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Bigg Jus Ten Years After  Bigg Jus delivers Machines That Make Civilaztion Fun with the intensity of an apocalyptic preacher. The album stands nearly alone on the contemporary hip-hop landscape. America in 2012 is fucked, and Bigg Jus is here to ring the alarm. |
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| 05-19-2012 | Pregnant | Susanville, CA, US | Lunar Burn Solar Eclipse Fest |
| 05-24-2012 | Brothertiger | Athens, OH, US | Casa Nueva |
| 05-25-2012 | Busdriver | Minneapolis, MN, US | 7th Street Entry |
| 05-26-2012 | Busdriver | Chicago, IL, US | Reggie's Rock Club |
| 05-27-2012 | Busdriver | Cleveland, OH, US | Grop Shop |
| 05-28-2012 | Busdriver | DC, US | DC9 |
| 05-29-2012 | Busdriver | Boston, MA, US | T.T. The Bears |
| 05-30-2012 | Busdriver | New York, NY, US | Santos Party House |
| 05-31-2012 | Busdriver | Philladelphia, PA, US | Milkboy |
| 06-01-2012 | Busdriver | Toledo, OH, US | Mickey Finns |
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| 04/2012 - Pressed And Daytrotter Session | ||
Daytrotter once again comes through with an amazing session capturing one of our acts on tour... this time Pressed And. In describing the set, site mastermind Sean Moeller writes "Mat Jones, along with bandmate and North Carolinan college buddy, Andrew Hamlet, string together what sound like calendar days that have amounted to very little and wedded them with some kind of magic touch that turns all of the blankness into passable intrigue." Head on over to Daytrotter to check out Pressed And along with all of the other amazing acts that have recorded sessions over the years.  | ||
| 04/2012 - Bigg Jus "Black Roses" Premier | ||
"Black Roses" the first single from Bigg Jus new album, Machines That Make Civilization Fun has been premiered by the important French site, The Drone. Get a first listen of the original and Thavius Beck remix. The single will also feature a remix by Bigg Jus & El-P - the first music they have made together since Company Flow. | ||
| 04/2012 - pOnk | ||
| pOnk is German producer Frederik Knop, of the post-rock trio mOck. His upcoming Mush-debut EP, Remaking The Past takes the base tracks for mOck's John McEntire mixed debut and recombines them into a twelve minute mini-opus. To learn more, check this informative interview in Berlin Beat, stream Part 2 of Remaking The Past from the Mush Soundcloud page or check out this amazing video previewing an upcoming pOnk project that uses things found around his Berlin apartment as source material. We can't wait to see what comes next from this exciting new talent. | ||
| 04/2012 - Zoon van snooK "Ee'm Yorn" Premiered By Baeble Music | ||
| Zoon Van Snook's video for "Ee'm Yorn" has been premiered by Baeble Music. The video features amazing stop-motion work from director Clive Summerill. The track, which was shot in Bristol UK, is from his debut LP (Falling From) The Nutty Tree. | ||
| 04/2012 - Lymbyc Systym Used In New Kony 2012 Video | ||
| The new Kony 2012 video features two tracks from Lymbyc Systym: "Fall Bicycle" from Lover Your Abuser and "Rest Easy/Age Kindly (Back Ted-N-Ted Remix)" from Love Your Abuser Remixed. With the original Kony 2012 video getting over 100 million views, this is sure to help spread the band's music and at the same time help an important cause. if you have not seen the original Kony 2012 video, please watch it now - and if you have, please watch Part II - Beyond Famous and spread the word. | ||
| 04/2012 - Brothertiger "Lovers" eMusic Daily Download | ||
If you are an eMusic user, head over to today's eMusic Daily Download section for a free mp3 of Brothertiger's "Lovers" and help spread the word on his new album Golden Years. | ||
| 04/2012 - A Lull Booked For Pitchfork Festival | ||
We're thrilled to announce that A Lull will be playing this year's Pitchfork festival. Congratulations to the band for a well deserved booking. | ||
| 04/2012 - Bigg Jus Single "Black Roses" gets remixed by Bigg Jus & El-P and Thavius Beck | ||
Bigg Jus' first album in five years, Machines That Make Civilization Fun is one of the hip-hop records of the year. The lead single, "Black Roses" drops on April 17th and features a remix by Bigg Jus with his Company Flow bandmate El-P and a second by his Mush labelmate Thavius Beck. The song is a monster and the remixes take it to another level. | ||
| 04/2012 - Jealov LIVES | ||
| The ever mysterious Jealov return with LIVES - a live recording that covers material from their first two EPs - Translations and Framework - completely reworked and blended into a break-free 45 minute performance. Like all things Jealov, details are scarce. All we know is this was recorded early this year in concert in Brussels, Belgium. This concert is a free download from the Mush soundcloud page and Jealov's RunTellSecrecy website. | ||
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| MH-282 Holobody - Riverhood Bolachas |
| I’ve first heard of Sea Oleena when my mates from Lizard Kisses told me she was going to participate on their latest EP, Tiny Island Teeth, which I released on Cakes and Tapes late last year. Since I heard that one song, I instantly went and downloaded her latest album, Sleeplessness, which got me hooked for weeks. Her name caught my eye again when reading the press release relative to this album, and I knew I had to take a listen to it. |
| MH-282 Holobody - Riverhood Polar Sunspots |
| Wonderfully eclectic album that spans folk, pop and gospel. Gorgeous male/female harmonies. Consistently surprising. Has a charm that makes it more than worthy of the top spot for 2012. - Polar Sunspots |
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 MH-283 Bigg Jus Machines That Make Civilization Fun 05/08/2012 |  MH-284 Zoon van snooK (Remixes From) The Nutty Tree 04/24/2012 |  MH-075 Bigg Jus Black Roses 04/17/2012 |
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NME K-The-I???, Thavius Beck Radar Who the hell are Kiki Ceac and Thavius Beck??? Hip-hop's most abstract architects. |
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Ghetto Blaster Bigg Jus Profile Bigg Jus describes Poor People's Day as '"economic terrorism." Musically, it is an album that not only pushes the envelope, but breaks entirely through for performance by an emcee. From the opening verse, Jus just keeps coming and coming, packing a punch that does not allow him or the listener an opportunity to catch their breath. It is tough to think of another emcee that could pull off this style; filling every line of every song until it is saturated, but without any wasted words. |
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CMJ Her Space Holiday Tough Love Marc Bianchi knows a thing or two about heartbreak - he once released a record called Home Is Where You Hang Yourself, for chrissakes. His new The Young Machines turns down the symphonic leanings of last year's Manic Expressive and turns up the signature clicky-beat weirdness of his new label Mush, but retains all that endearingly sappy miserablism. It's for your own good: |
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XLR8R Mush Records Mush Mashes Genres To Make Masterful Music Mush Records is simply "American-made, avant-underground, emo-Brit-blip-hop, downtempo free-jazz rap," according to Busdriver, the LA MC who's never short on words. |
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MTV Hive Brothertiger Weird Vibes Twin Sister host the show, with special guests Marnie Stern, Bear in Heaven, Oberhofer and more. Videos by Real Estate, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Porcelain Raft, Perfume Genius, Twin Sister and Brothertiger. |
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Impose Pregnant Brilliant Shit Daniel Trudea, a.k.a. Pregnant, organized what we assume to be the first ever parade in the name of a singular musical note. in the name of "G". The "G" Hum Parade is not your typical lawn chair along the boulevard. Videographer Robert Mull documented the excursion. |
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Societe Perrier Command V Meet NY No Wave Supergroup Command V Command V includes Cynthia Sley, singer for The Bush Tetras, who helped pioneer the downtown punk-funk/mutant-disco sound alongside peers like Liquid Liquid, Konk, et al, guitarist Pat Irwin, formerly of The Raybeats and the Lydia Lunch-led Eight Eyed Spy, and keyboardist/filmmaker Rachel Dengiz, who has worked with the likes of Jim Jarmusch. |
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Nylon A Lull Free Music We can't put our finger on it, but there's just something about Chicago's A Lull that grabs your attention. Maybe it's the number of members- the band has had between 5 and 8 people at a time. Or maybe it's the thumping drum beats and booming choruses that explode from your headphones. Whatever the reason, these guys have become our new go-to for hypnotically emphatic tunes. |
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NME Golden Glow The Buzz Manchester native Golden Glow celebrate the release of debut album 'Tender Is The Night' by giving away their Felt-infected single 'Adore Me'. |
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Electronic Musician Lymbyc Systym Brothers In Audio If you saw Mike and Jared Bell at a party, you could easily tell them apart. Mike has shaggy hair and is the techno whiz. He's an "Ableton master," raised on Radiohead and Boards of Canada, who records spoons clanking on metal bowl just for fun. Jared is the "creative master" and songwriter with close cropped hair who devises the song structures. |
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MH-268 Deru - Say Goodbye To Useless MH268.php
This is definitely for fans of older Lusine but with a bit more noise, damage and darkness. - ISO50 / Say Goodbye To Useless is a pretty smart record all round. - The Milk Factory / Benjamin Winn’s third album, his debut for San Fran’s weird hoppers Mush, makes for spooky listen.- Clash / A fabulous effort and the first great album of 2010. - The Intricate Mess |
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MH-274 Is And Of The - Heads Phased For Dreamless Sleep MH274.php
Love - The Deli / This is an album meant to wash over the listener, to cleanse the palate and spirit. - Exclaim! / Displays Bandos' masterful touch with shaping and layering sounds - All Music Guide / If you are someone who likes electronic music with risks, you will find comfort in Is And of The - This Is Books Music / Fascinating experimental stuff. - Alan Cross |
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MH-276 A Lull - Confetti MH276.php
A Lull is like the current crop of Blitzen Trappers and Fleet Foxes all playing at once. - The Village Voice / A Lull stand eerily and mightily apart from their contemporaries. - MP3 Hugger / Think about every time you’ve wanted to immerse yourself in the sheer energy and force of an album, now take a look at Confetti and give yourself an experience. - The Line Of Best Fit |
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MH-277 Golden Glow - Tender Is The Night MH277.php
Excellent atmospheric poppy Manc post punk - New Music Daily / Good stuff - A New Band A Day / All of the distortion, the fuzziness, the choppy experimental layers and personal lyrics of joy and sorrow are captured here in their original form - The 405 / This guy is gonna be one to watch out for this summer - Austin Town Hall |
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MH-279 Pregnant - Life Hard : I Try MH279.php
This, my friends, is a work of art - Exclaim / Pregnant‘s subtly constructed wonder-pop is a sign of the conflation of the old and the new that you’d expect to have happened sooner - A New Band A Day / Feels organic while being fiercely futuristic. - Crack In The Road / Glitched-out electro-pop that mutates elements of The Residents and Animal Collective. - Positive Destruction |
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MH-281 Command V - Command V MH281.php
Long-lost post-punkers make surprise comeback. But their debut is no nostalgic affair, boasting a burnished, feminist electro-pop sound that sounds entirely current. - Uncut / Hypnotic and harmonious! - Mojophenia / One of the year’s most unusual and unexpected delights. - Record Collector / Kind of album you can play over and over. Essential listening. - One True Dead Angel |
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MH-040 Blue Sky Black Death - Rebel To The Grain/Slapbox With Jesus
Blue Sky Black Death: Slapbox With Jesus/Rebel To The Grain is their tribute to the Wu-Tang Clan. A must for hip-hop fans of any school. |
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MH-044 Thavius Beck - Go!/Away
The City Of Angels is a relentless musical force, and today’s track of the day unites two of Los Angele’s finest purveyors of skewed electronica, as Thavius Beck’s ‘Away’ gets a once-over from Flying Lotus. - Clash / Seriously, this Offshore remix is something special. - Fact / Distinctive remixes by UK producer Offshore and one of the Los Angeles beat scene’s brightest, Flying Lotus. - UGS Mag |
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MH-055 Jealov - Framework
Jealov's debut EP never haves a dull moment - Earbuddy / Awesome ear raising experimental electronic music from Belgium - Grimey Republik / Low key electro, bedroom pop with a rap element - In Your Speakers / Dreamy hip hop is the best described genre of mastermind Jealov - Rebel Magazine / Hipster stuff! - The Rusty Blog / A brilliant piece of work that promises good things to come. - TAC |
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MH-056 Corduroi - Anything For Now
If you think that MGMT didn't go weird enough with their last album or you believe Fleet Foxes should eat more mushrooms, then maybe you need a little Corduroi - Professional Music Geek / Has more to say than much of the indie music put out this year - Verbicide / Especially appealing with its flowing whimsical electro-pop sound. - Big Up |
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MH-061 Pressed And - Imbue Up
It’s as if early Chemical Brothers had gone chill-wave. - CMJ / Here's one for the fans of all that's chilled in the electro freezer after its been chopped and screwed good and hard. - Impose / You know how James Blake would have sounded if you'd combined the electronic dance of his CMYK EP with all of the feeling he had on his debut album? Well, think of that, and then chop and screw it. - Prefix |
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MH-063 Vuurwerk - Plus EP
This new EP ‘plus’ is a real beauty. - Get Hyped On This / Super fresh six-tracker by London-based Bass Music outfit Vuurwerk. Dubstep with some nervous IDM and references to Ghettotech, Ambient, and a healthy dose of leftfield Pop. - Sven Swift |
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MH-224 Her Space Holiday - The Young Machines
Gentle, beautiful and unspeakably sad - New York Times / Rapturous and bittersweet, The Young Machines is a soothing swoon - Entertainment Weekly / Terrific stuff - Q / A beautiful bittersweet record - Under The Radar / Often on a par with the very best of Elliott Smith - Uncut / The finest Her Space Holiday release - Pulse / Bianchi has made the album of his life - Logo |
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Blu
Blu is one of the most prolific underground artists in Los Angeles, releasing six full-length albums, and countless other projects and mixtapes since his emergence on the rap scene. He traveled to Hotlanta to "stop at JR Crickets for hot wings" and had DJ Gman "hit him with some hot beats" for the limited edition seven-inch release The Almost Lost Tape. |
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Teen Daze
Vancouver's electronic artist Teen Daze operates in that nebulous area between dream-pop, ambient, shoegaze and chillwave. He can be found on the singles "I've Been Waiting" by Brothertiger and "Hello" by Command V. |
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James Yuill
UK Moshi Moshi artist, James Yuill is heralded for a unique style that has garnered a notable amount of critical attention in the UK, including features in NME, Dazed & Confused, and Clash. He is also as a sought-after remixer, working in this capacity with artists like Au Revoir Simone and David Holmes. His remix for Zoon Van Snook is a highlight of the "Cuckoo" single. |
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Kate Simko
With roots in Chicago house and Detroit techno, Kate Simko's music maintains a warm, soulful character, full of funky bass lines and driving rhythms. She has received press in The Wire, XLR8R, de:Bug, Mixmag, BPM and Remix and her Detalles project was named one of the 'Next 100' artists by URB magazine. Kate was named one of the Top 10 DJ's in Chicago by XLR8R magazine. You can hear Kate's unique style on her remix for Deru's song Peanut Butter & Patience. |
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Derrick Carter
Derrick Carter is an amazing house producer and DJ from Chicago, Illinois. He is regarded as one of the key players in underground house music. As a remixer, he has worked for a diverse range of artists including The Human League, Boris Dlugosch, Modjo, DJ Sneak and Röyksopp. He's a regular on DJ Magazine's yearly list of the world's Top 100 DJs. Check out Derrick Carter's remix on Deru's Peanut Butter & Patience Dance single. |
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Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus has his familial roots in jazz and his current, ever-expanding roots buried deep in the fertile soil that is Los Angeles beat making. Breaking onto the scene in the subtlest of ways by hypnotizing the insomniacs among us via cartoon network Adult Swim's late night bump music, he has since released three critically acclaimed albums that draw comparisons to J Dilla and Madlib while simultaneously presenting an obviously new spin on the idea of composition itself. Get a peek into the robotic orchestra through the remix he did for Thavius Beck on Go! Away. |
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Asya Smoosh
Asya Smoosh is the lead singer for Smoosh, which includes her sisters Chloe and Maia. From their first release She Likes Electric which was released when Asya was only 12 years old, through their Barsuk releases Free To Stay and Withershins, Smoosh has received constant praise for their songwriting and natural pop sound. Check her out on Head Like A Kite's There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere. |
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Boards Of Canada
Boards of Canada's music is reminiscent of the warm, analogue sounds of 1970s media and contains themes of childhood, nostalgia and the natural world. The Boards of Canada remix for the cLOUDDEAD song Dead Dogs Two is surely not to be missed. |
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Diplo
One thing of which Diplo cannot be accused is being afraid to experiment with new music. He's created a sound where '80s pop, electronica, favella, Dirty South hip-hop, and his major influence, Miami bass intersect. This is perfectly clear on his remix for "Sundown" the single from Daedelus’ Denies The Day’s Demise. |
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Stereolab
Called "one of the most influential alternative bands of the '90s," it is hard to overstate the impact of Stereolab. From pioneering the amorphous post-rock movement to redefining what it means to be conscious artists in the 21st century, Stereolab is (was) a force unto itself. Their re-interpretation of Her Space Holiday's song "Girl Problem" appears on his album of remixes, The Young Machines (Remixed). |
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Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals are a critically acclaimed Welsh alternative rock band, with leanings towards psychedelic rock, punk, britpop and electronic experimentation. Their remix of "Sleepy California" is one of the highlights on Her Space Holiday's The Young Machines Remixed. |
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Danger Mouse
Mush is blessed to have two guest appearances from Grammy winning musician, songwriter and producer extraordinaire Danger Mouse. He can be found on Busdriver's Fear Of A Black Tangent album producing the song "Cool Band Buzz" and remixing Pedro's "Fear & Resilience" into an abstract sound collage. |
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Four Tet
At the vanguard of what became known as the folktronica movement, Kieran Hebden's production as Four Tet has grown and evolved, as he has proven to be one of electronic music's most engaging and enduring artists. Four Tet reworks Pedro's source material into a 20+ minute free-jazz epic on the Fear & Resilience EP. |
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