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Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 12.4.10)

 

1. N.E.R.D. "Hypnotize U" (Nero Mix), (stream/mp3) (Ant: I'm not the biggest dub step fan but this is very dope. His vocals melt all over this track.)

   i Heard it On: RCRD LBL



2. Kids These Days, "My days", (video)  (Ant: Seeing young groups like this make me love music again. Great song and Great and simple video)

   i Heard it On: Vimeo



3. Spree Wilson, "I Believe She Is Lying" (stream/mp3) (Ant: This song is incredible. The simple line mixed with these urgency laced drums. This works.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



4. The xx, "You’ve Got The Love" (Theophilus London Remix) (mp3/stream) (AR: Somehow, Theophilus London turns one of the best tracks of 2009 into a pulsing hot goodbye to 2010. Love this guy's artistry.)

   i Heard it On: The Chuckness



5. T.I. feat Drake, "Pop Bottles", (stream/mp3) (Ant: This will soon be a club and strip show anthem. ASAP. Love the guys trading verses.Click here to download)

   i Heard it On: Herfection

Ant's Top 5

 

1. Spree Wilson, "I Believe She Is Lying" (stream/mp3) (Ant: This song is incredible. The simple line mixed with these urgency laced drums. This works.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



2. Kids These Days, "My days", (video)  (Ant: Seeing young groups like this make me love music again. Great song and Great and simple video)

   i Heard it On: Vimeo



3. Vikter Duplaix, "For Players Only" (mixtape) (Ant: GREAT collection of rareness and joints you have never heard by Vik. Fellas have a lady close when you play this one.)

   i Heard it On: BlindifortheKids



4. The Bullitts feat Jay Electronica & Lucy Liu, "Close Your Eyes", (video) (Ant: The Bullitts is comprised of two friends of mine who are production luminaries both named James. That's all I will say for now and this record is CRAZY.)

   i Heard it On: Herfection



5. The xx, "You’ve Got The Love" (Theophilus London Remix) (mp3/stream) (AR: Somehow, Theophilus London turns one of the best tracks of 2009 into a pulsing hot goodbye to 2010. Love this guy's artistry.)

   i Heard it On: The Chuckness

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 11.27.10)

 

1. Kanye West, “Hell Of A Life” (Stream/mp3) (AR: This is the track from the "Runaway" video for the Phoenix screaming before the cooked turkey. It's also the sickest riff I've heard from the leaked tracks to date... Click here to buy the track)

   i Heard it On: Hip Hop Ruckus



2. Theophilus London, "Flying Overseas" f. Solange Knowles and Devonte Hynes (Video)  (AR: Theophilus' travel-wistful slow-jam is now set on a beach we'd all like to be on, with video effects to transport us there. Still dig this song.)

   i Heard it On: PrefixMag



3. Kanye West, “That’s My Bitch” (Feat. Jay-Z & La Roux) (stream) (AR: Old school hip hop beat for Kanye and Jay-Z collab, with La Roux on the chorus. Gritty niceness on this track.)

   i Heard it On: Stereogum



4. Arcade Fire, "The Suburbs" (Video) (AR: Spike Jonze directs this video which paints a picture of Arcade Fire's anthem to urban sprawl.)

   i Heard it On: Pitchfork



5. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, "Round And Round" (Video) (AR: The opening 20 seconds of this video made me almost not post it, but the remaining 5:20 are worth it. Pretty extraordinary sound.)

   i Heard it On: PrefixMag

One Moves Many: Ant's Mix for TEDxBrooklyn

iHearditOn.com's own Ant Demby was invited to provide a mix for the upcoming TEDxBrooklyn, and he delivered.  

Check out the mix below, which will be powering the TEDx conference this weekend - iHearditOn.com regulars will recognize many of these tracks...

For those of you interested in attending the conference, and meeting Ant in person, you can register here. And for those of you who want to download 40 minutes of dopeness, click on the little black arrow that points down in the SoundCloud widget.

 

ONE MOVES MANY by HumbleRiot

TRACKLISTING:

1. Theophilus London - "Accept The New" 
2. Little Dragon - "After The Rain" (Trackademiks Remix) 
3. Janelle Monae feat. B.o.B. & Lupe Fiasco - "Tightrope" (Wonda Mix) 
4. Lyrics Born feat. Francis & The Lights - "Something Better" 
5. Will.I.AM - "Money" 
6. John Legend & The Roots feat. CL Smooth & Pete Rock - "Our Generation" (J. Period Remix) 
7. Aloe Blacc - "I Need A Dollar" (Kurc Remix) 
8. RJD2 feat. Kenna - "Games You Can Win" 
9. Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale - "Change" (LehtMoJoe Remix) 
10. Quadron - "Average Fruit" 
11. Miike Snow - "Cult Logic" 
12. Jazzanova feat. Ben Westbeech - "I Can See" (Holy Ghost Remix) 
13. Just A Band - "Extra" 
14. Mickey Factz - "Automatic" 
15. The XX - "Shelter" (Them Jeans Edit) 
16. LCD Soundsystem - "Home"

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 9.25.10)

1. The Niceguys, "It's Like That" (stream/mp3) (AR: Digging the bells and the beat on this one. Music to lounge and get stupid to.)

   i Heard it On: PrefixMag



2. Gucci Mane, "Lil Friend" [ft. Bun B] (Stream/mp3) (AR: Feels almost epic, but understated enough that Gucci's lyrics about Rosé, glasses, and girls hooks you.)

   i Heard it On: Pitchfork



3. Theophilus London, "Fatal Attraction", (video) and (stream/mp3) (Ant: The Homie moon walking in the hills out west. Dude is in his own lane.)

   i Heard it On: Herfection



4. J. Cole, "My Plan", (stream/mp3) (Ant: Dude is SO consistent. Banger for EA Sports NBA Elite 11)

   i Heard it On: Herfection



5. Bruno Mars, "Grenade", (stream/mp3) (Ant: I have been waiting for the CDQ version of this. THis song is CRAZY.Click here to download)

   i Heard it On: Herfection

Greg's Top 5

1. Spoon, "Nobody Gets Me But You" f. Questlove (Live On Fallon) (Video) (AR: All about the beat here with ?uestlove assisting on the drums. Purely elemental rhythm.)

   i Heard it On: Prefixmag

2. Ty Segall "Caesar" (mp3/stream) (Garage rock/Fuzz rock) (Greg: The man's got it.)

   i Heard it On: Said the Gramophone

3. Steve Mason "Am I Just A Man (Studio remix)" (stream) (Reggae/Dub Poetry) (Greg: Pattern is movement.)

   i Heard it On: No Modest Bear

4. Theophilus London, “Calypso Blues”, (stream/mp3) (Ant: Theo x The Dap Kings. Magic. Nat Cole Cover)

   i Heard it On: Potholes in My Blog



5. Les Cox (Sportifs) "John E. Millais" (mp3/stream) (Post punk) (Greg: Feels right at home, right in my wheelhouse.)

   i Heard it On: Said the Gramophone

Andrew's Top 5

1. Maximum Balloon (Dave Sitek) f. Theophilus London, “Groove Me” (Stream) (AR: Get up and dance to this one. Dare I say it, but a panty burner?You can sign up at Maximum Balloon’s website to buy the single early.)

   i Heard it On: The Fader



2. The Roots feat. John Legend, “The Fire” (video) (Ant: Don’t know about you but this song inspires me and this not a video, its a film.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



3. The Drums, "Let's Go Surfing" (Video) (AR: We posted this AWHILE ago, nice to see it's still alive with this back to basics video.)

   i Heard it On: PrefixMag



4. Dead Lover's Twisted Heart, "Where I Am" (mp3) (DJFD: Anglo-indie pop from Brasil)

   i Heard it On: Swedesplease



5. Rick Ross feat. Raekwon, "Audio Meth" (Dirty) (stream) (AR: So addictive indeed. Makes me want to jump up out of my booth with a champagne bottle in my hand, were that something I did....)

   i Heard it On: Nahright