behold:The Crong Sap-Hammer

When writing, it helps to have a driving force to keep the feet tapping the floor while the fingers are tapping at keys, all four appendages busy while the thieves run off with the laundry...

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From Milton-Keynes, England, a surprisingly entertaining concept sure to be cobranded with AOL TimeWarner within the hour...

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Simply put, people are doing this electronic thing right.

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There's something in these lyrics that makes me feel potentially powerful. At least, I feel the illusion of power, which might be the entire point of the song. Well worth a listen.

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As good an introduction as any to the majesty that emanates from the collective entity known as the Rope Goat Clan. Their mastery of misappropriation shines through in this first track from the Fifth Coming, a clan gathering called in celebration of the marriage of MC Best-E and DJ Hobo by a man of peace, Sheriff Lobo.

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Low, slow, wacky, and realcranky. This song seems to be a lament for all of the cartoons that have fallen by the wayside thanks to the ever-constant onrush of new cartoons. Sure, you might be happy with your Powder Puff girls, or whatever they're called,but where would they be without Popeye the Sailor Man? He was the spinach-eating first, and you'd better not forget it. Sure, it was the same cartoon every time, but when's the last time you diagrammed an episode of GI Joe? Does anyone even remember GI Joe anymore?

glean is good... glean will make your hair stand on end... glean will take over the whirl... Actually, this artist from Windsor, Ontario deflates the everyday pulses of these computers of ours into a series of set-pieces that depict the inevitable in a world of the inequitable. Imagine a discussion between talking heads going absolutely wrong.

Nice instrumental track wandering through the times of our all of lives, should we decide to go down lots and lots of wrong roads...

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I feel I'm caught in a spiral of marks and trails I make and leave every day. Am I trapped? Can I best exploit my double-helix by knowing how to have?

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Hit click, grab a pogo stick, have fun for a few minutes. This is what we need in every high school homeroom. These guys should make a movie. Someone should make a movie about these guys. If anyone ever does, please let me know. I'd love to help, just towatch the rock and roll up close.

This woman from Chicago spotlights all different types of music on her site, from indie-pop to abstract to leftfield. I think this poem set to music is the direction that I would like to see this young artist continue travelling towards. Her voice hits afew notes here which carry me off for a few moments at a time...

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A lumbering journey through the game of chance presented to us by our friend, ten cent cat. He gives us an entirely new reason to accentuate the apositive. When the vocals hit on this song, the world vibrated a little bit differently than it did before. Of all the songs on ten cent cat's page, this is the one that is the most spot on... A must-listen.

The call is received! I'm glad to see there's still punk rock being made that does what I want it to do... This group from San Francisco stands on top of a hill and shouts, shouts to the city about all the indiscretions and frustration going on... We need to remember how democratic punk rock can be, and F-Hole definitely reminds us of how powerful an effect it can have on our minds. When I came across this band, I listened to their radio play three times in a row, and I left feeling charged, ready to take on the world, vindicated that there are those willing to stand on the hill and talk about more than just themselves.

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Pounding intervals of moving sidewalks through the city of the future...

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This reminds me a lot of my own band, the Hodads, even though this Missouri duo sounds a lot different and a lot tighter than we ever could ever hope to do. This track was my favourite among all the ones on their page.

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Imagine the villain from the 007 movie Goldfinger updated for this double-0 decade! He would not have a razor sharp hat! Razor sharp beats will shear off your head! But then the next beat will replace it with a slightly different head. Be careful listening to this song! You will not have the same head when you are through!

A pulse forces onto the open road and we drive downstate, into the sun past gigantic mountain... conversations embark and insistence is being pushed upon us. We listen and try to decide if we are going to go in a comfortable direction. Of course, we're not going to announce our plans in advance. And then: KRACK-ZOOM and away! This song is an adventure down many roads, as all of Trippo Marx' songs seem to be. Strap on a seat-belt and try to remember which one is your seat and which one is your belt as your mind cleaves your body into many important parts.

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A part of the world is set up to deal with the music composed as this, ethereal and advancing through a spiral... One might have seen this type of music in the past as a harbinger. Now, I am not aware if there has ever been any kind of music but this. Listen and evolve!

California punk still burns a hole in the eyes of my eardrums and I'm left believing the sun will always rise on rock and roll as long as it remains fresh, vibrant, and intelligent...

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This warms the depths of my heart. I do not know if that is a Scots expression or not, but this really does make me feel like I should be in Perth, at my uncle's house, sipping a wee dram in his memory.

A new direction for the Sap-Hammer is taken. Tremble in fear.

The angriest techno song I have heard to date... This artist has my mind doing flip-flops in new directions, thinking new things, appreciating as I am of sonic wizardy. I recommend listening to all of feint's songs. Techno is maturing into things I didn't know about, and I can feel myself melting. Is that the smell of plastic, or is that the feeling of wet?

Sometimes lightning hits you square on the head, and that's it, your mind has been burned with new pathways of pleasure. But, the lightning isn't random. It is destined to find you.

Dark remix version for one of this London group's best songs. Make sure you check out the radio edit mix as well.

Gragga-ragga-snagga-nutha-jagger!

Decide to understand and you will fall apart. Just flow in and remember that we are nothing but fibrous dreams defribilating again and against our memories of shame.

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The future will no doubt have its chants and its slogans, and this Washington artist definitely shall be providing some of the audio beds for the revolution. Viva le Demiurge!

I really don't know if this even exists on the same space-time continuum as the rest of us.

Haunting lo-fi, most original thing I've heard in a while. Or, I could just be really stoned.

The most important thing you will hear today is this, because it will remind you of the delicate folds of green that you enjoy so much. Too bad the crossover comes soon.

the future is how it happens

It tells a lot about a person to hear him or her sing... Don't be cranky. It will all work out, eventually!

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