"I'd rather our genre be referred to simply as Lotus. That may seem… off, but we do our own thing, and the stigma that comes with being labeled a jam band is something I'd like to avoid." When Luke Miller said that to me over lunch last Saturday, he was referencing how jam bands are received in the online musical community, particularly major blogs and magazines. Back in the early 2000's when Lotus was half the size and still looked at Goshen College as their home base, sure—it would be hard to argue they weren't a...
![Flosstradamus - 'Look At The Sky' (Feat. Deniro Ferrar) [Video]](/thumbs/post/485x231/flosstradamus3.png)
Chicago hip-hop influenced production duo Flosstradamus and North Carolina emcee Deniro Farrar team up for this gorgeous visual to “Look At The Sky”. The record has been around for a while but it's better late then never. The video is directed by Anthony Supreme, who does a great job with the visuals, which just magnify the infectious record. This record is slightly more laid-back vibe comapred to other Flosstradamus tracks which is not a bad thing, with samples from Opus III's "It’s A Fine...
![Kidkanevil & Daisuke Tanabe - SGstep [Premiere]](/thumbs/post/320x152/hands-down-mcm3.png)
The UK's Kidkanevil and Japan's Daisuke Tanabe have come together to form the collaborative project Kidsuke, with an LP by the same name dropping on November 5 on Project Mooncircle. Although this is club music by nature, its childlike, nostalgic mood sets it apart, with sounds reminiscent of a...
![K Theory - The Master [Exclusive]](/thumbs/post/320x152/ktheory1.png)
It's impossible to specifically generalize K Theory into one genre of electronic music. Their limitations are boundless and from what we learned from they're latest EP, Welcome To K Theory, their inspiration range from all over, including among other things, jazz and classical. They have been known...
With a beat that sounds one step from being a full-fledged dubstep track, accompanied by one of hip-hop's most dysfunctional characters here is Los Angeles (via Chicago) emcee Open Mike Eagle's "Cobra Commander". This joint will be included on digital copies of OME's upcoming album, 4NML...
![TNGHT (Hudson Mohawke & Lunice) - TNGHT [EP Teaser]](/thumbs/post/320x152/hudson_mohawke.png)
Earlier in the week Hudson Mohawke and Lunice, collectively known as TNGHT, revealed another teaser for their highly anticipated collaborative EP, TNGHT. After performing an epic joint set at SXSX earlier in the year, the production duo and their upcoming project have been looming large on...
Well that was quick. As if Darq E Freaker's collaboration with Danny Brown wasn't grimey enough, fellow UK producer Star Slinger jumped on deck to wax some glitch poetic having just announced the release of this brand new track via Twitter. If you missed our earlier post on the original track,...
![Astro Nautico - Atlantics, Vol. 2 [Compilation]](/thumbs/post/320x152/man-ocean9.png)
If you're thirsting for some fresh beats to kick off your summer, don't fret. Beat nexus Astro Nautico is here to help clear the stale names out of your library and discover some great new artists with over 40 free tracks on Atlantics, Vol. 2. Based in Brooklyn and run by Obey City, Kuhn, and Paul...
