Covering a tremendous amount of sonic ground under the stage name Yalls, Dan Casey has deviated away from his past indie rock projects, and has gravitated toward upbeat synth-pop. Californian singer-songwriter and self-proclaimed pop experimentalist, Yalls experiments with electronic songwriting, establishing a style that's hard to put your finger on. Casey's approach can be described as quirky, tropical-tinged and prolific, and "Preta" exemplifies a healthy balance of those fundamental and distinguishing...
Patterns In Plastic, an unsigned twosome originating in Newcastle, England, straddle the differentiation between grunge and ambient, downtempo electronic music. Wesley Akinfolarin and Joe William Todd have synthetically transformed Radiohead's "All I Need," but haven't lost the sparkling quality of the original 2007 release. Rather, the track seeps effortlessly out of our headphones due to its diluted nature. The original organic percussion has been replaced with an echoed, simulating beat, accentuated by the...
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Orbit Over Luna is the public mask for multi-instrumentalist Shannon Penner, a Toronto native. Orbit Over Luna is a fairly new project, though it has been gaining attention in the ambient and post-rock scenes. He uses worldly instruments and effects to conjure that crisp, airy feeling. With only...
The title track from S O H N's The Wheel, released in November 2012 on Aesop, is an airy, tranquil affair, with clicking percussion that keeps things moving and hopeful synths that keep things optimistic. Bucharest producer Liar recently released a free remix on his Soundcloud that brings the...
In announcing their sophomore album Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, London duo Mount Kimbie have released an official version of their first listen "Made To Stray". The track features the artists confidently experimenting into new territories. In moving away from the bedroom produced Crooks and...
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Today I'd like to introduce Earmilk's first feature from the talented young producer, Blackedout. His signature chilled beats would brighten up even the most depressed tween and convince them to step right back off that ledge (cue Third Eye Blind karaoke night). His new track "Bambi" builds a...
Esteemed poet Emily Dickenson once stated that fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate. The spotlight is a double edged sword, and those who are placed within are both rewarded by it's benefits and thwarted by it's scrutiny. Every year a handful of artists manage to tread faster than others,...
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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...
