Streams of Bunclody

Heart-Shaped Box (Nirvana Cover)

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1.) Guilty Simpson - The American Dream
2.) Madvillain - All Caps
3.) Jaylib - Heavy
4.) Quasimoto - Boom Music
5.) Quasimoto - Real Eyes
6.) Madvillain - Meat Grinder
7.) Madvillain - Figaro
8.) Dudley Perkins - Falling (Instramental)
9.) Erykah Badu - The Healer (Hip Hop)
10.) Lootpack - Hityawitdat
11.) Lootpack - Laws Of Physics
12.) Kazi - Average
13.) Percee P - Raw Heat (45 Version)
14.) Madvillain - Bistro
15.) Madvillain - Fancy Clown
16.) Quasimoto - Basic Instinct
17.) Madvillain - Monkey Suite
18.) Jaylib - Pillz
19.) Jaylib - The Official
20.) Madlvillain - Shadows Of Tomorrow
21.) Madvillain - Accordian
22.) MF Doom - One Beer
23.) Madvillain - Raid
24.) Jaylib - Mcnasty Filth
25.) Madlib - The Mystery (Dilla's Still Here)
26.) Madlib - Dirty Hip Hop (The Shuffle)
27.) Madlib - Dillalade Ride (Contact High)
28.) Madlib - Sacrifice
29.) Madlib - Two For Pay Jay
30.) Madlib - All Love (The Movement)
31.) Madlib - In Jah Hands (Dilla's Lament)
32.) Madlib - Rebirth Cycle (Super Soul)
33.) Madlib - Dill Withers Theme
34.) Madlib - J's Day Theme #3
35.) Yesterday's New Quintet - Marcus Martin & Malcom
36.) Yesterday's New Quintet - One For The Monica Lingas Band
37.) Madlib - Stepping Into Tomorrow

All Madlib Produced Mix

Debut album in stores February 5th on Fat Possum Records

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Sunflower Bean - Easier Said

A collection of my favourite songs produced by iconic Detroit producer J Dilla /

J Dilla — Mix

Caged Animals is the musical moniker for Jersey-born, Brooklyn-based songwriter Vincent Cacchione and his family band.  With a long history in the borough’s DIY music scene, Cacchione emerged from his role fronting Soft Black (whose members included DIIV’s Zachary Cole Smith) to form Caged Animals, alongside his sister Talya, partner Magali Charron, and childhood friend Patrick Curry.

“Wildflowers” is the first track to be shared from the band’s new album.  Built around a propulsive groove and nocturnal atmosphere, “Wildflowers” trades in the kind of noir-tinged, art-pop The New Yorker once described as a “hip-hop influenced Velvet Underground.”  

Enveloping his plain-spoken delivery in undulating synthesizers and paisley arpeggios, Cacchione uses extended metaphor to describe the power of new life.  From the song’s central image, a flower growing in an otherwise empty field, Cacchione begins:

“This is your proof of superpowers my favorite wildflower / scaling up the towers.”  His subject, a thing of great potential, “Born into a kingdom already conquered,” but getting stronger every day.  It’s no surprise to find this theme not only stems from something personal but has it’s roots in one of life’s biggest changes.

“I wrote Wildflowers a couple months after the birth of my daughter Alaska,” explains Cacchione.  “My mind was swimming with nature.  Becoming a parent made me understand something about the power of each individual.  How we transcend our humble beginnings and make our live’s meaningful.”

Distilling their unique musical vision into it’s most focused form, Caged Animals remain understated and curious on “Wildflowers.”  Their pop-forward melodicism is both well-worn and refreshing; remaining direct, soulful, and uniquely unguarded.  A full album is expected in early 2017, featuring guest appearances from Neutral Milk Hotel’s Julian Koster and avant-alto-saxophonist Chris Aiello.

Wildflowers

"Alpha Adept" by John K. Samson from the album 'Winter Wheat,' available October 21
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John K. Samson - Alpha Adept

Caged Animals is the musical moniker for Jersey-born, Brooklyn-based songwriter Vincent Cacchione and his family band.  With a long history in the city’s DIY music scene, Cacchione emerged from his role fronting Soft Black (whose members included DIIV’s Zachary Cole Smith) to form Caged Animals. The band features his sister Talya, partner Magali Charron, childhood friend Patrick Curry, and recent recruit Chris Aiello who adds his alto-saxophone to the groups rich arrangement.

“Night Dances” is the second track to be shared from the bands forthcoming LP. It follows on the success of “Wildflowers,” which quickly became a Top 10 Viral Track on Spotify, peaking at #7 in the US and #8 Globally. It was recently used in an episode of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk Radio.

“Night Dances” picks up where “Wildflowers” left off but delivers even more depth and melody. Built around a spatial groove and nocturnal atmosphere, “Night Dances” trades in the kind of noir-tinged-pop The Guardian described as “the perfect soundtrack if they remade Blue Velvet.”

Most pertinently, “Night Dances” sees longtime harmony vocalist, Magali Charron, step into the spotlight as lead singer. Her vocal is delicate and rich, evoking the hushed immediacy of Julee Cruise or the late Trish Keenan. Surrounding Magali’s airy delivery with undulating synthesizers, pulsing Stratocasters, and echo-laden saxophone, Cacchione’s words evoke the spirituality of seeking:

“Your bones are broken / Your dreams are all unspoken / A strange devotion put you back in motion,” pines Charron, affirming that hope is anything but lost, it’s just not where we’ve been looking.

As the sun sets, our characters pilgrimage leads them to one frozen moment, where life’s struggles recede into the movements of love and music.

“I wrote Night Dances for Magali to sing,” explains Cacchione, “this is a romantic song and probably the closest I can come to explaining what the mystery of going through life together feels like for me. I feel so lucky to have Magali’s beautiful voice bring these words to life.”

Distilling their unique musical vision into it’s most focused form, Caged Animals remain understated and curious on “Night Dances.” Their pop-forward melodicism is both well-worn and refreshing; remaining direct, soulful, and uniquely unguarded. A full album is expected in early 2017.

Night Dances

Springsteen's "State Trooper" recorded in honor of the birth of Anthony "Bubba" Raymond and Bruce Springsteen on 9/23/2017.  Photo by David Michael Kennedy

State Trooper

True North

These are the songs recorded over the last ten years that I’m most proud of. They’re not great, but I had fun.

True North

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