It takes a special type of dedication – a sick and twisted dedication – to seek out and collect bad rap for the past 25 years. Eric Steuer (aka Cuzzo D. of Not the 1s and also half of the great Meanest Man Contest) has done just that. There is no doubt plenty from which … Continue reading Cuzzo D. of Not the 1s: Bad at Rap mix
I recognize that my taste in hip-hop is steadily veering a little to the left, and the progressive duo Meanest Man Contest has been one of the acts to lead me in that direction. So my curiosity is piqued by a new project from MMC’s Eric Steuer called Not the 1s, a collaboration between Steuer … Continue reading Not the 1s: Why You Cryin? (Kickstarter campaign)
Better late than never … albums to follow soon. I had a feeling about England in May, and in the seven months since, nothing changed my mind. Before even trying to decipher the lyrics – which appears to many, including myself, to be mostly a futile task – the song’s triumphant swell of music had … Continue reading Favorite song of 2010
Hard to believe, but it’s already been a year since I posted about the four-song Designed Entropy 7-inch put out by Hunter at Gold Robot Records. Where does the time go? With tracks from Bomarr, Copy, Meanest Man Contest and Roman Ruins, Designed Entropy stands as a work of art, in both the music and … Continue reading Bomarr: Exchanges Among Systems
(Fancy Mike remix)
If you’ll indulge me in a song I’ve posted about before – twice. But my wife and I spent most of Wednesday cleaning out what we call the “computer room,” our catch-all space where we keep everything from the primary computer to an elliptical machine to a bookshelf with my (unopened!) Michael Jordan Starting Lineup … Continue reading Throwing Away Broken Electronics
I’ve been a fan of electronic/hip-hop duo Meanest Man Contest since our friend Hunter at Gold Robot Records introduced me to them way back when with the Throwing Away Broken Electronics 7-inch. You’ve probably come across a post or two on them at some point on this site. Well, I’m adding one to the collection … Continue reading Royal Rhino Flying compilation: The Queen’s Jew
Quarterbar, one-half of the excellent electronic/hip-hop duo Meanest Man Contest, has put together a new EP of beats culled from 2003-05. Straight vintage, I tell you. The eight-track collection is called Sweet Burger Sandwich, and Sneakmove is hosting the whole damn thing – individual mp3s and a zip file of the EP. Quarterbar | Flips … Continue reading Quarterbar: Sweet Burger Sandwich
It’s always a thrill to get a package from our man Hunter at Gold Robot Records, a boutique vinyl label that deals mostly in limited-run 7-inch gems. The latest is Designed Entropy I, a four-song compilation that features cuts from Bomarr, Copy, Meanest Man Contest and Roman Ruins. The 7-inch – produced on brown/orange-colored vinyl … Continue reading Designed Entropy I – Gold Robot Records
I’m only about a month late on this, but Eric Steuer (aka Eriksolo from Meanest Man Contest) curated a soundtrack for a book, How to Break Bad News, by Tim Molloy. As Eric describes the book, it’s “about a reporter who goes undercover at a fast food restaurant chain to expose labor abuses – but … Continue reading How to Break Bad News book/soundtrack
Quarterbar (left) + Eriksolo = Meanest Man Contest. The Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible didn’t do much for me, so I’m open to any reinterpretations of it or the songs therein. Enter Quarterbar, one half of the duo Meanest Man Contest, a favorite around these parts. On this Black Mirror remix, Quarterbar blows up the original … Continue reading Black Mirror (Quarterbar remix)