Ants in My TranceAnts in My Trancehttp://aimt.us/blog/2012-05-25T18:25:54ZSquarespaceListening Station #5http://aimt.us/blog/2012/5/25/listening-station-5.htmlBaby Armie2012-05-25T18:23:36Z2012-05-25T18:23:36Z
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New stuff from El-P, Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio, Will Dutta with Plaid, Illum Sphere and Jam City.]]>ANTS Podcast #006: 1st Generation TRAX House, Vol. 1http://aimt.us/blog/2012/5/24/ants-podcast-006-1st-generation-trax-house-vol-1.htmlBaby Armie2012-05-24T16:21:14Z2012-05-24T16:21:14Z
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Back in February, I played an all early Chicago house set at Wheels of Steel: The Birth of House. The set was recorded, but the recording failed due to bad levels. I've finally gotten around to picking out my favorites from the batch and paired them down to two podcasts. Here's the first.]]>Woodkid - "Run Boy Run" video + remixeshttp://aimt.us/blog/2012/5/21/woodkid-run-boy-run-video-remixes.htmlBaby Armie2012-05-21T19:38:26Z2012-05-21T19:38:26ZYoann Lemoine:
Longtime AiMT favorite 607 sent a ripple through the AR hip-hop community earlier this week when he announced that he will no longer release music. Today he clarified that he's not retiring from music—he's just putting the music on hold and trying to get a proper budget together for his next project. I support Lord Six's decision to slow things down and explore other avenues. Here's hoping he makes that dough and comes back soon.
Long-known for his unyielding work ethic, 607 recorded 37 albums over he past 12 years—that's three albums per year on average. Since summer of 2010, he has recorded one solo album and four EarFear albums. (EarFear is his duo with his brother Bobby.) As a parting gift, he's made all five albums available for free download for a limited time. Get them all here and here.
On top of that, Lord Six gave me permission to upload the flips he did for AiMT onto a SoundCloud set. He's submitted 12 flips since 2009. His take on Crookers' "What Up Y'all" made it to #2 on Hype Machine. His flip of Rich Boy's "Drop" got reblogged by Mad Decent. And his verse on a Diplo beat placed #2 in Mad Decent's Makin Xmas competition.
More 607 goodies after the jump.]]>Listening Station #4http://aimt.us/blog/2012/5/15/listening-station-4.htmlBaby Armie2012-05-15T19:16:06Z2012-05-15T19:16:06Z
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Earlier this month, I played two sets at the outdoor stage at Cool Shoes, a longtime AiMT-affiliated monthly I've helped bring to Fayetteville in recent months. My sets were run-throughs of the modern subdued disco movement, many of the tracks being easily categorized as "Balearic." Here are 10 of my favorite selections from these Cool Shoes sets. R.I.Y.L. Tim Sweeny's Beats in Space radio show on WNYU.]]>Big K.R.I.T. - "I Got This" Live on Fallonhttp://aimt.us/blog/2012/5/12/big-krit-i-got-this-live-on-fallon.htmlBaby Armie2012-05-12T17:44:34Z2012-05-12T17:44:34Z]]>Azealia Banks - "Jumanji" prod by Hudson Mohawke & Nick Hookhttp://aimt.us/blog/2012/5/11/azealia-banks-jumanji-prod-by-hudson-mohawke-nick-hook.htmlBaby Armie2012-05-11T15:31:12Z2012-05-11T15:31:12ZAzealia Banks with Karl Lagerfeld
The Azealia Banks release schedule is getting harder and harder to keep up with. As of now, it goes something like this:
This month: 1991 EP
This summer: Fantastic mixtape
This fall: Broke With Expensive Taste LP
photo by MTV Brazil
Azealia Banks with Karl Lagerfeld