Some Awesome New Tunes

Being a music lover, one of my favorite things ever is to happen on something totally fresh (at least to me) and be able to share it with others. It's honestly been a while since I've been able to do that, so I'm really juiced about being able to throw two out there at once:

Lampshade - So if you put James Brown on acid (that old sunshine shit, not the weak stuff they give the kids these days) and threw him in the studio with the Avalanches and The Funky Meters, then had DJ Shadow do some post-production mixing, I think you'd come up with something sounding like Lampshade. This music is just dripping with funk - I actually had to hold my nose a few times. If you've ever thrown on an album and had the sudden urge to lean waaaaay back in your chair, throw one arm over the back of the chair and slowly nod your head while saying "yeeeeeeaaaaah man" - then this is an album for you.

Asamov - Some really sick shit that got me really excited from the first few bars I heard. Listening to these guys reminded me a lot of the first time the J-5 hit my aural cavities. Very similar in terms of overall feel as well as rhyming style - I call it an analogue to Oceans 11, you're not getting any heavy knowledge from the music, but listening to it feels damn good and you'll be glad you did it when it's all over. The beats and samples they use also remind me a lot of the Dilated Peoples, and while their rhyming skills may not be quite up to the snuff of The Roots, they are pretty friggin jazzy.

I'd really encourage any music lovers to check both of those out. Both can be downloaded off iTunes (Asamov / Lampshade), or you can buy the Lampshade CD from Vinyl Republik and the Asamov CD off Amazon. You can also hear samples of Lampshade on the Vinyl Republik site and samples of Asamov on their MySpace site.

Kopp