Tag: Busdriver

LISTEN: Busdriver, “Superhand’s Mantra” (Featuring Aesop Rock)

If you’re like us and actually have fond memories of Def Jux’s heyday, and Busdriver‘s first couple LPs—including one with Daedelus—the following 7-inch-only collaboration with Aesop Rock will almost make you forget about the MC’s well-intentioned Christmas caroling with Kimya Dawson.

“Songs born out of aggression tend to usually make the final cut over here,” Busdriver writers on his Web store, which is offering an exclusive blue vinyl pressing of ‘Superhand’s Mantra.’ “This song is no exception. I asked Aesop Rock to join me in a spiraling death plunge into rap’s blackened heart and he happily agreed. This song is the aftermath of that club house agreement.

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TEST PRESSING: Stream Busdriver’s New Single, Featuring An Animal Collective Cover and Beats From Loden and Flying Lotus

Busdriver‘s never been a “normal” dude, but the following digital single (due out September 27th through Temporary Whatever/Alpha Pup) kinda takes the cake in terms of the MC cutting his ties from any particular sound or scene…

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COMING SOON: Daedelus, ‘Bespoke’

The Artist/Album: Daedelus, Bespoke (Ninja Tune, April 26th)

The Details: If you’ve seen any of Daedelus’ recent live sets, then you know what to expect from his new album. The latest in a decade-long line of restless releases, it’s just as likely to swipe vocal snippets from an old 78 cylinder as it is to lift dagger-like drums or lean synth lines from Alfred Darlington’s Lite-Brite controller.

And while some cuts spin dangerously out of control, there’s always something-that-shouldn’t-work-but-does lurking around the corner. Like the way a lo-fi jungle beat ricochets off the pop hooks in “One and Lonely” or how a rare reunion with Busdriver (the underground rapper did an entire record with Daedelus in 2003) reveals the guy can actually sing, not just spit rhymes that’d leave anyone without a dictionary in the dust. Another collaboration that stands out is Bilal’s guest spot on “Overwhelmed,” which you can find after the jump along with a complete tracklisting and dates for Daedelus’ Magical Properties 3 Tour with Tokimonsta, Shlohmo, and a new “Archimedes visual show”…

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Flying Lotus, Busdriver Pair Up For Obama Tribute

Cash rules everything around BUSDRIVER

The last time we posted about Flying Lotus, the rightfully-acclaimed producer was promoting his latest single (“Parisian Goldfish”) with low-budget porn. While it’s still brimming with the bump, bump, bump of Lotus’ buffered beats, “Will He” takes an unexpected detour into politics just in time for Barack Obama‘s inauguration next Tuesday.  With Busdriver behind the mic, slinging lyrical barbs at a rapid clip (all we can make out are random phrases about Henry Paulson, electric cars and auto-tuned remixes), the three-minute track is a breathless tribute that makes sure to ask questions like “Will he/Denounce Israeli airstrikes/Will he/Punch out Jeremiah Wright.” And our personal favorite: “Will he/Be the realest nigga alive”.

We can only hope, right? Check the free download after the jump, courtesy of our pals at Mush Records.

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