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Dewtopia:66 Incredible Releases from 2021 p.3-Top 25 Albums
by Big Flowers Any self-loathing or guilt has effectively dissipated, leaving a chiseled obelisk of recovery in wake of the evaporation. 25. Koncept Jackson & Ohbliv — JET Magazine ‘21 Reissue It’s an obstacle to even begin to describe Koncept Jackson without just having you listen. Battering-ram-blooded and electric with self-reciprocity, Jackson sprints into JET…
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FME MVP 2021-Raphy
by Dan-O On the phone with Fatboi Sharif I asked him who he would consider for MVP. Sharif threw names like throwing knives, each time with a succinct compelling case. At one point in the conversation he paused and said “What about Bruiser Brigade?!” My eyes went wide. Why is Bruiser Brigade producer Raphy this…
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Dewtopia: 66 Incredible Releases from 2021 p.2-albums
by Big Flowers In a spectral way, like the moon blowing an 8-bit rainbow into a sega cartridge… 51. Ralph Gilligan – Berto Gilligan In a very underspoken way, Ralph Gilligan made an avalanche of a debut with two albums at the top of December. While his collaboration with Wrenny is polished, nuanced and layered,…
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FME MVP Honorable Mentions
by Dan-O When Derrick and I founded this site, we didn’t think of our MVP as crowning a ruler over the kingdom of music. It’s always been about your name. I was doing this before the name Kendrick Lamar elicited ANY reaction. The artists in consideration for this award took their name and elevated it…
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Dewtopia: 66 Incredible Releases from 2021
An album being higher ranked on the list does not mean it’s objectively musically better than the entries below. As a journalist I have no power to strip an album of the regalia you as a listener give it. This is simply the order of how much I spent time listening to the album and…
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Dewtopia: Six Important Musical Moments of 2021
by Big Flowers …watching Semira transcend anyone’s expectations and giving an interstellar voyage of self, expansive as the universe, all confined in the richness of soul that is her presence on this project. This is a project that demands a level of respect, not only for Semira and all of the work that went into…
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The Love, Ulysses Proposal
by Dan-O I really love the album Human Zoo by Alaska Atoms and Jason Griff. One of my great joys coming out of that album has been the song Animal Farm because Love, Ulysses and Alaska just sound great together. When interviewing Alaska and Griff I was told you could easily purchase his whole catalogue…
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