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Paisley Darts: Ryuichi Sakamoto SDTKS, Italian Library Music & The Ting A Ling Riddim
Evan Nabavian returns with the first 2025 edition of Paisley Darts to highlight a Ryuichi Sakamoto soundtrack, an Italian library music composer and…
Aug 6, 2025
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"125 ST": Kool Keith & Ced Gee Embrace Modern Times
Evan Nabavian delivers a blurb on the new song from Kool Keith and Ced Gee, who peruse a street peddler’s paperbacks outside the Apollo on the…
Mar 27, 2025
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An Oral History Of The Making of Snoop & Dre's "Missionary"
The very real and very true story of the making of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre's follow-up to "Doggystyle."
Jan 14, 2025
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Paisley Darts – July 2024
Paisley Darts returns to highlight deep cuts from French composer Bernard Estardy, Ennio Morricone's unique contribution to the Gregorian chant “Dies…
Jul 1, 2024
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The Time We Faced Doom: On the Dangers & Complications of AI-Generated Music
Evan Nabavian dives into the rapid growth of music soullessly created using Artificial Intelligence, which removes the creative aspect from the process…
Jul 10, 2023
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Jay Worthy & Roc Marciano's New Album Finds Two Elite Artists Meshing Their Styles Seamlessly
Evan Nabavian dives into what makes the new collaborative album between Roc Marciano and Jay Worthy, two firestarters from their respective coasts, so…
Jun 13, 2023
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Paisley Darts - May 2023
Paisley Darts returns to highlight three deep cuts featuring a Peruvian chicha song, a track from a Japanese New Age legend and an eclectic…
May 15, 2023
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Two of Al.Divino's New EPs Show the Different Sides of the Abstract Artist
Power Pack plays like a beat tape, introducing various different ideas in a quick amount of time, while MGNTK plays like a messy night on the dance…
Mar 15, 2023
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Paisley Darts - January 2023
Paisley Darts returns with a brand new catalog of deep cuts featuring French maloya, a soundtrack cut from Stelvio Cipriani and a 40-year-old b-side…
Feb 3, 2023
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A Review of Pete Rock's 'Petestrumentals 4'
On the legendary producer's latest, he returns to the fundamentals with a sense of urgency to nourish hip-hop's beating heart.
Aug 16, 2022
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Paisley Darts - April 2022
Paisley Darts returns with a new catalog of deep cuts, cutting room floor outtakes, and more from the mind of Evan Nabavian.
Apr 12, 2022
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Paisley Darts - February 2022
Introducing Paisley Darts, a recurring column with catalog deep cuts, cutting room floor outtakes, and samizdat soundtracks.
Feb 18, 2022
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