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Josdigital’s Favorite Albums of 2009

Now that you're probably tired of these lists, here's mine. Am I the only one to deliberately wait until the year is over before starting this listmania frenzy? Maybe I just don't care about the pageviews, ads or the reputation. Or maybe I just couldn't make up my damn mind. Though I look ...

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Nosaj Thing – Drift

You can't read much about Nosaj Thing aka Jason Chung (as simple as Jason spelled backwards) without finding a reference to Flying Lotus. The two are both active in the LA beat culture and have a comparable style, which some would describe as instrumental glitch-hop, whatever that means. But ...

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Lushlife Cassette City Feature

Only heard a few tracks but this gives me sort of the same feeling I had when I first heard Foreign Exchange’s Connected. Not groundbreaking, but incredibly refreshing nostalgia to 90’s hiphop.

Major Lazer “Pon De Floor”

Video is all over the place, lots of dry humping but the concept feels a little too much like Flylo’s ‘Parisian Goldfish’.

Mos Def – “Quiet Dog” on Letterman

Lovin’ his new album. Definitely bites hard.

Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden – Bonkers

Video is.. Bonkers

New MF Doom streamable on his Space

Or just Doom for now.

Salem – Water/Yes I Smoke Crack EP

I've been an avid listener of this mysterious Chicago/Michigan/New York based trio for the past couple of weeks. There's little known about them and other than their amazing cover of  The Boss' "Streets of Philadelphia" called Brustreet, this is most likely your first encounter with ...

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Hudson Mohawke – Polyfolk Dance EP

Hudson already has a status larger than his musical releases but this eclectic, diverse and focussed piece is impressive. Local readers can pick it up at Mac Fly store.

Dyno – More Crack Beat Tape

More from Ghent's more prolific Dyno is this More Crack Beat Tape freeload, which I assume is a metaphor for over-the-top futuristic experimental hiphop collection of beats. Evolution has happened since his last feature here, so expect an intense psychedelic, maybe delusional listening ...

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