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Guest Top 5 Songs of the Week: Dee Phunk of www.treesforbreakfast.com

This week we've got another favorite blogger and fellow musichead as our guest - we're thrilled to have Dee Phunk of Treesforbreakfast.com!

Dee knows what's bubbling to the surface, and what's hot - he aggregates his  picks for best new art / music / culture daily. Check him out, there's a TON there - you can get started with his 4th and 5th picks below...

Thank you Dee!

   

1. Jesse Boykins III, “Chanel” (Machinedrum) (mp3) (Dee: Machinedrum can do NO wrong.  His album Want To 1 2? was one of the top releases of this year.  And we all know how talented JB III is.  I know for a fact Machinedrum is doing a number of joints for JB III's sophomore effort...; Ant: machine drums cosmic soundscapes make this joint other worldly)
2. Michael Jackson, The Thriller Demos, (compilation) (ZSHARE) (Dee: I mean c'mon, why would we NOT want to hear the seedlings for one of the best albums in history?; Ant: this is very rare but this a collection of the thriller demos. partake)   
3. The Clipse, “Doorman” (mp3) (Dee: I am a HUGE Clipse fan. But that's not what brings me joy here. It's hearing Pharrell doing such bouncy gutter-tastic beats again.; Ant: This joint is Flosstactuclar! Let your chain hang low to this one, lol.)   
4. Jake One & Mara TK, "Look What You've Done To Me" (mp3) (ZSHARE) (Dee: Electric Wire Hustle-mana is in full effect.  Peep a loose track from 2007 that features the lucid vocal stylings EWH's frontman Mara TK.)   
5. Elucid, The Sub Bass Diet EP (Stream) (Download) (Dee: What do you get when you take an aggressive grizzly bear and put him in a dark room w/ a strobe light, a note pad and a lazer gun?)

About Dee Phunk

After roughly eight years as a full-time senior designer at a marketing company in Midtown Manhattan, Dee Phunk is now a self-employed graphic artist (and full-time hustler) working from the cozy confines of his apartment in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. 

Andrew's Top 5

1. Robin Thicke feat. Jay-Z, “Meiplé” (mp3) (Ant: International pimp ish....tell me what you think of this one.)
2. Bilal, “Levels” (Plug Research/Vtech CMJ Showcase) (video) (Ant: I am literally counting the days until Bilal drops his next album)
3. Elizabeth and the Catapult, "Taller Children" (mp3) (Greg: Couch-tested vocals and a light but tight bass line give this song all its charms.)
4. Rain Machine: "Give Blood" (Video) (AR: Dark, hungry, lonely rock and roll.)
5. Them Crooked Vultures, "Them Crooked Vultures" (Album Stream) (DJFD: You know you want to)

Greg's Top 5

1. TV Torso, "Eye In The Pyramid" (mp3) (Greg: Sparse, yet evocative.)
2. Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance" (Stream) (Greg: Great pop song.)
3. Sleigh Bells, "A/B Machines" (mp3) (Greg: A sonic punch to the stomach, that still has some melody going for it.)
4. Shad, "I Don't Like To" (mp3) (Ant: We posted this video a while back.  I saw this kid rock Pianos last night and he is INCREDIBLE.... yeah, I said it!)
5. Elizabeth and the Catapult, "Taller Children" (mp3) (Greg: Couch-tested vocals and a light but tight bass line give this song all its charms.)

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 11.07.09)

1. Jay-Z, "Empire State Of Mind" Live On Jools Holland, (Video) (Ant: This song gets better and better with each listen.)
2. Charlotte Gainsbourg & Beck, "Heaven Can Wait" (Stream) (AR: Sleepy, melodic dream pop.)
3. Rihanna, “Wait Your Turn” (video) (Ant: Not crazy about this record yet but I dig the visual. Feels like Anthony Mandler)
4. Del The Funky Homosapien, “Lyrics To Go 2009” (mp3) (Ant: HEATROCK!)
5. Hey Champ, “Cold Dust Girl” (Only Children Remix) (stream) (mp3) (Ant: This is one of my fav new crews out there, This joint feels right in every way. Breezy.)

RAP's Top 5

1. Metric, “Gold Guns Girls” (mp3) (RAP: Hands down my favorite song of the week. Definitely going to cop the EP. They kill with this one; AR: Metric lost me a little - didn't deliver on promise of their first track. But this works - piano and vocals complement each other nicely.) 
2. The Noisettes, “Every Now and Then” (Video) (RAP: Come on. Of course I’m biased. Shinghai looks absolutely gorgeous and this is one of my favorite albums of 09; AR: Dark video, love singer Shingai Shoniwa's voice in this one.) 
3. Ramona Falls, “I Say Fever” (Video) (RAP: this video is freaky but this song is fantastic.; AR: wildly creative video, almost Python-esque. Dark, bluesy rock.) 
4. Amanda Blank, “Might Like you Better (Vaski Remix)” (Stream) (RAP: She kicks kid sisters ass with this one) 
5. Praveen and Benoit, “Embers” (Machinedrum remix) (mp3) (RAP: Can you say Bloody awesome. Such a great vibe off this track; Ant: So I guess this is what shrooms must feel like, why are my hands melting)

DJ ForeignDomestic's Top 5

DJ ForeignDomestic is making a guest appearance on his old stomping grounds...

1. Answering Machine, "Cliffer" (mp3)  (DJFD: Modern Punk WOWness: Dismemberment Plan X Jimmy Eat World / The Jealous Sound)
2. Laura Veirs, "July Flame" (MP3) (DJFD: Ethereal Femme-Tastiness: Perfect for the train ride past the town where your July Flame faded)
3. Julian Casablancas, "11th Dimension" (MP3) (DJFD: Post Rhumba Rock from your favorite Stroke) http://bit.ly/2t8Jsj
4. Charlotte Gainsbourg & Beck, "Heaven Can Wait" (Stream) (AR: Sleepy, melodic dream pop.)
5. Jay-Z, "Empire State Of Mind" Live On Jools Holland, (Video) (Ant: This song gets better and better with each listen.)

Andrew's Top 5

1. Charlotte Gainsbourg & Beck, "Heaven Can Wait" (Stream) (AR: Sleepy, melodic dream pop.)
2. Alicia Keys, “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” (mp3) (AR: Alicia croons over 80s movie soundtrack synth; Ant: Like this joint, looking forward for the new album Dec. 1st)
3. Bird & Batteries, “Sneaky Times” (Stream) (mp3) (Ant: WHOA! This joint is creepy and Incredible!)
4. Javelin, Twyce (Stream) (AR: nice riddims to get ya movin)
5. Julian Casablancas, "11th Dimension" (MP3) (DJFD: Post Rhumba Rock from your favorite Stroke)

Greg's Top 5

1. Chauffer (Mark Ronson, Sam Sparro, & Theophilus London), Soles Of Fire (mp3) (Greg: A big time collaboration with some big time output.)
2. Florence + The Machine "Dog Days Are Over" (Stream) (AR: Saw her kill this live last night - some sunshine for this rainy week.)
3. Avi Buffalo, "What's In It For?" (mp3) (Greg: Chicken-picked, southernized indie pop.)
4. No Age, "Losing Feeling" (Video) (Greg: Their sound keeps evolving and I keep smiling.)
5. Yeasayer, "Ambling Alp" (mp3) (Greg:An excellent lead single off of their upcoming new album, that shows them leaning towards the poppier side of their World shtick.)

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 10.31.09)

1. Them Crooked Vultures, "New Fang" (Video) (Gimmetinnitus: Josh Homme, Jon Paul Jones, and Grohl all would have had to work pretty hard to come up with something that didn't completely rock; DJFD: Southern-fried rock; supergroup of Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones that sounds like Lynyrd meets QOTSA)
2. Drake, “Beautiful Music” (mp3) (ZSHARE) (Ant: Vintage Drizzy over some Erath Wind and Fire Bizness...I likes)
3. Renminbi, “Surface” (Stream) (RAP: Favorite song of the week.. love everything about this track.; AR: amazing how this sounds fresh and alive with a familiar sound...; Gimmetinnitus: I'm so glad I got to see RENMINBI perform on Day 5 of CMJ. They make me think of Helium a bit, in a very good way.)
4. The XX, “Shelter” (Them Jeans Drums Edit) (mp3) (Ant: Them Jeans takes this record to a dancy level by adding these drums, it works. Soundtrack of my day today.)
5. TIE: Chauffer (Mark Ronson, Sam Sparro, & Theophilus London), Soles Of Fire (mp3) (Stream)  (RAP: Love. Love. Love this song. Even Theophilus saying “Guccis on my feet it’s about that time, doesn’t bother me; Ant: Usually I am not a big fan of super groups but this joint is pretty epic; Greg: A big time collaboration with some big time output.) AND Florence and The Machine, Kiss With a Fist (Video) (AR: Good, foot-stomping rock from a seductive redhead. Loving her more and more each play. She's the real deal live.)

RAP's Top 5

1. Renminbi, “Surface” (Stream) (RAP: Favorite song of the week.. love everything about this track.; AR: amazing how this sounds fresh and alive with a familiar sound...; Gimmetinnitus: I'm so glad I got to see RENMINBI perform on Day 5 of CMJ. They make me think of Helium a bit, in a very good way.)
2. Chauffer (Mark Ronson, Sam Sparro, & Theophilus London), Soles Of Fire (mp3) (Stream)  (RAP: Love. Love.Love this song. Even Theophilus saying “Guccis on my feet it’s about that time, doesn’t bother me; Ant: Usually I am not a big fan of super groups but this joint is pretty epic; Greg: A big time collaboration with some big time output.)
3. RubbleBucket, “Bikes” (mp3) (RAP: Funny this song is titled bikes.. Reminds me of that low-rider song; Greg: Afro beat that pulls from all differnent sorts of places.)
4. Florence And The Machine, “Dog Days are Over” (Stream) (RAP: This song has a powerful softness. I am now a fan of Florence and The Machine. Stevie Nicks meets Norah Jones; AR: Saw her kill this live last night - some sunshine for this rainy week.)
5. Rhymefest feat. John Mayer, “Letter” (Stream) (mp3) (RAP: Whoaaa… can I just get John Mayer though. His voice is perfection IMO.; Ant: Lovin the use of the John Mayer sample. I will put this into my dj rotation asap.)