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AHOJ what's the deal? It's been a good week. Prague has lots to offer if drinking lots of beer and passing out on trams is your cup of tea. I also just realized that this city is absolutely flooded with raves and warehouse parties, so things are about to get really weird. I'm planning on going to a gabba party tomorrow night. The only problem is picking which one I want to go to. In other news, lots of good minimal has been coming out lately. Want to hear my new (ok well it's from July but if that was a kid it would be new) favorite song? If anybody ever played this at a party I'd go hump the shit out of them.

Henry Cullen & Pattrix - Sparks (Club Mix)

Minilogue has also been up to good things lately. This is from the "Doiicie" 10" that they released back in May. It sounds like it's some sort of therapy tape or something, but it somehow remains danceable. I'd recommend getting the sublime Animals double album they put out recently if you enjoy this.

Minilogue - Doiicie A

This thang has been making the blog rounds something serious the last few days. I'm happy to post anything from Texas at any time, and when a song has not just Trae but Bun B AND Lil' Keke I feel like I'd be a terrible person for not trying to share the wealth. One of my favorite things about Houston hip hop has always been the fact that those boys just love to sample each other's music. Who doesn't want to hear Keke sampled in a song that he's featured on? Boss.

Trae - Grey Cassette (Featuring Bun B & Lil' Keke)

Speaking of Trae Tha Truth, his new album is either out or it just done leaked. I'm definitely with the whole thing, particularly this song that has Z-Ro and Slim Thugg-a. Three of the best voices in southern hip hop. Plus, this beat sounds like it's by Caribou.

Trae - Wake Up (Featuring Z-Ro & Slim Thug)

Since I can't seem to stop talking about how great everything from Texas is - a few months ago I started listening to a boss minimal producer from Dallas called Maetrik. The Space Chronic EP is fire fire. It opens with "Sex With Bass," which features one of the best lyrics ever spoken by a robot and about ten Newtons of dancing force.

Maetrik - Sex With Bass

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EDIT: Oy I'm back. So I just realized that Boss Hogg Outlawz's's's Back By Blockular Demand came out a few minutes ago. I'm mad at me for not being more on top of this. When I first heard "No Ceiling" I shat my pants. This track has a hidden (if you want to call it that) song that takes up the second half of the 8 minutes. The first half is some sensitive thug music (asking for the Lord to be nice, etc.) then it turns into some serious bossin' Slim Thug verses. The non-stop high hat or whatever the shit makes that noise is vital. I realized the other day that pretty much without fail I love rap songs that have that simple little feature.

Boss Hogg Outlawz - Lord I Know/It's Goin' Down


And a bonus. Here's a link to the excellent "The Very Best" mixtape. The name of the group is also The Very Best. For those who don't know, this is Esau Mwamwaya (the guy who did a Malawi version of "Paper Planes") and Radioclit (who kind of just fuck around and make sick tracks and occasionally do something like screw & chop grime albums).

The Very Best Mixtape