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Top 50 Songs of 2012: #19, Baauer - Harlem Shake

And do the harlem shake. 

My best friend is addicted to trap music and dubstep. In the initial of this turn of events to his growing obsession, I grew worried he wasn’t getting all of his nutrition from the proverbial music-food pyramid: indie rock, hip-hop, metal, punk, pop, etc. The wub-wub’s grew to an excess and at one point, I couldn’t look at him anymore. He wasn’t the Richard I knew. His face deformed. He would snicker to himself and hunched over all the time. He lived in a glitched out world where the only question people asked was “Where’s the drop?”. He was somebody else. A monster. Somewhere down the line this year came Baauer in his daily routine. He played “Harlem Shake” in his car and it marked something special: the official moment when I took the plunge into the abyss with him. Into the world of… dubstep. I come from the slums of that underworld to report this is my favorite dubstep track of the year. Join us. 

P.S. I’ve always loved dubstep and it’s okay if you do to. 

TNGHT (Hudson Mohawke x Lunice) - TNGHT EP

An anecdote of how I feel when I put this on. 

You’re at a gorgeous party at the person of your dreams is next to the bar, looking more desirable than ever fathomable. Likewise, you make your way and without much effort, swoon the individual into a maddening and tantalizing session of fucking. The doors are slamming, the sheets are ruffling, the bed is running out of springs that work, the rug is ruined! Not only are you amazed at how unbelievably circumstantial the situation is, but also how dream-like everything is paced. And just when the metaphysical steam of the room is opening your pores and setting ablaze to all senses, the dream boy/girl eyes turn neon red and turn into a homicidal and menacing murdering robot. Tossing and turning, whilst still engaged in fucking, he/she begins shooting lethal lasers from its eyes and moving savagely for your death. Feathers from the pillows are flying, curtains are burning, furniture is being destroyed and, while dodging it all, you have never felt more turned on in your entire life. And, most likely, you will never feel that again. (9/10)

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Skrillex - Bangarang EP

There’s no holding back Skrillex when it comes to experimenting, blending and stretching the limitations of electronic music, but his recent EP “Bangarang” is an uninteresting, tacky and tiresome collection of heavily based techno-pop dubstep experiments; one that almost leaves you feeling stupid and unfulfilled even after its finer moments. (5/10)

KOAN Sound - Funk Blaster EP

It may admirable for incorporating a genre like funk with dubstep, but KOAN Sound’s ambition gets tragically lost in translation when the two sounds collide on this bright, jumpy, hiccuping EP: Funk Blaster. (6/10)

March Music Recommendations (Playlist from tonight’s broadcast)

1. D.D. - The Weeknd

2. Some Nights - Fun.

3. Child - The Maccabees

4. Hol’ Up - Kendrick Lamar 

5. Risky Endeavors - KOAN Sound

6. Right In - Skrillex

7. Takyon (Death Yon) - Death Grips

8. Rigamortus - Kendrick Lamar

9. Es-So - Tune-Yards

10. Pelican - The Maccabees

11. One Foot - Fun.

12. Montreal - The Weeknd