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Be it pissing off the neighbors (rocking the house with a some Beastie Boys and Billy Squier samples on the Rick Rubin-produced party starter "Bezerk") or being threatened by critics (and his biggest ever

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' which sketches a vivid portrait of a disconnected relationship

A trio of 13-year-old pals were busy coming up with alternatives-including a journey to the countryside for a cockeyed plan to have a witch doctor accelerate their incipient manhood

which include guests Joey Santiago (The Pixies)

Whatever The Weather - Whatever The Weather (Glacial Clear) southern hip-hop Be it pissing off theLoraine James kept busy in 2020, processing the year's turbulence through her art. The North London producer started a monthly show on NTS radio, shared several projects on Bandcamp, and recorded two Hyperdub releases, the Nothing EP and Reflection, the proper LP follow up to her 2019 breakthrough, For You and I (which landed James, then a teaching assistant by day, the top spot on year end lists by Quietus and DJ Mag). She also returned to a distinct