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Essentials: “Your Love (feat. Max Marshall)” – Alizzz
From those opening coos, “Your Love” is an iridescent wave of punchy, crush-crazy vocals and space-age rave production from Barcelona based Alizzz. “Your Love” serves as the title track off the producer’s Moving Castle released EP, and it’s an excellent addition to the label’s canon. Buoyant bursts of Max Marshall‘s lyrics are hammered by Alizzz’s thoughtful synths and staccato… [continued]
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Kill Paris To Change Artist Name After Paris Attacks
After the recent attacks in Paris and public backlash against his moniker, the Los Angeles based producer Kill Paris is to change his stage name. In a Facebook post yesterday (Saturday 14th) Kill Paris – real name Corey Baker – explained that his name is no longer appropriate given recent events. The original name, which… [continued]
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Mercury Prize Nominees 2015: Who Are They?
Since its inception in 1992, the Mercury Prize has established itself as the contemporary tastemaker of British award ceremonies. You can keep your watered down Brit Awards and the gag-inducing kitsch fest that is the MTV European Music Awards, this is the real McCoy. With this year’s Mercury Prize to be announced next week (November… [continued]
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Frank Ocean Shares Thoughts On Paris Tragedy; Artists Take To Twitter To Express Sympathy
There are no words for the horrors that occurred in Paris the night of 13th November. In “an act of war,” a series of six coordinated terrorist attacks were launched on the city, with 127 killed. One of the sites was Le Bataclan, where California band Eagles of Death Metal were performing; the band escaped unharmed,… [continued]
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BREAKING: United States Coast Guard Releases Identity of MDBP Missing Person
The United States Coast Guard has released the identity of Mad Decent Boat Party‘s missing person. As posted on USCG Southeast’s Twitter account, the missing woman is named Kaylyn Rose Sommer, aged 24, from Charleston, South Carolina. Stay tuned for further updates. [continued]
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Listen Back: Scratcha DVA ’s “Allyallrecords” 8 Hour Takeover On Radar Radio
Almost 5 months since Allyallrecords was first released on Hyperdub and sold out within just four hours, leading to a re-release, the four track EP is still doing it’s rounds. Scratcha DVA recently took to new generation Radar Radio to showcase the sounds that influenced the bass heavy EP. Inviting fellow Allyallrecords collaborator Clara La San to open… [continued]
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BREAKING: Person Overboard At Mad Decent Boat Party — USCG, Cuban Gov’t Search Ongoing
FINAL UPDATE, 1:17pm LOCAL: The Mad Decent Boat Party is returning to Miami now, according to a report from Pitchfork. No official word on cancellation. — UPDATE, 11:04am LOCAL: According to several sources onboard, the United States Coast Guard is taking over the search and the ship is not completing its full trip to Cozumel. It is unclear… [continued]
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ESSENTIALS: WTF (Where They From) – Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott never took a break from music, bouncing around features like Jack Ü‘s “Take Ü There remix” and Janet Jackson‘s “BURNITUP” just this year. But now, Elliott is officially back with in classic “Misdemeanor” fashion, shaking her stuff in eccentric outfits in her newest dance anthem and music video, “WTF (Where They From)”. 7 years after a couple… [continued]
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ESSENTIALS: “CONTAGIOUS (FT. SNAPPY JIT)” – Nina Las Vegas
Nina Las Vegas recently aired her last Triple J radio show after announcing her plans to launch NLV Records, which aims to continue Nina’s brand of fostering underground dance music. The third release from NLV Records features the label head herself, as well as the very innovative and soon to be breakout artist Snappy Jit. Snappy Jit’s… [continued]