I've never blogged about Trip Hop though it is one of my favourite genres of music. The easiest way to describe Trip Hop is to call it downtempo electronic melodies. It's moody and dark, not mainstream, and relies on the deep sounds of the drum as you would naturally hear in dub music. Trip hop is also referred to sometimes as the Bristol sounds which made its mark through Europe with bands like Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky, etc. Interestingly enough, there is a strong relationship between world-celebrated graffiti artist Banksy and the Bristol scene.

I won`t post the video because it`s definitely R rated material so here`s Massive Attack - Paradise Circus. The first single from their new studio LP being released February 8, 2010.


Massive Attack - Paradise Circus

THE HOTTEST ROCK BAND TO EVER LIVE

Can't believe what I'm about to do. Sell my CD collection. However. It needs to be done.
It's become a very sad day. On top of me catching a cold - which I only hope to be H1N1, I feel like I'm losing connection and a part of my soul, giving away this collection I've built for years. Don't get me wrong, I'm going to keep about 20-25 but I've limited myself to just that.

Here are some of my favourites that I need to bid farewell to...

2Pac - Loyal to the Game
Alexisonfire - Crisis
Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly
Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil
Bjork - Post
Bush - Sixteen Stone
Deftones - White Pony
Donnell JOnes - Where I wanna be
Gorillaz - Demon Days
Hawksley Workman - Lover/Fighter
In the chamber with Mudvayne
Incubus - A Crow left of the Murder
LL Cool J - All world
Lost Boys - Legal Drug Money
Moneen - The Red Tree
Mylo - Drop the DJ Mix
Neil Young - Mirror Ball
Nine Inch Nails - WIth Teeth
Our Lady Peace - Happiness
Sneakerpimps - Becoming X
Sparta - Threes
Stabbing Westward - Darkest Days
Sublime
The Crystal Method - Vegas
The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium (Still sealed)
Tool - Aenima
Tori Amos - Strange Little Girls
Treble Charger

"GOodbye my Lovelies."

I'm not saying Wale is the best rapper right now but he does have a very impressive resume. This D.C. rapper came out with 100 Miles & Running - remixes of songs by Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, and Justice - also includes appearances from Daniel Merriweather and Mark Ronson. Chicago Reader picked it as a staff favorite from 2007 and called "W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E.", Wale's remix of Justice's "D.A.N.C.E", "positively epic", I agree. The Mixtape about Nothing. If you can tell me you're putting together an album inspired by Seinfeld, I'm sold. He inserts catch phrases and references from the series in his raps throughout the album.
Now, what I'm really here about is to sell through Attention Deficits' Diary by Wale ft. Marsha Ambrosius. It's aspirational but angry. He samples Yann Tiersen's score from my all-time favourite movie, Amelie. When Wale starts his spoken word, it just proves that he's a poet. This is what groups him with all these rookie rappers like Kid Cudi. Wale does not need to hide behind his collabos as he shines through this song despite Marsha's killer voice - this is why Wale is a perfect embodiment of an artist these days.

La Valse D'Amélie (Version Piano) - Yann Tiersen

Wale ft. Marsha Ambrosius - 'Diary' (prod. by The Sleepwalkers