Sunday, January 25, 2009

About: Common Market


Common Market is almost single-handedly responsible for dragging me into my obsession with Jazzy Hip-Hop, and seem to be criminally ignored for how incredible their music is. Common Market is a duo from Seattle, Washington made up of RA Scion and Sabzi, also of Blue Scholars (one of Caroline's favorites!). Sabzi's instrumentals almost define what I look for in good hip-hop, at the same time hard-hitting and melodious, always varied, and never with a hint of overproduction. Scion as the MC is, dare I say it, flawless. I'll never forget the first time I heard 'Certitude' on the bus; absolute hip-hop perfection. Listen and enjoy!

Common Market - Certitude ft. Chev


Common Market - Tobacco Road

Friday, January 23, 2009

Winter


Winter was wonderful this year!
Tokyo was wonderful too. Pictures are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shinchrono/ although really, if you're here right now you probably already know that.
Time to pack...and back to Baltimore in the morning.
Good bye home!

Uncomfortable Noises, Vol. 1


Tracklist:

1. Hello World / Miaou
2. 선인장 / Casker
3. White / Eternal Morning
4. freddieBoi / Apple Juice Kid
5. Work That! (feat. Pharrell & Chris Brown) / Teriyaki Boyz
6. Still Got Love / Awon
7. Komponent (Telefon Tel Aviv Remix) ft. Raz Ohara / Apparat
8. Universal Traveller / Air
9. Stay With Me (feat. Tiombe Lockhart) (Waajeed vs. DJ Topspin Remix) / PPP
10. Heart ft. Substantial / Kenichiro Nishihara
11. Alice / Kenmochi Hidefumi
12. 봄봄봄 (Spring) / Lucite Rabbit 루싸이트 토끼

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