In preparation for the upcoming release of the instrumental project Slow Burnout, and the as of yet untitled new solo project, I decided it was time to drop another ‘mixtape’. I locked myself down in the studio for a weekend, and after a handful of marathon sessions, I created a follow-up to A Working Class Hero (Is Something To Be). The latest installment in my series of ‘mixtapes’, Nothing Gold Can Stay is further exploration into the musical influences I embrace.
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Phranchyze has never been afraid to embrace his influences wholeheartedly, no matter what the source. His latest project, #TheAnimeTape, is a chance to embrace the spectrum that most hip-hop heads enjoy on the low. Here’s a video from the project as well!
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Props to TPT, Jay Mackall, International Scoot, Dubfresh, Tflasha and Anya for dropping some real bars on a great beat.
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from the digital desk of IKE:
“The Paradise Lost Tapes is a collection of songs that will not be included on the official Paradise LP release, for a variety of reasons. As with Paradise, the entire project was written by IKE (Soul 20/20 | Los Angeles, CA), produced by Haris Q (LNS Crew | Austin, TX), co-produced by IKE, and mixed and mastered by Shawn Dell (Action Figures Music | Austin, TX). The album features Laws, Kydd Jones, Khaleel, and more.”
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After lots of work, Austin songbird Alesia Lani has released her debut album First Impression. A wonderfully reflective piece of art, the release was recently celebrated at Empire Control Room. You can catch the album on all major platforms, including Spotify and iTunes, but definitely take a second to check out the celebration.
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Back when I first heard Click-Clack‘s Housework II, one of the standout moments was the track Visions, featuring Cap’n Kirk of the Austin hip-hop massive SubKulture Patriots. Hearing Kirk on Click-Clack‘s production really had me wanting to hear more. Here we are, a few months later, and FMBO e’klektik has touched down. I will have to return for a full review in the near future, but my initial listening sessions have been thoroughly enjoyable. Check it out for yourselves, and don’t forget to share it with others.
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My friends have been fans of Houston, TX soul outfit The Suffers for years, and I know that my friends have great musical taste. Their collective taste was recently validated by David Letterman, and hopefully soon the world will recognize.
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Austin super-collective Sip Sip recently showed up on KUTX recently to do a live performance of their song Cold Sore Wars. The song is definitely a good representation of the band.. it covers a lot of sonic ground. Enjoy!
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from the LNS crew:
“The LNS Crew, made up of Oregon-born, Denver-based artist Cory Kendrix as well as born and raised Austinite brothers Kydd Jones and Tank Washington, continue to ascend from the realm of underground hip-hop into Texas notoriety with their new 2015 mixtape. The 21 song collection shows their unmatched musical versatility and includes features from Sean Price, Dee-1, Killa Kyleon, Max Frost, ST 2 Lettaz, Slim Gravy, Worldwide, Roosh Williams, Kyle Lee, Deezie Brown & S.Dot of The LOEGz.”
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B-SimmS is getting down and dirty with the self-reflection on this project. Never one to follow the trends, and always one to speak his mind, Perfect Imperfections allows B-SimmS to was poetic for our pleasure, so return the favor and give him a share… maybe even through him a buck or two.
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