Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Nah you're good. It's the people who imply El-P/Cold Vein somehow predicted 9/11, or intuited it was going to happen, or whatever I can't fuck with. 110
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026THE FALLING I made this in 2011 using 9/11 audio footage and selected instrumentals. I listen to it every year on this day. on.soundcloud.com/uAteT0Lrz1m7...soundcloud.comThe FallingSo much of 9/11 is Icarus: Mohammad Atta, the planes, the jumpers, the towers, America. This year's remembrance swirls around what has changed, what hasn't changed, what have we learned, what haven 250
Reposted by ElmatticHorrorcore Kool Moe Dee Simpson @luarvik.bsky.social · 12/08/2026the words "Koyaanisqatsi: Free with ads" are really doing something in my head. nothing particularly good, I think. but it's happening 372022698
Reposted by ElmatticSankofa sethros.com ⚡💀⚡ @sankofafw.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I wish I could write half this well. 133
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 18/07/2026elmattic.medium.com/a-short-hist...elmattic.medium.comA Short History of Rappers in AlbanianOn Action Bronson and — uh, that’s it actually 020
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 18/07/2026A SHORT HISTORY OF RAPPERS IN ALBANIAN On Action Bronson and—uh, that's it actually. (I mean plus the usual: pastrami sandwiches, crazy monks, etc.) open.substack.com/pub/elmattic...open.substack.comA Short History of Rappers in AlbanianOn Action Bronson and—uh, that’s it actually 372
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 19/06/2026DOPE OF THE MONTH CLUB :: APRUNE 2026 Wrote about the 'experimental rap' bullshit, and the castaways of HATE ISLAND. Plus other recs of records I reckon. open.substack.com/pub/elmattic...open.substack.comDope of the Month Club :: Aprune 2026On the “experimental rap” bullshit and the castaways of Hate Island 051
Reposted by ElmatticCharles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Chopped it up with Boots Riley about the difference between activism as spectacle and organized collective action that's focused on tearing down exploitative systems 015936
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 26/05/2026No doubt, but I hate lists and list discourse, it's the Subway sandwich of music writing and fandom. 010
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I didn't realize it was even on there. I don't have time anymore to be served up 100 ads to read a 100 best of list I don't agree with. 110
Reposted by ElmatticGarfunkle @garfunkle1.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Honestly Fantastic Damage was the bigger record from this era for me but can ox is a monolith and who better to write about it than @elmattic.bsky.social Great read elmattic.substack.com/p/iron-galac...elmattic.substack.comIron Galactus :: on ‘The Cold Vein’Cannibal Ox and The Future Next Time 121
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I did too, you think I knew all those words already?! I spend a ridiculous amount of time reading up on plate tectonics and fluid dynamics and shit like that just to put in one fucking word. 020
Reposted by ElmatticRUHEMAN @sambatesmusic.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Read this, had to immediately fire it up. Mt Rushmore level record 072
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Big thanks. I've written about, I don't know, 50? 100? albums and I never felt so much responsibility to get this one right, because it meant so much to so many people. 010
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 15/05/2026elmattic.medium.com/iron-galactu...elmattic.medium.comIron Galactus :: on ‘The Cold Vein’Cannibal Ox and The Future Next Time 021
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 15/05/2026IRON GALACTUS :: ON ‘THE COLD VEIN’ For Can Ox’s 25th (?!), I used Gaussian splatting on its cryptophasic language, reincarnation cycles of b-boy alphas and omega reds, how it created a Mithraic cult, Ubik, pigeons, Music for Airports on 9/11, and so on. open.substack.com/pub/elmattic...open.substack.comIron Galactus :: on ‘The Cold Vein’Cannibal Ox and The Future Next Time 3159
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Not readingmedia.tenor.coma bald man wearing glasses and a blue shirt is sitting in front of a wall with a fx logo on itALT: a bald man wearing glasses and a blue shirt is sitting in front of a wall with a fx logo on it 110
Reposted by ElmatticRonald AKA DJ Regularity @djregular.tech · 28/03/2026ICYMI: New blog is up. Along with the tunes, there's live sets from Gelli Haha, By Storm, and aja monet, @elmattic.bsky.social on ELUCID & Sebb Bash, @sonraw.bsky.social on POW Radio for dublab, and Fatboi Sharif on The Truth Hurts. And it's the last weekend for my charity giveaway, come through! 265
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Or over here: elmattic.medium.com/symphony-of-...elmattic.medium.comSymphony of the World :: E L U C I D x Sebb Bash’s ‘I Guess U Had to Be There’As Breeze says: allow me to elucidate, boost what’s great. 011
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 26/03/2026SYMPHONY OF THE WORLD :: E L U C I D x SEBB BASH'S 'I GUESS U HAD TO BE THERE' Applied a Eusebian apparatus to the new new by ELUCID x Sebastian Bashmolean. NY nostalgia, cyanometers, Doordash waiting, the soil from your grave is in the karaoke room, etc. open.substack.com/pub/elmattic...open.substack.comSymphony of the World :: E L U C I D x Sebb Bash’s ‘I Guess U Had to Be There’As Breeze says: allow me to elucidate, boost what’s great 130
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 19/03/2026It's so good. He just dropped another: pawnbroker138.bandcamp.com/album/all-th...pawnbroker138.bandcamp.comall the ways we learn, by pawnbroker22 track album 120
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Mentioned this in Dope of the Month Club yesterday, and it's reappeared, so go cop it before it vanishes again. Best instrumental album I've heard in a long while. pawnbroker138.bandcamp.com/album/unadul...pawnbroker138.bandcamp.comUnadulterated Pathways 1: Hollow Rooms, by pawnbroker16 track album 051
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 15/03/2026media.tenor.comthree men in military uniforms salute each otherALT: three men in military uniforms salute each other 010
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 15/03/2026elmattic.medium.com/dope-of-the-...elmattic.medium.comDope of the Month Club :: Jarchruary 2026Best records of the year so far, which just happen to be all instrumentals. 024
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 15/03/2026DOPE OF THE MONTH CLUB :: JARCHUARY 2026 Quick one on 10 fire instrumental records: @killerkane.bsky.social @soundconspirator.bsky.social @qnorapname.bsky.social @sascomusic.bsky.social Ol Burger Beats Mr Dibbs Giallo Point @shitaobeat.bsky.social Tenshun open.substack.com/pub/elmattic...open.substack.comDope of the Month Club :: Jarchruary 2026Best records of the year so far, which just happen to be all instrumentals. 283
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Yeah, they were affiliates not official. You know, like NAFTA. 020
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 27/02/2026media.tenor.coma man with a beard and mustache is smiling for the cameraALT: a man with a beard and mustache is smiling for the camera 010
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 25/02/2026I mighta just been drunkenly hungry though and everything was closed. 010
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 25/02/2026elmattic.medium.com/ok-fine-i-wi...elmattic.medium.comOK FINE I WILL WRITE ABOUT EPMD WHILE DRUNK ON NEGRONISThey were the rotisserie chicken of hip hop. 0105
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 25/02/2026OK FINE I WILL WRITE ABOUT EPMD WHILE DRUNK ON NEGRONIS Came home drunk last night and wrote 1,000 words about the rotisserie chicken of hip hop. open.substack.com/pub/elmattic...open.substack.comOK FINE I WILL WRITE ABOUT EPMD WHILE DRUNK ON NEGRONISThey were the rotisserie chicken of hip hop. 2223
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Tardigrade Poplock Monoprint, drypoint etching print, acrylic February 2026 More at www.instagram.com/landof10000t... #printmaking #mixedmedia 010
Reposted by ElmatticRonald AKA DJ Regularity @djregular.tech · 07/02/2026Bandcamp Friday is over, but as always, the music don't go stale. Plus, the Bonus Beats section has: - Live sets from Kassa Overall and Digable Planets - Squadda B's audiobook - Newsletter drops from @natalieweiner.bsky.social & @jonnyauping.bsky.social - @elmattic.bsky.social on Dilla And more! 184
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Ayooo once again, thanks man! Good looks on those live sets too, those are great. 110
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 07/02/2026That RZA/Juice Crew record finally came out, it's pretty good? music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...music.youtube.comBobby Digital Presents: Juice Crew - Album by RZAListen to Bobby Digital Presents: Juice Crew by RZA on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more. 0134
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Also here: medium.com/@elmattic/do...medium.comDon’t Say Goodnight: on Dilla’s “Donuts”Twenty years since we lost Dilla and got “Donuts.” 031
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 06/02/2026DON'T SAY GOODNIGHT :: ON DILLA'S "DONUTS" Twenty years since we lost J. Dilla and got "Donuts." open.substack.com/pub/elmattic...open.substack.comDon’t Say Goodnight: on Dilla’s “Donuts”Twenty years since we lost Dilla and got “Donuts.” 1168
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 26/01/2026This is pretty fucking cool though, giant Bible Godzilla government coverup, it’s something new with a bit of class for a change. 010
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Answering machine messages. So many skits of those. I mean you could do a voice notes one but when did you last leave or get one of those? 120
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Movie clips don’t count as skits! I mean all the fake game shows, weird gross sex moaning, etc. Some are still part of the song or whatever but mostly…yeah, it’s clear why this died off. 110
Elmattic @elmattic.bsky.social · 24/01/2026The further we move away from the skits era, the worse they hold up. They aged like camembert: started out stinking and just got worse and worse. 120