dima's random ramblings...

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One of my favorite albums. Opened my horizon to a whole new genre of music and made me a life-long fan of Tortoise

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Cornelius - ‘Drop’

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Wackies label - Azul performing Rockfort Rock

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The Skatalites take on the Rockfort Rock riddim

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Some dub for Thursday.

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Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros - “Shaktar Donetsk”

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Poets of Rhythm - ‘Eulogize the Source’

Super funky tune from a great German band who put out a number of amazing funk records in the 90′s under various names - Whitefield Brothers, Karl Hector & The Funk-Pilots, and Organized Raw Funk.

Listen for an awesome breakdown in the middle of the track!

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Charles Bradley - “Changes.”

Great cover of the Black Sabbath original.

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Bjork - “Human Behavior”

Video by Michel Gondry, inspired by “Hedgehog in the Fog” by the great Russian animator Yuri Norshtein.

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James Brown - “There It Is.” 1972

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The Mattson 2 - "Give Inksi's"

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Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Jazzwoche Burghausen Live

A perfect live set from one of my favorite modern jazz trios

Track List:

1. Seven Days Of Falling 2. Elevation Of Love 3. Definition of a Dog 4. Why She Couldn't Come 5. Mingle In The Mincing-Machine 6. When God Created The Coffeebreak 7. Behind The Yashmak .

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Tortoise - Swung From The Gutters - Don't Look Down

Part 3 of the 3 video pitchfork.tv Don’t Look Down live rooftop recordings.

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Tortoise - Prepare Your Coffin - Don't Look Down

Part 2 of the 3 video pitchfork.tv Don’t Look Down live rooftop recordings. 

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Tortoise - Gigantes - Don't Look Down

Great live version of Gigantes. 

Part 1 of the 3 video pitchfork.tv Don’t Look Down live rooftop recordings.