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Son Raw

@sonraw.bsky.social

Music Writer, Beatmaker, Modular Synthesist, DJ, Cynic MTLien

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Ronald AKA DJ Regularity@djregular.tech · 7mo ago

ICYMI: 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!

Ronald AKA DJ Regularity@djregular.tech · 7mo ago

New What's Good is live! New albums from @nahreally.bsky.social, Courtney Barnett, Irreversible Entanglements, @rapswell.bsky.social & SQ, and Nickelus F. New singles from aja monet, Sir Michael Rocks, Fat Ray & Raphy, Tokyo Cigar, and Gelli Haha. Come through! blog.djregular.tech/whats-good-w...

Jeff Weiss@passionweiss.bsky.social · 12mo ago

An interview with UK electronic music iconoclasts Mumdance and Logos about the creation of the "weightless" sound, the importance of self-created limitations, finding community via Discord, and their new Ping Vol. 1 compilation. By @sonraw.bsky.social www.passionweiss.com/2025/10/30/m...

"There Are No Rules": An Interview With Club Music Icons Mumdance and Logos | Passion of the Weiss

From weightless sounds to a stream of "pings," we chat with UK electronic music titans Mumdance and Logos about their latest compilation album.

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Jeff Weiss@passionweiss.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Danny Brown made one of the most creatively adventurous, sonically progressive, and best rap albums of the year. @sonraw.bsky.social went deep on the experimental hyperpop fusion, omnivorous eclecticism, and sense of liberation of "Stardust." www.passionweiss.com/2025/11/06/d...

On 'Stardust,' Danny Brown Runs Towards the Light | Passion of the Weiss

Danny Brown's latest, 'Stardust,' is one of 2025's most daring and rewarding rap albums.

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Jeff Weiss@passionweiss.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The Best 100 Rap Albums List: Recast as Rock Albums. @sonraw.bsky.social runs through Pitchfork's recent rewiring of the rap canon and re-imagines it by applying the same list-making decisions to rock albums. 8,000 words of inside baseball brilliance. www.passionweiss.com/2025/11/14/t...

The 100 Best Rap Albums Of All-Time List – As Rock Albums | Passion of the Weiss

"They'd never have the balls to do this to rock music." Son Raw dissects and inverts the new canon.

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drwoodhouse.bsky.social@drwoodhouse.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I shared this with a group chat and instantly got dogpiled by a bunch of burnt out gen xers on how dumb it was. 10/10 great job @sonraw.bsky.social (legit though)

Jeff Weiss@passionweiss.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The Best 100 Rap Albums List: Recast as Rock Albums. @sonraw.bsky.social runs through Pitchfork's recent rewiring of the rap canon and re-imagines it by applying the same list-making decisions to rock albums. 8,000 words of inside baseball brilliance. www.passionweiss.com/2025/11/14/t...

Jeff Weiss@passionweiss.bsky.social · last yr.

Gabe 'Nandez and Preservation made one of the albums of the year with "Sortilége." @sonraw.bsky.social spoke to them about recording in Nola, pulling inspirations from DMX & The Lox as well as from around the globe, collaborating with billy woods, and much more www.passionweiss.com/2025/09/14/g...

When Pain Pays Off: Gabe Nandez & Preservation Talk 'Sortilège' | Passion of the Weiss

Indie rap powerhouses Gabe Nandez and Preservation break down what it means to be go-for-broke hip-hop heads.

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DEF MAGNETIC@defmagnetic.bsky.social · last yr.

For what it's worth, I can vouch for the awesomeness of this EP. At least once a week I get the hook from their 2023 song "The General" stuck in my head. Also, shout out to Five Steez for including lyrics on his Bandcamp page. I'm always surprised more rappers don't do that!

Son Raw@sonraw.bsky.social · last yr.

It's Bandcamp Friday! Check out my latest with Kingston's own Five Steez: The Test Of Time Steez on the 🎤 Son Raw on the 🥁 fivesteez.bandcamp.com/album/the-te...

Jeff Weiss@passionweiss.bsky.social · 2y ago

A track by track breakdown of Lex Boogie & Senz Beats' "Dharma" – an adventurous take on post-Roc Marciano, post-KA strain of hip-hop. "The rare grown man rap that isn’t just a polite euphemism for “old man rap" says @sonraw.bsky.social www.passionweiss.com/2025/04/09/l...

The Dharma of Lex Boogie and Senz Beats

For the release of their new collab album Dharma, Son Raw linked up with Lex Boogie and Senz Beats to break down each song, its beatmaking process, life lessons, and more.

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Ronald AKA DJ Regularity@djregular.tech · 2y ago

ICYMI! To go with the jams, Bonus Beats has 14KT doing a behind the beat for his latest single, Ripped To Shreds live at Bandcamp Studios, the homey @elmattic.bsky.social's music picks for March, and @sonraw.bsky.social interviewing Lex Boogie and Senz Beats for @passionweiss.bsky.social

Ronald AKA DJ Regularity@djregular.tech · 2y ago

New What's Good is live! Brand new joints from DøøF & ill sugi, Geneieve Artadi with Norbotten Big Band, Lady Wray, Raz Fresco & Futurewave, Kamasi Washington, Yeule, and much more! blog.djregular.tech/whats-good-w...

Jeff Weiss@passionweiss.bsky.social · last yr.

I didn't think there was anything left to be said about Mobb Deep's "The Infamous," but @sonraw.bsky.social wrote a brilliant essay about its cultural impact and timelessness on its 30th anniversary. www.passionweiss.com/2025/05/08/d...

Survival of the Fittest: The Everlasting Impact of Mobb Deep’s “The Infamous”

On its 30th anniversary, Son Raw dives into the ever-lasting impact of Mobb Deep’s The Infamous, the sound of two post-adolescent geniuses from the QBC, plunging into darkness, violence, and …

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Ronald AKA DJ Regularity@djregular.tech · last yr.

Also, a Bonus Beats section with writing for @passionweiss.bsky.social from @sonraw.bsky.social and @elmattic.bsky.social, live performances from Gelli Haha and Jeff Parker IVtet, new Fiona Apple in advocacy against pretrial detention, my homey @seasidefm.bsky.social on the radio in an hour!

Ronald AKA DJ Regularity@djregular.tech · last yr.

What's Good is live for the week! New joints from billy woods, MIKE & Tony Seltzer, Defcee & Parallel Thought, HEALTH & Chelsea Wolfe, Teethe, Kali Uchis, Archibald SLIM, Deradoorian, and much much more. blog.djregular.tech/whats-good-w...

Jeff Weiss@passionweiss.bsky.social · 2y ago

An examination of the ancient question: Am I getting old or has pop music sunk into a precipice of mid? @sonraw.bsky.social brilliantly breaks down nostalgia cycles, the art of skepticism (and hating) & a timeless reminder that most of this shit won't age well. www.passionweiss.com/2025/03/06/n...

The Return of The Mid: How To Keep An Open Mind While Still Hating Without Really Trying

In the latest No Country For Old Men column, Son Raw argues why it’s worth it to keep bucking the trends and searching for new music amidst an ever-changing industry pushing out unoriginal co…

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