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Stuck On Repeat / #69 - V

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Below is the latest edition of our weekly feature, Stuck On Repeat. The premise is simple, we’ve asked all our contributors to submit one track and a brief write-up. The track can be new or it can be old, just whatever we could not stop listening to this week. These are the songs we’ve had Stuck On Repeat.

:: selected by: V :: LV – Murkish Delights

I rely on FACT’s year-end roundup as my go-to guide for releases I’ve missed. After jotting down a handful of unfamiliar names and giving them a spin across the week, one in particular has stood out, ranking #9 on FACT’s Best Albums of 2011 is London trio LV’s album Routes. It’s difficult to describe the album in terms of genre as its strength lies in its fluidity. Reference points from grime, to garage, to the haze of trip-hop’s past are jumbled together, united under a sheen of futuristic funk. MC Joshua Idehen’s street mysticism adds depth, with LV twisting his words into stuttering beat patterns. “Northern Line” is the track most likely to catch immediate attention, but it’s the shadowy “Murkish Delights” that I’ve found myself returning to again and again. Idehen’s words seep ominously over the quiver of reverberating metal, sounding somewhere between Tricky and Original Pirate Material.

:: selected by: Moneyworth :: Darkside – A1

I’ve said it before—I don’t really “do” guitars. It feels like kind of a douchey attitude so I won’t go further into it, but basically guitars remind me of dads. To each his own. Of course, Nicolas Jaar throws some ’70s rock sounds into his recent side project with Dave Harrington, Darkside, and it gives me a boner. (I had the immense pleasure of seeing Jaar live recently with Cream Team’s own V, who has since informed me that I kept flashing him peace signs. There was a good amount of whiskey involved. Whatever. And yeah, he’s fiiiiiiiine, despite wearing Beats By Dre’s. They were probably borrowed from a friend.) Darkside’s first EP is three tracks as minimal as their titles, as you’d probably guess knowing Jaar’s solo work—but even deeper than his usual, with twangs of shag-ruggy guitar and an almost Balearic feel. It’s gorgeous. He’s only getting better and better. You can pick up the EP for $5 on his label Clown & Sunset’s site.

:: selected by: Jams Dean :: Action Bronson – Time For Some (ft. Lil Flame) (prod. Statik Selektah)

I love Action Bronson and I think everything he does is dope, but this track is mad crazy thanks to Statik Selektah. The blasting brass sounds declaring a triumphant entry onto the stage is one of the most captivating feelings in hip-hop. The track erupts with yeeeeahs and a loud banging snare, then takes a smooth break for the verses, slowly building pressure for the hook to come back again. Action Bronson is good too, but he’s always good, too good, and he sounds amazing paired with a producer that makes new rap reminiscent of a classic era.