Detroit's experimental maverick Shigeto continually expands the bounds of the trend-heavy stylization that is best classified as downtempo. His experimental take on a mixture of IDM, ambient, and classic styles make for music that not only provides a backdrop to hazier days, but also carries emotion through progression, stemming through heavy use of layering echoing melodies and lush textures. Recently announcing that his upcoming album No Better Time Than Now will be released on Ghostly International in...
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Following their one-off live performance at London’s Fabric nightclub for the Red Bull Music Academy, the pairing of rap superhero DOOM and producer Jneiro Jarel –more affectionately known as JJ Doom- released their latest video "BOOKHEAD". There are a few aspects that make this combination of track and video really impressive. From the get-go the track sounds dark and ominous with the usual hard-hitting lyrical display that has become DOOM’s speciality- but then at the 1.21 mark it shifts into something...
Miguel is one of those artists I never seem to tire of (and rightfully so), in large part due to his soulful vocals. When this remix hit my inbox, it was just another reason to shamelessly jam to "Adorn" as if I'd rediscovered it. UK producer Star Slinger creates a funky rework of the sensual...
Though we were teased with the track back in March, Danny Brown, the hard working Detroit native who's slowly becoming more apparent within the mainstream rap game, has finally released the studio version of "Kush Coma", bringing along A$AP Rocky and ZelooperZ for the final cut. Brown's rapid fire...
The ever-busy Australian producer Ta-ku is at it again. In addition to juggling multiple projects at once, he's starting up his own independent record label Sunday Records, collaborating with other artists, stepping up his interviews and going to work like an ordinary working man. How and when...
When I first was pushed this Grandtheft remix of Keys N Krates single “Treat Me Right” I rolled my eyes. Before pressing play I was anticipating another pseudo-trap remix that essential was the same melody just with high-pitched triplet runs on closed hi-hats and a break-down section laced with...
Rainy Milo is a 17 year old songstress from London, Britain. Her flow infuses both soul and pop, which makes for a unique combination. Backed up by simplistic, yet powerful powerful beats, she is a developing force to be reckoned with in the new generation of musicians. She is quite new on the...
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A few weeks ago, we introduced new talent Gazzo and his impressive remixing skills. And today, the Baltimore-based producer has shared a B-side off of his forthcoming EP release The Cage which is due out soon on Disco Fries’s label Liftoff Recordings. We formerly knew Mike Gazzo as a great...
