I’ve been on last.fm and Pandora in the last few days, and keyed in DJ Shadow. I ended up listening to a nonstop variety of instrumental hip-hop and true trip-hop productions for 4 days straight. Does this hint at something in the future for Beatserv? Quite possibly. Maybe something to promote in the wake of DJ Hero’s release later this month.

I encountered lots of old gems that I haven’t heard in a long time, and learned about many artists I hadn’t known about. It all reminds me that the likes of Shadow, UNKLE, Mixmaster Mike, Q-Bert, RJD2, Cut Chemist, and their associated MCs, really blow away the hip-hop we hear on the radio and teletube.