I signed up for a Rdio subcription.
$9.99 per month for unlimited web and iPhone app streaming of shitloads of music, new and old. It really comes in handy when I’m cruising around the blogs and Twitter, reading Rolling Stone & Billboard, etc… and I read about an album, an artist, or a song that interests me. No problemo, dial up Rdio and, more times than not, it’s there for the listening.
Case in point. Twitter sometime a couple of days ago. I follow Canadian indie hip-hop beat whiz Cadence Weapon. A few days ago, he tweeted the following:
That was enough for me to head over to Rdio to check out this album by Matthew Dear – whom I’d never heard of. Loved the vibe. Catchy, creepy, funky electronic weirdness. Certain parts had me likening it to a modern day Kraftwerk, with the electro beats and strange, low chanting and singing. There are all sorts of cool effects woven into this album, and I look forward to letting it sink in more.
My favorite is the second track, “I Can’t Feel”. What a groove! Definitely something Kraftwerk-y here, isn’t there?
[Turn up. Headphones if possible. Over and out.]
Matthew Dear – I Can’t Feel (mp3)
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