It's a wonderful thing, technology. Always allowing people of all ages to create any type of music, from anywhere, at any time, and upload it for the rest of the globe to hear all straight from their very bedroom. That's, at least, the case for a 19-year old producer called Kailo. He represents the city of Sydney, and boasts influences from organic styled producers such as Flying Lotus, Ta-ku, and Onra. Say That Way, which dropped on May 9, is the very first EP he has released into the wild. This four-song EP...
I first introduced Blackedout on Earmilk with his soothing organically driven track "Bambi", which created a subtle ambient beat over calming guitar chords, layered with natural bird chirps and deep sub bass. To continue his run of downtempo bliss, Blackedout adds three more beautiful tracks to create his first self titled EP. "Suede", "You Don't Understand", and "Rose" all add additional theme music for the 4 am insomniac in all of us. On top of Blackedout's staple ambient sound, his apparent influence of hip hop...
"Infusion" evolves like a landscape outside the window of a cross-country train. This seven-minute electroacoustic voyage pairs citric synths with earthy guitar, syncopated beats with weightless, wordless vocals. Hailing from Nantes, France, producer Fabien Dortel collages these longer-form...
The latest from British songstress, Indiana, once again delves into that enticingly dark ambience that she is quickly perfecting. "ANIMAL" utilizes simplistic drum work, a rumbling bass line, but keeps the vocals as the focal point. With a pronounced echoing vocal effect, the emotional side of the...
Evil Needle is one of those producers who isn't exactly limited to one type of style, though he understands the importance of developing and maintaining a signature sound. A majority of the time, his work can be categorized as downtempo or experimental, though it is definitely not limited to that...
A Quick Word from the Author: I made a joke to a friend the other day that the Indie Sabbath is a bit like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart—as in we both go on random hiatuses for extended periods of time, only to return for a bit and joke about our absence. It's a recurring pattern that I...
These bodacious beats from Form & Shape (Calvin Hansen) take root from Anchorage, Alaska. Fans of eclectic beats, synth arrays, and kickin' beats will instantly fall head over heels. I've been extremely critical of new artists and sounds these past weeks since my free time has been dwindled...
It seems like everyone and their mother are busy coming up with remix for Rhye's "Open" ranging from Ryan Hemsworth to S O H N and now Bondax. The lads from Lancaster, Britain have always managed to elicit a smooth and utterly pleasant future garage/downtempo sound, and this latest remix to...