on the vista

the lastest track to emerge from the forthcoming blakroc album. 'on the vista', with mos def, features a sqealing guitar and has a really delicate ending with mos def's whispers.



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blakroc - on the vista (feat. mos def)

hoochie coo

the blackroc project is spearheaded by blues-rock band the black keys and hip-hop label executive damon dash. the self-titled blakroc lp will feature jim jones, mos def, q-tip, rza, pharoahe monch, raekwon, and nicole wray amoungst others. anticipation for this album has been building steadily with the weekly release of the blakroc webisodes giving an insight into the recording process of each song.




blakroc - ain't nothing like you (hoochie coo) [sharebee]

blakroc - ain't nothing like you (hoochie coo) [mediafire]

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ohio blues

the black keys now have five very good albums under their belt. it is clear how much lead singer dan auerbach was influenced by early blues music and this shines through in their style of psychedelic/blues-rock. it can only be a testiment to auerbach's talent on the guitar that they have such a complete sound with only the two members in the band. i'm posting a song i keep listening to recently from their third album 'rubber factory' which was recorded in an abandoned warehouse in the band's hometown of akron, ohio. '10am automatic' features brutal yet very catchy guitar riffs, which are emphasised by the raw and unvarnished production techniques - how a decent blues album should be made. i cant recommend some of their albums highly enough, i'm sure i'll be talking about more of their material in the coming weeks.

the black keys - 10am automatic [mediafire]

the black keys - 10am automatic [yousendit]

featured album: 'rubber factory'