If you ask DJ X, the DJ world has become “over-saturated with bass thumping electro, dutch house, b-more, dubstep and most recently moombahton mixes.” Rather than follow suit, the Atlanta based, New York raised DJ went got together some of his favorite “lighter” musical moments. The mix features some Art Nouveau favorites such as SBTRKT, Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX, James Blake and Chase & Status. Chill out listen and download Damage Control after the jump.
Ever since Gil Scott-Heron passed away a few weeks ago I’ve been thinking a lot about addiction and the role it plays in the lives of creative people. In Gil Scott-Heron’s case it was crack that was his vice and pulled him from public view for the better part of a decade, but he was not alone in his penchant for escapism. In fact, most artists I know have the exact same self-destructive qualities; myself included.
2010 may have sucked when it came to substance and clear common sense. Chris Brown I’m talking you. And of course underage four loko lovers around the world. But at least we had a full 365 days of awesome music. I can’t say enough about the amount of exceptional material artists put out this year. Indie darlings like Theophilus London & J*DaVeY kept us content with the most ingenious tracks and music heavyweights like Kanye West & Cee Lo gave us albums. Yeezy’s twisted fantasy, Katy Perry’s sugar coated pop bliss, Gil Scott Hering’s rebel anthem, this is our soundtrack for 2010. Find out what albums made the top 9 of our list from Art Nouveau editor Kendrick Daye aka GreatEclectic and pop culture journalist Swiper Bootz.
2010 has been a good year in terms of music. Gil Scott-Heron, Drake, Janelle Monae all dropped albums already. Not to mention this Summer we can expect hot stuff from M.I.A., The Dream and more.
Read MoreGil Scott-Heron's video for "Me And The Devil" is a five minute black and white eerie epic. Part Day of the Dead part Johnny Cash the visuals here go perfect with the song.
Read MoreM.I.A, Gil Scott Heron & Mickey Avalon is the shit Marcus K. Dowling is digging this week aka avant garde musical water cooler discussion.
Read MoreGil Scott Heron's new album starts with a spoken word piece randomly paired over Kanye West's "Flashing Lights."
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