Buju Banton - 'Til Shiloh (1995)

1		Shiloh (0:18)
2		Til I'm Laid To Rest (4:23)
3		Murderer (3:56)
4		Champion (4:00)
5		Untold Stories (4:34)
6		Not An Easy Road (4:01)
7		Only Man (2:49)
8		Complaint (3:59)
9		Chuck It So (3:56)
10		How Could You (3:55)
11		Wanna be Loved (4:04)
12		It's All Over (4:04)
13		Hush Baby Hush (4:20)
14		What Ya Gonna Do? (3:43)
15		Rampage (3:44)
16		Champion (Remix) (4:31)

Buju Banton, dancehall toaster, reggae musician, and all around rude bwoy, comes straight out of Kingston, Jamaica. This album marked a turning point in Banton's career, shifting from dancehall vibes to a live band with a much more roots reggae feel where he reached a more mainstream audience. Still though, he drops heavy hitting vocals with one of the most distinct voices in the industry.
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Dub is a Weapon - Dub is a Weapon (2003)

Dub is a Weapon is a New York based dub band that quickly created ties with dub man, myth, and legend Lee 'Scratch' Perry. The band was founded by Dave Hahn, most well known for playing guitar in the Antibalas. It is pretty hard for me to gather any information on this album, but I recall it being produced by Perry himself, but don't quote me on that. They've also been touring extensively with him, showing the world that white kids from NYC can play dub too.
DL

Black Uhuru - Brutal (1986)

1		Let Us Dub (4:25)
2		Dub In The Mountain (4:10)
3		Brutalize Me With Dub (4:15)
4		City Dub (3:58)
5		Dub You Haffe Dub (4:44)
6		Robbery Dub (6:25)
7		Uptown Dub (3:37)
8		Vision Of Dub (4:19)
9		Dub It With You (3:37)
10		Conviction Or A Dub (4:35)

There's something special about this album that I can't quite put my finger on. This is not your standard, garden-variety dub record; this is unusually upbeat with haunting vocals and lots of not-so-dub percussion.
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Lil Wyte - Doubt Me Now (2003)

1		Doubt Me Now (Song)
2		Blame It On Da Bay
3		We Ain't Playin'
4		Zero Tolerance (Fuck Them Laws)
5		Shit Faced (Skit)
6		In Here
7		Players In Da Atmosphere
8		My Smokin' Song
9		I Know You Strapped
10		Good Dope
11		Com'n Yo Direction
12		Oxy Cotton
13		In The Streets
14		Drop It Off
15		Don't Take Those (Skit)
16		Acid
17		Crash Da Club (Remix)
18		Ten Toes Tall
19		Death & Life (Skit)
20		Homicidal, Suicidal
21		Get High This
22		The Replacement (Outro)

Lil Wyte is a member of Three 6 Mafia's Hypnotized Minds group and, like the rest of the group, he's based out of M-E-M-P-H-I-S. Like his name suggests, this dude's a white guy. Check out Oxy Cotton, My Smoking Song, and Acid.
DL

Dubstep: The secret's out

Fuckin' a. Dubstep just went mainstream in America. This is the defining point in the genre where everything goes to shit. Oh well. It was fun while it lasted





Who knew Pharell could produce wobble & womp like that?

Aesop Rock - All Day: Nike+ Original Run (2007)

A mix designed for runners, produced and written by Aesop Rock, released by Nike. Big upz PT
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Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)

1		The View From The Afternoon (3:38)
2		I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (2:53)
3		Fake Tales Of San Francisco (2:57)
4		Dancing Shoes (2:21)
5		You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Staring Straight At Me (2:10)
6		Still Take You Home (2:53)
7		Riot Van (2:14)
8		Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured (2:23)
9		Mardy Bum (2:55)
10		Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But.. (4:28)
11		When The Sun Goes Down (3:20)
12		From The Ritz To The Rubble (3:13)
13		A Certain Romance (5:33)

This is the debut album from the Arctic Monkeys, an indie rock band from the UK. I guess they're post-punk revival if you want to be a dick about it. I have a feeling their studio is filled with Stratocasters, cigarette butts, and whiskey bottles. Good stuff
DL

Track N Field - Marathon (2006)

1-1		Marathon (7:01)
1-2		Dejante (6:51)
1-3		Someday I Will (7:50)
1-4		Iso Maha (6:45)
1-5		A Lovejones (6:20)
1-6		All That Men Think About (6:06)
1-7		Driving Miss Pepita (4:39)
1-8		Long Island Icetea (7:42)
1-9		Hetkinen (7:24)
1-10		Nobody Waits (7:31)
2-1		Pillow Fighter (5:55)
2-2		Déjà Vu (4:19)
2-3		Levyraati (4:05)
2-4		American Grizzly (8:02)
2-5		Shouldn't Be Here (7:39)
2-6		The Dudes (7:15)
2-7		Kerma (5:01)
2-8		Singalong (7:19)
2-9		A Kiss On The Forehead (6:52)
2-10		Something In The Air (6:05)

This is a double disc done by Finnish Duo, Track n Field. Marathon is an eclectic mix of house, disco, downtempo, and random electronic grooves that is long as fuck when played all the way through. You could probably run a marathon in the +2.5 hours it will take to listen to this album.
DL

The Return of Phish

Hey guys! Did you hear? Its motherfuckin PHISH!!!! After 3 nights at the Hampton Coliseum, its pretty easy to tell that Phish is back and playing their balls off. So far, the post-post hiatus shows have been fantastic from the Fluffhead opener all the way to the Tweezer Reprise on the final night. Soundboards were available for a while on LivePhish.com for no charge, but in case you missed the window of opportunity to grab those for free... you're welcome.

3.06.09
I: Fluffhead, Divided Sky, Chalkdust Torture, Sample in a Jar, Stash, I Didn't Know, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Farmhouse, NICU, Horn, Rift, Train Song, Water in the Sky, The Squirming Coil, David Bowie
II: Backwards Down The Number Line, Tweezer > Taste, Possum, Theme from the Bottom, First Tube, Harry Hood, Waste, You Enjoy Myself
E: Grind, Bouncing Around the Room, Loving Cup

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3.07.09

I: Back on the Train, Runaway Jim, Brian and Robert, Split Open and Melt, Heavy Things, Punch You in the Eye, Gumbo, Reba > Mexican Cousin, It's Ice, Halley's Comet, Beauty of a Broken Heart, Guelah Papyrus, Lawn Boy, Run Like an Antelope

II: Rock and Roll > Limb by Limb, Ghost > Piper > Birds of a Feather, Wolfman's Brother, Prince Caspian, Mike's Song > I am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Character Zero

E: A Day in the Life

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3.08.09

I: Sanity, Wilson, Foam, Bathtub Gin, Undermind, AC/DC Bag, My Friend My Friend, Scent of a Mule, All of These Dreams, Maze, She Thinks I Still Care, Army of One, Tube, Cars Trucks Buses, Free, Frankenstein

II: Down With Disease, Seven Below, The Horse> Silent in the Morning, Twist > Also Sprach Zarathustra > The Moma Dance, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Slave to the Traffic Light
E: Contact, Bug, Tweezer Reprise

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Aesop Rock - Float (1999) & Bazooka Tooth (2003)

1		Float (1:53)
2		Commencement At The Obedience Academy (3:44)
3		Big Bang (4:59)
4		Garbage (4:01)
5		I'll Be Ok (3:00)
6		Breakfast With Blockhead (0:35)
7		Basic Cable (4:11)
8		Fascination (3:47)
9		Oxygen (5:17)
10		Skip Town (4:21)
11		6B Panorama (2:02)
12		Lunch With Blockhead (0:21)
13		Spare A Match (4:53)
14		Attention Span (3:51)
15		How To Be A Carpenter (4:44)
16		Prosperity (3:56)
17		No Splash (4:02)
18		Drawbridge (4:46)
19		Dinner With Blockhead (0:46)
20		The Mayor And The Crook (4:09)

This is Aesop Rock's first major LP. Aes Rock's shit it filled with ridiculous rhymes and an unimaginable flow. Like most of his early work, this LP has pretty depressing lyrics and a hostile attitude, as if he spent days in his NYC apartment living off cigarettes and basic cable (because he did).
DL

1		Bazooka Tooth (2:25)
2		N.Y. Electric - Hunter Interlude (5:10)
3		Easy (5:01)
4		No Jumper Cables (5:06)
5		Limelighters - Flunkadelic Interlude (4:33)
6		Super Fluke (4:51)
7		Cook It Up (3:45)
8		Freeze - Honeycomb Interlude (5:32)
9		We're Famous (6:21)
10		Babies With Guns (5:07)
11		The Greatest Pac-Man Victory In History (4:48)
12		Frijoles (3:48)
13		11:35 - Ketamine U.S.A. Interlude (4:23)
14		Kill The Messenger (4:54)
15		Mars Attacks (4:39)

Aesop Rock continues his stream-of-consciousness rapping technique, but this time on the Def Jux label. Other label members, Mr. Lif, El-P, and Camp Lo make appearances. I have heard that this was intended to be a concept album, but the 'out there', fast paced lyrics don't permit me to figure out what exactly the concept is. If you figure it out, my email is that way ----->
DL



Here are some bonus tracks I had lying around (nothing to do w/ Aesop Rock)

Crookers - BBC Essential Mix (2008-06-21)

Betin Cocek - Intro Ca-Ca (PIC)
Erykah Badu - The Healer (Motown)
Nostalgia 77 - Seven Nation Army (CDR)
Dabrye - This Is Where I Came In (Ghostly)
Dabrye - Game Over (Flyin Lotus mix) (CDR)
Mr.Oizo - Z - (Ed Banger)
Portishead - Machine gun (Island)
Ratatat - Bird Priest (XL)
CSS - Lost (Dj Mehdi rmx) (CDR)
Syl Johnson - Different Strokes (Twilight Records)
Benga - Pleasure (Tempa)
Rusko - Mr. Chips (CDR)
Alter ego - F**kingham palace (Modeselektor rmx) (Klang Elektonik)
Radioclit - Secousse (Mental groove)
Radioclit - Secousse (Crookers Spino mix) (Mental groove)
Crookers - Il Buono (Mad Decent)
Tommie Sunshine - Limit Of Your Mind (Nic Sarno Remake) (CDR)
Crookers -Il Cattivo (Mad decent)
AC/DC - Thunder (CRKRS 10 min re-fix) (CDR)
Plastikman - Spastik (CDR)
Jape - Floating (D.I.M. Rmx) (CDR)
Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (D.I.M. Rmx)
Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (Crookers Rmx)
Boy 8 Bit - The Things That Freeks Are Made Of (CDR)
Kw Griff - The Force (CDR)
N.E.R.D. - Everyone nose - Phra re-fix
Outlander - Vamp (CDR)
Crookers - Il Brutto (Mad Decent)
Crookers - Il Brutto (Bloody Beetroots Il Bruttissimo rmx) (Mad decent)
Alan Braxe - Addicted (CDR)
AC Slater - Jack Got Jacked (Jack beats remix) (Palms Out Sounds)
Don Rimini - Let Me Back Up (Crookers Tetsujin mix) (Mental groove)
Crookers - Sveglia (Southern Fried)
Crookers - Knobbers (Southern Fried)
Duke Dumont - Hoy (Dubsided)
Math Head - Get Hype (Trouble and Bass)
Math Head - Turn the music up (Trouble and Bass)
Kid Cudi - Day’n’night (Crookers mix) (Fools Gold)
Busy P - To protect the entertain (Crookers mix) (Ed Banger)
Crookers - Big Money Comin’ (Southern Fried)
Yelle - Ce Jeux Acapella (CDR)
Foamo - Rockerman (CDR)
TJR - Sonic Chronic (Lee Mortimer mix) (CDR)
Bumblebees - Rio (Crookers mix) (Modular)
Crookers - Magic Bus (Southern Fried)
Crookers Ft Kid Cudi - Embrace the Martian (Southern Fried)


Sorry for the lack of updates lately; Midterms, Phish, and PC issues held me up for a bit.
This is CROOKERS on Radio One's Essential Mix. 2 hours of nonstop hip-hop, dubstep, electro-house, and ridiculous fidget house beats. Crookers will be in the States in April playing NYC, Chi, and SF among others.
DL