Bonafide Magazine @ MSN: Red Bull Music Academy feature film up for free digital release

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Red Bull Music Academy feature film up for free digital release Posted: 18 Feb 2014 02:50 AM PST   In celebration of its 15th anniversary, Red Bull Music Academy invited award-winning director Ralf Schmerberg to create a full-length feature film. Shooting during the 2013 edition of the Red Bull Music Academy in New York, Schmerberg’s What Difference Does It Make? A Film About Making Music, explores the challenges that a life in music can bring. Available for free digital download from 18th February from RBMA’s official website, the film features Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Brian Eno, Just Blaze, Giorgio Moroder, Erykah Badu, Nile Rodgers, Rakim, Skream, Q-Tip, Thundercat and many other artists who have either lectured or been studio tutors at the Academy. Check the trailer below

Brainfeeder » News Thundercat – Evangelion / We’ll Die

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Thundercat – Evangelion / We’ll Die Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:02 AM PST Thundercat “Evangelion / We’ll Die” from Thundercat on Myspace. DIRECTOR: B+ (MOCHILLA) PRODUCED BY MYSPACE

Top 5 electronic albums of 2013

Reviews by Chris Dart, Jesse Kinos-Goodin, Nicolle Weeks

1. Tim Hecker, Virgins

 

Tim Hecker’s Virgins is a lot of things, but an easy, passive listening experience is not one of them. Hit play, put on headphones and Hecker’s earthy electronic production permeates your head, forcing you to listen completely free from other distractions. Even if you don’t give in right away, over the course of 12 songs and 48 minutes, Hecker will fill your head with such a lush, cinematic soundscape that you won’t have much choice. Synths vibrate and soar, sounds fade between left and right ear drums, and mysterious noises are introduced as quickly as they disappear. His songs can be uplifting, moody or violent, sometimes all at the same time, and together it is nothing short of breathtaking. This is music at its utmost ambient. — Jesse Kinos-Goodin

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Virgins

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Streaming until Jan. 19

Brainfeeder » News Thundercat on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

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Thundercat on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Posted: 27 Sep 2013 04:21 PM PDT Photo: Glenjamn

Solid Steel Radio Show 9/8/2013 Part 3 + 4 - Thundercat Interview + DK

In hour 2 it's an interview with bassist/songwriter/vocalist Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat. Will Ashon talks to him about his introduction to music, some of the tracks that have influenced him over the years and his new album 'Apocalypse' which is out now on Brainfeeder. Along with tracks from that album, we also hear music from Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, De La Soul, Chick Corea and Clams Casino. 

Following that, DK returns for a brief selection of tracks from George Duke RIP. His career not only produced extensive solo work, but he has also played on countless albums by other artists over the years. We hear some of his tracks from the MPS label including 'For love (I come your friend)' as covered by Thundercat, plus his work alongside David Axelrod, Stanley Clarke and Billy Cobham with the track that was sampled by Souls of Mischief for '93 til infinity'.

Solid Steel Radio Show 9/8/2013 Part 1 + 2 - DK + Trevor Jackson

Solid Steel (9th August) DK opens the show with the brand new Roots Manuva, followed by Massive Attack and Fadela. Then it’s Jono McCleery and Cell Broco, classic house from Curtis McClaine and Scuba. 

We welcome Trevor Jackson in the 25th Anniversary slot this week. In his own words; "This mix consists of electro/freestyle/miami bass classics & bonus beat edits by the likes of chep nunez, omar santana & the latin rascals, how they did what they did with just tape, a reel 2 reel & a razor blade still defies belief and continues to inspire me as much as it did when i first heard their work in the mid 80's . There is no tracklisting & won't be because i come from a generation when shazam. discogs, ebay & google didn't exist, when i first heard something on the radio in a club or a mixtape it often took me many months of desperate searching to find out what it was, i'm more than happy to inflict this highly satisfying laborious experience upon you, you'll appreciate it in the long run"

Thundercat finds a place for his bass

Raphael Saadiq and Snoop may not be fans, but Dr Dre gets it, and a new generation of rappers are inspiring this serial collaborator

If you're a session bassist, the following things are de rigueur: 1) Servitude to the guitarist/singer 2) Constant extension of your neck like an inquisitive goose until you overdevelop your sternocleidomastoids 3) Doing a ridiculous slapped solo as the singer introduces you as something like "Fudge Sauce".

Musique Non Stop - BOILER ROOM TV News

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• Onra LIVE in the Boiler Room
• Bok Bok Presents/ DJ Slimzee, DJ Spyro w/ MCs Hyper & Jon E Cash, Mak 10 & Bok Bok w/ MC Flirta D
• Boiler Room NYC x Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash 2013/ Round 4
• Thundercat (LIVE) & Kutmah
• Boiler Room NYC x Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash 2013/ Round 3
• Boiler Room NYC x Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash 2013/ Round 2
• Boiler Room Daytime Berlin 001/ ND_Baumecker

Onra LIVE in the Boiler Room Posted: 28 Jun 2013 07:20 AM PDT Onra’s signature sounds being performed at Mutek Festival!

Musique Non Stop - SPIN Mix

• Hear Museum of Love's Heady House Gem 'Down South' 
• Italians Do It Better (and for Free) on 'After Dark 2' Compilation 
• What So Not Get Wild-Eyed With Action Bronson on Bass-Wobbling 'The Quack' 
• Neko Case Peacocks With M. Ward on 'Man,' Shares New Album's Track List 
• Young Galaxy Shoot Their Own Disaster Flick for 'New Summer' 
• Hear Jay Arner's Lovely 'Surf Don't Sink' Ride Synth-Pop Swell Into Garage-Rock Bliss 
• Doctor P Delivers Deft Dubstep Deliciousness With 'The Champagne Bop' 
• Stream Bosnian Rainbows' Queasy 'Morning Sickness' 
• Ciara Literally Gets Served Legal Papers Onstage During Her Show 
• Thundercat's 'Lotus & the Jondy' Bangs With Hellacious Drum Solo

Hear Museum of Love's Heady House Gem 'Down South' Posted: 11 Jun 2013 09:57 AM PDT DFA Records are launching a brand new project that combines the talents of LCD Soundsystem member Pat Mahoney and the Juan MacLean player Dennis McNany. Dubbed Museum of Love, the duo finds the former moving from drums to lead vocals — sporting, it should be said, a David Byrne-like coo — while the man better known as producer