I haven’t been publishing a lot of metal lately, which is too bad. There were some real gems featured earlier this year plus a few tunes that just came in recently. Here is the Top Metal Music of 2007, as selected from the ([HearingTest]) audio archive. ([More →])

Continuing with our REWIND! of 2007, here are the Top 10 Electronic Musings on ([HearingTest]) in 2007… All but “Lion” were released this year, and most of them can be found on BLEEP.com or Boomkat.com. 2007 was also a great year for watching the magic of electronic synthesis and we enjoyed watching loads of wonderful videos. I consider myself very lucky to have attended some of the Bay Area’s hottest live electronic music performances and somewhat capture them on video. It’s all here as we REWIND! 2007’s Greatest Hits! ([More →])

Digging through the ([HearingTest]) audio archive for the Top Rankin Tunes of 2007, I discovered that most of my favorites could be summed up as shotta anthems. So, I pulled out 10 tunes for Top Rankin Shotta Anthems of 2007. These selections are from the archive of tunes featured on ([HT]) over the last year: ([More →])

Just in time for New Year’s resolutions, Elephant Man releases Part 2 of his Dancehall Gym workout series. I’ve been waiting for this, I’ve got all of Part 1 down pat, minus whipping myself with my own bling. E-man can keep that move! Check out Part 2, now with more sexy ladies! If this doesn’t get your heart racing, you’re not doing it right! ([More →])

Pull up Selecta, let’s hear those tunes one more time! Here are my selections for the Top 10 Tunes and 15 Albums Released In 2007… Tune in again tomorrow for a REWIND of the Biggest Tunes Published On ([HearingTest]) in ‘07! ([More →])

It’s winter! Even sunny California has been experiencing bitter cold temperatures, while the Sierra mountain range has been getting tons of fresh fluffy snow! I’m so excited I might explode. The slopes where I like to snowboard have gotten loads of early-season snow and it’s shaping up to be one of the best winters in years for riding.
Meanwhile, most of the world is celebrating some holiday or another. You can probably tell from the number of updates here that I’ve been on holiday, but I’ve been working hard on an end of the year list to share with you. I finally finished compiling multiple lists of the best tunes of 2007 and now I’m just polishing up the audio playlists. Tomorrow (December 27th) I will publish the Top Ranking Tunes of 2007 with audio just in time for you to put the finishing touches on your end-of-the-year shopping list. I hope everyone enjoyed a bountiful holiday with loved ones (even if you spent it alone! One must love thyself!) and I hope to see you out on the slopes soon!

Tune In Tomorrow for 2007’s Top Rankin Tunes!
Thanks for reading ([HearingTest])!

Not new, but still Deep… Roll Deep with “Heat Up” from early 2007:

And another vid from earlier this year - Skepta leads the pack of MCs with “Duppy”:

This banga features Skepta, JME, Jammer, Footsie, Bearman, Bossman Birdie, MC Creed, Devilman….

To me, the star of “Duppy” is Creed. He rolls with the Garage Allstars. You can hear his Dddddid it again in the “Vulture Remix”:

The original tune is more grime-y…

Loads of peeps are loving The World According To Pretty Toney by Ghostface Killah! I know I couldn’t get enuff of it at first, I listened to that audio over and over again. Well, hopefully y’all will get a copy for Xmas, but if you’re like most peeps I know, you’ll have to wait until Xmas day and see if there is a gift certificate or some cash under the tree to go out and cop that book. To help make the wait a little easier, I hunted around for some more audio. I wasn’t able to find anything as good as what I posted earlier (sorry!) but I did find some treats. ([More →])

New this week at ([HearingTest]) - Artist Pages -
At the end of each article (from now on) you will find links for Artist Pages. These will take you to a page that lists all the articles, videos, audio etc. for the artist the page is about. I’ve just started the process, so only stories from the last 2 months are included right now. But if you jump down to the footer of an Artist Page, you will see a list of the last 9 or so articles published on ([HT]) about that artist.

It’s a work in progress, but I wanted you to know what those links are. Now you can follow everything written about any one band or artist. You can also use the search function, but I’ve noticed the results are less specific…

~Enjoy!~

Roni Size and Cypress Hill inna Drum and Bass style… If I had an ambulance, this is similar to what I’d do with it. But I’d outfit the back with a 10k rig so’s everybody could hear it; like the trucks in the “Poison Dart” video…

Roni Size & Cypress Hill - “Child Of The Wild West”

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An old-skool choon:

Cypress Hill - “Boom Biddy Bye Bye” the Fugees Remix:

Aaaah, I love that classic West Coast sound….

Cypress Hill - “Lowrider”

An older Snoop Dogg vid:

Snoop Dogg - “Vato”

The new Snoop Dogg video is sooooo retro…

Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction

Ambient psychedelic rockers Spectrum are set to release wave after wave of tunes in 2008. The adventure begins in February with an LP titled Spectrum meets Cpt. Memphis - Indian Givers. This record documents the unique collaboration between Spectrum (Peter Kember/Sonic Boom and friends) and record producer/piano player Jim Dickinson! This album ^ will be released in addition to the highly anticipated new Spectrum album, also due in ‘08, plus an EP that will precede the LP. whew! ([More →])