With X-mas just around the corner you ought to be busy getting all the presents for your beloved ones. But what about you? Why don’t ya treat yourself with some fine new music to relax and forget about all the stress. Check out http://www.tokyodawnrecords.com/tokyodawn.html and download excellent hip hop tracks there for free. I absolutely recommend the “Hip Hop vs. Rap” ep by the CVEES (recently featured on J-live’s new album) and the incredible COMFORT FIT lp “Forget and Remember” where abstract beats reminding you of Jay-Dee’s best productions pump like there is no tomorrow. Enjoy your holidays!

Just a list of artists/recent albums worth checking out:

Cyne - Evolution Fight (City Centre Offices)
Buck 65 - Secret House Against the World and This Right Here Is
Four Tet - Everything Ecstatic
Sofa Surfers - Sofa Surfers
Boards Of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
Piana - Ephemeral*
Dangerdoom (Dangermouse + MF Doom) - The Mouse and the Mask
The Herbaliser - Take London (Ninja Tune)

Da fällt mir ein - die kleine Diskussion um “Album des Jahres 05″ ist hiermit eröffnet… wahrscheinlich werdens eh wieder 3 Alben, weil wir uns nicht entscheiden können.
Wobei, da müsste die Liste um einige ein bisschen ältere Sachen vom Anfang 2005 erweitert werden:

Common - Be
Sigur Ros - Takk*
Amon Tobin - Splinter Cell Chaos Theory OST
The Chemical Brothers - Push the Button
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth*

* means: ist nicht unbedingt “Alphabeat-Style”, d.h. wir habens selten gespielt, lief aber dennoch in meinem Player auf und ab.