![TOKiMONSTA at Tammany Hall [Concert Review]](/thumbs/post/485x231/Xe8TI.png)
There is definitely some sort of intrinsic awesomeness to being a girl who absolutely kills it as a DJ, probably because of the scarcity of female DJs on the electronic scene. TOKiMONSTA has been one of my favorite DJs -- in general, not just of the female subset -- for a while, producing delightful beats on Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder label with contemporaries like Nosaj Thing, Martyn, Teebs, and Lorn. Sadly, the Brainfeeder folks rarely make their way to the Northeast, so it was quite a pleasure to be able to see...
I mostly just recognize Lunice's name because of his collaboration with Diplo on that sick Deerhunter remix, but that remix was good enough that when I saw that he had a new release on the way, it was definitely on my radar. On August 16, Lunice released One Hunned on LuckyMe, and it's pretty much exactly what I would have hoped for. It's the sort of EP that makes you want to dig deeper, makes you wonder just what you've been missing out on all this time. And if you enjoyed that famous remix, you'll certainly like...
The Glitch Mob has just premiered their new video for the track "We Can Make The World Stop". This is the main track from their latest EP, of the same name. I would of never thought the track would inspire a Kung-Fu style video but that's exactly what they've done and it just seems to work...
#9 Rockie Fresh I want to start this post by back tracking a minute to the intro we did to this whole list. The only solid requirement was that the artist could not have a studio album out with a major label. Then I went on to say "The rules aren't too complicated and it's subjective as far as...
Label-turned-distributor Kompakt recently unveiled the Will-O'-the-Wisp EP via Vlek Records by mysterious Belgian analog synthesizer lovers, Squeaky Lobster. There has been quite a bit of anticipation for this EP since April's Turkish Delight 7" debut, and Will-O'-the-Wisp definitely delivers. A...
#10 Childish Gambino Alright, Gambino is a mastermind. When we initially posted our introduction to Famous Faces we had a small list in our minds of who we figured would be a shoo-in and who would be in the lower rungs but maybe once, did our minds circulate upon Childish Gambino. The young...
Shlohmo's Bad Vibes (out August 9 on Friends of Friends) has a confusing title. "Bad" is not a word I would use to describe these vibes--tranquil, peaceful, breezy might be more apt choices--or so you think, until the album takes a turn for the darker about halfway through. This album comes across...
Chalk this up as a homage to every real Hip-Hop fan. The ones who love more than just what's on MTV and go further than their favorite blogs. This is for the fans that are eager for the debates, have an eclectic perspective, the history and the intellectual side of the music they love. Your chance...
