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Essentials: “MOTIVASIAN” – Bohan Phoenix

What better way to learn English than to start rapping? That’s the approach that HuBei born, Brooklyn based MC Bohan Phoenix took after immigrating from China to Boston at age 11. The video for rapper’s latest single, “MOTIVASIAN,” is like if Keith Ape, JMSN, and Odd Future teamed up to do a modern riff on The Big Lebowski.… [continued]
Essentials: “Monday” – Photay

If anyone’s looking for Monday tunes, here is one super snazzy single off of Photay‘s Sadie EP, releasing March 25th on Astro Nautico. It’s easy going and happy, but not overly so– this is a very well rounded track. The Sadie EP will be Photay’s first release since his 2012 album and using this track as an… [continued]
Essentials: “High On Hope” – Microglobe & Machinedrum

Anyone paying half-attention to the creative side of bass music right now assuredly knows that 160 bpm is the current magic number, the happy medium between dubstep’s 140 and drum and bass’ 174 that has been ruling the Chicago area for years via juke and footwork. Indelibly a part of this movement that now extends… [continued]
North Philly’s Diamond in the Rough: A Conversation with The Nest

I started the night lost in North Philly- not the most ideal situation. Three white girls from the suburbs staring at our phones, trying to locate the infamous Nest. A man called Mac, who I recognized from the documentary (I highly recommend watching this before continuing) that had initially sparked my interest, rescued us and pointed… [continued]
Minimalism: American Classics. The Bingham String Quartet at St. Leonard’s Chapel.

This weekend I dropped the club for a chapel; Peroni for a pew; subwoofers for strings; and went to see what all the fuss is about with late 20th century American Minimalism. On Saturday evening St. Andrews was treated to a magnificent performance by The Bingham String Quartet who performed select Minimalist compositions from Steve Reich… [continued]
Essentials: “Heartbeat” – Autograf

I’ll keep this writeup short and sweet. There are some songs you hear and think, “that’s going to be a HUGE hit.” I felt that way when I first listened to “Where Are U Now,” and I got that vibe when I heard “Intoxicated“. From the moment I pressed play on Autograf‘s “Heartbeat,” I got chills.… [continued]
An Interview With: Argonaut&Wasp

Indie-dance duo Trey and Theo, known as Argonaut&Wasp, are breathing new life into a scene oversaturated with dime-a-dozen Soundcloud producers. Their newest single, “Always,” brings to mind artists like Miike Snow or old-school Ratatat with its’ funk-rock guitars and filtered, hazy vocals. We chatted with the pair about their music, unusual name, and more. Stream the track while you read our interview,… [continued]
Essentials: waves – Miguel (Tame Impala Remix)

Not skimping on the Joshua Tree version, which displays a warm, stripped-down version of “waves” with Miguel‘s vocals soaring through the preview, but the upcoming Rogue Waves remixes due out tomorrow features some of the best in their collective genres today. Travis $cott, Hip-hop’s hot new artist-producer and supposed Rihanna-suitor; Kacey Musgraves, country music’s Grammy-winning queen of controversy; and RAC,… [continued]
Essentials: “Sharpness (Kaytranada Edit)” – Jamie Woon

Kaytranada is dolling out some much needed funk and jazz sounds to 2016 with this edit of Jamie Woon’s “Sharpness”. From the first note I suspected I might get thrown back into the Windows XP background by the beat of The Internet’s “Girl”; I wouldn’t have minded that since that song is amazing, but I’m pleased… [continued]
PressPlay Mixes #015: Neo Fresco

With four worldwide premieres, Neo Fresco‘s outdone himself with the 100% Fresco 2016 Mix for PressPlay. Our 15th guest mix in the series features a slew of remixes and originals from Neo Fresco’s extensive, booty-shaking catalogue. About the mix, he says, “I’ve never done a mix of all my material together before, so this was exciting. … [continued]