You will need a wash after listening to this. Lunice and Hudson Mohawke have cooked up a grimy number here on "Acrylics", which was played today on BBC1. Any explanations of this insane track might as well be rendered useless but we're here to try. The convulsing synth bassline will knock you sideways, as if to keep you from ever forgetting just what filth this dynamic duo is capable of. At two minutes long, "Acrylics" is not nearly long enough to enjoy the epic drop which doesn't implode until 3/4s of the way...
"I put my all in this," Los Angeles-native emcee Lyrics1 says in the intro of his recently released LP, Sound Portrait. When I first listened to the opening track, I was pulled in by the vibrant instrumentals and L1's honest lyricism. It's easy to use the word "I" in hip hop, as everyone always does. But to use it for describing personal trials and otherwise confidential struggles with your self is a lot rarer. Putting his all into this first EP is clear, and the statement resonates as you listen to the entire...
It's been a great year for spaghetti westerns... At this year's SXSW, Jeymes Samuel of the creative collective The Bullitts premiered his spaghetti western short entitled They Die By Dawn, featuring a star-studded cast that includes Michael K. Williams, Isaiah Washington, and Erykah Badu....
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UK-bred producer Bibio breaks two years of silence with news of his forthcoming release, Silver Wilkinson. For those of us whose minds are in need of refreshing, the last we heard from the versatile musician was Mind Bokeh in 2011, which we can safely say was a bit more folksy than it was your...
If music is an experience, then Michigan-based beat designer, αtμ has been creating more than music since we first heard his work. This past week he released his newest project, Pictures on Silence. The thing you should know about his work is that it isn't just undulating noise or loose change...
We love when musicians are friends with each other. Case in point: Kim Ann Foxman took to remixing The xx's "Sunset", giving it a dancier beat and a few more rhythmic instrumentals in general. The Hawaii-born DJ is renown for her ability to construct infectious tempos that lend themselves to easy...
In the coming week we'll likely be inundated with a lot of great and unexpected gifts from SXSW in the form of guest appearances and live performances. Right now, topping our list is the unofficially released remix of K Dot's "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe", which was played at a SXSW party by...
Chance the Rapper dropped the video for "Good Ass Intro" and can we just say, this is an aptly titled track if we've ever seen one. It's not just the track, though--the video is pretty good ass too. Based on the track alone, there's much to love about its musical vibrancy. The 19-year old's...
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