Holy indie Hip Hop supergroup. Murs and Slug from Atmosphere have been collaborating together for years under the Felt moniker, but this time around, they’ve added Aesop Rock into the mix (no pun intended) to handle the production duties. While supergroups generally fail to live up to the automatic high expectations, Felt 3 definitely delivers after my first listen through. You can stream the whole album HERE.

If you’re looking for an answer as to why Rosie Perez is the object of their affection, the below promo video for the album isn’t going to help you much. It is, however, pretty entertaining.

Aesop Rock has teamed up with Def Jux and artist Jeremy Fish to give fans a free, downloadable bundle of unreleased content. Included in the download is a new track entitled “Tomorrow Morning,” an accompanying music video created by Fish, the instrumental version of “Tomorrow Morning” plus artwork and lyrics. Grab it all HERE

*In an attempt to save everyone some precious time and frustration…follow these tips to grab the download:
1) Rate the track and then click “add to cart.” From there, select “check out.”
2) Treat it as if you are filling out an actual order in the store (you aren’t charged and you don’t have to enter any payment info). Select the “check out” option again.
3) You’ll receive an email taking you to your download hub and bam! free shit.

It’s always fun watching a crowd get converted from the cross-armed, shoe-gazing types into the arm waving, dancing-around-like-you-just-don’t-care kind of audience. Austin, Texas’ The Octopus Project started off the night with a crowd who clearly had little interest in seeing anyone that wasn’t Aesop Rock, but they were slowly won over by the bands use of heavy beats backed by layered guitar and the occasional theremin. In between constantly switching instruments and warming up the crowd with their instrumental dance-pop, the group showed an impressive ability to blend layer and layer of noise, while never missing the beat. Towards the end, with songs like “An Evening With Rthrtha” and “Porno Disaster” (which apparently was named after something you wouldn’t expect, but the group wouldn’t elaborate), the band had most of the crowd where they wanted them, captivated by theremin and dancing their asses off.

A review of Aesop Rock’s set and more photos after the jump! Continue Reading