#nowplaying #musicsky Cody Chesnutt - "The Headphone Masterpiece" 2002

#nowplaying #musicsky Charli XCX - "Brat" 2024

#musicsky #nowplaying Dragonforce - "Warp Speed Warriors" 2024

Norman being Norman

#MusicHistoryA-Z #musicsky The Agonist Metal band from Montreal that hit the scene in 2007 and decided to call it quits in 2023.

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Weird War - "If You Can't Beat Em, Bite Em" 2004 I had previously posted this band's previous album, under the name Scene Creamers, but this is their debut under the name Weird War... they get 2 entries in this because of the name change... Superb album....

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Vordul Mega - "The Revolution Of Yung Havoks" 2004 Solo debut from the other member of Cannibal Ox. I don't think most people even heard this album or knew it existed when it was new, but it's decent. It plays better to my ears nowadays than it did then.

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Vast Aire - "Look Mom... No Hands" 2004 Solo debut from this Cannibal Ox member. I think this album was unfairly maligned when it was new, just because it wasn't "The Cold Vein", but nothing is. Nothing could have possibly exceeded that. This album is perfectly fine...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Shock G - "Fear Of A Mixed Planet" 2004 Much like when KRS-One ditched the Boogie Down Productions moniker and kept going, this is just like a Digital Underground album, but he chose to release it as a solo album. A lot of people slept on this, but it's great...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Sabac Red - "Sabacalypse (A Change Gon Come)" 2004 Debut solo from this member of Non Phixion. Probably my favorite member of the group doin his thing.

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Rondo Brothers - "No Time Left On Earth" 2004 Production duo of The Bastard Prince and Diamond Jim. They go for a Hawaiian theme for the most part, and it usually works pretty well, outside of a couple super cheesy tracks. Great guest spot from Daryl Palumbo as well...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Rob Sonic - "Telicatessen" 2004 This dude kinda walks to the beat of his own drum, and it can be a hard sell when you're first getting into his music. Once his style becomes familiar to you, it becomes apparent that his rhymes are actually super complex and fascinating

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Ratatat - "Ratatat" 2004 I didn't have this when it was new, I went back and bought it after the 2nd one came out and it blew my mind. They had such a great run before disappearing into oblivion....

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Probot - "Probot" 2004 Dave Grohl's hard rock side project. This album is better than I figured it would be. Probably my favorite non-Nirvana thing he's ever done...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Prince Po - "The Slickness" 2004 Debut solo from this member of Organized Konfusion. On paper, this should be a classic, with production from Madlib, Danger Mouse, J-Zone, and Jel. But this album is only decent, unfortunately... There is a couple bangers on here though

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky P.O.S. - "Ipecac Neat" 2004 Debut from this Minneapolis rapper. He shows that rock-rap can still be progressive and doesn't have to be some nu-metal horseshit. Really strong album, but he stepped it up even more on the follow up to this...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Omar Rodriguez Lopez - "A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One" 2004 Debut solo from The Mars Volta guitarist... Mostly experimental noise and noodling...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Nouvelle Vague - "Nouvelle Vague" 2004 Superb album of loungey covers of 80's songs

#musicsky www.mixcloud.com/ryanbirch54/... new episode of Restoration, this one for Three 6 Mafia, featuring: Three 6 Mafia, Gangsta Blac, Kingpin Skinny Pimp, Prophet Posse, Indo G, Gangsta Boo, The Kaze, DJ Paul, Juicy J, Crucial Conflict, Koopsta Knicca, Krayzie Bone, E-40, and more...

#musicsky www.mixcloud.com/ryanbirch54/... new episode of 'The More You Know' featuring: The Honeydrippers, MC Shan, Eazy-E, Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Allstar Fresh & B.C. Boy, Bobby Jimmy & The Critters, The Nasty Girls, Audio Two, N.W.A. and more...

I hate to say it, but the last episode of Alien Earth was pretty disappointing..... not quite as bad of a 'fuck you' cliffhanger as the 2nd Spiderverse movie, but it's up there....

#MusicHistoryA-Z #musicsky Agnostic Front Hardcore punk band from New York. They hit the scene in 1982 and are still currently active.

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Monk Hughes & The Outer Realm - "A Tribute To Brother Weldon" 2004 Madlib with yet another new fake name, this time serving up some great Weldon Irvine covers.

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Masta Killa - "No Said Date" 2004 I don't know why it took him so long to make a solo album, but this is his debut. It's a decent album, but definitely plagued by lesser beats at times, like many other Wu related projects in this era...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Madvillain - "Madvillainy" 2004 One of my favorite albums of all time and a serious #1 contender for me.

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky The Leak Bros. - "Waterworld" 2004 One off collaboration between Tame One (Artifacts) and Cage. This was pretty dope...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Kanye West - "College Dropout" 2004 Yes, he's a total butthole now, but this was a solid debut that got a lot of play....

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Hot Chip - "Coming On Strong" 2004 Solid debut

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Gram Rabbit - "Music To Start A Cult To" 2004 This album is kind of all over the place, but is an enjoyable listen.

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky The Gift Of Gab - "4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up" 2004 Debut solo album from the emcee from Blackalicious. This honestly rivals the best Blackalicious material. Phenomenal album...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Free Moral Agents - "Everybody's Favorite Weapon" 2004 Dope little half instrumental album by a side project of Isaiah 'Ikey' Owens of The Mars Volta (RIP).... I really like the vibe here. It will be mellow jazz one minute, and then spoken word poetry the next..

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Franz Ferdinand - "Franz Ferdinand" 2004 I definitely slept on this when it was new, but in retrospect this is a damn good debut album.

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky The Foreign Exchange - "Connected" 2004 Duo of Phonte (Little Brother) and Nicolay, a producer from Amsterdam. Same type of concept as The Postal Service. 2 people who met online, exchanging files back and forth and completing an album from different parts of the globe.

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Eagles Of Death Metal - "Peace, Love, Death Metal" 2004 Really great debut. I think this is still their best album. Just pure rock n roll, executed well....

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Dopestyle 1231 - "Dopestyle 1231" 2004 One and only album from this Bay Area weirdo... Produced by Kutmasta Kurt...

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#MusicHistoryA-Z #musicsky Agnes Vein Metal band from Greece. They are a cross between black and doom metal. They hit the scene in 2003 and are still currently active.

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky DJ Signify - "Sleep No More" 2004 Dope album that's part instrumental hip hop and the songs with vocals have either Buck 65 (5 songs) or Sage Francis (3 songs), both at the top of their game...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky DJ Rels - "Theme For A Broken Soul" 2004 This is Madlib's "electronic" album. I've never really quite known what to make of this album. It's not the greatest, but it's definitely not bad at all. He never made anything like this again, really...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Diplo - "Florida" 2004 This gave almost no indication to who he would eventually become. This sounds more like it was for DJ Shadow fans. Great debut...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Death From Above 1979 - "You're A Woman, I'm A Machine" 2004 These dudes rock for sure...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Colonel Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains - "The Big Eyeball In The Sky" 2004 One off super group of Les Claypool, Buckethead, Bernie Worrell, and Brain... Everyone gets their chance to shine... The tour they did for this was phenomenal...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky CocoRosie - "La Maison De Mon Reve" 2004 This album has a wide range of styles, from beautiful to bizarre and everything in between...

#debutalbums0004 #musicsky Chromeo - "She's In Control" 2004 Love these guys and love this album...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Blockhead - "Music By Cavelight" 2004 Absolute classic album and the start to a long and prolific career where he's somehow still in his prime to this day...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Big Business - "Head For The Shallow" 2004 Awesome debut by an amazing band...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Arsis - "A Celebration Of Guilt" 2004 Brutal death metal album, this goes super hard...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Architecture In Helsinki - "Fingers Crossed" 2004 I kinda forgot about this one, but this got a lot of play when it was new. This is a very happy sounding album without it being cheesy. It's like a summertime morning.

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Fever To Tell" 2003 I will admit that I didn't understand the hype when this was new, but as the years have gone on i've grown to appreciate this album and this band a lot...

#5debutalbums0004 #musicsky Wildchild - "Secondary Protocol" 2003 Solo debut from this member of Lootpack. All tracks are either produced by Madlib or Oh No. Solid album...