretty transfixing video for standout (and my favorite) track “are you… can you.. were you? (felt)” from their super-lauded album black up.

it’s that time again! SOUNDSYSTEM will be crackin’ off for the first time in 2012 this THURSDAY, january 19. same bat time (10:00ish), same bat channel (MOE BAR), same bat cost (FREE!) and same bat-djs (our very own Toast and tang). this SOUNDSYSTEM is also the official after party for blog homie gabriel teodros’s colored people’s time machine album release, happening up the hill at chop suey (cop tickets here!), and featuring other blog homies oc notes and WD4D. go support these great local artists and then walk down the hill for a bomb dance party.

SOUNDSYSTEM
MOE BAR
Jan 19, 2012
10pm-close 
FREE! 

oh, and one more thing, be sure to tune in tonight to other, other blog homie dj chilly’s always-awesome KEXP show el sonido this evening from 6:00-9:00pm to hear aforementioned Toast and tang say words about LxNxM and SOUNDSYSTEM and play some jams.

i always feel bad for music that comes out in december since most year-end lists have already come out/been prepared, and then it’s technically disqualified from next year’s year-end list. in case you hadn’t noticed, we’re not the type of dudes who do year-end lists. if we did, i’d make room for this one from austin’s SKrause. the purple slab mixtape features a lot of my favorite artists from this year and some new-to-me big tracks as well. stream it below, and check the tracklist after the jump. (via)

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