{"id":111,"date":"2005-10-18T17:28:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-18T16:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=111"},"modified":"2005-10-18T17:28:00","modified_gmt":"2005-10-18T16:28:00","slug":"rawkus-and-lex-records-they-saved-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=111","title":{"rendered":"rawkus and lex records : they saved my life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">the last few weeks have been all about the rock. i  plumped up some hard earned for a led zepplin album deciding it was time to  check out what all the fuss is\/was about. for a few days i enjoyed the freefall  type rock-n-roll. i even jumped onto the new updated version known as  <STRONG>audioslave<\/STRONG>. but within a few days the rot set in. sheer and  utter mutherfuggin boredom.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">i go through these type of phases. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">a look at the backlog did little to appease the  situtation.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">but slowly things are looking better. weirdly it&#8217;s  my pile of old <STRONG>rawkus<\/STRONG> albums that seems to be doing the biz.  <STRONG>company flow<\/STRONG>, <STRONG>black star<\/STRONG>, <STRONG>the high and  mighty<\/STRONG> and the wonderfully filthy <STRONG>smut peddlers <\/STRONG>have  all been spun and enjoyed, the dirty production, the lack of sonic clarity and  the mainly non-thug approach really hits the homefront. in a strange twist of  fate, as my rediscovery reaches a zenith, i do some digging only to find out  that the much maligned label is due for a relaunch. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">lets hope they have got their sights on something  worthy and not just digging for the dollar. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">so in that respect here&#8217;s a great article about the  label : <A href=\"http:\/\/www.villagevoice.com\/news\/0417,coates,53010,1.html\">here<\/A><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">, and here&#8217;s the <A href=\"http:\/\/www.rawkus.com\/\">official  <\/A>site.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">other things of boredom relief : <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><STRONG>&#8211; new kingdom<\/STRONG>. their brand of  sludge filled rock-n-rap just works perfectly when the weather turns grey, word  reached me a while ago that they guys (with scott harding) were sorting out new  stuff, but as ever the trail has gone cold for a while. i guess we wait. <A href=\"http:\/\/www.newkingdomcity.com\/\">watch this space<\/A> for more  detail.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">&#8211; <STRONG>dangerdoom<\/STRONG> &#8211; cartoons and rap  muisc. where is the pain. this collab between danger mouse and mf doom is gonna  pay off all mortgage payments for one of hip hops most interesting characters.  oh, and i reckon the album is great.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">&#8211; <STRONG>non-prophets<\/STRONG> &#8211; sage francis and  joe beats released <A href=\"http:\/\/www.ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/dance\/non_prophets.htm\">this <\/A>album a  while ago on lex, and today it sounds far better than i ever  remembered.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">yes, ladeeez and gentlemen, the rock is out and the  underground leftfield beat is back in, and i feel fine.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">next week, i will post a <STRONG>prince po<\/STRONG>  mashup track that was only available on a hip hop connection freebie if anyone  is interested.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">so until then, ta ra<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">mark e<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><EM><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/www.ireallylovemusic.co.uk\">ireallylovemusic<\/A><\/STRONG><\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the last few weeks have been all about the rock. i plumped up some hard earned for a led zepplin album deciding it was time to check out what all the fuss is\/was about. for a few days i enjoyed the freefall type rock-n-roll. i even jumped onto the new updated version known as audioslave. 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