Beat Konducta vs Oh No

Beat Konducta Vol 3-4: Beat Konducta in India is Madlibs newest instrumental album under the alias of Beat Konducta. In my opinion it is his most inspired Beat Konducta album. I just can't help but to wonder if Madlib just used this material for a new Madvillain album, what would the outcome be. I'm sure it would be something crazy, wild and one of many highlights of his career. The samples are great and as usual Madlib works his magic to bring it all together in to a cohesive album. If you enjoy hip hop instrumentals or some vintage Indian music this is definitely worth checking out.

Beat Konducta - Masala




Oh No, another Stones Throw records artist (and Madlibs younger brother) has an album that just recently dropped Dr. Oh No's Oxperiment and it is also an instrumental album. I've been enjoying his albums since he put out Disrupt, his first on Stones throw few years back. His new album is described as "an audio tour of Turkish, Lebanese, Greek & Italian psyche funk: chopped, flipped & ripped." Thats sounds about right. The album puts Oh No in a whole new terrain of music, the terrain of instrumental hip hop that his brother Madlib has championed many times over. The album is getting some much deserved hype and some great reviews but we have all known that the praise was well overdue.

Oh No - Action (rap version)

Who wins in the battle of the eastern Euasia sample heavy album: Madlib of course. I didn't really have to put much thought into it, that guy fucking owns.

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Eef

I'm a big fan of the Daytrotter sessions and Eef Barzelay is one of the better artists that they have had featured on the site lately, at least in my opinion. I started listening to Eef Barzelay on his solo album and worked my way back to his band, Clem Snides' albums. This session features songs from his solo and Clem Snide work.

Four Eef Barzelay tracks at Daytrotter here.

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Pterodactyl

Jagjaguwar have couple of albums coming out soon that are worth mentioning. One is by one of my favorites, Minus Story and this other band Pterodactyl, which I am fairly new to. Their name means winged lizard and their album starts out with the squawks of what I assume is a winged lizard and then breaks into the spastic drumming of the first track Polio. The album rampages through few tracks and ends with Esses, the track that peaked my interest in this album. Maybe it will do the same for you.

Pterodactyl - Polio
Pterodactyl - Esses

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And so it starts...With 67 games in the win column this year, the Dallas Mavericks first playoff match up is set, Saturday they will face the Golden State warriors. This won't be easy, the Warriors somewhat worries me but I think we can roll through them.

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