Nick Splint’s 2012 favorites: Tributes – The Cosmic Clash
The Cover Albums I know what your thinking. Albums chock-full of cover songs have long been a overlooked fallout
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Jeremiah Jae drops Raw Money Raps – The Cosmic Clash
That’s Chicago raised emcee and producer Jeremiah Jae introducing himself on soundcloud. It’s a challenging statement but from a beat maker like Jae it’s more of a summons to contest, a proposition to pay attention. His album Raw Money Raps drops via Brainfeeder this month and with it the challenge continues. Call it headphone hip hop for the bizarre at heart, it’s dark and awake but it’s as stubborn as any unrelenting youth should be.
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Strange Dream: An Introduction to Zamrock 1972 to 1979 – The Cosmic Clash
Zamrock music came into being during a daring moment in African history when western rock music made sense with African revolution. Zambian pysch was inspired, performed, and hand-pressed between the beginning of the African country of Zambia’s independence in the mid 60’s and its economic meltdown of the late 70’s. Birthed in this moment of political and cultural change, it wasn’t long before the newly grown fuzz guitar movement was washed away like it never existed, as if it were only a dream lost between the cracks of an adolescent Republic’s stark reality.
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