playlist and interview: chromeo

August 25th, 2008 | Posted in electronic, funk

With the deluxe re-edition of their time-defying, hits-collecting second album Fancy Footwork and live dates all around the world, Chromeo are still on the grind, doing what they’ve been doing for a while: quietly conquering the world with marvelous music and irresistible charisma. We were lucky enough to catch Dave 1 between a performance with [...]

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playlist: blackjoy

June 1st, 2008 | Posted in electronic, funk, rap / hip-hop

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Oh yes, Sunday is a good day for discoveries. Especially when it’s the first day of June, cause you know, that means it’s about to be summer for a bunch of us. Maybe you need a snack while discovering good music too. It’s Sunday after all. Well, today we stumbled on this [...]

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playlist by dj mehdi

April 24th, 2008 | Posted in electronic, funk, house, indie, rap / hip-hop, remix, techno

To celebrate the forthcoming release of Ed Banger’s Ed Rec Vol.III compilation (May 26th), DJ Mehdi stopped by Fairtilizer and cooked a little playlist with 3 exclusives (his new joint Pocket Piano, a Def Jef remix, and a song with Mapei) and tracks he currently includes in his sets. Speaking of which, catch Mehdi at [...]

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playlist by La Bulle Sonore

April 11th, 2008 | Posted in folk, funk, indie, pop, punk, rock

La Bulle Sonore Records was started in 2005 by Tod Brownies, who runs a records store in the south of France. The ultimate motive for his label has always been his love of listening and promoting the music he liked from upcoming artists from all over the world. It’s a label dedicated to the international [...]

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Playlist by 33HZ

March 27th, 2008 | Posted in electronic, funk, indie, pop, rap / hip-hop, remix

This three handsome men Brooklyn band collects ladies’ hearts, fashionable preppy clothes, and late night heartbreaks turned sexual eruptions. It’s 33HZ, baby, that good old rn’b with a touch of that in the air tonight electro.
No, they didn’t invent the remix like Diddy, but yes they just do it right and turn hot songs into [...]

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Playlist by Subtitle of Lab Waste

March 24th, 2008 | Posted in funk, house, indie, rap / hip-hop, remix, techno

Live from Los Angeles, electro-always fresh-hiphoper Subtitle aka Giovanni Marks of Lab Waste hits us with the quality ecclectism we know him for.
Check his playlist, it’s got some Portishead, some Lil Wayne, and some Feadz among other treats!
And while you’re at it, get a copy of the new Lab Waste picture disc, and be on [...]

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2008 PLUG Awards: Album of the Year

March 6th, 2008 | Posted in country, electronic, folk, funk, indie, pop, rap / hip-hop, rock, soul / rnb

Fairtilizer is the official digital partner of the 2008 PLUG Awards!
The PLUG Awards have become one of the most significant events for independent music, an effort which allows artists who live and flourish in the margins of mainstream culture to get the recognition they deserve.
Winners will announced March 6th at the PLUG Awards show, hosted [...]

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