RJD2, DALEK, HAPPY CHICHESTER
(Hawthorne Theatre, 1507 SE 39th) RJD2’s résumé encompasses languorous funk instrumentals, hiphop production, and—more recently—forays into keyboard-driven pop. 2007’s The Third Hand is still clearly recognizable as the work of the same mind behind Deadringer and Since We Last Spoke, albeit one that’s exploring a different corner of his musical obsessions. Tourmates Dälek also draw from hiphop, as they build towering structures of feedback, ambient drones, and beatific noise atop propulsive beats. Last year’s Abandoned Language added expansive string parts while the singles and remixes collected on Deadverse Massive Vol. 1 encompass both the group’s underrated pop strength and their most avant-garde moments. TOBIAS CARROLL

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RJD2 - Get It