Patrick Taylor

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Alpha Blondy :: Mystic Power

Patrick TaylorSeptember 16, 2013

Ivory Coast artist Alpha Blondy has been making his take on reggae for thirty years. He may be sixty, and his output may have slowed some in recent decades, bu... Read More...

CompilationReview

7.5

Jonwayne :: Cassette 3: The Marion Morrison Mixtape

Patrick TaylorSeptember 10, 2013

The revival of cassettes is just another trend that is making me feel like an old man. I listened to music exclusively on cassettes until I was sixteen. I stil... Read More...

LPReview

7.5

Lee Bannon :: Never/mind/the/darkness/of/it…

Patrick TaylorSeptember 3, 2013

Sacramento producer Lee Bannon is best known for providing beats to Joey Bada$$, Busta Rhymes, and Ab-Soul. While he's made a name for himself as a hip-hop prod... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

6.5

Steve Arrington & Dam-Funk :: Higher

Patrick TaylorAugust 20, 2013

You might recognize Steve Arrington as the drummer and singer of Ohio funk band Slave. They had big hits with "Touch of Love" and "Snap Shot" in the early late... Read More...

LPReview

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Knx :: Anthology

Patrick TaylorAugust 13, 2013

Knx, aka Knxwledge, is an L.A.-based beatmaker who has been putting out his work on Bandcamp for the past four years. This anthology collects fifty-three beats ... Read More...

CompilationInstrumentalReview

8

Zomby :: With Love

Patrick TaylorAugust 6, 2013

Most of the instrumental hip-hop albums I've heard this year, like Shlohmo's "Laid Out EP" or Nosaj Thing's "Home," have more in common with electronic music th... Read More...

InstrumentalReview