Editor’s Choice: The Return
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# Editor’s Choice: The Return
Damn, son...where'd we find this? It's been [a minute][1] since we've
delivered an Editor's Choice to our readers, but lately there's just too
many sounds poppin' for us to sit on them. We'd much rather share them
with you! So grab those headphones and let's get listening!
**[Daniel Jones][2] (Contributing Editor)**
**Theologian & The Vomit Arsonist -- Prologue**
[SoundCloud Content][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
I hosted a karaoke thing the other night and everyone was requesting
just the worst '70s rock nonsense. Nobody appreciates **Destiny's
Child** done with powernoise vocals, or especially when you knock over
the machine and give it the finger and then plug in your iPod and shriek
over Theologian tracks. Karaoke is kind of a messed-up social contract.
**Brenmar -- The V Mix**
[SoundCloud Content][4]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
When it comes to putting together undie-dropping mixtapes (or tracks),
Bill has one of the deftest touches in the game. Lusciously sexy R&B
and club jams guaranteed to get various parts of the body drippin'.
/
**[Louise Brailey][5] (Deputy Editor)**
**Hurts -- The Road**
[SoundCloud Content][6]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
I like Hurts a lot and if you want to pop-shame me for that then you're
probably quite a creepy person. They're a viable escape strategy for pop
music's current entropy; a return to grandiose emoting, aspirational
(life)style and honking great songs with a beginning, middle and end.
Yes, I'm trying to sound like my parents on purpose to wind up all those
people who think they're terribly arch by describing experimental,
abstract or obfuscatory music as "pop music"---it isn't. Speaking of my
parents, there is a bass note of Thatcherite wafting through that
expensive cologne. Shit.
**Jessie Ware -- Diamonds (Rihanna cover)**
[YouTube Content][7]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
I know, I too feel kind of conflicted linking to a Radio One Live Lounge
cover. This feels fine though, as it isn't a REAL BAND band cussing out
a pop song with their AUTHENTIC PRIVILEGE. It's actually a fragile
version of an already sublime song. While we're on the subject, remember
[this][8]?
/
**[Lisa Blanning][9] (Head Editor)**
**Gucci Mane -- Trap God 2**
[External Content Content][10]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
Gucci Mane is one of my (and everyone else's) favorite rappers. *Trap
God 2* is his first mixtape of the year and picks up where *Trap Back*
(as opposed to *Trap God 1*) left off.
**Inc. -- No World**
[External Content Content][11]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
Inc. are a brother duo of studio musicians who have worked with
**Pharrell**, **50 Cent** and more. Their take on R&B draws on
digital glitch for an unsettling update.
/
**[Michael Lutz][12] (Magazine Duty Editor)**
**Black Pus -- 1000 Years**
[SoundCloud Content][13]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
First track off of the new LP *All My Relations* by Brian Chippendale,
otherwise known as the drummer of Rhode Island noise outfit **Lightning
Bolt**. "1000 Years" is another piece of fierce rock with a bassline so
nasty it immediately makes you want to smash something. *All My
Relations* comes via Thrill Jockey in late March, and if you're also
interested in Chippendale's comic drawing skills, go for the [early-bird
mailorder special edition][14].
/
**[Moritz Gayard][15] (Online Duty Editor)**
**Justin Timberlake -- Suit & Tie (Julio Bashmore Remix)**
[SoundCloud Content][16]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
Bristolian wunderkind Julio Bashmore reworked Justin Timberlake's new
single "Suit & Tie", and the combination of Timberlake's smooth
vocals with Bashmore's signature smooth beats makes this remix one to
watch out for.
**Classixx -- Holding On**
[SoundCloud Content][17]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
LA duo Classixx are back with a funky tune that you can't help but nod
your head to. Their new album is set to be released on May 14 via
Innovative Leisure. Now check the groovy basslines and gorgeous vocals
that make this such a great song.
/
**[Michael Aniser][18]{: target="_blank"} (Contributing Editor)**
**Mohammad -- Som Sakrifis**
[SoundCloud Content][19]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
Mohammad's deep explorations of lower frequency drones are meandering
like lava: hot, slow and very heavy. Out now on [PAN][20]{:
target="_blank"}.
/
[1]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=34676
[2]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/daniel-jones/
[3]: http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F67916217&show_artwork=true
[4]: http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F78130492&show_artwork=true
[5]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/louise-brailey/
[6]: https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F73869682
[7]: http://www.youtube.com/embed/NS6kSagTixk
[8]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwTTgkqnvkU
[9]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/lisa-blanning/
[10]: http://www.trillhd.com/embed/2229
[11]: http://widgets.4ad.com/noworld/widget.php
[12]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/michael-lutz/
[13]: https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F70726224
[14]: http://www.thrilljockey.com/thrill/Black-Pus/All-My-Relations#.UR4egKV5nzI
[15]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/moritz-schmall/
[16]: http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F79212794&show_artwork=true
[17]: http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F78266246&show_artwork=true
[18]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/michael-aniser/
[19]: https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F79327947
[20]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/2012/10/25/interview-bill-kouligas/
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<p>Damn, son…where’d we find this? It’s been <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=34676">a minute</a> since we’ve delivered an Editor’s Choice to our readers, but lately there’s just too many sounds poppin’ for us to sit on them. We’d much rather share them with you! So grab those headphones and let’s get listening!</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/daniel-jones/">Daniel Jones</a> (Contributing Editor)</strong></p><p><strong>Theologian & The Vomit Arsonist – Prologue</strong><br>
<p><a href="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F67916217&show_artwork=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Content</a></p></p><p>I hosted a karaoke thing the other night and everyone was requesting just the worst ’70s rock nonsense. Nobody appreciates <strong>Destiny’s Child</strong> done with powernoise vocals, or especially when you knock over the machine and give it the finger and then plug in your iPod and shriek over Theologian tracks. Karaoke is kind of a messed-up social contract.</p><p><strong>Brenmar – The V Mix</strong><br>
<p><a href="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F78130492&show_artwork=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Content</a></p></p><p>When it comes to putting together undie-dropping mixtapes (or tracks), Bill has one of the deftest touches in the game. Lusciously sexy R&B and club jams guaranteed to get various parts of the body drippin’.</p><p>/</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/louise-brailey/">Louise Brailey</a> (Deputy Editor)</strong></p><p><strong>Hurts – The Road</strong></p><p><a href="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F73869682" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Content</a></p><p>I like Hurts a lot and if you want to pop-shame me for that then you’re probably quite a creepy person. They’re a viable escape strategy for pop music’s current entropy; a return to grandiose emoting, aspirational (life)style and honking great songs with a beginning, middle and end. Yes, I’m trying to sound like my parents on purpose to wind up all those people who think they’re terribly arch by describing experimental, abstract or obfuscatory music as “pop music”—it isn’t. Speaking of my parents, there is a bass note of Thatcherite wafting through that expensive cologne. Shit.</p><p><strong>Jessie Ware – Diamonds (Rihanna cover)</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NS6kSagTixk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube Content</a></p><p>I know, I too feel kind of conflicted linking to a Radio One Live Lounge cover. This feels fine though, as it isn’t a REAL BAND band cussing out a pop song with their AUTHENTIC PRIVILEGE. It’s actually a fragile version of an already sublime song. While we’re on the subject, remember <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwTTgkqnvkU">this</a>?</p><p>/</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/lisa-blanning/">Lisa Blanning</a> (Head Editor)</strong></p><p><strong>Gucci Mane – Trap God 2</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.trillhd.com/embed/2229" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">External Content Content</a></p><p>Gucci Mane is one of my (and everyone else’s) favorite rappers. <em>Trap God 2</em> is his first mixtape of the year and picks up where <em>Trap Back</em> (as opposed to <em>Trap God 1</em>) left off.</p><p><strong>Inc. – No World</strong></p><p><a href="http://widgets.4ad.com/noworld/widget.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">External Content Content</a></p><p>Inc. are a brother duo of studio musicians who have worked with <strong>Pharrell</strong>, <strong>50 Cent</strong> and more. Their take on R&B draws on digital glitch for an unsettling update.</p><p>/</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/michael-lutz/">Michael Lutz</a> (Magazine Duty Editor)</strong></p><p><strong>Black Pus – 1000 Years</strong></p><p><a href="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F70726224" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Content</a></p><p>First track off of the new LP <em>All My Relations</em> by Brian Chippendale, otherwise known as the drummer of Rhode Island noise outfit <strong>Lightning Bolt</strong>. “1000 Years” is another piece of fierce rock with a bassline so nasty it immediately makes you want to smash something. <em>All My Relations</em> comes via Thrill Jockey in late March, and if you’re also interested in Chippendale’s comic drawing skills, go for the <a href="http://www.thrilljockey.com/thrill/Black-Pus/All-My-Relations#.UR4egKV5nzI">early-bird mailorder special edition</a>.</p><p>/</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/moritz-schmall/">Moritz Gayard</a> (Online Duty Editor)</strong></p><p><strong>Justin Timberlake – Suit & Tie (Julio Bashmore Remix)</strong></p><p><a href="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F79212794&show_artwork=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Content</a></p><p>Bristolian wunderkind Julio Bashmore reworked Justin Timberlake’s new single “Suit & Tie”, and the combination of Timberlake’s smooth vocals with Bashmore’s signature smooth beats makes this remix one to watch out for.</p><div>
<p><strong>Classixx – Holding On</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F78266246&show_artwork=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Content</a></p>
<p>LA duo Classixx are back with a funky tune that you can’t help but nod your head to. Their new album is set to be released on May 14 via Innovative Leisure. Now check the groovy basslines and gorgeous vocals that make this such a great song.</p>
<p>/</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/michael-aniser/" target="_blank">Michael Aniser</a> (Contributing Editor)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Mohammad – Som Sakrifis</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F79327947" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Content</a></p>
<p>Mohammad’s deep explorations of lower frequency drones are meandering like lava: hot, slow and very heavy. Out now on <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/2012/10/25/interview-bill-kouligas/" target="_blank">PAN</a>.</p>
<p>/</p>
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# Editor’s Choice: The Return Damn, son...where'd we find this? It's been [a minute][1] since we've delivered an Editor's Choice to our readers, but lately there's just too many sounds poppin' for us to sit on them. We'd much rather share them with you! So grab those headphones and let's get lis...
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Lusciously sexy R&B and club jams guaranteed to get various parts of the body drippin'. / **[Louise Brailey][5] (Deputy Editor)** **Hurts -- The Road** [SoundCloud Content][6]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} . I like Hurts a lot and if you want to pop-shame me for that then y...
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While we're on the subject, remember [this][8]. / **[Lisa Blanning][9] (Head Editor)** **Gucci Mane -- Trap God 2** [External Content Content][10]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} . Gucci Mane is one of my (and everyone else's) favorite rappers. *Trap God 2* is his first mixtape o...
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*All My Relations* comes via Thrill Jockey in late March, and if you're also interested in Chippendale's comic drawing skills, go for the [early-bird mailorder special edition][14]. / **[Moritz Gayard][15] (Online Duty Editor)** **Justin Timberlake -- Suit & Tie (Julio Bashmore Remix)** [S...
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Out now on [PAN][20]{: target="_blank"}. / . [1]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/?p=34676 [2]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/author/daniel-jones/ [3]: http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F67916217&show_artwork=true [4]: http://w.soundcloud.com/playe...