If you’re a Potholes regular, you have probably noticed we dig what’s come from the 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers. Their The Slow Twlight was easily one of the best surprises of last year and now they’re coming back with a new project. Broken Clocks EP will bring more of the hazy, slightly creepy, and sometimes-epic greatness from the duo of Zilla Rocca and Douglas Martin, aka Blurry Drones. “No Resolution 2″, a return to a track from The Slow Twilight, is the EP’s first leak and sets the bar pretty high with guest spots from Has-Lo, Elucid, and Nico the Beast. Check it out and let us know your thoughts. As always, huge props to Objektiv One on the killer artwork.
One of the best tracks off one of the year’s best albums gets a video. The above is for 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers’ “High Noon” off The Slow Twilight. Click the album name to get it.
Three exclusives in a row? That’s what’s up! This time we hit you with a remix from one of my favorites groups to emerge in 2009, the 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers. If you don’t know already, the Shadowboxers consist of emcee Zilla Rocca and producer Douglas Martin, and they released their free album, The Slow Twilight, not so long ago. At first I was a bit skeptical about hearing a remix of this joint, the production was on-point to begin with But luckily Small Pro, who you may have seen on Potholes over the past few months, came through big time. This song and a few other remixes and unreleased joints from the Shadowboxers project can be found on an EP that will be released later this3 Fall/Winter. And since we are on the subject, be sure to catch the video for “High Noon”, coming soon to a computer near you! Check out the remix and let us know what you think…
It’s July. The year is halfway over, so I figured it’s time to take a look back at the memorable albums that have dropped so far in 2009. Just as a warning, I will be leaving several, if not many, records off this list that you might argue are worth mentioning. Well, if you feel that way, I urge you to leave a comment and try to convince me. There is also the chance that I might forget one or two records that I enjoyed, but simply could not remember as I wrote this.
The moment we have all be waiting for, the official release of the 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers debut album, The Slow Twilight. If you have visited Potholes at all the past month, then you have noticed at least one post praising this record right here. Emcee Zilla Rocca and producer Douglas Martin sure cooked up a classic LP right here, and the best part about it, it’s free! Once again I am going to say that this may not be for everyone, but it is definitely worth giving an hour of your time. Zilla put his heart and soul into these rhymes and Douglas stirred up some mighty fine beats sampling some modern day indie legends like Elliott Smith and Radiohead. But now is the time for me to shut my yapper and for you to check it out for yourself. Music like this doesn’t come often people, so grab it while you can. According to some sources it appears that this may not be a free download forever… (Via ClapCowards)
As we lead up to the 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers solo debut on June 23rd, The Slow Twilight, Zilla & Douglas Martin hit us with the first officially leaked single. I can tell you that if you like Aesop Rock or Atmosphere, you will like this music, but I feel that that does absolutely no justice to them. This album is absolutely phenomenal, I have been bumping it for the past two weeks and I just can’t stop. If you need more convincing, go check out the interview I did with the guys last week. Also let us know what you think about this joint right here…
Emcee Zilla Rocca and producer Douglas Martin aka Blurry Drones hooked up this year to become the 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers, putting out one of the most chilling albums of 2009, The Slow Twilight. Based around the 1961 film, Blast of Silence, the album employs clips and sequences to compliment the witty wordplay and dark production styles of the Shadowboxers. After giving the record a listen, you may compare the duo to cats like Aesop Rock or Atmosphere, but I would go ahead and put them in a lane of their own. It’s rare that concept albums like this are done well enough to grab people’s attention, and this was done to mere perfection. Almost everything about it, from the ingenious lyrics to the sampling of modern hits form artists like Elliott Smith, Radiohead and more, gives me the feeling that this album will remain at the top of my list of ‘09 albums once year-end comes. This is definitely some next level hip-hop people, don’t sleep. And the best part, The Slow Twilight will be a free release! That’s right, you can cop the album right here on June 23rd, free of charge. With all of that said, please join me and welcoming the 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers to Open Mic Presents…
Here is a preview, hit the skip for the full feature…
Reyn: Hey guys, thanks for coming by. How are things going? Zilla: Life is kosher! The Dodgers have the best record in baseball. The Bears got Jay Cutler. Let’s get it going!
Blurry: Thank you for having us! It’s a beautiful morning here in Seattle, and I’m hanging out with my niece, who is playing my bongos along to one of our songs.
Reyn: Who are the 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers? Talk about the name 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers itself as well. Zilla: 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers is a collaborative effort between myself and Douglas Martin aka Blurry Drones. I wrote some off the wall cinematic madness because Douglas sent me beats during the course of 2008 that pulled devils out of me. It was fun! Douglas came up with the name–it was a Wu lyric by Method Man off Wu-Tang Forever. It just sounded dope at the time. Now, it seems like it was the ONLY name that would’ve made sense in relation to the album and the themes of it all. Either that or Heltah Skeltah. Or Duffle Bag Boyz. Blurry: I had no clue that we were even going to form 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers until it was suggested that we turn this into a collaborative project. Zilla hits me up and goes, “Come up with a name, bro.” At the time, I was listening to Wu-Tang Forever, and “The Projects” came on, and Method Man’s “5 O’Clock Shadowboxer” line came up, and out came the light bulb above my head.
![no resolution 2 300x300 Download: 5 OClock Shadowboxers No Resolution 2 feat. Has Lo, Elucid, Nico the Beast [mp3]](http://potholesinmyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/no-resolution-2.jpg "no resolution 2")
If you’re a Potholes regular, you have probably noticed we dig what’s come from the 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers. Their The Slow Twlight was easily one of the best surprises of last year and now they’re coming back with a new project. Broken Clocks EP will bring more of the hazy, slightly creepy, and sometimes-epic greatness from the duo of Zilla Rocca and Douglas Martin, aka Blurry Drones. “No Resolution 2″, a return to a track from The Slow Twilight, is the EP’s first leak and sets the bar pretty high with guest spots from Has-Lo, Elucid, and Nico the Beast. Check it out and let us know your thoughts. As always, huge props to Objektiv One on the killer artwork.
Three exclusives in a row? That’s what’s up! This time we hit you with a remix from one of my favorites groups to emerge in 2009, the 
The moment we have all be waiting for, the official release of the 
As we lead up to the 
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