With roots in the LA hip hop scene, Sumach Valentine a.k.a. Gonjasufi already featured on Flying Lotus' 2009 album 'Los Angeles' as a guest artist, but it wasn't until his debut album 'A Sufi And A Killer' that he e merged as one of the strongest voices in the US indie music scene. Combining influences from Soul, folk and psychedelic rock with sample-heavy, lo-fi hip-hop production aesthetics, Gonjasufi blazes through styles and genres at a highly impressive pace, one minute sounding like Madlib and like Tom Waits crooning over Led Zeppelin in the next. One of the most exhilarating debuts of the year 2010.
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The Album A Sufi And A Killer
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Essential 2010 Albums Now On Sale
We wish you an amazing 2011! To start the celebrations we have compiled 200 of our favourite albums of 2010 for our biggest ever New Year Sale!
From today on until January 16 all selected albums will be available for a special price - including many of the more...
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The L.A. Beat Sorceress Names Her Faves
Tokimonsta is L.A.'s Jennifer Lee, one of the brightest talents in the city's booming avant-garde hip-hop scene. A former student of classical piano and recent Red Bull Music Academy alumni, Lee combines both analogue and digital recording techniques to craft more...
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Tokimonsta: "I already knew the sample that was used in the beat, but hearing Gonja Sufi on it was just madness. This song is intense in all the best ways."
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The Album A Sufi And A Killer
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Our Favourite Albums Of 2010 For A Special Price
It's time to celebrate the hot summer season with a big Summer Sale! Quench your thirst for awesome music with 100+ essential albums from 2010, available now for a special price until the end of August.
From Actress to Rudy Zygadlo, from Ellen Allien to more...
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The Album A Sufi And A Killer
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Her recent team-up with AGF has once again brought Gudrun Gut to mind as the legendary doyenne of Germany's experimental music scene. Some thirty years ago Gut was part of an early incarnation of Einstürzende Neubauten and shortly after founded her all-girl more...
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The Album A Sufi And A Killer
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Flying Lotus, Gonjasufi, Africa Hitech
Twenty years and counting - Warp Records' influence on the era of electronic music has been tremendous, and with recent releases by Flying Lotus, Gonjasufi, Autechre and LoneLady it's heartening to see that the legendary label hasn't lost a bit of its more...
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The Album A Sufi And A Killer
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Delivering one of the most exhilarating debuts of the year 2010, Gonjasufi blazes through styles and genres at an impressive pace, combining influences from Soul, folk and psychedelic rock with sample-heavy, lo-fi hip-hop aesthetics. Think Tom Waits meets Led Zepplin meets FlyLo. Amazing.|
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