Articles by Thomas Quinlan

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  Eligh & AmpLive

  Therapy at 3

  PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2011

  Therapy at 3 begins with a hypnotizing countdown, a fitting intro for an album that serves as art therapy for Living Legends rapper/produce...

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  Spesh K

  Big Special's House

  PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2011

  Obviously familiar with branding, Spesh K titles his tenth album after his two-year-old IndieCan Radio show, on which he plays Canadian con...

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  Crunk 23

  Illegal Ideas, Inc.

  PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2011

  Now that it's 2012, prolific Guelph, ON rapper Noah 23 has officially retired from music, if the rumours are true. Illegal Ideas, Inc., the...

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  Abstrack

  Digital Brain

  PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2011

  Producer and hip-hop instrumentalist Abstrack opts to showcase his talents using a compilation-style format for Digital Brain, the follow-u...

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  Jeff Spec

  Specnology

  PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2011

  A founding member of Moka Only's City Planners, Jeff Spec has yet to receive the same accolades and exposure as his superstar crewmate, but...

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  DShade

  The Water Principle

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2011

  The title refers to the familiar kung-fu adage, "be like water," the movie dialogue a popular sample choice in hip-hop, and is used once ag...

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  The Garthim-Master

  Ghosts of Nostalgia

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2011

  On 2009 solo debut Old Friends, Selfhelp let slip his nerdy side with two tracks thematically based upon fantasy and sci-fi sources. His od...

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  DJ Shadow

  The Less You Know, the Better

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2011

  DJ Shadow built his reputation on his skill at manipulating samples into beautifully detailed instrumentals that build and change, which al...