Following his 2012 release Orbits on Civil Music, Philadelphia's Starkey releases his debut EP on the label he co-runs with Dev79, Seclusiasis, on March 25. Though primarily known as a bass music label, Seclusiasis has been known to release a variety of left-field electronic music from artists like Rusko, NastyNasty, Slugabed and the popular Street Bass Anthems compilation series. Starkey's sound, too, varies: from sci-fi influenced, atmospheric songs to hard, heavy club bangers. Below is a preview of the...
Noah DeSmit and Robert Perry, the two heads of recently-founded Detroit label Implied Music, are at it again with a second free, collaborative single. "Paradigm" is vocal-driven deep house with an infectious bassline and the Robert Perry remix that follows uplifts the deep original, downplaying the vocals and injecting a more progressive synth and a hint of funk. Play Play Implied Music also just released their...
Liar's Strange Love LP, a dark, sensual genre-melding effort that melded into a sordid narrative, clocked in at #9 on our top albums of 2012 list, so of course, we were excited to hear that he'd be dropping a new free EP, kicking off a string of upcoming releases for 2013. The Mas EP, released...
After a successful 2008 debut with his LP Mothership, Sonarpilot swept back onto the scene March 4 with a 2-CD, beautifully packaged tour-de-force titled Radar, blending influences from house, dub, and techno. Taking advantages of connections fostered through managing his label Sonarpilot...
Dropping Gems is a label/collective based in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S., whose stated goal is "to share our vision of the future of humanity, particularly as it’s expressed in the form of electronic music." Curated by label founder Aaron Meola, the Gem Drops compilation series is...
Samo Sound Boy hails from Los Angeles and is one of two men (the other being Jerome LOL) behind rising label BODY HIGH. Sam Griesemer doesn't stop at running a label that's already hosted releases from the legendary Todd Edwards and bubbling-up stars like Jim E-Stack , Myrryrs, and DJ...
Dutch producer Coco Bryce is refreshing, living, breathing evidence that appending the prefix Dutch to electronic music doesn't always beget Dutch house. On March 25, his LP Club Tropicana will release on Fremdtunes, and his omnivorous musical interests are evident almost immediately on the...
Passion Pit released their sophomore album, Gossamer, the follow-up to their immensely popular 2009 debut Manners, last July on Colombia Records. Trends and time move at rapid-fire pace in the music world, and here, Brooklyn-residing E-603, who first became popular for his mashup albums and has...