Mayer Hawthorne Covers James Pants' "Thin Moon"

In reference to the post made on February 8, 2010 (James Pants - Thin Moon) Mayer Hawthorne & James Pants have covered each other's songs, Mayer doing "Thin Moon" and James doing "Green Eyed Love". Stones Throw pressed a small number of these on 45s which they'll be giving away to the first couple hundred people that show up to the March 17 event 45 Live at SXSW (a collaboration with Converse & Wax Poetics). They might be pressing more later ... maybe so, maybe no. Til then grab this MP3 below.

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Mux Mool - Viking Funeral

Viking Funeral contains everything that Mux Mool does best, making it a fine road map to Lindgren’s cracked universe. “Teal Trim” starts things off right with a tight, incisive beat, mixed to cut through a fog of hard-panned synths and distorted melody lines. Mux’s live edit of “Ladies Know” is a hard-to-find instrumental version which foregrounds the track’s bitcrushed drums and dirt-crusted vocal samples. Next up is “Drum Babylon”, a highlight from Mux’s song-a-day project Drum EP, and “Goblin Town”, a mischievous interlude featuring a choir of deep-voiced goblins, singing about their hometown. The Viking Funeral EP closes with its lone track with vocals, “Death 9000 (Prof & POS Broadcasting Version)”, in which the MCs have their way with one of Mux’s more sinister beatscapes.

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"Death 9000(Prof & POS Broadcasting Version)"

Eliot Lipp - Beamrider

Even without wordy MCs, you can feel hip-hop's undeniable swagger in the frothy instrumentals of Eliot Lipp. Free from rappers' blinged out egos, the New York-based producer puts whatever twist he wants on his banging beats, from squelching sci-fi beats ("Beamrider") to a spray of Bubble Bobble glitches ("Sentinel"). It also allows him to be incredibly prolific, and the latest Peace Love Weed 3D on his own Old Tacoma Recordings label is album number six in less than five years. Lead single "Beamrider" is a triumphant opening that rides tough on descending bass lines and toasts the good life with blissful melodies. "Sentinel" jabs playfully at listeners' ears with blurry synth funk stabs. Be prepared to crank these up.

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Pnuma Trio - Character

Pnuma Trio - "11:27" (lyrics by Ced Hughes)

Dynamic, scene-setting electronica youngsters The Pnuma Trio have been known for their forward-thinking compositions and moving, powerful improvisations since their explosion onto the scene in 2004.

Their debut studio album, 'Character' has a defined, glitch-informed electro/hip-hop feel and all the dynamic energy of their DJ-killing live show. This new album represents a significantly evolved version of Pnuma's futuristic sound; tighter, more focused, and higher resolution. The long synth solos have been replaced by careful layering; instead of building each song to it's climax the band percolates on hot remixed urban ideas, letting the production create the spacious atmosphere.'Character' is ready to take the scene by storm with it's vast, open feel and deep 808-driven grooves.

Two Fresh - Baker's Dozen

Two fresh consists of an inseperable pair of twin producers, Sherwyn and Kendrick Nichols, who have been making beats and playing music together since they were fifteen years old. Now only twenty, the twins are ready to release their first album entitled “The Baker’s Dozen”. This release contains a unique style of music combining elements of hip hop, jazz, soul, standout synth lines, creative sample chops, and heavy bass sections. The thirteen track album is available for free download. It only takes one listen to tell that these two have something special.

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Alex B - Beat Tape Vol. 1

Boulder based producer Alex B is giving away a glimpse into his day to day life for free.

When he’s not touring with a Pnuma Trio or Lipp Service, Alex B is in his home studio scrutinizing over drum patterns, digging for samples, and working on his production chops. What do you do when you have amassed a monstrous collection of beats? Share them!

Hip Hop Beat Tape Vol. 1 is a collection of original productions hand selected/Produced/Mixed/and Mastered by Alex and are available for free download through 1320records and AlexBeats.com . Although the entire album lives up to his reputation, "NDD Get Down" & "Heavy Strings" are the tastiest cuts on this 17 track compilation.

Pretty Lights - Lonesome Street

Pretty Lights - Lonesome Street

Pretty Lights is the musical creation of Derek Vincent Smith, who while putting on live shows is accompanied on the drums by Cory Eberhard, both coming from Colorado. His music is the byproduct of digital sampling and transforming it to create a new kind of music that crosses all genres pulling bits and pieces from each one, the end product being a combination of glitchy hip-hop beats, buzzing synth lines, and vintage funk and soul samples. Pretty Lights' sound is generated by synthesizing samples and organic beats using the monome and the Akai MPD32. Smith programs these digital controllers with the music production software Ableton Live 8. Download all of Pretty Lights' albums here.