MADLIB - "Sound Ancestors" LPMadlib Sound Ancestors (Arranged By Kieran Hebden) LP (Madlib Invazion, 2021) "Across his catalog, Madlib has maintained a tricksterish relationship to authorship, relishing his ability to leave you wondering who exactly is doing what, and when. On a series of jazz oriented releases that feature Otis Jackson Jr. playing many or all of the live instruments himself, he has adopted a series of fanciful aliases: Yesterdays New Quintet, Sound Directions,

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with Rocks widening his scope to take in sounds from beyond the sprawling urban landscape of his home town of Croydon

"The debut 12" from Southern Indiana producer "Roadhouse" is a 14-song tapestry of home recording workouts with a wide palate of approaches

and the recent re-emergence of the PSF label’s back catalog by Black Editions means we’re once again rich in heavy psych fuzz generally regarded as legendary

sneering and often sarcastic vocals were the perfect foil to Smear’s superfast thrash-guitar licks

Omar make this most outlandish statement yet with Fuck Resident Advisor

in which he shapes the endless variations on a theme

a somewhat more laid-back and sly slide through Cripps’s sideways take on life

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