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TehSpiral's top albums (overall)
1. Quasimoto - The Further Adventures of Lord Quas (137) 2. Madvillain - Madvillainy (131) 3. Jaylib - Champion Sound (127) 4. The Beatles - Revolver (107) 5. Quasimoto - The Unseen (100) 6. Beastie Boys - Check Your Head (98) 7. The Bees - Octopus (95) 8. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale (94) 9. Slum Village - Fantastic, Vol. 2 (93) 10. Method Man & Redman - Blackout! 2 (91) 11. Tobacco - Fucked Up Friends (88) 12. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (88) 13. Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle (84) 14. J Dilla - Donuts (82) 15. The Beatles - Abbey Road (81) 16. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (81) 17. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet (79) 18. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (76) 19. The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free (76) 20. Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches (74) 21. Mos Def - The Ecstatic (74) 22. Talking Heads - Remain in Light (70) 23. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 (70) 24. Dr. Dre - The Chronic (69) 25. eMC - The Show (65)


Can't stop! Won't stop!

Underground é uma expressão usada para designar um ambiente cultural que foge dos padrões comerciais, dos modismos e que está fora da mídia. Muito conhecido como Movimento Underground ou Cena Underground.



No universo do Hip Hop, essa palavra tem muito peso e importância. Se tudo virar moda, se tudo for feito com o único e simples intuito de ganhar dinheiro - Não é que isso seja errado, vale ressaltar - a fonte vai secar e vamos entrar em uma era de colapso criativo. Com letras muito parecidas, estilos idênticos, sonorizados da mesma forma...

Pensando bem, estamos quase entrando nessa era de colapso. E não temos heróis nessa história. Temos Mc's, B.boys, Grafiteiros e DJ's tentando fazer a diferença. Muitas vezes pagando um preço caro por isso. O anonimato e a falta de reconhecimento são comuns para os que dedicam seu talento e tempo para algo que provavelmente não será um sucesso de vendas.

Isso é o underground: menos preocupação com vendas e maior cuidado com o conteúdo da obra.

Nesse processo, muito material de qualidade e autenticidade inquestionável acaba sendo perdido pela falta de espaço, e muitas vezes pela ignorância e intolerância de quem deveria fornecer informação e não privá-la por motivos pessoais.

Artistas como Aesop RockAtmosphere,Immortal Technique, MF DOOM, Madvillain,]Jedi Mind Tricks, CunninLynguists, Quasimoto, Raekwon,Non Phixion, Dilated Peoples, K-Otix e os nacionais Quinto Andar, Contra Fluxo,Kamau,Slim Rimografia, pentágono, Black Alien, OtroPlano, Hadda & DJ A,Ataque Beliz, Rapadura, Flora Matos,Inumanos, A Filial,Parteum, EMICIDA, Marechal e muitos outros nunca serão exibidos em programas convencionais.

E quem deveria ouvir, não para copiar, mas para ter uma referência musical, não ouve e fica com menos opções para inspirar o processo criativo. O ciclo vicioso da mesmice vai dar mais uma volta e fazer mais uma vítima da falta de informação.

Hoje temos uma ferramenta útil, importante, fácil de se usar, com acesso livre: a world wide web. O que seria do underground hoje sem a internet? Seria mais underground ainda, com poucos gatos pingados deslumbrando verdadeiras obras de arte.

Muito prazer, me chamo Hadda Mc, 30 anos de vida, 20 anos de Hip-Hop sendo 12 deles dedicados exclusivamente ao Rap. Underground é nossa área, bem- vindos!

Fique de olho na coluna para não perder as "faixas bombas" escondidas em álbuns desconhecidos pela maioria. Mas quem vai dizer se presta ou não é você.

1. The Locust - Plague Soundscapes (155) 2. Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss (152) 3. Quasimoto - The Further Adventures of Lord Quas (131) 4. Suis La Lune - Heir (125) 5. Quasimoto - The Unseen (119) 6. Echo, Echo, Landscape! - Demo (115) 7. Knife And Ape - Night Touch (112) 8. Suis La Lune - Quiet, Pull the strings! (110) 9. Saetia - A Retrospective (110) 10. I Wrote Haikus About Cannibalism in Your Yearbook - Discography (106) 11. Hose.Got.Cable - Discography (102) 12. Nebulo - Avutma (98) 13. Holmes - So Far, So So (96) 14. Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem (96) 15. Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills (93) 16. J Dilla - Donuts (92) 17. Stars - Set Yourself on Fire (92) 18. Erik Enocksson - Farväl Falkenberg (91) 19. Bob Drake - The Shunned Country (91) 20. Madvillain - Madvillainy (89) 21. Chicagojazzen - Barndom EP (87) 22. sheltek - Democasette (86) 23. Håkan Hellström - Ett kolikbarns bekännelser (86) 24. Woods - How to survive + in the woods (83) 25. MF DOOM - Metalfingers Presents: Special Herbs, The Box Set Vol. 0-9 (82) 26. Suffocate For Fuck Sake - Blazing fires and helicopters on the frontpage of the newspaper. There´s a war going… (81) 27. The Knife - Deep Cuts (80) 28. The Knife - Silent Shout (77) 29. 13 & God - 13 & God (76) 30. Jackie-O Motherfucker - Flags of the Sacred Harp (76) 31. Malysz - Hurrah For Prisons (On Fire)! (76) 32. Science of Yabra - Check The Sound (73) 33. Deers! - twothousandeight. (Demo) (69) 34. Shellac - 1000 Hurts (69) 35. Misophone - Be glad you are only human (68) 36. Guilty Simpson - Ode to the Ghetto (67) 37. Xiu Xiu - The Air Force (66) 38. Woods - At Rear House (66) 39. PRE - Epic Fits (65) 40. Erik Enocksson - With its dark tail curled ’round the garage (65) 41. Sunburned Hand of the Man - Fire Escape (64) 42. Raccoo-oo-oon - Behold Secret Kingdom (64) 43. Peter Broderick - Home (63) 44. Jaylib - Champion Sound (63) 45. bob hund - bob hund (2) (63) 46. I Hate Myself - Ten Songs (61) 47. September Malevolence - After this darkness, there's a next (61) 48. Fever Ray - Fever Ray (60) 49. Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein (60) 50. Scott Walker - Scott (60)

Yeah, I'm a bit obsessed with making lists.

The "want" in the title indicates my lack of money.
When I get a job I'll hopefully be crossing off these CDs.
Forget buying food, albums are more important!

This list will be be growing regularly as I keep discovering new bands.
And if you're reading this for whatever reason, feel free to comment or recommend a CD you'd think I might like.


AFI – Black Sails in the Sunset
Bad Brains – Bad Brains
Bad Religion – How Could Hell Be Any Worse?
Bad Religion – Recipe for Hate
Black Flag – Nervous Breakdown
Black Flag – Damaged
The Bouncing Souls – The Bouncing Souls
The Breeders – Pod
Bugy Craxone – NORTHERN HYMNS
Bugy Craxone – Sorry, I Will Scream Here
The Chinkees – The Chinkees Are Coming!
Circle Jerks – Group Sex
The Clash – Super Black Market Clash
Deadman – in the direction of sunrise and night light
Dead Kennedys – Plastic Surgery Disasters
Deerhunter – Microcastle
Digable Planets – Beyond the Spectrum: The Creamy Spy Chronicles
Dir en grey – MISSA
Dir en grey – JEALOUS
Dir en grey – -I'll-
Dir en grey – アクロの丘
Dir en grey – ゆらめき
Dir en grey – 残 -ZAN-
Dir en grey – Cage
Dir en grey – 予感
Dir en grey – Myaku
Dir en grey – 【KR】cube
Dir en grey – 太陽の碧
Dir en grey – ain't afraid to die
Dir en grey – 改-Kai-
Dir en grey – FILTH
Dir en grey – JESSICA
Dir en grey – embryo
Dir en grey – Child prey
Dir en grey – かすみ
Dir en grey – THE FINAL
DJ Shadow – Endtroducing.....
Electrelane – The Power Out
Electrelane – No Shouts, No Calls
F-Minus – Suburban Blight
Fugazi – Repeater
the GazettE – DISORDER (First press edition)
GOLLBETTY – GOLLING!!
Johan Söderqvist – Let the Right One In (soundtrack)
Jorane – Evapore
Jorane – Vers à Soi
Kraftwerk – The Man-Machine
The Mad Capsule Markets – Humanity
The Mad Capsule Markets – SPEAK!!!!
Mono – One Step More and You Die
Mono – You Are There
My Bloody Valentine – Isn't Anything
My Vitriol – Finelines
NOFX – Punk in Drublic
NOFX – White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean
NOFX/Rancid – BYO Split Series, Vol. 3
Nick Drake – Pink Moon
NoMeansNo – Wrong
Portishead – Third
Quasimoto – The Unseen
R.E.M. – Document
Radiohead – Hail To The Thief (will probably get the collector's edition.)
The Residents – Meet the Residents
Sigur Rós – Takk...
…。【サイレンス】 – 沈黙の音
The Smiths – The Smiths
The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
Sonic Youth – EVOL
The Stalin – 虫
Streetlight Manifesto – Keasbey Nights
the studs – studs
Throbbing Gristle – 20 Jazz Funk Greats
The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico
Venetian Snares – Huge Chrome Cylinder Box Unfolding
Venetian Snares – Horse and Goat (or just anything I can find.)
Various Artists – Give 'Em The Boot
Various Artists – Give 'em the Boot II
Various Artists – Give 'em the Boot IV
Various Artists – Short Music for Short People
Various Artists – 東京ROCKERS

1. Binary Star - Masters of the Universe



2. Black Star - Black Star



3. J Dilla - Donuts



4. Quasimoto - The Unseen



5. Deltron - Deltron 3030



6. Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst



7. The Knife - Silent Shout



8. Common - Be



9. The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II



10. Madvillain - Madvillainy



11. Liquid Swords

12. Mecca And The Soul Brother

13. Transparent Things

14. Los Angeles

15. Bromst

16. Strawberry Jam

17. Fever Ray

18. Talkie Walkie

19. Richard D. James

20. MM Food

Honorable Mentions:

Hip Hop:
A Retrospective- KRS-One
Beat Konducta Vol 1-2- Madlib
Blazing Arrow- Blackalicious
Can I Borrow a Dollar?- Common Sense
College Dropout- Kanye
Critical Beatdown- Ultramagnetic MC's
Daily Operation- Gang Starr
Dr. No's Oxperiment- Oh No
The Ecstatic- Mos Def
Enter the Wu-Tang- Wu Tang Clan
Funk Your Head Up- Ultramagnetic MC's
Game Theory- The Roots
Illmatic- NaS
I Wish My Brother George Was Here- Del
Jazzmataz Vol. 1- Guru
Like Water For Chocolate- Common
Midnight Marauders- A Tribe Called Quest
The Platform- Dilate Peoples
The Renaissance- Q-Tip
Ruff Draft- J Dilla
Some of My Best Friends Are DJ's- Kid Koala
Take Me To Your Leader- King Geedorah
Things Fall Apart- The Roots


Not Hip-Hop:
High Places- High Places
LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver
Kraftwerk- Man Machine
Kraftwerk- Trans Europa Exress
Matt and Kim- Matt and Kim
Manu Chao- Clandestino
Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Wilco- Yankee Hotel Voxtrot
Wilco- (Wilco) The Album
Ratatat- LP3
Ratatat- Classics
Vampire Weekend- Vampire Weekend
White Williams- Smoke
Professor Murder- Professor Murder Rides the Subway
Sergio Mendes- Timeless

Yesterday's Bake 006: MirrororriM



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Funkadelic - Eulogy and Light
Orbital - Know Where to Run
Rusty Sheriff - Tranquilisers
Mercury Rev - Nocturne for Norwood
Quasimoto - Shroom Music
A Tribe Called Quest - Phony Rappers
The Roots - Don't Feel Right
Sonolmoss - Dream Bear
Telefon Tel Aviv - Fahrenheit Far Away
Jaylib - Heavy
Massive Attack - Safe From Harm (Just A Dub)
Mantronix - Get Stupid (Part III)
O Yuki Conjugate - Sunchemical
Ultramagentic MCs - Funky (12" Version)
Deltron 3030 - Positive Contact
Fujiya & Miyagi - Dishwasher
Laika - Girl without Hands
Colleen - Ritournelle
Qaballa Steppers - Midway
Diplo - Into the Sun
Andrew Bird - Not a Robot, but a Ghost
Orbital - Know Where to Run
Funkadelic - thgiL dnA ygoluE

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This week was full of reflections. It seemed fitting that this week's mix also paused for contemplation and navel gazing in points.

1: Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
1000: The Isley Brothers - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
2000: Pete Rock - Respect Mine
3000: Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - #1 with a Bullet
4000: Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up -- Eric Kupper Vocal Mix
5000: Atmosphere - Like The Rest of Us
6000: Teddy Pendergrass - If You Don't Know Me by Now
7000: Pigmeat Markham - Here Comes The Judge
8000: Herbie Hancock - River (feat. Corinne Bailey Rae)
9000: Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy
10000: Prince - Satisfied
11000: Ghostface - We Celebrate (feat. Kid Capri)
12000: Reef the Lost Cauze - Get It? Got It? Good
13000: Quasimoto - Bad Character
14000: Otis Redding - The Happy Song ( dum-dum-de-de-de-dum-dum)
15000: Ray Charles - Drown In My Own Tears
16000: Cymarshall Law - Dear God
17000: Cyne - Pretty Black Future
18000: Supastition - Yesterday Everyday
19000: Marlena Shaw - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
20000: Desait The Lord Of The Illusion - Gala Premier
21000: Limp Bizkit - Take A Look Around
22000: KoЯn - Word Up
23000: Dose One - Civilization
24000: Method Man & Redman - Dis Iz 4 All My Smokers
25000: PackFM - wutduzFMstand4?
26000: Insolence - Operation Irie
27000: Clawfinger - Chances
28000: Rage Against the Machine - Sleep Now in the Fire
29000: Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck With
30000: Anthony Hamilton - Everybody
31000: Наив - Суперзвезда
32000: Count Bass D - Subwoofer (Dumile)
33000: Operation Ivy - Hoboken
34000: Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
35000: Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Everyday
36000: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Castles Made Of Sand

gotcha by anniversary tracks grabber

In my previous journal I posted one of my mixtapes from march, which was a years mix (tracks from 1967-1987), well I also compiled a small sequel!
Mainly 'cause my mixpartner that month thought the concept of making a sequel to my mix was fantastique. ^^ So there ya go, 1988-1998!


(Download Link)

01. R.E.M. - Stand
02. De La Soul - Me Myself And I
03. Thee Headcoats - I Can Destroy All Of Your Love
04. Ne Zhdali - Melody
05. Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind
06. The Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly
07. Therapy? - Die Laughing
08. Ol' Dirty Bastard - The Stomp
09. At the Drive-In - Star Slight
10. The 5.6.7.8's - The Barracuda
11. UNKLE - Nursery Rhyme/Breather


Another mix was another recommendational mix, this time for OneForAll, who I wanted show some Japanese tunes! :D (Credit is due though to b_international, who indirectly showed me a lot of the songs that ended up in this mix :] !)


Download Link (Part 1)

01. Boris - Electric
02. eX-Girl - Tofu Song
03. HALCALI - One Two
04. Envy - Ability
05. Boredoms - B For Boredoms
06. Boom Boom Satellites - Bump Over Hills
07. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Coro
08. Acid Mothers Temple - I Wanna Be Your Bicycle Saddle
09. Maruosa - Muscle Spark
10. YMCK - Pastel Colored Candy
11. EeL - Cherry Pie
12. Melt-Banana - Third Attack
13. Macdonald Duck Eclair - Nyanko

My favourite artwork for one of my mixtapes so far from Buckobucko. :)

Download Link (Part 2)

01. BOGULTA - Poizen
02. Afrirampo - I Am Bird
03. Cibo Matto - Sugar Water
04. The Aprils - The Bathroom Symphony
05. Doddodo - Dodadakone
06. Atom - White Car
07. OOIOO - Right Hand Ponk
08. Masayuki Nakano & Tetsuya Takahashi - Exposed
09. miaou - Anything Goes
10. Hanatarash - Space Is Meat
11. BeForU - PEACE (^^)v
12. Emi Jackson - Namida No GoGo (GoGo of Tears)
13. Boredoms - (star)


Within this month of June, theme-wise we had a tie in the monthly mixtape group. With two very very awesome themes:

"Dancing Naked", which is always good, naturally. ~

and "SONGS FOR WHEN YOU ORDER A HOT CHOCOLATE IN A CAFE AND THE GUY ASKS IF YOU WANT WHIPPED CREAM AND YOU SAY NO THANKS AND THE GUY LOOKS YOU UP AND DOWN AND NODS A LITTLE TO HIMSELF", ..which is pretty much superb, !

I couldn't choose ultimately, so I used BOTH in one mix. :D I've made this a pretty big two-disc-mix, since I don't think I'll be around the two upcoming months! But the mixtape bug shall be crawling under my skin again once september will kick in. :]


Download Link (Part 1)

01. Holigays - Intro
02. Magnus - Summer's Here
03. Brakes - On Your Side
04. Evil Superstars - (Nothing But A) Sluthead
05. The Rapture - Don Gon Do It
06. Vive la Fête - Déjà-vu
07. Love Is All - Make Out Fall Out Make Up
08. Pig - Head Like A Hole
09. Mr. Gnome - Thief
10. Dave Brubeck - I'm In A Dancing Mood
11. Triggerfinger - Is It
12. Orbital - Illuminate
13. Vitamin C - Smile
14. Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping
15. Borokov Borokov - Madonna (The Eyes Of)
16. DAAU - Lost Souls
17. This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb - Hot Diggety


Download Link (Part 2)

01. Tristeza - Shifty Drifty
02. Skatalites - Malcolm X
03. El Tattoo del Tigre - Manfreds Mambo
04. Tunng - Jay Down
05. Nirvana - Stain *
06. The Locust - Tower Of Mammal
07. Frank Sinatra - They Can't Take That Away From Me
08. Enigma - The Cross Of Changes
09. DAAU - More Lost Souls
10. Kimya Dawson - My Rollercoaster
11. The Unlovables - Crazy Tonight
12. Feeder - Seven Days In The Sun
13. The Flaming Lips - Goin' On
14. Yume Bitsu - Truth
15. Scout Niblett - New Beat Part 1 (Raking)
16. The Intelligence - This Is A Gift
17. Holigays - Outro
18. Snailhouse - Repetition (Alternate)

* This track is a rickroll btw, so be warned. :P

Complementary to these eight months of mixtapin', here's a small "best of"!


(Download Link)

01. Brakes - Porcupine Or Pineapple
02. By the End of Tonight - Stop, Drop, And Roll Does Not Work In Hell
03. Fragile Vastness - Little Ride Riding Hood
04. The Album Leaf & Bright Eyes - Hungry For A Holiday
05. Richie Kotzen - The Feelin's Gone
06. Descendents - Kabuki Girl
07. Valet - Blood Is Clean
08. Yume Bitsu - Team Yume

With big artwork all-together, I know. :P


And this mix is also a collaboration with my partner in crime Buckobucko, gotta love compiling stuff together like that. ^^


Download Link (Part 1)

01. Modjo - Chillin'
02. The Demo Saou - Alfred's Bad Trip
03. C-Mon & Kypski - Bumpy Road (NBTD Remix)
04. Underworld - Two Months Off (The Demo Saou Mix)
05. Nitin Sawhney - Sunset (KV5 Remix)
06. Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn
07. The High Llamas - The Space Raid Mix (Kid Loco Remix)
08. Calexico - Ballad Of Cable Hogue
09. Daedelus - Touchstone (Kypski Remix)
10. Gameboy/Gamegirl - Pumps & Rumps (Zombie Disco Squad Remix)
11. Air - Don't Be Light (Neptunes Remix)
12. Ian Pooley - Curaçao Tambor (Needs Remix)
13. Yoshimoto - Do What U Du (Trentemoller Remix)


Download Link (Part 2)

01. Death From Above 1979 - Black History Month (Josh Homme Remix)
02. Gameboy/Gamegirl - Sweaty Wet/Dirty Damp (Ooh-Ee Remix)
03. Underworld - Cups (Salt Lake City Orchestra Remix)
04. Heavy - Wonderlove (For Minnie) (Jazzanova Remix)
05. Air - People In The City (Modjo Remix)
06. Jazzanova - Day By Day
07. Nuspirit Helsinki - Honest (Jazzanova's Honestly Yours Remix)
08. Soulwax - Much Against Everyone's Advice
09. Gameboy/Gamegirl - I Get In The Club
10. Calexico - Black Heart (Jazzanova's White Soul Dub)
11. Björk[/artist] - Show Me Forgiveness (The Demo Saou Mix)
12. Siriusmo - Wow (Yuksek Remix)
13. [artist]Björk[/artist] - Innocence (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)


To finish this off, here be my next Duyster mix! :D Cheers to all who reads my allmighty journals. :*

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01. Herman Düne - I'd Rather Walk Than Run
02. Quasimoto - Come On Feet
03. Orbital - Shadows
04. Xploding Plastix - Sports, Not Heavy Crime
05. Meat Puppets - Backwater
06. Boom Boom Satellites - Dive For You
07. Nate Ashley - Requiem For Adelina
08. Iggy Pop - Miss Argentina
09. Alpha - Sometime Later
10. Bic Runga - When I See You Smile
11. Pretty Girls Make Graves - Selling The Wind
12. M83 - Be Wild
13. Vegas Martyrs - Memantine
14. Spencer Brewer - Portraits
15. Dave Brubeck - Unsquare Dance
16. Mr. Gnome - Silhouette
17. Roxy Music - Tara

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