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5.19.13 One week until Soundset 2013
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Featured Release
The Uncluded
Hokey Fright
- 1 Kryptonite
- 2 Delicate Cycle
- 3 TV on 10
- 4 Earthquake
- 5 Organs
- 6 Superheroes
- 7 Jambi Cafe
- 8 Batts
- 9 Scissorhands
- 10 Eyeball
- 11 Aquarium
- 12 Teleprompters
- 13 Alligator
- 14 WYHUOM
- 15 Boomerang
- 16 Tits Up
The Uncluded's debut album Hokey Fright was recorded over the course of a year using a variety of locations and devices, from voice memo recorders to fleshed out studios. Aesop and Kimya wrote, performed, and recorded the whole album, with the exception of the drums on "Delicate Cycle", which were played by James McNew of Yo La Tengo.
Having both experienced some loss in recent years, conversations about mortality served as a starting point for what would eventually become an album as much about finding therapy through writing/sharing as it is about being ok with admitting fear in the face of adversity. There is a sense of self-exploration and discovery that happens during the songs, as if the two are doing the problem-solving in front of you. While much of the album maintains a serious tone, Dawson and Rock's oddball humor plays an integral part in humanizing the obstacles that can initially seem too massive to process.
Kimya Dawson is a Grammy winning, platinum…
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Soundset Festival posted to Twitter for Mac less than 5 seconds ago - One week away from #Soundset 2013? Let's give out 2 tickets to a random retweeter. http://t.co/QH5wlzrGw4 / http://t.co/HDim3iJD7X
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Brother Ali posted to Twitter for iPhone 7 minutes ago - Soundest is one week from today! Get your tix! @atmosphere @SnoopDogg @TechN9ne @MacMiller @TheReminders @RAtheRuggedMan @AesopRockWins
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Rhymesayers Ent. posted to Twitter for Mac 37 minutes ago - Tomorrow @Soundset ticket prices rise to $57. Buy at $49 now online: http://t.co/0PyfS2wdDW. Who will we see at #Soundset?
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Soundset Festival posted to Twitter for Mac 39 minutes ago - Tomorrow #Soundset ticket prices rise to $57. Buy at $49 now online: http://t.co/sKMTEAZDNH.
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Hologram Kizzie posted to Twitter for iPhone about 1 hour ago - Aaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!
Events
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5.21.13 Abstract Rude, Musab w/ Burnell Washburn, DJ ZoLe, B. Squid & Northwest Division in Las Vegas, NV @ Hip Hop Roots @ LVCS
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5.22.13 Musab, Abstract Rude w/ Burnell Washburn, DJ ZoLe, B. Squid & Northwest Division in Salt Lake City, UT @ The Canyonn Inn
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5.23.13 Musab, Abstract Rude w/ Burnell Washburn, DJ ZoLe, B. Squid & Northwest Division in Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall (Moon Room)
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5.24.13 Musab, Abstract Rude w/ Burnell Washburn, DJ ZoLe, B. Squid & Northwest Division in Minneapolis, MN @ Nomad
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5.25.13 Pre-Soundset Throwdown: Blueprint w/ Soundset, Illogic, Mally, DJ Rare Groove in Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock