November 2015 – Saint Audio

ESSENTIALS: Feathers EP – esta

San Diego native esta dropped the Feathers EP, a free/name-your-price EP on his birthday yesterday. Esta belongs to the LA-based record label Soulection, which houses some electronic music’s under-the-radar stars Mr. Carmack, Sango, and Ta-ku. The same can be said about esta and his work; he racks up several hundred thousands of listens for his self-proclaimed “dancable, but sexy” orginals and remixes that… [continued]
ESSENTIALS: “Back To You” – Omar LinX (prod. Hunter Siegel and Pro Logic)

Omar LinX is a name I haven’t been following as much in recent times, but his recent Hunter Siegel and Pro Logic-produced single, “Back To You” succeeded in actually turning my head again. Maybe I’ve just grown into a bass music snob, but I’m generally someone who stays away from vocals in my dubstep, with a strict… [continued]
ESSENTIALS: “Black Friday (Freestyles)” – J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar

The prayers of J. Cole and Kendrick fans may have at long last been answered. Exchanging instrumentals from their latest critically acclaimed albums, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar have just collaboratively released a pair of “Black Friday” freestyles via their respective label’s soundclouds. While Cole spits over Kendrick’s “Alright” instrumental, Kendrick tackles “A Tale of 2 Citiez”. Listen to both tracks below.… [continued]
NEWS: Majestic Casual Back on Youtube

After a very short hiatus, Majestic Casual‘s Youtube channel returns from suspension along with what looks to be all of their music library intact in just 4 days. Being one the more prominent music channels on YouTube with a following of 2.6 million subscribers, it’s not too much of a surprise that we would see… [continued]
PressPlay Mixes #013: WE CHIEF

Our thirteenth mix comes from We Chief. Listen to his reggae-blasted mix, and peep our chat below. Hey there! Glad to be chatting with you. Tell us a little more about yourself! Thanks very much, I’m happy to be here. Well, my name is Geoffrey Rand, proud son of James and Susan. I started a… [continued]
Essentials: “Burnt” – Lunice

Four formerly shelved Lunice tracks comprise LuckyMe’s newest release, 180, a compilation of the producer’s “lost tapes from 2011-2012”. Preceding his collaborative TNGHT project with Hudson Mohawke, Lunice’s EP is eerily predictive of what was to follow in the next four years in terms of trap music. “Burnt” is indicative of Lunice’s psychic ability; its darkly bravado bass… [continued]
ESSENTIALS: TOKiMONSTA – “Put It Down”

ICYMI: TOKiMONSTA uploaded “Put it Down” to Soundcloud just a few days ago and it’s an instant essential. Her most recent release, and coupled with the announcement of her upcoming mini-album Fovere, the L.A. producer boasts her characteristic ultra-synthetic lush sounds — but “Put it Down” goes many layers deep. Additional production via KRNE adds a slightly harder edge to the TOKiMONSTA’s lighter production and vocals by Dr. Dre… [continued]
Majestic Casual’s Official YouTube Account Terminated

Majestic Casual is yet another account to face deletion due to third-party copyright infringement claims. [continued]
Essentials: “Standard” – Stormzy

Teaming up with Not That Deep producers HeavyTrackerz for a second time, Stormzy makes getting 150k+ views in 24 hours look easy as he drops the music video for his latest banger “Standard”. Follow Stormzy: Twitter / Facebook / Soundcloud [continued]
Essentials: “Dreamer (feat. Santell)” – Branchez

Releasing another original just weeks after dropping “Cuenta,” Branchez‘s “Dreamer” sounds like a modern-day “I Believe I Can Fly“. With artist-to-watch Santell on vocals, Branchez meshes his distinctive world music tinged production into Santell’s R. Kelly-reminiscent croons. A dash of slow-jam guitar strums and steel drums makes “Dreamer” a track worthy of releasing balloon doves to. Peep Branchez’s… [continued]