weworemasks presents: grizzly’s year-end lists (2009)

30 12 2009

and now we’re finally getting to our personal lists. we’ve decided to do a separate post for the each of us, so as to kindly not overshadow one another. for me, 2009 was a hell of a year musically. i discovered a lot of great new artists and even got into some artists i never would’ve never thought i’d be listening to.

i’m glad to say that i didn’t give into any of the overbearing hype of the band that shares my weworemasks pseudonym or any collectives this year, if not only for the principle. i saw a lot of great shows, and it’s safe to say that we’re all ready for 2010. let’s kick the new decade off correctly.

thanks to all the readers and especially all the loyals out there for sticking around after all this time. we’re going to do our best to kill it again this year.

-grizzly
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video: anthony green – skullflower f. matt embree [live] (2009)

30 12 2009

well this is dope. anthony green, amidst a string of solo shows, was joined on stage by rxb’s matt embree. what followed would be a beautiful rendition of 2006′s “skullflower,” from lover, the lord has left us.

download:

the sound of animals fighting – skullflower

-grizzly





video: the next 48 hours with wale pt. 3 (2009)

29 12 2009

part 3 of the next 48 hours series finds wale the day after album release doing in-stores and being shown massive amounts of love from his hometown.

numbers are secondary to impact…

- panda





video: get well soon – angry young man (2009)

28 12 2009

new video for the first single to german based solo artist get well soon’s debut album, vexations. i’ve read comparisons ranging from the arcade fire to tiger lou, from radiohead to the national. none of which are without their merit. really well done video for a great song. if they haven’t yet, expect hype blogs to follow suit in the not too distant feature. vexations is set for release in january.

download:

get well soon – angry young man.

- panda





free release: charles hamilton – normalcy (2009)

28 12 2009

note to other websites: 13 tracks and over 50 minutes worth of music is in no way an ep. jesus.

anyway, new release from charles. you’ve either heard the songs i’ve dropped so far (or gone out of your way not to), and whether you give a shit or not…charles hamilton is back. feel free to not listen based on non-music related opinions. or do yourself a big favor…

also, hit the cut for tracklisting/album credits.

charles hamilton on myspace.

download normalcy:

- panda

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the dillinger escape plan – farewell, mona lisa (2009)

28 12 2009

this is just too fucking good for words. but i’ll try anyway. if you feel like having your ears melted by guitar shredding, drum pounding, and gut wrenching vocals like only tdep can do…get ready. option paralysis is coming march 23rd, 2010.

the dillinger escape plan on myspace.

download:

the dillinger escape plan – farewell, mona lisa.

- panda





video: michael jackson – this is it (2009)

28 12 2009

and we’re seeing 2009 off on a bittersweet note. michael jackson’s final music video, directed by spike lee. mr. lee did the song and MJ a great justice with this video, and that’s really all that needs to be said.

r.i.p. mj.

download:

michael jackson – this is it





weworemasks presents: user-submitted year end lists for 2009

27 12 2009

merry christmas, happy hanukkah and all of that tis’ the season business. hope you all are having a warm, fuzzy and drunk holiday season. we may not mention it often enough, but all of you are the reason why we do this. we don’t make a cent off this and at best, we’re getting into some shows for free and getting the opportunities to chat it up with some artists we admire. but again, none of that is possible without the following we have developed over the last two years. we’ve had the platform ready for all of you good lookin’ animals out there to submit, and as always, some of you came through and delivered.

hit the jump for some of the user lists.

-grizzly c/o weworemasks

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ocelot – our time [final] (2009)

27 12 2009

no. fucking. way. this song is like 3 years old and after all this time, is finally seeing the light of day in completed fashion. i mean, one of our first posts was about this dude, so i feel like i owe it to him. this song is still as dope (pun intended) as it was years ago.

anyway, franki chan threw it up, so grab it from him.

download [direct link]:

ocelot – our time [final mix]

-grizzly





tanya morgan – posted (2009)

27 12 2009

new track from one of the better group of emcees out there. they really got my attention with brooklynati and i’m loving this song, so i’m definitely looking forward to what comes next for the trio. love the rihanna sample, but they need to turn it down a bit during the verses.

download:

tanya morgan – posted

-grizzly





mixtape: glc – respect my come up (2009)

27 12 2009

everything here’s late, but fuck it. the g.o.o.d. music signee drops another new mixtape. i’m surprised his album didn’t pick up any hype after two potentially huge singles, “flight school” and “big screen.” i mean, two ye features and a t-pain feature and you’re not turning heads? someone’s fucking up somewhere.

anyway, here’s the tape, presented to you with…mike tyson? tracklist after the jump.

download:

-grizzly l crisis

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reflection eternal – just begun [f. jay electronica, j. cole, & mos def] (2009)

24 12 2009

damn sorry i didn’t get this one up sooner. hot damn. talib & hi-tek hook up with jay electronica, j. cole, & mighty mos to beast over a smooth ass hi-tek beat. this is pure heat and most likely one of the better hip hop tracks of ’09. reflection eternal mixtape coming new year’s eve, ya’ll.

reflection eternal on myspace.

download:

reflection eternal – just begun [f. jay electronica, j. cole, & mos def].

- panda





broken bells – the high road (2009)

24 12 2009

i am so unbelievably on board with this. danger mouse has teamed up with james mercer of the shins to form broken bells, and they’ve made the first release from their debut album available to you fine people. you can pre-order the deluxe edition of the album as well as other formats here. hot damn, this shit is so good. get on board.

download:

broken bells – the high road.

- panda





video: kid cudi – pursuit of happiness live on conan o’brien (2009)

24 12 2009

cudi continues his promo rounds with a stop off on the tonight show. i love how visual this song is and how well that lighting works with the music. damn good stuff.

download:

kid cudi – pursuit of happiness.

- panda





video: theophilus london – this charming documentary (2009)

24 12 2009

short behind the scenes look at the making of this charming mixtape (my favorite mixtape of ’09), along with commentary from theophilus and performance footage. if this doesn’t sell you on homeboy, then i feel bad for you son.

- panda





video: fly union – poed up [ft. big sean] (2009)

24 12 2009

what’s with amber rose v2.0?

don’t forget to download these.

- panda





ho, ho, ho ya’ll (2009)

23 12 2009

first off, apologies for our lazier-than-usual blogging lately. grizzly is traveling/spending time with family, i’m leaving on a short/long overdue trip home tomorrow, and sun bear is reading pitchfork in a cave (that presumably has wi-fi) somewhere. expect sparse posting over the next few days, but fear not as we will be back in full swing with our end of year wrap up very VERY soon, along with new features and dope shit to come in the new year. as usual, we love you and want to see you with your pants off, and wish you and your families/friends/pets a safe and happy holidays.

download:

john legend – let it snow.

- panda c/o weworemasks





wale – bedrock freestyle (2009)

23 12 2009

wale’s getting his lupe on with all the freestyles and loose tracks he’s dropping. this time he puts it down over a young money track. lol @ some of the lines.

wale on myspace.

download:

wale – bedrock freestyle.

- panda





video: kanye west @ kid cudi’s LA show (2009)

23 12 2009

edit: here’s jasper’s footage:

kanye spits some new bars on stage at cudi’s recent LA show. ye straight beasted on this shit. absolutely ridiculous. talk all the shit you want, but his new album WILL destroy hip hop and raise the bar for everyone else. hit the cut for mr. west performing “i’m so appalled” and “good life”.

and what’s this about january 1st?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

- panda

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video: beatnick & k-salaam – don’t die [ ft. bun b 88-keys & colin munroe] (2009)

22 12 2009

man, bun b seriously goes off on every track he guests on. dude has lines for days. 88 does his thing too, but what ever happened to talib’s verse? still a great track though. love munroe on the hook.

- panda





charles hamilton – see & say (2009)

22 12 2009

i don’t know about the lyrical content, but chuck is dead on with this one. smooth ass beat, flow is on point. normalcy is gonna be GOOD. period.

charles hamilton on myspace.

download:

charles hamilton – see & say.

- panda





video: kanye west previewing “a star is born” (2009)

22 12 2009

it’s a short clip, but it’s ye in the studio, so it gets a post. kanye showing some folks the track that ended up on blueprint 3. so good. so, so very good.

- panda





video: nightmare of you – experimental bed (2009)

22 12 2009

i really wanted to like this album. it has a lot of potential, and there are some great songs on it. but overall, it was a fairly poor effort (much of which had to do with the production/mixing) and failed to build upon the energy that made their debut so good. this is a good song, and a pretty interesting video. dig the continuous shot.

download:

nightmare of you – experimental bed.

- panda





video: jay-z – young forever f. mr. hudson (2009)

22 12 2009

hov’s 4 for 4 when it comes to single choices/videos for the blueprint 3. i’m loving everything about this.

download:

jay-z – young forever f. mr. hudson

-grizzly





video: portugal. the man – aka m80 the wolf [live in brooklyn] (2009)

22 12 2009

stumbled across this gem. recorded back in june on some pretty fuckin’ hi-def recording equipment, however recently liberated. this has, is and will always be my favorite portugal. the man song. here’s an 8-minute live rendition of the waiters joint; tambourines, barnburning stomps, handclaps and chain gang chants abound. to say it’s been beefed up is an understatement. listening to the original seems underwhelming and insignificant now.

“i am but a man. but a proud, proud man…”

download:

portugal. the man – aka m80 the wolf

-grizzly








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