John Rabe is the host of 89.3-KPCC’s Off-Ramp, an eclectic mix of radio pieces designed to make you get your butt off the couch and explore Southern California. Here’s John’s personal list of music he discovered or rediscovered in 2011. MUDDY WATERS-HARD AGAIN I had this on cassette in the 1980s, and it’s hard to [...]

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If you don’t know Jamie Strong, you probably know his label, Innovative Leisure, which is home to Hanni el Khatib, the Allah Las, Nick Waterhouse, and more! He took time out of his schedule to tell us about his top five albums of 2011. HANNI EL KHATIB- WILL THE GUNS COME OUT One of the [...]

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I’m generally not a fan of top x album of the year lists (cause the ones I see on other blogs ignore the massive amount of incredible releases on small labels as well as awesome self-released records) but I decided to do one anyway. Lots of beats and garage rock and most of them are [...]

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I asked Brainfeeder astral projectionist Dr. Strangeloop to pick out his favorite records of 2010. Here it is, his Best Albums Of 2010 list. 10. Baths – Cerulean 9. Mono/Poly – Paramatma 8. Daedelus – Righteous Fists of Harmony 7. Caribou – Swim 6. Eskamon – Fine Objects 5. Teebs – Ardour 4. Shlohmo – [...]

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