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Artist Spotlight: Stööki Sound
Stööki Sound‘s been in the trap game since day one, all the way back when we were still asking, “damn son, where’d you find this?” Londoners DJ Lukey and Jelacee first garnered mass attention in their 2012 collaboration with Hucci, “Ball So Hard”, and have been hustling ever since. Upon releasing their first EP in 2013, [continued]
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Run The Jewels Announce North American Tour
Killer Mike and El-P are hitting the road again to promote their upcoming third album, Run the Jewels 3. The “Run the World” tour spans across North America, squeezing 33 shows into the first two months of 2017. The tour is supported by The Gaslamp Killer, on the heels of their 2016 album, Instrumentalepathy, as well as Spark Master Tape, and Cuz. [continued]
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Premiere: “The Murder” – Bodega Dream
Brooklyn’s Bodega Dream chatted with us about “The Murder” and their creative background. Hey guys! Give our readers a little background on you all and your sound. Darion and I (Sergio) started making music together in Miami. I was just starting to scratch the surface of looping multiple instruments to create beats and Darion would [continued]
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Premiere: “Ride That Wave” – Aabo
The Bay Area is home to some of the most recognizable movements in music, from thrash metal in the 1980s to “hyphy” and West Coast hip hop in the 1990s and onward. Building off the history of the Bay Area (YAY AREA), Aabo takes his roots and applies them to modern electronic music trends in [continued]
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Gig Review: James Blake vs. Bon Iver in Los Angeles
After seeing both James Blake and Bon Iver, I felt that reviewing my experiences together would best capture the mood I felt at each show. Part of this is because I associate these two artists for their beautiful voices and creative mixed acoustic-electronic production, but also because they highlighted two contrasting styles of performing very well. Regardless, I [continued]
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Listen To Our Spooky, Silly Halloween Playlist
Happy Halloween! Enjoy some of our favorite scary, silly songs, starting with Run the Jewels and Stephen Colbert’s “The Halloween Wiggle”. [continued]
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Essentials: “Pop Fly” – Jonah Baseball
Jonah Baseball’s new track “Pop Fly”, released on All Good Records‘ Freshly Baked, Vol. 1, keeps you guessing as he seamlessly fits numerous movements into one tight piece. The song works like a multiple course meal, with each dish focusing on a different instrument fundamental to past funk, Motown, and disco classics. The chimes which open and close act more as [continued]
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Essentials: “Telephone Calls” – A$AP MOB
A$AP MOB has #blessed us with the closing track from their upcoming album, Cozy Tapes Vol. 1. The track features bars from A$AP Rocky, Tyler, the Creator, Playboi Carti and Yung Gleesh. Listen below: Plu2o Nash produced the instrumentals for the track, featuring an unorthodox hook surrounding a droopy beat that goes hard as hell. A$AP [continued]
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Fleet Foxes Are Back in the Studio
Finally, after vague social posts and interviews from the band’s front man, Robin Pecknold, we have physical proof that the Fleet Foxes have officially hit the studio. On October 24th, Pecknold Instagrammed this picture of the folk-rock group. https://www.instagram.com/p/BL9lEiggPnR/ Despite the fact that five years have passed since Fleet Foxes’s sophomore album, Helplessness Blues, the band members [continued]
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An Ode to Dubstep: Safe in Sound Reviewed
Let’s take a trip back to 2008. My first real introduction to electronic music began at summer camp, where my camp counselors were listening to some British guy called Rusko. 15 year old me was thrilled by the warped, textured sounds and aggressive bass that made my counselors headbang. Cut to 2016: as I stood in [continued]