I love music. So much so that if I had a single musical bone in my body I would probably try to make some. Iv'e come to terms with my weaknesses though and so since I don't, Iv'e settled for listening to it. But not just listening to it, because merely listening to her would be sacrilege to the goddess that she is. I bathe in her, drink and swallow her, take walks in the rain that is her, do everything with her.
And the one thing that I enjoy more than that is sharing her with people, which when it comes right down to it, is the whole purpose of this blog, Heavy Rotation. To share the music I listen to with other people who love music and for them to hopefully share their music with me, I'm always looking for new music to listen to.
That being said, 2013 has been an interesting year for music and I. I've discovered music (both old and new) and even though the year is more or less only half over I would like to share some of this music with you. My intention is for it to be a crash course of the last 7 months and since we're 30 weeks in I want to share the 30 projects (Albums, Ep's and mixtapes) that have been on Heavy Rotation for me so far.
Here are the first 6 (In no particular order):
1. Party Next Door - "PARTYNEXTDOOR"
I have to admit, on first listen I thought that Party Next door, who is signed to Drake's imprint OVO sounded like a a cheap imitation of The Weeknd and Drake himself. And although a few more rotations of his debut mixtape did little to change my opinion, I did find myself going back to its lush and sensual sounds again and again.
You can download his mixtape HERE.
2. MS MR - "Second Hand Rapture"
"What are MS MR exactly?" I asked myself the first time I listened to them. "An indie electro pop rock duo maybe?" Well their name, which is pronounced 'miss mister', would seem to suggest so. "But just wait a damn minute," I said to myself, "I got over those like two years ago" - sorry Beach House & The XX. But for some reason these guys got me. Maybe it was lines like "These are hard, these are hard times for dreamers" on the creepy "Bones" or the poignancy of the equally spooky Twenty Seven Where vocalist Lizzy Plapinge proclaims "[I] don't need the promise of Heaven/ just faith I'll pass twenty seven". Whatever it was, I was/ am hooked.
3. Jay-Z - "The Black Album"
I didn't like Magna Carta. It had nice beats and all but it didn't really do anything for me. Jay has famously said that "[If] Niggas want my old shit/ buy my old albums" and so I did. Sort of. Torrents are my friends. Anyway, I went back and listened to my favorite Jay album which is hands down "The Black Album". What more can I say?
4. Maya Jane Coles - "Comfort"
But this British born DJ of Japanese descent is one bad ass chick. She makes the kind of dance music that I don't only want to get up and move to but that I can also actually sit back and listen to. Please don't ask me how, it just is. I tried Major Lazor's early 2013 release "Free the Universe" and although it had its moments, we just didn't connect and so "Comfort" has taken the top spot for my go-to dance album of the year so far. Sorry Diplo.
5. True Apothecary - "I'm Low On Gas and You Need a Jacket"
So this hella good indie outfit from Yonkers, New York through some cosmic force I have since ceased trying to figure out, somehow found me on Twitter. Followed me right out of the blue. I subsequently found their music. It was love at first spin. Listen to them. They are awesome.
You can download their debut EP HERE.
6. Kanye West - "Yeezus"
I don't care what Big Ghost says, I mess with this album. Granted, the first couple of spins were kinda torture (I ditched it in favor of J. Cole's Born Sinner like just about the rest of the world) but when I listened to it again with fresh ears a few weeks later I realized something. I effing liked it I really effing liked it.
You can check out the fresh off the press interactive video for "Black Skin Head" HERE.
And those are the first 6. I will be listing 6 a day for the next 4 so I hope you will be coming back.
Peace.
And the one thing that I enjoy more than that is sharing her with people, which when it comes right down to it, is the whole purpose of this blog, Heavy Rotation. To share the music I listen to with other people who love music and for them to hopefully share their music with me, I'm always looking for new music to listen to.
That being said, 2013 has been an interesting year for music and I. I've discovered music (both old and new) and even though the year is more or less only half over I would like to share some of this music with you. My intention is for it to be a crash course of the last 7 months and since we're 30 weeks in I want to share the 30 projects (Albums, Ep's and mixtapes) that have been on Heavy Rotation for me so far.
Here are the first 6 (In no particular order):
1. Party Next Door - "PARTYNEXTDOOR"
I have to admit, on first listen I thought that Party Next door, who is signed to Drake's imprint OVO sounded like a a cheap imitation of The Weeknd and Drake himself. And although a few more rotations of his debut mixtape did little to change my opinion, I did find myself going back to its lush and sensual sounds again and again.
You can download his mixtape HERE.
2. MS MR - "Second Hand Rapture"
"What are MS MR exactly?" I asked myself the first time I listened to them. "An indie electro pop rock duo maybe?" Well their name, which is pronounced 'miss mister', would seem to suggest so. "But just wait a damn minute," I said to myself, "I got over those like two years ago" - sorry Beach House & The XX. But for some reason these guys got me. Maybe it was lines like "These are hard, these are hard times for dreamers" on the creepy "Bones" or the poignancy of the equally spooky Twenty Seven Where vocalist Lizzy Plapinge proclaims "[I] don't need the promise of Heaven/ just faith I'll pass twenty seven". Whatever it was, I was/ am hooked.
3. Jay-Z - "The Black Album"
I didn't like Magna Carta. It had nice beats and all but it didn't really do anything for me. Jay has famously said that "[If] Niggas want my old shit/ buy my old albums" and so I did. Sort of. Torrents are my friends. Anyway, I went back and listened to my favorite Jay album which is hands down "The Black Album". What more can I say?
4. Maya Jane Coles - "Comfort"
But this British born DJ of Japanese descent is one bad ass chick. She makes the kind of dance music that I don't only want to get up and move to but that I can also actually sit back and listen to. Please don't ask me how, it just is. I tried Major Lazor's early 2013 release "Free the Universe" and although it had its moments, we just didn't connect and so "Comfort" has taken the top spot for my go-to dance album of the year so far. Sorry Diplo.
5. True Apothecary - "I'm Low On Gas and You Need a Jacket"
So this hella good indie outfit from Yonkers, New York through some cosmic force I have since ceased trying to figure out, somehow found me on Twitter. Followed me right out of the blue. I subsequently found their music. It was love at first spin. Listen to them. They are awesome.
You can download their debut EP HERE.
6. Kanye West - "Yeezus"
I don't care what Big Ghost says, I mess with this album. Granted, the first couple of spins were kinda torture (I ditched it in favor of J. Cole's Born Sinner like just about the rest of the world) but when I listened to it again with fresh ears a few weeks later I realized something. I effing liked it I really effing liked it.
You can check out the fresh off the press interactive video for "Black Skin Head" HERE.
And those are the first 6. I will be listing 6 a day for the next 4 so I hope you will be coming back.
Peace.
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