Bjork -"Stressed Out Remix (A Tribe Called Quest)" -mp3

I always loved this remix, where Bjork shows her tech skills remixing "Stressed Out", originally produced by J Dilla off A Tribe Called Quests' 1996 Beats, Rhymes & Life adding muted horns, sax by avant guard jazz great Olive Lake with Faith Evans chorus keep intact. Phife Dawg from ATCQ goes in on De La Soul classic "Pease Porrige 09" off Mike Boogie & Terry Urban's tribute jump, 20 Years Of De La Soul mixtape. glook from The Essentials Of Cool

A Tribe Called Quest -"Stressed Out (Bjork's Say Dip Remix)"-mp3
Phife Dawg -"Pease Porridge 09"-mp3
Mike Boogie & Terry Urban -20 Years Of De La Soul-mixtape

Mally -"3 Part Eulogy"-mp3

"If you say you make hip-hop music, ya jeans better fit...the buffoonery and foolery is dead" from another new track from Minneapolis Hungriest, rookie hotshot Mally, after dropping his recent full length The Passion, followed by the blistering track "The Savior" off the March Of Time compilation, homeboy is still amped "None of ya'll get busy, a bunch of fake Diddy's, nowawdays with ya cd's I love to play frisbee". His grindin' is starting to pay off as Mally is nominated for Best Album and Next Up at the TCHH Awards. Check for him.

Mally -"3 Part Eulogy"-mp3
Mally -"The Savior"-mp3

Arcade Fire -"Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover)"-mp3

Montreal's finest Arcade Fire, acknowledges the greatness of Brooklyn's Yeah Yeah Yeahs ballad "Maps" live on BBC One Radio, understated and still grand. cheers to WeAllWantSomeone

Arcade Fire -"Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover)"-mp3

Animal Collective -"What Would I Want Sky?"-mp3

Yeah it's pretty obvious, the best track off the new Animal Collective ep Fall Be Kind is "What Would I Want Sky?". Fall Be Kind (Domino) available digitally now, in stores Dec. 15th (12" & CD). The AC X Frankie Knuckles is ridiculous. cheers dipped in dollars & gvb

Animal Collective -"What Would I Want Sky?"-mp3
Animal Collective X Frankie Knuckles -"Your Love My Girls"-mp3

Method Man & Raekwon -"Meth Vs. Chef Pt II"-mp3

Wu-Tang continue their return to the grimey era with the teaser "Meth Vs. Chef Pt II" produced by longtime Wu producer Allah Mathematics from upcoming Raekwon, Method Man & Ghostface project, Wu Massacre schedule for first quarter next year from DefJam, complete with promo videos from Rik Cordero. Cheers to TSS.

Method Man & Raekwon -"Meth Vs. Chef Pt II(Radio-rip)"-mp3
Wu-Massacre -Trailer Pt.3-video

Bloc Party -"Where Is Home? (Burial Remix)"-mp3

The U.K.'s Bloc Party gets the dubstep treatment for "Where Is Home?" by Burial. via SmoothestGooch

Bloc Party -"Where Is Home? (Burial Remix)"-mp3

Lupe Fiasco -"The National Anthem (Radiohead)"-mp3

Chicago's Lupe Fiasco is goin through some life changes, downsizing his record label, 1 & 15th (He Say,She Say/Hey Champ) to focus on his own records and career. Now with the rise of a post-Lupe generation of nerdy rap, Kid Cudi, Wale, Cool Kids, etc. Lupe wants back in, to let us know he's still that dude. To that end , today he released the new mixtape Enemy Of The State: A Love Story. A blistering reminder of his status, riding over Jay-Z, Lil' Wayne, Radiohead, The Clipse, Slaughterhouse, Dirty Money, other current hits. He's also planning on dropping another mixtape Friend Of The People, on by Christmas and some time early next year he'll release a "proper" record Lasers. Shouts to NR

Lupe Fiasco -"The National Anthem (Radiohead)"-mp3
Lupe Fiasco -Enemy Of The State:A Love Story-mixtape

Grizzly Bear -"Cheerleader (Neon Indian Remixes)-mp3

I saw this and put my blunt down, Pitchfork adored Neon Indian does some bedroom loopiness to Pitchfork adored Grizzly Bear. Big up JP!

Grizzly Bear -"Cheerleader (Neon Indian Studio 6669 Remix"-mp3
Grizzly Bear -"Cheerleader (Neon Indian Sega Genesis P-Orrigde Remix)"-mp3

Massive Attack's announce new Heliogland

Bristol's Massive Attack has announced details their for first new record since 2003's 100th Window, with Heligoland. I sure hope its more dynamic than the rather non-event of Splitting Atoms ep despite featuring two of my favorite vocalist in TV On The Radio's Tunde Adebimpe and former Tricky muse Martina Topley-Bird. Heliogland is scheduled for Feb. 8th, 2010. Shout out SheenaBeaston

Heliogland tracklist
1.Pray For Rain - featuring Tunde Adebimpe
2.Babel – featuring Martina Topley-Bird
3.Splitting The Atom – featuring Robert del Naja/Grant Marshall/Horace Andy
4.Girl I Love You – featuring Horace Andy
5.Psyche – featuring Martina Topley-Bird
6.Flat Of The Blade – featuring Guy Garvey
7.Paradise Circus – featuring Hope Sandoval
8.Rush Minute – featuring Robert del Naja
9.Saturday Come Slow – featuring Damon Albarn
10.Atlas Air – featuring Robert del Naja

Massive Attack ft. Tunde Adebimpe-"Pray For Rain"-mp3

Beanie Sigel -"Think Big (Jay-Z diss)"-mp3

Okay, so Jay-Z's former #1 street general, Philly flamethrower Beanie Sigel is no longer throwing up the Roc, and whatever cracked off between he & Hova has left him with hurt fellings. In the past week or two has has went at Jay-Z with a slew of tracks, a lot of shots fired, all non-missiles, yet interesting like the best of hip-hop battles posing as wrestling. via NR

Beanie Sigel -"Think Big"-mp3
Beanie Sigel -"How I Can Just Kill Jigga Man"-mp3
Beanie Sigel -"What You Talkin Bout (Average Cat)(Jay-Z diss)-mp3
Beanie Sigel ft. 50 Cent -"I Go Off"-mp3

Lykke Li -"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (The Shirelles cover)"-mp3

This Swede Lykke Li is one smart chick, her cover choices have been pretty drastic, Tribe's "Can I Kick It" and Rick Ross' "Hustlin" now she's goes retro and goes in, ever so gently on The Shirelles classic. She also contributed the ethereal "Possibility" to the New Moon soundtrack. Cheers to I Smell Like Money.

Lykke Li -"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (The Shirelles cover)"-mp3
Lykke Li -"Possibility"-mp3

Curren$y -" Breakfast (In and Out)" (prod.by Mos Def)-mp3

The New Orleans spitta, Curren$y drops a track produced last night by Mos Def. Mos Def, Jay Electronica & Curren$y did some bonding a few weeks ago and announced the trio would be making a record together, sounds promising. Shout out NR

Curren$y -"Breakfast In and Out" (prod.by Mos Def)-mp3
Mos Def & Black Keys (BlakRoc) -"On The Vista"-mp3
Jay Electronica -"Exhibit A Transformations"-mp3

Fever Ray -"Keep The Streets Empty For Me"-mp3

The Knifes' Karin Dreijer Andersson aka Fever Ray serves up another banger with the seductive slow dance "Keep The Streets Empty For Me". There's also stunning video of track over at Switchblade Comb. cheers to Taste Like Caramel

Fever Ray -"Keep The Streets Empty For Me"-mp3

The Big Pink -"Sweet Dreams (Beyonce cover)"-mp3

The most overrated new band of the season? The UK's Big Pink, responsible for the annoying "alt-rock" hit "Dominos" cover Beyonce's "Sweet Dreams" live on BBC Radio's Live Lounge Sessions. via SG

The Big Pink
Crystal Antlers
Claps
7th Street Entry (sold-out)
Nov. 25th

The Big Pink -"Sweet Dreams (Beyonce cover)"-mp3

Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killa & U-God -"Cipher Born"-mp3

I just wanted to say peace God. Off Raekwon's Cuban Revolution mixtape.

Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killa & U-God -"Cipher Born"-mp3

Beck -"Harry Partch" -mp3

Beck pays tribute to sound architect Harry Partch with 10 minute opus, defends Radiohead who pay respect to WWII British solider Harry Patch.

Beck -"Harry Partch"-mp3
Radiohead -Harry Patch (In Memory Of)"-mp3
Charlotte Gainsbourg & Beck -"Heaven Can Wait"-video

Halloween, Alaska -"Hot Pink (Lookbook Remix)"

Minneapolis lo-fi art rockers Halloween,Alaska has entered the remix game with a new 6 track EP, Occasion: Remixes,among them Minneapolis' on fire electro duo Lookbook, No Bird Sing , Tarlton feat. Mike Lewis and The Alpha Centauri. Occasion: Remixes will be sold at the upcoming two-nite stand with Haley Bonar at the Cedar Cultural Center and available online after that.

Halloween,Alaska w/Haley Bonar
Haley Bonar w/Halloween,Alaska
Nov. 27 & 28
Cedar Cultural Center

Halloween, Alaska -"Hot Pink (Lookbook Remix)"-stream
Haley Bonar -"Big Star"-mp3

Girls -"Heartbreaker (live on MPR)"-mp3

New kids, San Francisco's Girls recently played a sold-out show in Minneapolis, while in the Twin Cities the duo stopped by MPR's The Current 89.3 and performed a few their jangly and seductive tracks including "Hearkbreaker" from their debut Album. cheers to Ears of the Beholder

Girls -"Heartbreaker (live on MPR)"-mp3

Rain Machine -"Give Blood"-video

TV On The Radio's Kyp Malone's debut video as Rain Machine for the fantastic "Give Blood".

Yeah Yeah Yeahs -"Hysetric"-mp3

Another cool stripped down and prettied up version from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Hysteric" from their Itunes Originals. via PMA

Yeah Yeah Yeahs -"Hysetric (Itunes Originals)"-mp3

Ol' Dirty Bastard ft. Method Man-"Live On The Air Pt.2"-mp3

New music from Wu-Tang's prince charming, Ol'Dirty Bastard will never die, it's only a short freestyle for Tim Westwood’s UK radio show. I'll take it. ODB's new collection of unreleased tracks and freestyles Message to the Other Side: Osirus Part 1, in stores now.

Ol’ Dirty Bastard feat. Method Man -"Live On The Air Pt.2"-mp3

Aby Wolf -"Love Like That"-mp3

Minneapolis experimental vocal stylist, songwriter Aby Wolf flourishes in any setting, mainly known for the art-folk of her critically acclaimed debut Sweet Prudence. If angels sing, this is what they sound like, check her Bebel Gilberto meets Esthero jump with BK-One and Benzilla, off their recent Radio Do Canibal.

Nov. 20 Aby Wolf w/Alison Scott, Jason Shannon at The Varsity Theather
Dec. 11 Aby Wolf w/No Bird Sing at Turf Club

BK-One ft. Aby Wolf -"Love Like That"-mp3
Aby Wolf -"Focus"-mp3

Beach House -"Norway"-mp3

The first taste of bliss from Baltimore's lush rockers Beach House. Their third go'round Teen Dream sounds like a winner, judging by the beauty of "Norway" it's going to be epic, out Jan. 2010 on SubPop. Cheers to Knox Road

Beach House -"Norway"-mp3
Grizzly Bear ft. Victoria Legrand of Beach House -"Slow Life"-mp3

Solange Knowles -"Stillness Is The Move (Dirty Projectors cover)"-mp3

Beyonce & Hova go see Grizzly Bear in Brooklyn, now her lil'sister Solange goes in on the Dirty Projectors' banger "Stillness Is The Move", she even borrows via Erkyah Badu, Dre Dre's "Explosive" and murks it. cheers to Kicking The Peanuts

Solange Knowles -"Stillness Is The Move (Dirty Projectors cover)"-mp3

Wale -"Center Of Attention"-mp3 + review of Attention Deficit

Wale's debut is here.....and here's a bonus track, should've been on Attention Deficit. Ironic,as Wale rants/warns of the evils of fame as he chases it. I reviewed Wale's debut Attention Deficit over at Culture Bully. Wale, Kid Cudi & Drake share the GQ feature "Gangsta Killers", really? peace to NR Update: New track the soulful "Beast" produced and released by 9th Wonder via LowKey

Wale -"Center Of Attention"-mp3
Wale -"Beast (prod. by 9th Wonder)"-mp3

Arctic Monkeys -"Fright Lined Dining Room"-mp3

New from The Arctic Monkess, off their Cornerstone 10inch/ep. shout out Indiescreet

Arctic Monkeys -"Fright Lined Dining Room"-mp3

Sleigh Bells -"Infinity Guitars"-mp3

The duo are Brooklyn's latest entry into hipsterdom Sleigh Bells,who make some refreshing racket thats catchy and muderous. The Sleigh Bells are former schoolteacher, vocalist Alexis Krauss and beatmaker, guitarist dude from Poison The Well, Derek Miller. cheers to RCRD LBL

Sleigh Bells -"Infinity Guitars"-mp3

Black Thought -"The Professional"-mp3

Finally a new track from The Roots frontman Black Thought, one of the nicest ever. "The Professional" was recorded in the first half of the decade (roughly 2004) for the "The Antidote" mixtape that never really made it past getting handed out to friends and around The Studio. The tape embodied the street style of various Roots crew and affiliates. The Roots new opus How I Got Over pushed back to first quarter 2010. cheers to pleasedontstare.

Black Thought -"The Professional"-mp3
Muja Messiah ft. Black Thought -"Give It Up"-mp3

Animal Collective -"In The Flowers"-video

New clip from Animal Collective "In The Flowers", off Merriweather Post Pavilion as we wait for the their new ep Fall Be Kind, Nov 23rd, vinyl Dec.14th. Directed by Abby Portner and starring Jason Dill and the Dancers Dancers Robin Cantrell and Sean Scantlebury

Animal Collective -"What Would I Want Sky (BBC)"-mp3

Atlas Sound -"Doctor"-mp3

Atlas Sound/Brandon Cox new virtual 7" released via his blog with a snappy cover of the Five Discs' obscure 50's jump "Doctor," and new track "The Screens". Atlas Sound's new Logos, out now. cheers to gorillavsbear

Atlas Sound -"Doctor"-mp3
Atlas Sound -"The Screens"-mp3

The Clipse -"Door Man"-mp3

Virginia's The Clipse are really started to piss me the fuck off. The new track "Door Man" produced by The Neptunes is fluff. I was initially worried after hearing the boring "All Eyes On Me" with Keri Hilson, but they came back lovely with a banger in the Kanye West assisted "Kinda Of A Big Deal", than boom "I'm Good", another fail,and now in the middle of a recession... a money, money, money song? Fingers doubled-crossed for Till The Casket Drops, out Dec. 8th.

The Clipse -"Door Man"-mp3

Madlib & Guilty Simpson -"Paper"-mp3

Stones Throw keeps bangin' new Madlib & Guilty Simpson with a quick preview of "Paper" from Madlib Medicine Show No. 1. a once-a-month, twelve-CD, six-LP series. The Madlib Medicine Show is Madlib's new hip-hop productions, remixes, beat tapes, and jazz, as well as mixtapes of funk, soul, Brazilian, psych, jazz and other undefined forms of music from the Beat Konducta's 4-ton* stack of vinyl. Madlib Medicine Show No. 1 is Before The Verdict featuring Guilty Simpson, a 17-track album mixing remixes and new material, something of a prelude to Madlib & Guilty Simpson's forthcoming OJ Simpson album.

Madlib & Guilty Simpson -"Paper"-mp3
Madlib & Guilty Simpson -"Coroners Music"-mp3

Radiohead -"Videotape (Mephisto Mix)’"-mp3

New Radiohead remix by Pawel Osmolski with the "Mephisto Mix" of "Videotape" and yes, it's a keeper. From the good folks across the pond at MonktonVsPlankton

Radiohead - "Videotape (Mephisto Mix)"-mp3
Radiohead -"I Will (Kid A Version)"-mp3

Ol' Dirty Bastard -"Say No"-mp3 + tribute show

DJ Kool Akiem's Ol' Dirty Bastard tribute show with Truth Maze, Muja Messiah, Franz Diego paying respect to Wu-Tang's revolutionary ODB. "Say No" is a unreleased track from an upcoming ODB project Mesage To The Other Side: Osirus Part 1 with The RZA, Method Man, Masta Killa, it will also includes a 20 minute DVD excerpt of the soon to be released film Dirty, a Rapumentary about ODB. ODB wil also be on the Black Keys rap jump BlakRoc. via NR

Ol' Dirty Bastard Tribute show
Red Sea
Fri. Nov.13th
Minneapolis

Ol' Dirty Bastard -"Say No"-mp3
Ol' Dirty Bastard -"Brooklyn Zoo"-mp3

Tune Yards - “Want Me To” -mp3

New England's Merrill Garbus aka Tune Yards will be touring in support of Brooklyn's Dirty Projectors. Check out the meditative, hypnotic "Want Me To" track from her recent release Bird Droppings digital EP, also available on vinyl from 4AD.

Cedar Culture Center
Nov. 11th
Minneapolis

Tune Yards -"Want Me To"-mp3
Dirty Projectors -"Emblem Of The World"-mp3

Raekwon & I Self Devine -"The True & Living"-mp3

Another melodic banger from Brother Ali's DJ, BK-One with Bezilla's Radio Do Canibal on Rhymesayers, a real cool collection of MC's lacing the production of BK-One and rising producer Benzilla. Among the contributors, Brother Ali, Slug, Black Thought, Raekwon, Murs, I-Self Devine, POS, Scarface, Phonte, Blueprint and Minneapolis vocalist Aby Wolf. Check out KEXP's Song of the Day: BK-One - "The True & Living".

BK-One ft. Raekwon & I Self Devine -"The True & Living"-mp3
Raekwon -"Once Upon A Time In America"-mp3

Wale -"Wale Revere"-+mp3

Wale celebrates his official debut Attention Deficit dropping next week with a throwback goin' in on the Beastie Boys classic "Paul Revere" from his 2005 mixtape Paint A Picture.

Wale -"Wale Revere"-mp3
Wale -"Ridin' In The The Black Joint"-mp3
Wale -"Strings"-mp3
Wale ft. Travis Barker -"OG'z"-mp3

Julian Casablancas - "I Wish It Was Christmas Today""-mp3

Mr. L.E.S. and head Stroke Julian Casablancas released his solo jump Phrazes for the Young this week. It's short and sweet and sure to piss-off a few Strokes loyalist who only love their debut Is This It. "I Wish It Was Christmas Today" is a Itunes bonus track as is "Old Hollywood" and "30 Minute Boyfriend". Shouts to TsuruRadio

Julian Casablancas -"I Wish It Was Christmas Today"-mp3
Julian Casablancas -"11th Dimension"-mp3
Julian Casablancas -"I'll Try Anything Once (The Strokes cover)"-mp3

Grizzly Bear -"Ready,Able" -video

My favorite song from Grizzly Bear's breakout Veckatimest,the shimmering melodrama of "Ready, Able" gets a video, directed by Allison Schulnik.

Grizzly Bear ft. Victoria Legrand of Beach House -"Slow Life-mp3

M.anifest -"Get Away (Shafiq Husayn re-fix)"-mp3

Minneapolis' Ghana representative M.anifest returns with a new track from his The Birds & The Beats project dropping Nov. 20th . Here Manifest goes in on the psychedelic sould of Sa-Ra's Shafiq Husayn solo jump "The U.N.", he also dares to tackle D'Angelo's "Africa". The Birds & The Beats is his first record since the critically praised debut Manifestations includes 14 originals.

M.anifest -"Get Away (Shafiq Husayn re-fix)"-mp3
M.anifest -"Golly Gosh"-mp3
M.anifest -"D'Angelo Said (Africa re-fix)"-mp3
M.anifest -"Playback Music"-mp3

Amanda Blank -"Shame On Me (Vikings Remix)"-mp3

Philly bad girl, Amanda Blank is back with a new sexy, uptempo remix of "Shame On Me" from her debut I Love You. cheers to deathelectro & RCRD LBL

Amanda Blank -"Shame On Me (Vikings Remix)"-mp3
Amanda Blank -"Shame On Me (Yuksek Remix)"-mp3
Amanda Blank & Santigold -"I'm A Lady (Diplo Remix)"-mp3

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart -"Higher Than The Stars (Saint Etienne Visits Lord Spank Remix)"-mp3

NYC indie darlings The Pains Of Being Pure Heart will tour Europe and release a remix EP next week. Saint Etienne remixes "Higher Than the Stars" and gets remixed by Air France. Cheers to GVB & RCRD LBL.

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart -"Higher Than The Stars (Saint Etienne Visits Lord Spank Remix)"-mp3
Saint Etienne -"Spring (Air France Remix)"-mp3

Graph Nobel -"Fyah" + "Bedroom Lights" -mp3

New from my homegirl Toronto's triple threat vocalist, MC, songwriter Graph Nobel, riding with Res & Talib Kweli in Idle Warship, who just released their debut Party Robot mixtape with contributions from Blaqstarr, Saul Williams, MC Chris and Skyzoo. Includes Res' cover of Berlin's New-Wave classic "Metro". Be on the lookout for Graph Nobel,you'll be hearing more from her soon.

Graph Nobel -"Fyah"-mp3
Graph Nobel & Idle Warship - "Bedroom Lights"-mp3

Velvet Davenport -"Get Out"-mp3

Following up the recent cassette release Lemon Drop Square Box with an even newer 7inch is Minneapolis latest psyche rockers Velvet Davenport. "Get Out" is their collabortive effort with Ariel Pink and Gary War. There's a huggability factor here thats warm and fuzzy. Shout out MBV

Velvet Davenport -"Get Out"-mp3

Little Dragon tours US, plays Minneapolis at the 400 Bar

Gothenburg, Sweden's ambient/arty, electro artist Little Dragon,led by sultry vocalist Yukimi Nagano have def raised their profile opening for Thom Yorke a few weeks ago in Los Angeles and a string of support dates back in May with TV On The Radio. They'll be touring in support of new record Machine Dreams on British indie Peacefrog, Minneapolis Fri.Nov.13th.

10/30: Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
10/31: Los Angeles, CA @ Park Plaza
11/02: Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
11/03: Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho
11/04: San Francisco, CA @ Independent
11/05: Fresno, CA @ Audie’s Olympic
11/06: Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
11/08: Portland, OR @ Holocene
11/09: Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
11/10: Seattle, WA @ Nectar
11/13: Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar with Athletes in Slacks
11/14: Chicago, IL @ Double Door
11/16: Lexington, KY @ Al’s Bar
11/18: Toronto, ON @ Wrongbar
11/19: Montreal, PQ @ Il Motore
11/20: Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
11/21: New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
11/22: Washington, DC @ Liv
11/23: Charlottesville, VA @ Outback Lodge
11/24: Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone
11/25: Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
11/27: Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
11/28: Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
11/29: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues - Pontiac Garage
11/30: Austin, TX @ Emo’s Jr.
12/02: Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
12/03: San Diego, CA @ Casbah
12/04: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre

Little Dragon -"Blinking Pigs"-mp3
Little Dragon -"Twice"-mp3

Atlas Sound ft. Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab)-"Quick Canal"-mp3

From the much hyped, supposedly weird Deerhunter related project Atlas Sound, comes their new Logos, here Deerhunters' Bradford Cox connects with Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier for the etheral, slighty shuffling dreamscape "Quick Canal". Their first single the Panda Bear-featured "Walkabout" quickly lit up the internets, not sure why.

Atlas Sound ft. Laetitia Sadier -"Quick Canal"-mp3
Atlas Sound ft. Noah Lennox -"Walkabout"-mp3