Digable Planets’ jazz-infused hip-hop album Blowout Comb feels as fresh today as it did in ’94. It makes perfect sense then, that the Brooklyn trio’s last official LP under that moniker (Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler is now one-half of the thriving duo Shabazz Palaces) is being re-released on Seattle’s resissue-focused record label, Light In The Attic. Their timeless sound, intelligent lyrics and “natural style” have been …
For his final bow after months commanding the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recorded a music video from space. In covering David Bowie’s 1969 song, “Space Oddity,” Hadfield was able to croon a viral phenomenon that has inspired over a 12 million views in the week following its release. Hearing the 53-year-old sing about the fictional astronaut “Major Tom”—whose failed mission was revised …
The go-to guys for seriously produced remixes, Classixx finally dropped an album of their own for the first time on Tuesday. Anyone feeling deflated by the arguably lackluster Daft Punk release will find solace in Hanging Gardens, which fuses fresh talent with nostalgic ’80s dance vibes. Friends like LCD Soundsystem’s Nancy Whang and Active Child appear on the duo’s gripping debut album, but we’re most …
